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

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. That year try, etc. — who make the final de­ got to the finish line just seconds be­ the procedure was established whereby termination of the winner(s). fore JUDY and ELAINE, flying a Com­ half of the contributions from the chap­ The award has been used in many mander “200” and a Myers 285 re­ ters would go directly into the scholar­ ways: as an aid toward Commercial, spectively. ship. The other hall to go into the Instructor, Instrument, Instrument In­ On the second day, the 60,000 racing trust. Because of this the 1960 scholar­ structor, Multi-engine, Link Instructor, fans watched PAT ARNOLD, flying ship was raised to $700.00. In 19G3 and Air Transport Ratings; for aca­ her Com m anche 260, hold the lead for two scholarships were given. In 19S4 demic studies in Aeronautics and Jour­ 5 laps before being overtaken by JUDY three $700.00 scholarships w ere given. nalism for a Master’s Degree; for a WAGNER. On the final day, DOT In 1967 and 1968 this would have been Ground Engineer’s License and A. & E. ETHERIDGE and JUDY WAGNER the case except through the generosity Mechanics Rating and an Airline were literally "prop to prop” until the of the Michigan Small Race a fourth Transport Rating. very last lap when JUDY nosed out scholarship of $700 was made possible. Through 1968 thirty-eight scholarships DOT by a fraction o: a second. Each year since 1959 the award have been awarded. The great major­ The top money winners: JUDY funds used come from two sources. ity of the recipients are still using W AGNER . . . $1200; DOT ETH E­ Half come from the trust (only the the training they received. Through RIDGE . . . $1100 and PAT ARNOLD interest may be used) and half from them hundreds of students have re­ . . . $830. chapter contributions of that year. ceived instruction. Some awardees NOTICE TO ALL WOMEN PYLON Chapter contributions are divided and have financed college degrees. Some RACERS: At Cleveland total purse half of the money is applied to the are FAA Flight Examiners. Some are money for the women was $5500. This current year’s award and half is de­ widows who have been able to main­ year the members of the National posited in the trust. Each year’s con­ tain small airports and educate their Women’s Pylon Racing Association tributions are therefore important. children. They have managed large are competing in all three of the major operations on major airports. One has National Air Races. The combined total In July 1963 under the leadership of flown as co-pilot on a regular airline. of the purses for these three NAA sanc­ charter member FAY GILLIS WELLS, Many of them have held office in the tioned events exceeds $20,000. If you the 99s gained well earned publicity 99s. They have taught Air Age Educa­ want a piece of the action contact PAT and the coffers of the trust were aug­ tion in the secondary schools. The list ARNOLD, BOX 294, ELMWOOD, mented in a celebration and mass fly­ CONN. 06110. is endless. away from Atchison, Kansas of the The continued interest of each chapter Amelia Earhart Commemorative Air­ and each member is important. It has mail Stamp First Day Covers. Although already been recommended that the Skylady Derby the stamp is now out of print, some award be raised above the $700.00 fig­ of these special First Day Covers may Edna G. Whyte, Reporter ure. This can only be done if contribu­ still be obtained by sending a tax- tions are genereous and continued an­ deductible contribution of $1.00 or m ore The Largest Skylady Derby on record nually. and a self-addressed stamped envel­ flagged off August 10, 1968 in Oklahoma ope to the Amelia Earhart Memorial City. Here are the results: Scholarship Fund, P. O. B ox 625, First Place 100% Pilot: MARY JANE Rancho Santa Fe, California, 92067. NORRIS and MARY BYERS, Houston, AIR MEETS Texas. Who may win the award? She must Second Place 99% Pilot: DOROTHY be an active 99 in good standing, have PORTER and MARY BURNS, Guthrie. logged at least 200 hours as pilot in Cleveland National Okla. command, must intend to carry on Air Races Third Place 98% Pilot: MARY ABLE some work in the aviation field, (ap­ and LOUISE BICKFORD, Houston, Pat Arnold, Reporter plications may be made in related Texas. fields such as teaching, research, en­ Over Labor Day Weekend, Cleveland Other entries placed elsewhere! gineering, mechanics, etc., as well as Lakefront Airport was the site for the Additional Prizes: for advanced flight ratfngs), and must second National A ir R aces of ’68. It Oldest Airplane, MARGE NIELSEN, agree to maintain the certificate of was action packed weekend with Ft. Smith; Pilot with most FAA rat­ rating acquired for at least two years. BOB HOOVER doing his superb aero­ ings: DOTTIE YOUNG; Pilot with How is a winner selected? Each batic act not only in the F-51, but most hours, DOTTIE YOUNG. chapter may submit one applicant for also in a twin Com m ander “ 500” , the Oldest Pilot, VAL JOHNSON. each twenty members. The Section Golden Knights skillful parachuting Youngest Pilot, TONI WRIGHT. Scholarship Committee screen them team, and the US Air Force’s Thunder- Pilot with least hours, NANCY and on the basis of 1 per 100 members birds. DOYLE. within the Section, then submft their The Formula Ones', the Sports Bi- Hard Luck Pilot, MARILYN quota to the Trustees. The Trustees Plane, the T-6’s, and the Stock A ir­ STORNEBERG. grade them according to worthiness, craft were featured daily in closed Tail-end-Tony, KONDA SCHARB. based on past aviation accomplish­ course racing on a 2% mile course. Piper Trophy, RUTH LAKE. ments and the need of the applicant. On the first day, in the stock plane Cessna Trophy, MARY JANE NOR' Finally they are referred to the Hon­ class, it was a 3-way contest between R1S. orary Judges, prominent people in var­ JUDY WAGNER, DOT ETHERIDGE, Olive Ann Beech Award, PAULINE ious fields of aviation — military, and ELAINE LOENING. DOT ETHE­ MALLARY. Entry from Farthest Distance, daughter team, PAM VANDER LIN­ PAULINE MALLARY. DEN from Fallbrook and her daughter Section Meeting Everyone had a good time, got a JEAN CLYDE from Santa Rosa in a GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER trophy and is looking forward to next Cherokee 235; P A R 4 is a local team Jan Pocock, Reporter year. Sponsored by WNAA. from San Diego, MARGARET MOODY and BONNIE ADAMS in a Piper Tri­ Wow! Don’t let anyone ever tell you pacer; PAR 5 is TRISH MARKS from Friday the 13th is unlucky! Admittedly, Latest On The Motnerey and CONNIE HOOD from it takes some courage to plan a Sec­ Carmel in a Cessna Super Skymaster. tional weekend beginning on a Fri. Pacific Air Race 13th, and expect everything to com e There are a total of 48 airplanes off without a hitch, but we did, and entered in the PAR and everyone is all things considered, it did! The eagerly looking forward to the indi­ NOT AMS weather even co-operated! We’re still wandering around in a daze wondering vidual handicapping which is being FOR SALE “wha-hoppen?” tried here for the first time. TRAY by Couroc of Monterey. Round HARRY CULVER, Gillespie Field IO1V2 ”, black with gold compass rose A bit of serious thought, tho, and airport manager, recently had the hon­ insignia. Indestructible; impervious to it’s not too hard to understand. Start or of drawing the names of the first alkalis, boiling water, salads oils and with a town like St. Louis, add a chap­ five entrants in the Pacific Air Race. alcohol. Use as serving tray for appe­ ter crammed full of active, enthusias­ The PAR will start October 12th from tizers, ihors d’oeuvres, cocktails, etc.; tic women pilots—get the two of them Gillespie Field as one of the events or as wall plaque. A real collector’s headed in the same direction for nearly of the annual Aircade. The Aircade item. $7.95 postpaid. M onterey Bay a year, and you have it! A Fall Sec­ is sponsored by the El Cajon Cham­ Chapter 99s, RUTH HUSTON, 1810 tional that’s a bit of a roaring success. ber of Commerce and the PAR is Prune Street, Hollister, California Thirty-eight airplanes delivering some sponsored locally by the San Diego and 95023. of our guests, landed at our Spirit oE El Cajon Valley chapters of the Ninety- Nines. DOTTIE SANDERS of Santee and BETTY WHARTON of San Diego, co- chairmen, met recently with MR. CULVER and asked him to draw the first five names of contestants for the PAR, formerly known as the Fun Race. ELEANOR RICHARDSON, also co- chairman, was unable to be present for the drawing. The PAR is open to any woman holding a private pilots license or better and any woman co-pilot hold­ ing a student license or better. The airplane the women fly must be a stock model between 90 and 450 horsepower with no age limit, all planes will re­ ceive individual handicaps. This year’s route will start at Gillespie Field and continue to Bakersfield, California for an optional gas stop and then to the finish line at Sacramento Municipal Field in Sacramento, Calilomia. The terminus of the race is being handled by the Sacramento Valley Ninety- Nines and the gas stop is being co­ ordinated by the Bakersfield Ninety- Nines. The race is sometimes con­ sidered a warm-up for the Powder Puff Derby, the 1969 transcontinental air race will start from Lindbergh Field in San Diego in conjunction with the 200th Anniversary. The first five places drawn by Mr. Culver are: PAR 1 is KATHY MC­ NAMARA and BARBARA FALLER both from Fresno flying a Cessna 182; PAR 2 is ELLEN TRINDLE, Sherman Oaks and SHIRLEY THOM, Panorama DR. ANNE ROETHKE, Governor of N. C. Section, receiving Key to the City City in a Debonair; PAR 3 is a mother- from MAYOR CERVANTES. A portion of the head table, North Central Section Banquet, Sheraton Jefferson Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 14# 1968. From Left: JAN POCOCK, Chm. Gr. St. L. Chapt., DR. ANNE ROETHKE, N. C. Governor, MRS. DEMERE, HOWARD DE- MERE, Master of Ceremonies, JIM YARNELL, Guest Speaker, AM Y LAWS, Section Meeting Chm., JACK LAWS, MARY CLARK, In-coming N. C. Governor and Mayor A. J.CERVANTES.

St. Louis Airport and they w ere im ­ tical use is a shoe bag for our traveling in her clinical way, could get across mediately driven to our H.Q. at the guests. One pocket was decorated with in perfect taste, but if I were to try Sheraton-Jefferson Hotel in downtown our 99 emblem and the St. Louis Arch. to report, Well . . . ’spose you just St. Louis by our transportation commit­ The hostesses made sure our guests ask someone who was there! tee members. Transp. Chairman SUE were taken to dinner, and then to the Scads of door prizes, donated by local MATHEIS, reported that all went river-front docked “Showboat” for a friends of aviation, were then dis­ beautifully in that department. The noisy, fun evening of old-fashioned tributed by the Door Prize Lady, RUTH Spirit tower, line boys, and airport “Mellerdramer” complete with the LAKE (with help!) and then we had manager, FRED BARTHOLAMEW hissing and booing of the villain! For our business meeting. (This being the can’t be praised enough for their won­ those who didn’t make the Showboat, prime excuse for our being able to derful co-operation. the Hospitality Room remained open get together!) BEA STEADMAN, Intn’l We even had a police escort of sorts, all evening, due to the fact that the Vice Pres, was there to give us some on the road downtown! Our local TV/ hostesses were living there! words of wisdom along with a report Radio Traffic-copter “cop”, DON Sat. AM found the gals trolly-bussing on Headquarters doings, that all of us MILLER gave us several excellent around the downtown area sightseeing appreciate hearing. We’re so proud radio plugs. In essence, he suggested all the St. Louis Tourist attractions. that BEA is “one of us”. that the other drivers should honk and Back to the hotel for luncheon, fol­ The highlight of the meeting, was or wave when they sighted a car with lowed by delightful entertainment in the announcement and installation of the blue wind sock attached to the the form of six gals called the “Senti­ our new Section Officers. Bea assisted antenna, “but no flirting, boys!” mental Six” (not 99’s, darn!) singing “out-going Guv, ANNE ROETHKE, in and clowning our way thru St. Louis Our guest 99’s, and lottsa 49%ers, the Installation Ceremony. Our new from the 1880’s up and beyond WW2. checked in at the hotel, and thence governor is MARY CLARK, Vice- to the 6th floor where w e w ere holding Their exceptionally professional act governor JANICE KUECHENMEIS- down with the Hospitality room, to (for a non-pro group) was followed TER, Secretary PHYLLIS BARBER, register and receive the “goodie bags” by our guest speaker, MRS. ROSE Treasurer RITA ORR. filled with little souvenirs that had EIME, nurse to the Astronauts at At the close o" the meeting, DR. been donated by our local people. The McDonnell Douglas Corp. ROSE de­ ANNE received a standing ovation unique bags were made with T.L.C. livered a very informative talk on for two dedicated years as our Gov­ by our members (or sub-contracted to what happens up thar in space we ernor, and but for the late hour, I moms, sisters, neighbors) of blue normally never hear about! This in­ feel certain the gals would have ap­ fabric shaped like pants. Actual prac­ cluded a few pertinent facts that she, plauded till their hands were numb! A real honey of a gal, ANNE, and all in order that so many of our friends of us know it and genuinely appreciate could get to St. Louis the way they .CANADIAN what she has done as our Governor. prefer, so much to do, that it was We are equally certain that our new nearly too much, and above all the SECTION Guv, MARY CLARK, will carry on in pleasure of getting together with our the same great way. favorite people, 99’s! ALBERTA CHAPTER Cocktails at 6:30 with strolling Ae- Even the return transportation to Doreen Wright, Reporter cordianist, followed by Dinner at Eight! the Spirit for Sunday A.M. fly-away The Alberta Chapter gathered for its Sounds simple, what? Tiz, long as breakfast came off without a hitch! first annual meeting in the lounge of you don’t know about the rushing What can you say, after you’ve said the Edmonton Flying Club in Edmon­ around to get center pieces which were “Thanks” at least a million times? ton. September 14 proved to be a beau­ designed and “built” by our own A very special thank you has to be tiful day and all the girls who had GOLLY MINER, JANE NOYES, and saved for the lady who, through her planned to were able to fly in for the MEARL FRAME, placed on the tables, charming attitude, carried off the meeting. LUCILLE HALEY, Instructor along with other memorabilia, clean whole deal as though she’d been doing at the Club, acted as hostess and up, change, and mad dash back down this sort of thing all her life. Of course, served coffee to the 18 members and the elevator to the Boulevard Room I mean our Sectional Chairman, AMY 3 guests present. (stopping just short of the door to be LAWS. Without her we’d have really We were very pleased to have sure of walking in casually, like a been hurting. la d y !) Nothing to it, once you know GOVERNOR EDITH DENNY and her It would also be remiss not to doff how! 49% er WALLY stop over on their way our bonnets to the real “unsung” hom e from Banff and have EDITH sit After a loverly repast, our Master heros of our Weekend in St. Louis. in on our meeting. Just as a point of Ceremonies, HOWARD DeMERE, Spending untold hours alone, cooking of amusement, the male flyers in the was a real sweetheart and carried off their own meals and needing to file area have shown no end of skepticism the evening’s festivities like a “ pro” . an I.F.R. flight plan at home to get as to the flying abilities of females. No small wonder, since he is a local from one room to another, our 49'%ERS One of the Instructors, male of course, Radio/TV personality, as well as an surely deserve lottsa roses from all at the Flying Club was literally shocked avid pilot. of us. Not only that, but some of them to hear a female voice emerge from Dr. Anne presented the Traveling helped to make the transportation the DENNY’S Aztec. I’m not sure if Trophy (which was reluctantly given problem less of one! Fellas, we love this was EDITH or JEAN BLENKIN- up by St. Louis) to the Cape Girardeau you, and thank you from the bottom SOP, who flew in from Calgary with Chapter for the first time and we of our flyin hearts for your patience EDITH and WALLY, however one really were happy for them to receive and understanding! (Which, of course, gentleman was put down a few notches it. LOIS FEIG EN BAU M accepted it you all had???) and we are very delighted. on behalf of her chapter, who were To the North Central Section, we One of the first items on the agenda all smiles! offer our tired, but sincere thanks for was the introducing of our new of­ There was a presentation by MAYOR letting us show you the “Gateway to ficers for the coming year. ELEANOR CERVANTES of St. Louis to DR. the West”/ Please, let us do it again, BAILEY, LUCILLE HALEY and ANNE of the Key to the City, mounted (but not for a couple of weeks, huh?) MORAG MACKINNON were re-elected on a trophy of, what else?, the Arch. to serve as Chairman, Vice-Chairman He even presented a small memento As you read this, I will have turned and Secretary respectively. ANOLA to your reporter, who also happens to over the reigns of our group to the LAING will take over the duties of be Chapter Chairman, to her complete capable hands of one of the gals who Treasurer and I will act as reporter surprise and delight. gave me the greatest support this for this term. year, my secretary, MEARL FRAME. Our Guest Speaker, JIM YARNELL We have great hopes of attending She should have a good year with of Beech Aircraft, brought with him a lecture period and survival course plenty of competent help from DONNA magnificent pictures of the Colorado in conjunction with the Alberta Avia­ RAE HENKE, her Vice Chairman, River from its humble beginnings, tion Council and RAF. The lecture will SUE MATHEIS, Secretary, and LOIS through a shooting of the rapids in be held at the Royal Air Force Base, SHAFER, Treasurer. the canyon. So very refreshing to hear Namao, and will be followed up by someone extol the beauty of our coun­ It’s been a busy, hectic year, but I a two day survival training in the bush try, rather than the recent maligning wouldn’t trade it for anything in the in northern Alberta. This promises we’ve had to put up with. All this world. There just can’t be a greater to be a great deal of fun and a wonder­ beauty, on top of a hilariously funny bunch of women to work with than ful experience. opening, with reference to our luncheon Ninety Nines. August proved to be a busy month speaker! He’s really the greatest. for most of our members. LUCILLE The evening closed with a weather and myself were busy winging our way briefing for our fly-ins by Asst. Chief SEND NEWS TO through the Rocky Mountains in a at the Weather Bureau, BILL WALD- Cherokee 180. This proved to be quite Hazel H. M cKendrick HAUSER, assuring all that the same an experience, not only the tackling beautiful flying weather would prevail Box 38499 the rocks, but with aircraft trouble through most of Sunday. I mean, what Dallas, Texas 75238 and weather, however, we did manage else could you ask for? Perfect weather to find beautiful weather at our desti­ nation and chock up some float time. Don’t forget—we hope to see lots of members fly-in to Medicine Hat on October 13! Meanwhile, happy flying and see ycu next month.

FIRST CANADIAN CHAPTER Shirley Macdougall, Reporter

The recent Canadian Aviation Show and Exhibition held at Mount Hope Airport (Hamilton) kept the First Canadian Chapter busy. The Ninety- Nines not only staffed a booth but also registered pilots flying in. The booth was decorated with pictures of our various endeavours such as air marking, the Poker Run and the Powder Pu f Derby. Thanks to SYBIL DUNN, ESME WILLIAMS, BARBARA BROTHER- TON and EDITH BERRY who ar­ ranged and organized our participation. ALICE GOOCH came from St. Catha­ rines, HILDA DEVEREUX and JOAN CORBETT from London with many A few of the members of the First Canadian Chapter are shown enjoying the others from the Toronto and Hamilton sun at one of our outings this summer. From left to right, SHIRLEY ALLEN, area to lend a hand. IRMA SELIG JACKIE FRAMPTON, a new member, PHYLLIS MILLER and SHIRLEY also flew in from Montreal on Sunday. MACDOUGALL. ESME WILLIAMS won the prize for the first woman pilot flying in. SHIR­ The Second Annual Meeting of the IFR procedures. Canada will soon have LEY ALLEN and HEATHER SIFTON First Canadian Chapter was held the air traffic control problem now so were thrilled to fly in a Fan-Jet Falcon recently at the INN on the Park, obvious in the U.S. He stressed that up to 32,000 feet during a dem onstra­ Toronto. Twenty-five present at the all pilots should let legislators, news­ tion flight. On Sunday the show closed business meeting included two guests papers and airlines know their views with a spectacular four-hour Air Show. from Greater New York Chapter. The so that general aviation will not be­ KIN and CAL MARTIN spent Labour reports of the officers, chairmen and come hogtied with unnecessary and Day week end at the Cleveland Air committees reminded us of what a inefficient restriction. The public must Races where several Canadian pilots busy and successful year we have had. be forcibly made aware of the size were participating. In appreciation of all the time and of the general aviation. IRMA SELIG of Montreal wrote of effort our Chairman SYBIL DUNN SYBIL DUNN has done a terrific her exciting trip to the four Atlantic has devoted to the Chapter, the mem­ job in building up the Chapter, and Provinces in her Cessna 182. From bers presented SYBIL with an en­ arranging an exciting inaugural year. Halifax they flew to Sydney and mo­ graved Amelia Earhart medal. We are sorry to see Sybil take a year tored around the Cabot Trail, including off but she certainly deserves a chance a visit to the Alexander Graham Bell The results of the election for of­ to sit back and enjoy the group. Museum. Most of the time the weather ficers for 1968 were ESME WILLIAMS, This is my last column too. Thank featured low ceilings and heavy tur­ Chairman; BARBARA BROTHERTON, you one and all for your assistance bulence. As IRMA says optimistically Vice-Chairman; HELEN BARTER, and encouragement. Happy landings. “Most of the trip was IFR, which was Secretary and HILDA DEVEREUX, wonderful practice.” In Gander, they Treasurer. SYBIL DUNN presented discovered as they were moving the the new Chairman ESME WILLIAMS plane from the hangar a bolt had with a gavel for the Chapter from the sheared off and had damaged the hub first Chairman. NEW ENGLAND of the wheel. There wasn’t a hub in Then we joined our husbands and SECTION Gander to fit, so Montreal had to ship friends for cocktails and dinner. MR. one by Air Canada which arrived the MICHAEL HUCK accompanied by his next morning. charming wife DURETTE (also a CONNECTICUT CHAPTER They found the airport most interest­ Ninety-Nine), were guests of honour. Mary W. Neil, Reporter ing and many people asked if they MR. HUCK, who is a director of Air­ were going to Europe. Also they were space Department, of A.O.P.A. spoke Excuses?! Well, I’ve been trying to able to tour ATC where all the North about “Airlines vs Light Planes” . MR. think of them, because we missed Atlantic flights are worked. HUCK said the airlines are blaming last month’s deadline—but, we’ll catch IRMA sends her regards to all the the small planes for their delays which everyone up instead. members and hopes there will soon are really caused by the carriers’ in- August 10 Chapter meeting was at be a Montreal Chapter. sistance on bunched scheduling and Middletown, New York. The program so well planned by NINA HETMAN, The Sept. 10 Business meeting was Program chairman, was Soaring with at PRIL LOVERIDGE’s and was very STEVE and BETTY BEMIS and their well attended. It was a good thing instructors. While STEVE was busy too, since the Proposed By-laws were with the tow-plane, BETTY showed read, improved and passed. It was us movies in one of the shop hangers. a fairly long meeting—we started at A tremendous day for everyone who 10 a.m., and with an hour for lunch came and a determination to do it (provided by PRIL and LESLIE again soon. 99’s who came were BOYD) we didn’t break until PRIL’s CYNTHIA KEMPER and husband children came home from school about BUD; NINA HETMAN; FAY and JOE 3 p.m. But it was worth it!!! KRICEK; LESLIE and NORM BOYD The plans for the Fall Sectional (and their guest from Germany); PRIL which we are hostessing in Hartford LOVERIDGE and son ANDY and at the Hotel Am erica on Sept. 28 were guests RICH HIDU, ALLISON QUAT- also discussed. Our speaker will be TROCCHI, JOLENE MATTHEWS and EDWARD H. GRANVILLE of Vernon, daughter LYNN; MARY and DAVE CYNTHIA KEMPER, Chapter Chair­ Conn. MR. GRANVILLE and his three NEIL and daughter BARBARA. man, buekling-up for a smooth glide. brothers developed the Gee-Bee biplane —Kemper Photo. The August 24 meeting was the in 1931-32 which he will tell us about. postponed meeting of July, and went He is now Chief of Experimental Const, off on schedule this time on board at Pratt & Wihitney. H er honor the TED and TEDDY KENYON’S hand­ mayor of Hartford MISS ANTONINA some 40 foot sailboat. Besides TED UCCELLO has accepted our invitation and TEDDY KENYON, JEAN and to come. Should be an outstanding BOB RETTINGER, FAY and JOE meeting. KRICEK, LYNN and OLIVER WILEY, NINA HETMAN, KAY LITTIN, IRENE EASTERN NEW ENGLAND BATES, and CYNTHIA KEMPER, our CHAPTER Chapter Chairman, all came too. JER­ Billie Downing, Reporter RY GARDINER came over from an­ other cove in her own little! ?) inboard September 14 was a beautiful day runabout. The weather was a bit over­ for our meeting at Sterling Airport. cast, but the company was not. One of The turnout was wonderful, twelve the magic delights of TED’S Boat members, eight guests and one 49% er. was the autopilot—What no trans­ HARRIET FULLER who flys from ponder? The cruise went up the Con­ NINA HETMAN goes soaring. Sterling arranged the meeting and was necticut River to a quiet, lovely cove —Kemper Photo. also pinned at this meeting and we where everyone had lunch and cruised welcome her. back to the harbor again. Just great, We hope there will be more coming We will miss HELEN DELANEY all day!! in now that the girls have decided to who has transferred to the Long Island FAY KRICEK went back to school go into the Pitot tube cover business. Chapter. At present she is spending this summer (Univ. Bridgeport) and If anyone would like further informa­ two weeks in Europe. Those of us at we hear she has her 6 yr. Certificate, tion, contact Sec. BOBBI HERBERT, the Aero Club at Hanscom Field will which is just a theses below a Doctor­ 26 Sterling Road, Armonk, New York be seeing her occasionally though. ate, and she did it all with honor 10504. We would like to make a correction grades. Some of us really do things BERTHA MEANA and BETTY to the July-August news and welcome and the rest oE us wish they did them. MICEWICZ had a fabulous trip around new member MARTHA DUNBAR. Glad Wish, wish, — We’re really proud, the world this summer. They did the to have her especially since she vol­ FAY!! Orient, Japan, Hawaii, Formosa, Hong unteered to be our Ways and Means Kong, Thailand, Kashmir, for a starter, Chairman! BOBBI and DANA HERBERT—re­ on to Bulgaria for some Scuba in the member last time, they were trying FRAN and STEVE PORTER are va­ Mediterranean, then Yugoslavia, Czech­ to decide on where to go for a vaca­ cationing in Europe for several weeks oslovakia (they got out in time) across tion—She wanted Banff and Lake and MILLIE and BUD DOREMUS are the continent to Spain and flew home Louise, he wanted Halifax, Nova going back to Alaska on October 10. from Madrid. Fabulous is one of the Scotia—Got a card from BOBBI from She will miss flying in the AWNEAR lesser adjectives to apply to this trip. Halifax recently . . . Good psychology, but will enjoy seeing Alaska again. They really skipped the tourist traps BOBBI, letting him win like that. CHRIS SEAVER has just returned and saw things. BOBBI will be the new chapter Sec­ from a driving trip to visit her daugh­ retary as of Sept. 28 (Fall Sectional). ter in Chicago where she met GENE­ CYNTHIA KEMPER will continue as VIEVE BOWMAN who has just re­ Chairman, MARY NEIL, Vice Chair­ All chapters please report. turned from an around the world trip. man, will also continue as News Re­ Let's have 100% GENEVIEVE planned a most enjoy­ porter, and SHARON SIMMONS, will participation. able evening at her home where CHRIS still be the same thorough treasurer. also met BERNICE MALMANGER and end trips this summer . . . ETHEL SHEFFLER’S daughter has passed her private written and is completing her cross-countries. Will soon have an­ other new member . . . VIRGINIA HAMMOND’S son is now in the service and is presently stationed at Ft. Dix.

Two flight plans “ Into-the-Here” has been closed. MARY JUNE LOCH and JOAN BERTOLES are now singing lullabys to new daughters. Our very happy congratulations to the new par­ ents and their new daughters. ETHEL SHEFFLER took six of her 4-H H i-Flyers to the Lycom ing Co. in Williamsport for a course in the service school. The girls were very thrilled with that wonderful educational oppor­ tunity. Congratulations to CAROL KOCZON on attaining her commercial rating. Conferring recently at the Whitefield N. H., Regional Airport, were these CAROL enjoyed her stay in England members of the Northern New England Chapter. Left to right, they are DORIS on her job assignment and did meet H. WURSTER, JEAN BATCHELDER, SHIRLEY MAHN and PAT MACK, and many of our English Ninety-nines. that’s “ JULIE” in the background (Cherokee 180 — N9394J, which JEAN CAROL corresponds quite frequently BATCHELOEIi flew to Acapulco and in the 1967 AWTAR). Not appearing in with DAPHNE POYNTER and is look­ the picture is BEVERLY RHODES, Chairman. The girls were the guests of ing forward to a return visit to Eng­ SHIRLEY, who is manager of Whitefield Regional Airport and a corporation land and to renewing acquaintances pilot. with the English Ninety-nines. Our Garden State Chapter was very ALICE STOLTZNER. She advises al­ happy to be on hand for the two day ways carrying your roster and making dedication ceremonies of the new use of it. You meet the most interest­ N.Y. • N.J. Ocean County Airport located at ing people that way! Toms River, N.J. I missed the Satur­ SECTION day formal ceremonies but was on MONA and MAL BUDDING go some­ hand for the Sunday affair. I did miss place almost every weekend and re­ the names of the Saturday Ninety- cently have been to Chatam on Cape GARDEN STATE CHAPTER nines in attendance. FLO WALSH and Cod and up to Burlington, Vermont to Mary Rose Myers, Reporter GAY MAHER of the Garden State check out the airport being used for Now that summer is a memory of Chapter and ELLIE McCULLOUGH of the AW NEAR. the immediate past . . . I shall be in the Long Island Chapter were busy DOT ANDERSON, whom we saw at better contact with our Garden State flying the Pennies-a-Pound. The ground the wonderful Air Show at Tew-Mac members. Sorry I had to miss the working crew and information booth Airport in Tewksbury, Mass., is re­ August meeting which was a very workers were JANE MARTIN, PAT cuperating from surgery on her foot nice pool-side affair at the home of DACY, VIRGINIA HAMMOND, CAR­ and hopes to be back flying soon. our Chairman, JUDY MELT'SNER. OL KOCZON, NORMA KENT, MARY POLLY ANNIS, who is very busy Members in attedance were JUDY ROSE MYERS and JUDY MELTS­ with the CAP, will be one of the re­ MELTSNER, BARBARA CUBBISON, NER. (Sorry if I missed anyone that ceptionists at the New England Region­ PAT DACY, JANE MARTIN, FLO was there . . . didn’t get the complete al Confesence of the CAP which will WALSH, GAY MAHER, JERRY working list). ANNE DEITRICH of the be held at the Ocean House in Swamps- ROBERTS and from the New York Long Island Chapter and ALICE cott, Mass. the weekend of October 4. Chapter, DORIS RENNINGER and MEISENHEIMER of the Eastern Many of us are looking forward guest HERB FISCHER. Penna. Chapter also was on hand. anxiously to the AWNEAR on October Three of our Sixty-six members have ANNE SHIELDS, also of the Eastern 12. The foliage in Verm ont should now received their private pilots li­ Penna. Chapter was on hand working be spectacular by then and for many censes and are now happy members busily with the FAA. Our wishes for of us it is the first time to fly in a of our Garden State Chapter of the a very successful operation go to the race and we are really excited. Ninety-nines. Welcome aboard the fixed based operators, ED WALSH and We are also looking forward to the “Good Ship 99” to PAT DACY, JANE JOHN FRANK. Hey . . . how about Fall Section meeting in Hartford, Conn. MARTIN and ESTHER NIELSEN (the adding a nice coffee shop so we Ninety- on September 28. The program sounds former 66’s) and to the newest mem­ ines can fly in for Coffee-Klatches? ? ? wonderful. ber NORMA KENT. And then there are the Sunday-Fliers, Your new reporter is from Texas, I hear that DORIS and ROBERT too. so Happy Flying, you all! DOLCE squeezed in some flying week­ Our Garden State members are looking forward to their first Treasure that: she has completed the “Direct Hunt to be held on the twenty-first . . . Drive Engine Course” at Lycoming. rain date the twenty-second. The start She spent five days in Williamsport and the terminus and luncheon will tearing an engine down and putting be at the Flying W. That weather bet­ it back together . . . now she gives ter keep on being nice to us. her mechanics fits all the time! Well I had better “ chop the throttle’’ We’re proud to say that KAY BRICK on this bit of chatter-patter and do has been named to the Women’s Ad­ enjoy lots of happy, safe Fall Flying. visory Committee . . . Kay’s so modest she hardly told a soul. We found out the sneaky way! GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER One o' our inactives, RUTH STREET­ Dee Mosteller, Reporter ER, has seen a whole line of acolades For September’s meeting, the Great­ this year during the Women’s Marine er NY gals helped dedicate a brand Corps Silver Anniversary. RUTH was new airport—Ocean County (N.J.) Air­ ihe first Commandant of the Women’s park—on the 7th. In addition to holding Marines; latest honor was at the Na­ a regular business session, they passed tional Assn. Convention in California out free “goodies” for the airport of­ where she was guest-of-honor. ficials and joined in with Garden We hear that our secretary, JUDY State’s Penny-A-Pound (for which we HELLMAN, just got a by-line on a received a nice contribution for the story she did for Business/Commercial Int’l Convention). Aviation on flying the Waco. Our IRENE BRIJNKS, Members present included MINA source of information also says it’s a member of L.I. Chapter. ELSCHNER, SELMA CRONAN, HEL­ terrific story. JUDY only lacks ATR EN EGAN, ANGELA KOVACS, KAY to have everything in the fixed-wing HILBRANDT', who was introduced as rating book. LONG ISLAND CHAPTER our Governor at the formal ceremony, NICE TRIPS: VERA FINLAY and Helen Moxim, Reporter BETTYLOU SCANDLING, DORIS hubby, JOHN, (both medical doctors) Picture an open cockpit, helmet, RENNINGER, and KAMALA VASS just got back from the Lake of the goggles, boots and freezing fingers. (long time no see . . . and welcome, Ozarks where they attended the annual Add IRENE BRUNKS to the controls KAMALA). Flying Physicians “do” . at the adventuresome age of 17, and A group from the chapter were hon­ MINA took her faithful 150, “ TIM ­ you’ll find it’s just a preface to the ored guests last weekend at the WIAA OTHY,” to Denver and back this sum­ fulfilling life this 99 had in store for meeting at Floyd Bennett Field. Oc­ mer to help her DAUGHTER babysit her. casion was the presentation of the Lady while SON-IN-LAW was in the hospital. Aviation has always been a major Hay Drummond Hay award to DR. Flying was pretty nice, she says. interest in her life—a field in which CLARA R. GROSS, AMERICA’S ONLY IRENE made her living for 12 years. GLORIA PAOLELLA and 49M>’ER, LADY FAA MEDICAL EXAMINER, Bom in Paris, France, our interna­ JOHN, took a Cherokee trip for three and a lady who has done much valu­ tional traveler came to America as a weeks . . . all over the place. They able research on the physiology of child, and lived in various sections of went as far south as Nashville, north women pilots since Amelia Earhart’s N.Y.S. Then came flying lessons in to Madison, and ended up having a time. Va., in Piper Cubs and the afore great time at Cleveland Air Races. September 14 was our first real mentioned open cockpits. A Private DORIS RENNINGER got to try her Ground School date for local Wing License, and other accomplishments hand at a new Bell Jet Ranger going Scouts. Chairman BETTYLOU had 22 followed; Single Engine Land and Sea, up to Connecticut a few days back . . . girls to instruct in the basics of avia­ Ground Inst., 1st class Radio License, she was on her way to the American tion. During the program she showed FAA Aircraft Dispatchers License, and Helicopter Society (NE Region) Clam­ a film called “ COME FLY WITH ME, now a Commercial. bake. Sight seeing and eating were DARLENE” produced by AOPA and As a stewardess for various Domestic both above par. the Iowa State Aeronautics Commis­ and Foreign Airlines, globe-hopping FUTURES INCLUDE JOINT PEN­ sion, which also gives credit to the became a way of life. IRENE then NY-A-POUND WITH LONG ISLAND work of the 99’s in that area. The film taught as a Ground Inst, at flying AT MacARTHUR AIRPORT the 28TH; gives an excellent pitch for ladies schools in Va., N.J. and N.Y., and POKER RUN, OCT. 5; NEW ENG­ (non-pilot-types), whose husbands fly, worked at odd times as a Radio En­ LAND AIR RACE, OCT. 12; AND to get interested . . . very nice for gineer; instructor in Radio Theory in FALL SECTIONAL, OCT. 19. orientation programs. Available free Aeronautical Schools; Ground Station from the ISAC. Radio Operator in N.Y.C.; instructor No new ratings, but KATHRYN in Communications; and finally Air­ BROOKS just passed her Instrument SEND NEWS TO craft Dispatcher at Kennedy Airport. written. She and BETTYLOU took the Hazel H. McKendrick IRENE dropped out of Aviation- AOPA Instrument Course in Atlantic Airline work and private flying to raise City recently, and both had great suc­ Box 38499 a family. Her husband, GEORGE, is cess on the test. BETTYLOU also has Dallas, Texas 75238 also a pilot. She feels her greatest a big certificate on her wall proving accomplishment to date is in having 2 pretty daughters, aged 17 and 14, has over 300 hrs. logged. Although ARLENE BRAY passed one test for and a handsome son of 13 whose in­ flying in a light plane was a new Ground School Instructor. terest in aviation is steadily increas­ experience for her, NINA'S mother- Guests MARY O'SHEI and FREDDY ing. They’re a family that favor most in-law here on a visit from England, ROACH have soloed—not just guests all “land, sea and air’’ activities. took to their flying jaunts to Pa. Dutch for much longer—congratulations. They’re ardent skiers in winter and country, Nantucket, etc., as readily PEARL DORSZEWSKI is planning a swimmers in summer, and they also as her flying son and daughter-in-law. flying vacation with her family in the love horses and sailboats. IRENE did The Chapter has been steeped in near future. portrait painting including some of plans for the coming Penny-a-Pound, TERRI PIRRUNG and AGNES DEN- famous personalities, before time lim­ and for the Sectional Meeting. THE LER are working on their Instrument ited her portrayals. ’69 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Ratings, AGNES finally passed the Education was added to IRENE’S TO BE HELD AT THE WALDORF written, and incidentally flew to Dan­ field of interests. With a Master’s ASTORIA, has ELLIE McCULLOUGH vers, Mass. to visit brand new grand­ degree in Russian Language and Area working on Ways & Means, HONEY son over Labor Day weekend. from Russian Inst., Fordham Univer­ KATE TRATTLER on the Amelia Ear­ We had two wonderful invitations. sity, and a Certified Perm. N.Y.S. hart Luncheon, and RUTH DOBRESCU ELLEN TAYLOR called to invite teacher-Secondary Schools, IRENE be­ on Favors. members o! our chapter to a Clam gan teaching 6 yrs. ago in Jr. and Election time has been here and Bake in Hammondsport on Sept. 15, Sr. High Schools, specializing in Social with great thanks to our hard work­ and the Syracuse girls asked us to fly Sciences and the Russian language. ing, out going officers, we wish to in to Fulton Airport on Sept. 7 and 8. Just 2 yrs. ago, IRENE returned to welcome our new slate of officers. Both events generated a lot of en­ flying after “too long” an interval. DOROTHY BOCK will be our new thusiasm, hope that we can report a She says, “So much advancement in Chairman; RUTH DOBRESCU, Vice- good representation at these affairs. aviation, so much to catch up with! ” Chairman; HELEN MOXIM, Secre­ Until next time—fly like angels. In the past IRENE owned a Surplus tary; IRENE HENRY, Treas.; SHER­ Army Grasshopper Cub, an Aeronca, RY O’KEEFE, Membership; NINA and a Taylorcraft Seaplane,—now she CLAREMONT, Program; GUS AN­ has a Fornay Aircoupe. DERSON, Scrapbook; and JOAN EAST There are new challenges beckon­ FLEISCHMANN, our new Reporter. SECTION ing this versatile philosopher at heart— It’s been engrossing doing the col­ there’s a Multi-Engine Rating that umn, but now it’s time to bid a fond CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA IRENE is working towards, and there’s adieu! JOANNIE, take it away!! CHAPTE a fascination for helicopters that she Marjorie Pool, Reporter hopes to give in to. Here’s gal inter­ WESTERN NEW YORK CHAPTER ested in flying solely for the sheer If you want to learn all about air­ Agnes Denier, Reporter craft engines, go to the Lycoming en­ enjoyment of being in the atmosphere. gine break-down course at Williams­ Perhaps IRENE’S poetry intoning We had a pleasant meeting in the port. CHARLES PARKS is an expert, the emotion of being detached from Cloud Room of Buffalo International as BETTYE STAECK, HAZEL BAR- the lithosphere can best express this Airport on August the 19th. Following TOLET and RONNIE JOHNSON attest. C9s love of Flying! — dinner and a short business meeting You saw their pictures in KATE election of officers was held. Officers RUTH and CHARLES DOBRESCU’S MACARIO’S column last month, along for the coming year are AGNES DEN- interest in aviation has led them to with the girls from E. Pa. chapter LER, CHAIRMAN, ARLENE BRAY, the engaging hobby of collecting First who took the course. That is now a VICE-CHAIRMAN, and KATHY PO- Flight Covers of Early Aviation. knowledgeable and happy group w' o TOCZAK, SECRETARY-TREASURER, They’ve been busy researching, and were kibitzed-on and entertained by with ETHEL FEDDERS kindly con­ installing a "History Wall” in their other Central Pa. 99’s. senting to continue as membership home. Airmarking: Do you think Lycoming- chairman. The new slate of officers DOROTHY JULICH took time out Susquehanna is a long name? In Au­ pledge to try very hard to follow in from her charter flying in the West gust, that’s what our chapter painted toe footsteps of their worthy prede­ Indies to enter the Revelstoke British on the hangar roof at this nice strip cessors. Columbia Pylon Race. DOT came in on the west branch of the river. They 1st in the 1st heat, and placed 2nd in We were pleased and surprised to said that that roof was the steepest the final heat. Good show, DOT! Her be joined by three girls from the Syra­ ever and required real mountain- new address is: D. JULICH, c/o Ad­ cuse area. BETTY LOU WALB’RIDGE climbing type clinging. The airport miral Arms Hotel, Turks & Caico’s flew in prospective member LOUISE manager gave us a picnic lunch, in Islands, West Indies, via Nassau. PICKARD and guest MARY O’BRIEN. appreciation. What fun! and a good Hope you can be with us more often. HONEY KATE TRATTLER passed job, so lly over some time and inspect her Flight Instructors written, and has After adjourning the meeting we had it. also been concentrating on Aerobatics. an interesting and informative tour Poker Run Day arrived foggy in the 491/&er CHARLES, has progressed to of the Buffalo Tower and Radar Facili­ valleys but sunny aloft. By 11: AM all Advanced Aerobatics flown in an open ties. The gentlemen were most hos­ stops were functioning and local pilots cockpit Stearman By-plane. pitable to our group, we thank them were playing the game. BETTYE You can tell NINA CLAREMONT for their effort on our behalE. STAECK, MARTIE POOL and KITTY has been busy flying—her new Arrow Lots of news from our gals, too. KURTZ manned the Elmira airport 7th, because of weather, naturally. Only problem of not having it on the original date, the turn-out was not as large. Seven planes took off from Wings Field, Ambler, Pa. with their pilots prepared to figure out a clever course concocted by a cunning couple. JAN­ ICE and PHIL MUNTZ. When the first clue turned out to be the word LOVE paint ed in Morse Code on I he roof of their house, we should have known what was going to follow; more fun and MUCH more figuring and flying. The final destination, fortunately every­ one knew THAT, was The Great Oakes Lodge at Russell Airport, Md. for lunch. Eighteen of us arrived at various hours of the afternoon and enjoyed a delicious repast which was followed by Those satisfied smiles mean a successful Central Pa. chapter Poker Run and announcement of the winners. First a good picnic at Cherry Springs Airport. L. to R. HELEN SHEFFER, dim .; prize, an engraved silver plate, went to prospective member, GINI MER- SHIRLEY WEINHARDT, chm. of Poker Run, ALICE FUCHS, HAZEL BARTO- RION (a very smart gal) and her hus­ LET, RONNIE JOHNSON, BARBARA WATTS, BETTYE STAECK (in big hat), band, JOE, flying in their Cherokee MARY HULL, and NAOMI STAHLNECKER. (Photo by Martie Pool). 180, 2nd place was BERTIE and GEORGE PETERSON in their Bonan­ stop. This is an exciting airport—com­ burgh. You may meet her on a com­ za (they took this year off from run­ mercial jets, private planes, and towed mercial flight sometime in her avo­ ning the Rallye, but offered to do it gliders all use that airport at once. cado uniform and black boots. Says she in ’69), and third place to CONNIE and You can appreciate the traffic con­ already had an offer for co-pilot time ABBY WOLF in their snappy, little trollers’ jobs. Elmira Aeronautical on a DC-9. Cessna 170. ALICE and R A Y MEISEN- Service cordially invited us to set up We welcome a re-instated member, HEIMER participated in their Navion, our Poker Run operation. Other stops DOROTHY B. McCLURE, a flight in­ KATE MACARIO and son, MICHAEL, were Lockhaven, Williamsport, Grand structor S-M-E-L, from Ebensburg, Pa. in their Cessna 150, FRANCES and Canyon State, and finally, Cherry Last month the 99’s South African ALLEN BELL entered for their second Springs, ideally situated on a moun­ Section Governor, YVONNE VAN DEN year, and another couple, BERNICE tain top beside a state park. MARIE DOOL, scooped us on MARY and JIM and TOM KEYES with their student SALLADE greeted us at her family HULL’S trip across the lower continent polit son, flew the Rallye for the first airport, Cherry Springs, and led all last winter by antique auto. Seeing the time, in their Cherokee 6. JANICE and players to the sumptuous picnic spread beautiful slides of that trip that MARY PHIL spent a great deal of time work­ in the park. The Winner? of the Poker and JIM showed us makes us realize ing on this Rallye—it was a real chal­ Run! — BOB BRAUGHT of Jersey how a hobby can turn you into an lenge— and those who couldn’t m ake it Shore. He won first prize with the best international ambassador. on the 7th were very much disap­ hand, 4 jacks, a Channel Master VHF- ALICE FUCHS wrote an article on pointed. Believe us, your efforts were AM radio, flew it in 2 hours in his cruise control in the August issue of appreciated, JAN and PHIL. Piper Cruiser. A wonderful job and Air Progress magazine. I hear she is In twelve years working on the many thanks to SHIRLEY WEIN­ presently working on a book about Penny-A-Pound, I can’t remember a HARDT who arranged the whole Multi-engine operations. Watch for it. project. SEE YOU AT THE MIDDLE EAST more perfect day. As a result of hav­ SECTION MEETING IN OCTOBER. ing such good weather, (80°) enough Central Pennsylvania chapter has a new bulletin for local circulation, planes and pilots to fly them, we took “Plane Talk” , capably edited and pub­ EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA up 900 satisfied customers. Off to an CHAPTER lished by RONNIE JOHNSON in Lock­ early start at 10:00 A.M. was HELEN haven. A prize for its name was won Kate Macario, Reporter SHEFFER from Central Pa. Chapter, by BETTYE STAECK at the Poker September was a BIG month for our •in Piper’s Cherokee 6 (Helen had ar­ rived on Fri. and stayed with ADE­ Run. chapter. The Plane Rallye, originally LAIDE TINKER), NANCY DIEMAND At last report, HAZEL BARTOLET scheduled for Aug. 24th, was postponed in Atlantic Aviation’s fresh-from-the- was accumulating retractible time -in to Aug. 25th and again to September factory Bonanza 36, and ALICE HAM­ her finely-equipped Com anche 250. Pile MOND in Atlantic’s Piper Arrow. up those hours, HAZEL. We’re waiting MERLE CHALOW fell heir to Dela­ for you to try a race. All chapters please report. ware Air Park’s Cherokee 6, though KAY TALLMAN, one of our flight Let's have 100% later she flew two loads of people in instructors, has gone with Allegheny participation. a Cessna 401 belonging to her friend Airlines for hostess training in Pitts­ BOB STARER. ANNE SHIELDS flew the new Cherokee 235 from Delaware bands who joined us, 21 in all, again Vice Chairman—MARYANN JESSUP, Aviation, and ALICE MEISENHEIM- this year had dinner in the Airport Recording Secretary—WENDY BLAN­ ER took passengers up in| 1968 Skylane Restaurant. How relaxing and enjoy­ CHARD, Corresponding Secretary — donated by Summit Aviation. SR. able this was, after a long and ex­ GLADYS WISE, Treasurer — DORIS MARGARET MARY BOREK (PEG­ hausting, but, a wonderful and success­ WHITE. We’re behind them all— GY) flew a Cherokee 235 from Chester ful day! Chairman of this event, KATE they’ve got quite a year ahead of them! Co. Aviation; PEGGY was given per­ MACARIO, wishes to thank EVERY­ Two new members were voted in at mission to continue with whatever skill BODY who helped make this the best the meeting. CATHY POOLE is a new she had before entering the convent Penny-A-Pound we ever had! pilot, and the wife of a doctor who is and was flying during a recent two LOUISE SACCHI took Ninety-Nine also an active flyer. CAROLYN RAN­ week vacation. Of course the announ­ NANCY DIEMAND on her 99th trans­ DALL is also a new pilot, and the cer, DICK EVANS, made the most of oceanic ferry flight to Europe in a wife of an Air Force flyer. WELCOME the “Flying Nun” bit. It was a won­ new Beechcraft Bonanza 36. On Aug. TO THE NINETY-NINES! derful opportunity for PEGGY to visit 23rd, LOUISE left Boston to make her WENDY BLANCHARD completed with all the chapter members. ONE HUNDREDTH transoceanic flight, her instrument rating on Labor Day. WENDY was an Amelia Earhart Schol­ In addition to the women pilots, we in a 285 Debonair, and for this m ar­ arship winner last year and used this had two male pilots, TOMI MACARIO velous achievement, our chapter is hon­ award to help get this newest rating. and ANDY LIBERDA, who were in and oring her at an Open House, next Sun­ An appropriate day to get the rating, out of airplanes all day, relieving the day, Sept. 22nd, and inviting all her so she says—it took a lot of hard work! girls and flying wherever they were friends and family. This will be writ­ needed. JOHN HAMMOND also was ten up in the Nov. *:ssue. DOTTIE REESE, a former member a great help as a relief pilot and At­ Another long-distance flyer is CON­ of the Washington Ninety-Nines, was lantic’s pilot, BOB LATCH, was an­ NIE WOLF, who flew copilot for welcomed back at the meeting. DOT­ other who gave us a hand. Del-Air BETTY MILLER on a ferry flight to TIE and her husband ERNIE have Corp. donated a Cessna 206 and pilots Australia in a Cessna 310. B E T TY recently acquired the fixed base oper- to fly it, through the efforts of BAR­ asked CONNIE to accompany her atorship of the Warrenton-Facquier BARA BONNET. Cecil Co. Airport do­ after they saw each other at a meet­ Airport in Midland, Virginia. We plan nated a new Aero Commander Darter ing of the FAA Women’s Advisory to go over there soon and help airmark for a 2 hr. period. Toledo Scale (though Committee on Aviation. BETTY is this the building, (if we can fit the whole plagued by a strike) came through with year’s Chairman of the committee. name on!) We are also planning a a dial scale and Texaco gave us some CONNIE and ABBY are now on their Penny-a-Pound day there sometime in gas. way to the Air Races in Reno. October. It’s a nice little field—fly in The Ground Crew was in the able som etim e! charge of ANNA SPIVEY; this in­ MARYLAND CHAPTER Our next sectional meeting is being cluded loading the airplanes, weigh­ Editor, Reporter held here in Washington at the Smith­ ing the women, etc. Collecting money sonian Institution on October 12th. It for the tickets, HELEN ZUBROW ex­ Maryann Shelley Jessup said tell you is being held in the Aviation Building, pertly handled and was assisted by to read the Washington D. C. account which is a fascinating place in itself. ADELAIDE TINKER and newest mem­ of the capital gains from the Maryland Ought to be a good day! Our next reg­ ber, CAROL BOHACH. ELAINE Mc- Chapter for the College Park Air Show, ular chapter meeting will be held on GARRY’S loading group included LIB­ to which you contributed so graciously November 3rd at JACKIE SCOTT’S BY DUVAL, MARIE D’ALTERIO, and responsibly. So now you know. home. BARBARA FARQUHARSON, BROOKE Our chapter is already beginning to FETZER, an energetic prospective hum with special activities that will WASHINGTON CHAPTER member, mother of three who flies out continue until after the AWTAR next Carolyn Randall, Reporter of Central Bucks Co. Airport, GINI July. As you know, the terminus is to MERRION and BARBARA MORRI­ Our Friday the thirteenth meeting, be at Dulles International Airport, in SON. held at CLEO SHERBOW’S home, had Virginia. Money-making plans and RACHEL HOPKINSON handled the thirteen in attendance until CATHY special arrangements are already un­ lovely prizes which were given out POOLE arrived late to break the magic derway, supervised by our very cap­ every % hr., and BARBARA BENNET number. (She didn’t navigate too able Chairman of the AWTAR Termi­ took over when RACHEL left. In well!) Other members who found their nus FRAN NOLDE. We have our work charge of all the activity, other than way to the admittedly hard-to-find cut out for us this year! hours, was a new member BEVERLY house for our September meeting were HOWETT; she conducted a model air­ JACKIE SCOTT, JANE ROLSTON, WASHINGTON D.C. CHAPTER plane contest, rounded up many, many MITZI KELLER, MAYETTA BEHR­ Maryann Shelley Jessup, Reporter prizes to be given out, arranged for INGER, FRAN NOLDE, CAROLYN selling 500 pretzels, scheduled an ex­ RANDALL, LIL CHESNEA, DORIS The Washington D.C. Chapter scored cellent U-Control model performance, WHITE, WENDY BLANCHARD, VIR­ another notch on its totem pole of hap­ set up static displays and all in all GINIA THOMPSON, and JEAN HOW­ penings: it made a “not quite”. You did so much I don’t have room to in­ ARD. really couldn’t call it by any other clude everything. We are proud to Our new officers, elected at the name: It had been heralded for several have her a member of our chapter. August meeting, started their terms at months as a Twopence-a-Pound to After the last flight, about 7:30, those this session. Our new leaders are as raise money for the AWTAR terminus who had remained, plus some hus­ follows: Chairman—JACKIE SCOTT, next year and to celebrate the Golden Anniversary of Civilian Air Mail Ser­ benefactors of 99’s. At the end of the didn’t quite remember to tell the man vice by helping to secure the land day we had turned away so many on the end of the mike that they at the three-day air show at College pounds of rides as to make a whale. were “oflcial” and were to fly rides. Park Airport. Only to give Twopence- But we did try to sell cupcakes and But it’s always a joy to have ELEA­ a-Pound Air Rides requires airplanes, ice cream sticks. After all it had been NOR around and so we’d made red and the Chapter could produce only planned as an old-fashioned social, but bloomers for her just like those Alice one plane on one day, dependable this was an old-fashioned airport and McKey Bryant wore for flying in 1913. HEDDY JAFFE'S 172. To begin with, had no runn-.ng water. So the City We even found some genuine World only eight members of the Chapter Ordinances precluded our scooping ice War I goggles for 59c and Red Baron own airplanes at all, and everyone cream. The hats with bouncy flowers helmets for 79c from Sunny’s Surplus but HEDDY’S had to flit. By a freak and ELINOR GLYNN skirts had been more closely resemble a Dresden Doll, chance, a gal was able to rent a some­ made by one of the gals, but when to make ELEANOR—who really is— what decrepit 150 for four hours—after we couldn’t get the whole take and as Alice was fondly called. It’s all all, diarrhea, death, and unexpected scoop out ice cream from buckets but still in the box. had to pass out sticks, we thought Monday morning deadlines are god­ So this day was a real bonanza. We it better to forget the fancy hats. sends to weekend planeless pilots— had our own wonderful JANE RAL­ only to discover the radio wouldn’t Maryland Chapter saved the day for STON flying for Washington D.C. a work. And that wasn’t all. We had en­ us on Sunday, a really big day with solid eight hours CATHERINE'S new thusiastic commercial pilots who had a lot of sun and all the families com­ Cessna. CATHERINE wasn’t quite signed up not only themselves to fly, ing over after church and all the sure of herself in this new 172, on a but even signed up husbands with fathers there to take the children for Very hot day, at an airport with huge wings, and some promised for sure an airplane ride. Maryland promised trees on a hill at one end and wires at ex-husbands and current pilot-friends, two planes and she sent them. LE- the other, and a rather short runway all to rally to the cause of the little NORA EATON with husband and that had been all shined up for the dirt strip where it all got started way CATHERINE GROVER went down occasion with a nice black asphalt back before 1908. But they didn’t ap­ early to Patuxent to pick lup MARION compound. But it wasn’t quite up to pear, nor did they cancel! So here were HART and bring her to the Air Show the wear and tear as a hard surface. we snorkling for both planes and pilots where she could autograph her book Then another knight helped us out, amid the crowds of eager would-be “How to Navigate Today” and be ex­ a doctor of stocks and bonds who had passengers. ploited.—This, by the way, is a gen­ a Cherokee Six for toy. In betwixt And the weather was clear, hot and uine bargain. It tells you how to cross all this goings-on—which required the the humidity took its first drop in over all oceans and pass by all the stars expert attention of many to weigh in two months. The first day, Saturday, and planets for only $2.50, besides it’s on the big Toledo scale the Jaycee’s was saved because LADY MIT'ZI written so anyone can go into the IFR had found for us, to compute weight KELLER and her KNIGHT GIL had written exam with a light head! into pennies, assign ETA’s and hold brought flying friends, one of whom MARION declines to join the Ninety- off enthusiasts from mingling with said, “I’ll be glad to fly some of those Nines on fundamentals: she is agin helicopter blades and props, to mar­ people for you in my Baron.” Then segregation of pilots on the basis of shall those who had paid, and to give along came DUSTY RHODES, the sex. “The wind isn’t interested.” We regrets to those not quite early enough Washington Cessna rep, with his slick had prepared a splurge, canopy and in line to get a ride. MITZI KELLER, Super Skymaster. These were the only all, for her and PAGE SHAMBURGER, JEAN COFFMAN, IRENE WIRT- planes we had on Saturday and the who was going to autograph her his­ SCHAFTER, CATHY POOLE, and men flew hard between the Air Show tory of the Air Mail “Tracks Across BEA WILDER managed this operation acts and the hours after. CONNIE the Sky”. We thought we were going superbly in the sun and dirt; VIR­ MARSH, a wisp of a girl and friend to make a lot from this. We truly GINIA THOMPSON and JO EDDLE- of ANNE PELLEGRINO, performed saw ourselves as real enterprising MAN carried the ball on Monday, acrobatics in her mini-plane she had planners, we were even having cele­ RUTH FRECKLETON wore the sole concocted in her cellar. It was like brities! But we didn’t make it, not costume, a gray coverall with red quite. watching a dragon-fly and a humming­ cap, and GLADYS WISE pitched in bird. LARRY MONTGOMERY stunted Anyhow, we had this sleek new 172 Wherever needed. JACKIE SCOTT was and played peek-a-boo in his Helio of CATHERINE’S and kept wondering a true magnate: she and CAROLYN Courier and was so sly even the police where in the sky was the other prom­ RANDALL (a very new member) sold called up to report a plane gone down ised plane, ELEANOR STARKEY’S cupcakes, Amelia Earhart first-day in the trees. Only it didn’t quite! 180 Cherokee. After the show was over, covers, and books. FRANCIS NOLDE LARRY was only fooling. Maryland out of the East it came. ELEANOR and with feet in the sand and sweat on her University sky divers landed on their husband had been holding after making brow presided like a queen over the toes precisely in their golden rings and multiple attempts to land, but were bookstall on Sunday. SCOTTY MacCRAY spun poetry in his each time shooed off because they When Monday rolled around we 2-33 gMder, doing w ing-overs like a found another knight who flew our butterfly and then loops and loops by rides for us in his brand new Navion the dozen in the sunlight before skim­ Next Deadline: he’d just flown in from Seattle. And ming to touch the ground. Amid all Received by Editor no one knew whence he came, only he loved to fly, he found his plane to this, up went the 99’s rides. Yet they by November 20th weren’t quite 99’s, only friends and his liking, and he had a fondness for College Park Airport and the good et al at Miller Aviation on Columbia, K RILEY and CHARLOTTE CORBIN people who wanted to take rides. As South Carolina’s main airport. Stop by flew in from Jacksonville. At the Monday became a dot in time, we were and see her, if you can catch her NOT August meeting we gave K the impos­ all glad it was over, this thing that busy, and you may luck up on another sible task of designing an outfit for was to have brought such fun and of our notorious (?) members, the our chapter. At this meeting, she profit, and we weren’t quite sure how “Miller” of that Miller Aviation, found it was an impossible task! We we’d gotten through. Even if all this FRAN. She’s newly appointed to the really do have all sizes and shapes, expenditure of energy didn’t make the Women’s Advisory Committee on Avi­ but with one common love—flying. treasury sag as we had hoped—after ation, and, in all seriousness, all of Our new officers are: Chairman, all our D.C. Chamber of Commerce us stand rather in awe of the ability JUANITA DIESBOURG; Vice-chair­ is too blase to help us on the AWTAR of both these gals. Besides being busy man, BOBBI STEEN; Secretary, —the Air Show did give many people 20 hours of each 24 running a high- JERRE SNYDER; Treasurer, JO an >idea of what flying can be, of what type operation, we understand they go CHRISTMAN. Congratulations to all a plot of earth can mean. Surely a sailing on the ride. How ’bout that? o f you. finer and more sophisticated Air Show Our next meeting is scheduled for Delegates to Sectional were JUA­ within mini-dimensions would be hard the beach the last week-end in Sep­ NITA, CY, JOAN and DOT as alter­ to come by. So, maybe it wasn’t ac­ tember. Member SUE OVERTON is nate. tually a “not quite”. Washington is picking the spot, and we’d love to With new officers taking over and truly a very democratic city. have any members in the area come new chairman, this will be my last on over and join us. We have lots of report. It has been fun, but it will fine beachland in both Carolinas, and be nice to read what someone else has this time—South Carolina is the choice. written, so—au revoir, auf wiedersehen, If you can come, contact SUE for de­ adio, adios and good-by. tails on airport and motel. Congratulations to our new chairman GEORGIA CHAPTER for recently passing her Commercial Betty W. HIcNabb, Reporter written. We do fly in our chapter! And the Carolinas Chapter sends heartiest Georgians elected to meet at Section­ CAROLINAS CHAPTER congratulations to our new internation­ al in Tampa for September—but alas, Page Shamburger, Reporter al officers and board members. weather and multitudes of commit­ As always, our August meeting is A note to friends of JILL McCOR- ments kept all but three of us from well attended. This is not simply be­ MICK. Jill has undergone a recent getting there. JOYCE SOX and CAROL cause of the election of our new of­ back operation and is stuck in a cast DUNN Cessna 172’d down, stopping ficers, but likely largely because it’s for several months still to come. Why with ESTHER WRIGHT at Holiday held at BETTY HAMILTON’S Flying not send her a card of good cheer? Inn, Thomasville, for an evening get- together. H combined airport and lovely home Her address: JILL McCORMICK, almost on the South Carolina line south HOME HOSPITAL, LAFAYETTE, IND. BETS Bonanza’d down Saturday. of Charlotte. So, even though the 47907. Evidently your columnist is a real weather left something to be desired, chicken about weather—there were air- mets, sigmets, thunderstorm, wind, 12 members, 1 guest, and a couple of FLORIDA SPACE PORT CHAPTER rain warnings, and I just didn’t ven­ 49%ers hurried to BETTY’S hospital­ Dot Macnamara, Reporter ity. ture a step on Friday. But lots of She didn’t disappoint us, either, by Our sympathy goes to MARGARET people did. Some of them filed and NOT having a surprise. This time, a STANNAH whose husband BOB passed made it, others waited at such delight­ special guest of honor, a CAROLINAS away on August 31st. BOB was a loyal ful stop-overs as Cross City, a few CHARTER MEMBER, PAULA BYRD 49%ER and “Locust”. A Locust being left airplanes in Tallahassee and Jack­ EATON, who soloed before the second the husband of a Grasshopper. He will sonville, airlining on to Tampa. BUT— big war. be sorely missed by all of us. they got there, on Friday. Our new officers are: NANCY V. The September meeting was held in The Suncoast Chapter did a terrific WRENN, CHAIRMAN, BETTY HAM­ Ormond Beach at the lovely home of job, as they always do. We assume ILTON, VICE-CHAIRMAN, and EVIE Ann Conway. Several of us went swim­ they will write up the meeting but HYMAN, SECRET ARY-TREASURER. ming in her pool—my the water felt we ourselves want to say thanks much, We’re lucky to have such quality in good. we completely enjoyed ourselves. Plan­ our elected offices, and you can count MARY DIXON and I flew over from ning was perfect. There was a delight­ on hearing big things from the Caro- Orlando, landing just after SARA ful trip to Busch Gardens and we had linas in the year to come. PARMENTER and JO CHRISTMAN the EXTRA extra of going over to St. We’re especially proud to commend from Jacksonville, and right behind us Pete International and flying in the to reading in ’most every publication was JOAN DAVIS from Vero Beach. wicker chair behind Mr. Saint in his out, the news of one of our most ac­ It was good to see her again. JOAN “Spirit of Saint”, an open, and we tive gals, SYL ROTH. SYL, according has been very busy working in avia­ mean filigree, airplane known as to the FAA’s records, is the very tion. NANCY HECKSEL flew up from Breezy. IT WAS A BALL. first ATR pilot examiner. We’ve Titusville -in her Mooney, while ANN The banquet was fabulous. Those been knowing she’s great, and we’re FENNER and JUANITA DIESBOURG girls had aviation-oriented decorations mighty glad to have all of you realize and BOBBI STEEN drove over from and place-cards, everything blue and it, too. SYL is instructor, examiner, Orlando. white, even our lovely carnation cor­ sages; there was a speaker who kept hours before the Russian invasion. was stimulating. JEANNE hopped us rocking with his story and slides JEAN and “DOC” BONAR flew their passengers to round out the day’s ac­ about Tampa Chamber of Commerce beautiful Bonanza to the Ozarks and tivities. efforts to reconstruct the first “air­ viewed the Hemisfair, in Sat. Our own MARJORIE KELLY of Mat- liner”, a Benoist flying boat which Received a post card from RUTH toon was featured in CESSNA MAR­ made the long journey from Tampa LOVE. It was postmarked Miami, Fla. KETING NEWS, August 1968. In case to St. Pete in 1914. (And it was even RUTH said “ Flew over to the Bahamas you missed it, the caption was “ Grand­ more of a journey by road. You had again on the way home.” mother, 71, logs 1,000 hours.” Marge to go all the way around the top of CAROL FERRIS and JANE WEIS- drove 240 miles twice a week to take the Bay. No bridges.) LOGEL combined families and spent her flying when she started 12 years And the buffet was truly epicurean. a long weekend houseboating on Cum­ ago. On her “written” , she scored 100 Furthermore—goodie-bags for every­ berland Lake, Kentucky. percent. She has kept the studying up body PLUS door prizes for everybody! and has logged many hours of hood JOAN MACE received her Advanced Capped off by good flying weather time. This year she entered her first Ground School and Instrument Ground Sunday, to leave us with pleasant air race, the Illi-nines, solo, at that! Instructor’s rating. Whopee! memories all the way around. She flies a real pretty blue and white EDY and her 49y2ER JOHN MAXIM Cessna 182. flew the Musketeer to Duluth, Minn. HELEN DAVIS is transferring from JOAN HRUBEC flew her Tri-pacer Western New York Chapter to ours. to Michigan early in September. NO. CENTRAL We shall be very happy to have her Our Achievement Award Banquet join us. May be able to get some SECTION will be held October 19th in Cleveland more of the Decatur women flyers and we are looking forward to a week­ to give us some of their time. We end of good weather and lots of 99's have four or five here to be stimu­ ALL-OHIO CHAPTER getting together. lated. Marcia Singer, Reporter Bless JOAN DANGL of Dayton . . . LEAH and SAM WARREN and may all of her flying days be sunny It seems like just yesterday this re­ family went to Cleveland over the ones. It has been Joan who besides porter was banging out the 99 news on Labor Day weekend to the Air Races. pick/ng up bits and scraps for the her poor beat-up typewriter. Since our We envied them! scrapbook has delivered the news to meeting adte was changed to the first, ESTHER SALOMONE reported a me this month. instead of third Sunday in September 6584 mile trip including Acapulco, Mex­ (just for this month) . . . we’ll beat Now is the time to start thinking ico and Florida. Hope they were able of the gift exchanges in December. the news deadline and have about the to fly! Really! it isn’t too early . . . but as freshest news in months! JANET ZIPPRICH made it to the time goes on it might be too late to Before we talk about the goings on Hemisfair with MARCELLA RITTER order your MUGS AND EARRINGS in September . . . let’s all cry a little (Chicago) in RITTER’S Cessna. JAN­ FROM THE ALL-OHIO CHAPTER. about what the weather man did to ET had her first experience with oxy­ Please keep those cards and letters the meeting scheduled at PAT COL­ gen. coming. Besides loving to get mail, LIER’S in Mansfield on August 18. For THEO SOMMER jetted to the Re­ this reporter likes to spread the news new members and guest readers PAT’S publican Convention and was happy about our Ohio gals that are always place is always a M-u-s-t make meet­ it wasn’t in Chicago. on the move. Got to make the last ing for everyone. PAT says “bring JEAN and JACK READ flew a new mail so . . . keep talking. your bathing suits, /bikini and plan Navion to Arkansas and Louisiana to have a fun-filled day. The weather with two passengers on a business was awful and so few members made CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER trip. Thanks to JEAN’S influence, the meeting that it really was a cry­ Clarissa Holcomb, Reporter JACK is back in the air after eight ing shame. years. Son JEFF is flying the Stear­ Thanks to our incoming chairman, On Septem ber 8th w e . . . and I use man that Mother JEAN flew in the JEANNE CROCKER, our meeting at the word loosely, as I believe every­ Illi-nines Race. They will be living Lacon was interesting and well- body but me made the meeting) . . . across from Palwaubee Airport so you attended. JEANNE introduced RALPH met at Port Columbus. FRANK SAY­ know where you will be able to find DANIELS of Putnam, a past president ERS showed films from his recent trip JEAN. of the EAA, who gave a talk and to Africa. showed pictures on making an aircraft. Told them at Radio Ranch at Polo DONNA FULKS has had her Com­ Several experimental were on the field that no matter what we fly it still mercial rating since September 5th. so the women checked their new info. takes one hour to reach them. The Guess we still aren’t too late to A small air show and glider demon­ old Fairchild 24 did the distance from say . . . good luck Donna. stration, though the weather was damp, Bradford in one hour and now the BUNNY FOLEY, one of our globe Cessna 210 takes an hour from De­ trotters, presented a paper at the In­ catur. Wonder what we’ll be flying ternational Congress on Aviation and SEND NEWS TO when we move to the Baldwin area. Space Medicine in Oslo, Norway. Later Hazel H. McKendrick I had to rush up before our poor our country hopping BUNNY visited weather reached us over Labor Day. Box 38499 Russian and Czechoslovakia. Fortun­ Went solo, no time to hunt for a pas­ ately, BUNNY blew Prague just twelve Dallas, Texas 75238 senger. MAX and I had a fine trip to Westfield Mass. the following week­ They state that water towers and rail­ lightful trip going as far north as Fair­ end. Made >:t in that five hours we roads were very helpful. banks and also making a tour of Mt. have been contemplating. It is 900 NONA and SKIP GUSTAFSON have McKinley Park. miles even with a good tail wind. a new address: P. O. Box 227, Barring­ BILLIE and CARL ANDERSON had ton, Illinois 60010. Phone 312-381-3697. a new radio, a K X 160-360 channel, in­ GERRY KRAUSE flew to Teterboro, stalled recently *n their Bonanza. This CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER N.J., four hours of instrument coming together with their KX 1201 should make Judith Suit, Reporter and going. their radio navigation a breeze. They CAROLINE and GEORGE SMITH LEAH and SAM WARREN of the planned to fly west for some good and their two children flew to Nassau Central Illinois Chapter with their son fishing—possibly Jackson Hole, Wy­ in their new Com anche 250. They and JOAN H RUBES All-Oihio Chapter oming, during the latter part of Au­ covered 4,000 m iles in 9 days and as passenger flew thc»r 170 to visit gust. recommend the trip to all. HAROLD and EVA WHITE. JOAN VIRGINIA MAGGART and 49'%ER GERRY and RALPH KRAUSE flew had flown her “PEE,WEE” to Cham­ NEWELL attended the August meet­ to Albuquerque, New Mexico in their paign to visit the WARRENS over the ing having just flown back from Flori­ own plane and then transferred to TWA July 4th weekend. da again. This makes their 4th trip jet to Las Vegas. Thc»r oldest son NONA GUSTAFSON and PEG from Flo:-da to Indiana so far this kept getting air sick and they decided TRAINER hosted the Chicago Air year. it would be easier on him and the rest Race. It was this reporter’s first race MID CASSIDY and ESTHER BER­ of the passengers in the plane. After and I m anaged to be 30 seconds off NER made a trip to Denver, Colorado, a very pleasant visit they returned on my time and seven tenth off on the during August. to Albuquerque and back to Chicago. gas, which was not near close enough. Members of the Indiana Chapter MARIE and MIKE, CRONIN and son Lots of good pilots in Chicago Chapter. manned a booth for the Ninety-Nines took two week trip by Mooney to New Race was won by CAROLINE SMITH in the Aviation Exhibit at the State Mexico, Nevada, California and Ore­ and the spot landing by GLORIA Fair in Indianapolis from August 23 gon. Good Flying. MOHREOEHER. thru Sept. 2nd. Among the visitors LOUISE and RAY KOKISH have to the Exhibit were two well-known been flying around the pea patch for persons »n aviation, ROSCOE TURNER INDIANA CHAPTER the last 6 hours breaking »n a new and ARTHUR GODFREY. Delia Sanders, Reporter engine and transponder. Some of the Indiana Chapter mem­ RUTH BAXTER received her flight The August meeting was held on the bers attending the Fall Sectional at St. instructors rating July 26th. She went 18th at the Crawfordsville Airport with Louis were MID CASSIDY, ESTHER to U of Colorado at Boulder this sum­ 25 members and guests >:n attendance. BERNER, BETTY NICHOLAS and mer and flew a club plane while there. On arrival everyone was handed a set RAE CAWDELL. BART and DOLNES BARTIZAL flew of rules for the Bicathlon that was JILL McCORMICK continues to im­ their 37 Stinson to the Antique Air planned by BILLIE ANDERSON and prove and if all goes well should be show held at Ottumin, Iowa, Labor 49% ER CARL. The business meeting cut of the hospital by the first of Oc­ Day weekend. was conducted by LOIS KENNARD in tober. Jill keeps busy not only with ARLENE JOHNSON and GLORIA the absence of our Chairman and Vice- some of the FAIR paper work but also FAW hosted the Illi-nines Race Board Chairman. Guests included LOIS HOL­ in setting up a new program in her at Mt. Hawley Airport and Country LOWAY and BARBARA JENNINGS, work in aviation technology at Pur­ Club. the latter making this her third meet­ due University. MARY SHUMWAY and her new ing. Also in attendance was CAROL The FAIR race board has been Bataniva pilot friend CAROLYN KU- MOSS, a new member, but not yet meeting each month in Valparaiso and SEL flew two non-flying gals up to new officially pinned by the Chapter. All only days to go now until the 21st. Play Boy Club one gorgeous day and we need is to get CAROL and the p»n There are 41 entries in the regular were chuckling as the two in the rear at the same meeting. Tables were set category and 3 in the antique. held hands on take-off and one thought up in the hangar and a fried chicken ETH EL KNUTH and 49y2E R RUSTY MARY was blowing her horn for traf­ basket lunch was served immediately ilew their Cessna 175 to West Bend fic on landing when the stall warner after the close of the business meet­ in Wisconsin over Labor Day week­ sent off. SHUMWAYS also flew up to ing. After a brief respite, the Bicath­ end to visit her sister, MARY HOL- Pioneer Inn for weekend at Oshkosh, lon got under way. The winners were: LENBAC'H, and family who now live Wis. BOMB' DROP— DOROTHY SMITH, •in a new home in Grafton. IRENE ROGERS from the Aloka pilot and VERDA BRITTINGHAM, co­ Chapter, Hawaii was at the August pilot; Spot Landing — JOSEPHINE IOWA CHAPTER meeting held at EVA WHITES in Na- RICHARDSON, pilot and 49%ER WES, Linda Alberty, Reporter borville. A box lunch of chicken and co-pilot. F>nal Bicathlon winner was swimming followed the meeting. A VIRGINIA McKINNIS and 49%ER The August meeting of the Iowa spot landing contest was held and DALE, co-pilot. Ninety-Nines was just that . . . august, CAROLINE SMITH took the honors. The last two weeks in July found with the beautiful Iowa “ Great Lakes” LINDA GOSNEY and ROSEMARY VIRGINIA and DALE McKINNIS fly­ as the setting. Fly-ins began arriving GEDDIS flew a Luscombe 8F from ing their Cherokee 140 on a trip to on Friday evening and continued Rockford, 111. to Denver. They brought Alaska. JOHN and JERRY FOSTER, through the following Sunday in spite back a mascot—a 9-week old kitten friends of theirs, flew along with them of au-gusty winds on Saturday up to who proved to be a fine air traveler. in a Cessna 170. They reported a de­ 70 knots. Our hostess and our special guest, DR. ANN ROETHKE, North Vacations have been on the agenda daughters flew down to Abilene, Texas Central Governor, spent some nervous for the month of August. NORMA to visit DOROTHY’S mother and back moments at the airport “I-can’t-bear- WORLAND, 49%ER KEVIN and by way of Wichita, Kansas to visit her to” but watching numerous “ controlled daughter JANEY spent a week in sister. crashes’’ in that hurricane. We didn’t Dayton, Ohio, visited the Air Force MARY PELTO and her 49y2’ER ask, but assumed that all of our mem­ Museum, the South Dayton Airport BOB flew to Lake George, New York bers chose to land at the nearby al­ to see the biplanes and latest projects for five days. Mainly to recuperate ternate airport where the runway was of the glue angles. They flew Muska- from a week in Upper Michigan with aimed into the wind rather than at teer to Indianapolis and a Bonanza to the six kids. That always calls for cross purposes to its lethal teeth. Louisville. DOT and TED ARNETT R & R. Due to the tremendous waves on left their Comanche at home and flew LOIS BROYLES and her 49V2ER Lake Okoboji, there was a great deal commercial to Acapulco, Mexico. On MARTY from Romeo visited with of hangar flying done that day, al­ their return from Mexico they stopped FRAN and PAT CLARK, Dallas Chap­ though one brave soul did venture out in Dallas for the football gam e be­ ter, former Michigan. They attended into that wet and wild blue yonder tween the Dallas Cowboys and Green the Amarillo Fly-In and Theatre per­ armed only with a pair of water skis. Bay. BOBBIE and HARRY KLETTER formance in Palo Dura Canyon and Fortunately, the winds died down suf­ recently returned from a trip to Toron­ also the Hemisfair. Flew their Aeronca ficiently to make the outdoor buffet to and have a trip planned to Las Sedan. LOIS entered the Chicago Air that evening most enjoyable. LOIS Vegas and New Mexico in the near Meet and flew the race even after GRANGE, Iowa Chairman, HARRIET future. developing engine trouble on the turn OSTERMANN, and BETTY JOHN­ JO ANN KINNISON has checked out to the second leg. Caused her to fin­ STON were hostesses for the occasion in a Cherokee 140 and within 4 days ish way down, but she claims it was and provided a most bountiful and de­ accumulated 6 hours flying time. Keep fun—at least exciting! licious dinner for the Saturday buffet flying Jo! MURIEL DILLEY and AL, NANCY for twenty-eight members and guests. Racing is the word for September, LILLY and HUGH and JUDY ROGERS DR. ROETHKE also conducted an VIRGINIA CHAMBERLAIN and PAT and BILL spent a weekend at Elmira, initiation cerem ony for Forty-nine and PAULSEN are separate entries in the N.Y. for an upgrading of their sailplane y^ers. Indiana F.A.I.R. Ladies. proficiency. Excellent thermals kept More members flew in on Sunday PAT PAULSEN and daughter have them busy and happily soaring over for the actual business meeting when recently been to Reelfoot Lake in Harris Hill. one new member, MISS BETTY ANN northwestern Tenn. When Pat returns HAZEL JACOBS, JEAN DUNMORE, DAVIS, 1113 67th Street, Des Moines, from a flight she always brings back MARGARET DUSHA and MARK was voted into the organization. Also a little history, she informs us the JACOBS attended the SWAR in Grand present at the Okoboji conclave was lake was formed by earthquake move­ Rapids and are now official U.S. undoubtedly the youngest future mem­ ments during 1811 and 1812. Weather Bureau observers. MICHAEL ber to ever attend an Iowa, or perhaps (Ed. Note: What are glue angles?) JACOBS, No. 1 son of Hazel is hold­ even any, chapter meeting. JERRY er of a private license. Mom instructed and DON WALKER brought their four and Dad examined. Mom also soloed MICHIGAN CHAPTER week old daughter. If there are no NO. 2 SON MARK on August 10th, his dissenting votes, we’ll let them claim Mary Pelto, Pinch-Hitter 16th birthday. POLLY HUITT, Kala­ the record. Also on hand were VER- September meeting was held in the mazoo, earned her instrument rating DAYNE and WALTER MENZE of home of ELOISE SMITH Austin Lake in August. Omaha, Nebraska, and South Central Airport, Kalamazoo. We had nice WIN CONNELLLY has just returned Section, and newlyweds NORMA weather, although the threats of bad from a little trip. She covered 16,000 CHRISTENSON, or rather, MR. AND weather kept many of us grounded. miles by Pan-Am and Air Micronesia MRS. MARSHALL TURNER. Over 60 members and their guests to Truk, E. Caroline Islands, in the The next meeting of the Iowa Ninety- gathered for the good food and fellow­ western Pacific. She was visting her Nines is scheduled for Septem ber 29th ship. We were even honored to have son, JOHN COUGHEY and his wife, at the Ida Grove Airport. The Cham­ JOAN HRUBEC, All-Ohio, with us. who are there on a year long field trip ber of Commerce of Ida Grove has Welcomed into our membership were in cultural anthropology. They live invited the Ninety-Nines to be their JUNE PEPPAS, WILMA FARRAR, on Uman. They have no roads or elec­ guests for dinner and the aerobatic HELEN COOKINGHAM, MARGARET tricity, live in a thatched house, and show, so it is bound to be a very DUSHA and PAT HILL. have no furniture. They sleep on mats special occasion. Summer is a good time for travel on the floor. Air Micronesia island and our 99’s were on the move. BECKY hops to Saipan, Guam, Truk, Kwa- KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS CHAPTER THATCHER flew to Boston, Mass. for jalein, Majuro, Johnson Island and Dot Arnett, Reporter her vacation trip. DOROTHY BREW­ Honolulu. The climate is very hot Our August 8 business meeting was ER and 49’er CAL and two youngest tropical, but the area is most inter­ esting. Some trip, I’d say! held at the Aero Club, Bowm an Field and after ballot counting the following JUNE JARVIS, grounded all sum­ mer following surgery, is anxiously officers were elected for 1938 and All chapters please report. 19S9; BOBBIE KLETTER, CHAIR­ waiting to get back in the air again. MAN; MARIE REISS, VICE-CHAIR­ Let's have 100% Wants a commercial rating. MARY MAN; DOT' ARNETT, SECRETARY participation. PELTO was proud to have MARY and PAT PAULSEN, TREASURER. MAZUREK attend her first meet- ing as a prospective 99. Her license was one day old, and MARY PELTO was her instructor. Whew! Another case of nerves cured. Everyone is all steamed up with the SMALL race activities just four weeks away. The entries are pouring in and the committees are racing to finish their jobs. We hear that ANNE STEIN- HAGEN, who has moved to Australia, will be on hand to ride shotgun for ELIZABETH SCHUCKER. Watch out for them—that team won three years ago. We’re looking frrward to seeing all the gals and having a good time, as usual, with everyone. If you can’t make the SMALL race this year, start making plans for next year. First week-end in October. Lots of prizes, lots of fun. SAMMY McKAY still has those love­ ly stadium blankets for sale. It makes a comfortable cushion in the airplane and a good piece of survival gear to keep aboard. Christmas is coming— hint, hint. PENNY WHITE, HAEL McKENDRICK, and JIM BEDGOOD (Dallas FSS) BECKY THATCHER plans to initi­ ate another batch of 49%’ers at the sample the wares at Sulphur Springs during the Pilot Poker Party. Christmas party. MARY CLARK will Photo by Maggie Kennedy, Dallas Times Herald. hostess at Jackson, Schuler’s. We’ve added a good group of 99’s so we her daughter LANE in Seattle, Wash­ expect a good turn out. ington. ALICE DAVIS has been on crutches PHYLLIS DUKE passed her com­ for several weeks due to a muscle mercial written. PHYLLIS had an in­ strain. Hope to see her back in cir­ teresting trip flying co-pilot in a DC 3 culation soon. to Stoney Rapids, Saskatchewan, and We hear that JEAN REYNOLDS has to Fort Smith, North West Territory asked to be transferred back to the (that’s north of the 60th parallel). She Michigan Chapter. Welcome home, and her 49%ier were on a fishing trip JEAN. On the other hand, we hear for a week. Rede a Norseman into a that ANN PELLEGRENO has left our fishing lake where they caught 18 fish group and moved to Peoria, Illinois. the first day and 20 the next day. The Our loss is Illinois’ gain. scenery was great, as they were 250 Okay—that’s enough of this ground­ miles north of the northern most road. ling work. Let’s take to the air!! Up, Only w ay they could get in to fish up and away . . . was by plane. They saw the Northern Lights and they were beautiful. PHYL­ LIS flies a Corbin Baby Ace. It took 3 years o f hubbie’s time to finish this single place tail drager. She also flies Oldest player in Pilot Poker Party a Cessna 150 out of Addison. SO. CENTRAL is R. D. Ormand, 56, who got the REMEMBER THE DALLAS DOLL SECTION funniest trophy given. (Photo by Maggie Kennedy, Dallas Times Her­ D E R B Y OCT'. 26TH. CONTACT PAT JETTON FOR INFO. LOU MAR­ ald. QUESS and ELINOR JOHNSON are E-’onanza partners in 5468 Delta. Elinor DALLAS CHAPTER flew to Lubbock, Texas and Nashville, Pat Clark, Reporter We now have 63 members, if all are as forgetful as I am we will build up Tenn. The Dallas Chapter meetings will be our treasury in a hurry. PAT JETTON and DOROTHY WAR­ held on the 3rd Thursday of the month Happiness is — PEG ONG now has REN really believe that Friday the from now on rather than the 4th a Dallas telephone number AD 5-9822, 13th is bad luck. DOROTHY started Thursday. Starting with our Oct. 17th although She still lives in Plano, Texas. it out by having a car accident on her meeting name tags will be worn. If LOU MARQUESS had lunch with way to Redbird airport. This caused you show up at a meeting without a Puget Sound Chapter 99’s MILDRED her to be about 2 hours late in arriv­ name tag a 25c fine will be charged. PEARSON, MARCHINE DEXTER and ing at Redbird. Then they d-idn’t have the Comanche to fly so decided to accomplished during their year and we she took five couples to the family take the airline to Okla City. Missed are real proud of them. cabin in Ghipita Park. VIVIAN WHITE the 1st one by 2 mins, waited for an­ The installation luncheon for our RECEIVED HER MASTERS DEGREE other that was delayed because o; en­ new officers will be held Sept. 21st. IN EDUCATION FROM T’.C.U. THIS gine trouble. Finally got to the end of Here’s for a successful year to them! SUMMER. She flew the Pilot’s Poker the runway only to return to the Congratulations go to the “MAC” Party with HAZEL McKENDRICK and terminal because another engine was McREYNOLDS. Their son GERRY reports it was a wonderful experience'. having trouble. Did make it to Okla has now joined the family as a pilot. Those who didn’t make it missed an City late where they were able to hear He did most of the flying on their exciting day. PAT and BOB HEN­ an excellent speech by Max Conrad vacation that took them to Missouri, NINGS flew the Poker Party also, and at the Okla City installation of officers Michigan and back to El Paso. have had a flying vacation to Jack­ dinner. Next day PAT and DOROTHY GREAT GRANDMA LELA CAR- sonville, Florida. MALENA RICH­ flew on to Omaha, Nebr. where they WARDINE flew her Cessna 120 to Los ARDSON took her junior high students installed the Omaha Chapter on Sept. Alamos for a family reunion in August from Four Corners of the Earth Pri­ 14th. Our new Omaha Chapter has 18 and on September 20th she departed vate Schools on a tour of Meacham enthusiastic girls. for a cruise to South America. Field. BETTY JO PARSONS showed I believe m ore 99’s worked on the The spot landing contest is tied up slides of her trip to the Western U.S. poker party than flew it. HELEN right now between WANDA GARSON and Canada at the Sept. meeting. WILKE and KATHY LONG manned and LELA CARWARDINE. The “ play- The meetings planned for this year the Redbird stop. DOROTHY WAR­ of” will be sometime in October sound fun and educational. Hope to sec REN and LUCILLE CONNELL man­ when LELA and WANDA can get to­ you at all of them. ned Tyler. Tyler Chamber of Com­ gether. merce gave out roses to each partici­ Several of us from El Paso are plan­ pant. DELORES SAINSOTT drove out ing a trip to Lincoln, Nebraska in late HOUSTON CHAPTER and worked Sulphur Springs all by September to attend the fall Sectional. Charlotte Smith and Aline Bush, herself. LOU MARQUESS and PHYL­ This being my last report for the Reporter LIS DUKE worked Denton. JO ALLI­ news, I want to thank all you gals for Our chapter's new officers were in­ SON, EDNA WRIGHT, ANN ENG­ all the help you gave. You were great!! stalled at the annual dinner, which was LISH, and HAZEL CORREY were at Safe flying and happy landings! held on the tenth of September. The Addison. ANN STUBBLE and CAROL event was a joint affair with the Pet­ MORRIS officially greeted each 99’ ar­ FORT WORTH CHAPTER ticoat Pilots, who also installed their rival. MARY KITCHENS, HAZEL Mc- Diane Barnett, Reporter coming year’s officers. Our first place KENDRICK, LINDA PHILLIPS, DE October first JEAN PRICE will take achievement award winner turned out LOWE, SUE ANDREWS, LIL TAFEL, to be MARY ABLE, with second place and PAT CLARK flew the poker run. up the duties of her new job as Reser­ vations Manager for a hotel on Saint going to MARY JANE NORRIS and ANN ENGLISH received a special Thomas Island, Virgin Islands. Jean third to LOUISE BICKFORD. Con­ award at the poker party—a birthday enjoyed her vacation there so much grats to all!! card. MIKE NEVES received the during the summer and is very ex­ lucky 13th trophy, GEORGE AN­ Since the chapter had contributed cited about going there to live. Her DREWS best ETA, SOHIE DUNN fifty dollars toward a second Petti­ husband, STEVE, will join her in about coat Pilot flight scholarship, Chairman lowest time pilot, ROY KIRKPATRICK a month. They will start an air freight highest time pilot, R. D. ONMAND MARILYN STONEBERG presented business. We’ll miss JEAN and STEVE that award, and did a fine job of em­ oldest pilot, JIM 1IOYES youngest pilot, and wish them the best of luck in ceeing the program. MABLE EDITH DEE BARTON student pilot, LEE their new venture. OLIVER recounted the year’s Ninety- MOORE best poker hand. JEAN visited the tower at Saint Nine “doings” to the crowd; and while Gone Flying — KATHY LONG at­ Thomas while vacationing and found most of us are trying to keep up with tended the A.O.P.A. Plantation Party the Chief Tower Operator to be a love­ at Las Vegas. the Joneses, the Joneses are probably ly lady, MURREL WOOD, who always trying to keep up with RUTH HILDE­ HELEN WILKE flew sons, TERRY welcomes visitors. If you are in that BRAND, at least flying-wise. In the and CRAIG to San Marcus where they part of the world, drop in to see JEAN past year SHE and T'OM have been are attending school. HAZEL McKEN- and visit the tower. to Wyoming, Costa Rica, and points DRICK attended an FAA session in ERENDA STRICKLER has passed between. Washington D.C. ANN STUBBLE flew her commercial written. She and hus­ to Laredo for a fun weekend. CARROL Lotsa people turned out for the Fly­ band FRANK ilew a DC-6 charter trip MORRIS and DE LOWE flew to Ponca to Belize, British Honduras—FRANK ing Physicians’ meeting at Lake of the City to visit a girl friend of Carrols. Ozarks, Missouri, including Ninety- as pilot and BRENDA as hostess. MARY KITCHENS blew a gasket on N.ne “DEEDO” HEISE with HER­ BARBARA McEACHERN flew to Colo­ the Tri-pacer at the Denton poker MAN. I also showed up, figuring I had rado over the Labor Day weekend, stop. a good excuse—I was on the scientific program, presenting a paper entitled “Handicapped Pilots.” The paper was EL PASO CHAPTER Next Deadline: well received and so was I; it was a Emma S. Udovich, Reporter Received by Editor ton of fun and most gratifying. Only Our great big thanks go to the out­ by November 20th thing was, I felt slightly inferior when going officers. Lots of things were people asked me if I'd flown in for the meeting. I had to admit I’d com e KANSAS CHAPTER ron, Oklahoma and MARY AIKINS commercial. But when the meeting Ev. Schneider, Reporter flew in Watonga, Oklahoma a week ended, I did get in some co-pilot time. later. JOYCE and MARY teamed up The first Saturday in September The FAA’s DR. STANLEY MOHLER with DON PITTMAN for an exhibition found 23 Kansas 99's gathered in kindly offered m e a ride to St. Louis >'n Broomsfield, Colorado on 15 Sep­ Wichita for the meeting at which the to catch a homebound jet. He allowed tember. new officials would be announced and me to handle the controls of the Chero­ KATHRYN BUNNELL, CHARLOTTE installed. Once again we were able to kee Six for a few minutes, but I PARKER, and SHIRLEY CHAPMAN fill all offices with peppy, capable warned him that without my pile of spoke at an aerospace workshop at people—of whom we expect much! cushions we’d be on instruments. With­ Bethel College, Newton, Kansas. MARY Outgoing Chairman JOYCE CASE in seconds he was forcibly reminded AIKINS, KATHRYN BUNNELL, and made a beautiful presentation of office that I’m not exactly instrument rated, PAT McEWEN performed a similar to the following: Chairman MARY and the fact that I was trying to fly service at a workshop held at Cessna AIKINS; Vice-Chairman, GARNETT from the right seat for the first time in Wichita (on invitation of MARY JO HASTINGS; Secretary, DOTTIE Mc- didn’t help either! So I gave it back OLIVER). NALLY; Treasurer, OLIVE KEMPER to him before I'd done much damage Chairman MARY AIKINS has an­ (in absentia); and Directors CHAR­ to our heading, and for the rest of nounced a few of her appointments of LOTTE PARKER and MARY JO OLI­ the trip I concentrated on navigating committee chairmen as being MEM­ VER (in absentia). The members of for us and on trying to stay awake, BERSHIP, IDA SCHLITTER; AIR the Kansas Chapter salute those gals for we’d left at seven A.M. MARKING, ARLENE DANDO; NEWS­ and pledge them our support. LETTER, ’ ELEANOR KNOTT; and So now MARILYN’S gavel has been JOYCE CASE has been selected to WING SCOUTS, KATHRYN BUN­ turned over to SALLY COX, and I serve on the President’s Women’s Ad­ NELL. More to be announced later. shall follow suit by turning over my visory Committee on Aviation, of which We regret to report that we are los­ slightly used eraser to ALINE BUSH. we are very proud. This is another ing SHIRLEY and COURTNEY CHAP­ (Sorry, ALINE, but the typewriter in a long string of honors for a de­ MAN. Columbus, Ohio calls and they ain’t part of the deal— I still need it serving aviatrix. answer! We shall miss SHIRLEY and to turn out scientific papers, Great We have four new members to in­ hope Ohio appreciates “our” conli'bu- American Novels, and other assorted troduce to the ranks of 99's. They are tion. deathless prose. You'll just have to CONNIE BARER, BETTY COFER, GARNETT HASTINGS gave a tour supply your own.) Thanks for listen­ and KAREN WILLIAMS of Wichita of the Beechcraft facilities to ESTHER ing, Gang. I’ve enjoyed it! and MARILYN EKEY of Hays. BERNER who was in town to take de­ (Ed. note: I also got a report from Our aerobatic experts have been im­ livery of a new Beech 36 for Executive Aline . . . Remember gals, only one pressing crowds all over this area. In Aircraft of Indianapolis, Indiana. To to a customer!) August JOYCE CASE flew in Cimar­ enliven the luncheon scene, the Kan­ sas 99’s were invited to join them that day. DOTTIE McNALLY, BETTY BUCKMAN, CONNIE BARBER, MARY AIKINS, and EV. SCHNEIDER were able to join them—much to their en­ joyment. ESTHER is an interesting person to whom to talk! MARY JO OLIVER is in Portland, Oregon attending a meeting of the National Association of State Aviation Officials. PAT McEWEN has been to DENVER and to Texas. SHIRLEY CHAPMAN and FAMILY saw Califor­ nia on their vacation while KATHRYN BUNNELL went to Colorado to fish. CATHERINE T IL L E R has been to Alaska. PAT and JIM KASTENS took their children for a i lying tour of the Black Hills over a weekend about the lime MARY JO OLIVER went back East to visit with her son. Look out Lincoln, Nebraska! A lot of Kansas 99's are looking forward to the SCS Fall meeting there!

NEBRASKA CHAPTER Evelyn Sedivy, Reporter Houston Chapter Achievement Award winners from left to right: MARY JANE NORRIS, second place; MARY ABLE, first place; LOUISE BICKFORD, third Once again the Scottsbluff gals out­ place. did themselves when they hosted the September 7th meeting. It was great You should see her smile now that Our meeting before our charter cere­ having so many fly from one end she is finally in the aviation field full mony was spent filling our transfer of the state to the other—goes to show time. Her duties include visiting all papers and introducing two new mem­ how dedicated our members are. Those the schools within the city of Lincoln bers, CAROLINE GRANGER and ANN in attendance were DOTT1E ADCOCK, and five outstafe schools to assist PRINGLE, who has her instructors MILDRED BARRETT, DONNA ERUM- teachers in presenting Aerospace units rating. MER, JEAN GIVEN, MIMI HA­ to the children. She is also in the Our new meeting date will be held WORTH, JAN HEINS, BETH HOU- process of writing an aviation curricu­ on the second Monday of each month CHIN, MARION LARM ON, PAULIE lum guide to be used on the Junior- in the evening. PERRY, MARTHA PURDY, EVELYN Senior High level. On top of all this, SEDIVY, LEAH SNART and PEGGY she is again teaching Basic Ground PIKES PEAK CHAPTER STROMER. Believe it or not, PAULIE School. Muriel Leland, Reporter found room in her home for all of us. We’re all proud of the fine write-up A delicious luncheon was served on in this month’s Pireps (publication of Only one new officer, MARIAN the patio with the business meeting the Nebraska Department of Aeronau­ GABRISH was elected at our last following. The BFF girls went to a lot tics) on MILDRED BARRETT, 99’er meeting. Our group is still so small of work but they can be sure it was of the Month. She is also being given that we deeded to keep our pres­ all appreciated, particularly that home­ special recognition by the FAA for 25 ent officers for another year. They made strawberry ice cream and cake years of service with FAA. For those are PAULINE MEIGHAN, chairman; that was m ade from scratch. You who do not know MILLIE personally, MARIAN GABRISH, vice chairman; know, you can hardly get that any she belongs to the only female voice MARIAN HEIN, Secretary; and RHEA more. of LINCOLN FSS. ALLISON, Treasurer. New officers installed were EVELYN Congratulations go to VERA BAR- MARIAN HEIN and her 49%er flew SEDIVY, Chairman; JEANNE GIVEN, TUNEK on receiving her commercial their strictly “fair weather” Fornaire Vice-Chairman; MARION LARMON, license. Never stand still is VERA'S to Black River Falls, Wisconsin the Recording Secretary and News Report­ motto. She’s now busy getting checked last week in August and as luck would er; PAULIE PERRY, Corresponding out for night-time flyng. have it, they ran into a cold front and Secretary; and DOTTIE ADCOCK, MARY LOU PHELPS is now vaca­ were forced to land at a small airport Treasurers Most of the business per­ tioning in Europe but will be back on their way home to wait out the tained to the Sectional as could be ex­ Stateside in time for the Sectional. low ceilings. You’re just going to have pected. The BFF gals are almost fin­ We’re all anxious to hear of her to get your instrument rating MAR­ ished with the decorations they are travels. Another traveler is SHARON IAN. making and are they ever beautiful. MEYER who is teaching school in JANIE OESCH and 49J/2ER have We are so anxious for everyone in the Germany this year. It’s so hard to put over 15 hours on their new Sky- South Central Section to come up. We hang on to that girl. SEE YOU ALL hawk this past month. JANIE acted feel this is one Sectional you will never IN LINCOLN, SEPTEMBER 27-29. as one of the Official Timers for the forget. We were so busy discussing the annual three day Rocky Mountain Sectional that we didn’t have a chance Soaring Contest held at the Black OMAHA AREA CHAPTER to get caught up on the latest happen­ Forest Gliderport, Labor Day week­ Edna Ferrell, Reporter ings among our members. But here’s end. a few items of interest: Septem ber 14, 1968, will be a night Our highlight for September was a Labor Day found MIMI HAWORTH, that will long be remembered by the combined fly in for some of the Colo­ SHIRLEY AMEN and EVELYN Omaha 99’s. Our Charter was pre­ rado Chapter 99’s, luncheon at the SEDIVY attending the Antique Fly-In sented to our Chairman FRANCESE Ramada Inn and then a very fasci­ at Ottumwa, Iowa. This was such a ROSE, by PAT JETTON at a dinner nating tour through NORAD, the un­ fabulous show that already the girls honoring the event. derground Combat Operations Center are making plans to attend next year. Our special guests were PAT JET­ of North American Air Defense Com­ MIMI and EVELYN managed to plug TON, DORTHY WARREN and BELLE mand in Cheyenne Mountain Complex, our Sectional and Air Show on live H ETZEL, a past President, (1947- south of Colorado Springs. Thirty one TV through Ottumwa’s local station. 1948)) and life time member. guests and members from the Pikes DUSTY RHODES, who was doing the LUCILLE ULEMAN, Secretary, read Peak and Colorado Ohaputers were announcing for the Antiquers, also put letters of congratulations from NEMA taken by a special bus to the under­ in a good word for us. MASONHALL, Minco, Okla. and ground complex. We were met in a DONNA DRUMMER, after a year’s PAULIE PERRY of Scottsbluff. VER- granite tunnel outside two huge steel leave of absence, has returned to her DAYNE MENZE thanked FRANCESE blast doors by our host, LT. COLONEL teaching duties. Care for any aspirins, on behalf of all the Omaha 99’s for W. H. COPP who guided us into one or is it too early in the school year? getting us on our way and the chapter of the steel buildings to a briefing You can be sure that her class will started. room. We were then shown slides and receive a lot of first-hand information briefed about the NORAD Mission, the in Aerospace Education. Soviet threat, Current Aerospace De­ fense Operations and NORAD’s Future EVELYN SEDIVY is certainly float­ Next Deadline: ing on Cloud 9 after receiving a change Requirements. It was a day most of us of assignment in the Lincoln school Received by Editor won’t forget for quite some time and system. She is now DIRECTOR OF by November 20th it’s a grand feeling to know that our THE AEROSPACE MOBILE UNIT. country is so well protected. Our thanks go to MARIAN HEIN The San Antonio Chapter certainly elections to be held the end of Sep­ who set this wonderful tour up through enjoyed VEL KIKER’S review of the tember, and we all plan to vote before MRS. LORENZ, NORAD’s Protocol Powder Puff Derby. She is ready to we take off for the fall Sectional at Chairman. go again next year . . . so HAROLD Lincoln. . . . And speaking of elec­ Until next month, Happy Landings. get ready to be a bachelor again for a tions, we’re all proud of our own couple of weeks next July. DOTTIE PORTS, who was asked by the nominating committee to run for SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER Welcome! New member, JOYCE Secretary of the South Central Sec­ Marian Burke, Reporter STEIN. She has a private license, is tion. the mother of two children and owns a The San Antonio Chapter meeting 250 Commanche jointly with husband SARAH and GEORGE HENLEY flew was held Saturday 14 at the Dobbs STAN who is also a pilot. It is nice to Corpus Christi—SARAH one way House Coffee Shop at San Antonio to have you in our group, JOYCE. and GEORGE the other. SARAH says International Airport. Everyone either MARIAN BURKE enjoyed a quick the trip was uneventful, but when they drove or walked because the weather visit from NORMA McELVAIN when got back, GEORGE insisted on dem­ was so bad. The Powder Puff Derby she came thru San Antonio recently. onstrating his technique with spins must have had a little bad weather She had attended the wedding of her for her. (GEORGE is sporting a new that they didn’t use up in the race son who was at Air Force Academy Flight Instructor rating.) so we had it for our meeting . . . but but has recently been based at Clovis, we had an excellent “ turn-out” in spite MARTHA and RAY CHRISTY and New Mexico. We will be looking for­ of it all. daughter, BROOKE flew to Pittsburgh ward to another visit soon NORMA Congrats to new member “EVE and Philadelphia, where they picked when you can stay longer. October BERGER”. We can now call her up their daughter, LARK, then to Ore­ meeting will be a “get-to-gether” at Major Berger. She recently traded her gon and home again. They logged over MARIAN BURKE’S ranch and I’m Capt. bars in for a Major’s leaf. She 33 hours in their twin Comanche. sure we will have an excellent “turn­ also had more additional news for us. out” if old man weather will be good JERE and HENRY SAUR just re­ She’s getting married in November. to us. turned from 10 days in San Diego, CAPT. KERR is the lucky man. Not where they took in beach parties and only does she outrank the poor man horse races, (also innocent things like but she is working on her Commercial Disneyland and Sea World). More SHREVEPORT CHAPTER Pilot rating while he only has a private noteworthy, says JERE, is the fact rating. Gee! what is this work com­ Evelyn Snow, Reporter that she flew HENRY to Idabel, Okla­ ing to? Last month our meeting was held homa cn a business trip. ARLENE FELDMAN -is back in col­ at HAZLE NEALEY’S, with HELEN Our September meeting was held lege working on her Education Degree HEWITT, JERE SAUR, CORINNE at DOTTIE PORTS’, with DOTTIE after fifteen years out of the college STRICKLAND, KITTY JENKINS, serving us a delicious patio supper. class room. ARLENE is our Air Age JOAN CARROLL, ALICE STACY, Guests present were 66’s MARY Education representative and has been HELEN WRAY, ROSE MARIE BUR­ L’HERISON and MADGE KELLY, doing a great job and getting a won­ KETT, DOTTIE PORTS, SARAH HEN­ and DOTTIE’S MOTHER, MRS. DE derful response from the schools in LEY, EVELYN SNOW, and new mem­ LOACII; plus PEGGY HARRIS’ little the area concerning the possibility of bers, SARA CALDWELL and KATHY putting an air education course in the son, FRANK GAINE HARRIS IV—all CASTON present. (Sara is sporting a schools. She is also our new chapter of thirteen months old and a perfect new Com m anche 250, 8196P these chairman for the coming year. Have gentleman. It was a pleasure to have days.) KATHY CASTON is from Long­ you ever heard of a busier gal? PEGGY back again too. Program view, Texas and Hew over for the KAY BAKER is taking speech at chairman JERE SAUR introduced our meeting. I apologize to KATHY for Laredo Junior College. She went to speaker, BUD PORTS, who gave us not reporting last mcnth that she Arizona in June and got to visit with a very interesting lecture on acrobatic holds a Flight Instructor rating— all of the Tucson Chapter. They got flying. Bud is an authority on this KATHY brings the total flight instruc­ to gether at an interesting Chinese subject, and just spent two weeks tors in our chapter to three. Restaurant and an enjoyable time was sharpening his ability under the tute­ had by all. We hope to have the honor HELEN and CHARLIE WRAY flew lage of aerobatic champion, DUANE of having some of the Tucson girls visit to Norfolk, Virginia to visit their COLE. BUD has just opened the chapter and we will try to return daughter, BETTY and her husband. Ports Flying Corporation, and will be the hospitality. Upon returning, HELEN enrolled in offering aerobatic training in his new Centenary College to complete her Citabra, which is completely equipped ANNE ASH will be going to a ten day requirements for teaching high school for inverted flight. He told us just school at Corpus Christi in October English. enough in his lecture to spark our to work toward getting her real estate interest, and methinks he may be see­ brokers license. Good luck ANNE . . . JOAN and DAVE CARROLL and ing most of us out for at least a dem­ we know you can do it. Anne’s son their children, RICHARD and DIANNE, onstration ride! DOTTIE showed slides who is a member of a small combo flew to Chicago for the Democratic of their trip west, including some of band called “THE CHILDREN” that Convention, where DAVE was an al­ 99’s whom she visited along the way. has been making some record albums. ternate delegate. We hope that next The latest is the “Rebirth of the month we will be able to report that Our congratulations to ROSE MARIE Children” and is on sale in several JOAN is a new School Board mem­ BURKETT, who passed her Instru­ record shops. ber—she earned a spot in the runoff ment Written exam with a tidy 88! SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER Molly Stockwell, Reporter

It is my sad lot to begin my stint as new reporter by informing you of the untimely death of PAT CHRIST, our sole member from Houma, La. PAT and her husband, C. J. were the operators of Houma Aviation Services and were the very able hosts for the terminus of our second Poker Run last May. We were informed at our last meeting on Sunday, Sept. 1st that she was critically ill and PAT passed away later that night. We shall sorely miss her, and her husband, four young children, and friends have our sincere sympathy. As for good news, we have duly elected our 1968-69 officers and in­ stalled them at our Sept. 1st meeting. Our newest member, LORNA WHIT­ NEY, who transferred recently from St. Louis, hostessed the meeting in Below: South Louisiana Chapter’s new officers with outgoing Chairman, DEE her lovely new home in Lafayette, La. COMEAUX at Lafayette Airport. From left to right: LORNA WHITNEY, sec­ We enjoyed meeting her husband, BOB. retary: DEE COMEAUX; MARGARET RUTH, chairman; JAN PHILLIPS, who flies for P-etrolium Helicopters. Vice Chairman. Not present, GINNY SMITH, Treasurer. We also enjoyed sampling the de­ licious refreshments served by the flew the derby and met lots of great TIP OF TEXAS CHAPTER LFT girls. people. The only problem was the Catharina Biehn, Reporter Officers installed were: Chairman, weather preventing her from getting Beware! Be sure to attend every MARGARET RUTH, Lafayette; Vice home until nearly a week after leaving meeting; especially at this time of Chairman, JAN PHILLIPS, Lafayette; LFT. Margaret says she won’t do the year. One of our members dis­ Secretary, LORNA WHITNEY, Lafay­ the weather bit again . . . until the next covered this by being elected Reporter, ette; Treasurer, GINNY SMITH, Cov­ opportunity. after not attending our last meeting. ington; Reporter, MOLLY STOCK- BITS OF NEWS: LINDA WARD, WELL, Baton Rouge. Our new officers are: Chairman, 66, just presented daughter STACY KATHRYN McNEIL; Vice-Chairman, Our new chairman, MARGARET with a new little sister. . . . Haven’t ARDATH McCREERY; Sec.-Treas., RUTH reports that she flew the Sky heard from GINNY SMITH yet, but BARBARA LEWIS; Membership Chair­ Lady Derby and had a grand old time. she should be a Grandmom soon. . . . man, ELOISE NASH; Co-Membership It nearly cost her a husband and a CLARA BESZBORN, another of our Chairman, IRENE YOUNG; and News job, but she said it was well worth it. 66’s who passed her written exam with Letter Reporter, CATHARINA BIEHN. Seems she was called around eight a respectable 95, recently earned her o’clock one night to fill in for PATSY private license . . FOY WEST is still Looking back about two months, we JONES as co-pilot for ESTHER HALL in Europe. We’re lookin forward to haven’t had a chance to mention any­ of the Miss. Chapter. MARGARET hearing from her. . . . DEE COMEAUX thing about the Powder Puff Derby, was raring to go, so she simultaneously is using the extra time she has after as our Ex-Reporter ELAINE NEED­ accepted the invitation, threw some turning over the chairmanship, for HAM left for Calif. Everyone of us in things into a bag, checked the airline selling lots of real estate. . . JAN Corpus Christi enjoyed meeting the schedule to Gulport, arranged to miss PHILLIPS was off on a traveling va­ girls in the race tremendously. Even work for a few days, and batten down cation in her new blue Fiat sports car. though we were all pretty tired when the hatches at home . . . she had to Riding in it is almost as much fun everything was over with, we had a be in Gulfport, Miss, at eight A.M. the as flying. ALMOST! . . . PATSY wonderful time. And all the lovely next morning. Anyway, she made it, JONES is busy doing charter flying thank you notes we received; just since joining A & M Flying Service great! Of course since then, we have in Baton Rouge. . . . PAT WARD’S been quite busy thanking all the donors 49%ER ROGER, will be signing on for making the C.C. must stop possible. LAST FLIGHT with Delta Airlines, so its off to At­ Aug. 25 w as C. C. Aviation Day, and lanta for him. . . . My only news is of course the 99’s had Flight Rides, becoming leader of a Brownie Troop. whioh turned out very profitable. A Patricia Wurzlow Christ We’ll make future 99’s of them yet. lot of our C. C. girls and also our new It should be fun, I hope? members from Kingsville and Har­ September 1, 1968 lingen were on hand. ARDATH Mc­ That’s all for now. Y’all come to CREERY and IRENE YOUNG could see us when you can. not come from the Valley because of White Wing Season. And PAT McNEIL winter of 99’s-type activities. Surely planes (with a side of moose, of was still resting up from her trip to we’ll see you in Lincoln at the Sec­ course) and still struggle into the air the Philippines to see her daughter. tional Meeting. . . . and stay there. Attending the All our C.C. members have been meeting were MARY GANGE, HELEN pretty busy going places this summer. WICHITA FALLS CHAPTER STODDARD, PAT GILDA, BLANCHE Just listen to the latest. Our brand Jean Medlinger, Reporter KRAGER, JUDY KEELER, CATHY new member CHRIS FUHRMAN took DR. ELEANOR IRVINE was hostess KIPPENHAN, MARY REID, PAT off for Cherokee, Iowa (a 1000 mile for our meeting of August 8, 1968. McGEE, STEPHANIE DEDRICK, LA- cross country, in one day) with her Those attending the meeting were VELLE BETZ, MARGARET WAG- husband and dog in PAU LIN E’S 150, ELBA BOND, LOU ELLEN FOSTER, NON, MARGARET SNIDER, JAN two days after getting her private MARILYN O’NEIL, CAROLYN CAMP­ PESSEL. Hope I didn’t leave anyone license. I guess some guys don’t mind BELL, BERNICE HARVEY, BEVER­ out. Our Ninilchik member, JUDY women-drivers. Congratulations to both LY PRESTON, DR. ELEANOR IR­ KEELER, flew into Anchorage com­ of you. VINE, JEAN MEDLINGER and VIR­ mercially for the meeting. We are looking forward to our Oct. GINIA HOLMES, a former Dallas Best news of the month for all 99s meeting, Confederate Air Force Day Chapter member. in Alaska was the news that MRS. in Harlingen. Some of the girls will Each member was given a brochure MANILA TALLEY, and her husband be accompanied by their 49%ERS. We on Pilot Upgradnig Program—Annual have returned to settle permanently hope the weather will be cool and Proficiency Test. RUTH RENTON will at their home in Anchor Point (approx. clear. give check rides for this program. 100 miles south of Anchorage). Those CAROLYN CAMPBELL gave our who have not yet had the pleasure program. She had some beautiful pic­ of m eeting MANILA (the 100th Ninety- TULSA CHAPTER tures and itneresting remarks on her Nine) are looking forward to seeing Agnes Heilman, Reporter recent trip to India, Thailand and her at one of our meetings in the near The August meeting at JEAN Japan. future. Welcome back, MANILA! WILLS’ was well attended: we were PAT McGEE and PAT GILDA repre­ especially happy to have TRISH SMITH sented the Alaskans at the Northwest with us again, even if we did turn a Sectional held in Lewistown, Montana little green over the tales she told in August. Both had glowing reports about her summer trip to Hawaii. of the excellent facilities at Lewistown CHARLENE DOYLE was a welcome and highly praised all the girls who guest. She’s been busy with the CAP worked so hard to make the Sectional and the Tulsa Chapter of Antique Air­ a huge success. PAT McGEE was par­ craft Ass’n. We hope she is seriously ticularly impressed with the AWTAR considering renewing her 99’s member­ film shown and narrated by GINI ALASKA CHAPTER ship. Yours truly was out having a RICHARDSON. This film was made Catherine Kippenhan, Reporter tremendous time seeing the sights by GINI’S co-pilot in the AWTAR, around Jackson Hole, Wyo. The leaves are turning color, the MARION BANKS, of San Diego. We COLLEEN WHITE was hostess for days are noticeably cooler and many understand the film is for rent or sale the September meeting. LOIS MAR­ of us in the Anchorage area have and it sounds like all chapters should TIN turned over the duties of Chapter awakened to find early morning frost have a chance to see it. Chairman to JAN MAURITSON and on our sweet peas. Autumn is truly Back on the home front, GESENA her newly elected staff: Vice-chair­ the loveliest time of the year in this GALETTI reports that while sheep man, LYDIA GUTIERREZ; secretary, part of Alaska. We regret seeing sum­ hunting, she missed a “more than a MARY KRUTSCH; and treasurer, mer end this year, however, as it has full and a quarter curl” Dali Sheep. MARY STURGIS. Groundwork was broken records for sunshine and high Better luck next year, GESENA. By laid for an extensive membership drive temperatures. What a summer for the time we all have our airplanes off and preliminary outlines were drawn flying! Moose and sheep hunting sea­ floats and on skis we’ll have lots more up for activities during the coming son is in full swing, but we hear that of “the one that got away” stories fiscal year. the moose are scarce and are still for the newsletter. MARY STURGIS is hard at work on at higher than usual elevations due to Closing note: you visiting 99s, please her instrument rating and LOIS MAR­ the extremely dry summer. Some of get in touch with a local 99 if you are TIN is flying her Maule into a knot us may have to struggle through the in Anchorage. ALWAYS CARRY getting ready for her commercial winter eating plain old beef instead YOUR MEMBERSHIP LIST WITH check-ride. JAN MAURITSON and of scrumptious moose. YOU WHILE TRAVELING. 49i% ER DON attended the Flying Our September meeting was well Physicians’ Convention at Tan-Tar-A, attended and thoroughly enjoyed. COLUMBIA-CASCADE CHAPTER on the Lake of the Ozarks. While there, Chairman MARY GANGE arranged Lea Park, Reporter JAN got her seaplane rating and flew to have the FAA present their video­ one of the new Derringers—great sport. tape on Basic Aerodynamics, which The September meeting was a social She hurried home to fly her No. 2 son, was originally taped last February at at the Columbia Aviation Country Club JIM out to Tucson where he will at­ the FAA Flight Instructor Instrument on Septemebr 13, with wives and hus­ tend the University of Arizona this fall. Refresher course, held in Anchorage. bands. New officers were installed. The rest of us are full of good inten­ It’s especially nice to have the FAA Those attending were our new chair­ tions for an interesting and exciting tell us how to overload our air­ man and husband, JO and GLENN CLARRIDGE, JO NEAL and HOMER SUZIE, a pilot living in Rexburg, flew her Commanche with ALBERTA AN­ HARRIS, BETTY and GORDON with MARGARET in the Idaho Derby DERSON, EDNA ABRAMS and MIL­ PRACKKEN, SALLY and OTIS STOD­ in July. She is undecided about join­ LIE SHINN as passengers. FERN DARD, DOROTHY and BOB MERCER, ing. JERI and her husband build air­ LAKE flew in solo from Coeur LEE and PHIL WREN, MARION planes and are presently rebuilding D’Alene in her Cessna 172 and LEONA BUSBY, VIRGINIA GILLILAND, LIL­ a Cherokee 180 and a Great Lakes. HEBERLING flew solo in her Cessna LIAN LEWIS, JUANITA ELLINGSON The Eastern Idaho Chapter also wel­ 182 from Spokane. A quick trip by car and guest DON MeMULLEN. comes new member PAT CHASE, of to BEV’S Grandview, Wa. home trans­ Welcome (home to MARCELLA Territon, Idaho. It is hoped she’ll be planted us into a sub-tropical paradise OLHUS on her trip to Europe. able to meet the other members at the garden for BEV had enclosed her patio Congratulations to ETHELYN OP- next meeting, scheduled for September in glass, put down an outdoor green HEIM on her new grandchild and to 28, at Blackfoot. carpet, scattered dark brown flower BETTY PRACKKEN on the marriage boxes with white pebbles and stones as of her son, Randy on September 7. background for her sub-tropic and EASTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER NORMAN and LEA PARK and BAR­ trcpical plants to give her Mediter­ Mary Jane Becker, Reporter BARA DAUFEL will be going to the ranean dark brown kitchen cabinets Reno Air Show. Congratulations to MILLIE SHINN typical atmosphere. This girl is unique DOROTHY and BOB MERCER will on being elected Northwest Section in her ideas. ALBERTA ANDERSON be going to the AOPA’s Las Vegas Governor. Congratulations to LYGIE was elected chapter chairmen, MYRA Plantation Party. HAGAN on being re-elected Interna­ HETTINGER, vice chairman, RENIE tional Secretary. Seems as though we ANRODE, secretary, MINNIE BOYD, should get out the smoke writers so treasurer, and BOBBY PRICE, mem­ EASTERN IDAHO CHAPTER they could fill the skies above Spo­ bership and TERRIE BECKER, news­ Emmalyn Payne, Reporter kane with the good news and then letter. Congratulations ALBERTA and Idaho is known for its primitive call out the acrobatic pilots to help sta'f and the best of luck. areas where airstrips are tucked celebrate our chapter’s good fortune. BONNIE HANSON is on a filming among forested mounta-'ns, where ra­ RENIE ANRODE honored us by win­ assignment in Switzerland and will be dio aids are non-existent. So for the ning the Achievement Award getting filming in Greece and on Cyprus. We Eastern Idaho 99’s flying to Stanley, seven ratings in seven months time were pleased to hear that MYRA’S Idaho, cn August 31, it took dead besides doing volunteer flying for High 49V2E R has been appointed to the reckoning and pilotage to bring them School aged groups and holding chap­ Wa. State Aeronautical Commission. to their destination. ter office. We believe she amassed MILLE, ALBERTA, RENIE and The airstrip is turf and is unattended, the highest number of points ever given LYGIE met with the local F.A.A. boys and only 80/87 fuel is available. Much toward this award, four hundred forty to help set up a proposed clinic for of the country is wild and very beauti­ points. women interested in flying. ful. With Highway 93 leading right by IFR weather forced ALBERTA AN­ the airport, nobody got lost, although DERSON, MINNIE BOYD, LYGIE MONTANA CHAPTER ONITA HOFF did get lonesome flying HAGAN, BARBARA THISTED and Bev. Ledbetter, Guest Reporter her Cessna 120, and did a 180 for home, MILLIE SHINN to drive to Lewiston, Our regular reporter JOAN ORLEY somewhere around Hailey. Montana for the sectional where they is taking a well earned vacation from DIANE and GLEN JEX flew up enjoyed seeing and hearing GINI all 99 activities. As co-chairman of from Blackfoot, DARLENE and BOB' RICHARDSON talk about AWTAR and the N.W. Section Convention JOAN SCHIERS Slew in from Pocatello, and \> swing her movie of it. BARBARA has been, to say the least, “ busy” for LOIS and DICK BAUER and children jetted up to Spokane from San Diego, the past three months and has earned drove in from American Falls. Host drove to the boat landing and took not only a rest but the heartfelt thanks and hostess GRANT and MARY KIL- a boat to their retreat and then used of every Montana chapter member. BOURNE provided transportation from all methods o' transportation to get LAULETTE HANSEN, co-chairman is the airport to their cabin seven miles to Lewiston, Winning the award for first in line to give praise. JOANNE from Sunbeam. The KILBOURNES’ the most diversified methods of trans­ and LAULETTE were ably assisted daughter and son-in-law, DIANA and portation to get there. by local area chairman, MADONNA STAN MARTIN, and son GRANT1 were BEV PAULSON was waiting at the SMITH, finance, CAROL FRASER, also guests. Prosser Airport standing next to decorations, FLO MAJERUS, registra­ After the midday dinner, the men did MYRA’S Cessna 172 with HELEN tion and LOUISE BUTCHER, banquet. some trapshooting while the women CRUM as MINNIE BOYD made a The Wyoming Chapter was in charge visited. Then DARLENE and BOB beautiful landing -n her Cherokee Ar­ o f the luncheon. SCHIERS flew on to Auburn, Califor­ row with passenger TERRIE BECKER The Section meeting was well at­ nia for the weekend. arriving for the September meeting. tended and all but a very few Chapters About a week before the fly-in, five Close behind was IRENE ANRODE in were represented. It was a chance to Chapter m em bers drove to St. Anthony, see “strangers whom are friends we as it was raining, to have lunch with hadn't met yet”, quote KARIN RIBI MARGARET and JENKS STANFORD, SEND NEWS TO our Chapter Chairman. For myself, who operate the airport there. Other Hazel H. M cKendrick it means more interesting reading in luncheon guests were JERI GARNER Box 38499 the Newsletter reports each month. and SUZIE BILGER. MARGARET Now I can say, “I know her, I met accepted a membership application. Dallas, Texas 75238 her in Lewistown.” Members attending from Montana PUGET SOUND CHAPTER SOUTHERN OREGON were, LOUISE BUTCHER, ELSIE Jeanne Reeves, Reporter Merlene law less, Reporter CHILDS, CAROL FRASER, MARTHA Our last meeting of September was In August, our Chapter Chairman, GAUNCE, ANN HAFER, LAULETTE held at the home of MARCHINE MAXINE PIKE met with several other HANSEN, PUD LOVELACE, BEV. DEXTER. We were honored with a girls from adjoining Chapters at the LEDBETTER, PEARL MAGILL, FLO visit from ESTHER GRUPENHAGEN, Village Green in Cottage Grove to dis­ MAJERUS, BETTY NUNN, DOTTIE a member of the Georgia chapter. cuss the probability of having the PAYNE, KARIN RIBI, VIVENNE ESTHER had just spent a year in Powder Puff Derby start at Portland, SCHRANK, MADONNA SMITH, KAY Sweden and she and her family are Oregon. Also on the agenda for dis­ WIDMER, and JOAN ORLEY. planning to settle in Seattle where her cussion was the next Northwest Sec­ New Section officers were presented husband is employed by Boeing. We tional, the Amelia Earhart Scholar­ by retiring governor, ILOVENE POT­ thoroughly enjoyed having her at our ship Award, and next year’s Fun Race TER. We are real proud of LAU­ meeting. to be held in Montana. LETTE HANSEN, Vice Governor. MARGARET AMES is back from a On September 9, GLADYS BURRILL MILLIE SHINN, Governor, a friend­ trip in Hawaii. She and husband was our hostess for luncheon and a ly freckled faced red head and a PERCY spent a month there. MAR­ business meeting in her lovely moun­ Charter member of this chapter, GARET said it was too hot for sun­ tain home at Prospect. We have had raised near Havre and Lewistown. bathing so had no suntan to show for a lot of fog-haze-smoke filled days in their month’s stay. our area so ROSE ELLISON, HOPE BARBARA DAUFEL, Secretary, who MARHINE and BETTY CURRAN will be remembered by those who en­ attended the sectional in Montana and tered last year’s N.W. Air Games as said it was well planned and a lot of being seated at the head table. She fun. They flew commercial as the was Chairman of the event. weather left much to be desired. HILDA ELLIOT, Trasurer, re-elected MILDRED PEARSON was elected pub­ from last year who was a contestant licity chairman at the sectional. from the West in the Air Games. (I We have new officers for the coming know them, I met them in Lewiston.) year and they are as follows: Chair­ PEARL MAGILL as appointed by the man, MARGARET AMES; Vice Chair­ new Governor to be Chairman of man, MARY ANN NORFLEET; Flight Activities for the Section. I for Treas., BETTY CURRAN; Secretary, one, enjoyed my first Section Conven­ NITA MATHESON. tion and hope to be in Bellingham next MARCHINE is busy getting her RICHARD and WANDA BUSFIEUD year. glider rating. From the descriptions are shown beside one of their planes Big Sky Flying tt sounds like loads of fun. We wish on the celebration of the 20th anni­ her lots of luck in her newest venture. versary of Busfield Air Sorvice at After watching the film presented BETTY CURRAN is off on a four Belle Fourche, S. 1). MR. BUS­ by GINI RICHARDSON of the 196T day trip to California and points South. FIEUD was honored at a recent fly- AWTAR I am more than ready to enter She piloted her Cessna 310. the race anytime. For a first hand in at the airport. He has performed That’s all for this month. many mercy flights, with patience account but without pictures be sure and talk to MARTHA GAUNCE. She and kindness. With skilled mech­ SOUTH DAKOTA CHAPTER has many funny experiences to tell of anics and excellent instructors he Lenette M acy, Reporter both races she entered this year. has maintained a top notch airport. All of his tireelss efforts have made The Hamilton area is especially DOROTHY LEE, our past chairman Belle Fourche a better place to live. suited for sail-planing in Montana and has done a superb job in our widely KARIN and EDGAR RIBI have pur­ scattered chapter. She has worked chased a plane for soaring. for CAA and FAA as Radio Teletype Operator and weather briefer since LAULETTE HANSEN recently left April 1943. She is presently at Rapid for Ireland and a long awaited vaca­ City Flight Service Station and has tion. She should have some entertain­ been for the past 16 years. In 1959 ing reports for our next meeting. she flew co-pilot in the Powder Puff JOAN and JOE ORLEY will be at­ Derby. She started flying in 1953 to tending the AOPA Plantation Party increase proficiency in her work. in Las Vegas. They attended last Along with flying several Search and year’s Party and decided to go again. Rescue Missions, she helped organize Last but not least we welcome a new Search and Rescue operations for member to the Chapter, GRACE NESS Rapid City AOPA. She is also a mem­ from Rudyard. GRACE flew co-pilot ber of the Flying Farmers. Her untir­ with MARY STEVENSON in our Big ing efforts in 99s, AOPA, and Search Sky Race No. 3 that ended in Lewis­ and Rescue along with her everyday town. work have been endless. She has It has been a pleasure to write the helped each officer in our 99 chapter DOROTHY LEE, S. D. retiring chair­ news again. Keep making it and send­ so completely. All we can say is man at work at Flight Sorvice Sta­ ing it to JOAN. “THANKS A MILLION, DOROTHY.” tion at Rapid City, S. D. Joint installation of officers of Wyoming and Montana Chapters: L to K: BETTY ADAMS, Wyo. Chairman, ELAINE MONCUR, Wyoming, RANDY HILTON, Wyoming, MABEL ANESI, Wyoming, KAREN RIBI, Mont. Chairman, BETTY NUNN, Montana.

McKAY and your reporter jetted in ROSE ELLISON and HOPE McKAY her area, and BETTY ADAMS, BETTY by car. MAXINE PIKE was the only flew down to Ashland recently for the WITZELING, and NIKI WEAVER who one able to get off the ground, she flew day. Took a leisurely scenic route. enjoyed the trip by flying along with her Cessna 172 in from Grants Pass. Some of our girls haven’t been able M ABEL ANESI in her Cherokee 235B. ROSE ELLISON is our flyingest to attend all of the meetings, let’s hope The Wyoming gals had a wonderful member this summer. She has been we all get together at the October time, it is always inspiring to meet flying almost every day shuttling bus meeting and exchange some flying with such a capable group, so we drivers back and forth from Roseburg stories. See you there . . . herein wish to give a big thanks to the to various other cities. She has also Montana members for inviting us and made numerous trips up to Portland seeing that we had such a good visit. and Eugene. WYOMING CHAPTER After the meeting we all lunched on the lovely enclosed sundeck of the JOYCE FARR and her husband Margaret Weaver, Reporter airport restaurant. LEONARD have been in Europe this It was my pleasure this month to summer. I haven’t heard from her put the gavel of the Wyoming Chapter There is going to be an air show— yet about their trip but in the next of 99's into the capable hands of in Worland, Wyoming—September 29, report I should have some news of BETTY ADAMS, and take up the pen 1968—and everyone is invited. The Wy­ that. of the newsletter reporter. The Wy­ oming Chapter of 99’s has been asked Our August meeting was held in Med­ oming Chapter of 99’s held their Sep­ to help with the promotion as we have ford at the Colony restaurant. After tember meeting on September 14, 1968 members in most towns involved in lunch HOPE McKAY, MAXINE PIKE, in Hllings, Montana, as the guests of the air show, and to also organize and PENNIE HARDY, ROSE ELLISON, the Montana Chapter, where the two participate in a small flying contest JERRI PARKER, GLADYS BURRILL chapters held a joint installation of new limited to women pilots. So next month and I all went on a buying trip for officers. Those attending from Wy­ we will let you know the names of fabric for our new winter attire. The oming were, ELAINE MONCUR, who any of our members who have become girls look real “chic” in their navy drove as her horse needed to come famous prize winners. with white collared dresses. to Billings also, RANDY HILTON, an­ We were happy to hear from JUDY ROSE ELLISON and husband LU­ other one forced to drive, weather in HISTLE, who is transferring in from THER flew up to Twin Lakes Lodge another chapter, MABEL ANESI, our in Canada in their Cessna 182 for va­ membership chairman is attending to cation. They reported the weather was Next Deadline: the paper work. A most cordial wel­ perfect and so was the fishing. come JUDY, our October meeting is JERRI PARKER and husband TOM Received by Editor scheduled for Lander, Wyoming on are vacationing in Louisiana for about by November 20th a month now. Sounds like fun. October 13, hope to see you there. SOUTHWEST SECTION 4

ALOHA CHAPTER Dorothy Read, Reporter

Help! If you read our September newsletter, you must think we’re a bunch of 1’ppies over here. Our printer changed our “poi” (that is pee-oh-aye) supper to a “pot supper” . Sorry, but we take our trips in air­ planes, not on pot! Poi is a Hawaiian staple food made of the pounded root of the taro plant. Our big story Ihis month is about our Charter Presentation E'anquet. It was held in a tropical garden restaur­ ant on Oahu’s windward side, which meant a beautiful drive over the Pali President DONNA MYERS gets a lei from Aloha Chapter President, LINDY for us and our visitors. We gathered BO YES. Background shows GERI HILL, Bay Cities Chapter, 49'/2er LEN over a potent rum punch bowl and KING and MARY KING. were entertained by Hawaiian mu­ sicians and a hula dancer while we After our POI supper, guests were mentioned visitors, we’ve also seen met our visitors from local avaiation LORETTA GABRIELSON, the secre­ interests and from other 99 chapters. introduced and GERI HILL gave a brief history of 99s. Then DONNA tary of Bay Cities Chapter, and PAT We were so happy DONNA MYERS DAVIS of Nebraska Chapter, a 1968 could be there (understand she had MYERS presented the charter to AWTAR also-ran and a Hawaii resi­ plenty of offers of substitutes who Chairman LINDY BOYES and the dent. When the new rosters come wanted to take her place!). AWTAR charter members were introduced. out, we will be easier to locate so give winners, MARGARET MEAD and Our microphone was running compe­ us a call when you are in Honolulu. BILLIE HERRIN, from Santa Bar­ tition with a next-door wedding party bara Chapter, who later flew to the and the competitor’s amplifier un­ SANDY LeDREW will be our dele­ other islands to gather material for fortunately won out, as we all tried gate at the Southwest Sectional in an article for Plane & Pilot magazine, to listen to MARGARET MEAD and M onterey. and BILLIE’S daughter, GAIL, were BILLIE HERRIN recounting their Aloha Chapter has joined the Ha­ among the early arrivals. We also wel­ AWTAR experiences. We would have waii Aerospace Education Association comed GERI HILL from Bay Cities enjoyed hearing much more than we and the General Aviation Counc‘1. We Chapter, PERT AVIS from Long Beach did. That was the only blot on an presented a trophy to the outstanding Chapter, LYNNE and BOB' OPPER otherwise delightful evening. Too bad C.A.P. female cadet. In addition to from Los Angeles Chapter and MARY our pictures cannot be seen in color these community activities, we are RODGERS, a former Chicago member. (with “smellovision” to do justice to about to have our first flying activity, the leis!) because the muumuus and a fly-in for breakfast at the Kauai ilowers were all you would expect Surf. in our Aloha chapter. A big Mahalo LINDY BOYES is checked out in the to all our guests, who came so far to Arrow. DOROTHY KELSEY is work­ launch us, and to those of you who ing on her Instrument rating. sent telegrams. That brings you up to date on the We got together the next morning Aloha Chapter. Aloha. for a surf-side brunch at the Waikiki Elks Club with DONNA MYERS and GERI HILL. BAY CITIES CHAPTER Ruth Rueckert, Reporter We’re sorry the OPPERS’ trip ended with a crash of their rented Cessna The Sept. 6th meeting was hosted 182 at Kamuela but we’re glad they by RUTH RUECKERT, with members walked away from the wreck. BOB ENA AYERS, JAUNDA BIGELOW, AWTAR winners, BILLIE HERRIN said that up until then, it was the MARY FIELDS, MARGARET GER- and MARGARET MEAD, telling of best vacation they had ever taken. HARDT, DALE GRAVES, CHAIRMAN their victorious race, in competition Come back again, LYNNE and BOB. ELLY JONES, HELEN KELTON, with a very' loud wedding party And while we’re talking about vis­ GAIL LANE, BARBARA LA POINT, which eventually drowned out the itors, we welcome you all when you’re and ELEANOR WILSON present! 99s. in the Islands. In addition to the above Guests included KATHY MARQUARDT, Palo Alto; MAUD EVENSON, from on operation; and FRAN GRANT, who stopped her car, but the driver of the car behind her was day-dreaming— to all—a speedy recovery. Our sympathies to RITA HART, who recently lost her beloved daughter- »n-law.

DIABLO CHAPTER “ Buckie” Johnstone, Reporter

Wheeee—we went to visit a winery. The Beautiful Napa Valley of Califor­ nia played host to a group of us— don’t remember all the names! to see first hand just how the wonderful California wines are made. They have tasting rooms—too!!! No VIRGINIA—they don’t crush the grapes with their feet anymore. Un­ something or other we’re told. If I can remember all this correctly here Charter members of Aloha Chapter: RUTH O’CONNOR, DEE KEAVENY, is the story of how wine is made. JANET HITT, MARY KING, LINDY BO YES (holding charter), DOROTHY From crushers the grapes are pumped KELSEY, LOLA WRIGHT, ANN ANDERSON, TERRY ADAMS, DOT READ. into fermenters. Sulfer dioxide is added to lessen oxidation, this is used as con­ SUSAN KREN and NIKKI BOYSEN. students from’ Oakland Airport. trol to lessen destruction of quality in KATHY MARQUARDT, a 7th and Chairman ELLY JONES was checked fine wines. From here on the red and 8th grade home economics/chorus out in a Citabria, and plans for more white wines are handled differently. teacher in a San Jose school, has been hours of aerobatics in same. Elly met The whites are drained within few the unofficial mascot of the Bay Cities Chicago chapter member MARCELLA hours to prevent extraction of bitter Chapter since 1962. She earned her RITTER at the Sacramento Municipal tannin and other undesirables from private license in August and was of­ Airport recently. It was a brief meet­ skins. By next morning the clear juice ficially welcomed as a Bay Cities chap­ ing—as both were just passing through. is “Racked” (transferred) into closed ter member, sponsored by MIRIAM ELEANOR and GLENN WILSON fermenting tanks. Here juice is in­ BRUGH. had a plane polishing party, N 4130U oculated with definite amount of NIKKI BOYSEN, who lives in Ala­ C-150, is such a shining success, every­ specially cultured wine yeast. This in­ meda, flies from Oakland Airport, and one thinks it’s a new paint job! cludes an immediate and clean fermen­ attended our chapter meetings, was On vacation: GLADYS COBB, flying tation. Essential to production of fine invited to join the 99’s, sponsored by to and about the midwest; LAURETTA quality, true flavored wine. Next step RUTH MAGILL. GABRIELSON, “Having a wonderful refrigeration because fermentation cre­ SUSAN KREN, a guest of BETTY time” in Hawaii; MARJ FAUTH, on ates heat during conversion of sugar EDWARDS at the August meeting, is a three-week cruise of coastal waters in grapes to alcohol and carbon dioxide. a newcomer to California, a licensed via freighter; EDNA BAKER, closing White wines fermentation is con­ pilot, and a registered nurse employed her mountain cabin and RUTH MA­ trolled between 45-50°. Red wines are at an Oakland hospital. , GILL seeing hers for the first time. fermented on the skins, the source of The main business of the evening BARBARA LA POINT tried flying color, tannin and the complex flavors was the election of officers for the from a single water ski, takeoff speed characteristic of red wines. Favor­ coming year. Result: CHAIRMAN, 55 mph. She hopes the bruised ribs able temps, for reds is 70-80°. More ELLY JONES; VICE-CHAIRMAN, will quit hurting, as she intends to warmth necessary to extract required MARY FIELDS; SECRETARY, LAUR­ enter her 120 in the 12th annual Cruise amounts of tannin, etc. from skins. ETTA GABRIELSON; and TREASUR­ and P roficiency race, Sept. 28th. And The pink wines are left on skins only ER, BARBARA LA POINT. ELEANOR we missed ETHEL SHAFFER at the long enough to get the wonderful pink WILSON was appointed FLIGHT meeting—seems she has to attend the color required, then drained and CHAIRMAN, and she is planning on flight safety meetings in order to fly handled as the whites. All wines re­ organizing “Share-the-Plane” flights, the Hamilton Field club plane. spectively are now transferred to as about half our members own planes On the mend: DEBY BYRAM, now closed storage tanks where final stage or have access to club planes, at the Hillhaven Convalescent home in of fermanation is completed within MARY FIELDS reported she and several days. Next the wines are racked RALPH have sold their Swift, after several times to free them of any ac­ ten years of ownership—and are look­ All chapters please report. cumulated sediment and stored in full ing for a C-182 “instrument equipt” . Let's have 100% containers. A clarifying agent is used RALPH is doing most of the looking, participation. for week or two next to complete the as MARY is very busy instructing clarifying and filtering processes. We were informed that to be of exceptional LYN COULTHARD, Treasurer. DOT­ with their counterparts in other coun­ quality a wine must have a certain TIE CAMPBELL remains Chairman tries mutual problems, with world period of storage in wooden containers. and JUDY BACHMAN, Vice Chairman. peace their ultimate goal. She pointed The slow breathing process thru the The meeting was held at VI CHAM­ out how instant communication will pores of wood is a must, and perhaps BER’S home overlooking Mission Val­ soon be possible via satellites. All was somewhat contradictorily each con­ ley. Our special guest, VIRGINIA not tea and crumpets by any means— tainer MUST be kept completely full, COOK from Tucson. there was the lime she and a few this prevents oxidation. White wines We have an over eager prospective others were almost done in by a Molo­ of Sauterne variety such as Sauvignon Ninety-Nine—BETTY SLIMMER. She tov cocktail while riding in a taxi. Blanc do best in oak casks of 500-100 drove all the way to Brown Field to They ducked just in time-. She and gal. capacity for from 12 to 18 months. help airmarking activities and to her JOHN plan on a round-the-world All other whites need only about 9 surprise was a day too early. Air pleasure trip with their five children, months. The Rose varieties need even marking was done Monday, August all of whom have their wings or are less time than that. They are at their 19 with FREIDA BREISE, LYN getting them, in the Goose . . . JOHN’S best when young. The reds are best COULTHARD, DORIS RITCHEY, VI funny commentary sp»ced the movies when aged in wood for over 18 months CHAMBERS, roadrunner MARGARET of B.C.’s snow covered mountains (in to up to couple years or so—depending BROWN and FRANCINE MOXEY Aug.) and vast enough to contain the on the grape variety, and are stored from San Diego Chapter. An unknown Swiss Alps and then some, blue, bluo in small 50 gal. barrels or so. Follow­ friendly man got himself involved and lakes that yield pink trout with every ing wood aging period comes the glass we appreciate his help whoever he strike (pink because they feed on pink aging. Both steps essential for the was. shrimp) — the city fellas he took production of fine table wines. The Guest speaker for the dinner before along who’d never fished before will vitnet must continually check the wood the Pacific Air Race will be COM­ now expect all waters to yield a fish aging wines to reach optimum time MANDER R. F. AUMACK of the USN with each strike—zillions of oysters for removal from wood to glass. We and former leader of the Blue Angels. (some as big as a man’s hand) that were told a month or two overtime He will show us 35mm film and talk need only be pried off the rocks, and in wood is very, very bad. about Viet Nam. DOTTIE reports he other wonders in the remoteness that Once wines have had sufficient is good looking and single. “ACE” most British Columbians don’t even breathing time in wood the glass stor­ GALORE will give advice about fly­ know about. age is valuable in preventing any out­ ing as speaker at the dinner the eve­ Our new officers are RACHEL BON- side interference. It also allows the ning before Take Off. ZON, Chairman (reelected), LYNNE various acids in the wines to react FREIDA BREISE announced the OPPER, Vice-Chairman, JEAN IVAN- further with the alcohol to form im­ Open House for their new building of OFF, Secy., BEULAH KEE, Treasur­ portant aromatic esters. These reac­ Breise & Johnson Flying Service. It er again. Yours truly repeats as Mem­ tions, along with numerous others, take is really nice and we have already bership Chairman and News Reporter. place within the wine to create many planned our Halloween Carnival Oc­ While in Hawaii on vacation LYNNE complex constituents that unite to form tober 26 in the hangar. attended the charter ceremony of the the bouquet of a properly aged wine. September 7th was our Day At The Aloha Chapter where she met MAR­ Aging continues in glass tanks for per­ Races at the Del Mar Turf Club. We GARET MEAD, BILLIE HERRIN, iods up to a year, then to the- bottling sold many tickets as donations and ex-S.W. Sect. GOV. GERI HILL, and works. Because oxygen is not desire- ended up with less people than we PRES. DONNA MEYERS. It was a able in wine, the wine is transferred wanted. well attended affair and LYNNE en­ from the tanks to bottling machine by AILEEN FREEMAN, her fondness joyed it and the luau they gave at means of use of inert gas such as for the Northwest resulting in several Haiku Gardens in Kaneohe across Oahu nitrogen. Gentle pressure with the gas trips there this year, finds Norway from Honolulu. She and BOB saw the forces wines along to filling machinery. equally exciting. She has been there volcano Hiiaka, near Hilo, erupt— the The bottles to be filled are blown out during this last month. first time it did so in the history of with nitrogen to free them of air, filled, DOTTIE CAMPBELL reported that man. During their island-hopping in a and before corking a vacuum is cre­ she had a wonderful flying vacation 182 they stayed at the fabulous resort ated to eliminate all air. The job now and extends a special thanks to WINK of Hana, across from Kaanapali in complete, packing, shipping, etc. and radio (Texas) and ZUNI radio. Maui. “Shall we have a glass of wine with THELMA and NORMAN SMITH and dinenr tonite?” LOS ANGELES CHAPTER LOIS and HARRY BARTLING (San ED. note: No news next month cause Rebecca Held, Reporter Diego Chp.), each couple in their own we’ll all be out making wine, or Our installation dinner brought a Bonanza, flew to Cedar City, Utah, and sampling, or somETHING) nice turnout, the added attractions Great Falls, Montana; from there the being a rundown of her round-the-world Bartlings went on to Canada and the EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER trip by MARY DORR, Pres, of Ameri­ SMITHS home by way of Cedar Brakes Judy Lee Bachman, Reporter can Women in Radio and Television, Nat’l. Monument and Zion Nat’l. Park. August’s meeting, in the midst of the and a showing of the colored movies NORM, THELMA, and TILLIE Democratic convention attracted only by her husband JOHN that he took ELEMENTS joined San Fernando Val­ FIVE MEMBERS and THREE ROAD- of one of their trips to British Colum­ ley Chapter at their pfcnic on the RUNNERS, nevertheless we accom­ bia in their converted PBY, the Golden beach at Santa Barbara on an over­ plished quite a bit. New officers are Goose. MARY went with other women cast day; ELOISE BREESE enjoyed a DOTTIE SANDERS, Secretary and who are in communications to discuss sunny day at SBA. CONNIE and DR. FRALEIGH en­ receive their "Goody Bag”. We cer­ to undertake and carry out any of our joyed snow in late August at their tainly appreciated all of your nice com­ projects. Thanks again one and all cabin 8000 feet up at Mammoth Moun­ ments on them. Friday evening it was for having made Fall Sectional 1968 tain, but didn’t enjoy seeing all their dinner at the WAREHOUSE on Can­ such a huge success. flowers killed by the frost. They say nery Row in Monterey. Have you ever the Indians predict an early winter. been to a noisier place? This place is NORTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER REBECCA did some local flying, quite different with its silent movies, Mary Ellen Liken, Reporter trying to keep her hand in. great banjo band, the Untouchables, Report on the Southwest Sectional Italian fcod and all that jazz. Congratulations to our new officers. at Monterey next Newsletter. Saturday was also a very busy day RUTH SMITH, our new chairman, goes with fishing, golf and a mid-day party into office with the previous experience of news reporter and co-chairman for MONTEREY BAY CHAPTER just for the 49%er’s under our “ Tender the Powder Puff Derby Race stop in Ruth Huston, Reporter Loving Care” program. The gals went on various tours, with the most of Flagstaff in 1967. Her enthusiasm and As the last plane faded in the dis­ them headed for Fisherman’s Wharf. energetic ability will be great for our tant skies and the beautiful sunlight Luncheon was back at the Holiday Inn chapter this year. JEAN KNOTT, past faded into a beautiful moonlight a with a delight ~ul fashion show pre­ news reporter, is our new Vice Chair­ gentle glow settled over the Monterey sented by CONNIE HOOD. The annual man. JEAN is a hard working and Bay and especially over the Monterey business meeting completed the day­ sincere 99. We all share her sorrow Bay Chapter of 99’s. This glow was time activities. The banquet Saturday and miss her son too. ROB was fatally from the wonderful feeling in our night was held at Carmel Valley Golf injured in an aviation mechanics job hearts and the smile on our faces. We and Country Club. Did you ever see in July. He leaves his wife JESSYE were thrilled that so many of our fel­ a more beautiful setting for such an MAE (one of OUR 66’s), and a new low 99’s, 49%er’s and guests were able affair? GERI HALFPENNY decorated BABY SON. His dad, BOB, is not only to join us for a weekend of fun on the the dining rcom with handmade bird a 49% but the one we all go to for Monterey Peninsula. We do hope that cages, drift wood and candles. Such those funny noises, oil drips, squeaks, each of you enjoyed yourself and was beautiful decorations (o add to the and annual inspections. He’s the one pleased wrth the activities that we already beautiful setting. A delicious who keeps our Birds in tip top shape had planned for you. It was our plea­ prime-rib banquet was served to 250. because he’s the aviation mechanic at sure to have had you join us. A very DAVE McELHATTON was MC for the W ryte Flyte in Flagstaff. special “THANK YOU” one and all evening and as usual did an outstand­ LOIS WARD of Prescott will again from the bottom of our hearts. Do ing job. DAVE is with KCE’3 Radio be our Secretary-Treasurer. She and come again and often to the Monterey from San Francisco and has his own her blue-bird (a Cessna 150) take to Peninsula. radio show “McELHATTON IN THE the air real often. LOIS lost her HUS­ HELEN SHROPSHIRE, general MORNING” . (For all of you who have BAND DON in D ecem ber to that chairman for our Fall Sectional, did not had the pleasure o' meeting DAVE, dreaded disease—cancer. Her loneli­ a magnificent job of planning this af­ he is the 49%ER of JEANNE McEL­ ness is overcome by many ambitious fair (as she always does) and it was HATTON from the Santa Clara Valley and constructive activities such as under her guiding light that the com­ Chapter of 99’s.) Speaker for the eve­ flying her own little Cessna, painting, mittees have worked for nearly a year ning was DOROTHY BANZOFF, of head of the Democratic Women’s group in order to have every tb'ng ready for our own Chapter, who related some in Prescott, and holding down a full you.We were so very thrilled that so of the experiences she and 49%ER time job in the County Assessor’s Of­ many 49%fer’s came for the “Tender BOB had in Ethiopia. fice. When there’s a job to do, she does Loving Care” that we promised. We it promptly and efficiently. Sunday morning it was a Get Away do hope they were not disappointed. Our September meeting was a fly- buffet breakfast, weather briefing and We promised red carpet service at in breakfast to Holbrook on a beautiful one last surprise for all when they the airport and red carpet service it Sunday m orning, Septem ber 7th. Vis­ were presented with celery, lettuce and was with DELL HINN and TRISH ibility was 90 miles (at least) and two tomatoes to take home. MARKS handling this detail. Activi­ planes braved that blue sky, LOIS ties started at the HoFday Inn with Transportation is always a big prob­ WARD from Prescott, BILL and RUTH a wine tasting party by Almaden Vine­ lem at such a large gathering. JOANN SMITH from Flagstaff in their 182. yards. I understand that this event HUSTED, transportation chairman, BILLS a great 49%. With them were turned out to be quite a party. Yours had this well under control at all femes. the Beesons. In fact, Fern became truly did not get to that event, but We used private cars with our cwn our newest 66. She’s a student of WRYTE FLYTE. stayed in the hospitality room to hand dear 49er’s doing most o' the driving. out our bulging “ Goody Bags” . Speak­ Once again may I say that were it not Many of us 99’s just couldn’t do all ing of “Goody Bags”; did you ever for the cooperation, help and backing we do without our dear 49%’s. Hats off see so many items presented in such of our 49%er’s we would not be able to all of them. JEAN DECK came good looking hand-made bags. We did over from Winslow and EUNICE spend lots of time making the bags, DICKEY of the Petrified Forest joined decorating them, and even making Next Deadline: our small group. She was a pleasant some of the items that went into them. surprise. Earlier that week I met It was definitely a lot of work, but the Received by Editor EUNICE at our store—she dropped in hard work was all worthwhile when by November 20th to tell me she was a 99. That was we saw how pleased everyone was to great news—and we are so happy that September Fly-in breakfast at Holbrook Arizona. Left to right: FERN BEESON (66), JEAN DECK, MARY ELLEN LI­ KEN, RUTH SMITH, LOIS WARD and EUNICE DICKEY. (Photo by JAY CROOK, Editor of Holbrook Tribune News)

she is transferring to our chapter from Our thanks to the Monterey Bay girls Have you ever flown formation with the El Paso Chapter. Sorry El Paso— for a job well done at the Fall Sec­ a Mooney Ranger in a Cessna 150? your loss is our gain. EUNICE has tional. Eight members plus two SALLY PREWITT accomplished this been a 99 for 9 years and I know her 49%ers attended including JOYCE feat at Catalina Island by putting past experiences in other chapters will NASH, ZONA THOMSON, LYNN NEW­ her 150 in a slight dive while the be a great boost to us. TON, CHRIS HOFFMAN, THON and Mooney lowered its gear and full flaps. Plans are running smoothly for our GEORGE GRIFFITH, MARA and On the way to Catalina, SALLY got a Pennies a Pound Air Lift to be held RICHARD CULP, MARGO SMITH, head start and landed first but the jointly with the Flagstaff Jaycees, Oc­ and MITZI KEESECKER. Congratu­ MOONEY beat the “pants” (wheel tober 6th, in Flagstaff. Our gal with lations to MARA CULP for bringing pants, that is) off her enroute back. all the ratings—DOT WARD—is chair­ home the second-place trophy for Sec­ MARGE and KEN ROLLE flew back man and everything is under control. tion Pilot of the Year. That is not all to the “Big Sky Country” of Montana We will all enjoy helping her make she brought home; MARA is also the for a vacation with relatives and old it a successful day. trustee for the Southwest Section Scrap­ friends. On the way, they stopped at I enjoyed two years as chairman of book. Las Vegas and donated a few dollars our chapter. Learned an awful lot— VIRGINIA and TRAVIS FLANARY to the Vegas funds. While in Montana but most of all—the association with journey to Big Bear each year for they spent a day of boating in the aviation and friendships of 99’s were newly created Yellowtail Dam area. their anniversary. This year they flew the greatest reward. I hope to have MARGE says that the fishing was ter­ up in a Cessna 150, then hitch-hiked more flying news from all of us in the rific and the weather was beautiful. to the restaurant for dinner. On an­ next letter. HAPPY FLYING TO ALL other occasion, VIRGINIA was lucky THON GRIFFITH and MARA CULP 99’S AND 66’S AND 49%’S. enough to go along with TRAVIS on flew to San Diego in the GRIFFITHS’ a charter flight to Mammoth Lake Navion to attend the AWT'AR start ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER and managed to log 0:35 in the Super committee meeting and sat in on the Bonnie Kiefer, Reporter Skymaster. THON GRIFFITH flew Chapter meeting to pick up some ideas Orange County Chapter continues again to Guaymas, Mexico; she could for our own Chapter. MARA CULP had to grow. At the August meeting hosted probably get there blind-folded by now. an interesting charter flight last month. by JOYCE NASH, we welcomed new JULIA HELMS and her husband She rushed one jockey, one horse member NANCY BRISSEY. NANCY headed eastward to Ohio and then flew trainer, one veterinarian and one horse has been flying about two years and to the Flying Physicians convention owner to Sacramento race track and now flies a Bonanza. at Grand Glaise in the Ozarks. then back to Long Beach in time for the evening races at Los Alam itos. Chairman, BETTY KITCHIN, Treasur­ MARY’S mom who opened her home Those “horse-people” make ideal pas­ er and WANDA MILLER, Secretary. to the three of us—and then on Sun­ sengers at 98 lbs. each. “Who ferried A most amusing part of the program day the long, lazy ride home. Com­ the horse, M A R A ?’ ’ was the swearing in of the new 49iy2ers, pleted a rare weekend for this neo­ ANN CANTILLON and her children hubbies of CAROLN TERRY, BER­ phyte. just returned from a sunny fi'teen days NICE DEERING, SHIRLEY NOWICKI, Saw FLUTIE HOLLIDAY and her on the beach at Waikiki B each. The DOROTHY LOVELADY, BARBARA husband disembarking at the airport last we heard from MADINE PARSEL, JOHNSON and ROWENA DAVIS. Un­ that same day. They had been visiting she had spent some time in the Ba­ willing but amiable (and incorher- daughter and family up north some­ hamas and got to ride in a Jet Com­ ent) . . . where. mander. IRENE GREGG has been log­ Our installation meeting would not BETTY KITCHIN and BOB took one ging most of her time as safety pilot be complete without a sincere and last look at the bright lights of Las for her husband who is working on warm thank you to each and every Vegas before BETTY went back 1o the his commercial and instrument rat­ member cf our past year’s officers. classroom, and over the table conver­ ings. HELEN HEDGES is very de­ Under their leadership we have become sation gave me news of SHIRLEY and lighted over passing the instrument a very active and growing unit. Cheers, STAN NOWICKI’S trip to that vast written exam. gals . . . land called Texas. HANA HENDRICKSEN and DIANA HILDA and BILL PETROSS saw to Phoned Esther Whitt about their BERNSTEIN flew a Cessna 150 in it that our chapter had a booth at trip to the sectional m eeting in Mon­ the JIM LONG PROFICIEN CY RACE. the Ramona Air Fair which was held terey and she had just arrived home They had a lot of fun but complained on the weekend of Sept. 14-15. We not y2 hr. earlier. She and LOU, that their 150 didn’t burn enough fuel. are still busily engaged in raising WANDA and DEAN MILLER and PAM Now MARION BANKS and THON funds to help in the AWTAR start— and VIC VAN DER LINDEN all at­ GRIFFIN, MITZI KEESECKER and San Diego—next year. We have litter tended. We feel sure they will have GEORGIA KNOWLTON, ALVA KEIM bags and “powder puffs” advertising much to tell. and BONNIE KIEFER, and MARA that event for sale along with litera­ One last and most interesting blurb CULP are looking forward to flying in ture on the 99s and our chapter. . . . a date to go to Big Bear on Oct. the Pacific Air Race. Along with many nice guests at the 6 to visit at FLUTIE HOLLIDAY’S MARTY CARRITHERS and 49y3ER party, we greeted BETTY FRYE, San cabin. We all got an opportunity to DWIGHT flew to Capistrano to take Fernando Valley chapter, who has view the airport up there by seeing part in the EAA fly-in and try their recently moved to Oceanside. We fully a mock-up of it at the installation skill at spot landings on the grass intend to make BETTY a member of dinner. Everyone is looking forward strip. It’s reported that about 8,000 our chapter, and the sooner the better. to this date. Thanks FLUTIE! people attended the event. Two others She tells me she sold her plane in were ELIZABETH SHATTUCK and March and has since gone mad for PHOENIX CHAPTER MARGO SMITH who viewed the an­ golf . . . Sue Harper, Reporter tiques and homebuilts on display. Nov. 17th w e have planned an A IR The “bunch for lunch” flew to Santa POKER PARTY. Procedures for the Our Sept. meet was great. We met Ynez then ate lunch and enjoyed shop- event were presented by PAT CON­ at JEAN BURDICK’S, with MARJY ing in the Danish village of Solvang. NOLLY, husband of our NELL and the CROWL co-hostessing. Our guest speak­ Those attending were NANCY CREWS girls latched on to the scheme. er, MR. MOISE BERGER, Chief and MARTY CARRITHERS, KAY MARY and BRAD PEARSON got the Deputy, Office of the County Attorney, MALICK, JANA KOERSELMAN, MAR­ race fever and entered the Jim Long spoke on the crime problem. His talk GO SMITH and ELIZABETH SHAT­ Trophy Race (15th annual) departing was most interesting and in'ormative. TUCK. from Brackett Field, Pomona—stop at He gave us some ideas on how we, Blythe—on to Tucson. as good citizens, might be a part of Guess who was the “sandbag”. “Crime Stop”. PALOMAR CHAPTER Yup—me. . . . For the initiated, no We are pleased to welcome two new Lois Kleinschmidt, Reporter problem—for the sandbag—it was 99’s—MARGE HINKLE and MARY Well, Skip, I got the title and the great! My first experience on an 'event McPHERSON. They are new private section and the reporter name . . . now of this kind and the memories will fill pilots, MARY being another of our what? Oh yes, news . . . Thought you many a long dull day. There were RUBY SHELDON’S successful stu­ said this was going to be easy . . . something like 60 planes and I had dents. With the advent of a new reporter never before seen people pushing air­ And I gleaned a bit o news. BETTY for the Newsletter, it is obvious we are craft down a taxi strip—all sizes, shapes SMITH has passed her written Instru­ also proud to announce our officers and colors—people and planes, that is. ment exam. Since Sept. ’67, BETTY for the coming year. Our installation In Tucson, a big banquet—bigger tro­ has acquired her Private, Commercial, dinner and dance—September 7th— phies—the gracious hospitality of and Multi-engine. She will soon have was really nice. Good food (by the that instrument ticket. Keep up the ton), good music, and a delightful good work, Gal. MELBA BEARD air- program presided over by our San All chapters please report. lined to the National AAA Fly-In of Diego Chapter “Mom” and “Pop” Antiques in Iowa, where she enjoyed BETTY and CLAUDE WHARTON. Let's have 100% viewing some 200 planes, among them ESTHER WHITT is this year’s Chair­ participation. being 2 OX-5 restorations, a Travel man—PAM VANDER LINDEN, Vice Air and a JN4D (Jenny). HARRY and LELIA REGER took their 4 children ENTRIES ARE OPEN NOW—TIL one of our delegates to the Fall Sec­ on a 3 day visit to San Diego, via OCT. 15TH. HURRY!!! tion at Monterey. She and her 49i%ER Cessna’s Skylane and Skymaster. HAR­ DICK motored down from Concord and RY flew the Skymaster to Blythe and ANITA and JACK WOREL had to drive REDWOOD EMPIRE CHAPTER Lelia got to take it the rest of the from Vallejo. JACK and ANITA are Myrtle A. Wright, Reporter way. Forgot to ask how the Skylane getting a new engine in their Bonanza, got to SD. Fog and low clouds late night and then watch their prop-wash! That is GWYN DARE was on a recent Civil early morning, with clearing skies in thirty for tonight. Congratulations to Air Patrol search, which took her over the afternoon. Do these words have a Monterey Bay Chapter. NINA reports the southern end of the Salton Sea, familiar ring? This was the case on the Sectional was a real delight and where the elevation is 235’ below sea Sunday, Sept. 8. The Redwood Empire the hard work you gals put into it level. She said their altitude was met at Haps Hangar restaurant at sure showed through. 500’, but she’d like to try at O’. (The Sonoma County Airport. Cessna 6293X plane for which they searched was called the tow er on 118.5 S. E . of the SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER later found -:n Mexico. Twas one of City. The tower adviser they had a Dorothy Anderson, Reporter those unfortunate no flight plan, bad 600' ceiling. Cessna 23X requested a weather flights.) special VFR approach and request was The Sectional meeting in Monterey ALICE and CHAS ROBERTS just re­ granted. We had to hold south of the will be long and gloriously remembered turned from a round robin trip to San- control zone for twelve minutes to by all those present. Chairman HELEN Diego for deep sea fishin’, a day at allow several other aircraft to climb SHROPSHIRE and Program Chair­ Disneyland and a short visit with to VFR on top. There was no problem. man DELL HINN, and every Monterey daughter, BARBARA, in Camarillo. SVFR is the greatest aid to not quite 99 graciously wined, dined and feted Seems DOROTHY JENKINS and VIR­ rated instrument pilots that ever was. the whole Southwest family at one of GINIA EDWARDS from Tucson chap­ Let’s fight to keep it available. the best gatherings the regulars can ter really get around. They joined JUDY ESKEW, working on her remember. All details were care ully BETTY JO SMITH and JUANITA private rate has passed her written planned; every artichoke, candle, smil­ NEWELL for lunch in PHX one day, and only needs to put in the hours. ing greeting, in true Motnerey style then JUANITA saw them in Prescott, JUDY, ANITA and JACK WOREL and was handcrafted, specially selected, where they and other Tucson 99’s had M YRTLE WRIGHT’, flew in from custom made and minutely polished gone for soaring. JUANITA also had Napa. PAT STOUFFER, BETTE D. for the distinguished guests. It was a visit with HELEN LAWRENCE of SMITH autoed from Napa and NINA great, Monterey. Northern Arizona chapter, when she RCOKAIRD drove from Concord. Tucson, thru GINNY COOK, will hold stopped here. And JUANITA and ANNA BRENNER from Santa Rosa the Spring Sectional, and Sacramento ELGIN are the proud owners of a was able to join us and as always, she will host the Fall Sectional. The nine German shorthaired Pointer pup, who sheds a special little ray of sunshine Sacramento delegates plus one at­ jetted into PHX, and she’ll be keeping with her presence. We elected officers tended the Sectional: MARCELL BINK, them up in the air—flying her to hunt­ for the next fiscal year as follows: SHIRLEY LEHR, RUTH WAGNER, ing spots, dog shows and field trial. Chairman, BETTE SMITH; Vice Chair­ DARLENE GILMORE, WINIFRED The slate of officers for the coming man, NINA ROOKAIRD; Secretary, SWETZER, LORAIN HERY, AUDREY year was announced and it’s congratu­ MYRTLE WRIGHT; Treasurer, ANITA SNOVEL, VIJA BERRY, JUNE DE- lations to the following: SUSAN WOREL. BETTE SMITH will also take VINE, and the Reporter attended. The STORM, Chairman; MARY LOU over the News reporting. NINA accompanying entourage consisted of BROWN, Vice-chairman; BETH US- ROOKAIRD will work in Air Age Edu­ fishin’, golfin’, sand-beachin’ crew SH.ER, Recording secretary; LELIA cation. NINA teaches Senior High members, ERIC BERRY, AL WAG­ REGER, Treasurer; JUNE CLEVER­ School. She is working on her ground NER, GIL GILMORE, and JIM DE- LY, Corresponding secretary; and SUE instructor’s rating and plans to use VINE. JIM escorted the Sunday group HARPER, membership. that in her High School classes. on a tour of Carmel-by-the-Sea to watch Then twas off to the Southwest Sec­ We missed our members, LOUISE the pelicans and seals and foamy shore. tional, in Monterey Bay, for EVELYN MONTERA, PHYLLIS CANTRELL and In late August, several members flew and KEITH SASSER, in their twin NORMA POOL from PETALUMA and rVx Wing Scouts on their first naviga­ Commanche, VIRGINIA HASH, ALICE SANTA ROSA. BECKY LIGHTFOOT, tional ride; after months of studying and CHAS ROBERTS in Virginia’s 250 from HEALDSBURG and JANET how to do it, the Scouts navigated a Commanche, MARY and GEORGE MEYER, Concord. course from Sacramento-Willets-Napa- VIAL in their Cessna Skylane and Redwood Empire will hold their next Sacramento. Members who ilew the MARY LOU BROWN, SUSAN STORM, meeting at Cameron Park, SAC Sec­ girls were JUNE DEVINE, VIJA BER­ BILL and SUE HARPER in MARY tional. HILDA CASEY will be our RY, AUDREY SNOVEL, and MAR­ LOU’S Skylane. Twas really a wonder­ hostess at that time. She and husband CELL BINK. ful weekend—the Monterey Bay Chap­ PAT are working in a flight school FLORENCE and JACK BREEN keep ter deserves Oscars. And we are there. The race from San Diego to that elevator touch in the best condi­ especially pleased to congratulate our Sacramento terminates in Sacramento tion. They’ve been to Omaha, relative own MARY VIAL, as the new Secre­ on Saturday, Oct. 12. Our meeting is visiting, trout fishing in Long Valley tary for the Southwest Section! Sunday the 13th. It is just “a little in the light Sierras, and to the Devil’s AND DON’T YA’LL FORGET — way” to Cameron Park so we hope to Post National Monument; clouds don’t COME AND FLY THE PHX LADIES see some guests for lunch. get a ohance to build along their AIR RACE. IT’E ON NOV. 2ND, BUT Just checked with NINA ROOKAIRD, route. Last month we almost stood-up GEORGIE FURRER in San Francisco, but she met us in Concord; this month we planned Oakland and GEORGIE and again weathered out to land at Concord. Lunching on the Ladybug flight were DOROTHY HUNTLEY, E'ARBARA FOSTER, VIJA BERRY, LORAIN HERY, VIRGINIA TOWN­ SEND, JUNE DEVINE, AUDREY SNOVEL and LaRUE BROWN. Did you see the picture of those three in the B ee? VIJA B E R R Y , DARLENE GILMORE, and RUTH WAGNER were at their smiling best preparing for the Fac*iic Air Race; they know all mem­ bers wifi be helping.

LILLIAN and DAVE GRAY flew their Navion to Redding, inviting the Reporter to accompany them for break­ fast. My first time in a Navion and During planning meeting for AWTAR start in San Diego 1969, committee mem­ the ride was smooth and like sitting bers are: DOTTIE SANDERS, El Cajon; WANDA MIIXER, Palomar; MAR­ on a throne. The back seat rides higher IAN BANKS, San Diego; AILEEN FREEMAN, El Cajon; GERTRUDE LOCK­ than the front. Saw the CULLS, TH EL­ WOOD, Palomar; THAN GRIFFITH, Orange County. MA and NEIL, -in their Tri-Pacer on the way to Wyoming. EARL and HELEN BEEDLE called for the wishes to express her thanks especial­ It was hard to keep track of our weather briefings north, south, east ly to patient Chairman VIJA for her girls this summer. MARIAN BANKS and west; so you can guess where fine cooperation. Also, as many of and her 49%ER JERRY, flew their they went. CLAIRA RALEY and DON­ you know the Chapter donated a twin Commanche to Guadalahara and NA MARTIN returned from CANADA healthy sum to my trip to the U.N. then up to Idaho to visit relatives. recently but they’ll give you the de­ Many thanks for your thoughtfulness. BETTY WHARTON and CLAUD, her tails next month as no one answers 49% ER, had a flying weekend of pic­ the phone this month. VIJA and ture taking in the Grand Canyon in SAN DIEGO CHAPTER HASKELL BERRY took the group trip their 210. HIALEAH REILICH and Margrit Goodrich, Reporter to Grand Canyon in their C150; seeing HUSBAND HARRY, covered a lot of America First, so to speak. LORAIN Our new officers for the coming year ground in their Cessna 182, 5000 miles and DICK HERY are busily escorting are: MARGARET MOODY, Chairman; in 3 weeks, from Colorado, Idaho to son RICHARD II, back, to and from MARGRIT GOODRICH, Vice-Chair­ the Vancouver Islands in British Long Beach. RICHARD is stationed man; PAT OSMAN, Recording secre­ Columbia. ELSIE WATSON and ED on the USS Rammen, a destroyer tary; EVELYN TRIMBLE, Treasurer; HER 49MiER, while vacationing in escort. MARGRIT GOODRICH, News Letter Alaska, rented a 182 and flew from reporter; MARIAN BANKS, Race-start Fairbanks to Ft. Jukon north of the Our annual get-together at CLAIRE chairman; BONNIE ADAMS, Member­ Arctic Circle. That must have been RALEY’S lovely home took place in ship; VIRGINIA WHITE, Program; exciting. LOIS BARTLING and her August. Nearly all members attended ELEANOR RICHARDSON, Airmark­ 49V2ER HARRY, were on a flying and for those who didn’t this is one ing; ; DOTTY KLOTZ, Nomination; trip to Canada in their Bonanza. BON­ event you shouldn’t miss. We have LYNN BRIGGS, Scrapbook; THELMA NIE ADAMS and husband STEVE in the warmth of friendship, fall plans, MALINSKI, Ways and Means; FRAN- a Bonanza, hopscotched across the nominations, and a most gracious CINE MOXEY, Publicity; LOIS country to Florida and had a mar­ hostess to greet you—CLAIRE. We BARTLING, Flying activities; JUNE velous time visiting the Carlsbad had a grand time, CLAIRE, and it was IIICKOX, Selection of Woman of the Caverns, the Hempisfair in San An­ lovely. Guests were BETTY SIBORAN year. tonio and New Orleans. MARGARET and ROBERTA LINN. We are very proud to have such MOODY, her husband JIM and TRACY Congratulations to newly-wed DON­ responsible leadership to guide our and VICKY had a flying family vaca­ NA PRITCHARD who became MRS. Chapter in the important and busy year tion at the Double A Flying Ranch JAMES MARTIN. We now have two to come, when we plan to host the ■in Ruth, California with horseback DONNA MARTINS in the group, one on Race Start and help celebrate San riding, fishing and archery and scenic the East coast and one on the West D iego’s 200th Anniversary. stops along the way, the Redwoods (by coast. car) Nut Tree Farm, San Luis Obispo Our new Reporter will be BETH and others. EVELYN and HOWARD SCHOOF. Active in club activities and Next Deadline: TRIMBLE visited their son at Fort flying, Beth will start her column next Received by Editor Ord near Monterey. JUNE IIICKOX month. by November 20th The Reporter, as her year is thru, has been kept very busy compiling hind you gals when you need some help. The scheduled guest speaker was unable to attend, and so that good 49% er, CHARLIE DUGDALE, MICKIE DUGDALE'S better half, graciously came to our rescue. CHARLIE is a news broadcaster for CBS. BERNICE STEVENSON will be rac­ ing her M ooney E xec 21 in the w om an’s pylon races at the Reno Air Races. Best of Luck! Cheering her onward from the sidelines will be LIZ CROW­ LEY who will be flying up with PAUL GARRISON and EDDIE WHITE. We have other reports that there are quite a few of the gals planning to enter the Pacific Coast Air Race from San Diego to Sacramento October 12. Everybody is up and doing something! We have to bid a sad farewell to MICKIE DUNCAN and AULEEN HALL. Their 49i%ers can’t manage DOTTY SANDERS and BETTY WHARTON with HARRY7 CULVER, Gillespie without them and vice versa. MICKIE Field Airport manager drawing names of contestants for I’ AR start. and hubby, JIM, are now proud own­ ers of the Hidden Valley Ranch at data for Woman Pilot of the Year. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY Kingston, New York. They even have their own lake; so, if you have a bird The Monterey Bay Chapter girls CHAPTER Jan Macdonald, Reporter equipped with floats, drop in to say went all out in planning the Southwest hello. AULEEN is now in the Dallas- Fall Sectional Meeting -in Carmel-By- The calm has finally settled and Ft. Worth area where hubby, AL, is The Sea, September 13-15 at the Holi­ normalcy is returning. It seems al­ chief flight instructor for American day Inn. MARGRIT GOODRICH com­ most an anti-climax after the bustling Airlines. We miss both of you gals bined business with pleasure, ferrying days of the Derby. While some of the already, but we'll be seeing you. Don’t a plane to Santa Barbara and hitch­ gals were still winging their way home forget to come back for a visit. hiking the rest of the way (via com­ to the nest, the rest of the chapter No more news at this time, so hap­ mercial airliner) to attend a business treated themselves to a delightful pot- py flying y’all. Toodles! meeting. Those attending the Sec­ luck dinner. Oh so many goodies, and tional were: MARGARET MOODY and Oh the the calories! The treats were BONNIE ADAMS and their 49%'ERS, only outshone by the graciousness and SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER JIM and STEVE in a Bonanza; glowing hospitality of VESTA MALBY Marilyn Norton, Reporter ELEANOR RICHARDSON, PAT OS- and hubby, DONALD. The metamorphosis of a bespectacled MON and LEAH LIERSCH, El Cajon, August brought hot days, and the mdldmannered businessman evolving in a Piper Arrow; BETTY GILLIES, beach picnic fly-in to Santa Barbara into a cool clear-thinking daredevil MARIAN BANKS and GERTRUDE looked as if it had been perfectly aerobatic pilot was the theme of a LOCKWOOD in B E T T Y ’S Beech Bar­ planned. But, that particular day the Paramount production titled “Ballet in on; BETTY WHARTON and her entire Southern California coastline Blue”. The film was presented by its 49%ER CLAUD, STELLA HARDIN was socked in with fog. The airport star ART SCHOLL, of international and VI CHAMBERS, El Cajon Chapter is only 1500 ft. from the beach yet it aviation fame, and viewed by a ca­ in the W harton’s Cessna 210; HIALEAH was clear. In spite of the mercurial pacity audience of 50 members and REILICH in her Cessna 182 picked up ceiling, fun was had by all—even the guests gathered for the annual S.G.V. LORELEI CANGIANO, new Chairman kids, hubbys and working gals were installation dinner at Santa Fe Inn, of the San Fernando Valley Chapter. able to join us for a change. SONIA El Monte. Aptly named, the photogra­ Quite a delegation from the City in SPRING tried to drown her dog by phy was a breathtaking review of Motion, San Diego, and all just had casting her afloat ;s one of the five charter unique prize which we received at members of the Tucson Chapter. Now Saturday's luncheon for being the Olga Tailing, Reporter that she is flying again I hope the LAST plane in on Friday the 13 th! As I go to print this month many At the banquet Saturday evening we girls in the Albuquerque Chapter con­ pilots in Australia are looking forward were delighted to receive the Air tact her soon and see that she rejoins to the Warana Air Race, which is a two Marking Trophy again, and our Chap­ the 99’s. A better w orker will be hard day open race commencing at Archer- to find—and she is nice, too. ter was further honored — NANCY field Queensland on October 5th with Our last meeting produced the de­ REULLING was named Woman Pilot its route via Monto, Emerald, remain cision not to hold a Penny-A-Pound of the Year for the Southwest Section. overnight at Mackay, then returning this year; but to bend all efforts to Our congratulations to Nancy for an south via Rockhampton and Bundaberg bring the Spring Sectional to Tucson. outstanding record. to Archerfield on O ctober 6th. The win­ A unique idea regarding this was of­ MARGE PETERSON and 49% ER ner is to take home one thousand dol­ fered, so watch out for our future flew in their Cherokee, and ALBERTA lars in cash and a large trophy. There plans. NICHOLSON and WALT also flew in will be also some wonderful prizes for MARY MARTIN is flying FREDDIE for the festivities. ALBERTA has been many cf the place getters. At this GRISSOM’S Aernoca around these days elected Governor of the Southwest Sec­ stage approximately seventy-five air­ just, she says, to keep the cylinder tion and we wish to congratulate her craft have entered including ten walls lubricated. How do people get on this honor. Our chapter certainly women pilots. ROSEMARY ARNOLD these plumbs? made a fine showing at this Sectional. of Sydney and JUDY LORDING of Now that PAT NOLEN is back from Keep up the good work, girls. Queensland are flying as a team and Mexico and MIRZA CLARK is back September 11th the Utah Chapter being sponsored by Ansett General from all the places she has been, and held their monthly business meeting Aviation. ROSEMARY and JUDY PAT GILBERT is well again from at the Pine View Yacht Club, Ogden. should look stunning in their matching surgery, we can really start working Hostesses were BARBARA DUNKLEY, silver flying jackets and boots. As on that Sectional. Did you think I JOAN WILLIAMS, DONNA ODEKIRK forecast in the last Newsletter PEG was fooling? Watch for future de­ and ELOISE WILCOX. The girls had KELMAN is well on her feet again velopments. Watch. Watch. fixed a delightful basket lunch, which and teaming with DR. DOROTHY (Maggie Schock, for Ginny Cook) we enjoyed while watching the lake HERBERT in a Cessna 182, while with its boaters and water skiiers. MARGARET LEE will be flying a UTAH CHAPTER New officers were announced, and pre­ Beech Debonair. We wish all the girls Gini Streeter, Reporter liminary discussion was held on a Salt lots of blue sky and good tail winds. New officers for the Utah Chapter Lake to Fallon air race for next sum­ PEG has recently returned from a two have been elected and are as fol­ mer. More on this later. Attending weeks rest period with her daughter lows: LILA FIELDEN, chairman; the meeting were the following: JANE in Central Queensland. JOAN WILLIAMS, vice-chairman; MARGERY PETERSON from Gunni­ Our next “flying bonanza” will GINI STREETER, secretary; VIVIAN son; LILA FIELDEN, NANCY REUL­ probably be when women pilots around YARDLEY, treasurer. We all look ING, GINI STREETER and VIVIAN Australia take to the air at the end forward to the coming year and hope YARDLEY from Salt Lake City; of October bound for Canberra for all (he girls will participate actively. MARIAN O’LEARY, guest from Salt LADY CASEY’S Annual Fly-In. We We wish to thank the outgoing officers Lake City; and HARRIET BRIN and all look forward to this trip each year. for the very fine job they did last JANE PETERSON, guests, from Og­ Received news from CHRISTINE HEN­ year. It was a busy year, and the den. DERSON last week who is now settled coming year promises to be even more BARBARA DUNKLEY was on Cloud back in Australia after twelve months so. Nine—she has a brand new 182 and in the U.S.A. CHRISTINE has become very keen on Air Races and advises there with us once again as our loyal me she has collected reams of ma­ overseas representative—how nice it terial on the subject which should be was to have her with us, and how very helpful in organizing future races unfortunate that the racing was can­ here in Australia. As for myself I celled after all her efforts to make finally managed to get my hands on a the trip from Portugal—do try again Beech Debonair last week long enough next year, Anneliese). to get an endorsement and really en­ Anyway, back to Halfpenny Green: joyed every minute flying it around at We were deKghted to welcome a new Archerfield. In November I leave for overseas competitor in the person of MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, where I MONICA GUNTHER, a prospective have been transferred for an extended Ninety-Nine, who flew over from period to become an Instructor at Air Frankfurt, Germany with her husband Traffic Control School. I will lecture in their Piper Comanche. We under­ in Operational Control and give prac­ stand that her participation followed tical instruction in Area Control Pro­ a conversation with ANNELIESE, who cedures. This should be an interesting told her all about the race and per­ experience in my Air Traffic Control suaded her to enter. The GUNTHERS career. Well here we are again at the battled with p;or weather to get across end of our current flying news—come from Germany and then practiced hard on gals around Australia, how about on the day before the race. MONICA some more information on your avia­ had never raced before although she tion doings— surely you haven’t all had had taken part successfully in rallies your wings clipped—next deadline for and competitions in Germany, and we your news to your Australian reporter were pleased that she was able to will be N ovem ber 15th—will tell you take back a prize from Halfpenny all about the Warana Air Race results Green (for “best foreign entrant”). in the next issue. The result of the Ninety-Nines Air Trophy was: 1st SHEILA SCOTT’ in her round-the-world Comanche Myth Too (a most effective win with an airplane that’s beginning to feel a little tired!); 2nd J.L.F. (your reporter) with SUE PHILLIPS as an invaluable co-pilot; 3rd JULIA TURNER, a pros­ pective Ninety-Nine; 4th MONICA GUNTHER; 5th DAPHNE POYNTER. DAPHNE was unlucky enough to have to change aircraft at the last minute. She had done all her practicing on a Jodel which she was sharing with a competitor in the Goodyear Trophy Janet Ferguson, Reporter Air Race, but the other pilot damaged Well we finally achieved the Ninety- the aircraft in his race by flying into Nines Trophy Air Race! Having been some high tension cables (an exercise rained off earlier in the year at Good­ guaranteed to hurt the airplane’s feel­ wood, the race was re-organized at ings)—so DAPHNE had to hastily the Halfpenny Green R ace Meeting switch to a Condor for the Ninety- on September 2nd. Unfortunately, as Nines race. several entrants had “burned their Not much other news at the mo­ boats” in getting to the abortive Good­ ment—the airline girls are all hard at wood meeting, the entry list was some­ it: ELIZABETH OVERBURY writes: what depleted at Halfpenny Green. One “ My own news is just work I’m afraid. of those who understandably couldn’t I just seem to fly, eat and sleep. The make the trip a second time was more I fly the BAC One Eleven the ANNELIESE PINTO from Portugal. more I love it.” (I don’t think I mentioned in m y Good­ Election meeting coming up soon— wood report that ANNELIESE was results next month.