SEPTEMBER, 1966 UlnetgUlne Jlern JUinety-oAline JKcu/g Presidents C olu run

This is the first News of our new rew year ready for our use let’s think 'W year, 1966-67, shall we look ahead (with of other things we might accomplish our past year as a guideline) and set through good communications . . . to some goals for ourselves? name a few; New Horizons, Growth, My theme, as President, has been Improvement, Strength, Smooth Fly­ COMMUNICATION. I am sure you ing . . . all this, through communica­ SEPTEMBER, 1956 will all agree, without COMMUNICA­ tion! Let each one of us use our time TION, we are nothing, so how best wisely for the betterment of the Ninety - Official Publication of can we communicate? For the next Nines. THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. several News I am going to pinpoint Summer is such a lazy, let-down time Headquarters, Terminal Bldg. communication and its results. of year. We let things get relaxed and Will Rogers World Airport With a backward glance let’s think unhurried . . . bul comes the day of P. O. Box 99 about ACCOMPLISHMENT THROUGH reckoning! Fall arrives and we are in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 COMMUNICATION. the hustle of activities . . . and it is Headquarters Secretary no different for me. I have a very busy Last year we grew to number over DARLA BULLARD schedule outlined for September and 2800; we chartered 10 new chapters; October . . . Section Meetings and vis­ while there was no record kept, I am iting with Chapters are the main point E ditor sure we added many new ratings; of my schedule. So I am looking for­ PEG ONG participated in varied flying activities; ward to seeing YOU soon. 2900 Rockbrook Drive created interest in flying by taking Be sure your Chapter sends in it's Plano, T exas 75074 many for their first plane ride, through report each month . . . others enjoy our Penny-a-Pound projects; gave INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS reading of your activities. Plan to three deserving and lucky 99s the P resid en t participate in all your Chapter and Amelia Earhart Scholarship with which ALICE ROBERTS Section functions . . . you will gain they will upgrade the flying; gained 719 Orchid Lane from it. And of course, it is never too new friends through the Powder Puff Phoenix, Arizona 85021 soon to start your plans for attending Derby; reviewed our acomplishments the International Convention . . . Vice-President by giving and receiving our year’s ac­ Washington, D.C., last week of June, DONNA T. MYERS tivity at convention in Seattle. 1967. 11603 E. 6th Place Without the ability to communicate, Have a happy (991 New Year!! Denver, Colorado 80010 none of those activities would have Sincerely, been accomplished. So now with a S ecretary Alice Roberts GENE NORA JESSEN 741 Eastridge Dr've Wichita, K ansas 67207 MEMO FROM THE EDITOR

Treasurer With a mixture of relief and regret Is a measure of (how you’ll be missed. RUTH RUECKERT I pass on the Editor’s letter opener, You may splash all you please when 2037 Rivera Street marking pens, scotch tape, paper clips, you enter, San Francisco, Calif. 94116 staples, typing paper, files, SOP Man­ uel, reporting chart, budget records You can stir up the water galore, E xecutive Retard and the following ode: But stop, and you’ll find in a minute LYDIELLEN “LYGIE” HAGAN It looks quite the same as before. South 1907 Oneida Place Sometime when you feel real Spokane, Washington 99203 important The moral of this quaint example BETTY W. McNABB And your Editor’s ego’s on fire, Is “edit” lor all that you’re worth, 926 Third Avenue When you take the Ed’s job for Be proud if you must, but remember Albany, Georgia granted There’s no indispensable berth. Cause you know you’re the “best DORIS RENNINGER Sincere thanks to all the news re­ they can hire”. 10-01 163rd Street porters and contributors these past Beechhurst, N. Y. 11357 Sometime when you feel that your quitting two years — for a wonderful job, with your reams of copy, in making me DEADLINE FOR NEWS — Would leave an unfillable hole, Just follow this simple instruction look good and an extra special thanks The 20th of the Month And see how it humbles your soul. to The Star Publishing Co. for t' e Send Copy to: Take a bucket and fill it with water; many helpful things they have done PEG ONG Put your hand in it up to the wrist: in printing the NEWS, that polished the 2900 Rockbrook Drive Pull it out; and the hole that’s im age. Plano, T exas 75074 rem aining Doittie Young PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT Coming Events 19(55-66 kind of impressions are we making as Seattle, Washington, June 30 Ninety-Nines? S ep tem b er 9, 10, 19(56 Are we noisy when we Should be Northwest Section Fall Meeting This past year our activities have quiet . . . are we talking when we been based on the thought of a flight. Spokane, Washington should be listening . . . are we com­ We take flights for several different plaining when we should be helping reasons . . . to relax, to get away from S ep tem b er 9-11, 1966 . . . are we criticising when we it all, to meet with friends, fly mercy should be carrying the load? When Southeast Section Fall Meeting journeys . . . but most important, to things go wrong, do we do what we Atlanta, Georgia get somewhere, to reach a goal or can to get the problem straightened destination. out . . . or do we let it go down the S ep tem b er, 1966 The Flight 99 for 1965-66 is now on drain and then blame someone else? NorSh Central Section Fall Meeting the ground and we are at the desti­ Remember, all this is communication Milwaukee, Wisconsin nation. Conversation directly follow­ in one form or another. Have we at­ ing a trip usually goes something like tained our goal . . . have we really this: “What was our fuel consump­ communicated ? S ep tem b er 23, 24, 25, 1966 tion?”, “what was our ground speed?”, Most of my communications have Southwest Section Fall Meeting or we talk about one particularly beau­ been very enjoyable, but all was not Newport Beach, Calif. tiful site over which we flew. In other smooth . . . as with many flights, words, we reminisce. So, let’s re­ this one ran into rough air early in Septem ber 30, O ct. 1, 2, 1966 minisce ju^t a bit. June when we were informed, with­ South Central Section Fall Meeting The facts and figures of this flight out notice, that our Headquaters Sec­ are most interesting. I flew my Bonan­ retary had resigned in favor of matri­ Shreveport, Louisiana za 5865J 1 9 9 hours, traveled 27,814 mony. So an unplanned trip to Okla­ miles, attended 7 Section meetings and homa City was on my agenda. With S ep tem b er 3(1, O ct. 1, 2, 1966 presented 7 Charters. Our member­ the help of Arlene Walkup, Jane Ab­ 11th Annual Small Race ship totals just over 2800, representing bot and Susie Sewell, we got the tapes Alpena, Michigan 93 Charters, 11 Sections and 21 Coun­ and letters out that should have been tries. out three weeks sooner. Then Dottie October 14, 15, 196(5 Our members ihave flown over both Young, your News Editor, held down Fairladies Annual Indiana Race oceans, circled the world, set altitude the fort until the 23rd, at which time Evansville, Indiana records, conducted races and served Darla Bullard became our new Sec­ on the Federal Aviation Advisory Com­ retary. m ittee. You, as Ninety Nines, opened up a October 15, 19(56 Some of the more pleasant aspects new experience for me . . . new N.Y.-N.J. Section Fall Meeting of Flight 99 for me, personally, includ­ friendships, travel, challenge and help­ New York City ed the opportunities to present char­ ed me to grow, personally, by elect­ ters to new, enthusiastic Chapters, ing me to an office which has demand­ Ju n e 28-July 2, 1967 meet new members, attend Section ed self discipline, thought and action. International Convention Meetings and greeting Sheila Scott There were decisions to make which Washington, D.C. when she made Phoenix one of her were not always 'easy, but with the stops on her Round-the-World flight. resolving of each one, found me a Being the recipient of many thoughtful little better for the wear. July 8, 1967 gestures, lovely corsages, the sapphire This past year, while it has been AWTAR setting for my 99 ring, your gracious work, has really been my pleasure Atlantic City, N. J. to hospitality, kind thank you notes, pic­ and I Ithank you for the privilege of Torrance, Calif. tures of events . . . has made this serving you as your President. year a memorable experience. —Alice Roberts The goal of our Flight 99 has been “Communication”, without which we could not exist. Communication makes NOTAMS the difference between success and ATTENTION ALL NEWS CON­ donations will be welcomed and should failure. The ability to communicate TRIBUTORS. Peg Ong, Dallas Chap­ be sent to the “Sheila Scott Apprecia­ has made our world a much smaller tion Fund”, c/o National Bank of ter, has consented to be News Edi­ place in Which to live and has given Australia, 11a Albemarle, London, W.l, tor for 1966-67. Send your copy for us a greater understanding of our fel­ England. low man. The inability to communi­ the October News—and future is­ cate has brought disaster, misunder­ sues — to her at 2900 Rockbrook The Septem ber 1966 TRUE M aga­ standing and failure. Drive, Plano, T exas 75074. zine has a condensation of Fred Goer- Communication means more than Nancy Walton of Australia has in­ ner’s book “My Search For Amelia being able to “talk”. We communicate augurated an Appreciation Fund so Earhart”. Every Ninety-Nine should Constantly In our appearance, our Sheila Scott may keep G-ATOY, her read it—and possibly ask our Congress­ walk, our attitudes, our actions. What Round-the-World 260 Comanche. All men for answers. Governor of the Southwest Section; enjoy a little photography on the side. Treasurer, Vice-President and Presi­ I enjoy writing a bit — and have the dent of International. Also served three rejection slips to prove it! ALICE years as Ways and Means Committee I’ve been fortunate enough to hold ROBERTS Chairman. some very fine offices 'in our organiza­ P resid en t The Nindty-Nines and flying have tion — Chapter Chairman, Secretary, done more for me than any other or­ etc., and Governor of the South Central ganization or association. Perhaps I Section; International Secretary, Mem­ bership Chairman, AE Scholarship feel about flying a little differently than Trustee and co-Chairman, News Editor you . . . but to me it has opened up a and am honored, at the present to be When I was asked Ho write this, I new appreciation of my surrounding, your Vice-President. was told it should be similar to the given me new friendships, and I hope history sent out with each candidates nomination, but it could be more per­ to be able to rtiare this experience. sonal . . . so am going to be more personal. Chas, my 49%‘er, and I will be cele­ GENE brating our 30th wedding anniversary NORA JESSEN next month. We are blessed with two D O N N A T. S ecreta ry children (hardly seems right to call MYERS them children, since they are both Vice-President grown and married), and we have five grandchildren. Chas and I have an air conditioning An enduring romance was innocently business and tor the past five years sparked for me by an older brother our son has also been associated with Personal history: Beicaue a 99 Mem- with a yen to fly. He dragged me to a us. be-r-at-Large in 1939. Helped start the Civil Air Patrol meeting in the Chi­ Music is a very important part of Colorado Chapter in 1941. D ates m e— cago suburbs and I w as hooked. my life as I served as Choir Director but was first woman in Colorado to Throughout my last two years in high of Palmcroft Baptist Church for six hold a license. Worked as a secretary school, I became an “airport bum” years and now act as substitute or­ at a Denver flight school to earn flight every weekend anxiously awaiting a ganist (when I’m home). time where I met Johnny Meyers, an 10-minute ride ’round the patch. Am a member of Epsilon Sigma aerial photographer for the Forestry The offer of an aviation program Alpha and held tde office of Treasurer Service, and m arried him in 1939. John­ by tthe Univ. of Oklahoma set the of the Alpha Sigma Chapter. Found ny meanwhile acquired his commercial course tor further education. My par­ I couldn’t do justice Ito two organiza­ and instructor ratings, gave up the aer­ ents provided $280 for a private license tions, and since the Ninety-Nines is ial photography job to instruct for Ray at the University flight school. Honest, my first love, have not held a sorority Wilson, Inc. Our boss moved his flight that’s what a 35-hour course in an office for three years. family to Chickasha, Oklahoma, dur­ Aeronca cost in 1956! I started flying at the prodding of ing the War to operate an Army Pri­ With the private accomplished, the my husband, February, 1953. Got m y mary Flight School — later we re­ decision had to be made whether it Private license in June, 1953, after a turned to Denver where the boss in­ would be aviation or further college solo cross country from Lock Haven, augurated an airline — now known as as there weren’t funds for both. There Pennsylvania, to Phoenix. Frontier Airlines. really was no question. I raced through Was invited to a 99 meeting that 49%er Johnny and I were with the approved flight courses and had a com­ same month (good communication and airline when it started — he is now mercial and flight instructor’s rating good membership chairman) and be­ Director of Flight Operations. I retired ait 160 hours. I then began teaching cam e a m em ber in July, 1953. Entered in 1951 to becom e a housew ife—which immediately to “reverse flow” the bal­ my first air race, with Claire Walters is a bit of a joke among friends and ance of payments. as Co-pilot. Whalt an experien ce!! I Frontier’s Personnel Office, who say The Director of the OU flight de­ have flown all blit two TAR’s since then I am the most permanent temporary partment stuck his neck way out to land m ust adm it that the thrill of employed secretary they have—seems hire me as the University’s first fe­ placing 2nd in 1955 w as greater than I am called back to fill in for vaca­ male and youngest flight instructor— the thrill of winning in 1957. tions and as extra help. all in one package. He also urged me Had 'the fun of winning the first Since I “retired”, my husband states to continue my education, so I work­ Michigan SMALL Race which follow­ he can’t keep me home — I fly any­ ed my way through college teaching where, anytime I can. flying, and 6 Yz years after I started, ed the TAR Term inus in 1956. Hobbies: We are avid automobile earned my degree. I have held the office of Treasurer, race fans, Will attend our 12th “500” About this time, there was much Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the race in Indianapolis this year, go to talk of the astronaut research pro­ Phoenix Chapter; Treasurer, Vice- the Phoenix races twice a year and gram involving women, and as a re­ suit of wanting to participate I be­ Advisory Committee and, in my spare Transcribers, Inc. Our group’s chief came the 25th and last woman to take time, am leader for the Wichita Wing accomplishment was getting the blind the astronaut physical. The 13 who Scouts, children out of “isolated institutions” passed were invited to Pensacola for My flying has taken me to each into the City “sighted schools”. The further testing and when I was not al­ state many times with the exception San Francisco unified school district lowed time off from my job, I quit to of Alaska (which I begrudge terribly) then directed the group to braille the participate in 'the research program. and Hawaii, plus a smattering of the text - books for these blind students. History records that less than a week Islands, Mexico .and Canada. Bob and From first grade to junior high school, before my departure date, the tests I anxiously look forwrd to seeing many we supply math, music, foreign lan­ were cancelled permanently. more places from the air and continue guage and English brailled books. One My instructing continued in Okla­ meeting many wonderful people printed text-book transcribes into from homa after the “astronaut episode”, through flying. We’re convinced that one to twenty-five volumes of braille. but I moved to Oklahoma State Univ. aviation offers the happiest, fullest, We also shellac and bind these books. 1 was beginning to grow restless with and most rewarding way of life pos­ For security in our old age, Fred the realization my 1,500 hours flying sible. and I invented in an apartment house time were practically all confined to in the Bay area. It aged us consider­ the 'traffic pattern. I knew every blade ably in renovating it! But we have of grass in the area — and, a little become expert plasterers, painters, tile- water to, as I acquired a seaplane setters, plumbers, carpet layers and carpenters. Otherwise, I work at tem­ rating at Stillwater, Okla. RUTH porary jobs; telephone and PBX oper­ My application arrived at Beech RUECKERT ator, dictaphone transcribing, filing, Aircraft Corp. just as they were in­ T reasu rer etc., and thanks to Susie Sewell, am troducing the Musketeer. I reasoned becoming a double entry bookkeeper. their one girl pilot had been so well accepted, they might just take ,a chance on another. So, Joyce Case Funsch and I were the two girls participating in My private license flight test was the 3 M usketeers Tour in 1962. We taken on Novem ber 2, 1929. (Note the RYDIELLEN covered 40,000 miles in 90 days and date — too late to be a Charter Mem­ “LYGIE” could write a whole book about the b er!). P ilot’s license No. 10211 has HAGAN trip. I spent the following year Travel­ been a proud possession ever since and E x e c u tiv e ling around the country demonstrating membership in The Ninety-Nines, from Board the Musketeer, getting checked out in April 1930 to date, has been a personal, M em ber the rest of the Beech line, and acquir­ pleasurable satisfaction. However ing my instrument and multi - engine President Alice Roberts requested the ratings. members of the Executive Board to Being married to a doctor (Erst name Then Cupid shot his arrow — hard! tell about one’s activities odtside The “Cornie”) who seemed to practice Bob Jessen, who has been at Beech Ninety-Nines and aviation fields. medicine so he might fly, found me ten years in various capacities in the My family consists of 49%er Fred, flying with him if I did not wish to be sales department, and I were married an automobile man all his life, except left behind. In 1953, after years of in 1964 just as he was assigned man­ for his service in the Air Force; our gentle hints, the pressure was brought ager of the Musketeer program. It daughter, Marsha, a student at Sacra­ to bear—“I must at least learn to land was decided that I should not work mento State College, with a teacher’s the airplane.” I vowed this was all directly for my husband so I am no credential in mind; and one sassy Sia­ I would do; but prodded every step of longer assigned to a specific airplane, mese cat, Frosty, eight pounds of the way by my husband, my instructor though I do manage to work with Bob dlainty femininity. and friends around the airport, finally “on loan” Occasionally. My duties in­ Our home in San Francisco, west in self defense I took the flight test in of Twin Peaks, 10 blocks east of the clude handling flight school material 1954 and earned a P rivate lic e n se . for our distributor organization; gath­ Pacific Ocean, 10 blocks North df the Then the fun really began. The sky ering and dispensing flying club in­ Zoo, 10 blocks South of Golden Gate was our highway. The horizon always formation; and investigating new Park, is on the northern and western beckoned. Bursts of work at home areas for Beeohcraft participation in flight patterns of SFO. From the pic­ were interludes to planning how to get aerospace education. On the road, my ture windows we see Farralone Is­ away and where to go. The log book activities include participation in many lands and traffic on land, sea and in became filled with strange letters, ladies’ programs (mostly through the air. some more frequent than others -— speaking engagements); giving sales Hobbies; Collect wild game recipes, PDX, PDT, ALW, BOI, COS, MDW, demonstrations; flying photo missions as Fred loves to hunt but will not kill PHX (and it did not rain every single for our advertising dept ; attending unless I can cook the game . . . and lim e, A licee), TUS', LAX, SFO, MZT, National aviation organization pro­ brailling. This is a most rewarding MZL, MEX, etc. Five winters in a grams and conventions; and represent­ hobby. Since 1954 I have been a cer­ ing Beech in local flying promotions. tified volunteer braille transcriber and row we left the plane behind and came I also serve on the FAA Women’s a member of the Golden Gate Braille home on airlines or trains. But I was flying, seeing the United States, Can­ so many clients that I have to fly to —of medical records, with its de­ ada, Mexico, Cuba, tlhe Bahamas and see all of them. mands; and flying—which demands Puerto Rico from and by air. After taking the Phoebe Putney as­ another type of alertness and profici­ With this a way of life it was natural signment — in due time the hospital ency and develops another set of skills that The Ninety-Nines should also be a superintendent offered me a job. For —has kept me on my toes. part of m y life. I joined ir, 1954 and the next seven years I did the medical Medical records-cum-flying also op­ becam e 1a Charter Member of the East­ record work. Then came the war and ened another rewarding vocation to me ern Washington Chapter when it was we went to Jacksonville, Fla., where —Civil Air Patrol and Aerospace Edu­ organized in 1955. my husband was to be stationed as cation. Never an intrepid pilot, I sought Last October we took a Chartered a Coast Guard officer. any means available to upgrade my Airliner to the International Congress I took a job teaching school. True flying proficiency. Onie such means was an “aviation” workshop at the of Otolaryngology meeting ir. Tokyo. I to form I was miserable. It wasn’t University of Colorado. It turned out had a fascinating visit while there, with my first try at it. A nurse who lived to be an aviation education’ work­ two of our International 99s, Yae Nozo- in the same house with us encouraged ki, Director of Women’s Aeronautic me to take a job at St. Vincent’s. shop sponsored by the CAP. I re­ turned with a new interest which is Association of Japan, and Hideko Yoko- Alice Christian, RRL at St. Vincent’s, still very much a part of my life. I yama, chief pilot for an Aviation busi­ said one day, “Why don’t you get now vary my medical record work­ ness she operates with her husband. registered?” For seven years I had Both of these girls speak English and been busy with medical records but shops and speaking engagements with talks to civic clubs and college-level the afternoon with them was the high­ had never heard of the AAMRL! So I light of the trip for me. studied, and with Alice’s long hours of areospace workshops and sometimes instruct in these workshops. During the past eleven years we coaching - I passed the examination. lave logged several thousand hours in The acquisition of two college degrees The past 13 years flying hais becom e various planes — Stinson, Tri-Pacer simply didn’t rank with my pride and so much of an asset to me that I and Comanches. Other hobbies such as delight in the RRL that I earned. have found it valuable to be checked out in some 15 aircraft, to get single golf, bridge and knitting seem to have Two years as surgical secretary at and multi-engine ratings, a commercial suffered BUT — Flying is much more St. Vincent’s was topped by a year fun with the interesting people and in the Women’s Army Corp as a non­ license and flight instructor rating plus far away places. Our latest long jun­ commissioned officer in charge of an air taxi certificate. I have just ket was in April when we went to medical records at Camp Butner Army completed an FAA/CAP Flight In­ structor Orientation Course at Okla­ Puerto Rico, Southbound out of Ft. General Hospital, Durham, N. C. homa City. Lauderdale we RON’d at South Cai­ When the war ended, I returned to I had the good fortune of being the cos, an experience we would not have find Phoebe wasn’t the same 25-bed missed for anything. The next day a first woman to complete the USAF hospital. Over the years it has ex­ War College non-resident course in tantalizing glimpse of the Dominican panded to some 290 beds and now Republic and on to San Juan. connection with my CAP interests. It were building a new hospital. Con­ took about four years. Prior to com­ Home again I settled down to wel­ cepts and methods changed in medical pleting the course, I had taken the come all of you to the Pacific North­ records and the AAMRL grew in officer candidate extension course of west for the International Convention scope. I went to workshops and con­ the Air Force Institute and also the and the Start of the Powder Puff Der­ ferences, including the First Interna­ USAF squadron officer course (my by. tional Congress in London. I became rank is now Lt. Colonel) and had at­ secretary and then a vice-president in tended the Command and Staff School. the AAMRL. Many phases oif my Air Force aca­ In 1948, when m atching F ederal funds demic work have contributed greatly to B E T T Y W. produced a rash Pf small hospitals all my know-how in medical record sci­ over the South, I took to the highway M cN A B B ence. to teach the Staffs medical record E x e cu tiv e Between the two activities, medical procedures. My schedule called for B oard records and flying, I have garnered five days a week at Phoebe and a M em ber an incredible number of rewards. Very weekend of 500 to 600 m iles traveling important is the deep satisfaction I to other hospitals. Besides hating to feel in being a part of the young med­ drive, some two years of this and my ical record profession as it has grown husband was threatening to swap me I had never been inside a hospital into a recognized part of 'the American in on a new model. when the chairman of our woman’s medical scene. I’m continually en­ In 1951 1 decided flying might be a league informed me that I would ob­ joying taking off in the little airplanes solution. A tall, thin, sad man under­ tain my service hours by working to visit new airports and hospitals, to took to teach me. When we parted three hours a week at Phoebe Putney make new friends and feel that per­ company, he had quite a lot of gray Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga. The hair and I had a private license. And haps I have given my beloved medical year w as 1935. Now, 30 years late", I had a new love that has proved to record profession a helping hand along I’m consulting on medical records for be an enduring one. The combination the way. As co-chairman of the “Colt for Symposium and the coveted Amelia Kim” project, assisted in obtaining Earhart Medal awarded by the Long three million S & H Green Stamps to Island Early Flyers Association. DORIS purchase a Piper Colt for Captain My husband, Henry, was one of the RENNINGER Kyung O. Kim of Seoul, Korea. founders of Seaboard World Airlines. E x e cu tiv e He served as Vice-President of Engi­ Board During the Aviation Space Writers neering and Director of Materials and Association Convention in M ay of 1963, M em ber is now retained as a consultant to the learned 'to fly a Bell Helicopter, soloed airline. Daughter Charlene (27) has in seven hours within 2% days. Two soloed and our 21 year old son, Ren­ months later became first woman to nie, a student at the University of receive a FAA rotorcraft-helicopter I began m y flying in 1955 at Fort Florida, is well on his way to acquir­ license in New York state. Am No. 59 ing a private license. Myers, Florida. My first lesson was in the worldwide organization of li­ I just recently accepted a job as censed women helicopter pilots, The on January 10th. I soloed on January Sales (Brantly & Hushes) for Hel-Aire Whirly-Girls. 20, 1955 and have been “flying” ever Copters, Ltd., Midtown Heliport, New since. Received my Private license Was honored to be awarded the co­ York City. As this goes to press, should in M ay 1955 and joined the 99s one veted Lady Grace Hay Drummond- be enroute from Frederick, Okla. to year later. Have been Secretary and Hay Trophy in 1963 by the W omen’s New York City in a Brantly 305 — the Vice-Governor of the New York-New International Association of Aero­ first to be delivered for operation in Jersey Section and just completed my nautics and to be the first woman to the New York Metropolitan area. second 'term as Governor. Was co- fly the Lockheed Jet Star. Was award­ I am honored to be a member of chairman of the terminus for the Pow­ ed the “Winged Victory Trophy” by your Executive Board and feel that der Puff Derby, Atlantic City, in 1961 Bell Helicopter Company, the Women’s January day in 1955 opened up a whole \and Chairman of the International Winged Victory Achievement Trophy new wonderful world and a wealth Flying A ctivities Committee 1963-64. at the 1963 Annual IOC Aerospace of friends and acquaintances.

DORIS MULLEN WHIRLY-GIRLS SCHOLARSHIP

ED: I quote from Jean Ross How­ landing on a golf course. One observ­ wonderful homemaker and mother to ard’s letter to President Alice Roberts er said: “The Pilot was a hero. The her four teenagers—Denny (20) pri­ . . . “I am enclosing a copy of my plane sw erved to the 'left—‘if it didn’t vate pilot and pre-med student at Uni­ special Memo to The Whirly-Girls out­ a lot of people would have been hurt.” versity of Wisconsin — Barbara (19) lining our plans to establish a Doris Doris started flying in 1961 and held college freshman and Nancy (17) and Mullen Whirly-Girls Scholarship Fund. single and multi-engine, multi-engine Suzie (15) in high school. As you know, Doris was a very active sea, instrument and glider ratings. Af­ Many of The Whirly-Girls met Doris and enthusiastic member of The Nine­ ter m ore than 1300 hours in fixed- and Wylie when she came to Wash­ ty-Nines. Therefore, I wondered if you wing, she got her commercial helicop­ ington for our 10th Anniversary “Hov­ and Dottie Young might think it ap­ ter rating on February 2, 1965. She and ering” and again this year during The propriate to carry an item on the her flying physician husband—Wylie— American Helicopter Society Forum. Scholarship in an up-coming issue of became our 12th husband-wife heli­ Others may have met her when she the Newsletter. I feel sure Doris would copter team . On February 14, 1966, flew solo in the 1965 Powder Puff not want to detract in any way from Doris qualified for her helicopter in­ Derby. the Amelia Earhart Scholarship Fund, structor’s rating. In May of this year, When we heard the news, Danna but as she was a highly qualified heli­ she received her Glider instructor rat­ Henderson (Whirly-Girl No. 31) and I copter pilot, as are many of the 99s, ing. discussed what we might do as Whirly- you may concur that this is a news­ In iher com paratively short career Girls and decided a flight scholarship worthy item for our members.” as a commercial helicopter pilot, Doris would be the kind of a memorial Doris President Alice’s reply . . . “I am did a lot of flying for her husband’s would like. Wylie concurred so, with­ sure all 99s would be interested to fixed-base operation at Joliet Airport. out time to get your approval, the fol­ know of your thoughts and I will be Some of the highlights were Santa lowing telegram was sent: anxious to know of their reactions.” Clause drops, piloting the Sheriff in DR. WYLIE MULLEN, MAINLINE a hunting-shooting round-up of elks AVIATION, INC., JOLIET MUNI­ SPECIAL MEMO TO WHIRLY-GIRI.S loose in the area, on camera for Chi­ CIPAL AIRPORT, JOLIET, ILLI­ July 29, 1966 cago color TV and promotional work NOIS. By now you have read of the tragic with World Book Encyclopedia. IN MEMORY OF WHIRLY-GIRL death of our member Doris Mullen, Doris talked helicopters before Ro­ DORIS MULLEN, THE WHIRLY- Whirly-Girl No. 84, her co-pilot Dr. tary and science clubs, was interview­ GIRLS (INTERNATIONAL WOM­ George Bard and her passengers Tony ed in several national magazines, EN HELICOPTER PILOTS ( ARE and Betty Lema on Sunday, July 24th worked to establish hopsital heliports ESTABLISHING TH E DORIS when her plane crashed on a force in her community—all this—and a MULLEN WHIRLY-GIRLS SCH- LARSHIP FUND. THIS FUND, TO Amelia Earhart WHICH INITIAL CONTRIBU­ AIR MEETS TIONS WILL BE MADE IN LIEU Commemorative Stamp FAIRLADIES ANNUAL O F FLORAL TRIBUTES T O INDIANA RACE Fay Gillis Wells, Coordinator DORIS, WILL BE USED TO PRO­ Jill McCormick, Chairman VIDE AN ANNUAL AWARD TO THE STAMP OF FRIENDSHIP 1966 is a Sesquicentennial Y ear for A DESERVING WOMAN FOR Thank you for your compliments the State of Indiana. Due to this, the USE IN FINANCING HER HELI­ about the film. It is a compilation of State would like the Indiana Chapter COPTER FLIGHT TRAINING. IT real 99 togetherness, on a national 99s to tie their F.A.I.R. (Fairladies IS HOPED THAT THE DORIS scale and the true summation of Amel­ Annual Race) in with the sesquicen­ MULLEN WHIRLY-GIRLS SCH­ ia’s definition of “satisfaction—the joy tennial. Heretofore the race has been OLARSHIP FUND WILL SERVE of a share, however small, in a great limited to Indiana residents. But this TO PERPETUATE THE HIGH adventure.” one—and from now on—we would like STANDARD OF WOMEN IN AVI­ Now that the film is available, let’s open to ALL 99s. ATION TYPIFIED BY DORIS put it into circulation and swell our After many meetings with State and MULLEN. CONTRIBUTIONS MAY coffers for other cooperative endeav­ local officials, we have obtained sup­ BE SENT TO THE DORIS MUL­ ors, like entertaining our International port both monetarily and manually LEN WHIRLY-GIRLS SCHOLAR­ members inext year. and, even though it is a rush order, SHIP FUND, SUITE 700, 1725 DE Appeal to your local flying clubs, are planning to have a proficiency race SALES STREET, N.W., WASHING­ the AOPA, FAA, CAB, CAP, Wing on October 15th. TON, D.C. 20036 Scouts, Flying farmers, doctors, law­ Come join the Indiana Ninety-Nines Jean Ross Howard and Danna yers, OX5ers, Early Birds, film li­ to celebrate the 150th Birthday of their H enderson braries and aircraft industry manu­ State. For the Whirly-Girls facturers, to name a few. Work with Place — Evansville, Ind. (Dress We will open a special account for the philatelic groups in your areas. Memorial Airport) the Doris Mullen Whirly-Girls Scholar­ It shows what can be done with a very Date — October 15, 1966 ship fund at the Union Trust Com­ special postage stamp. Get a fast talk­ Event — Proficiency Race. Awards pany here in Washington. Danna Hen­ ing auctioneer to sell our rare First and trophies. derson and I will serve as the co­ Day covers. We now have two more Impound D ate — October 14, Sun­ signers. —Sheila Scott’s Round-the-World cov­ set, local time. Next, we must name a Committee of ers and our Mount Amelia Earhart Rain Date — October 16 The Whirly-Girls to determine the covers. There are only 23 of Sheila’s Entry — $15.00. Checks payable to “ground rules” for the administration numbered covers (No. 1 went to Sheila Indiana Chapter 99s, Inc. Send to: of the Scholarship. The initial thought and No. 9 is in the 99 permanent col­ MRS. WM. RIDGWAY, RR 7, Box would be to pattern it comewhat after lection) so they are being distributed 266U, Nebo Road, Muncie, Indiana. the long-established 99s Amelia Ear­ on a “highest donation” basis for spe­ Evansville is planning an open house hart Scholarship Fund. If this is done, cial occasions. Let us know about your at the airport. The Airlines, Fixed a separate non-Whirly-Girls commit­ special events. Base Operators and associated In­ tee would be named annually (with Our latest are the 100 consecutively dustries will have displays. It should representatives Pf industry, helicopter numbered Mount Amelia Earhart Cov­ draw a terrific crowd and could be operators for example) to select the ers cancelled in Yosemite National a wonderful build-up for The Ninety- scholarship winner. Park, July 2, 1966, thanks to our two Nines and women pilots. Please send me any suggestions or intrepid mountain climbers, Lois Miles and Mary Kemper. Like our other recommendations you may have — BIG SKY RACE NO. 3 special covers, these are $10.00 each, and let us know if you’d like to serve Bev. Ledbetter, Reporter on the Scholarship Committee. (ax deductible. Sell chances or donations on the The Montana Chapter of the 99s, As soon as the details for the ad­ film. Surely many people would chance Inc., chose Sat., Aug. 6, as the date ministration of the scholarship are de­ a dollar to get their own print of the for the Big Sky Race No. 3. The type termined, a press release announcing Stamp lof Friendship. You could take of race selected by the race com­ the scholarship can be distributed. It advantage of the same publicity by mittee was a Navigational Skill and is felt the resulting annual competition arranging several showings in the General Flying knowledge race rather and selection of the winner will gen­ same general areas, maybe one night than speed. All 17 airplanes entered erate national interest and publicity. to a philatelic group, another to a in the race were in Glasgow and had You m ay recall, in 1955, two of the junior flying group and another to a been checked by DON WRIGHT from organizing objectives of The Whirly- group of old timers, or mix them all the Billings FFA by early afternoon. Girls were to interest women in heli­ up at all three. A banquet was held Friday nite copters and to establish a helicopter We are hoping to got enough orders where prizes were given to the pilot flight scholarship. Therefore, Danna so we can bring the price of the prints with the most hours, PUD LOVELACE and I felt that the members would down from the $150.00 announced at who had logged 1500. GRACE NESS, agree that the Doris Mullen Whirly- the Convention, to $125.00. Checks a student with the least hours, 25. should be made out to me so I can re­ The pilot coming the greatest distance Girls Scholarship would aid in achiev­ imburse the film company, handle the ithat day, MARY STEVENSON, and to ing these objectives. shipping and keep the books straight. the pilot making the longest trip the Again, let us hear from you. See you at the movies'. past year, DOTTIE PAYNE, for her trip to Acupulco and points south in Mexico. Race Packets with instructions for the first leg of the 450 mile trip were distributed at the airport briefing by co-chairmen of the race, PEARL MA­ GILL and BEV. LEDBETTER, on Sat­ urday morning. Takeoff position was according to aircraft speed and at 7:30, 17 airplanes lined up in a light shower of rain ready to race. The following is a list of pilots and co-pilots in the order in which they landed at Lewistown after comole- tion of the race route which included stops at Jordon, Malta, Roundup and Lewistown. Pilot PAT ROEMER _ _ M issoula CAROL FRASER Lewistown Montana’s Big Sky Race No. 3. Left to right: BEVERLY LEDBETTER, Havre, KAY WIDMER Bozem an Co-Chairman; HELEN DUNLOP, Helena, 1st Place Co-Pilot; ELSIE CHILDS, ANN HAFER ______Billings Helena, 1st Place Pilot; PEARL MAGILL, Glasgow, Co-Chairman. MARY JORDON __ W ilsall LAULETTE HANSEN H avre mission at each stop. BETTY won the of age) MARGARET TUXILL, $10 gas JOAN ORLEY Lewistown plaque and RHODA received a travel cards sealed in envelopes and picked MADONNA SMITH Lewistown .alarm clock. up at each stop — a pair of sunglasses, BETTY NUNN Gt. F alls The 2nd leg of the flight was from MARY STEVENSON. KARIN RIBI Hamilton Jordon to Mjalta where each air­ A three band radio which chances ELSIE CHILDS ____ . Helena plane was graded on their traffic pat­ had been cold on for raising money, PEGGY KRUEGER Cut Bank tern at a field with no radio communi­ LAULETTE HANSEN. MARGARET TUXILL Rexford cation. Here also they took a written MARGARET “Niki” A Lucky Horseshoe plaque for Bet­ test where time was a factor in the ter Luck in Big Sky No. 4 went to WEAVER ______Worland, Wyo. grading. The over-all winner at Malta PEGGY KRUEGER. Fourth Place win­ MARY STEVENSON M issoula was MARY STEVENSON who received PATTY ECTON _ Manhattan ner for total points in the over-all a MAC plaque and a miniature wind­ race went to KARIN RIBI which was RHODA JOHNSON _ Malta sock which seemed quite appropriate .a $10 gas certificate. Co-pilot since the windsock was the only me­ Trophy time arrived and third place OLIVE SICKLES _ Missoula thod ctf knowing the way to land at lorphy winners were RHODA JOHN­ ERMA STANLEY . _ ___ Lewistown this (airport. SON and JULIA CEBULSKI from Mal­ WINIFRED LOVELACE Bozeman The third leg from Malta to Round­ ta. DOROTHY CRAIG . _ Billings up included check points along the Second place trophy went to PAT MARY FLEMING ______W ilsall proper heading, ETA on approaching ROEMER and OLIVE SICKLES from PAT JOHNSON ______Helena Roundup and a written test on Emer­ Missoula. Then the Grand prize win­ FLO MAJERUS _ _ Lewistown gency Ground to Air Signals. This ner . . . the team with the most points BETTY TINDALL ...... Lewistown test proved to be quite a stickler to for the entire test . . . ELSIE CHILDS DOTTIE PAYNE Gt. Falls rnlany. There w as one test with 100 and HELEN DUNLOP received the JERRY ARTHUN ... ___ Livingston percent on it. ELSIE CHILDS had beautiful First Place Trophy. HELEN DUNLOP Helena no doubt been studying. The MAC Congratulations to all who won PAT SPILLMAN . Cut Bank plaque was awarded to her. The ETA prizes. You earned them! And a Thank BETTY ADAMS . Worland, Wyo. was won by MARY JORDON who You to everyone who entered and help GRACE NESS Rudyard timed it exactly. make up Big Sky Race No. 3. JEANNE MATTSON Manhattan A spdt landing was the finish of the JULIA CEBULSKI ______Malta race at Lewistown. A direct hit “on ST. LOUIS AERO CLUB RACE At the Jordon stop, VIV SCHRANK, the spot” gave NIKI WEAVER from Amy Laws, Reporter Worland, Wyo., a MAC plaque. who was unable to race, was in charge The St. Louis Aero Club race, post­ At the Awards Banquet Saturday of having each pilot pre-flight an air­ poned Saturday, Aug. 20th, because of night where the plaques were presented plane which was on display with 10 IFR weather, was held Sunday morn­ other prizes given were: possible items for correction. The ing with 32 planes still entered. The A copy of Frank Wylie’is book, “Mon­ winners of this test — it ended 'in a day was beautiful and the racers were tie between BETTY NUNN and RHODA tana and the Sky,” to the youngest eager to fly the course. Results were JOHNSON — flipped a coin for the licensed pilot (in years of age), PAT gratifying to the entrants who were engraved plaque presented to the win­ JOHNSON. 99's. First place went to the lady who ners by ithe M ontana Aeronautics Com­ The oldest licensed pilot (in years is making a career of gathering 1st —9— AWTAR Powder Puff Derby Marion Lopez, Reporter Another Powder Puff Derby has gone down in history. WCBS-TV, who are now in the process of compiling and editing the documentary film taken of our 20th Anniversary Air Race, were so pleased with their unofficial entry No. 92 and with the cooperation of the racers enroute that they have donated $500.00 to the AE Fund in appreciation of the Powder Puff Derby and the 99s. There was much favorable response to the greatest change in this year’s race — the fly-by. AWTAR wishes to thank heartily the girls in the Western Washington Chapter rnd assisting Chapters for the way they handled the start of the race and those from the Suncoast and as­ sisting Chapters working on the term­ inus in Clearwater. Their jobs were compounded by the delayed start of the race resulting in the necessary changes in plans and programming. This unforseen turn of events caused all concerned to work against odds and obstacles beyond the call of duty. Dr. Warren Brown from the Clear­ water area wanted to give a nicely framed picture of Amelia Earhart to AWTAR. However, it was felt by the board members that this should be in 99 Headquarters for all to enjoy. The picture was presented to Alice Rob­ erts, President, who accepted it for the 99s, and it was delivered to Head­ quarters by Joyce Funsch, Kansas Chapter. MILLIE KRUEGER, Lon*; Beach Chapter; RITA EAVES, Okla. Chapter, and Don’t forget to send those clippings LILY SANDOVAL, Albuquerque Chapter, during the recent Experimental Air­ for our scrapbook to: craft Association meet at Rockford, Illinois. AWTAR Headquarters, Teterboro Air­ port, Teterboro, New Jersey 07608. place bouquets — ALICE GODWIN — HAUPT and KIT HEACOCK captured (Ed NOTE: I failed to include the of Cape Girardeau, who flew a Ces­ fourth place. DOROTHY WARREN above report in last News. I apologize sna 172 with her 4914er, JOHN. and CINDY MORRIS of the Dallas —and Marion’s Sept. report follows.) She also went home with the 99 tro­ Chapter won fifth place. They were While talk of the 20th Anniversary phy for the first woman pilot to win, all flying Cessna 172s which is an PPD subsides and before that of the which was donated by our St. Louis interesting fact for those who hope 21st gets started, I’ll take this oppor­ Chapter. Besides that, she belatedly to fly in races using the particular tunity to catch up on the news of the received a lovely trophy, “Most Pro­ proficiency formula which was origi­ side lines. The Anniversary cacheted ficient Woman Pilot of the Year,” nated by STERLING KENNEDY of envelopes were a complete sell out. which should have been given to her St. Louis Aero Club. A most successful venture. Our thanks at the Aero Classic in Palm Springs, Other participants were MARY go to Evelyn Zirkind of Teaneck, N.J., Calif., but which somehow ended up ABLE land LOUISE BICKFORD of the who is a professional at this sort of in St. Louis with STERLING KEN­ Houston, Tex. Chapter, CATHERINE thing. The covers were advertised in NEDY, well-known NPA race official. MARSH and her 49%er, Nebraska philatelic magazines and in June she Another Cape Girardeau member, Chapter, and GINNY CHANDLER and arranged for a Powder Puff Derby MARY ELDERS, from Cuba, Mo., and her 49'her from Orange County, Calif., booth at the First Aeropex Interna­ her 49%er, FRANK, won third place Chapter. AH in all, a great, exciting tional Airmal and Aerospace Exhibi­ honors in a C-172. Our own DOROTHY race day. Congratulations, winners! tion held in Albert Hall of the Ameri- cana Hotel in New York City, June 10- COMPLETED COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FOR 1966-67 12. There were unique exhibits of aero- mautica, telling the story of aviation Aerospace Education Jessie Miller Mississippi from the balloon to the rocket of to­ day in displays on loan from some Air Marfdng Mary Able, CHM Houston Autrie Lehr of the leading European museums. All-Ohio Jerry Roberts Garden State We are most grateful to Herbert Ros­ en, Director of this aerophilatelic ex­ A. E. Scholarship D eedo H eise, CHM W isconsin hibition for his cooperation. Ruth Du- Betty Gillies, Treas. San Diego breScu manned our booth with the as­ Pat Gladney Santa Clara Valley sistance of Martha Morrison, Kay Broneta Evans, Pmt. Trste. Oklahoma Brick and daughter “Bunny”. Ruth Alice Hammond, Pmt. Trste. Chicago Area made a huge map showing the route of the PPD and a poster depicting women Auditing Committee Margaret Gerhardt, Chm. B ay Cities in aviation. Barbara Boemer, Susan Miriam Brugh B ay Cities Verdi and Donna Flam, three 66s from Caroline Schutt B ay Cities Long Island also helped man the booth. Budget Committee Ruth Rueckert, Chm. All this was whipped up on two days B ay Cities Alice Taylor Santa Clara Valley notice. Betty Bbggess Sacramento Valley The first showing of the CBS docu­ mentary of the 20th Anniversary Pow­ Contest Committee Sylvia Roth, Chm. Carolinas der Puff Derby in the New York area Sarah Gorelick (2 yrs.) Gtr. Kansas City will be a half hour Part 1 on Channel Marion B etzler (3 yrs.) All-Ohio 2, Sun., September 25, at 6:30 p.m. This will be repeated on the follow­ Flying Activities Lois Grange Iowa ing Sat. at 3:30 p.m. Part 2, at this time, is scheduled for October 2nd. 49% er Records Becky Thatcher M ichigan This episode will be repeated the fol­ Headquarters Committee Susie Sewell, Chm. lowing Sat., October 8th, at 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma Arlene Walkup Oklahoma This is expected to be syndicated so Dottie Young Oklahoma check your local TV programs for showings in your area. Historian Irene Wirtschafter E . Penn Compliments lhave been coming in Incorporation Resident Barbara Bonnett E . Penn from the control towers along the race roulte on the w ay the Powder M embership Puffers handled their radio procedures and pattern work. Here is a quote typ­ N.I.F.A. Lois Feigenbaum, Chm. Cape Girardeau ical of those from the FAA personnel. Ninety-Nine News Editor P eg Ong D allas “We found the new timing method highly superior to the old. At a busy Nominating Committee Lois Miles, Chm. San Fernando Valle field such as Fairfax, the race could Winifred Lovelace Montana be worked in without too much dis­ M ary Clark M ichigan ruption to other traffic. Ground con­ Fredda Turrill Colorado trol didn’t have to have everybody Jeanne Harley Carolinas ‘hit the dirt’ so a race plane could Parliamentarian Alice Davis M ichigan taxi by. The High Speed Passes did not interfere as much with traffic as Public Relations the Mad Dash Landings. Tower and FAA personnel repeatedly voiced the Read and Approve Minutes Jean Bonar, Chm. All-Ohio Pat Collier opinion that they much preferred the All-Ohio Clara Tharpe All-Ohio r.ew method”. The start of the 1967 R ace w ill be Resolutions Committee Joan Hrubec, Chm. All-Ohio from Bader Field in Atlantic City handled by the Garden State Chapter, Scrapbook Juanita Halstead A labam a Gay Mayer, Chapter Chairman. Long AWTAR, Inc. Kay Brick, Chm. Greater New York Beach Chapter with Judy Wagner, Lois Fairbank Greater New York Chairman, will handle the finish at Tor­ Barbara Evans Long Island rance, California, just in case any of Alice Hammond Chicago Area you are already making plans to buck Marian Banks, V. Chm. San D iego those head winds. Terry Vasquez San D iego There are more of the 20th Anni­ Ruby Keaveny, West Coast San D iego versary Certificates available from Rep. P at Wilson Greater New York headquarters at $1.00 each for spon­ Marion Lopez Greater New York sors or duplicates. Personal or cor­ porate names—no addresses please. AWTAR-99 Fund Raising

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GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER Charlotte H. McCollum, Reporter Shelter Island was a busy place on Saturday, August 6th. Twenty-three airplanes and ninety-four people de­ scended on AGNES and AMBROSE HAVEY for our summer fly-in. The food was delicious, everybody had a marvelous time, and our gratitude goes to the HAVEY’S for once again opening their airstrip and their sum­ mer home to us. We were pleased to have as a guest at the fly-in NANCY BIRD WALTON, an Australian member on her way back from England. NANCY just re­ ceived The Most Excellerit Order of the British Empire, OBE. Another Australian member, RHONDA STE­ WART, is arriving in the New York area September 28th and we’re all looking forward to meeting her. Air marking the Volney G. Bemiett Lumber Company roof with “Camden, We’re proud that DORIS RENNIN- N. J.”, June 4th, are Garden State Chapter members (left to right) MARY GER is now a member of the Iriter- JUNE LOCH, JUDY MELTSNER, JERRY ROBERTS, Air Marking Chairman, national Executive Boar d. On her and GAY MAHER, Chapter Chairman. way back from Seattle DORIS stopped at Edwards Air Force Base, Lock­ and her family will be firmly ensconc­ TIE JULICH, ANNA DIETRICH and heed and North American and got a ed in Canada. THELMA BAKER (one of our newest good look at all the new planes being And thank you, PAT WILSON, for 99 s). developed. gathering the news for me. It’s a bit KAY BRICK ferried a Cherokee 140 There’s not much more this month, difficult when the reporter >is mostly up from Vero Beadh, and RUTH BLISS but here’s something fit to end a re­ 500 miles away on the Maine Coast. brought up a Cherokee C. RUTH was port — DOTTIE JULICH, after 8,000 home from her ferrying trip all of four hours, finally took her husband, JACK, LONG ISLAND CHAPTER hours before she left on a charter up for his very first ride in a light Honey Kate Trattler, Reporter flight 'to Chicago. plane. Seems he liked it too! BETTY PATTON has earned her First some important dates for the glider rating. She has 21 hours flight Fall. On Saturday, September 10th, time, one flight lasting an hour and we’ll have a fly-in brunch from 10 un­ 10 minutes. DORIS MADDEN is the til 12 at Bobelt airport (273° radial XM ID D LE EAST proud owner of a new Cessna 150. out of Kingston VOR). Rain date, Sun­ f SECTION DORIS flies out of Red Bank Airport. day the 11th — and our Penny-a-Pound It’s always nice to report new ratings is set for Long Island-MacArthur air­ and new aircraft. Congratulations to port on Saturday, October 29th (rain CENTRAL PENSYLVANIA CHAPTER both BETTY and DORIS. date Sunday the 30th) from 11 a.m. Marion Dunlap, Reporter MINA E'LSCHNER and MARGARET until 5 p.m. Along with the airlift there Chapter Chairman HAZEL BARTO- LAUDENSLAGER flew MINA’S "Tim­ will be parachute jumping; a static LET and husband BILL flew to Seat­ othy” up to Kobelt Airport for lunch. display including antique airplanes and tle, Washington, in their Comanche IRENE KEITH is Vice President of the parachute packing; and souvenir pho­ to attend the Ninety-Nine Convention. New York State Air Force Associa­ tos and “first ride” certificates. It HAZEL gave a very interesting re­ tion. BETTY SUFFERN is happy that promises to be a lot iolf fun and we port on the Convention activities and her son is ready to 'take the written hope to see as many of you there as commended the people responsible for and flight test for his Private Pilot’s possible. a job so well done. License. Missed AGNES HAVEY'S Shelter Another of our Chapter members KAM and TED VASS are taking their Island fly-in, but quite a few Long who was also fortunate to have been family to California for a week. CHAR­ Islanders were there and reported a able to attend the Seattle Convention LOTTE and JIM McCOLLUM went wonderful time . . . Enjoying them­ was NAOMI STAHLNECKER. I have­ down to Beach Haven to see TOM selves enormously were ELLIE MC­ n’t had a report directly from NAOMI and BARBARA BROTHERTON. By CULLOUGH, MARGE GRAY, RITA pertaining to her trip but I under­ the time this is printed, BARBARA GIBSON and her 49y2er, PAUL, DOT- stand from other sources that she a­ greed with HAZEL that it was a won­ of the Chapter and Chairman of the derful Convention. conducted the meeting. Also present CAROLYN HARROLIS with husband were MARY LEE NIX, LOIS LACY ■SOTER and daughter SUZANNE made and FRANCES PEACOCK. a tour of several of the Bahama Is­ South Georgia 99s met in August at lands in their own plane. They landed the home of CAROLYN KENNEDY, of at Freeport from there went to the Parrott, for regular monthly meeting Eleu'thera Islands and on to Nassau of the Chapter. Unfortunately the spending several days at each place. north Georgia members were pre­ They logged twenty-five hours flying vented from attending due to weather. time with approximately five hours The business meeting was conducted IFR. CAROLYN reported a wonder­ by Chapter Chairman, CAROLYN ful time had by all. K ENNEDY. Also attending were Saturday, August 13, the Chapter CAROL LOWERY, Chapter Secretary; meeting was held at the Harrisburg- HOLLY SMITH, of Albany, and DO- York State Airport. Guest speaker LORESE LOWE, of Conyers. ELLEN was JOHN McFARLANE of the Penn­ CASWELL, of Griffin, a prospective sylvania Aeronautics Commission who member, and her husband were guests. spoke about the State of Pennsylvania’s We are sorry to learn that we will air marking plans. MARTY POOL soon be losing DOLORES LOWE to from Harrisburg was welcomed into Houston, Texas. DOLORESE’S hus­ our Chapter as a new member. IRENE band has transferred to Houston and WIRTSCHAFTER from Eastern Penn­ CHARLOTTE CORBIN (Mrs. Charles DOLORESE and the children plan sylvania Chapter gave a very inter­ K. Corbin) of Jacksonville is a recent to follow soon. esting report on this years Powder member of the Florida Space Port BETTY McNABB continues to be our Puff Derby. Chapter. CHARLOTTE began flying busiest member. BETTY flew her Bo­ deep in study and working hard! We lessons in 1958, soloed, married, start­ nanza the 5,600 mile round trip to held at Williamsport to plan the Fall ed a family and didn’t get back to Convention an June. She has made Sectional. flying until 1982 in which year she aerospace lectures at the University received her private license. Her of Alabama, University of South Caro­ .r fnun M'c‘ j husband is not a pilot but In- and their lina, Georgia Southern College and two sons are frequent passengers. She Middle Tennessee State University. hHjj^sIWTIIEAST attends Aero Club and “Grasshop­ She was the featured speaker at Ten­ per” fly-ins. nessee and also spoke at the annual SECTION , meeting of the faculty of the Nursing Home Records Institute in Chicago. CHARLOTTE CORBIN, OLGA WILK­ She conducted one-day workshops in INSON and SHIRLEY PAGE. FLORIDA SPACE PORT CHAPTER Eldorado, Arkansas, and Macon, Geor­ Two guests, KAY RILEY and MARY Shirley M. Page, Reporter gia. MOSER, enjoyed the lesson with us. We are proud to report that BETTY The Florida Space Port group are As soon as the weather becomes now has her CFL. She attended a ten- deep in study and working hard- We cooler look for signs of air-marking. day T-34 course in Oklahoma City in are all studying together for our in­ Our first project will be Ormond Beach August. strument rating! Our most capable Airport. teacher is our own MARY BLACK- HOLLY SMITH, of Albany, is now Fly our way and join us. Our next WELL — flight instructor and holder working for Aero Commander. BETTY meeting and instrument lesson will be of many ratings. McNABB has spent the summer — September 14th at Skyways in Or­ At our August 10th meeting in Or­ between 'trips — at her Panama City lando. lando we welcomed a new member home. The KENNEDYS, HOWARD JOAN DAVIS from Vero Beach and and CAROLYN, attended the Florida GEORGIA SECTION pinned MARY BLACKWELL. ESTHER Aero Club Convention at Clearwater Frances Peacock, Reporter GRUPENHAGEN received her pin in in August. Undaunted by IFR weather, July in addition to earning her Com­ The north Georgia 99s met in July they went as far as they could by at the home of BETTY BENNETT, of mercial License. Then she moved to Comanche and the rest of the way by Atlanta! SUE VAN DUYNE is now a Doraville, for further discussion of rented auto. plans for the Southeast Section Meet­ web-footed pilot with a new sea-plane FRANCES and JACK PEACOCK ing to be held at Atlanta September rating. made a two weeks trip here and yon 10th. JEAN VOYLES, Vice-Chairman In spite of scattered rainshowers in August, including Freeport, Grand and vacation days our attendance was Bahama, where they visit friends fre­ good. Our chairman CY BEERS count­ quently. Many of our members have ed a quorum: with 13 lucky members: Don't Be made flying vacation trips this sum­ BETTY TRACY, JOAN DAVIS, MAR- m er. DA SALISBURY, ANNE CONWAY, A Drop - Out ! This issue reports the conclusion of BETTY SHERMAN, CAROLYN BASE­ the Chapter year. September 1st starts MAN, BARBARA HAZARD, DOTTIE R E N E W ! a new year with new goals. The Geor­ MACNAMERA, MARY BLACKWELL, gia Chapter is proud of a successful year and reelected the same officers Governor; JANICE KUECHENMEIS- to carry on through next year. TER, N.C. Section Membership Chair­ There will be a new News Reporter, man; JOAN HRUBEC, Member of the so this will be the last report by the NO. CENTRAL International Executive Board; LOIS writer. It has been a pleasure and SECTION FEIGENBAUM, Cape Girardeau Area thanks are in order for the members Chapter Chairman; MARGIE HALL, who assisted in creating the news NADINE HEUER, MILDRED LIM- and supplying the information. ALL-OHIO CHAPTER BAUGH .also from the Cape; MID Elly Maxim, Reporter CASSIDAY and ESTHER BERNER MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER A good showing for the July meet­ from the Indiana Chapter; and from Lucille Wolfe, Reporter ing in Painesville — CONNIE JONES, All - Ohio, MARILYN COLLETTE, JANET GIBBS, JEAN KING hostes­ Everyone had a most enjoyable time MARY SCHEAFER, VIRGINIA SCH­ sing. This was the meeting to catch at the July meeting in Hattiesburg, on UMACHER, CLARA THARPE, LEE up with all the IAR, TAR and Con­ the 31st. We were met at the airport and JIM ROCK. Many thanks to NOR­ by JESSIE MILLER, KITTY BISHOP vention news. Quite a number of 99s, MA, NANCY CRAIG, VIVI ANDER­ and GEORGIA McMULLEN, who took 49%ers and guests took in the Sat­ SON and all the dther Kentucky Blue­ urday night Skylark Flying Club’s us to the home of SAMMIE DANIELS. grass 99s for making our Louisville SAMMIE and her 49y2er, JACK, treat­ hangar dance as well. What a perfect weekend so pleasant. We were happy ed us to a delicious bar-b-que chicken night flight home — extreme clear, to be 'there for your clearance for lunch prepared by JACK. All 49%ers with a myriad of sparkling city lights T.O. should cook so good as JACK! A big below. I truly enjoyed the smooth All-Ohio’s August “99 day” will take thanks to him and SAMMIE. 30-miles across town with RUTH and off a different pattern—no meeting, but MERRILL LOVE in their new Sky­ Those others attending the meeting a “49tier Race”. (The gals can be were MARGARET SHIPLEY and lane. co-pilots, of course.) MARILYN MIL­ 49>/2er LESTER; GEORGIA’S 49y>er, First-time racers in the IAR JO­ LER advises it will be a proficiency PAUL; JANET GREEN and her two ANN STYPE and MILLIE KLAYMAN race, but the details of the course, etc. sons, TRAVIS and COLIN and their placed best of all the Ohio teams and will be secret until the morning of the friend, DREW ADAM; DOT ETHE­ were awarded beautiful pilot and co­ race. RIDGE and 49y2er BOB; and, of pilot trophies by SOHIO (Standard Oil FLO and DOC BOND packed in a lot course, your reporter and 49%er BOB Company of Ohio) at the banquet. A of air miles on a recent weekend — and daughter WAVA DIANE. We were rewarding experience. Cleveland to Biloxi and return. This happy to see the 49%ers out and miss­ It was a great pleasure to have had accomplished in spite of numerous ed JESSIE’S 49%er, Leo, who is al­ a phone conversation with British 99 thunderstorms and extreme haze, most a regular — LEO was baby JOAN HUGHES, recently, when she which set over all of eastern U.S. sitting. was in Cleveland to promote the film, A similarity with our two newest JESSIE is back home again after “The Blue Max”. Many of the same members — MARY WHELAN (Cleve­ having served as an instructor in the pilots, JOAN included, who did the land) and KAREN TROFIMOV (Chag­ Aerospace Education Workshop June flying for the “Magnificent Men in rin Falls). In both cases, flying les­ 13-July 10 at Middle Tennessee State their Flying Machines” again flew sons became a family affair, and University. DR. BELAR SMOTHER- in “The Blue Max”. wives and husbands earned those pri­ MAN was the Director of the work­ All-Ohio just lost two members, vate licenses about the same time. shop. PAT HUDGENS and SKIP GUMBERT, KAREN and IVAN now have their Congratulations were really in order both of Lexington, Kentucky, became own “150” and were off on their long­ at this meeting! PEGGY McCORMICK Charter Member of the new Kentucky est cross-country recently. This an 8- could not attend but we saw her pic­ Bluegrass Chapter. July 23rd was the day vacation to Cape Cod, and the ture sporting a brand new Commer­ long-awaited for occasion — the Char­ first one minus the children. From cial license. DOT ETHERIDGE, rac­ ter presentation, and truly it was most the July meeting, MARY and ROD ing in a Cessna Skylane in the Pow­ gratifying and a great honor for EDY WHELAN flew a Mooney on to Dulles der Puff Derby, finished 11th (the MAXIM, on behalf of The Ninety- to pick up their duaghter from Be- highest scoring Cessna) and also pick­ Nines, Inc., to present the Charter to thesda, Maryland. ed up two leg awards along the way. NORMA WORLAND, Chapter Chair­ PAULINE EK has been logging a The first and last of the 1966 Skylady man. The Chapter is starting off with great deal of time since she and ART Derby came to our Chapter—LUCILLE 20 Charter Members. Many prospec- acquired their “172”. PAULINE just WOLFE, Pilot, with PEGGY McKIE, tives, too, as there is a great deal of earned her instrument ticket and is Co-Pilot, won 1st place in the Derby student training in the area. now working for her commercial. ART flying LUCILLE’S Cherokee 180C, and Over 50 at the banquet, with quite is almost ready for his instrument. ESTHER HALL, Pilot, and JANET a number of good-wishers from out- Both received their private license last GREEN, Co-Pilot, “won” the Tail of-town. Everyone pleased that PRES­ December. For them, a recent flying End Tony award in ESTHER’S Cessna IDENT ALICE ROBERTS and CHAS. vaction included a trip to Arkansas. 182. could be there, as we all know how MUGS, ANYONE? Our Chapter plans to be well rep­ much ALICE has been zigging and resented at the Section Meeting in zagging across 'the U.S. this year, CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA CHAPTER Atlanta in September. Section Meet­ attending as many 99 activities as pos­ Marge Hall, Reporter ings are valuable to a Chapter and sible. Attending, too, were SARAH It’s been along, hot, busy summer its members. GORELICK, North Central Section for the girls at CGI, but what a ball we had at our last meeting. guardian of treasury last year, has tion at their lake home in Wisconsin. We did nothing but play. MARY graciously accepted the post again They bagged a 9 lb. Catfish and a 12 ELDERS and her 4914 er, FRANK, in­ this year. lb. Muskie. They were fortunate when vited the Chapter to their lovely coun­ With this slate of officers, our Chap­ the tornado hit Palwaukee Airport, try home for a wonderful, wonderful ter can look forward to another year with SALLY’S Flying School loosing picnic. We had so much fun we didn’t of Progress and Fun. only 2 planes, other were much less want to leave. It was a joy just to sit MARY EVANS, MARY ELDERS, fortunate. and relax and not have anything to do MILLIE LIMBAUGH and MARGE GERI and FRED HALTON flew to but eat, drink and visit with friends. HALL flew with LOIS in her Apache Dale Hollow Lake, Ky., for a week­ Our 4914 ers surely enjoyed them ­ to Louisville, Ky., for the Kentucky end of camping and fishing over Me­ selves. MILLIE LIMBAUGH’s 4914 er, Bluegrass Chapter Charter Presenta­ morial Day. Fish were scarce but at RUSH, was there with all his cam­ tion. We of the CGI Chapter welcome least the weather cooperated. JOHN era equipment to record it all on film. them to the Ninety-Nines and our and VIRGINIA ROTH flew to the O- He seemed to have a ball, especially North Central Section. If you haven’t zarks Memorial weekend, along with when the swim suit parade made the been to a Charter Presentation lately, a wonderful group from DuPage Air­ scene. do so, it’s quite a treat. port. A good time was had by all — BOB EVANS, MARY’S 49!4er, was LOIS FEIGENBAUM has been quite the scenery and weather were de­ the croquet king for the day, altho busy lately, she just returned from lightful. we’re still wondering why he didn’t a Flight Instructor Refresher Semi­ HAROLD and EVA WHITE flew play on the croquet court. Each time nar at Purdue University. She also will their new Debonair to Peoria, June we looked up, some sweet soul would instruct at the OAPA Clinics at Mun- 18th. They attended a wedding there. send his ball flying, but not in the cie, Ind., August 18-19-20th. We don’t Passenger for the flight was EVA’S proper direction. — Lessons anyone? cedi her at home anymore, we just 82 year old mother who enjoyed the NADINE HEUER’S 49!4er, ELMER, call Flight Service and find out where flight very much. Debbie really per­ she is and what her ETA will be. was there putting on a show at the formed, 42 rninues down and 39 com ­ pool. He’s quite impressive with his ing back. JOAN SCHOGER had the diving and Olympic style swimming, Don't Wait ! misfortune of having all the radios and pretty good with the Poloroid too. stolen from her 172, back to the old BOB FEIGENBAUM, LOIS’ 49!4er, Activate point to point on the map flying. put on an exhibition at the badminton TRACY PILARS, ALICE HAM­ court, and I’d say that Bob falls very MOND and yours truly flew to Galt gracefully, Tennis anyone ? Deadline Airport and treated several wounded And my dear 49!4er, FRANK, is Sept. 30, 1966 veterans from Viet Nam to an air tour really a whirlwind with the horseshoes, of the Northern Illinois, Southern Wis­ by this I mean that when he whirls consin lake area. HELEN SAILER Some people will do anything to get them, goodness only knows where the served as Chief NAA judge/timer in out of housework. This little girl real­ wind will take them but, some prac­ Seattle at the start of AWTAR, then ly sells Aviation, to anyone who will tice, we feel sure he’ll be able to throw went on to Escondido, Calif., to va­ listen. We need more like her. them to the stake. cation with 99 HAZEL PETERSON Again, may we say that we’ve en­ MARY ELDERS and her 49y2er, and 49y2er GROVER. joyed our last year, we were quite FRANK, and their wonderful children, RICK COOLEY and husband DICK, busy, but loved every minute of it, were really the “Hosts with the Most- are starting to make plans for a hunt­ now we’re looking forward to the Fall est”. Thanks for having us. ing and movie making trip to Alaska Section Meeting at Milwaukee. in the near future in their Skymaster. After a delicious picnic lunch and When you’re flying this way, give us The maps have already been decorat­ with our 4914 ers w ell fed and com ­ a ring, we love company. fortably situated, we had our final ing their floor, and dining room table meeting of this year. for the trip. It will be a little more en­ Your reporter was given the honor of joyable in the Skymaster than in the installing our officers for the coming LAST FLIGHT 182. In the meantime they are busy year. flying back and forth to their archery Mfg. plant in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin. Last year was our most successful DORIS MULLEN year, under the leadership of LOIS VIRGINIA and GEORGE COFFEEN FEIGENBAUM, who is always ready flew to Cape Giardeau on July 3rd to willing and able to help in any capac­ Member meet the “Powder Puff Girls”, how­ ity lo promote Women in Aviation and Chicago Area Chapter ever, they had not left Seattle and the Aviation in general. She has consent­ COFFEENS were the only transient ed to be our Chairman for another North Central Section pilots at Cape Giardeau. year. Gerry Krause didn’t have enough WILLIE LIMBAUGH, who is an as­ July 24, 193S flying after the Powder Puff Derby, set to any group, will again be our went on to the Bahamas for a visit, Vice-Chairman. then to Miami for a day. GERRY is NADINE HEUER, who was suberb CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER proud of getting tier instrument ticket. as 'the Powder Puff Stop Chairman Mary Shumway, Reporter Put it to use on the way home from this year, will be our Secretary. Sally Stempel and her 491/4er, ERV, Chattanooga three weeks to the day EVELYN BRAESE, who was the just returned from a two week vaca­ after receiving it. Yours truly and her 49 tier, JOHN, and five children also Dance, September 17. MoSt of you ily, and reports that it should be a continued on to the Bahamas after in the North Central Section will re­ great place for the fall Sectional. SYL­ completing the derby in our trusty ceive invitation, but anyone else in our VIA’S 49 % er, LACK, has been honored 206, N2151F, a s TAR No. 50. It w as area then, please try to attend. We by being awarded a scholarship to the a real welcome sight to see dad and plan a gala evening — cocktail party, University of Colorado’s National Col­ the kids after ten days. dinner, good music — and JERRIE lege for State Trial Judges at Boulder, We in the Chicago Area are stunned MOCK, as our guest speaker. Who Colorado. He lis spending the month from the shock of losing one of our could want more. Contact ROSE of August there—one of the thirty dearest fellow 99s, DORIS MULLEN. JOLY for tickets. judges in the country to be so chosen. She had been very busy flying char­ Our August meeting, at the 'home MERLE FRAME flew her family ter during the airline strike — to Ror- of EDITH OLOVITCH was dedicated in a Cessna 310 to Nassau, via Pom­ chester with patients, Carbondale with to arrangements for this 25th Anni­ pano Beach, Fla. educators, Sturgeon Bay with vaca­ versary of ours. SUE MATHIAS and LOIS SHAFER has ben making quite tioners; had practied for and passed MARY McKILLIP, the decorating a few charter trips to such spots as her six-month hood cheek in a D-18 committee, promise that the decor will Ft. Smith, Ark., Ft. Forth, Tex., and Twin Beech, in 100 degree weather. be worthy of us and the lovely Execu­ Jackson, Mich., in a Cherokee. LOUISE and RAY KOKESH flew to tive International Inn near St. Louis Quite a few of our girls have en­ Galt Airport on a progressive dinner Lambert Field, where the dinner is to tered the August 20th, St. Louis Aero but due to tornado warings no one be held. Club race at St. Charles Airport which showed up. LOUISE and RAY along MARY ANDERSON, who flies from at this very moment is on the ground with JOHN and VIRGINIA ROTH and W eiss airport in her own Cessna 120, waiting out IFR weather. Seen at the MARIE and MIKE CRONIN spent (two-piece, tail-wheel) was pinned as briefing last night were JEAN LENN- two days working parking airplanes cur newest member. I’ve lost count ERTSON and 49V2er RICH, RUTH for the Antique Airplane Assoc, show of our members, but there are at TAKSEL and VAL JOHNSON, DORO­ at DuPage Airport. TONI TIEBER, least nine new ones who didn’t make THY HAUPT and KIT HEACOCK, BARBARA PENCE, GEN BOWMAN this year’s roster. We are so happy RUTH LAKE and FRAN HENKE, and ELEANOR PARKER also helped with our Chapter, and our wonderful ALICE and JOHN GODWIN, from out at the show. girls. Cape Girardeau, and MARY and MARGE and ART ANDERSON suf­ Gues'ts were: JOAN LAMB, who just FRANK ELDERS, from Cuba, Mo. , fered loss of most of their household got her Private license; GEORGIA Standby for race results. I’m on my effects and personal belongings in a KNOWLTON, private pilot and poten­ way there now, pencil in hand. tornado that struck Arlington Heights tial member who just came to St. (ED NOTE: Race results just before in June. Louis from Fullerton, California; and press time — See “Air Meets”. MERILYN HOFFMAN, a private pilot GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER from St. Clair who came with VAL IOWA CHAPTER Amy Laws, Reporter JOHNSON. Mary Lou Ballensky, Reporter The July meeting of our Chapter was Our hostess EDITH OLOVITCH, On August 14th, we flew to Lake held at Alton Civic Memorial Airport, proudly announced she has passed her Okoboji for a beautiful Sunday Smor­ Alton, 111., with DOROTHY HAUPT as Commercial written. Keep up the good gasbord and swimming and boating hostess. Most of the girls flew in for work, EDITH. It seems that this year, at the new Inn. Summer Lake resi­ a delightful luncheon in the very fine particularly, our girls have been work­ dents, HARRIET OSTERMANN, LOIS restaurant on the field. LOIS SHAFER, ing hard on new ratings, and this GRANGE and DINNY PHIPPS hosted who has been making good use of makes for a great Chapter. Our newly­ the affair, and we had one of our her new Commercial license, brought weds — LOIS and LLOYD BARTLET, better turn-outs, thanks to a kinder as guests, FANNIE JENNINGS and both got their Instrument Ratings. Did Old Man Weather. JULIE CLUTES. When ROSE JOLY’S ft the hard way — flying every day at Following dinner, PHYLLIS BAR­ C172 woudn’t start, she and JANE a school in Chicago — or is it the easy BER and HAZEL SIGAFOOSE enter­ NOYES and IRENE RAWLINGS hitch­ way? One of these days I’d like to tained us with slides and a running ed a ride from Spirit of St. Louis air­ find out. commentary on their participation in port with DR. KOMMS in his plane, KIT HEACOCK, after getting her the Powder Puff Derby. BEA JOBE and came back in RUTH TAKSEL’S Commercial rating and still working then presided over a short business C-210. IR ENE RAWLINGS reports on her Flight Instructor’s and Instruc­ meeting held on the beach of beautiful that her guest was a member from our tor’s Instrument ratings, has switched Lake Okoboji. San Antonio Chapter, an Army Nurse to acrobatic lessons. Her instructor, Plans were made to hold our an­ Counselor, attached now to the St. PINKY OPP who gives lessons at nual election of officers at the Sep­ Louis Office — Main Recruiting — a Gambill’s airport, has entered her in tember meeting with Betty Johnston CAPTAIN LINDA LEE P. . . . Can’t a show at Ottumwa, Iowa, September heading-up the nominating committee. read IRENE’S writing — can’t find 3rd. We’ll be routing for her. KITTY HACH will host that meeting in ft in roster — sorry about that Chief!) JUNE EVERS who has been ill for Ames. We also hope to get togther for This reporter missed this meeting, but too long is out of the hospital and dinner at the Red Lion in Ottumwa, all said they had a great time visiting happily cleared to fly again by her Iowa, the evening of September 3rd. and going up in Alton’s new tower doctor. JUNE, we hope 'to see more of This will be during the convention which is mow in operation. you. Of the Antique Airplane Association at Plans are going along beautifully SYLVIA BLOOM went to Milwaukee Ottumwa, so we hope to see many for our Silver Anniversary Dinner- over the Fourth of July with her fam­ 99s. Welcome and Congratulations to our new Kentucky Bluegrass Chapter

KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CHAPTER Virginia Chamberlain, Reporter High hopes and aspirations, a feel­ ing of belonging, and a sense of dedi­ cation to Ninety-Nines — in addition to our shiny new pins — were among the things we brand-new Ninety-Nines of the Kentucky Bluegrass Chapter car­ Taken at the Kentucky Bluegrass Charter Banquet, July 23rd. Front row (I to r): ried away from our Charter Banquet. EDY MAXIM, JOAN HRUBEC, PRESIDENT 4LICE ROBERTS, SARAH Held July 23, 1966, at the Holiday Inn GORELICK and LOIS FEIGENBAUM. Middle row (1 to r): SKIP HUMBERT, Northeast in Louisvile, the banquet NORMA WORLAND, RUTH SOLLEY, BETTY THORNBERRY, JOANN KIN- lived up to its advance publicity and NISON and JANICE KUECHENMEISTER. Back row (1 to r): DORIS SHAKE, was truly the social event of our PAT HUDGENS, VIRGINIA CHAMBERLAIN, MARIE REISS, BOBBY KLET- summer flying season. TER, NANCY CRAIG, JENNIE LEE VANDERTOLL, BEVERLY GIBSON, MARY ANN BRANGERS, AIJCE SALKELD and V1VI ANDERSON. Flying in from far and near were our honored guests — ALICE ROB­ ERTS, International President, with There are twenty Charter Members election of 1966-67 officers, and we 49%er CHAS. from Phoenix; JOAN in our Chapter, sixteen of whom are started our first big year as Ninety- HRUBEC, International Resolutions brand-new 99s: VIVI ANDERSEN Nines by being hostesses for the In­ Committee Chairman, from Cleveland; (formerly from Louisville and now ternational Flying Farmers, July 30- SARAH GORELICK, North Central living in Beaumont, Texas, came up to 31, as they flew into Bowman Field, Section Governor, from Kansas City; help us celebrate-, VIRGINIA CHAM­ Louisville, for their annual convention. JANICE KUECHENMEISTER, All- BERLAIN, JEAN COVERT, NANCY Ohio Membership Chairman, from CRAIG, BEVERLY GIBSON, JO ANN MICHIGAN CHAPTER Cincinnati. Other All-Ohio members KINNISON, BOBBIE KLETTER, RITA Pat Clark, Reporter present were MARILYN COLLETTE, LE NEAVE, BERTA MILES, MARIE The weather did not co-operate for EDY MAXIM, LEE ROCK, MARY REISS, ALICE SALKELD, DORIS our August meeting. Those of us that SCHAEFER, VIRGINIA SCHUMACH­ SHAKE, RUTH SOLLEY, BETTY drove to the Lenawee Country Club ER and CLARA THARPE. Represent­ THORNBERRY, JENNIE LEE VAN­ at Adrain were warmly greeted by ing the Cape Girardeau Area Chap­ DERTOLL and NORMA WORLAND. HAZEL JACOB and the gals from ter were Chairman LOIS FEIGEN­ Transfers to our Chapter are SKIP Jacobs Flying Service. All six stu­ BAUM, MARY ELDERS, MARGIE GUMBERT and PAT HUDGENS (both dents and two former studerits, who HALL, NADINE HEUER and MILLIE from Lexington, Ky., and transfers are now Private pilots, were dressed LIMBAUGH. From the Indiana Chap­ from All-Ohio, MARY ANN BRANG­ in matching costumes made of antique ter came MID CASSIDY and ESTHER ERS (Tennessee) and HELEN O’­ airplane material. 66 JEAN DUN- BERNER. MAJ. MARY ARMSTRONG, HARA (Chicago Area Chapter). We’re MORE made blue and white decora­ stationed at Fort Knox, was with us glad to have their experience and tions for our tables that were beauti­ to represent the Tucson Chapter. Oth­ know-how. ful. Each of us received a blue and er honored guests were1 PAUL AN- Ballots are in the mail now for the white net scouring puff to take home. DREE of the local FAA and Gwen and MARY PELTO is teaching ground BILL CALDWELL of Sydney, Aus­ school for Howard Flight Service at tralia. Don't Be Mettetal Airport. She also passed her NORMA WORLAND, our temporary instrument flight instructor written. Chairman, presided and accepted our A Drop - Out ! WINNIE DUPEROW passed her in­ new Charter from EDY MAXIM. EDY, strument written 2 months ago. JEAN without whose help and assistance R E N E W ! REYNOLDS now has her multi-engine K.B. Chapter would never have been rating. born, “pinned” each new member. LYDIA HEATHSCOTT will testify that tiie most dangerous part of fly- irg is the trip to and from the airport by car. She broke her ankle in a car accident on the way home from the airport.

ETA RENATE KIESLE from Karl­ sruhe Durlach, Germany, made our Michigan Chapter an honorary mem­ ber of the Deutscher Aero Club EV. This national flying club was one of ETA’S sponsor in the Powder Puff Derby. ETA presented a Deutscher Aero Club banner to our Chapter Chairman, ALICE DAVIS.

JULIE AUERBACH spent the week­ end in Chicago. That was the longest cross country up to date but vacation time is near and she plans to pick up her Dad in Chattanooga and fly to Montgomery, Ala.

Have you heard of the Cherokee 8? MARY PELTO and 49%er BOB made a trip out West with their six children, two boys, ages 4 and 6, and four girls, ages 8, 11, 12, and 13. Problem One: finding an aircraft large enough to MAJOR MARIAN TANKERSLEY, Deputy for Maintenance in the Colorado accomodate the whole crew. If neces­ Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, and Cadets EVA SEARCY, ROBERTA SEAR- sary, they would have taken two CEY and DOROTHY BANAS. MARIAN flew the Denver based Cessna 182 to planes. But, Piper’s Cherokee Six proved to be the answer. Grand Junction, Colo., in order to bring the girls to Denver for an encampment. A line boy in Amarillo, Texas, greet- td them with, “Is this a scheduled or recorded and JO DENNIS. MARGE r.on-scheduled airline?’’ And a fellow BLUE, PAT LUTHER, MARY FREN- in the Redmond, Ore., FSS, a Flight ZEL, HELEN CHOUN, CAROL TIL- Watch Station, shrieked, “That’s a FORD, MARTHA KENT, JEAN FER­ Cherokee???”, when he noted that RELL, RONNIE JOHNSON and GWEN there were 8 people on board. Other­ CRAVEN had recorded many pleas­ wise, they created hardly a stir as they ant memories of a wonderful race and breezed through the West. fabulous cooperation from all of Chey­ Highlights of the trip were: Grand enne, Wyoming. COLORADO CHAPTER Canyon, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Marion C. Tankersley, Reporter Due to membership chairm an Farm, Busch Gardens in Van Nuys, CAROL TILFORD’S many many hours Yosemite National Yark, Crater Lake, Colorado Chapter is looking forward of hard work, we are now the proud and an unexpected bonus — a chance to a DRIVE-IN Chuck Wagon Dinner, possessors of 55 Chapter members. to handle the controls of a diesel en­ 7:30 P.M., August 19th, at the “Fly­ Hats off to CAROL!! Wish she were gine in Great Falls, Montana. Even ing W” Ranch in Colorado Springs. twins. if the kids forget all about their fly­ This is a switch, but we just might ing trip out West, we know they’ll MARGE BLUE is finally recover­ have better attendance than at our last never forget the day they drove the ing from her job on our “ride of Colorado Springs fly-in. Only JO1 DEN­ diesel engine. your life” Sectional. Very well done, NIS and her son arrived for this one. Weather throughout the 5,000 mile and really fun, even if we do say trio was better than thy’d dared to A VFR-on-top flyan to Cheyenne, so ourselves. hope for. Gone twenty three days, they Wyoming, for breakfast with ALICE We are all pleased lo count DORIS left in haze and came back to Michi­ HAMMOND, (who flew in from Kear­ LANGHER among our very own while gan only to find it still hazy. Sure made ney, Nebraska) was the highlight of congratulating her on her appoint­ them wonder if it had been that way our Race Stop planning. The “best ment to the FAA Woman’s Advisory the whole while they were gone. laid plans,” of course, turned into a Board. Remember the 11th Annual SMALL waiting game over the 4th of July Race at Alpena, M;c’.iigan, Sept. 30, weekend. The wait was well worth it EULALIA NICHOLS is efferviscent Oct. 1 and 2. Contact LEAH HIG­ with the roar of the first TAR flying over her son, STEVE, soloing in Sch­ GINS, 1880 Rochester Road, Apt. G, by the Cheyenne Tower. Bed-check re­ w eitzer 2-22 glider on his 14th birth­ R oyal Oak, M ichigan 48073 for infor­ vealed 22 overnight TARs in Chey­ day. Wouldn’t we all be!! The mation. enne. By Tuesday, 57 operations were NICHOLS, in their Bellanca, flew into Flaming Gorge, Utah, returning with CORRY’s house. Between the com­ EL PASO CHAPTER the greatest praise of the airport, and ings and goings of the Chapter, we Mary Olmstead, Reporter better yet, the fish catching. had a pretty good group. We learned Little did we realize last month MARION TANKERSLEY really felt that: JOSEPHINE ALLISON and MAR­ when we wrote about our ELLEN a very privileged character in being THA ANN READING had just return­ JANE ANDERSON being Queen of fortunate enough to spend 2 weeks at ed from a six weeks camp out in the Colorado Flying Farmers and Ranch­ the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, northwest, complete with children; ers that we were writing about the attending the FAA-CAP Pilot Orienta­ DORIS FELLER was doing the Holy new Queen of the International Flying tion Program. This program is aimed Lands and had been detained due to Farmers. Congratulations, ELLEN at all around up-grading of “already” airplane problems in Athens, Tel-Aviv JANE, on this newest honor. You have pilots, and utilized the Civil Air Pa­ and Amsterdam (if it had been me, made our Chapter the proudest in all trol’s T-34s as training planes in con­ I would have been stuck in Bug-Tus- the 99s. And to your 49'/2er, RONALD, junction with Federal Aviation Agency sel, Tex.); LUCILLE CONNELL had go our congratulations a s 1966-67 P resi­ instructors, who proved to be not only just returned from Hawaii and was dent of Ihe Colorado Flying Farmers excellent, but extremely patient, as enroute to Europe; HELEN WILKE, and Ranchers. Between you two, your well. with co-pilot Susie was off enjoying the 210 is going to be a mighty busy bird (Note: Our last newsletter told of cool of Minnesota: (Incidentally Susie for the next twelve months. MARILYN NORDSTROM’S trip to is a Scottie.) PHYLLIS EMMERT and We’re glad to report that, after a N.H. and her job as Maintenance family had one foot in the air on the long month of being bed-bound be­ Officer for Colorado Wing. CAP, air­ way to San Francisco; CHARLOTTE cause of leg inflammation caused by craft. This was A-OK except it was BRANUM and husband JACK are just a 'falling rock, RUTH DEERMAN is MARION TANKERSLEY, not MARI­ back from “Los Wages” and managed well enough to go flying. She took LYN. Sorry about that!) to get home with the airplane still be­ WIN GRIFFIN for a short flight—their longing to them. They said it was a first in over seven weeks. MYRNA DALLAS CHAPTER business trip. SHANFIELD of Long Beach, Calif., Hazel H. McKendrick, Reporter RON’D with RUTH when returning PEG ONG has been in all four di­ PAT JETTON, Airhaven, Redbird from her flying vacation. rections and is still running. I guess Airport, opened and closed their In­ MARY FRAN SEIDL spent six she is getting in practice to take over ternational Operations all in one the Editor’s job for the Newsletter. weeks at Houston University and when nightmarish weekend. They rented an This is a mighty big job and DOTTIE’S not in the classroom, she was enter­ airplane to a student for a week’s tained right royally by members of vacation in Nassau. All is well. The the Houston Chapter. A flight to Hill­ airplane starts home and is lost and top Resort with Chairman MARY presumed down at sea. No word for Don't Be NEES ABLE and her 49%er; a week­ two days. PAT alert’s her insurance end with ORA MAE BOSWELL and her co. and also checks with IRS about 49%er on their farm complete with depreciating airplane in one year. A Drop - Out I its 4,000 ft. sod runway; swimming Monday 'finds the airplane, and pilots, and dinner with MARY JANE NOR­ in Cuba—all fine but a little off course. RIS and her 49%er; to the Houston PAT contacts everyone she can think R E N E W ! Air Tour meeting with LOUISE BICK­ of to get airplane back. Several days FORD and her 49%er; to see The later, airplane lands in Miami. PAT Sound of Music with ALICE SEABORN realerts insurance co. and IRS, takes followed by barbeque supper at shoes will be hard to fill, but we are two “happy pills” and closes out Air­ ALICE’S sister’s home; swimming in sure our gal PEG is the gal that can haven International. Don’t know what a glass enclosed pool followed by bar­ do it; DOROTHY WARREN and CIN­ she’s done lately for kicks. beque supper meeting at CAROL DY MORRIS are getting ready to fly Aero Sorority, Dallas announces the MOORE’S home. In MARY FRAN’S the St. Louis Aero Club race this Dallas Doll Derby will be October 22nd letter of Aug. 10th, she said: “What weekend; and NITA SHUHART has and will be a rally like last year. a nice wonderful feeling to be in­ been doing the horse shows with her NEW RULES: Airpane must have co- cluded and remembered by the Hous­ stable of horses. (I can’t spell the piot. Co-pilot can either be boy or ton Chapter. I owe much gratitude to kind ther are). HAZEL McKEND- girl type, must ave soloed, but not them and their wonderful 49%ers for RICK was to show her slides of the necessary to have license. Applica­ making my leisure hours pass so pleas­ race, but her projector disintergrated tions and further information write antly far from home. This warm heart­ cn the spot. MARGE BUNCH, 406 T exas Bank ed hospitality really reflects the won­ Bldg., Dallas, Texas. Last year was Reserve the last weekend in Sep­ derful relationship of the 99s as an out­ a real blast, so y’all come! tember for the Sectional in Shrev- standing organization” HANK, MARY The Dallas Chapter is happy to an­ port and rserv the next to last week­ FRAN’S 49%er, will meet her at Hous­ nounce that they have ordered the end in September for another phy­ ton and together they will go to Joliet, Amelia Earhart film to be used local­ siological seminar sponsored by the 111., to pick up their children, then back ly for schools, clubs, etc. This is a Dalals Chapter. It will be the 23rd to El Paso in time for school. real great film and those of us who and 24th in the evening and your Chairman JUANITA BURDICK had saw it in Seattle still have goose Chapter Chairman will have a letter a week in Colorado — fisiing and en- bumps. cn this esoon. We have been promised tertainging. Earlier this summer, Our last meeting was held at HAZEL that DR. GIBBONS will be there. JUANITA and 49V2er TEX went to the Texas State Aviation Assoc, meeting TY MAE MYLANDER and CAROL’S was the target for eleven Ninety- — attended a ball game in the Astro­ and LOUISE’S 491/4ers. Nines, six 49y2ers and four guests for dome, had a lovely visit with Vice- After the meeting MR. COTTON their August meeting. Perfect weather, Chairman MARILYN STONEBURG, showed two films: “Density Altitude” delicious pot-luck picnic food, the chal­ after enjoying a hangar dance put on (in color) and “Fools, Daredevils and lenge of coming in over the high bank by the Houston Chapter. Geniuses.” If your Chapter has not at the end of the runway and the en­ RUBY TATMAN flew her Bonanza seen “Density Altitude,” by all means joyment of getting together again add­ to Seattle for a three week visit with contact your nearest FAA office and ed up to a fun-filled day. one of her sons. She took the family have them arrange a showing. Not Election of officers for the coming on a cross-country trip of their State only is it very informative, but the year resulted in the following slate: to Idaho — returning along the Ca­ scenery is magnificent. Chairman — FLORENCE BORING, nadian border. On her return, she flew Congratulations are in order to Vice Chairman — LEAH SNART, Re­ down the Pacific coast to Van Nuys— MARY ABLE for passing the instruc­ cording Secretary — LOIS DURHAM, tor written exam and her appoint­ to visit her sister. Corresponding Secretary — MARTHA BETTY ROGERS accompanied ment as National Air Marking Chair­ PURDY, Treasurer — JEAN GIVE .. RUBY on several trips to Phoenix to man. Membership Chairman — MILDRED MABEL EDITH and JIM OLIVER visit RUBY'S other son who has since BARRETT and News Reporter—LEAH been transferred to the Dominican Re­ took in the Experimental Aircraft SNART. public with his wife and three small Assn. fly-in at Rockford. They were daughters. It wouldn’t surprise us if there for the entire event and MABEL We were very happy to welcome two next winter we hear that RUBY is EDITH worked in the EAA conces­ new members to the Nebraska Ninety- island-hopping in her Bonanza! sion. Nines: MRS. MIRIAM (MIMI) HA­ WORTH by transfer from Stillwater, LELA CARWARDINE of Las Cru­ Houston 49y2ers BEN BOSWELL and Oklahoma, whose husband DONALD ces, New Mexico, is not one to for­ MYRL BICKFORD and another friend has come to Lincoln to head the Me­ get flying even when she is on the flew to Rockford the last week end chanical Engineering Department at ground. Each year she invites school of the show and visited with the OLI­ the University of Nebraska; and brand- children who are studying transporta­ VERS and took lots of pictures. MYRL new member DONNA LEE BRUMMER tion, on a field trip to the airport. has some very good pictures and has of Lincoln, whose husband is the MR. There she explains all about the air­ been in great demand to show them B of MR. B’S IGA. plane using her Cessna 120 for the at different aviation meetings. model, letting the Children take turns We have enjoyed entertaining MARY Under the heading of other new ac­ at sitting in the pilot’s seat and ope­ FRAN SEIDL, 99 from El Paso, MARY complishments, congratulations to rating the controls. She has been FRAN is taking a 6-weeks’ course at EVELYN SEDIVY on her Commer­ doing this One-Woman Project for the the University of Houston so has had cial license and her B.A. Degree from past three years and has four or five an opportunity to attend our meeting the University of Nebraska, both in groups of children each year. and other activities. the same week, and to JEAN GIVEN As this goes to press, our new of­ TRAVEL BRIEFS: SALLY COX on receiving her Commercial. We were ficers are about to be elected. Con­ drove to Oklahoma City on her va­ all interested to hear that Ninety-Nine gratulations to them and best wishes cation and visited Headquarters. CAROL MICHNICK is spending her to our successors. We’ve enjoyed MARY and GEORGE COALE are fly­ summer as line-girl at the Sidney Air­ bringing our news to you this past ing to aVncouver, B.C., for a yacht port, which must be a pleasant surprise year and thanks to those wonderful trip. RUTH and TOMMY HILDE­ to transient pilots. flying machines that carry airmail- BRAND attended the International Fly­ Members with 491/4ers present were we always managed to make the Edi­ ing to Vancouver, B.C., for a yacht CATHERINE and DR. FRED MARSH, tors deadline. Adios and Happy Flights. MARTHA and BILL AKINS flew to MARTHA and BUD PURDY, MARIAN Denver for a few days for the second and HAROLD LARMON, JEAN and HOUSTON CHAPTER time this summer. They really like JEROME GIVEN, VERDAYNE and Louise Bickford, Reporter that town. WALT MENZE, LEAH and BILL Our August meeting was a barbeque MARY ABLE and your correspond­ SNART, MILDRED BARRETT, FLOR­ and swimming party with CAROL ent are leaving this week end for St. ENCE BORING, EVELYN SEDIVY, MOORE and LOUISE BICKFORD the Louis. We are going to try our luck MIMI HAWORTH and DONNA BRUM­ hostesses. It was held at CAROL’S in the St. Louis Aero Club Race, and MER completed the roster of mem­ beautiful new home with an indoor- we are certainly looking forward to it. bers, with PEGGY STROMER, AG­ outdoor swimming pool. We take great pleasure in announc­ NES HINKELMAN, JEANNE GIVEN Those attending were: MARY and ing our new officers for the coming and RONALD SNART as guests. CONNIE ABLE, MARY BURKE, MAY- year: MARILYN STONEBERG, Chair­ So ends your news reporter’s year BELLE FLETCHER, DELLE and man; MARY BURKE, Vice-Chairman; of trying to> meet the deadlines while GENE HIGHTOWER, RUTH and MABEL EDITH OLIVER, Secretary; wondering desperately how to inject TOMMY HILDEBRAND, MABEL DELLE HIGHTOWER, Treasurer. a little spark of originality into the EDITH OLIVER, MARY JANE and Many thanks to the out-going officers usual list of “among those present BOB NORRIS, MARILYN STONE- for their time and efforts. . . . ” Better luck to your new re­ BERG, DEDE and PERKY PERKINS, porter, LEAH SNART. After the won­ MARY FRAN SEIDL, MR. and MRS. NEBRASKA CHAPTER derful job she did as chairman of the BILL COTTON [from the FAA, pros­ Florence Boring, Reporter Powder Puff Derby stop at Kearney, pective 99s BETTY FRITZ and MON­ Johnson Lake, Lexington, Nebraska, this will be a small task. OKLAHOMA CHAPTER are $1.25 each plus 25c postage. 10 SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER Nemsi Masonhall, Reporter Postage on 10 tags runs 75c. Order Pat Ward, Reporter-Chairman Many thanks to my good buddies for tags from RUBY KNIGHT, Box 513, Our meeting in Lafayette on July 23 filling in the gaps in last month’s Woodward, Okla. 73801. See you-all was delightful; hostess JAN PHIL­ Chapter report — miss one meeting the 11th of September in Watonga. LIPS. There were 9 members present, and you reallv get behind cn the news. 2 Sixty-Sixes, 2 prospective members, SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER Congratulations to two of our form­ and 7 guests, totaling 20 warm souls. Marian Burke, Reporter er 99s: SALLY (BROYLES) POLLOCK A hearty welcome to VIRGINIA The San Antonio Chapter enjoyed a was married July 23rd and TRISH SMITH, transfer from the Houston luncheon meeting at International Air­ SMITH is the new International Fly­ Chapter who is now living in Lafay- port August 13, 1966. We had a nice ing Farmer Duchess (understand both ete. the IFF Queen and, of course, TRISH turn-out and KAY BAKER drove clear are 99s. Also, to POLLY and TOM in from Laredo for the “get-to-gether.” Following a productive business RUBLE’S son in winning the IFF She lives there now and she said driv­ meeting, we had a coffee-cookie break Archer Award of $500.00. 99s attend­ ing up was a good excuse to put some and then films, courtesy of the FAA, ing the Oklahoma Flying Farmer pic­ mileage on the new car that she and on the Flight Service Station and on nic were: MARIE KETCHUM, AR­ her husband now have. Her husband Density Altitude. Both were highly in­ LENE WALKUP, JANE ABBOTT and must go to Alabama for temporary formative, but the one entitled “Dens­ MARY CORNELSON. Those attend­ duty while going to school. Have a ity Altitude” was very enjoyable. The ing the IFF Convention in Louisville, good trip, KAY, and be sure and dry title indicates a dry subject, but Ky., were: JANE, MARY, ARLENE, check in with the Alabama gals. They as usual, you can’t judge a book by POLLY RUBLE and CAROL WAD­ are a great gang. You’ll like Montgo­ its cover. This is a 30 minute sound DELL. MARCIA (JONES) SMOKE. mery. It’s been an air race stop sev­ story and we highly recommend it to Bronze Medal winner in the 1964 Olymp­ eral times and loads of fun. We will anyone who is fortunate enough to be ics and daughter of Oklahoma 99 be looking forward toward your re­ able to get it for showing at meet­ MARY FRANCIS, gave the U.S. its turn in January. ings. MR. CHARLES LOVING of the first victory in the 12 Nation West Ber­ FAA in Lafayette was kind enough to lin canoeing regatta, a warm-up for operate the projector (also provide by the World meet in East Berlin the the FAA) and hand out cards to every­ last of August. DON'T DELAY one for ordering a density altitude com­ puter from the FAA, free of charge. So sorry to hear of the passing of YOU'LL BE SORRY. These films that are available from DOROTHY MORGAN’S mother and Your Name Won't Appear the FAA are really worthwhile to stu­ FERN YOUNT’S father. In The Directory! dent and licensed pilot alike. We intend Had quite a turnout for our meet­ to take full advantage of this service ing at Cation Aviation the 14th, espe­ And Worse Still — It Costs and recommend that other Chapters cially in the guest and prospective You Money To Reinstate. do likewise. They are a compliment NABB, International Secretary, here to any meeting. At our next meet­ for a 10 day FAA/CAP Course; LOIS Deadline ing, in Baton Rouge, the Chief Con­ BARTLING (San Diego) and husband— troller at Ryan Airport (MR. JOE tho’ they couldn’t stay. Prospective Sept. 30# 1966 CARROLL) has arranged to show us members PAT MORGAN, Watonga; another film entitled “Wake Turbul­ ARELINE GIBSON, Lawton; NANCY ence” which is equally as interesting ORCUTT and ANN CATLIN, OKC. and informative as was “Density Alti­ We certainly hope some of the San Other guests CLAIRE CALLAGAN, tude”. Keep in mind that these are Antonio Chapter are able to go to former WASP and 99; ANN GRISSOM, story-type films and not at all like a the Sectional at Shreveport. It sounds OKC; WANDA DURNIL, Tonkawa; classroom lecture. JUDYE COX and ANN PARRISH of like fun. I’m sure everyone will be Lawton. Fly-ins were WAYNA LEE praying that “old man weather’’ will Your reporter, PAT WARD, had the DUFFER in her Cherokee from Al- be kind to us because we have order­ pleasure of obtaining a single-engine tus and Chairman SHARON FISHER ed lots of sunshine for that whole seaplane rating in July. Sort of went and Governor ARLENE WALKUP in weekend. along for the ride while another pilot “Old Faithful 26B”. Us earth-bound NORMA McELVAIN has returned was getting his, and decided to try creatures attending were: BETTY from her long trip by auto that took it myself. Never have I had so much BLACK and FERN YOUNT, Duncan; her through many states. She said real fun with an airplane. I enjoyed REGINA PANNELL, Guthrie; LOU she enjoyed every minute of it. getting a multi-engine rating, but I SKILLERN, Ponca City; MARY COR­ MEG GUGGOLZ recently visited just plain had fun with the floatplane. NELSON, Fairview; MARIE HALL, MARIAN BURKE. MEG used to be in We have endless runway in our part SUSIE SEWELL, DOTTIE YOUNG, the San Antonio Chapter but now is of the country for seaplane work and it RITA EAVES and JANE ABBOTT, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She was was delightful. Am anxious to get my OKC; BRONETA EVANS and I, Minco. in San Antonio on other business and hands on the newly certified Cessna Bless our transferees, we’re going MARIAN enjoyed her quick visit. 150 on straight floats. I couldn’t see to miss them and hope they come Please do it again, MEG, and maybe how it would work, either, but Cessna back to see us — we love them, just you can join us at one of our meet­ has figured out all the goodies and the sam e. ings. they promise a real little jewel. Will Our “I'd Rather be Flying’’ car tags SEE YA NEXT NEWS LETTER! be an excellent, inexpensive way for pilots to obtain a sea rating. I got mine ER, BETTY NATION, COLLEEN front yard. She also has spent a good in a Cessna 185 on amphib floats. Now WHITE, LOIS MARTIN and NANCY deal of time sailing at Big Lake. there’s a hunk of airplane! CAIN, and of course all the stray LAVELLE BETZ is another float en­ MARY JEAN FRESTRIDGE and her 49%crs that wandered in. thusiast. She spent many summer 49%ers are on their way to the west Our August meeting was for the weekends flying to new cabin on Shu- coast via Bonanza with another cou­ purpose of election of officers. Those lin Lake and playing host to other ple from Texas. Their plans as they present at LEA BAKER’S for ayes pilots and their families, entertain­ left sounded glorious. Hope they don’t and nays were COLLEEN WHITE, ing at numerous swimming parties and get too spoiled on the unbelievable-to- JAN MAURITSON, BETTY PLUM­ sour dough breakfasts (always served us visibility out west. If we get over MER, LOIS MARTIN, AGNES HELL- at 8:30 to 9:00 on Sunday mornings) 15 miles visibility down here it is un­ MAN, LEA and me. TRISH SMITH for which she is quite famous. Her usual. Happy flying to the Prestridges. called in from the ranch to tell us cabin is very unique as it is one con­ DEE COMEAUX and her 49%er will she was just in from Kentucky and that structed by a trapper. It is completely be on a weekend trip to Dallas and she was elected Duchess of Flying constructed of logs — even window Shreveport on August 20-21 in a Ces- Farmers. That deserves a couple of sills, door facings, doors and floor. na Super Skylane. Their trip, like the toots. RUTH O’BUCK, a well-known in­ Prestridges, will mix business with Our new officers are: Chairman, structor in the Anchorage area, spent pleasure. Will want to hear about both COLLEEN WHITE; Vice-Chairman, part of the summer commercial fish­ trips when they return. NANCY CAIN; Secretary, MARY ing. She also found -time to be check­ One of our 66s, WEEZIE OGDEN, STURGIS; Treasurer, MARY SHAD­ ed out in a Civil Air Patrol Beaver. DOCK. has had to admit senority to her hus­ She brought guest, KARIS RICKETTS, band, GUY, who got his Private license JUDY HELLMAN came home from to the meeting. San Diego for brother GUS’ wedding. early in August. WEEZIE was about HELEN STODDARD found that she 8 hours behind him in her time log­ AGNES is just back from Galveston was too busy covering airplanes to do ged, and GUY has her doing all the where she had a ball surfing. Most much flying but will make up for it dirty work for him—checking the oil, of us have our vacations out of the at an early date. climbing around on the struts to check way, so lets get to the meetings and KATHRYN WAYER made several the fuel and doing the pre-flight. They’­ on tim e. trips to Big Lake, her favorite lake ve been taking lessons at the same We are most grateful to LEA for for beauty and size — lots of room time and I understand that WEEZIE being such a dandy Chairman and for landings and takeoffs! did her fair share of back-seat-driving we are delighted that COLLEEN is RUSTY HINYUB has been busy stepping in. With her energy we may the first time they were airborne to­ chauffeuring her daughter to the Rid­ gether without an instructor in the get to the moon. Let's all pitch in and ing Academy. But her aviation activ­ try to keep up with her. See you next airplane. ities have not been curtained never­ month. Heard YVONNE RYDER on the ra­ theless. dio not long ago coming into Baton PAT McGEE was asked to put on a Rouge in her little Cessna 150. Now TV show for the Water Safety Club. there’s a busy gal! Manager of three NORTHWEST The subject was “Float Flying’’. A stores in three different towns. SECTION panel discussion was held with offi­ Our August 27 meeting is scheduled cials of the FAA and Alaska State Fish at DEE COMEAUX’s home — a swim­ and Game in which they discussed ming party and barbeque. We will take what float pilots depend on for water nomination for new officers and dis­ safety and the new FAA regulations cuss plans to attend the South Cen­ concerning same. Different types of tral Section meeting in Shreveport ALASKA CHAPTER life preservers were discussed and October 1-2. Kathryn Wills Wayer, Reporter a movie on flying floats to the Katmai Am sure that PATSY JONES and Our Chapter met August 10, at the fishing areas was shown. HELEN HOOKS and FOY WEST, home of PAT GILDA. We are so glad RUTH HURST was chairman of the JEAN DE JARNETTE and ALICE to have her back with us. You see, she jointly sponsored Rally by the Ninety- CAGLE have been keeping the air­ moved to Prince George, B.C., in Nines and Alaska Airmen’s Associa­ ways hot, but haven’t heard too much March but moved back to Anchorage tion. Agencies participating were the from them lately. GLORIA WARD has in June. (People do return!) She at­ Federal Aviation Agency, Alaska Dept, been doing some ferrying, and is busy tended the Spring Sectional in Everett of Fish and Game, Alaska Division of getting ready for her vacation to in April. Aviation, Environmental Sciences Wea­ Florida and entering college at South­ Speaking of the activities of our ther Bureau, the CAP, and the Air eastern La. College in Hammond. Hope busy members — MARION ZAEGEL Rescue Coordination Center. RUTH to see all of them at the August meet­ spent March and April in Florida. spent many hours on the clinics and ing. Rented a 27-foot sailboat and sailed was on TV. (How she found time to the Florida Keys for one week. Also take the Instructor Refresher course TULSA CHAPTER spent three weeks in Grand Canyon — but she did!) Jean Engler, Reporter Island, which is south Of Cuba. She The Safety Clinic involved static Chalk up to air markings: Airman had fun skin diving and cycling. She displays of emergency gear, Weather Acres and Pryor Municipal, for which and her husband spent the summer Bureau data, etc. Performance dem- we will have to thank LYDIA GUTIER­ building a new home on Campbell Lake onstratioins (light loads, gross loads, REZ, JAN MAURITSON, LEA BAK- where they keep their plane in their cross control, stalls, short field take- toffs and landing, etc.) w ere appreciat­ ed by many pilots and other onlook­ ers. The Ninety-Nines had a refreshment booth. Approximately 3,000 attended the Safety Clinic. MARJORIE FAUTH from San Fran­ cisco was a visitor to our city this summer. She was once Trustee of the Amelia Earhart Fund and was Inter- nat'onal Treasurer at one time. RUTH HURST, NANCY KESSLER and PAT GILDA entertained her at lunch at the Top of the World where she could have a magnificent view of our fair city. Officers elected for next year in­ clude: RUTH HURST, Chairman; RUTH O ’ B U C K, Vice-Chairman; CATHERINE KIPPENHAN, Secretary; MARION ZAEGEL, Treasurer; KATH­ RYN WAYER, Newsletter; LAVELLE BETZ, Historian; RUSTY HINYUB, Membership Chairman. Keep our Centennial in mind. This is all for now. The Alaska Chapter sighing off.

EASTERN IDAHO CHAPTER Onita Hoff, Reporter New officers for 1966-67 took office August 17th at a luncheon held at the attractive Idaho Falls Air Terminal Restaurant presided over by out-going Chairman, Onite Hoff. They are: Chairman, DIANE JEX, Blackfoot; Vice Chairman, JORGA STAPP, Good­ ing; Secretary, VIRGINIA FINKELN- BURG, Pocatello; Treasurer, EMMA- LYNE PAYNE, Wilson, Wyoming; News Reporter, ARLENE BAILEY, Pocatello; Publicity, ONITA HOFF, Pocatello AWTAR Race Stop Chairman MARY KILBOURNE (center) and her Idaho Falls. committee members, ARLENE BAILEY (left) and DIANE JEX. All members Several “Little Sisters” were in­ of the Eastern Idaho Chapter. vited in view of increasing member­ ship in our small but energetic Chap­ duties of the stop along with the Wilson, Wyo. Those enjoying the flight ter. Commerce and Civic Aviation Com­ and hospitality were: MARY KIL­ MARY KILBOURNE and ARLENE mittee. Gals, Salute MARY! BOURNE, VIRGINIA FINKELNBURG BAILEY flew to the Northwest Sec­ and ARLENE BAILEY of Pocatello, tional at Everett, Washington; also to The two Idaho Chapters were thrill­ DIANE JEX of Blackfoot, and “little the International Convention at Seattle ed to have the TAR make stops in our sister” FRANCES HOFF of Idaho before rushing back to manage their beautiful state for the first time. We Falls. home-town TAR race stop at Poca­ hope it returns soon. We are proud of tello where a record stop of 37 planes our many air-strips, air facilities and Fly-ins were planned to Gooding and was made; 31 remained over-night—the of our State Aeronautics Director, to Twin Falls in September — one to most any city had on the route! First CHET MOULTON, who acts as a con­ be a combined meet with the Idaho to land was No. 4—BERNICE STEAD­ stant reminder of safe flying. Chapter at Boise. MAN and MARY CLARK, the 1966 July 20th MARY KILBOURNE pilot­ This years Race Program was the winners! ONITA HOFF, Chairman, ed Chapter members and a guest over best yet! Compliments to all who work­ has received many “Thank-You’s” to the mountains to Jackson, Wyoming. ed to publish it. the Eastern Idaho Chapter for ser­ EMMALYNE PAYNE was hostess to P.S.: Some time back a request was vices and favors rendered at the Poca­ the group. Lunch was at the new Te­ made for old issues of the Newsletter. tello stop and she wishes in turn to ton Village and a business meeting Has the request been filled? I have thank MARY KILBOURNE who so held at DR. HERSCHEL and MRS. m any, dating from 1950, which I will ably organized and supervised the PAYNE’S beautiful hill-side home at send if needed. EASTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER MONTANA CHAPTER PEARL MAGILL spends instructing. Helen R. Crum, Reporter Bev. Ledbetter, Reporter Real nice flying when the student has Only MINNIE BOYD, TERRIE The Lincoln Airport Dedication and a Cessna 210. BECKER, BARBARA THISTED, MIL­ Fly-In was the location of the July The long awaited date for their trip LIE SHINN and two gueSts managed meeting with 12 members and 3 guests to Alaska finally arrived for VIVI- to show up at Felts Field in Spokane, present. PAT ECTON, Chairman of ANNE and MILT. SCHRANK. They August 12th, for a meeting to discuss Flight Activities for the Chapter urg­ are making their trip in their 1947 arrangements for the Sectional to be ed each one to fill out their activity Cruiser, loaded with baggage and a held in Spokane, September 9th and sheets and compete for the award to “mascot for MILTON” purchased by 10th. However, everything is under be given at the Fall Sectional in Spo­ VIVIANNE that defies description. control with MINNIE in charge of reg­ kane. LAULETTE HANSEN, ELSIE They plan to stop at several places istration; FRANCIE GIBSON, decora­ CHILDS and HELEN DUNLOP plan along the route to Fairbanks where tions; publicity, BOBBIE PRICE; to attend the Spokane meeting. PEARL they will visit PEARL LASKA, who transportation, GINNY HARPER; fa­ MAGILL gave a report on Big Sky many will remember from last years vors, TERRIE; tickets and meals, Race No. 3 plans. She and BEV. had Big Sky Race. She was Copilot with MILLIE. The girls were sorry to learn flown the race route contacting the VIV. that Chairman JEAN CARBON is a- operators and MPA hangers in each Race Items of Interest; The Glas­ gain in a hopsital at Vancouver, and town where stops would be made. gow radio station (Covered the take­ that Vice-Chairman GINNY was ab­ The September meeting will be held off of the airplanes with a colorful sent due to the illness of her mother. in Billings with the Wyoming mem­ description which included a brief his­ A letter from LYGIE HAGAN tells bers invited along with DONNA MY­ tory of some of the pilots. The announc­ of her summer in Colorado Springs, ERS, International Vice - President er was especially interested in MAR­ of her husband’s IFR flight to pick from Denver. GARET TUXILL and her distinction of being the oldest grandmother with her up hfter the race banquet and Big Sky Flying: After flying to the the most grandchildren. While describ­ their IFR trip to Pendleton to help Lincoln meeting, Chairman ELSIE ing her take off in her Swift he re­ with the planes, only to be “trapped” CHILDS and family drove to Glacier ferred to her as Grandma Tuxill from there for two days. Park where they left the comforts of Rexford. Once in his excitement it At the July 16th meeting in Spo­ the busy world behind and hiked to came out, Grandma Rexford for Tuxill. kane it was announced that BARBARA Sperry Glacier where they camped When the question was asked who had been asked to be on the Inter­ for several days. They returned just had flowin the greatest distance to get national Resolutions and the Section in time for ELSIE to get to Glasgow to Glasgow that day, MARY STEV­ Flight Activities committees, and that for the air race. MARY STEVENSON ENSON won easily. She and her fam­ LYGIE is still on the Executive Board. with husband JACK and family return­ ily had left Tillamook, Oregon, early Our Secretary, HELEN DEWEY, has ed from the Oregon coast vacation. that morning, stopped in Missoula to moved to Seattle from Omak. BEV­ They spent their time near Rockaway, unload the family and then flew on to ERLY PAULSON, who was married surfing, digging clams and having a Glasgow by late afternoon. Around 6 this summer, flew to the meeting from wonderful time. MARY can give in­ hours flying tim e in a 182. Two of her new home in Grandview. JEAN, structions on how to pack the “most- the pilots flying the race had new TERRIE, BARBARA, MINNIE, FRAN­ e st” into a 182 Cessna. A trip to P en­ private licenses, less than a month CIE and three guests were also pres­ ticton, Alberta, Canada, was made by old. PEGGY KRUEGER from Cut ent. A thank you note was sent to DOTTIE and JIM PAYNE in their Bank and MADONNA SMITH from MARY WENHOLZ of the Long Beach Bonanza. They heartily recommend Lewistown. Chapter for her help with the Seattle this beautiful spot to everyone. banquet centerpiece and to the Seattle Congratulations go to MARTHA To me there is nothing nicer than an florist who donated fifteen dozen roses. GAUNCE and daughter JANE who Air Race for Women. The making of new friends, the fuin and laughs and MINNIE took her 10 year old grand­ placed No. 8 in the International Air that special type of companionship you daughter to Sacramento this summer Race which started in Harlingen, don’t find in anything else you do. in her Cherokee. Not to be outdone Texas, extended into Monterey, Mex­ ico, back into U. S. and ended in W. Happiness is . . . Flying with a friend HELEN CRUM took two granddaugh­ Palm Beach, Florida, for a total of in a Womans Air Race. ters and their two friends in an Az­ 1609 m iles. MARTHA credits their 8th tec to a camp near Victoria in Au­ place position to JANE who she says NORTHWEST OREGON CHAPTER gust. HELEN ERNSDORFF recent­ wouldn’t even hear to going on the Ethelyn M. Opheim, Reporter ly had a near miss with a Boeing jet wrong side of a tower if it didn’t show We were delighted, and hope you that way on the map. will be too, with the list of activities while inslructing an instrument. KATH­ JOAN ORLEY and husband JOE re­ and projects our 9 month old North­ LEEN HITCHCOCK not only acquired cently flew to Hayden Lake, Idaho. west Oregon Chapter has successfully a new son-in-law in June but he will The same week JOAN took her four completed. BARBARA DAUFEL, Chap­ soon be the seventh member of the children to Glendive to meet her North ter Chairman, reviewed a few at our family to be a pilot. CHERIE YATES Dakota family for a picnic. Husband August 15th dinner meeting: now has both her instrument and com­ JOE who was unable to go along had — Decorations Ifor Seattle Interna­ mo worries about her ability to take tional Convention: mercial ratings, and husband BOB care of herself after her Big Sky Race A 4’ x 6’ mosaic portrait of Amelia just got bis private. They had a fly­ flight. Early morning before work and Earhart, painstakingly handmade ing vacation in Montana. after work until dark are the hours with tiny cuts of colored art paper by MARION BUSBY and her com­ stop our intrepid Kathy? Ha. Each back, but heaven knows when strike­ mittee, BARBARA DAUFEL, MAR­ and every weekend, now as a passen­ bound BETTY and GORDY will be CELLA OTHUS, JO-NEAL HAR­ ger of course, KATHY is touring the able to return. RIS, BETTY PRAKKEN and ETHE- vast Northwest. Last weekend, it was ANN BROWN and MARION BUSBY LYN OPHEIM. MARION made the a trip up the Columbia Gorge on a urge the AWTAR Committee to con­ frame, too! smooth, cloudless day, thence to Rich­ sider asking all racers to place their — Manning AWTAR stops: land, Washington. TAR numbers on their planes’ tails. 1) Fly-by at Portland International: JO-NEAL HARRIS is really getting ANN and MARION still haven’t re­ MARION BUSBY and ANN BROWN. experience in hairy mountain flying. covered from the busy PDX fly-by— DR. VIRGINIA GILLILAND assisted. She just completed her second flight and numbers placed anywhere but on 2) Pendleton stop: BOBBIE HAYES, to Mackie Bar, Idaho, with her Piper the tail were all but impossible to Stop Chairman, assisted by MAR­ Cherokee 235 loaded to the hilt with see on the converging aircraft. CELLA OTHUS, BETTY PRAKKEN, supplies for “Bucksin Bill”. JO-NEAL Northwest Oregon Chapter welcomes JO-NEAL HARRIS and BARBARA has to negotiate a frightful 7,500’ gorge its new members. We all look forward DAUFEL. BETTY JANE SEAVEY, —just right—to land a B. Bill’s strip. to a fine, FLYING year. of Eastern Washington Chapter, flew Our great leader and N.W. Section in to help, too. Governor, MARCELLA OTHUS, ab­ SOUTHERN OREGON CHAPTER 3) JO-NEAL HARRIS and BETTY hors my mentioning her — but her iti­ Gladys Burrill, Reporter PRAKKEN assisted FERN LAKE nerary these days bears repeating: The August meeting of the 99s was and her group at the Boise stop. Portland (FDX)-Seattle-PDX-Coos Bay- held at Prospect at the home of PDX-S'eattle-PDX-Pendleton-PDX- Coos — Spring Sectional at Everett, Wash­ GLADYS BURRILL. With so many ington: A large delegation from North­ Bay — ad finitum. Of course, her 49%- summer activities, only five of our er, “GENERAL JOHN”, is in business west Oregon Chapter attended and number were present. The girls were hostessed the Chairmen’s meeting. in Coos Bay. We’re extremely proud beautiful, stepping out of their planes — The week before AWTAR, our to tell that MARCELLA just received fin their new 99 attire which FRAN Northwest Section Governor (N. W. her B.A. from Lewis & Clark Col- CAMPBELL of Klamath Falls had de­ Oregon Chapter member! MARCELLA signed and made so attractively. A OTHUS and BETTY PRAKKEN went big “Thank you” to you, FRAN, for to Seattle where they worked daily Renew! Renew! all the tours of labor. We proudly with the Western Washington Chapter wear our colors. until the convention ended. New Election of officers for the new Northwest Oregon Chapter members, W H O ? year was held. Our new officers are: DR. GILLILAND, KATHY ELMORE Chairman, ROSE ELLISON of Rose- and MARGE COLTON, arrived to lend Y O U ! burg; Vice-Chairman, FRAN CAMP­ a hand, also. BELL; Secretary, JERRY PARKER This is just a sampling of our "in­ Deadline of Ashland; Treasurer, GLADYS BUR­ fant” Chapter’s doings — but we think Sept. 30, 1966 RILL; Membership, MAXINE PIKE we’re off to a FLYING start! of Grants Pass; News Reporter, HOPE The next activity on our docket is a McKAY of Roseburg; Ameria Ear­ fly-in Chuck Wagon breakfast, sched­ lege, Portland, is hard at work on her hart Scholarship, JEAN SHAW of uled for Sunday, September 25, from Master’s , and will student-teach this Grants Pass. With so few in number, 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon, at Scappoose Fall. it was decided that each one of us Airport. Picnic tables and fireplace MARION BUSBY’s great flight plans would concentrate on Aerospace. To are available for convenience and com­ were dashed — her vacation was spent you, HOPE, “Thank you” for a won­ fort. The menu will be simply mouth­ taking care of your convalescing re­ derful job of 'leadership this past year. watering — ham ’in eggs, pancakes, porter, just out of hospital and surgery. It has been an enjoyable and busy coffee. All our flying plus non-flying ANN and VAL BROWN flew to Car­ year. friends are invited!! JO-NEAL HAR­ mel, California, in their Apache for a There were several reports on flights RIS and MARCY WOLFARD are co- recent weekend. Hardly a weekend during the summer months. At pres­ chairmen for the event. goes by that they don’t fly over the ent, JEAN SHAW, her 49%er and son, MARCY WOLFARD, now instrument­ Coast Range to play golf at Gearhart, a BILLY, are on a trip to Ohio and then rated, received a Bonanza for her delightful Oregon Beach resort. on to New York to visit with their birthday! She and 49% er JIM flew Speaking of golf, our super-talented other son. ROGER. ROSE ELLISON to Johin Day in Eastern Oregon to ARLENE BAKER, ATR-FAA Exami- and her 49%er flew to Campbell River, drop off daughter, WENDY, and friend ner-Instructor, has added golf to her B.C.. This is on Vancouver Island. at a ‘‘horse ranch” (we don’t call ’em vast list of accomplishments. She pol­ The weather was beautiful and ROSE ‘Dude Ranches’ no more, podner). ishes off tournaments in the same reported a most enjoyable trip. Later Then they flew on to the Deschutes superb manner she flies, teaches, and ROSE and HOPE flew to Medford for River for some fishing. what-have-you. a luncheon with Jean Shaw. Yours KATHY ELMORE, who is just a Among our vacationing members truly, her 49% er and two children breath away from her Commercial, who have succumbed to commercial flew to Wyoming and visited with the broke her neick while—of all things— flight are — BETTY and GORDON POWERS family at Greybull. We had closing her dangar door. And this, af­ PRAKKEN, attending a Washington, a wonderful time climbing those high ter co-piloting in this year’s Powder D.C., convention, and LILLIAN LEWIS, mountains and renewing flying experi­ Puff Derby (TAR No. 78)! Does this who vacationed in Alaska, LILLIAN’S ences. PAULINE was formerly a mem­ ber of our group and is a member Charter work; she flew some investors and VAN ADDERSON flew to Shelton of itheir new Chapter. Met a couple up to Torofino, Canada, and said she for lunch one day last week and then other 99s there who are also flying greatly enjoyed the rugged country up flew up North around the loop from enthusiasts. 'in that area. Of great interest to all Burlington via Concrete, Darrington Our September meeting will be at of us in the suit PAT McGEE had and Arlington. VAN reports she finally the Medford airport, after the North­ against the FAA to enable her to in­ has finished remodeling her kitchen west Sectional. struct while wearing contact lenses. (she was right in the midst of it while After three years, FAA finally grant­ carrying out her duties as transporta­ WESTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER ed itheir approval and now PAT can tion Chairman for the race start). Rivka A. Pratt, Reporter teach for pay. During the time PAT Before I sign off, it was wonderful Because my job moved to Seattle was battling with FAA she taught over to see the marvelous cooperation and 400 hours (without pay) and instructed and I moved with it 1 transferred to understanding that the 49%ers gave Western Washington Chapter from 39 students. their wives during the trying days of Oregon Chapter just before the1 Pow­ After two years of not flying, I am the race start. Thanks, fellows. We der Puff Derby Start and got in on a being checked out in a Cessna 150 by are most grateful. And to the good lot of the hard work and fun connect­ PAT McGEE so that I can do a little people of Seattle — thank you for help­ ed with the race. Because of her very flitting over the countryside and learn ing us further a general interest in busy schedule, PAT McGEE asked more about my new home State. Fly­ aviation. GINNY ANDREWS if I could take ing a 150 after being used to a 175 over the News reporting — so here I is like transferring from a Cadillac WYOMING CHAPTER am . to a Volkswagon — but PAT says she Dorothy Misner, Reporter Western Washington Chapter is grad­ thinks I’ll be able to do it. JUDITH Since I was on vacation with my ually recovering from the race start. IMMELE, CAP, and BETH OLIVER, family at our cabin in the beautiful Two years ago it seemed almost an im­ Bellevue, came in 28th in the Powder Big Horn Mountains and was unable possibility that we could accomplish Puff Derby. Shortly after her return to participate in the Big Sky Race in such a feat, but with the splendid co­ hom e BETH OLIVER and her 49% er, Montana or attend our August meet­ operation given our Race Chairman, BARRY, adopted a new little daugh­ ing in Thermopolis, I have to thank Helen Appel, and Co-Chairman Ilovene ter: Born July 28, 1966 — 5 lb., 10 our ever interested and enthusiastic Potter, everything turned out very oz., 18%” long—name, SHERYL ANN, 99, NIKI WEAVER, Chapter Vice- well. When the chips are down some­ who has come to make her home with Chairman, who brought me up to date how 99s seem to band together and put JOHN and SUZAN. You better know on all events. their shoulders to the wheel. When that BETH is a busy gal. the race was postponed, the citizenry CAROL TALICH moved to Seattle On their membership drive trip to of Seattle came to the fore with in­ from Los Angeles earlier than she Buffalo and Sheridan, NIKI and MA­ vitations for dinner, offers of rooms, needed to in order to be able to help BEL ANESI, Chapter Chairman, Lan­ boat rides, sight-seeing trips, etc., to us out with the race start. She brought der, were thrilled to discover about help make our task a little less diffi­ with her all the pieces of her home nine women student pilots and about cult. From the scores of compli­ built airplane, and now that the race eleven women pilots, who we hope to mentary letters coming in from all is over will concentrate on getting it interest in 99 membership. over the country things must have together. JEAN STEWART is another PAULINE POWERS, Greybull, has been all right, in spite of the horrible of those daring individuals who is checked out in a Mooney. MARIE weather we experienced. We certainly building her own plane. We wonder ENGELMAN, Worland, hasn’t been do appreciate these letters, girls. It who will finish first. around much this summer and we more than makes all the effort we ex­ Those of us who knew DORIS MUL­ miss her. She flew to Arizona and pended seem worthwhile. LEN were stunned by her death. returned with her three grandchildren The Goody Bags were real “Good­ TERRY KELLOGG has recovered and then to Seattle to be with her ies”. Far West Chapter hand painted from major surgery earlier this sum­ daughter who has been ill. The WEAV­ everyone of them and all the Chapters mer and is back taking part in activ­ ERS have another pilot in the family, in the Section came up with splendid ities. GINNY ANDREWS accompanied their oldest son, KIM, won his private items to go in them. Without this son TOBY on an instrument training license, M ay 25, 1966 — Congratula­ splendid cooperation from other Chap­ flight to Spokane. It was a real treat tions, KIM. ELAINE M'ONCUR, Pow­ ters our job would have been very for her to watch him in the process ell, has made several attempts to difficult. Many of the girls from the of learning. check out in their Commanche, but other Chapters also helped us out in At the August 1st meeting, GINNY either the weather or some other diffi­ the hospitality room when relief help ANDREWS was re-elected Chairman; culty has prevented it to date. Keep was needed. In fact, no matter what JAY LAWRENCE, Vice-Chairman; trying ELAINE. BETTY ADAMS, was asked of them, they always came DOTTIE DAUB, Treasurer; and Worland, flew to Sheridan and return­ up with an “O.K. — where do I start?” JOYCE HARDING, Secretary. ed with a passenger, the daughter of attitude for which we were truly grate­ ILOVENE POTTER, her 49% er and RICHARD and KATHY BRAUN. ful. family have been spending most of KATHY works for BETTY in her gro­ One of the “funnies” at the race start their time at Hood Canal since the cery store, the Court House Market. was that canned juices were packed race start. MARTY SPAULDING left Congratulations are in order for in the box lunches, but no can open­ for Europe just before the Derby. We NIKI and BETTY who won the spot ers. are looking forward to a report on her landing in the Montana Big Sky Race PAT McGEE has ben doing some trip wihen she returns. LOUISE NIEMI (see picture). NIKI enjoyed the race rating the Start of the Powder Puff almost like a Section Meeting, with Derby from there in 1965. Its official PRESIDENT ALICE ROBERTS and dedication will be held during Gillespie GOVERNOR PAT LAMBART to award Field’s first Annual Air-Cade, dates of the pins and membership cards and which have been changed from Octo­ Bay Cities, El Cajon Valley, Las ber 1-2 to October 15th-16th. New Vegas, Orange County, Phoenix, Red­ 1967 m odels of aircraft as w ell as wood Empire, of course San Diego antique models will be shown, and be­ and San Fernando Valley Chapters cause automobiles are a necessity to represented. All of our Sectional Of­ get to the airport, new and antique ficers were there except for our Treas­ models will be shown, and because urer. Gifts to the new Chapter were automobiles are a necessity to get to Name Buttons from San Diego and a the airport, new and antique models white and gold Guest Book with the of cars will also be shown. 99 compass rose engraved from El Our Chapter is assisting the Avia­ Cajon Valley Chapter. TOM JOHN­ tion Committee of the El Cajon Cham­ SON, FRAN’S 49%'er from Las Vegas, ber of Commerce in this show with very graciously gave the new Palo­ JUDY BACHMAN heading the Pub­ mar Chapter 4914ers proper initiation licity Committee and LEAH LIERSCH —with aprons for housework while heading the 2;C-per-pound flights to be their 99s go flying. held in connection with the Air-Cade. All good wishes, Palomar Chapter, In this case, all of the proceeds of for much success! With such a good NIKI WEAVER (left) and BETTY the 2c-per-pound flights will be di­ start, you are bound 'to be an out­ ADAMS proudly display the Spot vided among the operators who fur­ standing Chapter! Landing Trophy presented to them nish airplanes for it in proportion to following the Big Sky Race finish at the number of hours flown by their FALLON CHAPTER Lewistown, Montana. airplanes. DOTTIE SANDERS will Elaine Brown, Reporter continue to be in charge of the Trophy News is scarce this month. Guess our so much that she can’t wait to plan and Display Case and its dedication. 99s are busy herding kiddies through one here in Wyoming. So mark your calendars for Octo­ the last few weeks of summer vaca­ I don’t know what you call it, but ber 15th-16th to come to Gillespie tion. I don’t know about the rest of it must have been lots of fun, when Field! you gals, but this sould finds it a VIRGILEA SWORTS and husband Here and there: Vacationing at this bit of a bind to filter the kiddies out DALE, Thermopolis, worked very among the neighbors and head for the hard planning the routes for every­ airport. Ah, for September 6th and one to take to get to Thermopolis for the first day of school. the August meeting, Saturday the 13th. Don't Wait ! LOIS WILLIAMS is beginning to find Attending were MABEL ANESI, Activate more free time now that her oldest ELAINE MONCUR, NIKI WEAVER son, DAVID JR., 16, has soloed. His and VIRGILEA SWORTS. Guests were shirt tail was cut August 15th. What NIKI’s daughter, ANN, and a niece a proud day! LOIS and her 4914er, of ELAINE’S. Plans are pending for Deadline DAVE, bought a Cessna 182 and have forming a 66 group. Election of offi­ had it in the air practically every day cers is being held by written ballot. Sept. 30, 1966 since. LOIS took her three youngest Ballots to be sent to absent members and results to be announced later. boys back East for a vacation on a commercial airliner. Then came the DR. SWORTS hosted the group for writing are HARRIET ALLEN, DOT­ now famous strike. The best they lunch at the Manhattan Cafe and it TIE CAMPBELL and IDA GAY; BAR­ could do on the commercial airlines was unanimously agreed to hold the BARA ALMAND commuting between toward getting home to Reno was Sept. meeting in Buffalo on the 10th. San Marcos and Apple Valley; MAC Sioux Falls. Husband DAVE saved HUNTINGTON is busy with two new the day by meeting them there with flight schools — Fisher Aircraft at the 182 and flying them on home. Lindbergh Field with a Branch at SOUTHWEST Gillespie Field — good luck, MAC! JUDY HISLE has been too busy with SECTION ISABELLE McCRAE and DOTTIE her business ventures to give her Ces­ SANDERS represented our Chapter at sna 210 the proper exercise. She’s the Charter presentation of the newly looking forward to flying to Carson EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER formed Palomar Chapter at Ocean­ City with LOIS WILLIAMS for our Dottie Sanders, Reporter side August 13th, the new Chapter hav­ next Chapter meeting this Friday the The trophy and display case donated ing been sponsored by San Diego 19th. to the County of San Diego for in­ Chapter — what a tremendous suc­ DOROTHY STAUFF reports her stallation at the Administration Build­ cess with so many Southwest Section 4914er, CARROLL, has finally cured ing at Gillespie Field is finally com­ Chapters represented, as well as dig­ his case of 210-itis. How else? By buy­ pleted and installed, with some memor­ nitaries from the County of San Diego, ing one, of course! “And it’s beau­ able plaques, pictures, etc., commemo­ City of Oceanside and Fallbrook. ’Twas tiful,” says DOROTHY, who has mas­ tered all of the new gadjets, includ­ wanted, moved down the line to OP- perienee; also to Seattle, Eugene, San ing the DME. “It flies as easily as PERS’ Skylane. To make homestead­ Francisco and Yellowstone. BEULAH I he 182,” she murmers. They took it ing a little more secure, this time they and BILL KEE have been busy with to Monterey where they spent a glor­ deposited eggs. The thought occurs to the flying activities of the Icarian ious day. Methinks they have speeded me that the next generation will be Club. REBECCA HELD has been bring­ themselves out of spending whole numerous enough to take over both ing us new friends and prospective weekends away, unless they want to engines of our twin. (LYNN, is it dang­ members as well as putting consid­ try for Miami! erous to express such a thought?) It erable time in the air locally. JANE JANSSEN has had little time was fun the other day to see LYNN for flying as she has been pitching and BOB take off for parts unknown, NORTH ARIZONA CHAPTER in at the National Air Race office even to them, with their two-piece Ruth Smith, Reporter motor scooter tied in the back seat. in Reno. The manager, DUANE COLE Our July meeting was a breakfast A spontaneous trip in beautiful wea­ and family, went back to the Rock­ at Flagstaff Municipal Airport Cafe. ther. ford EAA fly-in and air show and Six 99s were in attendance. We had JANE held down that busy air race of­ The DORR family are planning a as guests, SHIRLEY MARSHALL and fice for a week. She and 49%er BILL trip to Britisih Columbia in their PBY, LEE, RUTH RAM AGE of Phoenix and flew their two little girls to Fresno with some lake-hopping in mind. LOIS WARD brought her granddaugh­ to spend that week with relatives. RACHEL had a ride in the Ford Tri- ter, VIRGINIA. The 170 made the trip again to bring Motor at Sanita Monica Airport, en­ The meeting was devoted almost the girls home in time to enjoy a good joying a Tin Goose’s eye view of the exclusively to discussion of our air case of the mumps! bikinis on the Marina beach and the lift. Those who have done this know FRAN and GUS GUSTAVSON have traffic on the freeway, that nice clean that there are a thousand details to been busy getting to rights in their smell of fuel, and that vibration that be worked out. We decided to charge new apartment in Fallon. While we says you are “Really Flying.” RACH­ 2c-a-pound and call it “Pennies-a- were stopping over there, we saw EL got her instrument rating and al­ Pound”. The date of September 25th ANITA (Redwood Empire Chapter) most immediately look off, via free­ is fast approaching, and we need the and JACK WOREL fly in to spend a way, for a camping trip, returning help and support of all in our Chap­ night with GUS and FRAN before with a sunburn, a cold, and ten extra ter. flying over to the Shurz Y to spend pounds. I don’t know of too many flying ac­ the weekend at BERTHA and CURTIS Hope every one of you are likewise tivities lately. MARY ELLEN and CLINE’s new resort. JACK (alias Big enjoying various vacations. WARREN flew back to Nebraska to Mama) won the weekend for being JEAN IVANO'FF was hostess to the get daughter LORI, who had been the “best dressed participant” in the Los Angeles Chapter’s August meet­ visiting her aunt for 7 weeks. Too long, Fallon Fun Race last June. ing at her home in Torrance. It was says MARY ELLEN. She flew the Guess that’s it for this month. Hope a beautiful day for swimming, sunning, first leg to Tucumcari, then let WAR­ you all had a good summer and are barbecuing, and catching up on per­ REN fly. The air got very rough so looking forward to those beautiful fall sonal news, after which VIVIAN (Keo- they landed at Dodge City. MARY flying days. Hope to see you in Reno keolani) THOMPSON entertained gen­ ELLEN recommends that place quite for the National Air Races Septem­ erously with island dances. highly, line boys to greet you and a ber 22ind-25th! “Nine-Nines Plus One at the Cen­ courtesy car. They landed at Grand tury” is getting off the ground. The Island because of showers. They were IX>S A N G E L E S C H A PT E R Los Angeles Chapter is presenting a greeted by a lady in a red dress who Rachel Bonz.on, Reporter gala star-studded evening on Satur­ rolled out a red carpet for MARY At our July meeting we were pleased day, D ecem ber 3, !at the Century to walk on. She said it made her feel to welcome as fulhfledged members Plaza Hotel, Century City, proceeds like a Queen instead of a wilted lady LINA BLACKMORE and LYNN OP- to go to the Amelia Earhart Scholar­ pilot. From there, on to their final PER. We also had four guests and ship Fund, and to UNICEF. Ticket destination of Wayne, Neb. On the prospective members present. information for this dinner, with en­ way back, they were held up in Oma­ We were sorry to hear that our tertainment by Hollywood celebrities, ha for 2 days because of weather. only AWTAR entry, BARBARA WIL­ may be obtained from LYNN OPPER, Finally made it home. Quite a won­ LIS, was unable to finish the race. VE 9-3797. derful experience all in all. She got farther than any of the rest DRU and BOB BENEFIEL have of us, anyhow. been busy every weekend putting time As I write this, BETH is in the hos­ CAROL LEWIS was back from a on their newly completed home-built pital recovering from surgery. She flying vacation with 49tier BERNIE Tailwind, in preparation for licensing. is doing quite well, I understand, and having visited relatives in Ohio and ANN and MAURY LODWIG have been may be allowed to come home today. been stranded in Jefferson City, Mis­ flying locally, plus a trip with SALLY We all wish her a speedy and com­ souri, for some time because of a LA FORGE by Comanche to Santa plete recovery. tornado. Then some days in the Red­ Maria, then via San Simeon and Cal­ One Sunday last month, the four of ding area, including fishing in Lake ifornia Valley to hotter than hot New us flew to Pipe Springs National Monu­ Shasta from a houseboat, rounded out Cuyama (a recommendation of un­ ment. We were to meet another couple a fun trip. identified former friend). LYNN and there for a picnic. They flew by way Saga of the Birds, Episode 2: Sure BOB OPPER flew to Salt Lake City of Page and Rainbow Bridge. As we enough, the LODWIG’S feathered in time to 'hear choir practice at the were on final, they were turning down­ guests, knowing when they were not Mormon Tabernacle, a wonderful ex- wind, pretty good timing. For any who are interested, this is a nice The Orange County Chapter is de­ PUS, STELLA T. HESSE, DORIS J. place to fly. An employee met us at lighted to be your hostess and we aim JANISZ, RUTH M. KNIEFEL, ELI­ the airstrip (which is good), took us to please. Pack your bags, we’re await­ ZABETH (BECKY) A. GLEASON, to the picnic grounds. These are love­ ing your arrival. MARY M. MOONS, HILDEGARD PET- ly — trees, tables and grills and wood R em em ber Septem ber 23, 24 and TROSS, NANCY J. (TERRI) POER, to cook with. The Old Mormon Fort 25. MARY PEARSON, PAMELA M. VAN is within easy walking distance . . . DER LINDEN, WILMA R. VIOLET we took the tour of this fort, very and ESTHER A. WHITT. interesting. We have several dther fledglings I’m sure there must be more to in our area who we hope will join write about, but I’ve been a little Welcome our group as soon as they qualify lax about contacting members to for their private pilot’s license. and catch up on what they have been We are looking forward to enjoy­ doing. Have enjoyed being 'our Chap­ Congratulations ing both the fun and the work in be­ ter’s reporter this past year. I en­ ing a member of the 99s. joy 99s so very much, anyway, and to our new look forward to our monthly get to- SAN DIEGO CHAPTER gethers. Falomar Ruth Ebey, Reporter Even though it was the 13th of Au­ ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER Chapter gust and there were just 13 members, Ami Cantillon, Reporter the Ninety-Nines in the newly formed The Greatest Southwest 'Sectional Palomar Chapter felt very lucky to be E ver!!!! receiving their Charter. PALOMAR CHAPTER Upon your arrival at Orange County 120 Ninety-Nines, 49%ers and guests .Mary M. Moons, Reporter Airport, you will be whisked to the sat down at tables decorated with Newporter Inn in Newport Beach Greetings from one of your newest tangerine-laden branches for the ban­ where your headquarters for fun will Chapters. We held our Charter in­ quet held at Marty’s Restaurant in await you on Septem ber 23, 24 and 25. stallation dinner on August 13 and Oceanside. BETTY WHARTON, who as Don’t sit at home awaiting the news had a very nice turnout. Over 100 Membership Chairman of the sponsor­ of activities from your Chapter mem­ members and guests were there. ing Chapter, has done all the liaison bers. Join them. ALICE ROBERTS, the International work with the new chapter, did a tre­ President, and PAT LAMBART, South­ Enjoy swimming in the beautiful mendous job as master of ceremonies. west Governor, flew over from Phoen­ Pacific, or a lovely swimming pool is First to be introduced was ALICE ix to be our honored guests. We were available for those who don’t care ROBERTS, International President, sponsored by the San Diego Chapter for wiggling their toes in the sand. who acquainted the guests with back­ who presented us with name buttons, A large boat is awaiting your com­ ground on the Ninety-Nines and in­ and our gold 99 pin. The El Cajon mand to “toot” you around the bay troduced in turn PAT LAMBART, Chapter also attended and presented of Newport, or a quick nine holes of Southwest Section Governor. PAT first us with a guest book which all of our golf 'if you prefer. presented the Charter to Chairman visitors signed. Most of the Grange Cocktails in the Villa on Friday MARY PEARSON and then the 99 pins Coun'ty Chapter w ere there too, and evening amid the awarding of prizes and letters of welcome to each mem­ guests from as far away as San Fran­ for those expert 49% er racers, fol­ ber of Palomar Chapter. cisco, Las Vegas and Phoenix flew lowed by a Buffet Dinner, DOTTIE SANDERS, on behalf of the in. El Cajon Valley Chapter, presented Awake to the sound of the ocean The husbands “top the pledge” en- waves breaking on the shore, the the new Chapter with a beautiful guest masse and were inducted as 4!)tiers by aroma of fresh coffee and a Continen­ book, the cover of which had been im­ TOM JOHNSON from Las Vegas in a tal breakfast is yours in the coffee printed with the 99 compass rose em­ hilarious ceremony. shop. blem and “Palomar Chapter” in gold. Next for the casual, a Fashion Show Our members are mainly from the Each member of the new Chapter and Luau luncheon around the pool communities in North San Diego coun­ received a permanent name button, while you drench yourself in our warm ty. Our name of Palomar Chapter given by the San Diego Chapter, pre­ California sun. was chosen to help identify our area, sented by Vice-Chairman RUTH EB­ Saturday evening dine in the eleg­ since we thought most people have EY, standing in for Chairman STEL­ ance of the Empire Room with its heard of Palomar Observatory. LA HARDIN who was unable to attend plush Red Carpet and Crystal Chande­ We feel very honored to become a because of recent surgery. liers. Later, dancing under the stars part of your organization and hope The absolute hit of the evening, how­ for the moonlighters. to participate in many of your activi­ ever, was TOM JOHNSON’S (FRAN'S Your accomodations will be in the ties. MARY PEARSON, our Chapter 49%er from Las Vegas) administer­ secluded French Court where you can Chairman, and NELL CONNOLLY ing the 49% er oath to all the new call across the court yard to your were in the Powder Puff Derby this 49%ers — left hand raised, they prom­ friends. year and TERRI POER and PAM ised to provide their wives with safe, A hospitality suite will be available VAN DER LINDEN entered the Fal­ airworthy planes, baby-sitters, to at­ throughout your stay with goodies and lon Fun Race. tribute any damage incurred when surprises for everyone, be sure to These are our Charter Members: their wives were flying to material check. NELDA C. CONNOLLY, JEAN E . CO­ failure, etc. — after the 99s had tied 49% er aprons around their husbands. NINE CECCIO, formerly one of us And finally, but as always, we wel­ Each of the 49%ers received a copy and now San Jose, along with MARY come new members JOY SILBER- of the oath, complete with appropriate SMITH from the Santa Clara Valley KLEIT a:id VIRGINIA WOOD who cartoon. Chapter. And from even further north were pinned at this last meeting. At the head table besides ALICE, we (had HIALEAH REILICH and PAT, MARY and BETTY there were GLADYS COBB from the Bay Cities SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER BOB COZENS, San Diego County Sup­ Chapter (not to mention GLADYS' Betty Humble, Reporter ervisor, Carlsbad MAYOR WILLIAM pooch Cindy and a couple of young- As another Powder Puff Derby has ATKINSON, Oceanside MAYOR ER­ ’uns). Not flying in, unless just around become history, we are all proud as WIN SKLAR, Palomar Chapter offi­ the patch, but there to greet us were peacocks of our Chapter’s entrants cers: Vice-Chairman MARY MOONS, representatives from Santa Barbara and their showing in the race this year. Secretary RUTH KNIEFEL, Treasur­ Chapter JOAN STEINBERGER, DOR­ VIRGINIA WEGENER and MARILYN er NELL CONNOLLY. The remaining OTHY BATTERTON and MARGARET NORTON teamed up to fly a Cessna members are: JEANNE COPUS, BET­ MEAD. We had a ball having lunch Skylane and placed 22nd in a field of SY GLEASON, STELLA HESSE, DOR­ from the hamburger stand, visiting, over 80 entries, with a score of 10. IS JANISZ, HILDA PETROSS, TERRI getting tar all over our feet and chil- Very good indeed girls, we’re proud of POER, PAM VAN DER LINDEN, to the San Fernando Valley members you. WILMA VIOLET and ESTHER WHITT. dren, and a few of the braver going Also present were: the Managers of in for a dunk. “We” in this case refers NORMA WILCOX recently spent 2 Carlsbad, Fallbrook and Palomar air­ which included NITA LOVELESS, weeks with her mother in Lakeview, ports; Southwest Section Vice-Gov­ LIBBY SVENSEN, LOLA RICCI, LOR­ Oregon. She brought the Airport Man­ ernor LOLA RICCI and Secretary ELI CANGIANO, MARY JOHNSON, ager back with her and flew on to MYRTLE WRIGHT; Charter Member ELLEN TRINDLE, LOIS MAUER, Tucson to pick up a plane. A de'.onr BETTY GILLIES; FRAN JOHNSON, CATHY BLACK, LOIS MILES, EM to Fox Field in Lancaster have them Chairman of Las Vegas Chapter; SANDERS, JEANNE DAY, ANNETTE an opportunity to watch the trials for THON GRIFFITH and other members SEYDEL and friends and relatives and the National Air Races. They also and their guests (total of 18) from we thank the Santa Barbara girls for spent some time in Deer Valley, Ari­ Orange County Chapter; two 99s from so thoughtfully rolling out this fine zona, to do some soaring. Congratula­ Bay Cities Chapter. Notes and tele­ stretch of beach even if they did miss tions are also in order (a little be­ grams were received from Ninety- removing all the tar when they got it latedly) to NORMA for receiving her Nine officers who could not attend. ready. It was great fun! instructor rating. She is flying for Ginny’s Flying Service (VIRGINIA ALICE ROBERTS and PAT LAM- That wasn’t all we did this month. WEGENER) at Brackett Field. BART received gift boxes of avocados We had a Chapter meeting, too, where from the new Chapter. we found out that MARY KEMPER GINNY and RUSS GRAHAM have Good luck to a fine young Chapter and LOIS MILES climbed the slopes returned from an extensive (our of with whom we look forward to shar­ of the just named “Mount Amelia Ear­ Europe and we hope to have some ing many activities! hart” with members of the Rocket- details of their trip for a future is­ BETTY and CLAUD WHARTON flew dyne Climbing Club. For this achieve­ sue BETTY and ARNOLD HUMBLE in their Cessna 210 to Catalina recent­ ment they were awarded honorary had a great trip to Yosemite, Sequoia ly with friends. memberships and “Yetti” Awards and San Diego in July, but, unfortu­ MARGARET MOODY, with her two from the climbers. Seeing as they had nately, had to drive and drive — and daughters and a neighbor, plans to to carry 20 lb. packs and wear spe­ drive! However, they plan a flying fly to Solvang via Tri-Pacer one week­ cial boots, they practiced around the trip to Boise, Idaho, in September end in August. house beforehand to get used to their and will fly a Super Skymaster. AlmosLmember SHELMA MALIN- “heavy” feet. We are very proud of SHIRLEY and CARL GILMORE SKY and her husband plan to fly to our two pioneers. have just returned from a breath- Bakersfield and Saugus—also in Au­ Here and there we note that BER- takingly beautiful air tour of South­ gust. NADINE BENNING took ROY ROG­ east Alaska with the Sky-Larks — and TERRY and AL VASQUES plan to ERS for a spin but left Trigger be­ all their survival equipment was in­ take the Apache to Bahia de Los An­ hind; EM SANDERS flew hubby on tact and untouched! Anyone for a geles in Baja California Labor Day vacation to North Dakota and he hard­ freeze dried dinner? ISABEL OWEN weekend. ly “side-seat-piloted” at all; FLOR­ recently hurdled the instrument writ­ ENCE DITTMAR and family went ten exam and is now plugging for the SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER fishing in Canada; LINDA DENS- rating. She is really concentrating as Loreli Cangiano, Reporter MORE was off to the San Juan Islands, the written is good for only two years! Yesterday we had a Southwest Sec­ ANNETTE SEYDEL to Lake Tahoe, You'll make it, ISABEL! tional — well, would you believe a ARDIE TRENHOLM to Salt Lake in JEAN SUGDEN reports a new Mus­ Junior Southwest Sectional? We fol­ a Lear Jet, AUDREY SCHUTTE to keteer is in their “garage” and they lowed our brave leader LOLA RICCI, Santa Cruz and Catalina, SHIRLEY hope to be flying to Jackson Hole Fly-In Chairman, (sorry about that CLARKE also to Catalina but in a soon. We’re sure there are many trips Chief) to a beach party Fly-In at Santa genuine 1929 G ypsy Moth; and JEANNE on the agenda. Barbara; and guess who all were DAY flew to Bryce, Zion, Canyon- Our new year will be ushered in at there besides our own San Fernando lands, the Cheyenne Rodeo, etc., and our annual Installation Dinner on Sep­ Valley girls! arrived home only hours before the tember 8th at the Old Hickory Inn in We were so pleased to see JEAN- m eeting. Glendora. We’re looking forward to a wonderful program, arranged by their Cessna 182 to Ft. Barrow, Alas­ and knowledge will help guide the new JEAN SUGDEN. Hope to see ALL of ka, traveling the last 700 miles by group thru the first chaos of organiza­ our Chapter members there. commercial means. tion. As this goes to press, we are look­ EVELYN, busy working this fall in We assume LAURA BOHANAN is ing forward to our August fly-in meet­ her husband’s law office, has had beating the sagebrush around Needles ing at Big Bear — Thursday, August flights to Van Nuys and Fresno in for enough women pilots to form a 18th. Planes will fly in about 11 a.m . her Cessna Skyhawk. PAULINE act­ Chapter there. There should be some and transportation will be waiting. ed as chauffer in the CHRISTEN­ real “hot” prospects in that area this Lunch will be served by hostess SHIR­ SEN Apache flying LINDA FOREMAN time of year. Sorry about that. LEY GILMORE and BETTY HUM­ of Gustine, the district Dairy Princess, The “monsoon season” is upon us BLE. Later a short business meeting to Hollywood where she became the here in Tucson and, although it only and entertainment. SHIRLEY has spent winner of the Stale Title. lasts a few weeks, everyone either much of this sumer at their cabin at EV and WALT HENDLEY are trying leaves town or hibernates in their air- Big Bear since their return for Alas­ out their new Skylane by flying to conditioned cement block caves. KEN ka and assures us that the weather Columbia to visit their son and daugh- COOK took daughter SUSAN to Chi­ will be beautiful and sunny and a good ter-im-law, the honeymooners. Also cago for a couple of weeks and left day to relax among the pines. This enjoying the Mother Lode country of VIRGINIA home without an airplane. will give everyone a chance to practice Columbia was your reporter, LA­ SHIRLEY MARSHALL picked up their high altitude landings and take­ VERNE, and 49!'2er BOB, who Deb- HELEN LAWRENCE’S daughter, offs. Should be lots of fun — and onair-ed to the area for the summer KARYN, in Flagstaff and flew her we’ll have a report on the activities Fallon House Theatre and dinner. and SHIRLEY’S daughter, LEE, to for a later issue. JEANENNE and family spent an San Carlos, Mexico, for a week. Later Must get this in the mail and head exciting vacation in Bend, Ore., at the KARYN was deposited back home and for Big Bear to welcome all the 99s movie location “Way West” with such SHIRLEY made a quick trip to Albu­ and guests for the fly-in. See you next stars as RICHARD WIDMARK and querque. month. Over and out! ROBERT MITCHUM. Our last meeting at LORRAINE YO­ CUM’S brought us a new member. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER JAN ENGELHART works at Freeway Laverne Gudgel, Reporter Renew! Renew! Airport as secretary, bookkeeper and This Chapter’s August fly-in lunch­ general Girl Friday. You will also eon meeting was held in Las Banos, W H O ? hear her calm , calm voice on 122.8. MARIE McDOWELL acting as hostess, JAN began flying quite a few years with eight members flying in. After Y O U ! ago while in school and had mort of and a welcome by the Manager of the the usual interruptions; college, mar­ Chamber of Commerce, we gathered Deadline riage, children and, finally, a license. at a local restaurant for the busi­ Sept. 30, 1966 Good to have you with us, JAN. ness at hand including the nomina­ LORRAINE and LEE YOCUM have tions of Chapter officers. An inter­ had to drive back and forth to their esting side trip to the site of the San mountain cabin recently as all that Luis Dam project highlighted the day. Members making other local flights furniture just wouldn’t fit in the Bo­ Those flying in were MARTY GRA­ this last month include LAURA MAY nanza. LORRAINE says the strip at with their Bonanza to Monterery, Nut HAM from Antioch, GEORGE ANN Springerville is lighted now as well as GARMS from Palo Alto; ELAINE Tree and Napa County; HELEN with paved; probably still have to call into SMITH, EVELYN JOHNSON and their Cherokee to Novato and Watson­ town for gas, tho. ville; MARTY met two women stu­ JEAN MURRAY from Stockton; HEL­ On September 8th the YOCUMS take EN McGEE from Sonora; LAVERNE dent pilots at Ukiah for lunch. off for Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for GUDGEL, PAULINE CHRISTENSEN The MURRAYS announced that their the annual meeting of the Mountain and guest MARGARET CHRISTEN­ close-in Stockton airstrip has been Oyster Club. They are working very SEN from Merced. Those driving in newly graveled and ready for use. hard at putting time on that new en­ order to help with ground transporta­ Word was also received t h at our gine so it will be well broken in for tion were JEANENNE THOMPSON, Chapter has a newly instrument rated our Penny-A-Pound in October. EV HENDLEY of Modesto and LAURA pilot with our newest member, CHAR­ BETTY BELLE and CARL INGWER MAY CRAWFORD from Turlock and LOTTE RYAN. Congratulations, flew their daughter to Guadalajara MARIE from Gustine. CHARLOTTE! last week for a tennis tournament and ELAINE had just returned from a then took off by car to tour the interior 5500 m ile round robin air trip touching TUCSON CHAITEK of Mexico. They are visiting many of down in, to name a few, Texas, Kan­ Maggie Schock, Reporter the places inaccessible by air and bare­ sas. So. Dakota, Moritana and Idaho, My family and I stopped at Palomar ly so by road. There are a few places giving a real test to their new Cessna. Airport, California, while on our vaca­ even the Grand Commander can’t take GEORGE ANN hast flown her two chil­ tion and heard news of a new 99 them . dren to Missouri returning by follow­ chapter. MARY PEARSON will be This weekend is our “Tour” to the ing the Oregon Trail. She reported that Chairman and there are several new Grand Canyon — thunderstorms per­ the history of the trail is still evi­ members as well as transfers from mitting. VIRGINIA and LUM ED­ denced by the ruts of wagon wheels. San Diego. MARY was a Charter Mem­ WARDS are getting the Cherokee The GARMS’ family is departing via ber of our Tucson Chapter, her ability ready for the trip with PAT and JIM MORSE going as passengers. Or rath­ during their rush of business of Fire er; LUM and JIM are the passengers, Patrol Flying for the Forest Service as the girls insist both men will ride and charter work as well. LILA FIEL- in ithe rear seat. We w ill have an ac­ DEN enjoyed a wonderful trip to count of the trip next month. I should­ Alaska and the Northwest. n’t say it will be a blow-by-blow de­ LOUISE MORRISON has staying at scription, should I? her hom e, for the nexit year, a lovely Late news! A future 99 has just ar­ new daughter from New Zealand, rived at CAROL and DON EWING’S. GLENDA HEY, age 17. GLENDA is A baby girl born August 12th. here for a year to attend our schools Now everyone is out of the hospital, on a scholarship. LOUISE, along with neck-braces and slings and getting in her new responsibilities, is working drape for Penny-A-Pound. Deep knee hard to obtain sufficient hours to meet bends, push-ups and hurdles are the the demands for both her commercial order of the day for the next few and instructor ratings. weeks. We will probably have sore muscles anyway. The AOPA Seminar, held at Salt Lake City during the first part of Au­ gust was very successful. Several of UTAH CHAPTER our Utah Chapter members partic­ l.iicile Christopherson, Reporter ipated each day to make this success Our July meeting was held at the possible: LOUISE MORRISON, NANCY ' . I ■ V ' i - * 1 . home of MARGE MACKEY. After REULING, BARBARA BARLOW, Special Memo from KAY A. BRICK, some preliminary business was talked CARYL KNOWLTON and LILA FIEL- Chairman, Board of Directors, AW­ through MAXINE NIELSON gave a DEN. report of the AWTAR race and her dif­ TAR , Inc. ficulties encountered in Kansas City. We’re prouder than punch of our Her plane was damaged by the wind Australian Ninety - Nine, NANCY to such an extent that she decided to BIRD WALTON, who last month re­ abort: the race and return home after Australian ceived the Most Excellent Order of the plane was repaired. ALBERTA the British Empire (O.B.E.) from NICHOLSON reported on the conven­ Section Her Majesty’s hands (on the Queen’s tion and the meeting of many former birthday) at Buckingham Palace. It friends. was awarded for NANCY’S “services Our August meeting will be held to the community particularly for the AUSTRALIAN SECTION this coming Friday, August 19t:h, at Far West Children’s Health Scheme” Margaret Kentley, Fillmore Airport. We plan a Fly-in to (organization). Governor, Reporting Fillmore in the early morning hours NANCY has been missing no oppor­ so that the runway can be air marked Winter is over and Spring is here tunities to visit with Ninety-Nines on before ift becomes too intensely hot. here again. My desire to flit around, this world circuit, conveying to them Activities of various members in our enjoying an eagle's view of the beau­ the spirit of what being a Ninety- Chapter have taken them to many ties of Nature, while coping with time, Nine means. places bdth within and outside of our distance and altitude, surges into an For the past three years she has mountain region: MAXINE NIELSON overwhelming force and this year been working industriously to raise had a trip to Southern California and gives promise of some interesting fly­ money to “put wings on the ambul­ a side trip into Mexico, itself. CARYL ing. ance service in New South Wales”. KNOWLTON flew to Lake Tahoe, In­ The Annual Meeting of the Australian Patients needing specialized treat­ cline Village and Laguna Beach, Cali­ Section was held in Melbourne in the ment can be flown comfortably to fornia. VIRGINIA LAVIN reports no Autumn and was well attended. Last appropriate hospitals. flying but says she is happy to report year’s Office-bearers were re-elected NANCY’S autobiography, “Born to that her husband is entirely well and for a second term, and several new Fly”, published in 1961, entertainingly back to work. LOUISE ANDERSON members were welcomed. flew to Kalispell and Ennis, Montana. describes piloting in the Australian Later this month LOUISE plans a We are again very proud of ROS outback which deserves our respect. flight to Lompoc to see her daughter. MERRIFIELD, who has been awarded the British JEAN LENNOX BIRD SUE ELLIS has been busy moving to extensive IFR journey. TROPHY for 1966, for her three P a ­ her new home at 2330 Dallin Street, Five of our member are still roam­ cific crossings in 1965. Congratulations Salt Lake City. This summer she has ing the World — NANCY WALTON ROS. enjoyed with her family their lovely went to England and was presented summer home on Bear Lake. JANE BERYL YOUNG took a party of with the honour of the Order of The ANDREASON has started to work at leading Australian and U.S. Execu­ British Empire — OBE — for her Continental Motors in Salt Lake and tives of a Metal Refining Co., on a services to Aviation, by The Queen, at although she thinks it is temporary long IFR Charter Flight over large Buckingham Palace. NANCY has in- the grapevine indicates it will be full tracts of sparcely populated North auguarted an APPRECIATION FUND time. SALLY WELLS is helping her Australia. They really enjoyed hav­ FOR SHEILA SCOTT, to help her husband at the Cedar City Airport ing a woman pilot fly them on this keep G-ATOY. All donations, of any membering: THE NATIONAL AIR SHOW, 10th and llfih September, ADELAIDE, S.A. This show will BRITISH cover civil and military flying and the promoters are out to rival Farn- SECTION borough! A Fly-in to JILL MacKINNON’S sheep property on the way to or from the Air Show. Casterton Victoria, is Janet Ferguson, Reporter not far from S.A. We’re all tremendously disappoint­ The Royal Federation of Aero Clubs ed that the Ninety - Nines visit to annual Aerobatic Competitions, at England has had to be cancelled. We Rutherford, N.S.W. Mid-September. were looking forward to meeting you The opening of the new Club House all and showing you around, and for the Canberra Aero Club, by His SHEILA had organized a wonderful Excellency, LORD CASEY, 24th No­ program. However, we, 11 be keep­ vember. What a party this promises to ing our fingers crossed that maybe be! it’ll come off next year. Cherrio. I am writing this on the day of the Kings Cup Air Race — the final of ED NOTE: The following letter was the National Air Races — and I shall received at Headquarters. It is being have1 to dispatch my report before RHONDA STEWART, Australian Sec. printed as general interest to all mem­ hearing the final placings of 'the three tion, visiting Member-at-Large JAC­ bers. entrants from our Section: SHEILA QUELINE COUSIN in Brussels, Bel­ “Dear Ninety-Nines: SCOTT, MARGO McKELLAR and giu m , Ju ly Iftfifi. “I have just been reading your Nine­ CHRISTINE HUGHES. I can, how­ ty-Nine News, April 1966 and March ever, report on the second round of size, will be welcome and can be sent 1966, and find them so interesting and the National Air Races and the Nine­ to the “Sheila Scott Appreciation informative that I just had to write to ty - Nines Trophy race, both of which Fund,” c/o National Bank of Australia, took place on August 6th a't Middle­ 11a Albemarle, London W.I., U.K., ton - St. George in the North - East of where they will be collected and ac­ England. There were 30 entries in the. counted for by FLORENCE BAR- Don't Be Nationals, which involved three laps WOOD, who for over 30 years w as the of a 93-mile course. On the final lap, mainstay of the Royal Aeronautical A Drop - Out ! a lone aircraft cam e in'to view way Society in London and was such a out in front of the rest of the mob. good friend to overseas women pilots R E N E W ! Great excitement among the watching visiting G.B. Ninety-Nines when we saw that it was SHEILA in her Round-the-World Co­ NANCY LEEBOLD is on a two manche streaking toward the finish month business trip to USA and LIN you. Being a flying member of the line. A spectacular victory and a thril­ BUTLER and RHONDA STEWART Rotorua Aero-Club, in New Zealand, I ling moment for all of us — not the have just come home through the naturally find and make time to read least SHEILA! CHRISTINE, flying a States. In Belgium, RHONDA had a tand learn all I can about flying. We de Havilland Chipmunk accurately and wonderful time visiting 99 Member-at- in Rotorua Aero-Club have a small efficiently, took 5th place; but un­ Large, JAC COUSIN, in Brussels. number of women pilots, six of us, a fortunately MARGO’S Tiger Moth was RHONA FRASER of New Zealand, is number which we hope will increase handicapped out of the top class in on an extended visit to U.K. also. rapidly. “Flying in "Little New Zealand” is spite of her usual impeccable flying. Several of our women pilots are progressing, and many Aero-Clubs and There were 8 entrants for the Nine­ recovering from the shock of either Flying Schools are promoting “Learn to ty-Nine’s Trophy. SHEILA, CHRIS­ passing or failing some or all the re­ Fly” schemes, we hope this will en­ TINE and MARGO were joined by cent Commercial License Theory Ex­ courage the female members of our ANNELIESE PINTO, Member - at - ams. One paper had a pass rate of com munity. Large from Portugal; THEA ADAMS, about 4%! ROSEMARY ARNOLD was “We have the greatest of admira­ DAPHNE POYNTER, DELFHINE one of the lucky ones to pass this par­ tion for all you “99ers”, and I would GRAY-FISK and myself with BETTY ticular paper, it was a beaut! ROSE­ very much like to keep up a regular CONES as co-pilot. PAMELA HUNT- MARY recently took the salute at the correspondence. LY had entered but had trouble with Australian Air League annual JEAN “Happy flying from your New Zea­ her Comanche in France and could­ BATTEN WINGS PARADE and made land friends. n’t make it — we all missed her. a fine speech. Since her highly suc­ Yours Sincerely, DAWN TURLEY was on hand but not cessful and very amusing address to GAEL HESKETH (Miss) racing — she was there to cheer on the Institute of Navigation at their c/o Capolani Salon 49%er ALAN in the Nationals. SHE­ annual Ladies Night, Rosemary is in Tutanekai St., ILA wias severly re-handicapped after great demand. Rotorua, New Zealand her success in the previous race but, The following dates are worth re- July 28, 1966 in spite of this, she again won con­ September, 1966 vincingly in her Comanche. Second was Delphine Gray - Fisk and third, CHRISTINE HUGHES. Very many congratulations to them from the rest of us, especially to SHEILA for Iher wonderful double win. ALAN FREAKES of Champion Sparking Plug presented 'the Champion Trophy to SHELIA and the cash prizes for 2nd and 3rd places, as well as the prize for best foreign entrant — which ANNELIESE won, needless to say! We were so pleased to see ANNE­ LIESE iagain and glad that she spent her vaction visiting us and doing some flying over here. She flew, and raced, one of 'the Tiger Club’s Turbulents (the tiny single-seater 45 HP plane) by courtesy of our good friend NORMAN JONES, Chairman of the famous Tiger Club. ANNELIESE had a long cold trip up to Middleton, but found her way successfully, in poor weather con­ ditions, in spite of very unfamiliar territory — not a bit like Portugal, she tells us! Repainting the Lawrence, Mass., air marker are Eastern New England Chapter Exciting news from THEA ADAMS. Chairman FRAN PORTER (standing), white jacket) supervising, with MI LITE Firstly, she has passed her Ameri­ DOREMUS and PAT JONES. Painting are MARGARET McFARLIN, GERT can Commercial written with an excel­ McGRATH, NONA GUSTAFSON, LOIS AUCHTERLONIE, RIPLEY MILLER lent result. Very many congratulatons, and CIIRIS SEAVER. THEA, and good luck with the flying side of it. Secondly, she now has her held during the August meeting at May meeting was held at Lawrence, own aircraft — a 3-place Auster, which Katama, Martha’s Vineyard, When 20 after which 99s repainted the airport her father bought her. THEA flew this members and guests enjoyed the beau­ air marker. June meeting was a fly-in in the Ninety-Nines Trophy — her first tiful day at the beach — after a week to Sterling Airport (new paved strip) air race — and we wish her many hap­ of fog. FRAN and STEVE PORTER and lunch at Greenmeadow Lodge, 20 py hours of flying in it. were on hand with transportation. members and guests arrived on that SHEILA will be heading Stateside Welcome aboard to DOROTHY AN­ windy day. Was good to see LOR­ DERSON, PAMELA BUGG and AN­ RAINE MELICAN looking pert and shortly. She’s attending the AOPA fully recuperated and MARIE LE- Plantation Party in her “official ca­ NE PRINGLE who were ‘pinned’ by Chairman FRAN PORTER at the PORE, who has set her ETA for full­ pacity” as round-the-world record- June meeting, and also to RUTH time leisure in September. She plans breaker, so look out for her all you to devote more time to things she party-goers! CROWELL, MARCIA NELSON and BETTE VIGNERON, who will have enjoys doing — like painting. One of received their pins before this appears her paintings is being shown at the in print. Membership Chairman PAT Worcester Gallery. REW ENGLAND" JONES deserves a gold star! July meeting was held at New Bed­ The 1.966 AWNEAR al Burlington, Vt., ford, when 18 members and prospects SECTION in May was most successful — win­ enjoyed films on Density Altitude and ner MARGARET DAVIDSON and EV­ the ‘AOPA 180 Course”, arranged by ELYN MURCH of Connecticut (Ces­ the FAA Tower personnel. Due to EASTERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER sna 205); second place ELLIE Mc- projector problems, RIPLEY MIL­ lA>is A u chterlon ie, R ep orter CULLOUGH, New York (Cessna 150); LER’S AWNEAR films will be seen Chapter reports have been missing third, ISABEL BLODGETT1 and MARIE later. —not because the members have not SEAVER, ENE (Cessna 172), fourth, PAT JONES, with JEANNE BEN­ been hustling and bustling — but be­ ALLEGRA OSBORNE and LOIS WAR- NETT (NNE) as co-pilot, flew her cause 'this reporter had too m any TMAN, ENE (Cessna Skylark), and new Cessna 206 to Seattle for AWTAR deadlines at the same times. Hope fifth, MINA ELSCHNER and SELMA start; unfortunately weather plagued to bring us up to dale and keep cur­ CRONAN, NY, (Cessna 150). Race them all the way and they were un­ rent. day was beautiful altho impound day able to make an extended impound New officers for 1966-67 are Chair­ was marginal in spots—some entries deadline. However, the girls flew to man, FRANCES PORTER; Vice-Chair­ could not make it, but 13 planes were Clearwater anyway for the experience man, MILLIE DOREMUS; Secretary, at takeoff. We enjoyed JERRIE and thoroughly enjoyed all the activ­ GERTRUDE McGRATH; and Treas­ MOCK’S report o!f her round-world ities. PAT figures she and JEANNE urer, DOROTHY PULIS. Election was flight at the Awards Dinner. are both wiser pilots for making the trip — and anyone who has flown PAT JUNES, MILLIE DOREMUS, J. SMITH — managing editor of La­ coastJto-coast twice will agree that it PAM BUGG and LOIS AUCHTER- conia Citizen newspaper. Our very can be quite an education. LOIS WART- LONIE sloshed paint and oggled the best wishes for a most happy flight of MAN was at (he AWTAR Terminus Air Nat’l. Guard F-84’s making for­ marriage! as official timer. mation takeoffs. Rough pastime. For a vacation trip, ANNE PRING­ MILLIE DOREMUS, Air marking DOROTHY TULLER, our reading LE and 49%er ANDREW (USAF pilot ) specialist teacher and air education Chairman, arranged to repaint the flew their Stinson Station Wagon to Ninety-Nines were met by COL. Mc- gal, is moving to California. We will California and return. ANNE reports CLURE who helped immeasurably with miss DOROTHY, who in 11 months a most interesting trip and some new paint stirring, transportation, etc. Per­ acquired a private, commercial, and ‘routes’ on their return! ANNE re­ haps this air marker will clear some Instrument rating, in addition to the ports a most interesting trip and some oi the confusion of civilian pilots who busiest schedule imaginable. Bay Ci­ new ‘routes” on their return. PAM try to land at Westover AFB (nearby) ties is 'the lucky Chapter to gain on BUGG, husband and children flew a when they are looking for Westfield this move. Cessna 172 to Colorado—carrying tooth —(if you can’t see the yellow' air mark­ FLASH from Northern NE Chapter brushes and shipping luggage. Great er — ’tis the wrong field). ANNE — ALMA GALLAGHER is in Italy idea — except were weathered in in PRINGLE, MARGARET McFARLIN, honeymooning with hubby LAWRENCE Missouri with only toothbrushes!

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