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As I came to the office today, it seen any of them yet. This month nr was with thanksgiving I live here. Have should produce visits with LOIS had a few phone calls from 99s in Wis­ GRANGE from Iowa; LADY McREY- consin, Kansas, and New York and NOLDS from Tennessee. I am looking they are all freezing! The tempera­ forward to seeing them. ture here has been around 75°. And I trust by now you have all sent in believe it or not, LYGIE HAGAN was your nominations for International Of­ MARCH, 1967 here and it didn’t even rain! ficers for 1967-68; have thoughtfully Everyone keeps writing me, they made resolutions for our consideration are coming for a visit and I haven't at convention; have made your contri­ THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. butions to AWTAR and AE Scholarship International Headquarters and have made plans to be in Wash­ Will Rogers World Airport A SKY-HIGH WEDDING ington, D. C., the last week in June. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 Hi-Jenks? Hi-Ho-Jolly-O, Ft. Worth Be sure you go to convention . . . then Ninety-Nine member JEAN WILLIAMS fly on to Atlantic City for the AWTAR. Headquarters Secretary acquired a charming 49er way up We believe this is really going to be DARLA BULLARD '‘HIGH", February 11th 2:00 p.m. over an International convention. I have Oak Grove Airport, at 5,280 feet! received letters from several over­ seas members who are planning on Editor MRS. STEVE PRICE (formerly being at convention. This is a good PE G ONG JEAN WILLIAMS) was wearing a opportunity to meet members from 2900 Rockbrook Drive shocking pink wedding suit, cotton can­ around the world. Don't miss it. Plano, Texas 75074 dy pink hat, white gloves and a happy heart. The groom one of Bell Helicopter DEEDO HEISE tells me the re­ INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS wizzards, was wearing brown. sponse to the AE Scholarship has been “There is nothing conventional about wonderful. Every section is repre­ President our wedding, except the words," sented. How exciting it will be to ALICE ROBERTS PRICE said. learn the winners. 9828 North 19 Avenue M. H. SPINKS, SR., piloted the Aero The Executive Board will be meeting Phoenix, Arizona 85021 Commander 500. His co-pilot was DOR­ April 19, 20 and 21st. If you have OTHY “DODY” McLAUREN, another anything you would like to bring be­ Vice-President FTW NINETY NINE member who en­ fore the Board, please write me. We DONNA T. MYERS dorsed the hi-style wedding. are elected to serve the membership Aurora, Colorado 80010 Sky-Pilot, rated Baptist, DAVID CA- and can best do our job when we VIN, admitted it was the first wedding know the desires of the membership. Secretary ceremony he'd preformed at any al­ Last month I mentioned we had GENE NORA JESSEN titude above altar-altitude. several new chapters in the process 741 Eastridge Drive and thought you might like to know Reception was held in the Oak Grove Wichita, Kansas 67207 where they are. It might also en­ Flight School, where JEAN and courage you to start a new chapter in Treasurer STEVE met back in 1964. Both are your area. The paper work is being pro­ RUTH RUECKERT members of the same flight club, and cessed for Virginia, Topeka, Mt. Diablo 2037 Rivera Street have been on many week end jaunts and requests for starting a chanter San Francisco, Calif. 94116 with the other twenty members of the have been received from Yuma, Ariz­ club as chaperons. Executive Board ona and Blythe. When these chapters Ed Note — Congrats from us all, are approved, we will have 100 chap­ LYDIELLEN “LYGIE” HAGAN JEAN. South 1907 Oneida Place ters. What a nice round figure! Spokane, Washington 99203 So often we take for granted the ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS workings of our Headquarters Com­ B ETTY W. McNABB HEADQUARTERS HAS MOVED! It mittee and DARLA BULLARD, Head­ 926 Third Avenue is now located in the NEW terminal, quarters Secretary. SUSIE SEWELL, Albany, Georgia Will Rogers World Airport. Please send as Chairman of the Committee, and all correspondence to this NEW ad­ DARLA really do a lot of 'behind the DORIS RENNINGER dress: The Ninety-Nines, Inc. scenes work. This is just a small way 10-01 162nd Street Will Rogers World Airport of saying we appreciate them. It is Beechhurst, N. Y. 11357 Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 a full time job keeping up with 3000 DEADLINE FOR NEWS — (Using Box 99 and the old ZIP just m em bers! The 20th of the Month slows mail delivery) Please advise Be sure to attend your Spring Sec­ Send Copy to: HEADQUARTERS immediately of any tion meetings . . . you just may meet PE G ONG errors, change of address, or dupli­ someone interesting. 2900 R ockbrook Drive cation in the delivery of your NEWS. Have a happy, safe flying time. Plano, Texas 75074 Attach mailing labels to correspond­ Sincerely ence if possible. Alice Roberts Coming Events

April 7, X, !) Australian Annual Convention Brisbane, Queensland April 14-16 South Central Sectional Camelot Inn Tulsa, Oklahoma April 15-16 New England Sectional April 19, 20, 21 Executive Board Meets April 21, 22, 23 Southwest Section Sectional Ramada Inn Phoenix, Arizona

May 5, 6, and 7 Southeast Sectional Natchez, Mississippi May 5, 6, and 7 North Central Spring Sectional Peoria, Illinois May 11, 12, 13 NIFA Carbondale, Illinois May 20 All Woman New England Air Race AW N EAR Norwood, Mass. Australian women pilots posting Powder Puff Derby poster at Royal Victorian May 24, 25, 26 Aero Club, Melbourne, Victoria. 5th from right, BERAX YOUNG, IFR pilot. All Women’s International Air Race 4th from right, FREDA THOMPSON, who is coming to convention. She flew "Angel Derby” from England to Australia in a Moth long ago. 3rd from right, ESTHER Montreal, Quebec, Canada MATHER, Federal Pres, of AWPA. 2nd from right, CHRISTINE HENDER­ to Miami, Florida, USA SON, who expects to fly AWTAR. Right, KAY BRICK. June 10 Nines can be very proud of the ac­ San Diego-Reno Fun Race To The complishments of their members in June 28-July 2 AUSTRALIAN SECTION— Australia. International Convention from an American Washington, D.C. It was my privilege to have known A number of these faces we hope the hospitaliy of Government House July 8 will be familiar' to you by the end of in Canberra, The American Embassy AW TAR Convention and the Powder Puff Der­ in which Americans can take great Atlantic City, N. J. io by. The Australian women pilots I saw pride. Admiralty House in Sydney, and Torrance, Calif. were most enthusiastic about being the Australian-American Club in Mel­ with us this very special year. Sept. 15, 16, and 17 bourne. This Club is a favorite pro­ MARGARET KENTLEY, Governor, North Central Fall Sectional ject of our Ninety-Nine, LADY CASEY, covered my journey in Australia very Pheasant Run Inn who is a writer and artist of note. well in the January Ninety-Nine NEWS, I was happy to discover that R om eo (adjacent to DuPage Airport, 111.) bul. I want you to know that the hospi­ Golf Charlie, Cessna 1X0, flies just Southwest Sectional tality I received "down under” was as superbly as when if left the factory Holiday Inn extraordinary. The warm reception in Wichita. Stockton, Calif. President Johnson received extends I am eagerly awaiting word of the October 7 right on through the ranks of pilots— a wonderful group of people. Ninety- christening of the first N.S.W. Air Michigan SMALL Race Ambulance that NANCY BIRD WAL­ Sept. 15, 16, and 17 TON has worked so hard for the New Grand Rapids, Mich. Recommended Changes South Wales Ambulance Transport Ser­ October 21 vice to achieve. We were barely out Fairladies Annual To Constitution/By-Laws of the seats from the ferry flight when Indiana Race To Resolutions Chairman By De Havilland was engineering an ex­ Bloomington, Indiana tended lower portion of the door for M arch 25 easier admittance of the four stretch- Welcome at Mascot, Sydney, Australia on 19 Nov. 1966 whe; New South Wales ambulance Queen Air, co-piloted by KAY BRICK, landed: Rear - L. to R. MEG SKELTON, NANCY BIRI) WALTON, MARIE BRECKENRIDGE. Seated - L. to R. ROSEMARY ARNOLD, KAY BRICK, BARBARA SELBY-BROWN, I.AYNE GRANVILLE WILLIAMS, ANNETTE MURPHY. (Not in photo, LYNETTE and ATHOL BUTLER). ers, and installation of the oxygen sys­ tem. Thanks to the Greater New York Chapter, I was able to carry the AE film, "Stamp of Friendship” , and show­ ed it five times. A big group saw it at NANCY WALTON'S Christmas party for the women pilots and their guests, and some Qantas pilots ran it in a private projection room. Among those to see it was CAPT. TOMMY O’DEA who talked to "AE" in Lae, and wav­ ed farewell to her. At dinner parties ar­ ranged by A. W. P. A. and Ninety- Nine members, it was also shown in Queensland; Adelaide, South Australia; and Hobart, Tasmania. At this time m y concern for the pilots I m et in Ho­ bart is very great. The recent terrible fires have destroyed over 1000 houses and charred countless portions of scenic Tasmania. Kay A. Brick

AIR MEETS QUEENSLAND — OLGA TARLING, radar operator who brought AF No. 1, Enter the San Diego-Reno Fun Race President Johnson’s plane into Brisbane. PEG KELMAN, ferried her own June 10, 1967 from England many years ago. LORES BONNEY, Flew to S. Africa from Aus­ tralia in 1937 in a De Havilland. KAY BRICK, U.S.A. CONNIE KARHULA, For entry brochures send 50c to: Australia’s only licensed aircraft maintenance engineer. Photo by JOAN M argaret Moody, 3103 M obly St. TRUDGETT. San Diego, Calif. 92123 NOTAMS

FILM AVAILABLE

The Carolinas Chapter of the Ninety- Nines has a copy of the film about the fly away of the Amelia Earhart first day cover.

We would like to rent it to YOU! It would make an excellent program for one of your meetings. Write or Call:

LOUISE SMITH (MRS. H. H.) 421 EDGEDALE DRIVE HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA 919-888-4931

Adelaide, S. Australia—KATH SUTHERLAND, former Federal President Aus­ tralian Women’s Pilots Association, greeted ESTHER MATHER, Federal Pres­ ident and KAY BRICK at Royal Eero Club. (Esther is now a 99). Aircraft is a Victa Airtourer. FOR SALE The Chicago Area Chapter will have ON SALE at the North Central Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Spring Sectional in Peoria, Illinois, these beautiful Crystal Ash Trays. From September 1st to January Board, I had the privilege of making V/z” x V/i" with hand etched 99 29th, 12 of our 95 Chapters and 2 of the announcement that a contribution insignia. Can be used as multi-pur­ our 12 Sections have contributed $565.00 of $500.00 would be m ade, in the m e­ to the Scholarship Fund. mory of JEANNETTE LEMPKE SOV­ pose dish. $3.50. If not attending, Seventy one (71) applications were EREIGN, to the Amelia Earhart Me­ orders and checks made payable to requested, twenty eight (28) of these morial Scholarship Fund. Chicago Area Chapter, BARBARA have been submitted to the trustees We, as members of the Michigan PENCE, 1309 W. 59th Street, La- by the Section AE Committees for SMALL Race Board, felt JEANNET­ Grange, Illinois. further evaluation andf elimination. TE’S passing this past July very deep­ This is proving to be particularly ly and wished to make a special con­ difficult this year since we have so tribution from the proceeds of this many excellent applications. We ex­ year’s SMALL Race since JEANNET­ pect to be able to notify the win­ TE was a former racing pilot, served ners of their selection by M ay 15th, many years as a permanent Trustee of the public announcement being made the Scholarship Fund, and was the at convention time. 99s eighth International President. Our From CAROL WELCH, Chairman of thoughts will forever be with her, the 1966 Michigan Race Board, I re­ whatever course she is flying.’’ ceived the following letter January The gift will also serve as a Living 24, 1967. Memorial to JEANNETTE, since only “Please find enclosed a check made the interest may be used for Scholar­ out to the order of the Amelia Ear­ ships, the principal remaining in the hart Scholarship Fund in the amount of Trust. $500.00. Deedo Heise. At a joint meeting of the Xonta Club of Detroit, Michigan and the Mich­ FOR SALE igan Chapter of 99s, January 15, 1967, Plan Ahead For Luggage Tags FOR SALE by the observing the annual Amelia Earhart Carolinas Chapterr. $1.50 includes Commemoration, in behalf of the mem­ YOUR Spring Sectional name, chapter, packaging and post­ bers of the 1966 Michigan Small Race age. COMMITTEE if only in an advisory capa­ will be a “committee of one” in her city. (The Zonta Club and own community to give to those a- REPORTS the municipal airport authority round her the benefit of her back­ AEROSPACE EDUCATION could benefit from a liaison ground of aviation training and ex­ TO: ALL CHAPTERS with local 99s.) periences and help everyone with whom To: All Chapters, Ninety Nines, Inc. C. Teaching — encompassing all di­ she comes in contact realize the im­ From: JESSIE B. MILLER, Chairman rect-contact teaching. portance and significance of the aero­ International Aerospace Education 1. Work with Girl Scouts to help space activities going on in the world Committee. them earn Aviation Merit today. As of February, I have been able Badges. to contact all of the Section Aerospace 2. Offer your services to your lo­ AIR MARKING Education Chairmen in the continental cal Civil Air Patrol. 99s COMMUNICATE. Be counted- United States except for two. Since it 3. Participate in A erospace Edu­ mark the skyways like our highways! was impossible to get in touch with cation Workships which are Contact your State Aeronautic Depart­ ANY Chairman until the new Member­ scheduled in educational in­ ment; be active and assist any way ship Directory came out, only those stitutions. you can. Attend other civic clubs; ac­ who wrote me lirectly were sent ma­ D. Fun — any activity which is pri­ quaint them with the 99s Air Marking terial for an Aerospace Education pro­ marily for relaxation. program and other activities. Stress gram before January. 1. Plan a Fly-out or a Fly-in. safety and civic pride in communities For this reason, and since the year 2. Sponsor a tour of your part of with or without airport facilities. is rapidly getting away from us, and the state. Dress feminine and fly into areas because of the importance of Aero­ 3. Plan a short race or navigational where there are no active 90s. Women, space Education in our total Ninety- problem . airplanes, and local people make good Nine program, I felt that it might be E. Profit — any project which will publicity. Meet the city officials, local helpful to all chapters if a few ideas earn money for aerospace ed. Jaycees, CAP, and Girl Scout groups. and suggestions were made available 1. Have a Penny-a-Pound Airlift. Arrange a ride for them or have a at this time. 2. H ave a raffle. Penny-a-Pound-Lift. Be an individual operating procedure) adopted by the 3. Plan a dinner for som e spe­ in your local area. Leave no rock Aerospace Education Committee in cial occasion. unturned for the opportunity to brag 1964. It contains many excellent and F. Teaching assistance — any pro­ about air marking and its value to workable ideas for use by the individual ject which cannot be classified as people and communities. chapters: direct - contact teaching. The Air Traffic Controllers Associa­ AEROSPACE EDUCATION 1. Buy materials which can be tion and FAA have joined the 99s in COMMITTEE used in the school curriculum encouraging this program. They have I. Num ber or which will help teachers found it very useful around busy air­ A. Sectional: Chairman and a re­ plan units on aerospace. ports in separating aircraft. If you presentative from each Chapter 2. Encourage teachers to take stu­ ask they will be your guest speaker in the Section. dents on tours of airports. on the subject and pass out any in­ B. Chapter: Chairman and as 3. Prom ote the NASA Spacem o- formation you give them where they many committee members as bile for your area. think it will help. desired. 4. Promote scholarships for stu­ Air marking has never been pro­ II. To stimulate widespread interest dents in any phase of aero­ vided generally. The average pilot in aerospace education. space education. thinks of a cross country flight as a III. Procedure G. Promotion — the most important major undertaking involving the navi­ A. Study—any activity which adds to part of Aerospace Education. gation problems and the danger of the knowledge of 99s singly or 1. Present yourself in best light becoming lost. With every town ade­ collectively. ALWAYS. REMEMBER you quately air marked, application be­ 1. Take tours of Weather Bureau, are a LADY pilot. comes simple and even more pleasant FFA installations. Air Force 2. Publicize your projects—Press, than driving along our highways. Bases, commercial aviation TV, Radio Air marking offers an inexpensive plants. 3. Write articles for aerospace- means of advertising the commun­ 3. Carry out a self-improvement oriented magazines and news ity to the air traveler. In addition, it program within your own sheets. will encourage more widespread use Chapter. 4. Talk to local clubs about flying of airplanes for business and recrea­ B. Cooperation—any activity which and need for more emphasis on tion. How else can you make a bet­ performs a service to areospace aerospace education. ter contribution to safety for airmen for by working with another com­ 5. P rom ote "Y ou th in Aviation” so little cost? Your personal effort mittee of 99s or another organiza­ generally and "Wright Broth­ is only a few well planned hours to tion. er's Day” (December 17th) delegate and coordinate. 1. Support your AW TAR and the specifically. Please keep your Air Marking re­ Amelia Earhart Scholarship. Other plans and suggestions were ports going to MARY ABLE as re­ 2. Offer to help your State Aero­ made in the letters sent to the Sec­ quested in the December 1966 news­ nautical Director in his work tion Aerospace Education Chairmen letter. of promoting aviation. and which will be made available to MARY ABLE, Chairman 3. Local organizations a n d /or each Chapter A. E. Chairman by her. AUTRIE LEHR businesses may need your help It is my hope that every Ninety-Nine JERRY ROBERTS AWTAR

THENICEST THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU’RE OF AGE ! ! ! ! and we’re of age, this year, 21 WONDERFUL YEARS O L D ...... and the nicest things ARE HAPPENING in the Powder Puff Derby;

l i k e ...... so many of our Members-at-Large, world-wide Section members, and women pilots not yet Ninety- Nines ...... coming to the United States and our International Convention in Washington in late J u n e ......

l i k e ...... some of these women pilots wanting to fly in our Powder Puff Derby this year and needing our help to make this dream come tru e...... the same day-dream that so m any of us h a v e ......

l i k e ...... NOW IS THE TIME for the Ninety-Nines to open their hearts again and offer their hospital­ ity ...... (have you heard about the receptions that greet our members when they visit Aus­ tralia?, fantastic and over-whelming)

l i k e ...... there are so many things that we as INDIVIDUALS or CHAPTERS can do to promote goodwill and better understanding between our countries (read Uta Kienle’s letter in January Newsletter)

l i k e ...... we can offer a prized seat to one of these girls as CO-PILOT, or room and board, or transportation across the country to Convention or back (there will be girls arriving at both coasts).

l i k e ...... take that pen and fill in the BOX BELOW it will help you to help them ...... and SEND THE INFORMATION TO M E ......

r ~ To: Lorraine C. McCarty AWTAR Liaison 1112 Pinehurst Royal Oak, Michigan 48073

YES ! ! ! ! YES ! ! ! !

I CAN DO IT !!!!!!! !

I CAN take a Member-at-Large as co-pilot.

I CAN help with her transportation East to West .... pre - race .... post - race West to East .... pre - race .... post - race:

I CAN help with lodging, pre - race, RACE, post - race.

I know that our Chapter would be interested in partially sponsoring a girl ....

I CAN HELP in other ways also, (please explain in an attached letter).

SIGNED.______

Ch apt er______

Ninety-Nines .... it’s that old heart bit again .... but as you all have proven; the MOST WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPEN when you have a heart .... when you extend a helping hand ...... when you CARE ! ! ! ! EASTERN IDAHO CHAPTER Diane Jex, Reporter Though it is February, as I write this, the weather seems like windy March today. I have early spring fever. Our Chapter was unable to get to­ gether in November, but held a short business meeting early in December at the home of DIANE JEX. A January meeting at ARLENE BAILEY’S home in Pocatello was small due to bad weather. ARLENE and HERSHEL have been traveling a lot this winter, and on one of these trips, ARLENE had her first helicop­ ter ride. We became as enthused about it as she was, just from listening to her narrate the event. SELMA and JACK VAN DER- CREEK have just returned from a va­ cation at Palm Springs. MARY KILBOURNE is refreshing on instrument ground school; also flying lots. MARY and GRANT are planning a trip to Europe this spring. Our Chapter now boasts two new members—PAT DUKICH and MARCIA SPAKOSKI, both of Idaho Falls. An application was also given to LEORA What you can do*-.to raise your $ $ 5s — BERGEVIN of Blackfoot, and we hope she will also be a full-fledged mem­ ber by our next meeting. PAT and 1. Flight rides. GESTIONS . . . send with your con­ husband MICKEY, also a pilot, own a 2. Concession at air-shows, etc. tributions to: Cessna 180. PA T began taking les­ 3. Sponsor antique car-airplane show sons in the DUKICH 120, and it was re­ PAULINE GLASSON placed by a 140, then the 180. R e­ (obtain paid advertising). AW TAR - 99s, W ays and Means ceiving her license in December was 4. Raffle: radio, instruments, flight R t. No. 2, B ox 894 a nice Christmas present. hood, gallons of gasoline or what Corpus Christi, Texas 78408 MARCIA SPAKOSKI is a very en­ have you. thusiastic pilot and loves spending as 5. Rummage or ‘white elephant’ sale. much time as possible flying. She al­ 6. Mystery flight or golf flight. Chapter Chairmen And so skiis. Her husband, FRANCIS, is 7. Pancake, Mexican or spaghetti sup­ Section Governors not yet a pilot. MARCIA attended our per, also, fly-in breakfast. YOUR CHAPTER/SECTION RE­ Twin Falls fly-in last summer, while 8. Bingo, dominoes or bridge party. FUND CHECK HAS BEEN MAIL­ she was a student. 9. NOW—FOR SOME OF YOUR SUG- ED TO YOU. IF YOU HAVE NOT LEORA BERGEVIN has had her RECEIVED THIS REFUND license since last July. Her husband, CHECK, NOTIFY NINETY-NINE MEMO TO CHAPTER AND/OR DON, is a pilot and encouraged LEORA HEADQUARTERS NOW. IF YOU to start flying with the pinch hitters. MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMEN HAVE RECEIVED THE REFUND She soon decided to get her license so CHECK, PLEASE TURN IT OVER Before processing any new members, she could fly in the left seat, too. The TO YOUR TREASURER, WITH please refer to the Roster, P age 150, BERGEVINS own a Piper Tri-Pacer. INSTRUCTIONS TO CASH IMMED­ We welcome these girls wholeheartedly Article XV, Dues, Section 2 . . . “New IATELY. THANK YOU. into our Chapter. members joining on or after March 1 RUTH RUECKERT, TREASUR­ FRANCES CUNNINGTON was hostes will pay $5.00 dues plus $5.00 initiation ER, THE NINETY-NINES, INC. FRANCES CUNNINGTON was host­ fee.” ess for our February meeting. We spent a pleasant afternoon in front of a cheerful fire in the downstairs fire place. Present at the meeting were: FRANCES CUNNINGTON, PAT DU- KICH, VIRGINIA FINKENBURG, ONITA HOFF, DIANE JEX, MARY KILBOURNE, MARCIA SPAKOSKI, and guests LEORA BERGEVIN and DARLENE LEATHAM. We voted to change our meeting date from the 11th of the month to the second Tuesday of the month. Following the business meeting, FRANCES served refresh­ ments and we viewed a Sanderson film. This was followed by a question and answer period. The following day the CUNNING- TONS left to spend a week in Boise. This is all the news from Eastern Idaho. Happy flying to all of you.

IDAHO CHAPTER Fern Lake, Reporter Our mid-week day time meeting was highly successful. Several familiar faces that we hadn’t seen for some time were at the meeting; HELEN Visitors (EVA and SHEILA) to AWTAR Hq., Teterboro, in Feb. 1967. Rear, HIGBY, LAURA CONNER, JOY L. to R. KAY HILLBRANDT, Gov. NY-NJ Section, MARION LOPEZ, ENA WAITE, and BARBARA MITCHELL. AYERS (Calif.), SHEILA SCOTT (London). Front, L. BARBARA EVANS. Other members present were EULA R. SELMA CRONAN. (Photo by KAY BRICK). LOGSDON, FRANCIS BROWN, JAC- QUE BATT, ANNETTE GOULD, LIN­ DA JURVA, HILDA ELLIOTT, and FERN LAKE. JOY WAITE flew in from Jerome with her sister as company. JOY has invited us to Jerome for a fun meet­ ing. BARBARA HORNBACK is now MRS. FRANK MITCHELL. Congratulations BARBARA, we wish you lots of happi­ ness! BARBARA is brushing up on her secretarial abilities by going back to business school. CLAIRE JUSTAD has a brand new son. CLAIRE and BOB have planned a skiing weekend at Sun Valley on the coming weekend. LINDA JURVA has given her Ces­ sna 120 a real workout in the past month. Former member CARLENE CHURCH

STENOTYPIST WANTED Bids for stenotypist for the Inter­ national Convention in Washington, D.C., June 28 - July 2, are now being accepted by International Secretary, GENE NORA JESSEN. The Starlit Terrace Room at the Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D. C., site of Any 99 interested in applying, con­ the 1967 International Convention. Looking forward to seeing you there! (Photo tact her at 741 Eastridge Dr., Wich­ by Capitol Photo Service, Inc). ita Kansas—67207. has returned to Boise from New Zea­ land where she has been employed for two years. Chairman, JACQUE BATT is very busy taking care of her home and family while husband, SENATOR PHIL from Canyon County, is busy in Boise taking care of Idaho State affairs.

MONTANA CHAPTER Bev. Ledbetter, Reporter The February meeting held in Havre was attended by a much smaller group than usual. Bad weather forced two planes to return home and made it difficult for ELSIE CHILDS and MAD­ ONNA SMITH to find the airport. EL­ SIE brought a guest from Helena, MAD­ ONNA had as co-pilot FLO MAJERUS from Lewistown, PEARL MAGILL, LAULETTE HANSEN, SHAREL EITZ, and me, were members present. FRANCES HENSLEY from Hensley Flying Service joined us for lunch. ELSIE reported on a letter from MABEL ANESI, Lander Wyoming, L. to R. 49 Yz er HOMER HARRIS holding the “ Persuader” over ETHELYN Chairman of AE Scholarship Commit­ OPHEIM and JO-NEAL HARRIS. KATHY ELMORE is hiding behind ETH ­ tee, advising that PEARL MAGILL, ELYN at a safe distance. Chapter entry to the AE contest had been chosen one of the three entrys NORTHWEST OREGON CHAPTER to the national contest. Keep your fing­ Kathy Elmore, Reporter ers crossed for PEARL. NIKI WEAV­ In keeping with the Holiday Season, ER from Wyoming and the entry from we had a wonderful party at the home Alaska was also chosen. Good Luck of HOMER and JO-NEAL HARRIS. to all of you. With candles glowing, a welcoming The Section’s Air Race has been warm fire on the hearth, spicy greens, approved by the Chapters and plans and a lovely tree delicately ornament­ are going ahead for the Race this ed, JO-NEAL served a delightful din­ summer. More information will be a- ner complete with cranberry punch. vailable later according to a letter The highlight of this Chapter’s Christ­ from ILOVENE POTTER, Section Gov­ mas party is the drawing of gifts. Each ernor. Montana has volunteered to Would you believe that VAL BROWN guest is given a numbered slip of paper host a start or a finish. and BARBARA DAUFEL are dis­ and according to his or her number, Possibility of a Big Sky Race again choose a gift from under the tree. If cussing peanut butter and jam sand­ this year was discussed. ELSIE ap­ they prefer something that someone wiches ? pointed Pat Ecton, Manhattan, KAY else has, however, they may take that Widmer, Bozeman, and MARY ANN instead and the “loser” draws another JORDON, Wilsall as a Committee announce — one of our most faithful gift. There was much shuffling and to get things moving should we have and favorite members has really made re-shuffling before all of the gifts one. the grade. MARION BUSBY has re­ had reached their “final’ resting Most of the flying activity this month ceived her Engineering Technicians spots! has been down the ski slopes. With Certificate. This is an achievement MARCELLA OTHUS made herself so many good ski areas in the state that we are all very proud of, and perfectly obnoxious with her Polaroid to take advantage of the members use would like the rest of you to know camera, the results of which we hope their spare time for this activity. what went into receiving this honor. the News Editor will see fit to print. Those members active in CAP have MARION, at the age of 9, was working Among these pictures are some which been attending award banquets where for her room and board. Upon graduat­ your writer has had dire threats if the winners of the CAP awards have ing from Grammar School, MARION made public, therefore, they will re­ been presented to many deserving was compelled to work to earn her pose in your Chapter scrapbook in the youngsters. HELEN and GENE DUN­ way. During World War II, she joined safe custody of LILLIAN LEWIS, and LOP were guests at the Helena awards the Army Air Force (a result of her if any of you venture this way, please presentation. intense interest in flying and air­ do stop and visit with us. We would The State Industrial School for Boys planes) where she completed her High be so glad to have you, and show you at Miles City received a Charter for School education. After she was dis­ our fine scrapbook. a CAP Squadron, the first such charter charged, she spent several years “try­ given a school of this nature. We have some very exciting news to ing to find her niche” and did some intensive traveling. During Korea, she theacherous Oregon weather found days. Later during the long recovery, was recalled into the Air Force where them scooting under a lowering ceil­ she made several flights back to Dick­ ing, dodging the trees on the approach inson, where her family was and she served at the Pentagon as NCO in to Runway 30 and wishing they had then returned again to be with him. We charge of Secret Documents. After the stayed home. After missing two ap­ are happy to say her 49% er is doing Korean war and her separation from proaches, they finally wiggled in be­ very well and did run for the elective the service, she joined the firm of tween wisps of fog, landed, and taxied post which he is now serving. AUD­ Portland General Electric, working to the parking area where they quiet­ REY also has made several trips to days, attending Multnomah College at ly had hysterics. Even the birds quit Fort Collins, Colorado where her old­ night, and taking correspondence flying about then. These gals are good est son is enrolled in college. This courses in mathematics. During her pilots and both careful and wise in also is an out of the way destination employment with P.G.E., MARION de­ their flying. The Hillsboro area can for us by rail or car and quarter signed many of the electrical sub­ shut down due to fog or clouds in a breaks are not long enough for any stations in the Williamette Valley area very few minutes, and due to their means of transportation other than air. and gained valuable experience. Upon skill they were able to land safely un­ So AUDREY logs many hours of her submitting her request to the Board der deteriorating conditions where les­ instrument time for her family and of Trustees of the Institute for Certi­ ser souls would have hit the panic their friends. Most all flights for a fying Technicians which is sponsored button. good purpose. by the National Society of Profession­ Yours truly has been having a ball AUDREY BAIRD and GENEVA al Engineers, she was advised it would in accumulating time for her Instru­ OLESON flew to Minneapolis for the not be necessary for her to take the ment rating and has now reached the District Campfire convention. GEN is usually required written examination, point of making an ILS approach with a member of the National Council of her qualifications more than filled no corrections from her instructor— Campfire Girls. AUDREY’S mother their requirements! MARION is, to our just as long as it is a bright sunny lives in Minneapolis. knowledge, the only woman in the day. Comes the real thing, and her State of Oregon to hold this honor, and The Chapter will miss the activity of children will be able to count a few she is now associated with Engineering BETTY DAVIS, formerly of Rapid more gray hair. Consultants as their only designer. City. She and her family have mov­ We have been such a busy group ed to Florida, and some lucky Chapter This firm specializes in electrical de­ that we have much to report, but it there will get her! BETTY had con­ signing and engineering, filling many seems I am out of the allotted space, tinued to instruct and had a wonder­ State and military contracts. We are so next month will bring some more ful Flight Instructors job at Ellsworth so very proud of MARION, and feel chatter from this area. Air Force Base. this is quite an achievement for a girl who has been on her own since she The Chapter has decided upon and SOUTH DAKOTA CHAPTER was nine years old. On top of all several of the meetings have already Geneva Oleson, Reporter this, MARION supported her father been held by the “Hills Chapter” of The Dakota Chapter girls have been for many years as well as a sister the 99s. This will be a convenient flying, and doing many things. The who suffered from Multiple Sclerosis. way to conduct many business meet­ NEWS Reporter has been the only In addition, she has for the past 7 ings when only Rapid City girls can one behind the times. To catch up on years been the sole support of a attend. Because of the great distance important activities of the girls—KAY Korean orphan who is receiving, thanks between cities, the larger number of VOGEL, Bismarck, received her In­ to MARION, an excellent education. members in Rapid Citq can conduct strument rating. She has used it on In 1962 she finally realized her life­ business and planning. Otherwise there many occasions. She reported her long dream of flying, and is one of might be but a few girls present. 49% er also has his Instrument rat­ our hardest working and most en­ The meeting held at Bison, South thusiastic members. ing. Dakota with CLAIRE JOHNS as hos­ AUDREY BAIRD continues to use Incidentally, in line with bragging tess, was a great success. The lit­ her ratings for very important pur­ about some of our members, our gal tle ranching town had much activity poses. Earlier this year, she had to MARCELLA had a 4.0 grade average over it’s airport, with LENETTE fly an emergency flight to Rochester at Lewis and Clark where she is MACY coming from Rapid City in her Minnesota, Mayo Clinic. Her husband, studying for her Master’s Degree un­ Mooney; WANDA BUSFIELD, in her now Honorable Judge LaRoy Baird, der a scholarship. Here is a gal who Bonanza; KAY VOGEL, Bismarck, in was seriously ill, and her pilots Ability maintains a home, teaches, raises her Cherokee; and AUDREY BAIRD, Dick­ combined with their own airplane, children, then cops a scholarship, and inson, in her Cessna 182. flew him to immediate medical help, the first sem ester brings hom e a 4.0 The year 1966 was also made a suc­ where train or car would have taken grade average. Congratulations, MAR­ cess by the visit of our Northwest CELLA! You’re going to get that Mast­ Section Governor, MRS. ILOVENE ers in record time. POTTER. MRS. POTTER made a spe­ WANTED BARBARA DAUFEL and JO-NEAL cial flight through the Eastern part of HARRIS (our lovable, favorite twins) More reports, pictures, ar­ the NW Section to meet with the mem­ bers. The girls were greatly impress­ were up flying last week, moseyed ticles of special interest! down to McMinnville where they shot ed with the great capabilities of our some landings, wandered over to Mul- SEND to PEG ONG, Twin engine, Helicopter, Instrument ino for lunch, and leisurely mean­ 2900 Rockbrook Dr., pilot, and Governor, ILOVENE. New officers for the yea r 1967 are dered back to Hillsboro to finish up Plano, Texas 75074 a fine day. Our interesting but as follows: DOROTHY LEE, Chair­ man; KAY VOGEL, Vice-Chairman; JEAN TOUCH, Secretary! KAY VO­ GEL, Treasurer; LENETTE MACY, Membership; LOIS SAXTON, Pro­ gram Chairman; AUDREY BAIRD, AMELIA EARHART, Chairman; ELI­ ZABETH MAGNUSSON, Flying Acti­ vities Chairman. CAROL RAYBURN, continues her flying in Montana, with many stu­ dents. They are getting pilots ready for the Forest Service work next sum­ m er. She has about 40 students; 25 of whom are AFROTC. PHYLLIS PETERSON, and her 49%- er from Brookings, South Dakota have made many trips during the past year. On one flight to and from Calif­ ornia, PHYLLIS few their personal Bonanza on a record flight! Favorable winds and excellent piloting: Their plane is seldom hangered and with the famous organizational meetings which Northwest Section Governor, ILOVENE POTTER, in Rapid City, South Da­ the PETERSONS attend yearly, their kota. Left to right: Chairman, DOROTY LEE; last year’s chairman, AUD­ flying has become very important to REY BAIRD; ELIZABETH MAGNUSSON; LENETTE MACY. them. The PETERSONS have been in California for the ‘‘Fine Arts Club. Their frequent flights into Minneapolis as are about 6 or 7 other women for the “Variety Club International here in MSO. We are Piper dealers Auxiliary meetings give PHYLLIS and use Cherokees for dual. good reason to be one of our oustand- The work I’m doing is quite varied, ing women members in the 99s, and which keeps it interesting. My of­ South Dakota Chapter is honored to ficial position with the operation is have her as an active member. Chief Pilot, and flying has consisted of giving dual, charter flights, banner- SOUTH DAKOTA CHAPTER towing, with a Super Cub, cloud- Carol Rayburn Reporter seeding, and flying fire patrol. I’ve We would like to include this inter­ had quite a few different experiences. esting letter from our 1966 AMELIA Mountain flying is really different from EARHART Award Winner, CAROL “flat-land” flying and you really learn RAYBURN, of Brookings, South Dak­ to respect the mountains, airplanes, ota. Her flying scholarship has given and high altitude, short fields! I could her the added help to continue in an write a book on my activities. Instead occupation and college career which I will give a few highlights; I hold a she loves) U. S. Forest ticket so that I can work In Part: on Forest Service contracts. I felw “You’ve probably heard our crops fire patrol up in the wilderness area all dried up out here where I was several weekends to relieve our re­ spraying, so there wasn’t much work gular pilot. Up until now, I have been out there. Too bad because I really the only woman in the area to hold CAROL RAYBURN, South Dakota enjoyed it, and I surely want to do a Forest Service ticket and actually Chapter 99 and the former 1965 more of it. They say you have to use it for fire patrol and supply haul­ Amelia Earhart Scholarship Award be crazy to dust or spray crops. ing work. The only wayinto the wilder­ winner. (Photo by Jeannette Abbey). I started looking for another job ness is on foot or by air and you can’t towards the end of June, and I end­ land in there unless you are on Forest ed up out here at Missoula, Montana, Service business or emergency. We to-ground lightning and the resultant Skyflite. The next day they put me stayed at a Ranger Station on the edge forest fires. Each plane had a gen­ to work, and on July 3rd I flew back of the wilderness while working up erator mounted under each wing and to S. Dakota to load as many of my there and used a 1966 Cessna 182. we would seed cumulus clouds all af­ belongings as I could get into a While I am back at MSO, we had a ternoon. There were only certain days M ooney. cloud-seeding contract with the U. S. that we seeded, and towards the end The owners of MSO Skyflite are BOB Forest Service. This was a experi­ of the season they started calling me and JOY LUECK. JOY is from Pierre, mental program in which we used two every afternoon to take an observer S. D. originally and subsequently got Cessna 180s and a Cessna 182 to seed out to see actual lightning strikes and her Commercial license. She is a 99, clouds in an effort to prevent cloud- to record the types of strike, it’s loca­ 9th with their daughter-in-law’s par­ ents to spend 10 days. Their anni­ versaries are on February 9th and February lithe so they plan to cele­ brate on the 10th. VAN was Chairman of the March of Dimes Airlift at Ren­ ton Airport and because the weather was very gusty and bumpy even though the sun was shining they only made four trips (7 adults and 3 m inors). One little boy became ill—the one who kept insisting upon buying a ticket when I tried to explain we must wait for the wind become calm. I hope I didn’t put a damper on his enthu­ siasm for flying. We have several new members a- mong whom is KAY STEARNS. When her 49y2er GEORGE became interested Dinner Meeting at Bison, South Dakota— Left to right: AUDREY BAIRD, KAY in flying and bought a Commanche VOGEL, BETTY DAVIS, LENETTE MACY, LOIS SEXTON, CLAIRE JOHNS, 260, she was so angry she couldn’t GENEVA OLESON, DOROTHY LEE, WANDA BUSFIELD, members of the see straight. However, after her first South Dakota Chapter of the 99s. flight, she became as interested as he and went on to get her Private Pilot tion, and what the fire was like. We BETH OLIVER made a trip to San rating. had to see each strike start a fire Francisco to the Ames Research Faci­ Several of our members are help­ before we could turn it in, so we were lity NASA Life Service which I will ing the local Wing Scouts. I will have always right in the middle of every­ try to find out more about at a later more complete information on this thing. We had one come so close to date for she and her 49%er BARRETT, after our dinner meeting, February the plane that both the observer and are vacationing in Barbados. Some 20th at the Renton Inn. JOYCE HARD- I felt the shock and heat from it. people have all the luck! ing had the first meeting of the new Needless to say, I’m kind of glad that Wonder of wonders! Our lovely troop of Wing Scouts at her home on job is finished for this year; we also Governor pursued her Instructors with D ecem ber 20th. VIRGINIA ELLIOTT, were in a lot of hail aloft. her 49% er LES, who now has his pioneer in aviation, showed her scrap­ We will be running from 50-75 stu­ Helicopter rating (her first student books and told stories of flying and dents this winter; there are three part- to obtain this rating) and, believe it what it was like many years ago. time instructors to help. We are open or not, they are still on speaking terms. JOYCE and MARTY SPALDING were from sunrise to sunset 7 days a week. They have been in attendance at the elves and gave Santa a helping hand The last couple of weeks have gone Helicopter Association of America An­ at the AOPA Christmas party. from 0600 until 2000. I am averaging nual Convention and Whirly Girls Hov­ This is some real interesting infor­ about 150 hours a month. ering at P alm Springs on January 12th and other interesting points. mation for a lot of pilots who do not So far as the future plans go, I will JOAN DAVIS and her 49%er TOM own their own plane; JOYCE HARD­ work out here through the winter. C., were blessed with a new baby girl, ING attended a Civil Air Patrol meet­ I’m planning on going back to the U. SH IRLEY EERN ICE on N ovem ber 20th ing on January 8th to gather informa­ at Brookings, S. D. and get my degree, but this is the first I had heard tion about their new plan to buy an so I can get a good solid job some­ of it. Another 16 or 17 years and airplane and how it can be used. It where in aviation.” SHIRLEY BERNICE will be eligible to will work something like a flying club be a 99. and national rules of insurance will be WESTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER PAT McGHEE has returned to her changed so that other members may Rivka A. Pratt, Reporter first love—nursing—and is Supervisor ride in Civil Air Patrol planes. Also, Our January meting was well at­ of the swing shift at a prominent nurs­ they are trying to work out a plan so tended with 18 members and guests. ing home here in Seattle. Her 49%er that these planes may be used for in­ Our speaker was BILL SHELEY, AL is improving from his heart attack struction for m em bers. The 99s are from Intermediate District No. 9 which but must take it rather slowly for urged to take part in this plan. An covers 22 school districts in King awhile. initial charge of $50 or $100 (not re­ County and Bainbridge Island, who On January 22, T E R R Y KELLOGG fundable) will be made and some plan talked to us about Aerospace Educa­ and her 49%er DAVE, took off for will be worked out that will make the tion and it’s future in District No. 9. Southern Callifomia, Mexcio City, and cost of living cheaper than with fix­ MR. SHELBY stated that new things Alcapulco, Mexico. They expect to be ed operators. I will have more on are not always accepted willingly be­ gone about a month and a half and this later. cause “How can you crowd something on their return will stop over at Los I am going to make a suggestion that else in an already crowded day?” How­ Angeles where DAVE will take some we change our meeting night to the 2nd ever, a grant has been received to Boeing 720 jet sim ulator time. Monday in the month instead of the study the possibilities of including VAN ADDERSON and her 49% er 3rd—then our news will be much, much Aerospace Education in the curriculum. GORDON left for Hawaii on February fresher when you read it! WILLIAMETTE VALLEY CHAPTER to visit her aunt. in-law back in the tail were not too Jane Capizzi, Reporter MARIANNE LAXAGUE, met NAN­ pleased with the antics. After 23 min­ There I was — grounded in Big Tim­ CY BRUNLOW of the High Sky Chap­ utes, they landed and were met by ber Montana, without my 99 Hand­ ter, at Wink, Texas. NANCY was busy Monterey Airport’s London Cab, for­ book! So ROSETTA VENELL was giving flying lessons. MARIANNE was tunately, because they had to park hostess of our last meeting and my on her way home from Longview, Tex­ the tall old monster at the far end; husband talked and showed slides of as after the holidays. “There aren’t any transient places left trip around the world. He said all the At our January meeting we had a big enough for you! ” girls there assured him that they would very interesting film on Sky Diving. Every Thursday is “Airplane Day” have taken that one empty seat on for GLADYS COBB and HIALEAH REI- a charter flight too, if the opportun­ BAYCITIES CHAPTER LICH. One Thurs., GLADYS pilots the ity came along. “ I should have taken Loretta Garrielson, Reporter Piper 235 and HI observes — the next a net” was his comment. FRAN GRANT and 49% NORM at­ Thurs., HI pilots the Cessna 182 and ROSETTA also acted as News Re­ tended the Calif., Aerospace Assoc, GLADYS observes. This was HI’S day porter protem and gave me the fol­ symposium in Bakersfield, Calif, on and she decided to practice ILS ap­ lowing news items. Jan. 7-8, 1967. The m em bers of the proaches at Stockton—only to discover, VIOLA WALKUP and her 49% er just association and interested people were via the tower, the ILS would be closed returned form Mexico, following a divided into three groups; elementary, for one month, starting that day. The week’s vacation there. high school, and college. FRAN at­ girls landed, and over lunch, held LOU WICKS is the new owner of tended the high school group and re­ a conference. They decided to use the a Cessna Skylane. ports that education in aerospace, as other runway, so between Pan Am ROSETTA and LOU WICKS are go­ far as curriculum in Calif., is on a training flights, Japan Air Line train­ ing to Instrument Ground School — growing basis. Educators are becoming ing flights, and United training flights, ROSETTA has passed her Commercial more willing and are seeing the need a Cessna 182 was also practicing. written with high grades. to expose students to the availibity of On Jan. 20th, Zonta International Following the meeting and slides in aerospace technology. Del Norte coun­ held their annual dinner meeting at Corvallis, RON FISHER, our indust­ ty High Schoool, in Crescent City, Oakland Airport. From as far away rious Mooney dealer in Albany, gave Calif., has an FAA approved full avia­ as Sacramento and Monterey, 99s (in­ everyone a demonstration ride in the tion program for selected students. vited guests) and Zontas arrived. The new Mooney Executive. They receive ground school, flight guest speaker was FRED GOERNER, training, and the much prized pilots author of “The Search for Amelia license. One pilot-program in the Unit­ Earhart”. NORM GRANT, 49V2 of ed States, is being tried at Novato FRAN GRANT, drove FRAN, HELEN SOUTHWEST High School (Marin Co.) Co-ordinating KELTON, and LORETTA GABRIEL- SECTION a high school program with an Air SON through the worst weather ima­ Forve Jr. ROTC program—for both ginable, rain, wind, and whole works. girls and boys. FRAN also mentioned Despite the weather, over 200 ladies that out of about 50 people attending, arrived to hear that interesting speak­ Plan Ahead 8 w ere 99s. er. Thank you, Zontas, for a delight­ Jan. 12th was the historic day for ful evening. SOUTHWEST SECTION MARY FIELDS. After waiting since SPRING SECTIONAL Nov. 29th and being postponed on a EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER day to day basis, she finally managed Dottie Sanders, Reporter April 21,22, 23 to comer the FAA Examiner, ART Although LYNN COULTHARD can­ KALENDAR', for a Flight Instructor not attend meetings because of her R A M A D A IN N check ride. Passed, Naturally. Congra­ profession as a Dental Technician, tak­ Phoenix, Arizona tulations! ing her out of town during the week, Fun! Fun! Fun! (sez MAXINE she is showing the true Ninety-Nine CARLSON) Her cousin let her fly spirit as Chairman of Air Markings. BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER ‘‘right seat” in his B-25 the other She has been busy contacting airport Marianne Laxague, Reporter smoggy Sunday. He ran thru his check managers, cities, and building owners Our Aviation Education project is list and after about 25 minutes of wait­ to air mark various locations in our progressing along very well. The ing, the Oakland tower was able to back country, as well as in the Im­ C.A.E.A. had a seminar at Meadows let him take off. He trimmed and set perial Valley, working there with Field and we were invited to attend the noisy old bomber, heading for FAYE DOUTHITT in El Centro. Before the meetings. The meetings were a Monterey, then let MAXINE take it this Ninety-Nine year is up, we hope great help to us on our project. One all the way. And did she love every to have marked Jacumba, Borrego. of the high schools is starting a ground minute of it! Over the Santa Cruz Naval Air Station at El Centra, Alpine school class this month and the Col­ Mtns., he signaled her to try some Laguna Junction, and Gillespie Field, lege is planning to start a series of “roller-coaster” flying. They enjoyed after the current construction of Run­ lectures on aviation and areospace edu­ it as they periodically floated weight- way 17/35 is completed. With LYNN’S cation to create interest in the com­ free over the tacky old seats. The enthusiasm, we’re sure everyone will munity. passengers were not as delighted, 49V2 follow suit and give her complete co­ DAWN MOORE flew her father and ED, in the plastic bubble and her operation with helping hands. two sons to Phcenix for three days cousin’s wife and pregnant daughter- BARBARA ALMAND is still working yet. 49-!■> ers BOB SANDERS and DEL THY STAUFF, managed to finish her GAY tended Bar, so a gay time was beautifully tailored suit in time to had by all. Also attending were DOT­ LAST FLIGHT wear it on a flight to Thermal, Califor­ TIE DAVIS in today’s “Poor Boy’’ nia on New Years Day. costume of capris and sweater, AI­ New interest in private flying was JACQUELINE TRENFEL LEEN SAUNDERS as a Spanish Sen- fostered by LOIS WILLIAMS when she orita, and IDA GAY as a Western Cow­ took a non-flying friend for a 1% hour El Cajon Chapter girl. trip around the local area. Seems the DOTTIE CAMPBELL is having a ball gal was thoroughly delighted; thanks receiving and filling orders for the LOIS, every point counts. We also Medallions, as she enjoys hearing from understand that LOIS has been bon­ Ninety-Nines from all over the United feverishly with the Ninety-Nine Dis­ ing up on her instrument training un­ States and Canada. Keep you orders play at the San Diego Aerospace Mus­ der the watchful eye of spouse DAVID, coming and you’ll keep DOTTIE hap­ lim, and our February 22 meeting will who recently became a Flight Instruc­ py, because for her, “Happiness is be a work meeting there to help her ted Selling Ninety-Nine Medallions.” in assembling some of her treasures Taking time out from her skiing BARBARA TUCKER is busier than and mounting them to the boards. The activities, ELAINE BROWN took a ever at Stardust Aviation at Gilles­ plan is to change the display from short trip to Fallon, along with hus­ pie Field since 49% er JOHN, has been time to time, so if you haven't already band STAN, daughter, and friend. spending lots of time away from the furnished BARBARA with your pic­ Seems the approach became a bit business training pilots for a new tures, it’s not too late because she feathery when a bird’s radar gave airline out of Orange County Airport— can use them later. out. We don’t know if there’s any con­ Air-California. BARBARA HILL is her Since our last report, we’ve had nection, but when the bird hit the able assistant, so between them, they both good and sad news. The good is plane, the seat slipped back three notch­ seem to be holding down the fort. that we have a new 49V2er with es. The ensuing touchdown was blind, the m arriage of K A R E N WHITED ANNA BLEDSOE is back from but perfect. After a calming cup of to DONALD A. MONISE. The sad news JIM’S and her annual vacation, this coffee with FRAN and GUS GUSTAV- is that we feel a great loss with the year to Honolulu, Tokyo, Bangkok, Sai­ SON, our merry little group took off death of JACQUELINE TRENFEL, gon, Manila, Taipeh, and back to for an aerial view of the new Welling­ who has been very ill for the past sev­ Tokyo, visiting some old friends and ton Air Park in Smith Valley. This eral years. She did much for aviation, making new ones and looking in on will be a development of homesites cen­ both as a member of The Ninety-Nines the war a little. tered around an airport in a beautiful and as a devoted member of Civil Air The exciting part of the trip was at setting. Here’s another community look­ Patrol. Clark Air Base seeing DODIE (PRA- ing ahead. RIO) CUMMINGS, whose husband is With the turn of the New Year, it The following weekend found GUS a Flight Engineer for Flying Tiger seems activity has been on the up­ holding down the fort while FRAN visit­ Air Service, a subsidiary of Flying grade. DOTTIE SANDERS represented ed her mother in Newman, California. Tiger Airlines, operating Constellations. our Chapter at San Fernando Valley’s It seems she went by car, earning her DODIE sent her best wishes to all! fly-in at Palomar Airport January twelve lashes with a wet noodle. 19th — it was a beautiful day and every­ (HI, DODIE!) Work is progressing on the San Die- one felt like flying, so the Quails Inn go-Reno Fun Race, so if you are in­ at nearby Lake San Marcos had to set FALLON CHAPTER terested in obtaining information, write up additional tables to accommodate Elaine Brown, Reporter to JANE JANSSEN, 180 Quail Way, those joining in the flight. Chapters re­ Now that the Christmas vacation is Sparks, Nevada, 89431. The race date presented were San Fernado Valley, over, and the kids are tucked neatly again, in June 10, 1967. Palomar, San Diego, El Cajon Valey, back in school, HAPPY NEW YEAR! That’s it for now, see you next and San Gabriel Valley. We don’t like to rub it in to those of month. The San Diego Area Zontians held you whose planes are buried in snow Now we leap into the February re­ their dinner January 17th, honoring for the winter, but let’s. With the port. What you have just digested was Amelia Earhart, and was attended by advent of near “banana belt” weather, cold news from last month’s report. IDA GAY, our Chairman, DOTTIE the air is buzzing with activity—our That report took 2% days to make CAMPBELL, LEAH LIERSCH and husbands. We have all been trying it’s Air Mail, Special Delivery way AILEEN SAUNDERS of our Chapter. to catch up with our Bishop sew­ from Reno to Plano and arrived too AILEEN is also a member of the San ing courses while they’re out burning late for printing. I think we reporters Diego Zontians. 80/87. should have our own set of carrier San Diego Chapter’s Mardi Gras One enterprising member, DORO- February 4 was a huge success. LEAH pigeons, airplanes being what they LIERSCH was Chairman of our booth— are! Like BETTY McNABB, Georgia 7/11—and found LYNN COULTHARD, Recommended Changes Chapter Reporter, I too received my FLORENCE FRASER, FREDA BRE- list of “Boo boots.” Our hearts go To Constitution/By-Laws ISE, and DOTTIE SANDERS helping out to PEG and her poor printer. She must face the 20th with one large head­ to take turns in manning our booth. To Resolutions Chairman By LYNN’S costume represented the Gay ache! ’20’s and DOTTIE SANDERS cam e March 25 We held our last meeting in Fallon as Pussy Galore, with a blonde wig on February 10th with DOROTHY STAUFF flying LOIS WILLIAMS, thus eventually closing the airport. Dinner will be awaiting them at the LOIS BROWN, and JUDY HISLE Los Angeles Chapter members have quaint Pine Inn. During their stay down in her Cessna 210. D E B A E R been among those active in support they will also have breakfast in Pacific flew JANE JANSSEN and ELAINE of this important, historical airport; Grove at Lover’s Point Inn overlooking BROWN down in the Travel Air. (Some writing and urging others to write Monterey Bay. Eddie’s Mobil Service let down after having flown GOVER­ to the City Council, and attending the will fill up their car with gasoline NOR LAXALT to Elko and back on meetings. One of our members, LYNNE while they are in Pacific Grove. They the previous day. Her landings are a OPPER, spoke as a representative air­ will have lunch and dinner at Neil joy! She said they weren’t as lov-a-lee port tenant. The Council is to give a DeVaughn’s and the exotic Outrigger, on the previous day. Do you think decision on February 28. both on Cannery Row in Monterey, the “THE GOV’s” arm around the back Among items of discussion at our area featured in JOHN STEINBECK’S of her chair affected her coordina­ February 14 meting were the plans for book of the same name. There’ll be tion?) a two-cent-a-pound airlift on "Santa another lunch on Fisherman’s Wharf New member MARCIA STANFORD, Monica Airport Youth Day.” April 8. at Neptune’s Table. Grayline’s will arrived from Tahoe in a 172. W e w ere Numerous items were reported by take them on a conducted tour of all welcomed by FRAN GUSTAVSON, LYNNE OPPER and ANN LODWIG, the area and Del Monte Aviation will PAT HENNING, and our newest 99 who attended the January meeting give them an air tour. There will also member, JO CROMWELL, all of Fal­ of the California Council of Aviation be the traditional “99 Goodie Bag” ! lon. We immediately set to work on the Associations in Pemora, flying over in DOROTHY BANZHAF and 49% er Fun Race plans and were delighted to A N N ’S C-170, and driving back. (?S a y BOB have gone to Ethopia for 3 years. hear of all the local support we have again ?) SUE JOHNSON has replaced her as received toward trophies and prize ELOISE BREESE, Chairman of the News Reporter. GERI HALFPENNY money. PAT HENNING took time out U.C.L.A., Flying Club, has a really and 49%er NORMAN are the very from preparing our delicious lunch to Gung-Ho organization going, with proud owners of a new Cherokee 235. announce that she passed her Commer­ interesting programs scheduled, and cial written with flying colors. Congra­ a group who are willing to help avia­ NORTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER tulations, PAT! tion activities. Ruth Smith, Reporter LOIS BROWN, husband, and friends In March, SUSAN OLIVER will be After reading the February issue took their twin Comanche on a skiing making a trip around the country in on Ninety-Nine News, I an convinced trip to Alta. “Had a great time,” re­ an Aero Com m ander 200, in support of that Arizona had some of the best ports LOIS. FRAN GUSTAVSON was Easter Seals. SUSAN has also had weather in the nation during Janu­ just delighted with her news, having some aerobatic time, and pronounces ary. Nearly all of our members were been honored with a visit from “LY- rolls, loops, and Immelmanns just great out taking advantage of it too. GIE” HAGAN (Executive board mem­ in an open cockpit. BETH had a lovely jet flight back ber) who stopped in Fallon on her way BEULAH and BILL KEE have ac­ to Columbus, Ohio the latter part of home from Mexico. quired a Cessna Skylane, but unfor­ January. She reports that the food on This reporter would like to add that tunately have not been able to get the flight was wonderful and that it her 49%er finally broke down and checked out because of BILL’S severe was quite a change from flying in light let her actually do some touch and illness. We hope to hear soon that aircraft. The high mountains around go’s in the Cub. Having been a tri­ all is well, and they are up in the air Albuquerque looked like small mole­ cycle gear girl from the start. I lis­ again. hills from a height of 29,000 ft. tened in awe of the hazards of fly­ HELEN had several flights to ing a “Tail dragger.” I can only say, MONTEREY BAY CHAPTER Phoenix, some of them in a Piper that if you are one of the few who Sue Johnson, Reporter Cherokee. She recently flew the local haven’t tried it, you must; if only, Everyone please note: the mail­ CAP T-34 in a search for a local couple so you can nod wisely during the ing address of our Chapter Chairman, who were missing. They were found in hangar sessions of “The good old Helen Shropshire, was left out of the the Mormon Lake area. days.” Truly, it is a lot of fun and roster. Kindly address all communi­ JUNE, 49%er, and daughter CAROLE a great way to spend a Sunday p.m.! cations to her at P. O. Box 534, Paci­ with a friend, flew to Hermosillo, Son­ fic G rove, Calif. 93950. ora in December to attend a confer­ LOS ANGELES CHAPTER The lucky photographer who wins ence on mutual problems affecting Rachael Bonzon, Reporter our Holiday Award in the Aerial Photo­ general aviation and to promote bet­ “SAVE SANTA MONICA AIRPORT” graphic Contest will get two full plea- ter relations concerning flying, be­ So read the signs carried and the sure-filled, carefree days on the Mon- tween the United States and Mexico. ribbons worn by supporters of the air­ tery Penninsula for two people. If Sixty-Six JEAN KNOTT has all the port at the “jet noise protest meet­ they come by private aircraft, Mon­ required solo time completed, and is ings” where the Santa Monica City arch Aviation will roll out the red ready to start on her solo cross coun­ Council heard many speakers on both carpet and there will be no tie down try work. Made a trip to Page, Ariz. sides of the controversy. Some Santa fee. Avis will have a car waiting. Monday with TEX WRIGHT and had Monica and West Los Angeles resi­ They can have breakfast at the Gold­ planned to go to Holbrook Tuesday, but dents near the airport are hoping to en Tee Restaurant at the airport, then the wind was blowing much too hard. eliminate all jets, while operators and check in at the Sun Dial Lodge in JEAN plans to fly solo to the fly-in at businesses in the area contend that Carmel, which is just around the cor­ Francisco Grande with the Phoenix and banning jets entirely would kill nor­ ner from Ocean Avenue, famous for Tucson Chapters on February 19th. mal future growth and development, the most fascinating shops, anywhere. MARY ELLEN and WARREN have a new pilot in the family now. MARK received his licanse D ecem ber 17th. The LIKENS flew to Phoenix re­ cently-had a slow trip back though. Wind was 40 kts. from 030° and their heading was 040°, so looked as if they were flying backward. MARY had the pleasure of meeting RUTH REINHOLD when she flew to Holbrook not too long ago. My 49%er took BOB and JEAN KNOTT to Tucson the 4th and had lunch. We had though of flying to Nogales, but got started too late for that. Took another couple flying over the canyon of the Little Colorado, Grand Canyon, and Havasu Canyon, then to iPrescott for lunch. Further back, we took BOB: and 66 JESSYE KNOTT to Grand Canyon Caverns for lunch. This is a nice place to fly—you can taxi right up to the service sta­ tion and walk over to the restaurant. We feel that we accomplished a The Palomar Chapter proving that nearly all of their members participated great deal at our special meeting for in their recent air marking. the Powder Puff Derby. MARY VIAL and JUANITA NEWELL were there with their 49%ers and were so much help to us. Airport manager was there and reported that Flagstaff should have 62 new tie downs by that time and will also waive tie down fees for Derby participants as well as those who will fly in to help. BETH is the member of the month this time. She had her first lesson in August of 1949, and received her Pri­ vate license in January of 1951. At that time, she had no idea w hatever of going unto the flying business—just wanted to fly for fun. BETH has ap­ proximately 4,800 hrs. logged, and she received both her Commercial and Instructor ticket in 1956. Alm ost all the gals in the Chapter at present have been given instructions by Beth and a couple of gals who were charter members of our Chapter, but have dropped out. BETH enjoys gardening— Aerial view of the Palomar Chapter’s air marking at Oceanside. They tell us has several plants in one end of the they have a fabulous method for accomplishing the marking rapidly and hanger. The WRIGHTS have a inexpensively. “Spread” on the airport at Rimrock and can taxi right up to their trailer Our Air Marking Chairman, DORIS so it can be distributed to those there. JANISZ, did a fabulous job of plan­ Chapters who are interested in a ning the marking of the two airports. fast, easy, and inexpensive way to do PALOMAR CHAPTER It takes her 45 minutes to lay it out the job. Mary M. Moons, Reporter on paper and approximately 3 hours for The splash-down at Lake Havasu Our Chapter really got rolling in us to lay it out on the runway and was a real thrill. The Seaplane Pilots Jaunary and February—we welcom­ give it two coats of paint. The girls Association offered rides to all of ed the new members, EVELYN ASH­ spent more time at Oceanside wait­ our group and instructions to those TON of Fallbrook and FLUELLEN ing for TV and news photographers who were interested. Those attending HOLLADAY of Rancho Santa Fe; air­ and posing for pictures than it took to were: MARY and BRAD PEARSON, marked two airports, Oceanside and do the actual work. DORIS is going to WANDA and DEAN MILLER, PAM Fallbrook; and attended a splash-down write up her method and submit it to and VICTOR VAN DER LINDEN who at Lake Havasu. the National Air Marking Chairman brought guests, STELLA and KEN- NETH HESSE, RUTH and JOE KNIE- FEI, MARY MOONS, NELL CONNOL­ LY, HILDA and BILL PETTROSS and their three children, and KAY WA3- SER (a prospective member) and her husband “RIP.” MARION and BOB AUBURN were taking movies for their next travel film. Sunday morning the seaplanes flew formation from the dam to the airport over the lake, a huge PBY leading with three Lakes and a Riviera stacked to the left. Mov­ ies were taken which will be shown at the next Seaplane Association meet­ ing. Other Trips taken recently by our members — DORIS JANTZ flew to Wichita, Kansas to bring back a brand new Cessna 172 in mid-Decem­ ber. TERRI POER and PAMELA VAN DER LINDEN flew to Cottonwood, Arizona on New Year’s Day and MARY and BRAD PEARSON, NELL and PAT CONNOLLY and others flew to La Paz and Puerto, Colorado for New Years. MARGARET LANG, San Diego !)!>, Co-chairman with MARIAN BANKS of the successful Mardi Gras Carnival Dance, and BOB DALE, popular radio SAN DIEGO CHAPTER and TV personality, master of ceremonies. Evelyn Briggs, Reporter Earhart Scholarship Fund, the AWTAR, SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER Two outer space explorers, appro­ and other Ninety Nine activities. Jeanne Day, Reporter priately named HUDSON, dropped in to win the couples costume prize. Whether we will be able to do Members are busy this month com­ puting and competing: computing VERNE WEAVER, a Flight Instructer, any more Air Marking work before points for our chapter awards in com­ scared the judges into giving him a the San Diego - Reno Fun Race re­ prize for his horror costume. Prize mains to be seen. Planning and pre­ petition with each other. Two awards winner, RUTH EBEY, our Chairman, paration for it will be taking quite a are made annually: the Woman Pilot of the Year award for flying activi­ made her very original “Snoopy” (with­ bit of our time and energy. Plan to ties, and the Trixie Schubert Award out the Sopwith Camel) from Peanuts enter — it’s lots of fun and only a for the member who has done the most Comic. There were many beautiful, one day race. Come enjoy the west, for the Chapter during the year. Win­ funny, and appropriate outfits. One see historic Reno and lovely San couple had revolving beacons on their Diego, June 10, 1967. See notice else­ ners will be presented with their troph­ ies at the Award Banquet on March heads. Everyone was gay, danced, where for details. chatted, and played games. All of We’re very proud of another Chapter 11. which helped to make our Mardi Gras member. She is one of the top women AUDREY SCHUTTE reported an epi­ Carnival Dance held at Montgomery soaring pilots. We’d like to see her sode for TV’s Felony Squad was re­ Field in Spider's Hangar, Feb. 4, a more often, but soaring and her work cently filmed at her office, and that hugh success fun-wise and DOLLAR- take much of her time. You’ll under­ HOWARD DUFF is soooo nice. The WISCE. MARIAN BANKS and MAR­ stand why when you see the list of Cessna 172 that AUDREY will fly in GARET LANG were co-chairmen (hats her accomplishments. She holds two the AWTAR was used in the filming. off to them), BOB DALE of Radio and U. S. National Feminine single place MARGE MORONG reports that she T.V. (Zoorama) fame and also a pilot records, U. S. National Goal 226.6 miles, still has not checked out in her new taught by our BETTY LAMBERT, was a goal and return record of 248.8 miles. Bonanza, which hubby has been mono- Master of Ceremonies. There were She has earned the gold badge with noiizing, so she has been spending her booths for skill games where play one diamond, FAI awards. She is at­ time soaring at Tehachapi. money could be won to be turned in tempting to get the distance record EDDIE WHITE reports that she for real prizes at the prize booth. for 312 miles. Her soaring plane is a has made lotes of local area flights, Dancing was continuous. We were espe­ Zugvogel IIIB. Besides traveling quite including trips to Brackett, Hesperia, cially happy to see out-of-towners a good distance by car to find good Apple Valley, Palm Springs, and Ven­ FRAN BERA and party, and others soaring conditions many weekends, she tura. from the Los Angeles—Long Beach also puts in much time as the Soaring MARY HOLLAWAY brought three area, Palomar, and El Cajon Chapt­ Society’s Governor for Southern Calif­ guests; BONNIE JAMES and ERLENE ers. Most of the Chapter members ornia, and is also secretary for the PERCEK who work at Sky Roamers, were engaged in preparing or working San Diego Glider Club. and GLORIA McHUGH. MARY is glad in this fund-raising activity to help Ed Note—don’t keep us in suspence that her doctor released her tie-down swell our contributions to the Amelia —who is she?? ropes. BETTY STORRS and family flew CATHY BLACK has been giving lo­ BOB had other plans for their De­ the Twin Apache to Jackson Hole cal flights to her fellow teachers and bonair) . for a skiing vacation, and had to getting them interested in flying. Also attending were EV HENDLEY, enjoy being weathered in for a few FLORENCE DITTMAR and EM LAURA MAY CRAWFORD, JERRY days. SANDERS have done some local fly­ UNDERWOOD, JEANENNE THOMP­ BETTYE FRY attended the CCAA ing. SON, and BILLIE WYATT from Mo­ meeting at Brackett, and also visited NITA LOVELESS just completed her desto, MARIE McDOWELL from Gus- her mother at Hemet. annual proficiency check with Sky tine, and PAULINE CHRISTENSEN LIZ CROWLEY enjoyed a flight to Roam ers. from Merced. Palm Springs. LINDA DEiNSMORE has been taking Speaking of winds, the recent storm MARTHA FLAHERTY has sold her dual for refresher and really prac­ which did so much damage to planes airplane, so travels commercial these ticing greasing her taildragger onto at Stockton Airport was also respon­ days. the runway. sible for grounding MARIE for several months. Her plane was parked in a MARILYN ARNOLD took a secre­ JEANNE DAY'S rtturn from Bull­ new hanger at Gustine Airport. A tary up and now has her enthusiastic head City at night found her above strong gust lifted the hangar doors about flying. a hole in the overcast, and required and roof cleanly up, over the back AULENE HALL has checked out in an 8000-foot spiral to get down and un­ wall of the hangar, then dropped it a 182 and FRAN INGRAHAM braved der and into the airport. flying in and out of LAX. all on the road behind. Debris falling CAROLYN FORD has had time in off smashed the tail section of her LOIS MILES was proud to receive a Com anche 260 and FL O R A HUTCH­ Bonanza and also broke the main her first check from Ziff-Davis for her INSON now has 4 hours in a Luscombe. column on aviation. She has a spon­ spar of the right wing. She’s confining ELLEN TRINDLE said her 70-year sor for the Derby, and has been busy her work on her Instrument rating to old mother has accompanied her so checking out in planes, like the new book-leaming as a consequence. much that she is really savvy, and strutless 210 and the Cessna 150. SHIRLEY, too, is studying for her recently complimented ELLEN on a LOLA RICCI said there are some Instrument examination and recently crosswind landing using terms like days that a person just shouldn’t fly, took instruction from a Pan Am pilot. “ holding the downwind wing nicely and Most of her recent flights have been and she had one of those days for the crabbing.” Palomar Fly-In. When she wasn’t local because of the fog, but she VIRGINIA RAINWATER reported dodging 707s on final, she w as lining did get in one cross country to San that she had an eerie experience trying up on a housing tract instead of the Luis Obispo. to land at Agua Dulce, and couldn’t runway. Oh, well, she did well when JEAN reported on a meeting she, seem to gain control of the plane un­ she flew a twin to Fox in a 27 knot DORTHA BRIDGEFORD, and ELAINE til she diagnosed the problem as being crosswind. SMITH had with the Stockton Cham­ a long-legged passenger whose feet ber of Commerce at which plans for LORELI CANGIANO was pleased to were lodged under the rudder pedals! the Fall Sectional were advanced. The bring us up to date on the brother- ANNETTA SEYDEL got to ride on Chamber is being most cooperative in in-law who nearly fainted on his first the checkrides for United Pilots. helping us arrive at a varied and in­ plane ride (with LORELI last month). teresting schedule of activities. I’ll He has been telling everyone what have more on this next month, but a nice time he had and what a good dates are now firm —Sept. 15, 16, and pilot he had! SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER Helen McGee, Reporter 17. LOIS MAUER can report that occas- While attending the California Agri­ ionlly Apple Valley does NOT have For our February meeting, CHAR­ cultural Aircraft Association conven­ wind, because she was there on one LOTTE RYAN treated us to a tasty tion with her husband in San Diego, of those infrequent days! luncheon at her home in Modesto. LAVERNE helped with registration HELEN KEEL was welcomed to As if by plan the persistent valley and was interviewed by the San Diego membership and received her pin. She fog lifted but even so, only GEORGE Union as the wife of a crop duster. said she let her husband fly to Mon­ ANN GARMS from Palo Alto ana Not to be outdone, BOB, a Director of terey, but she flew back by herself. SHIRLEY MILLER with EVELYN the organization, appeared on local They both went to George AFB for a JOHNSON and JEAN MURRAY from television news programs. session in the altitude chamber. Stockton flew in. LA VERNE GUDGEL Other than that above, there’s not SHIRLEY KAY just got her license elected to drive because with head­ been much flying activity since my and has just checked out in her 182. winds of 20-30 knots, she’d be all day last report—that fog again. GEORGE She takes her M altese dog with her: she coming in her little Piper (husband ANN flew to Santa Barbara with her describes him as a “mop that moves.” 49% er MICKEY, EV to Fresno with ARDIE TRENHOLM flew to Mulege husband WALT, to visit their son at WANTED in a SkyKnight. Fresno State, and HELEN to Santa MARGARET WARD flew to Palomar More reports, pictures, ar­ Barbara. and to Santa Ynez. ticles of special interest I CHARLOTTE and BILL worked a VESTA MALBY said she flew one shuttle system to the Nut Tree Sunday tank dry, just for the experience, and SEND to PEG ONG, so they and their daughters could be that even when you are waiting for 2900 Rockbrook Dr., joined by two friends for dinner. Some­ times it seems we could all use larger the engine to die, it still comes as Plano, Texas 75074 a shock when all that silence hits you. planes. SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER ada from Central America, stopped at that MAURINE RICHARDSON, of Og­ Amy Sylvestri, Reporter Tucson International. Because of a den, has just passed her Commercial Here it is — almost the end of Janu­ problem, the pilot and his wife decided written examination; that LOUISE ary, and where has the time gone? to stay over. PAT NOLEN’S 49%er MORRISON is getting ready to take The following brief items will catch Truly a very nice guy, happened to be her Commercial Flight and that us up on the past two months. The at the airport and offered to take the NANCY REULING has mastered her November meeting was called to order couple in to town. On the way, lie instrument rating. One by one the by our new Chairman, PHYLLIS Canadians mentioned their problem and girls are climbing upward in their pro­ PIERCE, at the Menlo Park home of TRULY offered his business services. ficiencies of flight. ELLIE BAILEY. Announcement was His business? He’s Tucson’s foremost Our January meeting was held at made that MARY LAIL will be in exterminator. Their problem? Mice the home of NANCY REULING in Salt charge of arrangements for the 49% er in the aircraft. It was strictly coinciden­ Lake City. During the meeting, after celebration dinner to be held next tal, or was it just a “sneaky” way business matters were discussed, a M arch. of getting business, TRULY ? film was shown on “Motors and Ic­ JACKIE SACHEN gave a compre­ PATSY BROOKS, never at a loss ing.” Those present beside our hos­ hensive and interesting report on the for something challenging to keep her tess were: JANE ANDREASON, BAR­ meeting of the National Women’s Ad­ on her toes, is taking a course in aero­ BARA BARLOW, LYLE BECKSTRAND visory Committee on Aviation which she batics in a Citabria, at Ryan Field. She VINA GRAHAM, CARYL KNOWLTON attended in Washington, D. C. A report reports that she is “having a ball.” VIRGINIA LAVIN, ALBERTA NICH­ by PHYLLIS PIERCE on the four JAN ENGLEHAKT has passed her OLSON, MAXINE NIELSON, MAR­ airports in our area, showing major Commercial written, and expects to GERY PETERSON, MAURINE RICH­ improvements during the past year, take the flight test any day now. Her ARDS, VIRGINIA STREETER, ELO- received the most complimentary com­ 49% er HARRY, has taken over man­ ISE WILCOX, LUCILE CHRISTOP­ ments from this Committee. agement of Francisco Grande airport— HERSON, and a guest. JACKIE PETTY is going to work as this is connected with the San Fran­ During January, we were delighted our new Air Marking Chairman. cisco Giants’ beautiful hotel-motel to see, on Coast to Coast T.V. program The Fall Sectional at Newport Beach, training site West of Casa Grande. “What’s my Line,” our Governor from Calif., was attended by PAT GLAD­ The ENGLEHARTS say “y’all come” the British Section, SHELIA SCOTT. NEY, PATTIE SHERWOOD, NATALIE and see the new set-up. The near During ALBERTA NICHOLSON’S re­ BOSSIO, VIVIAN ESSLER, MARIAN future promise paving of the strip and cent vacation at Palm Springs, she BARNICK, ALICE TAYLOR, and MAR- erection of a building. was delighted to meet again the form­ DO CRANE. PAT GLADNEY accepted Last year, SHIRLEY MARSHALL, er Chairman of Coachella Valley Chap­ the trophy our Chapter won for the PAT NOLEN, and MEG GUGGOLZ ter, ILIA MAE CAROSELL. It is such most flying hours by profgessional pi­ celebrated SHIRLEY’S birthday at San fun to meet Ninety Nines from other lots — and are we proud. Carlos, Sonora. A toast was made to chapters! Great fun was had by all who made celebrate every year for the next hun­ Our February meeting was held at ir to Salinas for the Fly-In. After dred years. This year was the first the Kitty Hawk dining room of the lunch the Monterey Bay Chapter chal­ installment on that hundred. The cele­ new terminal building at Salt Lake lenged our Chapter to a Spot Landing brants tell of a “buenas compleanos.” Airport. The new Chairman and her contest. The winners were: 1st Place— MARY MARTIN, our Chairman, and workers were our hosts for dessert. MARY LAIL; 2nd Place — GERRI SHIRLEY MARSHALL are energetic Afterward the group made a tour of HALFPENNY of the Monterey Bay leaders in Vanguard Squadron in the the Salt Lake Tower and radar faci­ Chapter; 3d Place — NATOLIE BOS­ Civil Air Patrorl, which has been se­ lities which proved to be most inter­ SIO. A perpetual trophy was awarded lected as the No. 1 squadron in the esting. The following members were the first place winner by our Chapter Arizona Wing. They’ve really work­ in attendance: and an RON kit was awarded her by ed for that recognition! DOT JENKINS MARGERY PETERSON from Gunni­ the Monterey Bay Chapter. Cash a- was privileged to sit on a Board of son, MAXINE NIELSON from Spring wards were also given all three place review with Arizona Wing — a very ville, MAUREEN RICHARDSON, JOAN winners. interesting experience. WILLIAMS, VINA GRAHAM, and The annual Xmas Party at PAT ELOISE WILCOX from Ogden, LU­ GLADNEY’S was the usual great suc­ UTAH CHAPTER CILE CHRISTOPHERSON from Provo cess. L. Christopherson, Reporter and the following girls from Salt Lake About 30 99s and guests attended the From deep in the heart of the Rock­ City; CARYL KNOWLTON, GINI Zonta-sponsored Amelia Earhart dinner ies, where the mountain ski depth STREETER; KAY BEER, LYLE at the Oakland International Airport is averaging from 72 to 81 inches, we BECKSTAND, JANE ANDREASON, on January 20. FRED GOERNER, au­ send greetings. Now that February is BARBARA BARLOW, ALBERTA thor of the book “Search for Amelia here we have wonderful blue skies that NICHOLSON, KAYE COLEMAN, Earhart” was the speaker. It was a becken our Chapter members into JACK'IE SAWYER, NANCY REULING, most interesting and enjoyable even­ the air. and as guests JONU CROW and DON­ ing. It is with pleasure that we learn NA ODEKIRK. We know that many Ninety Nines TUCSON CHAPTER will be visiting in the U. S. during Dorothy Jenkins, Reporter Next NEWS Deadline the coming Spring and Summer. Let Several weeks ago, a Comanche, on M arch 20th us know when you will be in Utah— its way back home to Alberta, Can­ we would like to meet with you! sights very few Australians have ever Survey Work, 200 miles from the coast, even dreamed of seeing. out over the Pacific Ocean. Re: the Australian CHRISTINE HENDERSON plans to Cost of Travel from Australia to U. S., Section be in U.S.A. next month I am told. the $730.00 (US.$) mentioned, is only She is just about all prepared to fly to the West Coast, on a maximum of ☆ in the 1967 AWTAR; Wonderful CHRIS, 28 days return excursion. The cheapest ik we are all barracking for you. way then to get to Washington D.C., ALISON HOLLAND and ANNE is by U. S. Regional Airlines, on a Margaret Kentley, Reporter CARTER are two new members, both 21 day season ticket for $150.00 for We are all feeling very proud of hoping to be in Washington for the unlimited travel. This makes U. S. A.W.P.A. member, SUE FOLKS, who Convention. ANNE has to fly with $880.00 return to Washington from recently flew a Beech Debonair non­ CARMEL BROWN in the Powder Australia but it has to be within 28 stop from Sydney to Perth, over 2100 Puff Derby. We are all working hard days. miles! SUE just missed the Solo re­ for them. Be seeing you all in Washington, cord by only 7 minutes, and is the first GAEL HESKETH of Rotorua, New Cheerio. girl to make this flight solo, and non­ Zealand, has joined our Section. Some stop. of the office-bearers of the New Zea­ We are glad to welcome ESTHER land Air Woman’s Assoc., live in Ro­ MATHER as a new member. ESTHER torua, so now they will be kept up- has been re-elected Federal Presi­ to-date on 99 news. We hope GAEL BRITISH dent of the Australian Women Pilots will be in Washington with us. Assoc, for her third and final conse­ ROBIN MILLER got her Commercial SECTION cutive year. Esther is a proud Grand­ Licence in January, and BETH GAR­ mother and Librarian at the Univer­ RETT of Brisbane, got her Instru­ sity Women’s College. Before the War, ment Rating. Very sincere ocngratula- Janet Ferguson, Reporter tions to both of you. Both ratings de­ she was a crack aerobatic pilot and had First of all we must straighten out a most succesful team which perform­ mand a very high standard and a great the confusion in the February News, deal of work, here in Australia. ed at Air Pageants all over Queensland. reference our new members. I think She has lived in Melbourne for many After 4 years absence, ANNETTE the printer must have been thrown by years where her late husband was MURPHY has reinstated. We are so their English names or something! an airline pilot. glad to have her with us again. AN­ Anyway DELPHINE GRAY-FISK’S HAZEL KENNINGTON is back in NETTE has been N.S.W. State Presi­ name was lost completely although Queensland from her recent trip a- dent of the A.W.P.A. for the past 2 her “history” was there. DELPHINE round the World. We are looking for­ years. She has a pilot husband, which is the one who has been flying since ward to seeing her at our Autumn is a fairly rare species out here, and she was 11, obtained all her licenses Sectional on the 9th of April, at Sur­ we give him a very warm welcome at the minimum age, instructs at Luton fers Paradise. again as a 49% er. Flying Club, and flies the historian ROSEMARY ARNOLD was able to BARBARA SELBY BROWN has been aircraft of the Shuttleworth Collec­ entertain fellow Whirly-Girl and 99. regaling me with fantastic tales of her tion. DAPHNE POYNTER is the one HELEN GAMES and her husband BEN 7 weeks across Southern U. S., around who flies with the Tiger Club and of Indiana as they passed through the CARIBBEAN, and up and down glides, is a micro-analyst in a research Sydney in February. BEN tells a good South America. She tells us of the laboratory, and a member of the Wo­ tale of ferrying a Lake Amphibian wonderful party CLAIRE WALTERS mens Royal Naval Reserve. That sets from U. S. to England, via every avail­ and BETTY FAUX took her to, just the records straight. Now for the able airport, as the range was very before Christmas, at the magnificent news. limited. In England, its new Australian home of T.V. personality, TOM DAWES We’re very happy that YVONNE owner, with a fairly new license, took and his lovely wife. The home is lo­ POPE has been chosen as our candi­ over and set out for home. It took him cated at Malbiu Beach, Beverly Hills, date for the Amelia Earhart Scholar­ a year to get here, amongst other and she m et RUTH RU ACKERT and ship. YVONNE has been flying for a many 99s there. Then a brief sojourn troubles, he was arrested on the way, good few years, and since the death and put in some foreign, jail! Maybe with the Jet Set at M iam i, before sail­ of her husband 10 years ago, she has International Travel isn’t as easy as ing around the Caribbean. In South worked full time in aviation, from we think International Relations being America, she was very pleased to instructing, through Air Traffic Con­ what they are! meet ANESIA MACHADO, the Dean trolling (YVONNE was the first wo­ I made two slips in last month’s of all Women Pilots, while in Rio. man Ministry of Aviation Controller), news. BERYL YOUNG is now stationed She was fascinated by the wonderful to airline flying. She is currently flying in Rockhampton, while flying the IFR fashions in Buenos Aires, and was as First Officer with Morton Air Service flown around Cape Horn in a 310. and needs an Airline Transport Pilots by friends from Peru. She visited the Recommended Changes License before she can be promoted historic Inca Cities, the dramatic, to Captain. YVONNE is a wonder­ To Constitution/By-Laws tumbling Iguassu Falls in Brazil, and ful example of a dedicated pilot as the 2000 ft., Angel Falls in Venezuela. To Resolutions Chairman By well as a devoted mother to her two During her magic carpet trip, she sons, and we couldn’t be more pleased crossed the Andes four times, saw March 25 that she is representing us in the 15 Bull Fights and many fantastic Amelia Earhart Scholarship. I hinted last month that yet another TREASURER — FREIDA VEACH Bahamas in their Commanche (CF- Ninety Nine might have joined the air­ (MRS. G. J.). UYR) with some interesting stories. plane brigade. I have now confirmed In the First Canadian Chapter we She met 99 RUTH BLISS with 49%er this: CLAIRE ROBERTS, one of our have: Chairman — SYBIL DUNN ELLIOT and 99 CHARLOTTE McCOL- founder members, is flying for Dan (MRS. C. J.); Secretary — ESME WIL­ LUM and her 49% er JIM, while in Air (the company for whom BERYL LIAMS (Mrs. JOHN); Treasurer, Long Island, Bahamas, and reports a SANDERS does contract flying). BARBARA BROTHERTON (MRS. good time had by all. CLAIRE is flying as First Officer on THOMAS); Scrapbook Chairman, EDITH BERRY, now working on her Ambassadors while 49% er CHRIS FREIDA VEACH (MRS. G. J.); Head Twin endorsement, spent a few weeks keeps their company, Chrisair, going of Membership Committee, JEAN MAC in Vancouver. and makes plans for the summer sea­ DONALD and JUDY GRAY; Head of PHYLLIS MILLER is working trust­ son with their historic aircraft the de Ways and Means Committee; MARY fully on her Commercial rating. Havilland Dragon. This now makes LINDSAY. Yours truly, ferried a Cessna 185 five girls — all Ninety Nines - flying We had our first big social get-to­ from New Orleans, Louisiana to Tor­ for airlines: YVONNE POPE, ELIZA­ gether on January 19th at Buttonville onto last month. A ferry permit does BETH OVERBURY, BERYL SAND Airport. Twenty-seven girls were in at­ not allow night flying, as you know, ERS, CLAIRE ROBERTS, and . . . the tendance, half of whom were 99 mem­ so as a result I was weathered down 5th we will report on next time! bers — the rest of course were po­ in New Orleans for 1 week (which in­ We had a pleasant meeting in Janu­ tential 99 members. A car load of girls cluded New Years) not being able to ary — a film show at the Kronfeld cam e 200 m iles from Chatham, Ontar­ get out in the daytime due to almost Club. The Kronfeld is a friendly place io for the event. EDITH DENNY zero visability. I have to admit it in a London basement where gliding flew in with her Aztec and 99 mem­ wasn’t to hard to take! It was a very and light aviation enthusiasts can meet, bers; JEAN MAC DONALD, JUDY experiencing trip! I am presently work­ hear lectures, see films, and have a GRAY, EDITH BERRY, and EVELYN ing on my Twin rating and Instrument drink. Member of the Tiger Club and BROWN on board. Coffee and donuts endorsement. the British Women Pilots Association were served and Buttonville Airport Our Chairman of the First Chapter, were invited and we saw “Wings and management provided the lunch and SYBIL DUNN has started her twin en­ the Woman” , the feature film on AMY use of their lovely new facilities. dorsement, while ELAIN MAGEE has JOHNSON’S ilfe, “Stamp of Friend­ A few of our girls have been getting almost completed her night endorse­ ship”, and clips from newsreels on around as of late: FREIDA VEECH ment. SHELIA’S round-the-world flight and and hubby GEORGE had a successful our Thanksgiving Eve Party. Our Of course EDITH DENNY and spouse trip in their Mooney (CF-MMQ). Their thanks to SHEILA for arranging for WALLY, who as usual, have been first leg was to Kansas City on Xmas, these films to be shown and to PAM­ flitting back and forth to Akron, Ohio then Phoenix, and Las Vagas on Janu­ ELA HUNTLY and LEMINA GORDON in their Aztec (CF-SKY). They will be ary 3rd. FREIDA reports a lovely time for their part in the evening’s proceed­ at the time this appears in the News spent with all Phoenix Chapter of the ings. Letter, well into their 2 month trip 99s, who m ade an effort and turned which com m enced on February 6th, to Speaking of SHEILA SCOTT, our up to meet her within a few hours no­ the Caribbean, West Indies, Venezuela, Governor has just been on another tice; sounds delightful! Colombia, Central America, and Mex­ quick trip to the U. S. for radio and DORIS KORBY, spouse JOHN, and ico, - ‘sounds great!!! TV appearances. Seems like she can’t their two children had a good trip to We enjoyed a membership meeting keep away from your country! (I don’t The Breakers, Vero Beach, Florida; at EDITH DENNY’S home on Janu­ blame her, either). despite the, and I quote “lousy weath­ ary 31st. Plans w ere m ade for the er” , in their 182 (CF-KQX). future and essentials discussed follow­ HILDA DEVERIAUX, who is work­ ed by a lovely luncheon as well as ing on her Commercial license, and hus­ swimming in their gorgeous indoor band ALFRED, just returned from a swimming pool. A good time was had CANADIAN trip to the West Coast and also got in by all! some flying in Las Vagas while there. It is also interesting to note, that SECTION BARBARA BROTHERTON and hus­ six of us girls have Float Plane en­ band TOM just returned from the dorsements: EDITH BERRY, ELAIN MAGEE, JEAN MAC DONALD, EDITH DENNY, JUDY GRAY, and PHYLLIS FIRST CANADIAN CHAPTER WANTED MILLER. That in itself, in the beauti­ Lynne Thompson, Reporter ful Country of Canada, is most re­ warding. We’re off the ground with a good More reports, pictures, ar­ start - enthusiasm soaring! I wish to ask the girls if they have ticles of special interest! news that would help our news report, We are pleased to present our Can­ would they please send it along to me; SEND to PEG ONG, adian Section Officers as follows: Gov­ LYNNE THOMPSON, Suite 812, 695 ernor — EDITH DENNY (MRS. A. 2900 Rockbrook Dr., Martin Grove Rd., Weston, Ontario, W); vice-Govemor — FLORA MUR­ or phone 249-1923 Weston. PHY (MRS. J. D.); Secretary — Plano, Texas 75074 We have a great many plans in JEAN MAC DONALD (MRS. D. R.); process and enthusiasm GALORE!!! Kay Janks, Reporting of an American Ninety Nine, JESSIE I was born KAY CALDECOTT on WIMMERS from Phoenix, Arizona. She SOUTH AFRICAN (he 23rd of March 1924 here in Johan­ is an instructor at our club. JESSIE nesburg, South Africa. During the last is really a lovely person. I hope she SECTION war, I was a Radio Operator and In­ likes us and South Africa and stays structor for four years in the Airforce. a long time. In 1945 I married LIONEL JANES. That’s all for now. We now have four childden, ages 18 Happy Flying Yvonne Lourens, Reporter years (son), 17 years (daughter), 14 Kay Janks JEANETTE VAN GINKEL of Johan­ years (son), and 12 years (daughter). nesburg is a mother of three. Her Hobbies and interests are sewing husband is a director of an aviation and knitting. I make all my own cloth­ company operating from Rand air­ es and for our daughters. Drawing and NEW ENGLAND port, and who is, of course, also a modelling, when I can find the time. pilot and Instructor. I play the piano, organ and accordian. SECTION She has logged over 250 hours and Sports — swimming and dancing. We holds a Private Pilot’s license. Much of have a pool in our back garden and her flying has been carried out on LIONEL and I go dining and dancing ferry flights in the Cape where she about once a week. There is one party ferried various types of light aircraft. that is held once a month that we THINK 99 SECTIONAL... She is taking up aerobatics which her never miss. It is the “Solo Party” held at our flying club “Grand Central". Re­ husband is teaching her—talk about a New England, that is! husband teaching his wife to drive! cently I started writing short stories for our club magazine and what’s The best of aerobatic luck to you, APRIL 15 & 16 JEANETTE! more, they were accepted and printed. Before her marriage she was a bal­ FLYING: I started on the 19th of let teacher, and she is still active in March 1964. Not a soul knew except my husband and our children. I worked to­ the S. A. Girl Guide movement and CONNECTICUT CHAPTER instructs her Brownies weekly. wards and received my license on the 22nd of July, 1964 (our wedding anni­ Ruth P. Buckley, Reporter Flying as a hobby suits JEANETTE versary). We had a party that night We are going to make use of the just fine — she is a member of the alternate meeting date this month. Johannesburg Branch of the Women’s and I proudly exhibited my Flying License to our friends and relatives This two-week postponement was Aviation Association, and joined the made necessary by a snowfall that was Ninety-Nines in 1966. who were horrified — This unforseen rather abundant. Therefore, our news MURIEL GARROW is secretary to reaction slowed things up completely until D ecem ber 1965 when I renewed is concerned with the activities, perip­ a charter company and flying school my license, only this time my husband heral and concurrent, of several mem­ operating from Rand Airport. had started flying as well. On the 15th bers. Her career as a qualified nursing of N ovem ber 1966, we becam e the PEG DAVIDSON presented the 1966 sister came to an end when the fly­ proud owners of a beautiful Chero­ ing bug bit her. Another winner of Powder Puff Derby film before a kee Six, ZS EMB, red and white. monthly meeting of the Connecticut the annual Slabbert Bursary organiz­ Now, that is not the end of our story, ed through the Johannesburg Branch Pilots Association. The film and her only the beginning. It so happens that of the Women’s Aviation Association, commentary were very well received, a sister of mine (who happens to be she has now logged 80 hours as a Pri­ and there were many interested and in­ telligent questions afterwards, PRIL vate pilot. married to my husband’s brother) settled in San Francisco six years ago. LOVE RIDGE and prospective mem­ With only 28 hours to her credit They have four children, three of whom MURIEL won the Bertha Solomon ber, NINA HETMAN attended the meet­ have married Americans. So, we visit Trophy at the National Women’s Cham­ ing, as well as PEG’S husband, Don. America fairly often. The next time pionships at Brits during 1965, and CYNTHIA KEMPER has been asked we go to the States together, we’ll came in third in the senior open event to present an assembly program on hire a plane and fly to the places we of the day. general aviation to Fairfield Woods want to visit. She is a m em ber of the Johannes­ Junior High School at the end of the burg branch of the Women’s Aviation Actually, we do have friends in the month, and to acquaint them with Association, and joined the Ninety- U.S.A. who are flying types, SALLY the purpose of the 99s. Nines in 1965. and ABBOTT BUEGELEISEN. SALLY We wish a special welcome to NAN­ writes “Skirts" in the magazine “Fly­ At the S.A. Private Pilot’s Cham­ CY HOPKINS TIER, Charter Mem­ ing” . We are hoping that they will be pionships held at Durban during July ber of the 99s, who has moved to our guests here in sunny South Africa this year, M U R IE L w as runner-up Lakeville, Conn. and has transferred some time this year. in the over 60 hours flying tim e class. into our group. Another bit of news is the arrival MURIEL, like all the other Ninety- CHRIS WINZER is to be congratu­ Nines taking part in these champion­ lated! She worked long and hard on ship, flew well, walked o ff with hon­ Plan Ahead For her ATR written work, and passed it ors, and generally had a ball. They first time with FLYING colors! We certainly give good parties in Dur­ YOUR Spring Sectional were so delighted to hear of this ac­ ban. complishment. CHRIS is also pictured on the cover of “County” magazine on commercial, and ISABEL bussed it presented in the Fourth Annual Ba­ for November, complete with five-page back to Boston to wait out the storm - hama Treasure Hunt. Among the en­ story. CHRIS is well known as an In­ then returned by bus to get her plane— tries were SELMA CRONAN, ARAX structor in Conn., and at AOPA Clinics and on to Denver to pick up her pas­ SIMSARIAN, and MINA ELSCHNER up and down the East Coast. sengers. That's better than walking from thise Chapter, joining PAGE Our meeting will be February 28th the floor for several days! SHAMBURGER, Carolinas Chapter in Hartford. With the LAR coming to Chairman FRAN PORTER surprised and prospective pilot, JUNE HESS of Brainard, well be meeting with a her husband STEVE on their anniver­ New York City. BEA HAYDU, whose representative from the Chamber of sary with an oil painting of their “yel- application is now being processed Commerce and CLIFF SCHAFFER yow bird” Navion, painted by our for membership and should be our new­ of Hartford Airmotive to go over plans talented member MARY SHAY. Their est 99 by the time this appears in for race day. mutual gift was a 7-weeks old Dachs­ print, was also on the “Hunt” with hund puppy who has reorganized their her husband in their Cessna 310. No­ household — but loudly! body from the group won anything but EASTERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER they report they “had a ball.” Lois Auchterlonie, Reporter A group of Cub Scouts toured the Hansom AFB, and visited the parachute Our peripatetic members are all PAUL BENZAQUIN, columnist of room, weather bureau, control tower, heading south. BARBARA BROTHER- Boston-Herald and radio personality Fire station (witnessed a two-alarm TON, who recently moved to Canada, of WEEI, spoke at the February dinner run), and then inspected a Cessna at CHARLOTTE McCOLLUM and RUTH meeting for Chapter members, hus­ the civilian terminal under PAT JONES BLISS and respective 49%ers met in bands, and guests. His antecdotes of watchful eye. the Bahamas for a mid-winter vaca­ his daily radio program were inter­ With the AWNEAR being held at Nor­ tion. JULIE VOM SAAL, our Chapter esting and amusing. PAUL is an active wood in May, members are busy with Chairman, with 49% DR. FRED and pilot and his snooping for an aviation arrangements and doing their “ spring daughter TINA, took off on Jan. 21 for story led to the unexpected discovery flight planning.” St. Croix, Virgin Islands for two weeks of his own “loager’s heart” . The story of sunshine; to be joined on the 25th of his improvement inspired several by MINA ELSCHNER, (who spent the “loafers at heart” in the group — who first three weeks in January franti­ we understand are consicientiously do­ cally cooking enough food for the ing their daily dozen these days! N.Y-N. freezer to last HOWARD through her Among those present were MR. and SECTIOI va cation ). MRS. STANLEY SELIG of Montreal, “A Way Up Ninety-Nine Speaking Canada, in Boston for a business va­ GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER About a Way Down Under Trip; ” that’s cation trip, and guests of CHRIS Dolores M. Madden, Reporter KAY BRICK, who was our guest speak­ SEAVER. The editor of the New Eng­ First a word of thanks from your er at the Feb. 14th meeting at the land Sport Aviation News, MR. WALT new Reporter to CHARLOTTE Mc- Jets Club, International, Hotel Elysee LEONHARDT and his wife were guests COLLUM for so ably preparing copy in Manhatton. KAY recently co-piloted of PAT and DON JONES. PAT con­ for the Ninety-Nine News this past on a fabulous trip to New South Wales tributes a 99 column in each monthly year. in a new Queen Air. The plane will issue. “The Stamp of Friendship,” the new be used as an aerial ambulance. Our Welcome aboard to two new mem­ movie telling of the commemorative congratulations to KAY on her com­ bers—MARGE WILDER and LANDON stamp issued in honor of AMELIA mendation by the FAA for her work YOUNG. MARGE flies out of Peppe- EARHART, was shown by our new with AWTAR. rell, Mass., and holds a Private license. Governor, KAY HILBRANDT, twice For Christmas the Chapter was hap­ LANDON flies from Norwood Airport, in January to Zonta Club members and py to welcome four (almost five) new has her Commercial, and is working was also shown to Women’s Interna­ members to our group. Minute intro­ on Instrument and Helicopter ratings. tional Aeronatical Association during ductions; VALERIE HNOT, Manhat- We are sorry to lose Lt. HELEN a speech given at the Wings Club in ten, a secretary with Avon Cosme­ DELANEY, who is transferring April New York. The Chapter purchased the tics; DOROTHY KIRBY, Martinsville, 1 to the Naval Hospital at St. Al­ film for use in the greater Metropolitan N. J., (49%er ROBERT) is with Bell bans, New York. HELEN is an occu­ area. Telephone Laboratories as a program­ pational therapist with the USN Medi­ DORIS RENNINGER, past Governor mer and the KIRBYS have just pur­ cal Corp. of our Chapter and now a member of chased a Comanche 250; DORIS STOLL A Florida winter vacation beckoned the Executive Board addressed the (MRS. FRED) of Chappaqua, N. Y. ALICE and HARLEY MANSFIELD, “Sales and marketing Executives of who does her flying in her Cherokee but unscheduled inclement weather Long Island” in November, and the 6; and PAT BLUM, (MRS, ROGER) necessitated their flying on four wheels Huntington Kiwanas in February, Sub­ of Searsdale, N. Y. The BLUMS have —all the better to retrieve ten tropical ject; The Ninety-Nines, Helicopters, three children and own a Comanche plans, which ALICE “babied” all the and Helicopts. 250 which they base at White Plains way back for her new house. The Ninety-Nines were well re- Airport. ISABEL BLODGETT went winging SALLY BUEGELEISEN, author of toward Colorado with daughter and son- Plan Ahead For the wonderful column “Skirts Flying” in-law, only to meet impassable weath­ in Flying Magazine, was the guest er in Pennsylvania during one of YOUR Spring Sectional speaker at a Zonta meeting recently. “those” storms! Her passengers went SHELIA SCOTT visited our area in February and we were happy to see ty Airport to the Cock and Bull Restau­ her on “To Tell The Truth.” SHELIA k?>IMDDlE EAST rant in Lahaska, Pa., for lunch followed also visited Teterboro Airport and by the meeting. A tour of the sur­ rfiet with KAY BRICK , BARBARA £ 4 ^ SECTION rounding Peddler’s Village a number EVANS, MARION LOPEZ, SELMA of unusual shops, was also included. CRONAN, KAY HILBRANDT, and visi­ CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Those present were: ALICE MEISEN- tor ENA AYERS, 99 m em ber from CHAPTER HEIIMER, who took the course on San Francisco and form er m em ber of Marion Dunlap, Reporter engines offered by Lycoming at Wil­ N.Y. - N.J. section. In a recent meeting of our Chapter, liamsport, Pa., the week after Christ­ IRENE KEITH leaves for San Fran­ we appeared on WFBG Television at mas when most people were snow­ cisco M arch 14th, as N ew Y ork State Atlanta, Penna. Our newest member bound . . . MAUVINE BARNES, who is Delegate to the National Convention SELMA BRANDE from Atlanta planned planing to fly the IAR with HELEN of the Air Force Association. She is the meeting which was quite exciting PRICE; MAUVINE’S 49V2er, JIM, a then leaving for Honolulu for a three and interesting. Guest speaker was Research Engineer for Mobil Oil, join­ weeks stay. MR. VINCE DAVIS, who brought with ed us for lunch . . . NANCY DIE- him a former female student who has MAND and LIBBY DUVAL, who have The NACAL (Navy Art Corporation obtained all kinds of ratings from Pri­ volunteered to help MARY MYERS Liaison Committee) painting of the vate to Instrument license within one with Impounding in Atlantic City in Blue . Angels by MARION LOPEZ is year and two weeks. It would be nice July and are flying a Cherokee in being shown throughout the United if we all were able to accomplish this the IA R . .. ANNE SHIELDS and States. Another of M ARIO N ’S paint­ kind of achievem ent. HELEN ZUBROW, another pair enter­ ings titled, “The Grand Canal” has Our Christmas party was lots of ing the IAR and they, too, will be appeared in a book called “The Sketch­ fun this year. It was in the form of helping with the AWTAR. Start by book and its Uses” by REX BRANDT. a dinner dance with lots of good food handling weather briefing at Atlantic Add another Talented 99, SELMA and lots of dancing. There were sev­ City . . . BERTIE PETERSON with CRONAN, whose book for children “A eral door prizes awarded to a few a brand new Commercial rating, flew Helicopter can Be” has just been pub­ lucky people. The big prize being a the Bonanza with GEORGE in the lished by Random House. The book, portable television set. Bahamas Treasure Hunt . . . BETH profusely illustrated, is being used as Our Chapter Secretary CAROLYN STURTEVANT and BARBARA FAR- a 1st Grade Reader. “ What is an Air­ HARBOLIS attended two meetings in QUHARSON flew in with ELAINE Mc- plane” and two others are in various Washington D. C., one in November GARRY, who is working on her In­ stages of preparation. and one in January for the planning strument and hopes to fly a Com­ of the 1967 Convention. anche 250 in the AW TAR . . . Attending Aero Game Feeding for 1967 is sche­ her first meeting was SANDY ORR NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY SECTION duled for January 29, February 19, of Bethlehem, Pa. wife of a surgeon Honey Kate Trattler, Reporter M arch 5 and M arch 19 from the Mid- who also flies and a licensed Phar­ ELLIE McCULLOUGH, working now State Airport. In case of inclement macist, herself. SANDY has had Pri­ at Grumman’s, as Secretary to TOM weather for feeding on any scheduled vate license since Jan. ’66 and flies ATTRIDGE JR., reports that she en­ date, the game feeding operation will the family Musketeer out of Allen- joys her new job. ELLIE has just be held the following Sunday. The town-Bethlehem-Easton Airport . . . been appointed Secretary-Treasurer of Aero Game Feeding operation will ANN WINSOR and her daughter, SAL­ the Long Island-MacArthur Airport Bus­ be held the following Sunday. The LY .. . ELYSE CHAPMAN, a student inessmen’s Association. Aero Game Feeding Club of Pennsyl­ pilot from Holland, Pa., who flies out DOTTIE JULICH’S son, ROBERT, vania, Inc., is sponsoring this yearly of N. Phila. Airport . . . KATE MA­ graduated Fort Sill O.C.S. and took operation and all who can are urged CARIO and JOYCE ROGGIO who re­ his first flying lesson with Mama. to participate. ported on the program of Convention Seems he’s pretty good. DOTTIE had There are quite a few activities be­ plans after attending a meeting in a delightful time on the Bahama Trea­ ing planned for the next six months Washington, January 16th. sure Hunt in the fall. She had 16 pix which besides lots of work, should and 4 markers and just m issed 5th make for lots of good flying. WASHINGTON D. C., CHAPTER place. Next time? Rutli Freckleton, Reporter EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Congratulations due LILA HOWARD, If you need reassurance, open your CHAPTER new Commercial pilot. New, as well, to blue Membership Directory for the Kate Macario, Reporter the Ninety Nines are JOSEPHINE 99s and read the purpose of this organ­ O’BRIAN and MIMI REiHOR. We wel­ Our January meeting was arranged ization. Briefly, this is what Washing­ come them both to Long Island Chap­ by NANCY DIBMOND and included ton members are doing. If it isn’t our ter. transporation from Central Bucks eoun- full-time occupation, many of us are MARION ALICE WYATT brought an­ for jets or small aircraft. College Park other newcomer along to the last meet­ Airport located near the University Recommended Changes ing. He w ore helmet, goggles and of Maryland, is waging a battle to re­ flowing scarf - - - had a shiny black To Constitution/By-Laws main an airport. It has reached the nose, stood ten inches tall, and de­ point where the Mayor of College Park lighted all who met him. To Resolutions Chairman By has appointed a Committee to help pre­ serve the activities at the airport. Ed Note—Did the Red Baron show M arch 25 up too? The Wright Brothers taught there, and PAUL CAREER helped start the plans to marry soon and move to Ni­ WILLARD. The Pilot in Command tro­ air mail traffic from there. Our own caragua. phy, for the most hours flown in 1966 JACQUIE SMITH sent a telegram to Despite the weather, and the weather- also was awarded to our great Chair­ SENATOR BREWSTER on behalf of er man keeps changing his mind, HE­ man NANCY BEELAND. We all work the Chapter; while FRANCES NOLDE DY JAFFEE flew three different Satur­ a year gathering points towards these and MARYANN JESSUP wired the days toward Philadelphia only to be trophys and we feel that this stimu­ Mayor. LEAH STTNCHCOMB (Mary­ sent back by a 180° turn through FOG, lates towards these trophys and wc land Chapter) and MARYANN JESSUP SMOKE, and DRIZZLE. Finally, she feel that this stimulates a great deal attended the Council Meeting. To our made it with her new son-in-law of interest in our Chapter. We can’t personal knowledge, we reminisce that STANLEY HORN to meet her in-ilaws. all be race winners, but we can all per­ this controversy is similar to what The NEWSLETTER enthralls me— form services for our organization. has been going on in New Jersey for PEG ONG is doing a marvelous job. Our nomination for International of­ 25 years and in many other states I see names of many of my former ficers are as follows: BETTY Mc- where real estate near towns has be­ students and friends, was that “MARY NABB — Vice President, VIRGINIA come very valuable. Let's plan for our M. ANDERSON,” a renewal in Ten­ BRITT — Treasurer, JUANITA HAL­ future airports, girls. nessee, the former MARY MORRIS STEAD — Nominating Committee. We have a Scholar in our Chapter. As many of our members fly from from N. J., who had a Transport license SHIRLEY HANSEN, housewife, mo­ Virginia airports also, we are actively at one time? ther and 99 in continuing her educa­ helping to develop an airport in Fair­ See you at the Convention! tion and she earned such good grades fax County. Members involved also P. S. The Second honeymooners that we signed and sent her a scroll belong to WADA (Washington Air Der­ MITZI and GILL KELLER haven’t re­ with this poem written on it. by Association, and include: LAURA ported in. ZERENER, MITZI KELLER, VELTA However, JACQUIE SMITH flew TRIBUTE TO A SCHOLAR BENN, HAZEL DWIGGINS, BEA to Canada to visit her mother this The date 2/4 in the year ’67 WILDER, ADA MITCHELL (Mary­ week-end. Finds SHIRLEY HANSEN land), and RUTH FRECKLETON. In seventh heaven. Our February meeting took on an We send our praise and high regards, International atmosphere, when MARY­ For scholastic achievement ANN JESSUP served a cuisine that Worth gold stars. whetted our palates. We have a suspi­ SOUTHEAS A 3.86 with a load of 21. cion this was to lead to the plans for SECTION In our estimation helping at the International Conven­ Is a job well done. tion. Four prospective members were And so dear SHIRL could we present: JEAN COFFMAN, DURETTE ALABAMA CHAPTER Have our druthers, M. HUCK, GLADYS E. WISE, and Donna Willard, Reporter And send our praise in flying colors? RAE A. WHITNEY. Besides, AD- Isn’t it wonderful what 99s can do? MR. JOHNSON, from Montgomery ELAIDETINKER has returned to our Flying News: Three 99s and their Aviation, showed us the film “Wings fold. LIL CHESNES brought a guest 49tiers flew out to Swanee, Tennessee to the Bahamas.” This great film got for lunch, along with the five other DOTTTE THEISS. Everyone drove in us talking and thinking of our plans —the snow was flying and icy. planes. KATHLEEN and RUSS to organize a Southeast Section flf- VAUGHN, PENNY and PAUL DICK­ NANCY LYNAM, sporting an en­ to organize a Southeast Section fly­ ERSON, DONNA and DON WILLARD vious tan from Florida ((AOPA) Clinic out. and visiting her folks), led the plans attended. This was a special meeting, as we all for the Ways and Means Committee to brought along our ETA, Pilot in Com­ BETTY FERRELL recently served help the Convention Chairman FAY mand Hours, and Merit Award points. on the Alabama Civil Air Patrol A- WELLS. Definite plans for the Penny- BETTY FERRELL awarded the tro- wards Board and reports the Cadet Can­ a-Pound rides must await better weath­ phys. The ETA trophy was awarded to didates were an inspiration. She and er. Any other money-making ideas to NANCY BEELAND. This is a roving her husband will fly to California on help raise money to support the Con­ trophy given out each month to the Valentine’s Day for a weeks stay in vention are welcome. Mail or phone pilot who estimates her time and Los Angeles. FAY. gas to each meeting most correct. MINNIE WADE and MINNIE COG­ Next meeting is at 6:30 at VELTA NANCY had her name on it more times GINS flew to Lawton Oklaho­ BENN’S (the second Tuesday in than anyone else and so she got to ma to visit daughter ELIZABETH March). You will be welcomed as a keep it at the end of the year. The EMERICK, who is stationed with her guest. Merit Award trophy went to DONNA husband at Ft. Sill. MINNIE COG­ ADA MITCHELL, NANCY LYNAM, GINS said that her 10 month old daugh­ and 1 plan to attend the Regional CAP WANTED ter, CHRISTIE, enjoyed the 1500 mile Conference at Myrtle Beach. If any trip via Cessna 310. of you will be on hand (April 7-8-9), More reports, pictures, ar­ EVA HUGHES, thank you for send­ look for us. ticles of special interest! ing us your poetic thoughts on be­ A surprise announcement came from SEND to PEG ONG, fore and after learning to fly. I for SANDRA C. CALLAW AY, who has 2900 Rockbrook Dr., one, will keep them with me in my been absent so much — and it was ac­ Plano, Texas 75074 log book! companied by a gorgeous ring!! She A 99 Cook Book? We say YES: K. (KATHARINE C.) RILEY first soloed in 1947, then remained earth- bound until 1962 when her husband, I.T. COL. RICHARD V. RILEY USAF (Ret.) was her sole, patient instructor for her Private License. K. is a painter of portraits in the Alabama Chapter Annual Awards. L. to R. NANCY BEELANI), who earned classical tradition. Above is a self- the ETA Trophy and most hours as pilot in Command Trophy, DONNA WIL­ portrait done a few years ago. With LARD, who received the Merit Awarrd Trophy, and BETTY FERRELL clients scattered around this coun­ awarding the trophies. try and abroad, she complains of needing to paint smaller portraits CAROLINAS CHAPTER We all are looking forward to our or flying larger airplanes. Her Er- coupe last year had her studio em­ Kay Nisbet, Reporter next meeting on April 1 in Pinthurst, PAGE SHAMBURGER has promised blem, “ Paintin’ Place” decorating On February 4th, ten Carolinians us something special. She wouldn’t the cowling. Now, as the only female flew and drove to Greensbo'.-o, N. C. dare by fooling. member of Jax Navy Flying Club, for one of the best meetings we’ve New rating: Multi-engine, BAR­ there is a choice of 8 airworthy had. BEBE RAGAZ, PAGE SHAM- BARA SCHIEBEL. models for diversifying experience. BURGER, NANCY WRENN, BUR­ Stock market trading and bridge NETTE SPENCER, BETTY HAMIL­ FLORIDA SPACEPORT CHAPTER playing occupy the leisure time re­ TON, LOUISE THADEN, EMILY Shirley M. Page, Reporter maining from 3 sons and 2 Siamese KELLEY, BARBARA SCHIEBEL, and Liquid sunshine and low clouds over cats. She has just returned from a KAY NISBET were there. LOUISE Central Florida skys limited our 3 month ‘solo’ trip including stops SMITH was hostess in the Guilford membership present at the February in Baghdad, Kuwaid, Beirut, Cairo, County Pilots Association rooms and meeting in DeLand’s new and attrac­ etc! Really a world traveler. there were more guests than mem­ tive Pilot Lounge. In fact, our only bers present! ‘fly-in’ was our Multi-rated MARY CY BEERS our Chairman, leading The FAA very generously lent us BLACKWELL, who almost had to re­ the weather front. a sound projector plus two men to turn to Orlando and drive (horrors!) The seven of us in attendance held operate it, and so we all enjoyed to the meeting. But the clouds parted an enthusiastic session discussing the a showing of our very own film about over the airport to let MARY down International Convention and our part the fly-aw ay of the A m elia Earhart on time. The Daytona Beach and in particular in the Aerial Photo Con­ first day cover. Everyone was very Ormond 99s took to the highways with test. With three Chapters in Florida, enthusiastic about it and loved see­ we scheduled our next meeting with ing Carolinans LOUISE SMITH and both the Sun Coast and Gold Coast LOUISE THADEN in it. We hope WANTED 99s in order to plan F lorida’s prizes there will be a great demand among for the photo contest as well as to the members to show it to other More reports, pictures, ar­ coordinate our contributions to the groups. The film may be rented from ticles of special interest! Convention in Washington. We’ll plan LOUISE SMITH. SEND to PEG ONG, good weather for M arch 8th, for this We have two new members: NITA date marks the first anniversary of MELVIN of Raleigh, and MARGE 2900 Rockbrook Dr., our Spaceport Chapter and the second BROWN of Charlotte plus several ap­ birthday for the Sun Coast! Plano, Texas 75074 plications pending. In November, we met at Ormond Beach Airport and held our first Air and will go to the pilot winning it the Marking Party. It takes tremendous most in a year. And the winner has quantities of yellow paint to mark the to buy the new one! BETTY JO and runway with letters 60 feet high and BETTY M. never did decide who won ten feet wide. Those who did not have it Sunday and we will have to appeal yellow spotted shoes at the January to Alabama, as BETTY M. hit her meeting were duly fined! ETA and was off on fuel, BETTY J. Our February meeting concluded missed her ETA and was closer on after lunch in the Airport Restaurant fuel. We don’t know how to figure it! with another instrument ground school Sweden, prepare for a new Ninety lesson conducted by Instructor MARY Nine Chapter! ESTHER GRUPEN­ BLACKWELL. HAGEN is moving over to you in We hope to see all Florida 99s March May. 8th in Orlando at Skyways. We’d love Anybody for RON kits? to have visitors fly in too. MEMPHIS CHAPTER FLORIDA SUNCOAST CHAPTER Ann Hatten, Reporter Kathleen Alpaugh, Reporter The really big news from Memphis D ecem ber 14, 1966, Suncoast Chap­ Chapter was the arrival of DR. JOHN ter had a combined meeting with the and JOSIE HOWSER’S 24%er, an Florida Grasshoppers at FAYE eight pound boy. Congrartulations! MARTHA TOBEY got a king-size BLACKSTONE’S ranch. Most of the MEET JOYCE TEETOR DIAMOND lady pilots belong to both organiza­ package from Santa and you can im­ JOYCE, of St. Petersburg, has a tions and there were 35 present for agine the beam on her face when Private license with 500 hours. She the business meeting and luncheon her husband presented her with a first soloed in 1948 but was inter­ served under the trees. Highlighting new Debonair wrapped in Christmas rupted by being a Delta Stewardess, the meeting, was a talk on “Safety ribbon yet! marriage, and raising a family of in Flying” by PHILLIP MOORE, a LOYCE O’NEAL received a Cessna 3 boys. JOYCE continued her flying FAA Examiner, and an instructor for 140 from her 49% er which she says in 1963 when she received her Pri­ the J & J Aircrraft in Sarasota. will be fitted out in stripped seat cov­ vate license, SMEL — her Instru­ January 11, 1967 m eeting of the ers and painted pink. She'll name it ment rating coming next. JOYCE Suncoast Chapter was at Sun City’s the “pink putty cat a-flyin” . comes from a flying family; her Kings Inn and as the weather was TRIS BUCHANAN is now a quali­ husband, DICK, is Vice-President of better for cars or walkers, we had fied Commercial pilot and is well on Pinellas Aircraft and her father and 12 present with a new member voted her way toward an Instrument rarting. brother are both pilots of long stand­ in, BETTY CASPERSON. Ways and HILDA SAVAGE made a pre-Christ­ ing. Means were discussed and a project mas flight to Freeport, Grand Ba­ for marking airports was voted on hamas returning just in time for the PEACOCK, MARY HENDERSON, and acceepted, with JOYCE DIA­ Memphis Christmas “ blizzard.” MARY LEE NIX, LOIS' LACY, and MOND as Chairman. HOWARD and POLLY DUNCAN ESTHER GRUPENHAGEN of Atlanta, Future meetings of the Suncoast hitched up their camper trailer and BETTY JO ALISON and ELLEN CAS­ Chapter as follows: February 8 in headed for Bull Shoals for five days WELL of Griffin who with BETTY Tampa; March 15 St. Petersburg- of fresh air and fishing. The caught McNABB and CAROL LOWERY of Clearwater Airport; April 16 Hidden five rainbow trout which POLLY says Albany were the only fly-ins. Two River Ranch. were beauties. prospectives were Atlantans GRETA On the 7th of January, the Mem­ FARRIS and JANICE MASSEE. GEORGIA CHAPTER phis Chapter flew to the U. S. Naval Betty W. McNabb, Reporter BETTY McNABB has been desig­ Air Station at Millington for luncheon nated as one of Southeast Section A. “The best laid plans . . .” Georgia at the Officers Club followed by a E. Award nominees, and has received Ninety Ninees planned to meet in La- tour of the GCA unit and a close look some chapter nominations for Inter­ Grange, Ga., and the every last min­ at the aircraft flown by the Naval national Vice President. ute learned that the restaurant had Air Reserve Technical Training Unit. closed—so changed to Peachtree in LOfS LACY was appointed Pho­ Despite a storm condition II the night Atlanta. Nevertheless, there was a tograph Contest Chairman; ESTHER before, Saturday dawned CAVU and good turnout— is Table Chairman for thee Interna­ six planes full of 99s arrived aboard Since CAROLYN and BIFF KEN­ tional Convention; BETTY JO and the base. NEDY are still in a semi-convales­ ELLEN are doing the scrapbook; and MARY STANLEY is drumming up cent stage, BIFF especially, Vice- CAROL LOWERY is preparing a interest in a group flight to Tampico, Chairman JEAN VOYLES presided at Chapter yearbook. Mexico for a few days of sun and the business meeting following lunch­ The Georgia Chapter has instituted fun south of the border. eon at Dogwood Restaurant in Cham- the Alabama point system contest and Next month we hope to meet in blee. the ETA-fuel trophy, donated by the Nashville. JERRY GUTHERIE’S hus­ Present were JEAN, FRANCES KENNEDYS, is back in circulation band is fixed base oparator there. February the 4th dawned bright and clear in the Memphis area and it was hard to believe, and needless to say, disappointing when the wea­ ther bureau related a 400 foot ceiling and 2 miles visibility for the Nashville area. This Chapter, headed for a joint meeting with the Tennessee Chapter in Nashville, departed on the concrete beam with one eye on the road and one eye scanning the sky The favorite game going up was “guess the ceil­ ing’’ Sure enough twenty miles out­ side Nashville the 400/2 was apparent.

Following a late lunch at the Nash­ ville Municipal Terminal, we proceed­ ed to Nashville Aviation for a business meeting and program prepared by KEN GUTHERIE, 49%er and man­ ager of Nashville Aviation. KEN pre­ faced a most interesting movie on The group of the Memphis Chapter who attended the tour at the U. S. Naval wake turbulence with a hilariously Air Station, Willington, Tenn., are L. to R. POLLY DUNCAN, MARY STAN­ vivid narrative on the trails and trib­ LEY, MARTHA TOBEY, CHRIS BROWN, VIRGINIA PROCTER, JUNE ulations of trying to sell an airplane KUYKENDALL, ANN HATTON, ROSEMARY WILLIAMS, ANN WILSON, in a local rural area which could be GERRY BAKER, INA WALKER, JUNE PENTECOST, HAZEL WAGNER, subtitled “Lady, does you dog bite.” LOYCE O’NEAL, and HILDA SAVAGE. (Official U. S. Navy Photograph by INA WALKER, VIRGINIA PROC­ J. L. Ates, PHAN NAS Photo AB, Naval Air Station, Memphis, Tenn.) TOR, and HILDA SAVAGE who had been waiting out the weather in Mem­ evening, we were guests in the GUTH­ JOAN FERGUSON, JOAN’S daugh­ phis arrived in HILDA’S new Mooney ERIE habitat for libations and laugh­ ter, FLINDA, and JANET’S daugh­ just in time for the meeting. ter over the tales of KEN GUTHERIE ter, GAY. DOT ETHERIDGE brought Later in the evening a Memphis (undoubtedly the world’s funniest prospective 99, FREDNA GREEN­ and Tennessee Chapter contingent storyteller). LEE. Really, I don’t who brought gathered at the Brass Rail in Print­ If anyone has more fun than we who—they each flew over in shiny er’s Alley. This restaurant is pur­ do—don’t tell us. Piper Cub’s, and it was a c-o-l-d day. ported to have originally been Andy LUCILLE WOLFE and 49%er, BOB, Jackson’s stable and carriage house. MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER were there with prospective 99 and It’s now one of the few places where Lucille Wolfe, Reporter 49% er PEGGY and GERALD McKIE. BARBARA FREEMAN and SYBIL a party of twelve can be seated HARK! All sister 99s and guests BLEDSOE were also there to round around a great circular table for who read the Ninety-Nine NEWS each out the gang. mutual conviviality. The dinner con­ month! If you are ever in Greenwood, versation of course was mostly hang­ Miss, or near there you would be We adjourned to the delightful Lus­ ar talk. RUTH and FERRIS THOMAS “richer” if you took the time to look co’s for our meeting, and want here contributed some interesting observa­ up MARGARET SHIPLEY, PEGGY and now to warn you all to beware! tions regarding preparations for and McCORMICK, PEGGY EMRICH, or The Mississippi Chapter plans to en­ participation in the AWTAR. RUTH JEAN HODGES. And, if you can spare ter the aerial photo contest and what has flown the race five times. a minute to eat, they will show you is prettier anywhere than in Mis­ A visit to Nashville, they say, is to a quaint eating place, “Lusco’s” , sissippi! Most of the meeting tho was not complete without taking in the where the food is delish. These four devoted to our big plans for you’all Grand Ole Opry. Having purchased were our hostesses for the January at the Section meeting in Natchez. our tickets prior to dinner for this meeting and did a bang up job. (Thanks BETTY McNABB for the plug country and western music classic, JANET GREEN, our never fail mem­ in the last issue.) Our March meet­ we were not too disturbed by the huge ber, was there with prospective 99, ing will be held in Natchez to com­ crowd of people milling in front of plete these plans. the old Opry House. CHRIS BROWN Back at the airport, DOT gave a promptly informed the doorman that WANTED demonstration of Cub flying and how we already had our tickets and the More reports, pictures, ar­ not to fly an airplane. She had in­ doorman promptly informed CHRIS tended to perform her noted “Grand­ ticles of special interest! that all the people in the two block ma” aerobatic act in the Cub, but long line also already had their tick­ SEND to PEG ONG, Mr. FAA had some ideas not pre­ ets; rather sheepishly, we trudged 2900 Rockbrook Dr., viously announced, (Hear that to the end of the line. Later in the Plano, Texas 75074 HAZEL!) We did all enjoy that por­ March, 196" —29— tion permitted. We want to mention here, too, that DOT has been accept­ ed as a member of the Pylon Racing Team and we should hear more from her later on. JANET told us about her trip across the border in the Aero Commander to Leon, Eto, Mexico on business. JEAN has been in Houston via her 182 Cessna to visit her mother. DOT and prospective 99, ORA VEST flew, of all things, a Chihuaha dog to Pa­ ducah, Kentucky in ORA’s 180 Chero­ kee. MARGARET has been transport­ ing prospective 99 EMILY FLOWERS, for flying lessons in her new 140 Cherokee. PEGGY is still on cloud 9 and beaming after passing her In­ strument written! JANET gave us a belated report on the exciting Xmas party hosted by ETHEL RADZEWICA in Decem­ ber. ETHEL is a charming hostess and she and PAUL treated everyone to buffet and cocktails in her home. The weather was bad and illness play­ The Tennessee Chapt<‘r was hostess at the opening of the General Aviation ed a big part; however, JANET and Lounge at Lovell Field in Chattanooga recently. The lounge is open to the DON, JEAN and HANK, JESSIE and public and is used by the 99s as a meeting room along with the Chattanooga LEO MILLER, MIRIAM and JUSTIN Flyers Club and the CAP. Three 99 hostesses were I. to r. DOROTHY' B. LOE, BERNICE and TIM KELLY, PATTIIV. IRENE FLEWELLEN, and BEE REID. PEGGY and FRANK, and prospective member, KITTY GREEN, did make the betterment of the convention. We it. Everything was below IFR so driv­ also voted to send checks to the ing was the order of the day. Ac­ AWTAR and AE Scholarship Fund. cording to JANET we really missed NO. CENTRAL EVELYN BRYAN JOHNSON has a good time. added two new ratings to her pilot SECTION DON’T FORGET NATCHEZ ON Examiner Designation — Instrument M AY 5, 6 and 7! See you there. Pilot Examiner and Centerline Thrust ALL-OHIO CHAPTER Rating Examiner. EVELYN has been ED Y MAXIM, Reporter TENNESSEE CHAPTER an FAA Examiner continuously since Edna Davis, Reporter With so much “no-fly weather 1952. I know all 99s join m e in say­ these wintry months, our gals are We cordially welcome our new ing “congratulations, Evelyn! That’s resorting to ground work. JO ANN member, BEVERLY GIBSON, who fifteen years of wonderful service to STYPE is working for her Basic transferred from the Kentucky Blue- aviation.” Ground Instructor’s rating and CON­ grass Chapter in Louisville. The Blue- NIE JONES for her Advanced Ground grass Chapter was organized in Aug­ When you land at Lovell Field, Instructor’s rating. ust, 1966, with BEVERLY as a char­ Chattanooga, do take time to go into THELMA MILLER and her daugh­ ter member. She has been flying three the new Pilot’s Lounge. You will find ter flew the 182 to Lafayette, Indiana, years and moved to Chattanooga in it very comfortable and a nice place to visit friends at Uurdue, Enroute, September, 1966. She work with the to rest or wait out bad weather; and, stopped at Fort Wayne to see MARTY Chattanooga Housing Authority as while you’re there, pick up the phone WYALL. (THELMA and MARTY had Community Organization Specialist. and gave the Chattanooga girls a call been in the WASHs together.) Our January meeting was at Mc­ —I’m sure they would enjoy talking Catching up with the unusual— with you. Ghee Tyson Airport, in Knoxville. The BETTE WARNER and PAULINE EK weather was not good in Knoxville both logged some co-pilot time in a and since BEE REID has a new In­ Ford Tri-Motor. A big thrill to them strument rating, she flew the girls WANTED to see how it handled. in from Chattanooga. After lunch we More reports, pictures, ar­ More about old planes. It was quite got busy making plans for the con­ ticles of special interest! exciting to come upon a June 1929 issue vention. Since co-operation is the key­ of “The Cunarder” travel magazine. SEND to PEG ONG, word, we met with the Memphis Chap­ Airline travel then was really in its ter in Nashville on Feb. 4th to put 2900 Rockbrook Dr., infancy. To quote some interesting our ideas and strength together for Plano, Texas 75074 passages from that old issue: “Few going abroad these days (by ship) (he Year, EVELYN BRAESE. EV­ WM. T. PIPER, SR. Pres. Piper Air­ miss the rare opportunity of seeing ELYN is from Dyersburg, Tenn., a craft. You can see it looks like a fine Europe in the latest way—from above. com m unity of 14,500. Several years m eet! A comfortable foreign airliner, hund­ ago the Charter Air Service of Dyers­ Last but not least your reporter and reds of feet in the air, is indeed a burg had deteriorated to a point where LOIS FEIGENEAUM will fly the vantage point, affording a new and few in the communiy ever thought in Powder Puff Derby this year. We’re thrilling perspective of the many dif­ terms of air transportation. EVELYN so excited we can hardly believe our ferent countries that comprise the map and her 49y2er BILL took over in 1962 good fortune. This is something we’ve of Europe.” ‘‘Particular attention has and since then have a good Flight In­ all dreamed about, but we never really already been given to the factor of struction Program. With Bill doing vir­ dared believe it would come a reality. safety in night flying. The airports tually all the instruction as well as We’re already counting the days til themselves are splendidly lighted, with charter work, EVELYN decided she impound July 4, 1967. powerful beacons, floodlights that can could be of more assistance than just Being a Woman Pilot is a wonderful be turned on and off for landing or answering the phone. In less than 2 thing, but remember Happiness is take-off of night planes, and the roofs months, this girl obtained her Ground being a NINETY-NINE. of the buildings are specially illumin­ Instructor Rating, her Commercial Li­ ated. There are lighted weathervanes, cense, and her Multi-Engine Rating, CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER too, for the purpose of showing the di­ and in her spare time she ran the LEAH WARREN, Reporter rection of the wind near the gorund.” airport as well as a home with 2 active The joys of winter meetings. Seven­ teenagers. EVELYN and BILL have One of our new members is a “fly­ teen of us drove to Peoria and Mt. helped organize the Pilots Club and ing puppeteer.” VIRGINIA OLIP'HANT Hawley airport February 5. Trip over were instrumental in having Aviation (now MRS. EDWARD TROOPER) was was fine, meeting and lunch was grand, represented on the Dyersburg Chamber an art teacher in Baton Rouge, Louisi­ lots of work and conversation, but of Commerce. We are indeed proud ana. A routine career. However, one five hours to drive home is just too day, while at a bus stop—tolerating of this girl, in fact so proud we have much. nominated her for our Candidate for the usual unreliable bus service, she Spring Sectional of course, is first the Amelia Earhart Scholarship. (She begin chatting with an occupational on our minds. Know you chapters who would use the Scholarship to obtain therapist. The brief meeting started have just had one, appreciate how it her Instrument Rating). her interest in therapy. She immedi­ makes a group work together. DEED ately sent for further information. LOIS FEIGENBAUM, the Interna­ HOLCOMB and EVELYN FARLEY During further studies that followed, tional Chairman for the NIFA, re­ tried out the pool at the Ramada at she found puppets to be useful in ther­ ports that great things are in store for Peoria the other day. The husbands apy at Hines Hospital in Texas. the May meet to be held in Carbon- checked out the pool tables. They re­ Then followed jobs at the Child dale. 111. PAGE SHAMBURGER will port all will be fine for you on May Guidance Home and the Psychiatry be one of the 99 Achievement Award 5, 6, and 7. Reservation form s should Department at the University of Cin­ Judges. She is being sent here by Air be out in early April. There will be an cinnati College of Medicine. Outsiders Progress to do a story on NIFA. Gene added attraction for the first registra­ began to notice her puppets, resulting NORA JESSEN will also be on hand tion from each chapter so be ready in frequent guest appearances at clubs, for the festivities. and waiting. schools, ets. Her puppet colony grew. Carbondale will be a virtual beehive We have two accomplishments for She wrote her own skits, built stages, of activity this year. With the NIFA this news. JEAN WEST has her In­ and joined the Puppeteers of Ameri­ M eet on M ay 11, 12, 13, and the Pow ­ strument and used it on a return from ca. der Puff Derby in July. You are Florida. JEAN REED has her In­ As a result of her husband’s interest never really aware of what can be strument Instructor’s. Several years in flying, VIRGINIA acquired her accomplished until you start to work. ago this was a group of Private pilots Private Pilot’s license. Now VIRGINIA, The CGI Area Chapter has helped to and now we are well suplied with rat­ who also does “comedy chalk talks” , almost assure Carbondale of a perm­ ings—each of which we are very proud! simply packs puppets, stage equipment anent tower. Due to the NIFA Meet BARBARA JENISON, besides getting and all in the airplane, when she has and the Powder Puff Derby Stop, Car­ her Sectional nominating material out out-of-town appearances. bondale is second in line for a perm­ to Chapters, has had time to talk on Our traveling folks: VIRGINIA and anent tower. Without realizing it, we Air Education at Lincoln. HELEN AL BASSETTE Bonanzad to Chicago are helping Aviation in General as well GREINKE spoke to another group for the holidays. PAT COLLIER off to as Promoting Women in Aviation. there on the AWTAR. They have an Florida for sunshine and warm weath­ If you are in the area on M ay 11-12- active operator and nice airport there. er. 13 do drop in, the NIFA have invited We hope these two girls helped make MUGS, ANYONE? the following men to be available for the citizens a little more airminded. question and answer discussions. R. V. DEED HOLCOMB gets away from CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA CHAPTER REYNOLDS, Assistant Administrator her Chairman duties by ice-sailing on MARGIE HALL, Reporter FAA; LOUIS W. DAVIS, Pres. Flying Lake Vermillion. Is working up some Our last meeting was a wonderful Club’s International; GEORGE HAD- plans for the sail in case any of you dinner party at the home of MILLIE DAWAY, Publisher Flight Magazine; are interested. She drove to Spring­ and RUSH LIMEAUGH. At this meet­ GROVER LEONING; well-known name field to meet with SUE ROSCOE and ing, we had several guests who we hope in early aviation, builder of 1st am­ State Department of Aeronautics peo­ will be future Ninety-Nines. phibian aircraft; Frank Martin, Vice- ple to talk air marking. Several places We also honored our Woman Pilot of Pres. Marketing, Cessna Aircraft; and were marked last year but with more airports showing interest; we hope in the planning stage and any sug­ IOWA CHAPTER the State and Chapters can achieve gestions toward providing the best pos­ MARY LOU BELINSKY, Reporter more markings. sible airport service will be welcomed. Gee, it’s always fun to get back to Our MARJORIE KELLY is trying RICK and DICK COOLEY, (other Waterloo for a meeting! Held in the for the honor of oldest active pilot in than their regular trips to Wisconsin) Convair Room at the Municipal Air­ the section. Am sure she would like to had an icy flight to Amarillo, Texas port on February 12th, VE R N A MAE hear from any challengers. MARJOR­ over the holidays but a beautiful trip PROCHASKA had a beautiful center­ IE passed her required drivers test home. piece in blue and yellow cut flowers last week just before her 70th birth­ The BRADY’S have a new model and dishes of nuts and velantine cand­ day, which was February 6. She and 24?4er—fully equipped, named DOUG­ ies along our dinner table. It’s always FRED have just returned from Florida LAS— born D ecem ber 8, 1966. Congrat­ good to see her again. She says “Not where she checked out a Cherokee 140 ulations! ! much flying;” but this is understand­ and Cessna 172. MARY SHUMWAY considers her­ able, having just moved to new quar­ BETTY COMMON came home from self blessed, as she had the rare op­ ters for the real estate office and hav­ Florida commercially January 31. How portunity of accompanying 49V2er ing acquired a new granddaughter, would you like four hours in holding JOHN on a 5 day business trip to L.A. making her a grandmother six times pattern. Think I would have gone back Visited Torrance, Calif, terminus air­ over! to Florida and stayed awhile longer. port, for this year’s Powder Puff. Vis­ Co-hosting were GERRI WALKER She is anxious for some helicopter ited with the tower operators including and RUTH SCHLEUSNER. RUTH time but the insurance company has a former DuPage Tower man. Then tells us they have completed the new not made final settlement on the one went on to San Francisco as young office on their field and have four­ that was damaged last summer. brother lives there. She thinks L.A. teen students ready to get their tick­ GLORIA FARR and hubby are head­ weather is great for flying this time ets. Believe me, with her house right ed for San Francisco on Ford business. of year; no icing in clouds, pre-heats, next to the runway, that girls is Hope for a stop-over in Denver on icy runways—Wow! really immersed in flying! return to see her sister. Hope winter GERRY and RALPH KRAUSE flew We had twelve members and ten storms are gone and airlines can get by United to Las Vegas for New others in attendance, in spite of the her there and back in good shape in Years. Hope you came back winners. nasty little snow showers moving order to keep up work on Sectional. KATY BOYD flew co-pilot with her across the state during the forenoon. JEAN CROCKER is proud of her boss on an IFR charter flight in the HAZEL SIGAFOOSE was “in and family flying. Son DAN is now at company’s brand new, beautiful Moon­ out" in her “140” in between students. Streator airport doing Charter with ey MU-2 Prop Jet. What an airplane! She showed our slide story recently his Commercial and Instrument rat­ (No commercial intended!) to a pilot’s wives’ breakfast in the ings. GEN BOWAN flew eastern and Oskaloosa area. Caribair to Water Isle, U.S. Virgin LOIS GRANGE presided over a CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER Islands, to spend the holidays with her quick business meeting and report­ VIRGINIA ROTH, Reporter husband and mother. NORM is man­ ed the slide story was well-received Just returned from our Roselle Air­ aging their apartments there for the at the meeting in Omaha last month. port Meeting this clear but oh-so-cold season and GEN is operating the Virg­ The Bonanza was out-of-license, so day. A few braved the arctic cold to in Isle Vacation Travel Agency in she traveled via commercial flight. pre-heat, pre-flight, and enter the spot Chicago in his absence. This and her CARMA AUGUSTINE and husband landing contest. The winner—WILLIE teaching keeps her from flying on her were also there, and RAY GRANGE DYE and her 49% er CHARLIE in own, but someday she hopes to find drove in just in time to hear BETTY their Cessna 182 Skylane. Lots of time. MILLER’S interesting account of fer­ Hangar talk over coffee and rolls, ALICE HAMMOND said “Au Revoir” rying planes overseas. business meeting followed by a pro­ —not good-bye to the Chicago Area Other news—LINDA ALBERTY has gram featuring the Amelia Earhart 99s at the meeting, as she moved the her Commercial; IRENE GRIFFITH Scholarship Award. Thanks girls for following day to Millville, N. J. Her has a pup named Ebony. I mention your warm hospitality. 49%er JOHN is now Director of Pub­ this because he already has 3% hours Our new prospective, MARCELLA lic Relations & Advertising for Air- flight time with the GRIFFITH’S, and RITTER, is a proud owner of a new work Corp. there. She’ll be back when­ this I’d like to see! NORMA CHRIS­ 1966, 182 J-Cessna. Has all the goodies, ever she can in “Susie Q”. We’U all TIANSON flew from CR to Biloxi, Miss, including oxygen and full panel. Gives miss her, and don’t make it too long the first of the month, with a stopover her an extra incentive to work on her ALICE! at Memphis. She has two new Kings Instrument rating. Happy flying! Yours Truly, JOHN, and son and “the trip was a good chance to KIM LUHMAN recently accompanied JOHNNY had our first experience in get used to them. Very fine opera­ her husband on a charter flight to flying our plane out to Phoenix during tion.” She didn’t have much to say Florida in Sky Harbor’s new Aztec. the holidays. We were weathered in about her golfing on the vacation, so Sky Harbor, now under new manage­ one day at Wichita but enjoyed it by let’s assume it was good! ment, is expanding in all areas of going thru the Cessna plant. Then on TINA HEALY claims nothing ex­ General Aviation. CHARLOTTE to Phoenix for a 2 day visit with rela­ citing except for the fast “ the entire BOGGS is manager of the new Charter tives and friends. Back home with a family finally made it to a meeting! Division. She hopes that 99s will visit day’s stopover at Amarillo, Texas. This, in itself, is excitement for us!” Sky Harbor soon and see the tremend­ The visibility down that-a-way is fan­ BERT JOHNSON is planning a trip ous changes. More improvements are tastic. to M exico Feb. 20th. Hopes to do some deep-sea fishing, and soak up the sun. with a new Citabria. Plane and husband In February, LANKENAUS flew to The BALLENSKYS aren’t flying didn’t arrive in Louisville until Sunday to a convention in Dallas, via Ameri­ right now! The weather hasn’t been night, and it was Tuesday before she can Airlines. They enjoyed something too cooperative when we find our­ got a ride. DICK MULLOY, Kentucky the Bonanza doesn’t have—stereo and selves with a rare day off. JOHN’S Flying Service, one of our local aero­ TV. nursing home project is finally com­ batic aces, sat in the front seat and One cold night, PAT CIARK and pleted and in operation, and I recently demonstrated slow rolls and loops, 49%er FRAN, flew to Toronto Inter­ made a Chicago trip in the station NANCY reports that she did NOT national and back. They cleared cus­ wagon to buy that harp for Daughter follow through on the controls, but sat toms at Detroit City Airport at 1:00 No. 1. At least, we’re trying to finish quietly in the back seat, smiling, and a.m., free of charge. So clear customs up winter projects, so we can do trying to become accustomed to the G’s at the Friendly City Service. some spring flying when the weather and to the horizon being in an unusuai JULIE AUERBACH, our Chrysler breaks. place. engineer, showed movies of the auto Next month, we hope to meet in LIGHTERS, ANYONE? We should test crashing program on which she Des Moines. “Snow, snow, go away! have a supply on hand by the time works. JULIE was the hostess for our Please come back some other day! this is published. Just mail your check monthly meeting, held in Ann Arbor. Ed. NOTE—You have had that for $3.75 to: The Amelia Earhart Film was mailed weather, huh?! MRS. WILBUR SHAKE to Madison for use by the Zonta Club. Starr Hill Distilling Co. Took 10 days, putting the film schedul­ KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS CHAPTER Standiford Field ing behind and ALYCE LODGE and NANCY CRAIG, Reporter Louisville, Ky. BEA STEADMAN had to substitute These 99 lighters are very attractive, If your Section Governor appears speeches. Next stop Was St. Louis, but and we wouldn’t be surprised if you out of the blue—literally— at one of it came back from there unused, due need one—like right now? your Fly-Ins, don,t be surprised. At to a tornado which caused a power least, that’s what happened to us in failure at the airport. The much trav­ Indianapolis on the 11th of February. MICHIGAN CHAPTER eled, not-used film is now being handled ANNE ROETHKE, our Governor had MARY PELTO, Reporter by HELEN WETHERILL. Anyone in­ been threatening (?) to visit us, and It seems that most of the flying late­ terested, contact her. she said that this looked like a great ly has been done by a large bird carry­ FLASH, JESSIE BOWEN was seen day for flying—so she came from Mil­ ing bundles from heaven. DOROTHY flying around the Hawaiian Islands in waukee to be with us as we visited and CAL BREWER’S future 99 arrived a small plane. She also had the good the Indianapolis A ir Route T raffic December 19. MICHELE MARIE, fortune of seeing Japan with her 49% er. Control Center. We were also pleased weighing in at 7 lbs., 14 oz., brings the MARY PELTO in between teaching to be joined b y dignitaries from the total to four girls, two boys. ground school and flight training found Indiana Chapter, DOT SMITH and MID Also, just before Christmas, CONNIE time to relocate closer to the airport. CASSIDY, Chairman and Secretary, and PAUL ZWEIFEL’S second son, MARY , BOB and the six little PELT’S respectively. EVAN, was ferried in. That stork de­ are now living on a seven acre farm. Our members attending included serves a good long rest now. Only thing missing is an airstrip. RUTH and DOUG SOLLEY ,md ROSE BANKS was pinned by Chair­ SMALL Race—Grand Rapids—Oct­ daughter, MARGIE; MARIE REISS and man ALICE DAVIS at the February ober 7, 1967. B e there! dauhgter, CLAIRE; RITA LE NEAVE, meeting. DOT and TED ARNETT, and guest New 66s are MELBA DODSON and MINNESOTA CHAPTER SANDY LOVELESS. FRANCES NEFF. Guests at the meet­ FLORENCE ROBINSON, Reporter After watching a film designed to ing included JULIE ANN EILTS and Our January meeting was held at the introduce the pilot to the control syst­ DONNA NASH, plus many of the hus­ Bungalow restaurant near Crystal Air­ em, we were guided through the in­ bands. port. With a conflict between our stallation by a fellow 99 from the Phoe­ DOROTHY LIGON got her Commer­ schedules and the weatherman, that is nix Chapter, seeing first-hand the con­ cial rating. about as near to flying that some of us trollers (human), computors and radar Attending the Flight Instructors’ have come for several weeks. Three screens, all operating behind the Seminar in Flint were MARY WEST, prospective members, KAREN JUNG- radioed instructions and assistance we MARY PELTO, BEA STEADMAN, KUIST, RUTH BROMLEY, and ONIE received while flying IFR. RITA said JEAN REYNOLDS, and MARY CREA- LUGER were guests. that she really could understand, now, SON. The social worker, TERRY HABER- why DOUG wants a transponder for Our SMALL Race Board was able CHEN and NANCY one of the girls their Aztec—there IS a difference be­ to show a good profit last year. As a involved in our special project joined tween a skin paint and a transponder result, a $500 gift was made to the us for the program. They reported that blip, isn’t there? Those of us who AE Scholarship Fund. CAROL WELCH there are a few more evenings of work missed This Fly-In are doubly sorry was proud to make the announcement, to be done on the drapes for the club- not to have been there. giving the gift in memory of JEAN­ room at Holman Field and that the Chairman, NORMA WORLAND, was, NETTE SOVEREIGN. girls had a good time baking cookies on the day of the Fly-In, in a Chero­ SANDY and JERRY LANKENAU at the home of JOYCE JOHNSTON. kee on her way to Meridian, Missis­ flew with another Bonanza to New Or­ The cookies were shared with the boys sippi, and NANCY CRAIG was at home leans for a weekend on January 20th. at the club room on the next night. waiting for 49% er RAY to return from Head winds down—fog coming back, Our program for the evening was to the frozen North (Osceola, W isconsin) but beautiful VFR on top! have been a film about Density Al­ titude shown by MR. ANDREW PRO- JEAN FULDNER, MARY ELLEN registration to determine how we can KOP, who is the Supervising Inspector Me CLERNON, MAYME BURTIN, and do better for a future event of this of Minneapolis General Aviation, Dis­ VELMA HITE. type. trict office. Due to technical difficult­ Dinner talk brought us all up to date AEROSPACE EDUCATION FOR ies with the projector, we did not see on winter activities. JEAN FULDNER WISCONSIN SCHOOLS the film but MR. PROKOP told us of with the help of 49% er TERRY got her Our Chairman, MARIE GRIMM and the experience of several pilots who did family all moved into their new home CARL GUELL of the Aeronautics Com­ not consider density altitude in their in time for Santa to find them there. mission introduced this subject at the flight plans. It was a good reminder HAZEL got her Marine son home and January meeting. We have a fine out­ to all of us of its importance. back into school—now she gets to do line of projects that could be carried We had planned to have our Feb­ his laundry again! MARY ELLEN is out in this field. The first one we chose ruary meeting at Gopher Aviation the only one, it seems, who doesn’t is: Members will contact school super­ Agency at Flemming Field in South let her work interfere with her flying. intendent and curriculum coordinator St. Paul which would have included MAYME, with a brand new grand­ to arrange an appointment for MR. a film about Continental Engines with daughter, has plenty to talk (brag) GUELL to talk with them about mater­ some Dos and Dont’s of engine main­ about. VELMA had all three sons home ials available from the National Aero­ tenance. The plans also included a for the holidays—first time in three space Education Counvil. If these ma­ show of new aircraft and a talk on heli­ years. terials will be used, the Ninety-Nines copters. A blizzard and hazardous Following dinner, we adjourned to will furnish one-year subscription at driving conditions caused us to cancel the office of MR. LESTER JONES and $10.00 to as m any schools as we can the meeting. These activities will be there we settled down into serious talk afford. Since that January meeting, included in future programs. and planning. The reason—we are our members have already set up four appointments with school administra­ Not all of us have been grounded hosting a designated stop for the tors for MR. GUELL. We hope to keep because of weather in the past few AWTAR. We want very much to make him busy during the months ahead. weeks. In the last report I mentioned SGF a stop that all contestants will RATINGS that DOROTHY and DON W ESTLING want to make. We are small in num­ We’re proud to report that LOU had attended a meeting of the Beeoh- ber and young in experience, but we’re FROST has recently taken her check craft Club in Florida. Since then 1 full of Ozark Hospitality. HAZEL is our flight for MEL in an Apache. have learned that JOYCE JOHNSTON Stop Chairman and JEAN our Pub­ DARLENE BRUNDAGE has been and her 49% er BRUCE also attended. licity Chairman. With the help and in­ checked out in the Mooney they pur­ They rendezvoused at Fort Lauderdale, terest of LESTER JONES and the chased a few months ago. Florida, then five of the Feechcraft, Springfield Chamber of Commerce, we As soon as miler temperatures including those piloted by the JOHN­ hope all will make SGF the “Stop come to Wisconsin, some of us plan STONS and the WESTLINGS flew to Talk” for years to come. to meet for luncheons during the week the Bahamas for a short stay before to discuss aviation education, Ninety- they returned to the land of ice and WISCONSIN CHAPTER Nine membership, etc. much snow. RAMONA HUEBNER, Pinch-Hitting FLORENCE TONEY, our News Re­ Last month we reported that JOYCE AVIATION EDUCATION FOR ALL porter, is spending the winter months FRANCIS was working on her Instru­ WISCONSIN PILOTS with her sister in California. ment Rating. This month we can re­ Wisconsin Ninety-Nines and the State port that she has achieved her object­ Aeronatuics Commission sponsored an ive. It is an objective she had hoped Aviation Weather Seminar, February ___ ..17^3 to reach by Thanksgiving but it was 11th, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The A ero­ coio KKH \ accomplished on Valentine’s Day. The nautics Comimssion scheduled the * «■ 1----- 1OKIA r j SO. CENTRAL weather had a great deal to do with speakers and the Ninety-Nines took the delay. care of all details from publicity to \ TEXAS yi SECTION Before this gets into print, DOROTHY ice water on the speaker’s table. GENE and DON WESTLING will have made NORA JESSEN’S Public Relations anohter flying trip to Florida. This time Guide for Ninety-Nines was helpful. it will be to Tampa for business. We thank her for it. Happiness is attending the It is rumored that PEGGY JOHN­ Ten members distributed approxi­ SOUTH CENTRAL STONE and her 49%er DICK have mately 100 news releases on the Semi­ bought Bonanza. We hope to hear nar to newspapers, radio, and TV sta­ SPRING SECTIONAL more about this in the future. tions. MARIE GRIMM and RAMONA A pril 14, 15, 16 HUEFNER did TV interviews on the CAMELOT MOTOR HOTEL OZA11K CHAPTER Ninety-Nines, the Seminar, aerospace Tulsa, Oklahoma VELMA HITE, Reporter education and flight training. Five Ozark Chapter met Thursday night, members made posters for aiprorts See ya there! February 9 for our dinner and busi­ to advertise the Seminar. Ten Ninety- ness meeting at Springfield airport Nines attended the Seminar, which is ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER Restaurant. Guests were Airport Man­ one-third of our membership. Chicago GEORGIA TILLERY, Reporter ager LESTER JONES, MRS. RUTH Area Chapter’s Chairman, SUE ROS- Congratulations to our Chairman, STAFFORD of Springfield, and MAE COE, M.D., their secretary JEAN ELIZABETH HAWES, upon receiving HUTSELL of Bennett Spring, Mo. CLAUSS, and husbands attended. her Commercial! Members present were—HAZEL MATZ, We will be compiling statistics on the Our Amelia Earhart banquet was most meaningful this year with our ELL, SALLIE SIMMONS, and MARGE guest speaker being MRS. MURIEL NIELSEN. EARHART MORRISEY, AMELIA'S Sallie is very happily flying a new sister. The family resemblance of the Debonair. She is also attending Instru­ two sisters was most striking and she ment Ground School in Fayeetteville. shared so many fond memories, WARREN, and was intending to be an dreams, and accomplishments with us to attend Zonta’s annual Amelia Ear­ that each of us feel as though we hart luncheon, as guest of DOROTHY have had a personal contact with our WARREN, and was intending to be an heroine of so many years! Our sin­ overnight guest of HAZEL McKEND- cere thanks to MRS. MORRISSEY for RICK. However, desire to spend some being with us. Honor guests for the time with the Dallas Ninety Nines evening also included Secretary of and weather changed this status to Dallas Chapter member and Editor State EARNESTINE EVANS, who read weekend guest. DOROTHY WARREN of the NEWS, PEG ONG, proving the Governor’s proclamation, and was Luncheon Chairman. HAZEL Mc­ that she can (?) mark taxiways as Speaker of the House, BRUCE KING KENDRICK reviewed the book “The and his wife, ALICE. Search for Amelia Earhart” . Both girls well as NEWS copy .... obviously before her “ blue” jeans became We were happy to have part of the did a great job! “ yellow” jeans! El Paso Chapter fly in for a tour of the Center. E n joyed visiting with RUTH AUSTIN CHAPTER DEERMAN again, and congratulated S. P. TAPLEV, Reporter worked out real fine with the largest WANDA CREAMER for making this Our monthly meeting was held at attendance in a long time. Since we a solo cross country. the Cup and Saucer, a dandy new rest­ have had “fun and games” for the PEG NOLTENSMEYER is having aurant that you must visit on your oft- last three months, it was time for a all of us in her home later this month harangued and celebrated trip to real business meeting. to show two films of survival (which Austin. Besides our usual number of We welcomed three new members: we hope we never need but would be the faithful, we had the rare oppor­ MRS. KIP CHARLTON (SUSIE), MRS. real useful if we did). tunity to get acquainted with some fine HAROLD TAYLOR (BEV), and MRS. A Heart Fund Benefit was held in visitors, too. MAXINE ELAM from WILLIAM HANDLEY (VIRGINIA). the form of a “Fly-Up” was held the Abilene Chapter boosted our mor­ PAT JETTON and her committee are in Moriarty, east of Albuquerque, this ales with tales of their airmarking really in there beatin’ the bushes for month and was quite successful despite and other projects. We also enjoyed new members and we sure are glad wind and weather. a visit with MARY DEGINDER, WAN­ to have them. DA HIGGINBOTHAM, MARSHA FOS­ ARKANSAS CHAPTER TER, and LELA COOPER, who hails CHARLOTTE BfRANUM, Public Re­ MARGUERITE NIELSON, Reporter from Georgetown. lations and Publicity Chairman, hand­ ed out a questionaire for all members ALINE NEWTH has resigned her At least one member of our Chap­ to fill in and return with a picture, so position with Blass Co. after fifteen ter has read MR. GOERNER’S book that from time to time, she can get years. She will open a fashion shop in about the search for AMELIA EAR­ a blurb in the paper. North Little Rock in early Spring. The HART, and her comments indicate name of ALINE’S shop will be Kay’s both sympathy for the efforts of such MARY KITCHENS, Program Chair­ House of Fashion. ALINE has been to a diligent reporter and praise for a man, reported that plans were under­ market getting ready for the opening. noteworthy piece of literature for the way for the group to tour Braniff ALINE’S nephew, who lives with her, too-little publicized field of aviation facilities and particularly the simu­ was hit by a car and his right leg history. PEGGY DOUGAL, our Chair­ lator. was broken in two places. He has been man made the comments and recom­ SUSAN GROSSMAN, Flying Activities in bed with a cast ever since December mends the book for all aviatrixes reported on the trip to Lakeway in 29. ALINE says she is sorry she In closing, a note of nostalgia. Watch­ Austin and had movies to prove how hasn’t been doing something exciting ing the dark wings of migratory birds beautiful it really is. I think our Chair­ for us. Sounds like she’s been too busy wheeling against a spring sunset, this man has worn a grove in the sky to fly. We hope the next issue will find Reporter is reminded that mankind, between Dallas and Austin since the ALINE’S boy out of the cast and bed, for all his spectacular progress, is fly-in. still a comparative newcomer to the the construction finished, a prosper­ ELINOR JOHNSON, Aerospace Edu­ skyway. Should we not all ply our ous business underway, and ALINE cation, reported that she and HAZEL noisy way across the flyways of their happily flying above the Ozarks. McKENDRICK were working with BIL­ forgotten-most ancestors with just a RUTH McADAMS flew three pas­ LIE LOTT’S Girl Scouts on their avia­ certain amount of reverence for those sengers to New York, left her plane tion and weather merit badges. HAZEL to whom the skies first belonged? there, and took a three week trip to was also scheduled to speak at the Europe. RUTH has been doing lots of Centerville Grade School on weather. DALLAS CHAPTER local flying. I was sorry to miss her HAZEL also spoke at Terrell Mental HAZEL H. McKENDRICK, Reporter when she flew in to Ft. Smith. Hospital to the press club on “Quest A new unit of WNAA has been or­ Southwestern Typographic’s con­ for Space” . She took the film “Four ganized in Ft. Smith. Among the four­ ference room was the site of January Days of Gemini 4” to show after her teen Charter Members are three meeting. CHARLOTTE BRANUM had speech. HAZEL has several more Ninety-Nines. They DELORES MITCH­ graciously donated this space and it speaking engagements, but since HAZEL is also your reporter, think we will get on with this. Ed Note—Don't be modest now ------KATHY LONG had two new ratings; her Advanced Ground School and In­ strument Ground School ratings. ELI­ NOR JOHNSON is our newest Instru­ ment pilot. Congrats ! ! ! to you both. ATTENTION MARY ABLE: Man, have we ever been busy. Our erstwhile Chairman on Air Marking, BETTY HUNDLEY, has taken her job seriously and is about to kill us dead. On January 21st, a violently cold and windy day, the following hale and hardies turned out to airmark Dallas- Garland Airport: VIRGINIA and BILL HANDLEY, DOROTHY WARREN, LIL TAFEL and BOB, CHARLOTTE BRANUM, ELINOR JOHNSON, NAN­ CY WISE, PHYLLIS EMMERT, and DEE LOWE. Since were were in good practice, on January 28th, happily a beaut of a day, here we went again: PEG ONG, CHARLOTTE BRANUM, ELINOR JOHNSON, NANCY WISE, Lett, HAZEL McKENDRICK talking with MRS KATHERINE MARSH at the DEE LOWE, VIRGINIA HANDLEY, January Zonta luncheon, where Dallas Chapter member, HAZEL, brilliantly LIL and BOB TAFEL, HAZEL Mc­ reviewed the FRED GOERNER book, “ The Search for Amelia Earhart.” KENDRICK, DOROTHY WARREN, MRS. MARSH handed AMELIA EARHART a bouquet of red roses as she BEV TAYLOR, PHYLLIS EMMERT, was departing on her ill-fated trip in 1937. EDNA WRIGHT, and BETTY and ROSIE HUNDLEY. This group air­ marked Adidson Airport. KRLD-TV sent a man out to take pictures and he took his first airplane ride with a female driver, DOROTHY WARREN. They buzzed over us a couple of times for TV and we all saw our handi­ work that night on TV. For you gals that haven’t tried it, com e on in, the water’s fine. I understand that Gains- ville is our next victim and we want to see more paintings etc. DORIS WEL­ LER said she sure wished she could have helped us but she broke her finger in the automatic washing ma­ chine. I really don’t know why she was washing her fingers in the ma­ chine, but that is what she said. HELEN WILKIE announced that the hanger bags were going real well but she still has plenty, so all of you gals get your money in to HELEN and she will send your bag out quick-quick- quick. DOROTHY WARREN and family The Dallas Chapter Air Marking ‘crew’ at Addison Airport. I,, to R. E L IN ­ went to Houston and toured the Astro­ OR JOHNSON, DEE LOWE, PHYLLIS EMMERT, BETTY HUNDLEY, and dome and NASA. BEV. TAYLOR. Foreground CHARLOTTE BRANUM, NANCY WISE, BOB We nominated International Officers, and LIL TAFEL, and EDNA WRIGHT. discussed amendments for the consti­ tution, and ended the meeting with a 50 years. Altho not a pilot herself, she has set a direct course to win the speech by MRS. KATHERINE MARSH. has been closely asociated with avia­ award as outlined by our beloved GUV She talked about her 50 years in avia­ tion and was most interesting. and we are on the move. This Chapter tion, her friendship with AMELIA EAR­ From the business that was con­ has great potential and we are going HART, and women in aviation in those ducted you can see that our Chapter great guns. See you next month. EL PASO CHAPTER rental of the Aero Club plane while Gulf is donaling (he gas and the Mary Olmstoad, Reporter!- learning. She now flies the family’s airport is furnishing two airplanes. We are happy to welcome two new Sky lane which she calls “Big Echo” We hope this goes over with a bang and is working toward her Commer­ members, LOIS KAIP and LAURA —our treasury is as flat as one can cial rating. GAYLE’S second hobby get. So—we are searching for money GAYLE WILSON. is shooting. She is President of the making ideas that actually make LOIS KAIP (MRS. SHERWOOD) is U. of A. Women’s Rifle Club and a m oney. a native of Detroit, Michigan and a member of the 22 caliber Women’s May 7 the Houston Chapter will graduate of Wayne State University Rifle team and the 30 caliber Rifle hostess the dedication of David Hooks in Detroit. Her majors were music team at the University of Arizona. Memorial Airport, formerly Houston and journalism. She was always in­ PATRICIA WARD, Chairman, So. Northwest FRANK KINGSTON terested in flying—and that interest Louisiana Chapter attended our Jan­ SMITH will be the key speaker and intensified after a flying friend gave uary meeting. PAT and her husband elaborate plans are being made for her a gift of her first lesson in 1958. were on a business trip in their Ces­ this special occasion. These two func­ Later she gave up flying when she sna 310. ROGER WARD is Captain tions bring to light the fact, that we married her college sweetheart. On of Sheriff’s Dept., Baton Rouge, La. would make a better appearance if an assignment in K orea, they helped PAT is a Deputy Sheriff and goes we were all dressed the same—so a to start a Flying Club and LOIS con­ along when women prisoners are committee SALLY COX, DELLE tinued her flying until arrival o f Iheir being returned to Baton Rougle. PAT HIGHTOWER, MARTHA AKINS, and first child, DOUGLAS now six years has her Multi-Engine rarting and is MARILYN STONEBERG were ap­ old. Back in the U. S. two m ore chil­ working for her Instrument. pointed to come up with a plan to dren, LAURA LEE, 3 and GALEN, At our February meeting, JACK outfit the Chapter. 17 months interrupted her flying in­ SCOTT of the FAA, told about his We are proud of our two new mem­ struction—but in April 1966, she had trip through the Grand Canyon by bers NAN MOODY and BILLIE JEAN her ASEL and five months later she boat. ECHLES. had her Multi-Engine rating and in VIRGINIA PETERSON and her MABLE EDITH OLIVER and 49%er December she finished her Instru­ 49%er flew to San Diego, Calif., where JIM are the proud parents of a 172 ment Ground school. LOI’S husband, he took delivery on a new truck and — having traded the 170. CAROL an Anesthesiologist, learned to fly drove back to El Paso. VIRGINIA MOORE and 49%er are in Acapulco. when he was an Interne and has his flew their Cherokee 235 home. RUTH HILDEBRAND and 49%er are Commercial, Single and Multi-Engine, Your reporter and her 49%er just participating in the International Fly­ Instrument, and Seaplane ratings. He returned from a 4,100 m ile flying trip ing Farmers annual Mexico-Yucatan and his plane, an Apache, have been (rain clouds made it seem like “wave- air tour—February 5 through Febru­ checked out by the FAA for commer­ skipping” part of the way down the ary 13. MABLE EDITH OLIVER, cial use. With the DOCTOR’S parents east coast of Mexico) to a tiny island DELLE HIGHTOWER, and 49%ers in Tucson, LOIS’S brother in Phoenix off Yucatan and a visit to the ancient spent a week end in San Antonio. and her parents in Detroit, their Mayan Temples at Chichen-Itza and SECOND LT. JOAN THORNBERRY Apache travels the skyways frequent­ Uxmal. Among the Ninety-Nines and is stationed in Amarillo. KAY MONT­ ly between those cities. their husbands were: ESTER BERK­ GOMERY is now MRS. JACK LOFTS LAURA GAYLE WILSON is a 19 LEY, ESTHER ISAACS and PAULINE and is on a honeymoon to the French year old sophomore at the University OTTAWAY—all in Kansas Chapter; Riviera. Lakeside Airport is our next of Arizona, majoring in Spanish and LOIS CHISHOLM, South Dakota Chap­ air marking. I had better close this minoring in Portuguese and English. ter, and RUTH HILDEBRAND, Hous­ newsletter—my family is going out Last June, she joined the Holloman ton Chapter. For LOIS, RUTH, and the door . . . Flying!!-! AFB Aero Club—July 1st she soloed, yours truly it was a reunion—we had and on August 31st received her all met in 1964 on the All Texas Air KANSAS CHAPTER ASEL, all within two months. GAYLE Tour. Mildred Early, Reporter was the only student in her Ground At the 66s February m eeting, W IL­ Governor ARLENE WALKUP, ac­ School class which met every evening LIAM BERKEBILE of the FAA, dis­ companied by CAROL WADDELL, at the kitchen table. She passed her cussed FAA Rules and Regulations. flew in for our February meeting, written with a score of 96 and gives which was held in the new ad build­ credit for that to her Instructor—her HOUSTON CHAPTER ing at Mid-West Piper Airpark. This father who is LT. COL. D. S. WILSON Martha Akins, Reporter was another successful “Guest Day” at Holloman AFB. GAYLE was born The February meeting was held in with potential 99s invited, among in Columbus, Mississippi and has the home of MONTE MEJLAENDER them was 99 CHARLOTTE SEAGO travelled wherever the Air Force sent with MABLE EDITH OLIVER as co­ with her two week old daughter, her parents, including two years at hostess. Speaker for the evening was KELLY! We’re sure to have another St. John’s, Newfoundland. It was the FRED PEARSON, a CPA, who spoke 99 in this family, as tiny KELLY hum of the military aircraft over­ about income tax advantages con­ has already attended Instrument head that gave her her longing to cerning airplanes. Plans are being Ground School Class! The “Amelia pilot the skyways. So, with her father made and committees formed to make Earhart Stamp Cover” film was who is also a Flight Instructor and our Penny-a-Pound project at Space- shown and our Chapter also voted to donated his services—she paid for the land Airport April 2 a huge success. contribute $50 each to the AE Schol­ arship Fund and the AWTAR. Coffee guests. SHIRLEY, a freshman at the Ninety-Nines and the Flying and doughnuts were through the cour­ Northern Oklahoma College, Tonka- Farm ers. tesy of Mid-West Piper, as well as wa, has a Private Pilot license as During the business meeting, mem­ rides in a 300 H.P. Cherokee Six. The of D ecem ber, 1966. She is a m em ber bers discussed new FFA Flight Regu­ first Piper Navaja in Wichita was of “The Flying Mavericks” Flying lations and Standards and the new also on display. Club at the College. It will be of par­ Pilot Upgrading Program. Leaflets for the check of the Annual Proficiency Approximately 20 Wing Scouts held ticular interest to friends of our Test, prepared for the South Central their February meeting in Wichita South Central Governor ARLENE Municipal Airport with leaders, GENE that her son JOHNNY WALKUP, Section, were distributed and plans NORA JESSEN and GARNETT HAST­ PNC, was SHIRLEY’S Flight Instruc­ for a Flight Clinic were completed. The Flight Clinic for the Oklahoma INGS, assisted by SHIRLEY CHAP­ tor and she was one of JOHNNY’S Chapter has been scheduled for March MAN. The Wing Scouts were taken first students if not the ‘first.’ 12, Catlin Aviation, OKC. There will on group tours to the Weather Bureau, ARLENE, LOU, SHIRLEY, CAROL, be group briefings immediately before FSS, RAPCON, and the Control SAUNDRA, RUBY and RITA flew in and after the flights. The cost of the Tower. to the nearby Chickasha Airport, Instructor and the use of a plane will mostly in Cessnas. RITA flew the Our Air Education Chairman, LILY be financed from the sales surplus brand new experimental aircraft built ANN HINSON, assisted by CHAR­ of the “I’d Rather Be Flying” tags. LOTTE PARKER and MARILYN by husband LEONARD. RITA and The South Central Section Sprring COPELAND, presented a program at PAT are active in EAA. RITA has m eeting will be held April 14-15, Mead Junior High School on January 1% hours dual time on LEONARD’S Camelot Inn, Tulsa. Oklahoma Chap­ 27th. They showed the film “ Flying EA model—an “original” design; low ter members will meet April 16, 10:00 is For Everyone”, gave brief talks wing tri-gear. They flew to Lake Eu- a.m. at the same place. and held a question and answer per­ faula, in southeastern Oklahoma, in iod. There were 781 Junior High chil­ February to visit friends. SHREVEPORT CHAPTER dren at this assem bly and our 99s VELMA WOODWARD is commuting Evelyn Snow, Reporter report that they were very interested by land (auto) and air (airpllane) to and receptive to the program! On her cabin at Lake Eufaula. Happiest note of the month was the February 13th, M ARY JO JA N E Y and wedding January 28th of CONNIE VELMA extended a cordial invita­ MARY AKINS spoke on Aviation to PORTS, daughter of our DOTTIE and tion to Chapter members to be her the Hypatia Club. BUD PORTS, to JOHN EVERETT guests there and it was accepted PHILLIPS. Interestingly both newly­ We are all looking forward to March unanimously. The date is set for the weds are student pilots and both solo­ 18th when the new Topeka Chapter third Sunday in M ay, the 21st. ed last year. CONNIE is a Steward­ will be presented with their Charter DOROTHY MORGAN is recovering ess for Trans-Texas Airways and and hope to see many of you there! in an Oklahoma City hospital from EVERETT is working on his Master’s major surgery. Degree at Northwestern in Natchi­ OKLAHOMA CHAPTER CAROLE JO PETROPOLY, former toches. And how's this for an inter­ Comanche Jane Abbott, Reporter student at OSU, Stillwater, now of esting beginning to married life: Three Ninety - Nine BRONETA EVANS McLean, Virginia, and ROBERT FOR­ days after the wedding, DOTTIE re­ hosted the Oklahoma Chapter mem­ EST RENCH were married in Decem- ceived a phone call from the local bers February 12 in her home in Min- berr, 1966. draft board—it seems they had no co. She was assisted by SUSIE SEW­ record that EVERETT was attending MARTHA THOMASON is leaving ELL, VELMA WOODWARD, and a college, and unless they had his en­ Woodward March 1st and will live in WAYNA LEA DUFFER. The bird gals rollment records in hand by 4:30 that Ada, Oklahoma. She and CAROL look forward to this annual Valentine afternoon, the poor bridegroom would WADDELL helped to host the Wood­ party with eager anticipation and as be drafted! DOTTIE called BUD to ward Flying Club treasure Hunt the always it was well attended with warm up the plane and they hur­ night of February 10. twenty members and two guests sign­ ried look off from Northwestern, ing in. The Ninety-Nines who are CAROL and ARLENE visited the cornered EVERETT and his records also Flying Farmer members were Kansas Chapter meeting in ICT, Feb­ and flew back to Shreveport in time BRONETA EVANS, ARLENE WALK- ruary 11. The next day CAROL com­ to make the 4:30 deadline with the UP, CAROL WADDELL, SUSIE SEW­ pleted her flight for APT and arrived draft board. WHEW!! Talk about ELL, VELMA WOODWARD, NEMA at the meeting in Minco proudly thrilling air rescues! Our warmest MASONHALL, RUBY KNIGHT and wearing exhibit A—her APT button. wishes to the new couple for a long JANE ABBOTT. Others present were She will be accorded credit both from and happy married life. PAT MORGAN, EMILY FROST, JENNY McWILLIAMS, almost re­ MARIE HALL, RUTH CRAIG JONES, covered from a case of near-pneu­ DONNA WESTERLUND, ANN CAT- Recommended Changes monia, has been practicing in hef LIN, BETH SMITH, WAYNA LEA To Constitution/By-Laws 185; also flew with 49% er, DON, in DUFFER, IDA CARTER, SAUNDRA a Beechcraft Debonair to Camden, NIX, RITA EAVES, LOU SKILLERN, To Resolutions Chairman By Arkansas to take JENNY’S' mother and NANCY ORCUTT. MARCELLA home after a visit. M arch 25 GUYER and SHIRLEY HAUSER were We have another back-to-college gal in our ranks . . . SARAH HENLEY is attending Centenary College to get her teaeheer’s certification. SARAH is al­ so working three days a week, and still manages to fly a bit—such as up to Texarkana with 49%er, GEORGE, for breakfast. We’re happy to see HELEN WRAY back in circulation, and ready to start practicing again for her Instrument rating. HELEN just got her license last summer and she hasn’t let any moss grow under that airplane since! HELEN HEWITT is teaching a six- week course in Instrument Ground School for Southern Aviation. She also has a new primary student ready for solo . . . we hoped it might be a prospective 99, but it’s a he; how­ ever, HELEN tells us ALICE STA­ CEY is almost ready for her check ride, so we may soon have a new member after all. JERE SAUR took a giant step for­ ward recently when she soloed the 140. When JERE flew to Little Rock Thanksgiving Day to visit her sister (who, by the way, just passed her written and should soon be a new The new MRS. GLORIA HOLMES, with new 1!) */2 er DAVE, South Louisiana 99), som e of the Houston gals were Chapter, minutes before take-off for a honeymoon trip to the Bahamas. there and so JERE made the Houston newsletter—see, it pays to get around! damage to the house and burned her we had good newspaper coverage clothes. Right now she is living in from both the Houma and Opelousas TULSA CHAPTER an apartment until her home is liv­ papers. Many thanks to PAT and C. Jean Engler, Reporter able. J. CHRIST! Any of you gals that have some Nominations for International Of­ We’re having more fun. Bustling ideas smoldering in your little heads ficers, and the Aerial Photo Contest around like beavers and getting very about the Spring meeting—out with were the main topics of discussion at little done. We hope by April that it—we will put them in the pot and lunch, and the plans for our first fund­ we will have gotton together on the draw a winner. I’ll see you there. raising project were formulated. And same wave length and come up with many of us have spent hours out of a real dandy Sectional. We will try every day following through. to be as sociable and entertaining as SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER Our project will be a Pilots Poker all get out, so all of you neighbors The Houm a m eeeting on Jan. 29th Run. PAT WARD and 49%er ROGER plan to com e see us. was a roaring success, with 14 out were in San Diego recently and saw JUDY HELLMAN came through of 19 members attending, plus nu­ posters in The Air Oasis about a town for some home cooling. She m erous 66s, 49% ers, and interested Poker Run. And, with our own adap­ picked up a plane at Cessna to de­ friends. The seaplane rides were a tations and revisions, we have or­ liver to San Diego where she is now smash hit! Several of us rode with ganized a contest open to both men Chief Pilot for Air Oasis and as I Instructors who were kind enough to and women pilots at all stages of understand it, is now giving FAA let us have the left seat. PATSY flying proficiency for some “fun fly­ Flight Tests. JONES brought along her logbook and got it signed. Seven airplanes descend­ ing.” We chose Baton Rouge, Houma, NANCY CAIN has her Commercial ed on the lovely Houma airport, and New Iberia, Lafayette, and Opelou­ and is now in Instructor’s Ground sas for our Poker Run route. FBOs School. They are getting younger and at each location have donated lovely prettiier and smarter. WANTED engraved 12” high trophies, each with We had our January meeeting at More reports, pictures, ar­ an airplane head (7 trophies in all), DOROTHY JOHNSON’S. Along with plus several businesses have donated ticles of special interest! our regular gang we had two guests, lovely door prizes. The whole Poker DOROTHY GROOM and LOIS BOOTS. SEND to PEG ONG, Run concentrates more on luck than MARY SHADDOCKS home was set 2900 Rockbrook Dr., skill, and if the enthusiasm we have on fire by burglars which destroyed met with locally is any indication of Plano, Texas 75074 our 99 post cards and did a lot of (he response we will get— and if the seaplane instructing for oil com­ be that the rice that was raining panies. She hopes to send a couple down on them will be a permanent of her students on our Poker Run. It fixture in the seats and carpets. When was good to hear from her again, and they arrived at the airport, they found to know she “still loves us.” big red GROUNDED tags on both control wheels. DAVE kept saying they DEE COMEAUX and PATSY JONES were going to Hot Springs, and GLOR­ are in the air almost daily in the IA kept saying the Bahama Islands. Aero Commander they plan to fly in Wouldn’t say that DAVE started out the Angel Derby—the 200 model. We’re henpecked, or anything like that, but still waiting for the return of the new they did head east on take-off and MRS. HOLMES (formerly known as they did file for Mobile and Talla­ GLORIA WARD) from the Bahamas. hassee. FOY and PHIL WEST just returned Hope to have a glorious report on from a vacation in Florida in their our Poker Run next issue. If it turns Commanche. PAT WARD, MOLLY out well, maybe we'll make it an PATSY JONES, South Louisiana STOCKWELL, and DEE COMEAUX annual affair. Chapter, getting her first minute of flew to Opelousas to visit JIMMIE seaplane instruction at the Chapter LAFLEUR about the Poker Run ter­ meeting in Houma. In the right seat minus early in February in the is PAT CHRIST’S 49>/2er, Instrucor WARD’S 170. And later in the week, 99 MEMBERSHIP LIST C. J. DEE checked PAT out in the Aero JANUARY, ]!)<}“ Commander 100, on a trip to Ham­ mond to put out Poker Run posters. “NEW” weatherbird cooperates — we should BARBARA and DALE TEER are the MEMBERS-AT-RARGE have a gratifying turn-out! We’re of­ proud owners of a Cessna Skylane. Dizon, Edith A. (Mrs.) fering a spaghetti dinner at the ter­ Our 66 CAL MEREDITH had to delay No. 9238 Dita Street, San Antonio minus, which will be Opelousas, and Village, Makati, Rizal, her flying lessons for awhile. Seems Philippines posters have been distributed in that she sprained her wrist and broke a 88-78-42 area to the public. We are scheduled bone while checking the oil on a pre­ AUSTRALIAN SECTION for February 26, with the ever-nee- flight on her last sesson! Really, CAL! Anders, Brenda Valma (Miss) essary “ Rain D ate’ ’ for M arch 5th. She and her husband have just bought Lady Musgnave Lodge Australia We’ve also collected a truck load of a Cessna, too. They, along with PAT 35 Astor Ice City advertising novely items from differ­ and C. J. CHRIST, are Houma resi­ Brisbane, Qld, Australia ent businesses to include in our hos­ 23924 dents. Carter, Anne Christine (Miss) pitality package we will give each 36 Hope St., Balgowlah PAT WARD and 4914 er ROGER entrant. Since there are seldom any Sydney. NSW, Austrolia stopped in El Paso enroute to San activities in this part of the country 91-3957 (H) Diego in January and PAT was de­ 70-0661 (B) for “fun flying,” we feel that the Hesketh, Gael Kathryn (Miss) lighted to be able to attend an El response will be excellent. At least 9-Capolan, Salon, Tuianekai St. Paso Chapter meeting. Enjoyed see­ we hope so. The person holding the Rotova, New Zealand ing RUTH DEERMAN and MAR­ 2764 Best Poker Hand will receive not GARET THOMPSON again, and Holland, Alison Lorna (Miss) only a trorphy, but either a diamond 5 McHatton St. meeting the others who attended the pendant or a tie pin, donated by York North Sydney, NSW, Australia meeting there, including their Report­ 928372 Jewelers of Baton Rouge. Other tro­ er MARY OLMSTEAD. Lording, Judith Anne (Mrs. Rowland S.) phies are for Youngest Pilot, Lowest 24 Bedford Av. North Turramurr'a Time Pvt. Pilot, Best ETA by a Stu­ GLORIA and DAVE HOLMES got Sydney, NSW, Australia dent Solo X-C, Best: ETA for a Pvt. a grand send-off at the airport when 449-2153 they left for the Bahamas via N338B. Mather, Enid Esther (Mrs.) Pilot, Best ETA for a Com. Pillot, 23 Chaucer Crescent and Lucky 13th Entrant. Three of the With the control tower alerted, they Canterbury E7 door prizes confirmed to date are got a great run-around on which run­ Victoria, Australia 83-3070 a $20 steak dinner for two at Gia- way to take and were advised that Miller, Robin Elizabeth (Miss) manco’s (finest restaurant in BTR), there would be an indefinite delay 12 Bellevue Avenue an expensive indoor-outdoor thermom­ on their IFR clearance to Mobile. No Nedlands, West Australia 831117 eter, and a Weather Station. old shoes or tin cans tied to the tail, though. Bless ’em all! But it could CANADIAN SECTION PAT WARD dropped in at Pan-Air Corbett, Marion Joan (Miss) Corporation, Lakefront Airport in New 538 Hale Street Orleans and had a nice visit with London, Ontario, Canada ALICE CAGLE. Found out that she’s Recommended Changes 451-4482 Lewis, Helen Bernice been rather under-the-weather (quite To Constitution/By-Laws St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital a statement, considering what our St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada weather has been lately) for the past To Resolutions Chairman By Roy, Patricia Cartier (Mrs. Robert Ross) 41 Irving Place several months, but is back flying M arch 25 London, Ontario, Canada full-time again, doing quite a bit of 455-8742 Solig, Inna .1. (Mrs. Sydney N.) Henderson, Phyllis Lennerlz Snovel, Audrey Ethel (Mrs.) 5526 Randall Avenue (Mrs. H. Robert) 5319 Colusa May Sacramento Valley Montreal 29, Quebec, Canada 900-16th Street Iowa Sacr'amento, Calif., 95841 (514) 484-5469 West Des Moines, Iowa 50265 332-1507 “NEW" 279-1317 Keel, Helen Elizabeth (Mrs. Howard) NEW ENGLAND SECTION Johnson, Roberta Mae 1800 COldwater Canyon San Fernando Littin, Kathleen Agnes (Mrs. Basil R.) 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