FEBRUARY, 1969 Hmi’tijlhnu Hews r l l i p , Jdindij-J(lines m A B-LINE from THE V. P. How are the new year’s resolutions ATTENTION PLEASE! The Illi- coming? There’s one resolution I hope Nines Air Derby was produced and you all make and fulfill, THAT’S GET­ directed under the very able leader­ TING WITH THE APT PROGRAM. ship of Bobbie Johansson, Chicago area We can put forth much more enthusi­ chapter, with assistance of her com­ astic efforts in our quest to promote mittee members of the Chicago area aviation if we are actively pursuing and Central Illinois chapters. Since our own flying interests. Get the form I gave full credit to the Quad Cities from your chapter chairman and use Chapter I guess the only way to break FEBRUARY, 1969 it as an excuse if necessary to get even will be for the Quad-Cities Chap­ THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. back to flying. We need an active pilot ter to come up with some equally Will Rogers World Airport membership so let’s needle each other brilliant event that I can give the Chi­ International Headquarters into APT, cago Area Central Illinois chapters Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 I hope you have noticed in your new credit for. Sorry about that! Headquarters Secretary roster, page 11, that 1972 is slated for LORETTA GRAGG an international site for convention. This will be a first and we, the Execu­ Coming Events Editor tive Board, are most anxious to enter­ MARCH 1, 1969 HAZEL McKENDRICK tain invitations from chapters and sec­ Deadline for International Nominations P.O. Box 38499 tions outside the U.S. We are truly MARCH 10, 1969 Dallas, Texas 75238 an international organization and we’re Deadline for entry in “Free Entry Fee all so enthused to meet and read about THE NINETY-NINES NEWS for PPD” Contest Vol. 14 No. 4 our international members. This will MARCH 21-28, 1969 February, 1969 give us a wonderful opportunity to get ANGEL Derby—New Orleans, La. to Published monthly, except bi-monthly July- to know more of them and hence make August and November-December. our bond of friendship even stronger Managua, Nicaragua Annual subscription rate is $4.50 and Is in­ and more meaningful. Isn’t this a great APRIL 15, 1969 cluded as a part of the annual membership dues of The Ninety-Mnes, Inc. idea? Let’s all get ready by thinking Income Tax and ENTRIES OPEN THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. International and start saving our cig­ FOR PPD Will Rogers World Airport arette money. APRIL 18-20, 1969 Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 Return Form 3579 to above address A quick check with our very Southwest Spring Sectional 2nd Class Postage pd. at Chickasha, Okla. able Headquarters Chairman, SUSIE Tucson, Ariz. SEWELL, reveals our new of ice and APRIL 26, 1969 INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS museum are really taking shape. The Dallas, Poker Party Air Race President spring Executive Board meeting is Rain date May 3, 1969 DONNA MYERS scheduled to take place in the new 11603 E. 6th PI. MAY 9-11, 1969 headquarters office. LORRAINE Mc- Spirit of San Diego Air Race Aurora, Colorado 80010 CARTY, BETTY McNABB and I will St. Louis to San Diego Vice-President have been to Oklahoma City for final MAY 16-19, 1989 BERNICE “BEA” STEADMAN decisions and arrangements by the Southcentral Spring Sectional 12214 N. McKinley Rd. time you read this and I’ll report on Ft. Worth, Texas Montrose, Michigan 48457 our progress and aoccmplis ments MAY 17-18, 1969 next month. Remember this museum Dedication of Aviation Technology Secretary is to reflect the accomplishments of Dept., Cochise College, Douglas, LYDIELLEN “LYGIE” HAGAN the Ninety-Nines, past, present and Ariz. (See Editor’s column) South 1907 Oneida Place future. JACQUELINE COCHRAN has MAY 23-25, 1969 Spokane, Washington 99203 graciously offered to donate some of Southeast Sectional Meeting, her treasured mementos and you are Treasurer Kitty Hawk, North Carolina all aware that the film of A.E.’s last MAY 30, 1969 DORIS RENNINGER take-off is now property of our Ninety- Last day for Entry in PPD 10-01 162nd Street Nine museum. We hope headquarters JULY 4-9, 1969 Beechhurst, N. Y. 11357 will be on your must list "or this year. Powder Puff Derby Executive Board SUSIE reports our membership now San Diego to Washington D.C. stands at 3500+. When you look at ALICE ROBERTS SEE AWTAR the increase in number of pilots each 9828 North 19 Avenue JULY 9-13, 1969 year you will realize our membership International Convention Phoenix, Arizona 85021 should be increasing at an ever climb­ New York City, New York GENE NORA JESSEN ing rate. Just think of all those ex­ See NOTAMS 2814 Cassia citing new places to go and members AUGUST 17, 1969 Boise, Idaho 83705 to meet. All-Ohio Chapter Poker Party BETTY W. McNABB Just saw some birds flying north so SEPTEMBER 19-21, 1969 926 Third Avenue spring can’t be far away. Remember Southcentral Fall Sectional Albany, Georgia 31701 flying is the name of our game. Oklahoma City, Okla. Charter Members 1969 Convention

OPEN LETTER TO ALL CHARTER MEMBERS Dear Charter Member: The Ninety-Nines, Inc. will celebrate its 40th Anniversary in 1969. Since its founding in 1929 wilh 99 charter mem­ bers, the organization has grown to over 3,500 with members all over the world. I am sure Amelia Earhart would be proud, as you must be, of the progress of the Ninety-Nines. Proud tco of the many outstanding achievements of its members since that first meet­ ing at Curtiss Field, Valley Stream, Long Island, New York on Nov. 2, 1929. The Greater New York Chapter of the New York-New Jersey Section is proud and pleased to be the hostess Chapter for this memorable occasion. This 40th Anniversary Convention will be held July 9-13 at the Waldorf As­ toria Hotel in New York City. We dedi­ cate this Convention to all you charter members who had the foresight to unite all women pilots and give them a purpose when aviation was in its infancy. The 40th Anniversary Banquet, Sat­ urday, July 12, 1969 will honor all 99 Charter members. On behalf of the Greater New York Chapter, we cor­ dially invite you to attend this banquet as our HONORED GUEST. You will receive additional information concern­ (New York Convention & Visitors Bureau) ing the convention, but this letter is to let you know in advance so that you can make plans to attend. The New 1969 CONVENTION York-New Jersey Section will do every­ thing possible to make your stay a To All Ninety Nines: happy, exciting one. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY’S HAND is raised in salute to AMELIA WE WOULD APPRECIATE HEAR­ EARHART AND THE CHARTER MEMBERS WHO FOUNDED THE ING FROM YOU. IF YOU PLAN TO NINETY NINES HERE IN NEW YORK AREA BACK IN 1929. ATTEND OR NOT, WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO SEND A PICTURE The Ninety Nines, of the New York/New Jersey Section, arms are opened wide to welcome you to New York City and the 40th Anniversary Convention. AND SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF YOUR FLYING CAREER. WE PLAN TO The world-famous WALDORF-ASTORIA HOTEL’S red carpet hospitality INCLUDE IT IN THE 40TH ANNI­ will be rolled out to greet you July 9-13, 1969. WE HAVE BEEN PROMISED “RUN OF THE HOUSE” ROOM WITH RATES OF $14.00 FOR SINGLE VERSARY PUBLICITY. ROOMS AND $20.00 FOR TWIN/DOUBLE ROOMS. The lovely Basildon Very truly yours, Room has been reserved as our Registration and Hospitality suite, and the fabulous Starlight Roof for the Honors Nite Banquet. NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY SECTION The Greater New York Chapter is your hostess chapter, with enthusias­ tic support and cooperation from all the New York/New Jersey Section GREATER NEW YORK chapters. The Garden State, Long Island, Western New York and Hudson CHAPTER Valley Chapters are all working and planning to make this 40th Anniver­ KATHLEEN A. HILBRANDT, sary Convention a happy memorable one for everyone. So PLAN AHEAD— plan to come to Fun City for your 1969 vacation!!! Chairman 40th Anniversary Banquet DORIS RENNINGER, Chairman 425 Franklin Avenue JULIE VOM SAAL, Co-Chairman Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. 07604 been previously recorded for a woman. The record was made in a Gypsy Moth plane at Lambert Field, St. Louis, un­ der the auspices of official National Aeronautic Association observers. The previous record for women was forty- six consecutive loops by MILDRED KAUFFMAN of Kansas City. MISS INGALLS made 66 additional loops just to prove that she could make the 400 she had set out to make, although they were not counted in the HEADLINES from Hazel record because she had to halt her WHEEEEEW!! This has been quite The March issue will be another continuous loping long enough to a day. Between trying to get the Announcements Only issue, so once pump reserve gas from an auxiliary news “put to bed’’, the President in­ again some of you will get a month off. tank. augurated, and studying for a final Please take a vote from your members LENA BERNSTEIN, 22 year old at school, my poor swirling head is a and let me know how you like this Frenchwoman, who was bom in Rus­ state of utter confusion and I think the type issue. We will publish the results sia, set up a new solo endurance record one functioning grey cell has ceased in my column. Remember for YOUR for women at Le Bourget Airport, near In an effort to consolidate some of sake, get A P T ! Paris, after one previous attempt when the reports from last time and this her motor weakened before she did. time, it was necessary to delete some She already held the world’s record of the material. Some of you indicate Backward Glance for wcmen in long distance flying with that you are still confused. I am sure her non-stop journey last year from that by now, you all have your Jan­ Column Paris to Cairo. uary copy and can see the difference. Two other adventuresome women, Virginia Thompson, Historian I was hoping you would have your FLORENCE LOWE BARNERS of San copies in time to make a comment on Excerpts from “Women in Aviation” Marino, Calif., in her two place Travel how you liked it. It has been suggested in the 1930’s Air and GLADYS O’DONNELL of Long that if this is not a solution to our Beach, Calif., tlew just a week apart By the early 1930’s, women had en­ financial problems, possibly another to the interior of Mexico. They were tered practically all phases of avia­ solution would work. The solution being probably the first women to do so. tion. Even the old expression “Home, to do away with the refund from head­ While there, GLADYS took out a trans­ James” had taken on a new aerial quarters for the membership. As you port license for that country. all know, headquarters refunds $1.00 expression, “Home, MARIE”. MARIE C. GRAHAM probably became the Even in the 1930’s, age did not per member back to the chapter. If hamper the desire to do the unusual our constitution were amended to do first woman to have the title of per­ sonal pilot. In fact her employer, as exemplified by The Duchess of Bed­ away with this refund, it might help ford who at the age of 64 made her us to have a regular magazine each MARY LINDA BRADLEY of Ridge­ first solo flight. month. Of course, now is the time to field, Connecticut, later became so en­ It was interesting to note too that be thinking about possible amend­ thused that she too obtained her pilot’s MARY LINCOLN BECKWITH, grand­ ments, so give it some thought. license. daughter of Abraham Lincoln, signed It is with great pleasure that we It was a time when women were welcome the SOUTHERN SIERRA doing things in an aeronautical way up for a limited commercial course CHAPTER INTO THE SOUTHWEST­ such as: giving birthday party flights, with Curtiss Wright Flying Service’s ERN SECTION. DATE OF CHAR­ having aerial teas, and giving lun­ Baltimore School. TER: FEBRUARY 1, 1969. cheons in the air. At this time in our This brings us up to Aug. 1930, the The TV Guide of January 18-24 re­ history, having two tables of bridge in time of the two air derbies for women: ports that: “T*ravel-show producer a tri-motored plane was something of Class A Women's Eastern (lighter BILL BURRUD signed actress SUSAN a novelty. It was never reported though planes) and Class B Women’s Western OLIVER to host a documentary on whether the eight thousand foot alti­ (heavier planes) Derbies. Entrance women in aviation, a segment of his tude influenced the quality of their requirements then were: 150 hours WONDERFUL WORLD OF WOMEN. bridge playing. with 50 hours of cross-country. The Sounds like a great show and we can On the serious side, various records tentative course for the Women’s all look forward to seeing it. were being set. The previous woman’s Eastern Derby went something like DOROTHY WARREN, South Central loop record climbed to more than this: Leave Washington, D.C., Aug. 22 Section Secretary told us of a friend seven times its previous level or from at 11 A.M.; Richmond, Va., for lunch; who is saving cigarette packages. It 46 to 344; and the woman’s solo en­ Raleigh, N.C. for the night; Columbia, seems that for every 1000 packages durance record mark was boosted S.C. for lunch; Atlanta, Ga., for the turned in, it will send one retarded nearly nine hours. night; Birmingham, Ala., for lunch; child to school for a year. This was LAURA INGALS, twenty-five-year- Memphis, Tenn., for the night; St. all she knew about it, but lets all send old transport pilot and social register- Louis, Mo., for lunch; Springfield, 111., our cigarette packages to DOROTHY ite of New York, established a new for the night; Elgin, 111., for lunch; WARREN, 14648 CHERRY HILLS record for consecutive loops in an air­ and finish the afternoon of Aug. 26th DRIVE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75234. plane by executing 298 more than had in Chicago. The requirements far both men and the subject of the piloting abilities of women entries were identical. The re­ women sit back and take considerable AWTAR sults made the doubting Thomases on notice. The results were:

Total Distance Average POWDER PUFF DERBY Winner Name of Derby Covered Speed Marion Andrews Lopez, Reporter GLADYS O’DONNELL Class B Women’s Eastern 2442 miles 160.44 m.p.h. PHOEBE OMLIE Class A Women’s Western 1575 miles 138.75 m.p.h. If you call AWTAR Headquarters J. WESLEY SMITH Class B Men’s Atlantic 1086 miles 129.13 m.p.h. ART KILLIP Class A Men’s Atlantic 1516 miles 127.51 m.p.h. these days and KAY BRICK answers JOHN BLUM Class A Men’s Pacific 2133 miles 115.86 m.p.h. kind of fuzzy like, its probably because JOHN LIVINGSTON Class B Men’s Pacific 1712 miles 105.85 m.p.h. she has a label stuck in her mouth from trying to get a mailing out to Then followed the second National the Scrapbook Chairman, all Ninety-Nines containing all the Meeting of the Ninety-Nine Club, as GLADYS COBB latest. our organization was then called, at 17550 PARKER ROAD February means that all hands are the Hotel Drake in Chicago on Aug. CASTRO VALLEY, CALIF. 94546 Thank you for your help. busy cranking and assembling race 27th. Since it is significant in our his­ kits which will be ready this month tory and rather lengthy, it will be re­ ERRATA: for your requests at $1.00 each. ported in cur next issue. In the October issue when we listed the women honored in the rotogravure ATTENTION ALL WHIRLY-GIRLS!! Please continue to send all articles we inadvertently omitted KATHERINE A Helicopter Division for the 1969 and newspaper clippings of interna- STINSON’S name. Then in the Decem­ Powder Puff Derby is now under con­ national interest for our History Book ber issue we reported on the Air Derby sideration by the board. Should this to: we had RUTH ELDER 4th and BLANCHE NOYES 6th. It should have materialize, supplementary rules will VIRGINIA THOMPSON been BLANCHE NOYES 4th and RUTH be issued. Deadline for the contest 3803 HILLCREST LANE ELDER 5th. Sorry about that ladies!!! “Why I Want To Fly The Powder Puff ANNANDALE, VA. 22003 The material we received was in error Derby” in 250 words or less is March All other articles are to be mailed to and it is good to, at last, get it straight. 15th. Entries should be typewritten double spaced in triplicate. Judges for the contest who are past presidents Does Flying Keep You Young? of the 99s and who have flown the race themselves are: BETTY GIL­ Are fliers in better physical condi­ of this type has been specifically LIES, Chairman: DEEDO HEISE and tion than non fliers? Does flying keep directed toward women. BRONETA EVANS. The winner wins a you young? The answers to these and The Ninety Nines as an organization free entry fee, worth $100.00 to 99s, other questions about aging are sought have been selected (and honored) by for the year of their choice—1969, 1970 by DR. ROBERT PROPER, Head, DR. PROPER as the group of women or 1971 Powder Puff Derby. See rules Dept, of Diagnostics and Clinical Bio­ to be tested as he wants to test women in the Nov.-Dee. News. This should be metrics at the Lovelace Foundation in pilots. a good project for a cold winter eve­ ning. Let’s make those Past Presidents Albuquerque, New Mexico. All testing will be done at the Love­ work. The Lovelace Foundation received a lace Foundation on Albuquerque, test­ grant, initially to study the age at ing only one applicant per day because Tlie 1969 Powder Puff Derby will which an airline pilot is old enough of the multitude of tests required. take off from Lindberg Field, San to be retired. DR. PROPER and his DR. PROPER would like as many Diego on July 4th. San Diego is going staff tested 500 men in groups of 100 applicants as possible as there are all out in celebration of their 200th in each decade o' an age group, be­ fewer women pilots than men and a Anniversary this year. ginning with 20 and ending with 60. wide sampling is needed. The Start is being sponsored and The study began in 1961, with profes­ When you indicate your interest and hosted by the 200th Anniversary Com­ sional and high time air force pilots willingness to be tested by applying mittee together with the San Diego, as subjects. It was found that more you will receive a questionnaire to be than 800 bits of information were El Cajon and Palomar Chapters of completed by you and returned to DR. the Ninety-Nines. MARION BANKS is gleaned from each subject. Some of PROPER. Questionnaires may be ob­ Chairman with Co-Chairmen GER­ the “bits” revealed that fliers are in tained by writing DR. ROBERT TRUDE LOCKWOOD and EILEEN better physical condition than non PROPER, LOVELACE FOUNDATION, FREEMAN. fliers, are leaner, taller and less prone 5200 GIBSON, SE, ALBUQUERQUE, to ulcers and coronaries. Their I.Q. NEW MEXICO. State that you would The race will end at Dulles Inter­ averaged 120 and above, with 100 used like to be included in the aging study national Airport, Washington, D.C. as the average. for women, and want a questionnaire. Deadline to finish will be Official Sun­ After the returned questionnaires set, WEATHER PERMITTING, July The study was so successful that DR. have been analyzed a selection will be 7th. The Terminus will be co-sponsored PROPER has expanded it to include made. If you are selected you will by the Washington, D.C. Chapter and females. No other scientific endeavor be notified by the Foundation. the Middle East Section of the 99s. -t f d & COMMITTEES REPORT

ALL-WOMAN TRANSCONTINENTAL AIR RACE. INC. Attention Air Markers! Ways and Means 16206 E. Central Wichita, Kansas 67230 To all Air Marking enthusiasts and would be markers, Welcome! We al­ ways have work to do. Many of you have accomplished a lot. I know, be­ cause I read the Newsletter. But, nary one report have I received. If you go to all the e'fort of completing a project, be selfish, receive credit for it from ® m h h f u l i the FAA and 99 International. To those who have written me asking the do’s and don’ts of Air Marking and 0 , “Hew to do it?” I have answered they should first procure the excellent Air Marking Guide published by the Palo- mar Chapter. For the nominal fee of $1.50 sent to MRS. B. W. PEARSON. The gal with the Go, RT. NO. 1, BOX 1890 D, SAN MARCOS, CALIFORNIA, your chapter can own this invaluable guide. who’s in the Know. Please let’s concentrate on shopping centers and locations that will point the way to the nearest airport for the She’s thinking up groovy ways to raise lost or disoriented student or even full- fledged pilot. Central Pennsylvania money for the 1970 AWTAR. told me an astronaut wrote them thank­ ing them for their airmarking job and saying what a great help it was getting She would like you to join her. Please ask him back on course! We are still using the postcard re­ port system Mary Able set up, be­ your 99 friends and chapters to help her. cause it seems to answer all necessary questions without too much time or effort involved. So, please, send one postcard to me and one to BLANCHE She’ll gladly accept cash or checks - NOYES, CHIEF, AIR MARKING STAFF, FEDERAL AVIATION AGEN­ Just mail them to her CY, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. AIR MARKING REPORT at 16206 E. Central, Wichita, Kansas 67230 ...... Chapter ...... Section Location of Air Mark Lat. Long. City ...... State...... FRAN NOLDE and JEAN ROSS HOW­ citedly pointing out the winners whom Airport Hangar ARD are the Co-Chairmen. The Official they recall.” City or Town Runway hotel is the Sheraton Park. The Awards We need volunteers, preferably from New Location Building Banquet will be on Wed. the 9th of Repaint Old Marking Highway July which allows time to skip up to the northeastern section of the U.S. to New York City for the Convention. assemble the 1966 and 1968 scrapbooks Date Air Mark Completed:...... for AWTAR. All materials will be The following is a quote from a let­ Mail to: Jerry B. Roberts furnished. ter received from PAUL EDW. GAR­ 1011 N. Park Ave. BER, Assistant Director Aeronautics, Send contributions to AWT'AR-Ninety- Haddon Heights, N.J. National Air and Space Museum, Nine’s Fund Raising Chairman PAT Good Luck and have fun. It would be Smithsonian Institute: “The trophy McEWEN, 16206 E. Central, Wichita, great if each chapter could schedule continues to attract a great deal of Kansas 67230. Send requests for 1969 t wo air markings this year! favorable attention. Often when I am Kits to AWTAR Headquarters, Teter- in our Air and Space Building I see boro Airport, Teterboro, New Jersey JERRY B. ROBERTS, CHAIRMAN groups of girls looking at it and ex­ 07608. AIR MARKING COMMITTEE A. E. Scholarship Dr. Dougherty Strother, Chairman Since the publication of the three pictures of AMELIA and her plane in the September 1968 issue, we seem to have stimulated m3re people to look tv rough their files and scrap books and, if you are like me, stacks of stuff at home. We are herewith publishing another photograph of AMELIA. We believe it also is hitherto unpublished. It came from GEN. H. H. HOWZE (USA Retd.) a VICE PRESIDENT OF BELL HELICOPTER COMPANY. GEN. IIOWZE permitted us to espy his picture and t'e copy will be forwarded to 99 headquarters. The picture was given to him by a dinner partner dur­ ing a banquet in Australia. It is said to have been taken of A.E. during her stop in Australia and just prior to her last take-off. We are not able to iden­ tify any ring on her finger as men­ tioned by Goerner in his book, however if we can all look through our “stacks” and stimulate our friends and 'lying acquaintances to do the same, we may uncover some yet unknown facts (such as the pearl ring). If you have any pictures and would loan them to us, but want them back, this can certainly be arranged and they will be returned n~ne the worse for wear. I know AE would be proud of the Scholarship which we have created and nurtured in her name. Your Board of Trustees will soon be meeting to review the applications for this schol­ arship which will be submitted by the Photograph of AMELIA EARHART during her stop over in Australia prior to Section Amelia Earhart Chairmen. departure .m her last flight. Original of pictures are owned by GEN. H. H. This is an exhausting, but rewarding HOWZE (USA Rtd.), V. P. Bell Helicopter Co. He received these from a dinner process. So many of our members are partner during a visit to Australia. very deserving and the final decision of those to submit to the honorary judges is never an easy one to make. This year the scholarship is $800. With A IR MEETS the rising costs of everything we have BAHAMA TREASURE HUNT IS FUN sented. The coordinates encompassed raised it from $700 last year. This Jerry Roberts, Reporter the islands of Andros, Eleuthra, Exuma would certainly be a good start on any and New Providence. The clues were rating and we wish we could give it to We, my 4914’er, HAL, as pilot and 18 pictures to be matched and coordi­ I, flew the Bahama Treasure Hunt for nated with one minute leeway longi­ all the applicants. Help us make 1969 the iirst time last November. It was tude and latitude. We were given three a great year for your scholarship fund. a wonderful trip, and a marvelous days to accomplish this and most pilots Ccntribute generously even though way to explore those beautiful, color­ visited new Clubs (motels) each night, your chapter may not have a candi­ ful islands. We put 30 hours on our while others had one site as their date. Next year you may have a win­ Cessna 172, so you can see; we really base. It was tiring, but I thought it did some extensive exploring. ner. REMEMBER ONLY % OF YOUR was fun to spend each night in a dif­ The Treasure Hunt, as well as being CONTRIBUTION GOES INTO THE ferent location. Wherever you went, a promotion stunt for the Bahamas, PERMANENT FUND. THE OTHER is a wonderful get-together of pilots you were sure to meet a group with V i GOES DIRECTLY INTO THE from all over the world. England, Can­ the yellow Hunt badges on—then the SCHOLARSHIP FOR THAT YEAR. ada and the Isle of Mann were repre­ fun began. The conversation, of course, was flying and weather. One whole A ll Women’s International A ir Race week of fantastic hangar flying. The “hunters” are an extraordinarily con­ genial, outgoing group and new-comers were warmly received. I was surprised how few of the " rfn y e l *Den&y' women there, though for the most part, enthusiastic fliers, were not pilots. GINNY VAN KESTEREN and her HUSBAND won first prize, a $20,000 neiii ORLtnns, u.s.fl. t o mflnflGUfl,mcflRflGUfl,c.fl. lot on Great Harbour Cay and DOT JULICH won a Honda for placing fourth. We met KIN MARTIN, 99 from Tor­ onto, who got me all excited about a race they will have in Montreal in May—a husband-wife deal that should appeal to a lot of 99’s in the area. We also saw HELEN EGAN, SELMA CRONIN and BETTY LOU SCAND- LING. The entire Hunt was beautifully or­ ganized and from our view ran smooth­ ly. No problems or waiting for customs, rooms, taxis, etc. What a great way to travel! With all the hunting, we found time to play golf and swim, but no time for scuba diving. That was a disappoint­ ment, because those waters are fan­ tastically clear with beautifully colored fish and things growing that are fun $2500°° TO TOP WINNERS PLUS TROPHIES to look at under the glass. Next year! One hundred-forty planes participated and all the ports were controlled for M ARCH 21 - 28, 1969 the week. Service was speedy and ef­ ENTRIES OPEN JAN. 6, 1969 - CLOSE FEBRUARY 15, 1969 ficient with no serious mishaps to any FOR INFORMATION WRITE: Cecile Hatfield, General Chairman of the contestants. A couple from Cali­ 12920 Oleander Rood fornia ran into IFR conditions in Ala­ North Miami, Florida 33161 bama and stopped in Birmingham to wait it out. Because two big football games were scheduled that weekend, Orgoni zed ond conducted under the direction of the Florida Women Pilot* Assoc., Inc. in accordance with the Sporting Code accommodations were impossible to of the Federation Aeronoutique Internotionole ond with the Sporting Regulations of the Nat.onol Aeronoutic Association. get, so they hired an Instrument Rated Pilot who flew them to Palm Beach. He got out of their plane and stepped Spirit of San Diego Air Race on a commercial flight back to Birm­ ingham with their key in his pocket. M ay 9-11, 1969 After a three hour wait, their key flew back to them—and they finally arrived Start will be Lambert Field, St. Louis, Mo. at 6 a.m. (CDT) on May 10, 1969. in the Bahamas. We spent a lot of time Finish will be Lindbergh Field, San Diego, Cal. 1 p.m. (PDT) on May 11, 1969. dodging thunderstorms that were a The race is open to both men and women. Passengers may be carried. concern to HAL, but didn’t compare with those we bypassed in the Derby. Route will be: St. Louis, Mo., Wichita, Kan., Amarillo, Tex., Albuquerque, N.M., Phoenix, Ariz., Palm Springs, Cal., San Diego, Cal. It was a happy sight to spot Grand Bahama, however, because they close Information and applications may be obtained by sending 50c and writing the airport at sundown, and we had to: exactly five minutes to spare. Spirit of San Diego Air Race San Diego 200th Anniversary Committee Inc. This was the Sixth Annual Hunt and 635 “C” St. I hope we can join all future trips, with San Diego, Cal. 92101 you along with us. OFFICIAL RESULTS Pacific Air Race

FROM: Gillespie Field, Santee, California TO: Phoenix, Arizona October 12, 1968

Race No. Aircraft PAR Pilot and Co-Pilot Make and Model Score Place HP HCP \ 2 1 MARIAN BANKS 1966 Comanche +16.59 1 180 179.2 THON GRIFFITH 7 MARGARET CALLAWAY 1968 Cherokee 140 +14.% 2 140 128.0 ISABELLE McCRAE +11.41 3 250 176.7 \ 14 JAN GAMMELL 1963 Comanche MARY BROOKS 33 FRAN BERA 1957 Apache +11.19 4 300 162.8 TERRY VASQUES \ 48 NELL CONNOLLY 1961 Comanche +11.06 5 180 161.1 46 KAREN BRYNELSEN 1967 Cherokee +10.10 6 235 153.8 VERA McCALLISTER 12 ELEANOR RICHARDSON 1967 Cherokee C +09.47 7 180 139.7 BARBARA TUCKER 2 ELLEN TRINDLE 1960 Debonair +09.21 8 225 174.4 SHIRLEY THOM 19 ANN LODWIG 1967 Cessna 172 +08.88 9 145 124.5 b e t t y McPh e r so n 11 BETTY WHARTON 1960 Cessna 210 +08.51 10 260 185.5 DOTTIE SANDERS

Derby will be introduced at the Con­ NOTAMS vention Banquet on July 13. Also, win­ ners of the Annual Amelia Earhart NEW YORK, N.Y.—New York City Scholarship Award, given to qualified has been chosen as the site for the members to further their flying pro­ 40th Anniversary International Conven­ ficiency, will be announced at the tion of the Ninety-Nines, organization Amelia Earhart Luncheon during the of women licensed pilots, July 9-13, Convention. 1969, according to Mrs. Doris Ren- Other special guests will include In­ ninger, Convention Chairman. More ternational President, Mrs. Donna My­ than 300 lovely aviatrix from all over ers of Denver, Colorado, and Charter Members of the Ninety-Nines, which the United States and many Interna­ was founded in 1929 by Amelia Ear­ FOR SALE tional members from 15 foreign coun­ hart, who was the organization’s first Tray by Couroc of Monterey. Rjund tries are expected to attend this special President. These original Charter 10Vi” , black with gold compass rose anniversary convention which will be Ninety-Nines will be the guests of insignia. Indestructible; impervious to headquartered at the Waldorf-Astoria honor at the Annual Honors Night Ean- alkalis, boiling water, salad oils and Hotel in midtown Manhattan. Host for quet, July 13, 1969. alcohol. Use as serving tray for ap­ this historical meeting will be the petizers, hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, Greater New York Chapter of the New etc.; or as wall plaque. A real col- York-New Jersey Section, in addition NOT AM All mail for Puget Sound lectar’s item. $7.95 postpaid. Mon­ to the Garden State; Long Island; terey Bay Chapter 99’s, RUTH HUS­ Western New York; and Hudson Valley Chapter during Feb., Mar. and Apr. TON, 1810 Prune Street, Hollister, Chapters of the Ninety-Nines partici­ should be sent c/o MARCHINE California 95023. pating. DEXTER; P. O. BOX 2352; EVER­ The Convention will be coordinated with the 22nd Annual “Powder Puff ETT, WASH. 98201, as our chairman NOTEPAPER. White with compass Derby”, Transcontinental Air Race for will be in Mexico and mail sent to rose in blue. 24 folded sheets and 24 Women Pilots, scheduled to be held envelopes. $1.40 ppd. Kansas Chapter— July 4 to 8 from Southern California her will not be available. Pat Kastens; 3027 River Park Dr.; to Washington, D.C. Winners of the Wichita, Kansas 67203. Then on to Marieaibo for gas—Wow, and husband Dana and another couple four full tanks in the Aztec, nearly are just back from the Bahamas—all J ISmBK ENGLAND 100 gals, all for only $18.00. Then on tanned and rested. We’ll hear more to Maiquetia, the sea level airport of about it at the Chapter meeting to­ SECTION entry for Caracas, Venezuela, a truly morrow at IRENE BATES house but magnificent city. Met some lovely the newsletter can’t wait until after people, swam a bit, sunned a bit and the meeting for the details or any CONNECTICUT CHAPTER then off for St. Croix where we spent other news or we’ll miss our deadline Mary W. Neil, Reporter two nights aboard a Trimaran, cooking, for sure. Meeting of Chapter for January will diving, swimming, fishing, etc. A stop Our hope for all the 99’s in '69 is be on January 16, 1969 at IRENE in San Juan, P.R. to put our SON on much happiness, all the new ratings BATES home in Windham, Conn. Busi­ a commercial flight to be back in they want, and an always soft and ness meeting in the AM followed by school on time, then on to South Caicos pleasant landing every time!!! luncheon -to which guests may be in­ for lunch and gas on our way back home. As we turned final a female vited. EASTERN NEW ENGLAND voice was heard on the unicorn. She Anyone desiring CERAMIC TILES CHAPTER pulled up near us, and who should as described in the Roster should now Billie Downing, Reporter contact LESLIE BOYD our new Ways climb out but DOROTHY JULICH, a First of all, we welcome new mem­ and Means Chairman—1485 STILSON 99 who used to fly up around these bers JAN WOOD GRAHAM and DOT RD., FAIRFIELD, CONN. 06430. parts. I guess she’s a member of the N.Y.-N.J. chapter. We chatted a few BUTLER. JAN flies from Newport, Also we are now making very ele­ minutes. She’d been to Grand Turk R.I. arid has just passed her instru­ gant hand made Pitot tube covers with to pick up 3 cases of eggs for her ment .written examination. DOT BUT­ a streamer on which is embellished boss at the Admiral Arms Hotel. Kind LER flies from Hopedale-Draper and the call letters of your airplane. They of expensive egg delivery! She sounded is taking acrobatic lessons in a Stear­ are very reasonable and for further great, looked even better than that man. information please contact MRS. BOE- and couldn't say enough nice things The Flying Poker Party had to be BI HERBERT, 26 STERLING RD., postponed for a week due to bad ARMONK, N.Y. 10504. To call: (914) about her boss and South Caicos. She's planning on the IAR and hopes to do weather but by so doing it was held 273-8436. These are all made to order the rest of Central America and on on a beautiful day. STU and BILLIE so get your orders in early before the around the circle up the islands back DOWNING and their guests ilew down busy season comes. in a Cessna 172 from Massachusetts MISS MARILYN ASHLAND is the to Caicos after the finish in Managua. She invites all 99’s to stop and be in and had a very good day. STU’S father new Publicity Chairman. She lives in won the first prize which was a beau­ Brookfield, Conn. and has had some touch with her while in South Caicos. If it’s late her boss claims no one will tiful Sky Watch radio and his mother experience in this field. We are de­ won second prize. In fact, the Eastern lighted. have to go on. If they need a night’s lodging, he'll find it. New England Chapter did quite well EVELYN KROPP and NINA HET­ with a hand in MONA BUDDING’S We led Caicos, got back to PBI, MAN are both working separately on plane winning fourth prize. turned in our inflatable raft and sur­ their instrument rating. EVELYN has MONA and MAL BUDDING have vival kits which were delightfully un­ passed the written. NINA just took it. gone to Florida in their Cessna Sky- used! and headed for home base. Stop­ Best of everything to those who are master until after the holidays. ped in Charleston mid-afternaon and working on their ratings! LOIS and CHARLES AUCHTER- whoops—another 99 in a twin Coman­ The dawn of 1969 sees us all with LONIE have been having quite a time che with 5 of her 7 kids on their way some happy memories of 1968 and flying commercially all over the coun­ to Wash., D.C. after a vacation in some new resolves and hopes for the try. They have been to New York City, STELLA MARIS. PAT McEWEN, the new year. San Francisco, Seattle and Portland new Ways and Means Chairman for In the happy memories department and plan to go to Wichita and Albu­ the Derby.My husband DAVE was im­ your reporter is chockfull. SHE and querque for the holidays. pressed no end. I think up to now husband DAVE, son ALAN (20) acting he’s thought of us as a kind of flying Our Christmas Party was held on co-pilot and daughter BARBARA (17) sewing circle looking for new ways to 10 December at the Holiday Inn in have just completed a Holiday tour amuse ourselves. When he sees two of Waltham, Mass. Thirty-one members, across and around the Carribean. We our gals who can fly rings around 49%ers and guests attended and every­ left Palm Beach the same day as those him, he begins to be impressed. one had a very good time. DOT BUT­ other flyers did only they went to the LER and her husband had as their Hope he is impressed with EVELYN moon and back. We over.lew Cuba guests DR. and MRS. NATHANSON KROPP’S new instrument rating as (it’s still there), spent two days in who run the flying service at Hopedale- much as the rest of us are. How she Montego Bay, Jamaica, then flew Draper and own the Stearman in which managed to do it with the Christmas direct to Panama Canal Zone where we DOT is taking acrobatics. MRS. shopping is really a feat! spent Christmas with our other NATHANSON is taking lessons also and DAUGHTER and her husband (Army). Our NANCY TIER is speaking be­ has soloed and is working on her cross­ Left there the Friday before New fore the Hartford Zontas the end of country flying now so we hope she Year’s following the coastal route, we January. Lucky Zontas, they are in will be joining us soon. FLORENCE passed by the 18,900 ft. snow-capped for a real program. BARTON was also a guest. She is an Pico Cristobal Colon only 10° N of FLASH!!! BOBBI HERBERT finally instructor at Beverly Airport and does the equator. What a sight that was! got her choice of a trip this time. She free lance flying at Hanscom Field. She is also a veterinarian so is rather BL’s newly painted Aztec. “She looks busy but we hope she will be joining so pretty,” says our Chairman. Later, us soon. SELMA and JULIE VOM SAAL placed MILLIE DOREMUS missed the in the New England Air Race in Christmas Party as she was in Michi­ JULIE’S 172. Currently, JULIE is in gan for the week. Spain, helping her ailing daughter who KATHERINE HEYM from Michigan lives with her military-type husband is with us now and we welcome her. over there. Lucky JULIE reports spring She is working at the Instrumentation weather and a daughter who’s recuper­ Laboratory of Massachusetts Institute ating nicely. of Technology in Cambridge on optical Others enjoying pleasant weather systems for the Apollo which sounds away from New York are DORIS very interesting. STOLL and husband who are spending VIRGINIA EONESTEEL is enjoying the month at their home in Eleuthra. her birthday present of lessons in a As usual, the STOLLS flew down in Citabria. Quite a nice present! the family Cherokee SIX and are en­ Our January meeting was held at the joying some island-hopping. Our fa­ Newport State Airport in Newport, mous financial writer, JULIE WILSON, Rhode Island. There were eleven mem­ has flown south again for the winter bers, two guests and two 49%ers there. to her home in St. Croix. “I go for PEG DAVIDSON, Governor of our Sec­ the ideal visibility,” she says. Also, tion, and her husband flew over from any Ninety-Nine who makes the Virgin Connecticut. The meeting was ar­ Islands really should call JULIE at ranged by JAN WOOD GRAHAM and 773-1181. She’s at No. 24 Grapetree we thank her and apologize to her Bay, Christiansted. father for not being able to stay for Speaking of trips, IRENE KEITH the program that he had planned for just completed a route check for Pan us. It just gets dark too early in the Am to Oslo-Stockholm, Hamburg, Ber­ winter time! lin, East Berlin, Frankfurt and Lon­ ISABEL BLODGETT has been gala- don. British Governor, ELIZABETH vanting all over the country in her OVERTON, met IRENE at Heathrow Bonanza and spent the holidays in and took her home for dinner. IRENE, Denver. in turn, extended an invitation to the A little late, but hope everyone had Britishers to come to the Convention a nice Christmas and that this year in New York. The gals over there send will hold lots of good flying weather back best regards to all Yank 99’s. and lots of flying. In Dec. we participated in a Wings Greater NY member heads south for Club “do” for ROSCOE TURNER. the winter. Writer Julie Wilson and Also formed an Aviation Action Com­ her pet Siberian Husky, TOCK-TU, mittee with PAT ARNOLD and CHAR­ stopped in at Safair (Teterboro) to LOTTE McCOLLUM as co-chairmen. N.Y. - N.J. say good-bye before heading to St. This is to help keep members informed SECTION Croiv for the winter. Julie lives in a of what’s going on in the general NY apartment all summer and flies aviation/airlines/crowded sky mess, Cherokees out of Teterboro, then and to help organize action to keep GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER moves to her Virgin Island home and our side on top . . . DON’T LET ’EM Dee Mosteller, Reporter takes up her flying again in the form CROWD US OUT OF THE SKIES! Lots of news this month, since the of island hopping. She plans to raise The new member column looks great, reporter has been asleep for a while! Siberian Huskies, by the way, in St. although we did lose a few to the new Starting with our last meeting—a ter­ Croix . . . says they do better there Hudson Valley Chapter. Good luck, rific Christmas dinner party at the than in the States! over there, ladies. New names include: beautiful Chappaqua home of Vice LOUISE INNIS, receptionist for the Chairman DORIS STOLL. Food, drinks, Piper FBO at Teterboro, Safair Flying winners got some nice prizes, and the conversation, and sing-in were all Service. Tall, blonde LOUISE is a chapter ended up $80 to the good. Much great. SHEILA SCOTT was a welcome private pilot. Another new private is credit goes to HELEN EGAN and guest while on a business trip to New DIANE TRIBBLE from Brooklyn and ANGELA KOVACS for running a good York. Our contribution to the true currently a college coed in Florida. show. spirit of Christmas was, as last year, She picked up her ticket in Hollywood a big bag of toys for the children at Also in October. BETTYLOU SCAND- last spring and flies out of Brook Bellevue Hospital. LING, SELMA CRONAN and HELEN Haven, L.I., when she’s home. made the Bahamas Treasure Hunt in Going back a bit, Greater NY had MAJOR VIRGINIA SWEET, recently a good Poker Run in October—some reinstated, comes to us from Lake 90 players made the rounds of five New York. (She was once an Amelia N.J. and N.Y. airports. Great success GET APT Earhart Scholarship winner.) MAJ. in several ways—everybody had a ball, SWEET has a very impressive list of ratings: multi and single land and sea, instrument, commercial, glider, in­ structor in all of these categories, ad­ vanced ground instructor, and she’s an FAA examiner for most of the abcve ratings. WOW! An ther reinstate with all the ratings is NONNIE ANDERSON. Quite a gal, she’s on the Narco account for Comp­ ton Advertising, and flies her own Cherokee Arrow. HERTA HILSCHER, a medical doctor recently transplanted from Austria, joined us this month. She’s married, has two children, a pri­ vate ticket and a Cessna 150. LORRAINE BISIG became a new member at the Nov. 19th meeting, in a pinning ceremony that was begun a year ago by SELMA. SELMA pinned a couple of her "proteges” and one of them, ANGELA KOVACS, in turn, pinned her gal LORRAINE to perpe­ trate the custom. LORRAINE has a private license, is g ing for commer­ cial. JANE VAN EPS, brand new single engine sea pilot, is already one of our most active members. A computer pro­ grammer for Pan Am, she’s just back from a vacation in New Zealand where she had her license validated for for­ At the first meeting of the Hudson Valley Chapter was Gale Brownlee (Chair­ eign flying. She spent some time flying man), Cole Paien, Doris Fitzgerald (Newsletter Reporter) and Madelyn Eyles a 172 in Timerv and will show slides (Vice-Chairman). of her trip at our Jan. meeting. NEW RATINGS: Congratulations to active year and hope to start with KATHY HEIDRICH, from Watervliet, PEGGY SHINN who now has instru­ a Poker Run in the Spring. Our Char­ New York, who holds a Private license ment, instrument instructor, ground ter Members are: GALE BROWNLEE, and flies out of Albany Airport. We instructor, basic and advanced, and Chapter Chairman, a flight instructor also got another transferee, this time single engine sea tickets. Also to at Sky Park; MADELYN EYLES, from the San Fernando Valley Chap­ DOROTHY KIRBY with a new instru­ Vice Chairman, a Private Pilot who ter, MICKEY DUNCAN. We also have ment rating. belongs to a small flying club that just several prospectives and quite a few Convention plans are coming along bought an Arrow, and flies out of 66’s. At this meeting we were honored great. Much fun in store, including Kingston - Ulster Airport; MURIEL to have our Governor, ELLIE Mc- some very special fashion shows, just BRAY, Secretary, a Private Pilot from CULLOUGH, take time from her busy for flying girls . . . maybe. Don’t miss Middletown, New York; BRYARLY schedule to drop in on us. We also it! LEHMAN, Treasurer, a Private Pilot had 2 guests from the Garden State who flies out of Sky Park; DORIS Chapter, JERRY ROBERTS and VIR­ FITZGERALD, a Private Pilot from GINIA HAMMOND. HUDSON VALLEY CHAPTER Schenectady, New York, who transfer­ In the January issue of Flying Maga­ Doris Fitzgerald, Reporter red from Greater New York Chapter; zine there was an impressive article VIRGINIA SWEET from Round Lake, This is the very first newsletter from about PAT BARONE’S brother, New York, another transferee from a brand new chapter. Our first meet­ TONY’S Waco UPF-7, which has been Greater New York Chapter; MIDGE ing as a chapter was held at Sky Park beautifully restored and was on the PARSONS, who flies out of Sky Park; Airport, Red Hook. New York on Dec. cover of the magazine.. and CAROL ZEHMAN, who holds an 7, 1968. We were especially honored GALE BROWNLEE just got back ATR rating and flies for Channel to have COLE PALEN, proprietor of from the Helicopter Association meet­ Master. the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, speak ing in Florida. While there, GALE got to us and show slides of antique air­ We have been offered the facilities 6 hours in a Bell. She was the recipient craft—mostly WWI vintage. COLE re­ at Sky Park as our permanent chapter of the Whirlygirls scholarship last stores antique aircraft and actually headquarters by Tom Stark, owner. year. flies them at airshows held at his Our second meeting was held at In addition to the charter members aerodrome on Sundays from Spring Wurtsboro Airport, Wurtsboro, New and new members, we do have one through Fall. He has quite an im­ York. At this meeting we acquired two other, who just missed being a Char­ pressive collection of antiques. new members, PAT BARONE, whose ter member, JOAN WAGER, a Private We are looking forward to a very father owns Wurtsboro Airport and Pilot from Wallkill, New York. JOAN’S husband, ARNIE, flies a Queen Air before she’ll have some new wings, and enthusiasms were not as great as for NevalAire at the Nevele Country even tho they can never really replace they are today. We were also especially Club. her old ones. proud to present TERRI'S award in Our next meeting will be at Albany Until next month, Happy Flying to recognition of her having received the Airport. Hope to get some more new one and all! Amelia Earhart Scholarship this year. members. Many thanks for all your efforts and congratulations to you both. WESTERN NEW YORK CHAPTER The meeting of January 13 was a LONG ISLAND CHAPTER Doris Culp, Reporter Work Shop at the home of KATH­ .loan Fleisehmann, Reporter Our Christmas Party was held at LEEN POTOCZAK. Everyone pitched The month of December proved to the home of your reporter on Decem­ in with vigor to make our Wind Sock be a busy one for many o: our mem­ ber 9, and the delicious buffet was project a success, and we shall have bers. Congratulations are due DONNA made possible by the gourmet foods more information on this in our next FLAUM for earning her instrument brought by the members. Everyone flyer. Ycu will all be interesled. rating. The comment of “job well got into the holiday spirit especially We have good reason to be extremely done—outstanding! ” from her exam­ when HENRY POTOCZAK, as our proud of our new Chairman, AGNES iner was unusual. She has filed actual, merry and j:lly Santa, presided over DENLER, because she is an enthusi­ several times since and is currently our gift exchange, assisted by HERB astic and accomplished 99 who is con­ working on her I.F.I. CULP. tinually working on her proficiency IRENE and DICK HENRY have re­ Weather has been playing an im­ in flying and adding to her list of vealed the gorgeous silver color of portant part in our flying activities, ratings. Since April 1967 she has re­ their 195, and after some hesitation, and HELEN FRASER was forced to ceived her Private, Pilot, Commercial, IRENE checked out in their beauty. turn back to Hamburg on a flight to Instrument and Twin and Multi-Engine Bet she feels proud of that!! Sharcn, Pa. because of freezing rain. ratings. She recently co-piloted to HELEN MOXIM and ELLIE Mc- To escape all this, LOIS and CARL Columbus with ED DRENNAN from CULLOUGH are serving on the Avia­ RINCK were off to "The Hilton Ha­ Prior Aviation in the Navajo to try tion Council of Long Island. This group waiian Village” December 28 via out her new Twin and Multi-Engine is concerned with future STOL loca­ C.P.A. for two weeks and a New Year rating. Since it was solid IFR all the tions, more jet airports, and is fight­ celebration Hawaiian style. PAT and way, she managed to get Instrument ing for General Aviation interests in GORDON WEIR left December 31 for time as well. Few chapters can boast the New York and Long Island area. Denver, Co'.o. and Wichita, Kan. to such a dynamic Chairman and ambi­ December 6, was a happy day for spend two weeks at home for the holi­ tion like this deserves our full sup­ us too. Our annual Christmas Party days, the first in 10 years. They had port! was held at Land’s End Inn. It was hoped to fly themselves but decided FRAN WILSON reports that she here about four years ago that our commercial would be more reliable not only has received her Advanced chapter was of icially formed, with this time of year. and Instrument Ground School Instruc­ ELLIE McCULLOUGH, acting as our KATHLEEN POTOCZAK is working tor ratings but also has passed her first Chairman. So having the Christ­ on her Commercial rating and flies Instrument written and is ready for mas Party at this restaurant, seemed with her husband, HENRY, while he her flight test. Now we know what has been keeping her busy these past very nostalgic to this writer. We had practices for his Instrument. They are months. a very good turn-out. We were especial­ both members of the Rochester Pilot’s ly pleased to see DOROTHY JULICH Association and attended their Christ­ A big wonderful welcome to our new members MARIA GOITELMAN, there, all the way from the Bahamas. mas Party December 8 with JERRI LESLIE CHAMBERS and our transfer She came especially to visit her son, MOCK as guest speaker. JOAN MARIE from Garden City Chapter, PAT WEIR. and we were all glad that she could PREHN and MARCIA GOITELMAN. fit the Chirstmas Party into her busy whom we were so pleased to see at We wonder if CECELIA KENNY is schedule. Things really reached the our January meeting, were also there, still trying to work up enough nerve height of festivities with SHERRY and all thoroughly enjoyed JERRI’S to don snow shoes and feed her O'KEEFE'S husband JACK doing the inspiring talk. “feathered” flying friends at her sum­ honors at an impromptu auction. We For contributions to the Western mer home. We call that real loyalty all had many laughs and made some New York Chapter of the 99s above among flyers! money for Convention to boot. and beyond the call of duty, ETHEL Until next time—fly like angels! Two more new ratings come to mind FEDDERS and TERRI PIRRUNG also. PEGGY FORD received her were presented the Amelia Earhart Ground Instructors Rating, and IRENE award medal. They have both worked BRUNKS her Commercial. Congratu­ tirelessly for our chapter and have EAST lations to you both. been instrumental in holding our group With all this good news it just doesn’t together at a time when our members seem right to add a sad note. A few CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA weeks ago Long Island was hit by Martie Pool, Reporter a severe wind and rain storm. THEL­ NEXT NEWS RECEIVED MA BAKER’S beautiful Cessna 140A That fabulous Christmas party was was completely destroyed, at one of BY EDITOR ON OR just that, again. We met at Centre our local airports, through no fault BEFORE JANUARY 20th Hills Country Club, State College, of her own.. We hope it won’t be long where our committee, HAZEL BARTO- Central Pennsylvania Chapter, as it presented the Amelia Earhart Bronze Medallion to WILLIAM T. PIPER, SB. Front, 1-r, MARIE SALLADE, MARION DUNLAP, SANDY BOORE, H ELEN SHEFFER Chm., WILLIAM T. PIPER, SR., RONNIE JOHNSON, HAZEL BARTOLET, Middle East Section Chm., CLAUDELLE FALLER. Rear 1-r, SHIRLEY WEINHARDT, BOOTS HUSTED, ALICE FUCHS, CAROLINE HARBOLIS, MARTY OWENS, SHIRLEY THOMAS, NAOMI STAHL- NECKER, MARTIE POOL.

LET and CAROLYN HARBOLIS, had the AMELIA EARHART bronze medal will sell those raffle tickets for a paid planned a beautiful dinner-dance. by our chapter to MR. WILLIAM T. round trip to the Bahamas for two. HAZEL and CAROLYN made the PIPER, SR. in recognition of his long­ Our chapter is making the uniform favors, and distributed the many hand­ time support of the promotion of women tunics and scarves for Washington made prizes. This was a purely social in aviation. We toured the Piper plant chapter. occasion so lots oi husbands and and saw a movie, “Flight of the Blue­ Two sets of us are planning to fly friends were there. All 99’s were in­ bird II”. If you have ever had the the Angel Derby—ALICE FUCHS and troduced and our year of activities urge to fly in South America, this is ELEANOR STILLI in Stilli’s 250 Co­ reviewed. We enjoyed entertaining our a must movie. A delicious lunch was manche and HELEN SHEFFER and many helpful friends in the aviation served at the Dutch Inn, and we met MRS. JOHN SHIVELY in Shively's community, and hope to keep stimu­ finally back at Lockhaven airport for Cessna. lating their interest in women’s flying our business meeting. Our guests this activities. day were MRS. HOWARD PIPER, MARIAN and BOB DUNLAP have opened the Bellefonte airport recently, After New Years, Central Pennsyl­ MRS. TONY PIPER, MR. and MRS. paved runway and all. We plan to air­ vania chapter gathered at Lockhaven. LES BOYER, and MR. and MRS. BOB mark this field in the summer. Our hostesses, ALICE FUCHS, RON­ PAVLICK, those men having been our NIE JOHNSON, MARTY OWENS, and guides at the Piper plant. SANDY BOORE has completed her SHIRLEY THOMAS, whisked us to the Our officers are busily meeting and requirements for membership and will new Piper Executive offices and Re­ planning fun/work for everyone in apply this month. Sandy is from State ception building for a presentation of preparation for the AWTAR. All of us College, and is a parachutist Class C, parachute-jumping instructor, and li­ out of Lancaster Airport, and in six search and teaching (Fluid Mechanics) censed rigger. months last year she had flown 500 at the University of S. Cal. The four CAROL SMITH presented Merle hours. Added to her flying interest is of them, JANICE, PHIL, SABRINA with a son back in November. the manufacture of tires which requires and six-weeks old ERIC, will be flying NAOMI STAHLNECKER visited the attending Car Meets on the weekends. out in their 172. South African Section Chairman, She’s a busy gal! . . . KATE and TOM RACHEL HOPKINSON has arranged YVONNE VAN DEN DOOL, in No­ MACARIO Bonanzaed to San Antonio a full day for us on Sat., Jan. 18!h vember. to visit ARLENE (former Chairman with a meeting, lunch and the pleasure of our chapter and now Chairman of Come to the Middle East Section of seeing Jose Ferrer in “Man of La the San Antonio Chapter) and ARNOLD meeting in April at Hershey, Pa. Our Mancha” . . . ANNE SHIELDS is pre­ FELDMAN, who was promoted to chapter is trying to plan a fine meet­ paring our educational meeting, which Major while we were there. The ing and a pleasant weekend. will be February the 15th . . . MARIE MACARIOS stopped off at Dallas and TONY D’ALTERIO are busy these where they had lived fifteen years days with daughter, PATSY, gradu­ EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ago and found many changes had tak­ ating from College on Jan. 28th and CHAPTER en place. getting married on Feb. 8th. Not so Kate Macario, Reporter Coming events: In January, RACHEL many years ago, PATSY worked with us on cur Penny-A-Pound events . . . December 7th was our Holiday Din- IIOPKINSON (who is the Administra­ Please let me hear what the rest of ncr-Dance, this year in the capable tive Assistant of the Academy o; Na­ you members are up to, for future hands of ANN WINSOR who was well tural Science) is planning the theatre- columns. assisted by ANNA SPIVEY and "DEE- lunche. n-meeting for us; February DEE” BULLITT. It was held at the will be an Educational Seminar; Old Covered Wagon Inn in Wayne, Pa. March is undecided; April the Section­ MARYLAND CHAPTER and attended by a crowd of fifty, al will be hostessed by Central Pa. Lenora Eaton, Reporter though quite a few who had planned and may be held in Hershey; the '69 Our only new officer this year is to come had to cancel because of the Plane Rallye is scheduled for May; current wave of flu. Some familiar Air Marking will be in June; in July PORTIA HUTTON, Vice-chairman, who faces there were MERLE CHALOW we are invited to RACHEL’S cottage is very active in Air Education. We and BOB' STARER whose wedding will in Vermont and in August, NANCY had a fly-in meeting at her lovely 200 take place on Dec. 22nd, Merle’s par­ DIEMAND will have the annual Fly-In year old home, Rose Manor, and a ents, MURIEL and RUDY CHALOW, to her place. In addition to these pro­ tour of the historic town of Frederick. ALICE and RAY MEISENHEIMER, grams we will have much to do pre­ We have a new task under the chair­ CAROL BOHACH, BARBARA and paring for and working at the ’69 manship of MARGE LAKE—to help BOB FARQUHARSON entertaining our AWTAR Terminus in Washington. the Washington Chapter to sell tickets on a 6 day stay at Nassau via Pan Toledo Scale donor, JOHN MAIERS Newlyweds, MERLE CHALOW and American from Dulles Airport and and his wife, BSRTIS and GEORGE BOB' STARER, took off in their Cessna we’re boing to work on it. The PETERSON, ANN LEMMON attend­ 401 for their honeymoon, spending APT Program chairman is LENORA ing her second 99 a fair, HELEN and Christmas in the Bahamas where they EATON and it ties right in with her SOL ZUBROW (conducting his own were joined for the occasion by their duties as “Queen” of the Md. Flying contest for the men) and KATE and parents (MURIEL and RUDY in their Farmers this year and we’re going TOM MACARIO who won for a prize, 182). After Christmas, MERLE and to work on that, too. the book, “How to Make & Fly Paper BOB flew on to Tikal, Guatemala, the Airplanes” by Capt. Ralph Bamaby. capital of the Mayan Empire, where MARION POLING, our newest mem­ Our new Governor (who won a prize the best means of transportation is by ber from Cumberland says we really for being the shortest one there), plane. The landing strip was hacked missed out on the soaring invitation HAZEL BARTOLET and 49%, BILL, from jungle in 1950 and was essential in Nov. They reached 19,000 ft. up drove all the way from State College for intensive archaeological work which there that day—and our wx man held to be with us. SALLY and DICK HULL began in 1956 under the auspices of us back! joined us later in the evening and the University Museum of the U. oi P. We have another new member from were proud to announce the adoption Six flights a week land at Tikal’s Air­ Cumb, DOLORES EIRICH, and one ■of their fourth child, a baby boy. (And field bringing the thousands cf tourists from White Marsh. GARNET SHROUT. while on the subject of baby boys, who, like MERLE and BOB, are fas­ We’re happy to welcome these girls JANICE and PHIL MUNTZ became cinated by the gigantic temples which plus two more on their way to their parents of a 7 lb. 4 oz. cne, ERIC now mark the site of the vanished third meeting. JUNE HANSON and PHILIP, on December 12th.) ANN, Mayan civilization. JEANE WOLCOTT. Those last two ANNA and “DEEDEE” had provided just invited us to Phillips Air Force JANICE and PHIL MUNTZ arc many interesting and fun prizes, love­ Base and through the channeling of leaving our fair city to take up resi­ ly decorations, and a clever plane DORIS JACOBSON we had one of our dence in Pasadena, Cal., the first of identification game; a lot of work went best meetings. I know I always say February. PHIL will be doing Re- into this party, and a lot of pleasure t'.'.at, but when we can get ADA came cut of it. MITCHELL to travel all the way up Had a newsy letter from ANN there from North Beach, plus girls KLEIN of Elizabethtown, Pa. and it DON'T PROCRASTINATE who had to come sans 49% s,—it was a Saturday football game—well, that’s explains why we haven’t seen her for NOMINATE ! so long. ANN instructs for Hill Aviation something! JEANE WOLCOTT is President of less things, because you never know ton-Park with over 2.000 in attendance. her over 100 member club with 7 air­ how long it will be before the issue Couldn’t begin to explain w" o was planes at Phillips and has just gotten is published. The Christmas mail, I there. Most : f the greats in aeronautics a new Bonanza of her own. She asked guess is delaying everything—but, ah, were present if not grounded by the MR. JAMES GARNER (no relation, what a nice time to reminisce when Hong-Kong flu. SENATOR MAGNU- he said) to give us the tour and he we receive those cards from far and SON (from Washington State) was the showed us all the Cobras and the new wide. All of our members want to recipient. Alphus Helicopters plus some oldies. thank all of you who sent cards. Re­ As their 25th wedding anniversary He was very interesting and so were member this year — is the finish of approached, Dick said to Jean: “What the aircraft. Homemade cookies and the Powder Puff Derby — and we ex­ do you want me to buy you, honey?” coffee went real well and we thank pect “you all” to visit Washington. And, what do you think was the re­ DORIS, JEANE and JUNE. I had a Our regular meetings at the Smith­ ply?? — Right — “A plane!” And so grand time—“radio out” and all. sonian Institution have been fabulous. he did buy her one. The Coffmans are About our combined Christmas Party Then again, since the National Avia­ now the proud owners of a COLT — with the Md. Flying Farmers at JOAN tion Club has moved into newer and and we’re all going to christen it soon and JOEL GREER’S. Our newest pros- larger quarters, we have been there as I buy the champagne! Good luck pectives were there along with every­ to meetings and receptions quite often. JEAN and DICK—many happy land­ one else who wasn't sick with the flu. The latest one was given as WOMEN ings. As always it was a success and our IN AVIATION NIGHT, hosted by JEAN traditional White Elephant Sale brought ROSS HOWARD, with the assistance us a nice sum and the usual fun. of the Club secretary JEAN MOR- The Greer’s also had us for a com­ RELLI. SANDY HARDY (CLUB SOUTHEAST bined (F.F.) fly-in and picnic in PRESIDENT) turned out to honor Sept.—the runway’s right on their SHEILA SCOTT' from England, who SECTION estate. I have some pictures if anyone has just published her book: “Why I wants to see us enjoying ourselves. must Fly”. By now, she most likely If you get a date to speak at a men’s has a publisher in the U.S. GEORGE ALABAMA CHAPTER Civic Club—do so. The Kiwanis Club H ADD A WAY, Publisher of FLIGHT Elise Heilpern, Reporter invited LEAH STINCHCOMB and ME MAGAZINE (Dallas) flew up to act on Dec. 11th and the men were great. as Master of Ceremonies, as only he December 9th Chirstmas Party was One Gentleman got up and said the could do—it was rip-snorting. He in­ a huge success thanks to the Hunts­ Program Chairman might have gotten troduced SHEILA like she was never ville 99s and 49%ers aided by The the most famous ‘Iyer there was and introduced in England . . . as cnly Huntsville Petticoats. We landed at it wouldn’t have meant anything com­ Haddaway could! . . . but he didn’t Epps Field private strip behind the pared to having two women give them forget the other famous lady pilots mansion of DOTTIE EPPS and her the woman’s angle. I don’t know if there: including MARION HART, 4D%ER GEORGE (no temptation to we encouraged anyone to get off the author oi "I Fly as I Please,” and he try a dip in the pool as the ther­ ground, but we had them up in the paid tribute to BLANCHE NOYES, mometer registered 26). After a brief air for a while. They were so nice I whose foresight has saved many a business meeting, we inspected the forgot to be scared. pilot who had been “blown cff course.” antique planes housed in the hangar— In November some of us worked CONNIE WOLF took a bow for her an Eagle Rock and an Experimental as receptionists at a Weather Seminar American balloonist’s rec:rd, as well Plane, built and flown by GEORGE’S at Friendship Airport which was a huge as FRANCES NOLDE, who won the FATHER in the very early 1900s. success. Our State Aviatrn Director, first Powder Puff race. JANIE HART MARION MAY discussed dieting— Mr. Dave Snyder, gave a special recog­ drove up to the party on her motor­ with all that great feast covering every nition to the 99’s as reported by ADA cycle, which is one way to beat the available space, just don’t see where MITCHELL. ADA'S gotten another downtown traffic. Incidentally (SENA­ she gets her willpower. LAVINIA assignment from the Civil Air Patrol. TOR HART’S WIFE), JANIE is always SPILLMAN, KATHLEEN VAUGHN and Now wouldn’t you know? You can see helping someone—and n;w it is the PETTICOATS ably assisted DOTTIE her at the AWTAR at Dulles in July priests who are having trouble with with the slicing, serving and arranging. as the official PPD receptionist. the Vatican. Many Whirly Girls and DICEY MILLER arrived late as she 99’s represented over fifteen airports. A very sad report from ELIZABETH was instructing one of her student and DON SULLIVAN—they have had The following night found the WADA pilots. The meeting was large, hos­ to close Gettysburg Airport. It gives (Washington Air Derby Association) pitable and happy, winding up with us all something to think about. Well, acting as hosts with the 99’s (who the exchange of Christmas gifts and we are going to get him to come to didn’t have to do anything but be good, .wishes. our next meeting and give us a talk present) for the Christmas party. It January 12th Meeting in Montgomery on winter weather flying and that’s was very fancy and interesting. JIM- produced an excellent turnout due to something to look forward to. NIE DEMAREST, the golfer, almost unusually good weather, 16 members, joined all the pretty gals, but got co’.d guests and 49%ers attended. The feet after he stuck his head in the Huntsville Gals brought two prospec­ WASHINGTON, O. C. CHAPTER doorway! Ruth Freckleton, Reporter tive members, CLAUDIA CONN and Last night was the best—the Annual SYLVIA DERRICK. We hope to see Reminds me of my magazine writing WRIGHT BROTHERS DINNER and them at the February Meeting—as well days—when you must write about date­ Award Banquet was held at the Shera­ as 49%ER RUSS VAUGHN. We are keeping our fingers crossed for LA- the Wright brothers picked for that electric mixer, tramed decorator mir­ VINfA SPILLMAN, Alabama’s Candi­ first powered flight back in 1903. The ror, $30.00 worth av gas, 2 cases avia­ date for The Amelia Earhart Award. Museum and a First Flight Strip await tion oil, free airline tickets between Proud of DICEY MILLER'S brand visitors. The rebuilt original hangar Fla. cities and many, many more!! new Instrument Instructor’s Rating, and shop are right there, and what bet­ We received extensive pi ess coverage this first week in January. Great be- ter spot could be picked for a fly-in with 2 TV stations, 1 radio station gining for a new year. meeting? Headquarters hotel is THE and 2 newspapers on hand. An awards After the buffet luncheon at Arrow­ CAROLINIAN and the SEA HAGS will luncheon followed the hunt. head Country Club, we drove to the sponsor a 99 & 49V4 fishing tourna­ Our Jan. meeting was a busy one. Capitol Building to view the new statue ment. Truly, all 99s are warmly in­ First on the agenda was approval ol of GOVERNOR LURLEEN WALLACE, vited to join us—just write our secre­ our new chapter Constitution and By­ an honorary member of our Alabama tary. EVIE HYMAN, for details. laws, something we have long needed. Chapter. The bust occupies the place Hey, "ed”—about that white all- One of the policies stated in this docu­ of honor in the entrance hall of the weather coat left in Savannah after the ment is the promotion of a more active Capitol. My sincerest thanks to JUDY Powder Puf’ Derby—it’s about your 66 program. Along this line, we have HUCK who drove up from Mobile and size. Still unclaimed, too—so , what’s had 99 information posters printed and helped your reporter immeasurable in your bid? (Ed. Note: I wasn't there; are making plans to distribute them rhauffcuring the crowd. —I’ve never had an all-weather white throughout our chapter area. They will See y u in Birmingham on February coat;—I hereby claim it as mine! My be placed in FBO of ices and small 2nd, all you Alabama 99s and any bid will be to try at spelling your name airports where new students will be ethers in the neighborhood—do drop in correctly and getting your report in most likely to see them. We hope to to share the meeting— irst Sunday in the NEWS!) interest many women who are already February at the Birmingham Airport. licensed as well as students in this way. ANN CONWAY was appointed FLORIDA SPACEPORT CHAPTER APT chairman and we hope to have -luanita Diesbourg, Reporter CAROLINAS CHAPTER the program well under way by Feb­ Page Shamburger, Reporter The Second Annual Ladies Flying ruary. The idea of individual voluntary About 20 of the stalwarts of the Treasure Hunt was held in Orlando, proficiency testing was enthusiastically Carolinas Chapter, and their guests, Fla. on Dec. 11th and was a tremen­ accepted by all our members and we’re flew in to Greensboro-High Point Air­ dous success. 53 women pilots from aiming for 100%. port for the January meeting cn the all over Florida competed and much We are planning a “legislative fly- 5th. A fast business meeting was fol­ fun was had by all. Brightly colored in” to Tallahassee, our state capitol, lowed by the pleasure of the y ea r - markers were placed throughout the in the latter part of April. SEN. MAL­ looking at the lovely antique airplane greater Orlando area and each plane LORY HORNE of Tallahassee will ar­ slides taken by JACK and GOLDA was given exactly one hour to search. range our schedule, meet as at the COX, VP and secretary of the North The team finding the most markers airport, introduce us individually to Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia in the allotted time was the winner. the Senate and see to it that there Antique Airplane Association’s chapter. We had one very special entrant, S.E. is plenty of press coverage. We have Our own LOUISE THADEN kept pop­ Section Governor, JANET GREEN flew invited the other Fla. chapters to join ping up with great comments like in from Ocean Springs, Miss, and us for this exciting day. Our wonder­ "Hey, I flew one of those!” Followed brought MIRIAM LOE, CHARLOTTE ful Flying Activities Chairman, JO by a really interesting commentary. JENKINS and CAROL BAHIN with CHRISTMAN, set this up for us. Sorry the report is not in full detail, her! Next year the entire Southeast Our Aerospace Education committee but the reporter has been giving her Section will be invited to participate. has been busy this month. Members undivided attention to the Hong Kong The prizes were simply marvelous! in 3 cities are giving weather lectures flu for the past two weeks—and missed First place winner, MIRIAM DAVIS to girl scout leaders. MARY BLACK- the meeting. (Fla. Goldcoast chapter) won the WELL, MARY DIXON and JUANITA coveted Eastern Airlines trophy and Our first Sunday in February will DIESBOURG spoke to 24 leaders in an $80.00 AM/FM/VHF radio. Her co­ call for a meeting in the terminal Orlando and CY BEERS and ANN pilot, LOIS PORTER (Fla. Goldcoast) building at Charlotte, and we’d love to CONWAY will teach the groups in Port won a Jeppeson Instrument Course. have you come join us. January’s Orange and Cocoa Beach. JO CHRIST­ Second place winner, ETHEL GIBSON did bring our ex-member MAXINE MAN, JERE SNYDER, CHARLOTTE (Fla. Suncoast) won 2 round trip tick­ WALKER down from the Virginia CORBIN and K. RILEY have taken ets to Freeport, Bahamas and co-pilot, Chapter. We’d surely like to keep on a whole troop of Sr. scouts in Jack­ MARGE MADISON (Fla. Suncoast) VIRGINIA and Georgia members with sonville and will give them the ground won an AM/FM/VHF radio. Other us any time—and the rest o! you too. school necessary for their aviation prizes included: an aircraft Telex Never to sit still, the Carolinas Chap­ badges. The program will culminate microphone, complete cosmetics kit, with airplane rides given by 99’s. ter is busy planning A/ an air tour of radio sunglasses, table model radio, our 2 states probably in March and The whole world was watching when B / acting as hostess for the Southeast Apollo Eight was launched Dec. 21, Section Meeting now scheduled for ALL CHAPTERS 1968, but we in the Sunshine State had May 23-25 at Kitty Hawk. We think PLEASE REPORT! the best view of all! NANCY and this Section Meet could be a real spec­ WARREN HECKSEL were privileged tacular. Kitty Hawk, on the Outer LET'S HAVE to watch the launch from the VIP plat­ Banks of North Carolina, is the spot 100% PARTICIPATION form only 3% miles from the pad! I Ninety-Nines attended Instrument Instructor's Revalidation Course at the Logan Motel, Clearwater Beach, Florida are: AUCA COMO, BUDDY BROKAW, JOYCE DIAMOND, ALMA DURHAM, AOPA Secretary, JANICE CRISP, GINNY VAN- KESTEREN, PENNY CARRUTHERS, PAT GRANT, BETTY McNABB, MARY BLACKWELL, CY BEERS, BETTY Me- GRAW and BETTY SMITH. wasn’t that lucky but I did fill my again. We hope Mister Bug has moved ETHEL GIBSON, BETTY McGRAW plane with excited friends and fly right on to greener pastures and will leave and BETTY SMITH winged their way to the edge of the restricted area over the rest of us alone. West for the annual AOPA Plantation the Cape. From 4 miles away and Party in Las Vegas and had a fabu­ 4500 ft. up, we had a wonderful view lous time and enjoyed meeting other of the whole shot. History in the mak­ SUNCOAST CHAPTER Ninety-Nines from different parts of ing. Dotty Birdsong, Reporter the country. KAY ALPAUGH had to NANCY and WARREN HECKSEL The Suncoast Chapter hosted the cancel this trip because of an opera­ are being transferred to Detroit, Michi­ Southeast Section meeting the 13-15th tion but we are happy to report her gan by Chrysler Corp. Our loss is the of September at the Airport Motel in complete recovery. Michigan chapter’s gain. Although not Tampa. In spite of bad weather sev­ The regular meeting October 9th at a member for a long time, Nancy has enty-five were present at the banquet. Brooksville was followed by the been an enthusiastic, hard-working 99 The girls were entertained with a ride Instrument Instructor’s Revalidation and we will miss her! Take your in Rullell St. Arnold’s home built ex­ Course held at the Logan Motel, Clear­ thermal underwear, NAN!! perimental “Breezy” and a visit to water Beach, October 22-25 and spon­ Yours truly, MARY DIXON, DOT' Busch Gardens. New of.icers installed sored by FAA, AOPA and NAFL. The MACNAMARA, BOBBI STEEN, LU­ were JANET GREEN, Governor, CILLE THOMPSON and 49V2ER DON PAGE SHAMBURGER, Vice-Governor, Suncoast Chapter members provided BEERS have all been down with the CY BEERS, Secretary and DOTTY transportation to and from the airport A-2 flu bug but most are up and about BIRDSONG, Treasurer. and their following members partici­ pated in the clinic: JOYCE DIAMOND, GEORGIA CHAPTER the written and is almost ready lor BETTY McGRAW, GINNY VanKES- Betty McNabb, Reporter flight check. Assisting him was HAL TEREN, BETTY SMITH and PENNY KING who flew copilot with BETTY Georgia Ninety Nines held their CARRUTHERS. McNABB in the recent "AirGata”, and Christmas party - luncheon - business - MINDY co-hostessed too. November 13th the Suncoast Chapter meeting and proficiency meeting in The “Air-Gata” was dreamed up by met at HEIDI BOOTH’S lovely beach Albany, with BETTY McNABB and the Georgia Aviation Trades Associa­ home in Sarasota. Attendance was CAROL LOWERY, Georgia Chairman, tion with an assist from Georgia In­ plagued by illness of several members. co-hostesses. Chairman MASON LYKES was in the dustry and Trade. Georgia has a fine Weather, for Georgia, was bitter. hospital recuperating from an opera­ airport system but some of its beauti­ Below freezing, in fact, although pret­ tion but is now on the mend and our ful little paved strips are not very ty. Nevertheless ESTHER WRIGHT hope that former Chairman THELMA well populated. So GATA decided to DAWSON will soon be discarding her braved it in her Cessna Skylane, give some incentive to visiting the JOYCE SOX and CAROL DUNN came crutches. state’s airports, and offered nine prizes, down from Atlanta in a Cherokee (and PENNY CARRUTHERS is moving three each in 3 classes, to aircraft Carol says DON’T try to go high-style to Sedona, Arizona in January and flying into the most designated air­ and fly in a cape. She looked darling ports in a four hour period one Sunday. will become a member o' the Northern in a black and white hound’s-tooth Arizona Chapter. Our loss is Arizona’s Getting logs signed was just exactly check suit with a beauti ul cape but gain. MARGUERITE SMITH moved like running for the clock in the old she said she had trouble flying the to Australia in June and we hear she AWTAR and IAR days, except in this airplane.) is very happy there. GINNY Van- race we didn’t even shut down! KESTEREN and husband LT. COL. A former Ninety Nine whcm we are BETTY tied for first place in the HENRY VanKESTEREN won a first welcoming back into the fold with fast class, received a generous gift- place prize of a beautiful lot in the Christmas bells is MARION SCOTT certificate from Van Dusen products. Bahamas in the Treasure Hunt there who flew right seat in one of the Georgia’s next meeting will be a! Scott DC 3s used in this country and Stone Mountain Air Park, a beautiful last month. South America for Mosquito and pest little strip nestled right under Georgia’s The Orlando girls sponsored a com­ control. In the left seat—LOUIS SCOTT, famous hunk of granite. Come join us bined Grasshopper, Suncoast, Goldcoast veteran pilot in this area. Everybody on the second Sunday! and Spaceport Ninety-Nines Treasure had a chance at flying the bird — Hunt December 11th. This is their sec­ Your columnist is flying low today. everybody being 99s JENNY PREE- ond year for this event and what a Nearly 100,000 medical records to move TORIOUS, LEE REIS, and ALYCE from the basement to the new record wonderful job they are doing! STRONG, with 49%ers BILL PREE- room. But happy to have the nice Southeast Section Governor, JANET TORIOUS and BYRON STRONG. new quarters! And next—to Head­ GREEN, flew down from Ocean E'ut they sprung an oil leak out of quarters, Ninety Nines, to work with Springs, Mississippi with three passen­ Vienna and went back to Macon to Bea Steadman and Lorraine Mc­ gers and got in on the many lovely check it, arriving late but intact. Carty on plans for streamlining the prizes. MIRIAM DAVIS and LOIS From Atlanta came prospective office procedures and the new museum. PORTER of the Goldcoast C.iapter SUSIE BACKERMAN and husband How exciting to have our very own placed first for the beautiful trophy IVAN in their brand new Model S. museum! and radio and our own ETHEL GIB­ Bonanza. IVAN is an obstetrician in This is going to be a memory ex­ SON with her co-pilot and spotter was Atlanta. ercise. Georgia 99s met at Stone second. BETTY TRACY and co-pilot Luncheon at the Down Towner was Mountain, Ga., in January—and some­ PEARL ALWARD were third. THEL­ body else has the list, so I hope I don’t MA DAWSON, still on her crutches, a pleasant buffet and after the business meeting Ninety Nines repaired to the leave anybody out. There was a good placed fifth with co-pilot husband TOM. turnout flying into the nice little strip What a delightful get-together for all airport once more to compete for short field and spot landing prizes. JOYCE East of Georgia’s granite pile, and at Hanger One! won both contests with ESTHER tak­ enjoying the hospitality of the comfort­ The Suncoast Chapter regular meet­ ing seconds by a close margin and able lounge with deep chairs, couches ing January 8th was a send-off CAROLYN getting third in the spot and a huge open fireplace. Doughnuts, luncheon for PENNY CARRUTHERS contest. cookies, coffee, too. at the Yacht Club in St. Petersburg, Frizes were donated by BUDDY Present were (according to my Florida. Eleven members and guest HODGES, Fixed Base Operator, Com­ count!) JOYCE SOX and CAROLYN SUSIE ROBINS from St. Petersburg mander Air Service, and BETTY Mc- DUNN who flew over from the other enjoyed her special cake and ice cream NABB. BETTY and CAROL didn’t side of Atlanta in a Cherokee; TWO after lunch and a memento was given compete because they were hostesses reinstated members, JEAN VOYLES to PENNY from the Chapter Members. and didn’t want to influence the judges! and MARIAN SCOTT—MARIAN flew ever with ALYCE STRONG in a Cess­ THELMA DAWSON proudly an­ Chief Judge was LEWIS HINMAN na 150; BETTY McNABB Bonanza’d nounces her first grandchild—a girl! of Albany whose wife MINDY is a up with prospective (student) LEE February 15th will be a combined prospective Ninety Nine, has passed regular meeting and Sweetheart Din­ STUBBS doing the flying; and they ner at the Sheraton Sand Castle, Sara­ won the ETA contest and the spot sota, Florida at 7:00 P.M. Initiation landing contest. It’s so good to have SHIRLEY of 49Hers will follow dinner and meet­ GET APT ing. HOLMES and her 49%ER with us. SHIRLEY is a transfer from the Space HOLDEN. Coming in from Wynne, Port chapter. Two prospectives with Arkansas were VIRGINIA and EV­ tickets were GRETA FARRIS whose ERETT PROCTOR and GERRY and 16 year old daughter has just soloed BILL BAKER. Flying in from Augusta, and was written up in the Atlanta Arkansas were MARY and JOE STAN­ Journal and KAY REID, a newcomer LEY. Guests were BRUCE KINCAID to our area. of Osceola, Arkansas, and ALICE JANICE MASSEE was there and FULBRIGHT of Memphis. Fun and en­ got an APT ride. joyment were had by all. We missed ESTHER WRIGHT who CHRIS BROWN was in Cocoa Beach, was off on a Caribbean cruise; Chair­ Florida visiting her brother and man CAROL LOWERY and JENNY watched the Apollo 8 moon-flight PREETORIOUS were both ailing and launch. LOIS LACY is trying to sell her home, VIRGINIA PROCTOR flew to Pres­ the LACYS have a lovely new one but cott, Arkansas to visit her niece. would like to mark off the old one as GLADYS ESTES has been getting past history. flying time in a Cherokee 180. HAZEL FERGUSON drove in from INA WALKER’S 49V2er, MIKE, is in Macon, locking like a snow queen in Panama. all-white and that gorgeous spun-sugar POLLY and HOWARD DUNCAN are hair o" hers. vacationing in Florida. We lunched at Stone Mountain Inn, HILDA and DOYLE SAVAGE flew a vastly enjoyable smorgasbord. The to New Orleans, Louisiana to attend park is beautiful and being developed the Sugar Bowl game. HILDA made into greater attractiveness every day. her Instrument cross-country trip to Next meeting is planned for Macon Nashville, Tennessee. where there are quite a number of DOUG and NETTA HOLDEN flew Bill and Ruby Williams, Mississippi student pilots and a couple of girls to Baton Rouge, Louisiana during the Chapter, announce the engagement of with tickets. We miss MYRTLE holidays. their daughter, Miss Jeanne Wil­ CAGLE who with WALT is over at the ROSEMARY and BOB WILLIAMS liams, to Steve Walthall Klyee of Air Force War College at Maxwell flew to Macon, Georgia to visit rela­ Sardis, Mississippi. Their wedding is AFB, so HAZEL has to hold down the tives. set for December 28 at the First Bap­ Macon fort. LINDA LANGE flew a Cessna 172 to tist Church in Sumner, Mississippi. COME TO MACON, LOUIS WILSON Greenville, Mississippi, Christmas day. Miss Williams was graduated from AIRPORT, ON THE SECOND SUN­ MARY OLIVER visited Washington West Tallahatchie High School, DAY OF FEBRUARY AND JOIN US and New York over the holidays. Webb, Mississippi. She attended Pa­ IF I HAVEN’T GOT MY DATES The regular meeting of January was tricia Stevens Finishing School in MIXED UP AND THE MEETING’S in Memphis at 1886 E. Brooks Avenue. Memphis. She attended Oklahoma OVER WHEN THIS COPY APPEARS! After the meeting, plans were discussed State. University earning her Private (Ed Note—I wouldn’t bet either way) for a ski trip to Aspen Park, Colorado Pilot’s license and is a member of during the first week of February. We the Ninety Nines. She is a junior at had as one of our guests JOY WALK­ MEMPHIS CHAPTER Mississippi State University where ER, Ina’s cousin. JOY showed us her major is home economics. Netta Holden, Reporter slides of East Africa which she had A gala Christmas party was held on taken during her stay in Nairobi, Ken­ December 6th at the lovely home of ya. While she was there, JOY was an held at Gulf Hills Dude Ranch, with a ROSEMARY and BOB WILLIAMS in instructor and she also flew safaris. business meeting in the Oak Rcom. Memphis. After arriving, we all settled She is now an instructor in Vicksburg, An informative film “There Is A Way” down as LOYCE O’NEAL, our mini­ Mississippi. Our other guests were was shown by a member of the Keesler clad Santa, gave out fun gifts to one SYLVIA LUCAS and 49V2ERS EV­ AFB Public Information Office. and all. Then after a delicious buffet ERETT PROCTOR and DOUG HOL­ JANET’S daughter and sons were was enjoyed, the 99’s initiated their DEN. So long until next time. available to provide boat rides or car husbands in the 49%ers. Each was pre­ rides. sented with a card after promising Flying into Oceon Springs were MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER MIRIAM LOE, chairman, and CHAR­ to be proficient navigators and silent Norma Bacharach, Reporter co-pilots. Enjoying the party were LOTTE JENKINS from Natchez and EVELYN PARKER, CHRIS BROWN, Poor flying weather has persistently KITTYE GREEN from Jackson. SIS MARGE SCHULTZ, HILDA SAVAGE, dogged our last three meetings. On JONES was JANET’S guest. JUNE KUYKENDALL, TRIS BU­ November 24, our chapter met at Thunderstorms around the Jackson CHANAN, GENNY COOK, JUNE Oceon Springs, Mississippi. Hostess area kept many 99’s at home. PENTECOST, DORIS and RAY MABE, was our section governor, JANET The December meeting was to be GLADYS and GEORGE ESTES, INA GREEN—who had a full day planned. a part of an air race in Florida—but and MIKE WALKER, LOYCE and Pastries, coffee, and picture taking none of the Mississippi gals made it JOHN O’NEAL, MARTHA and FRANK were available upon arrival at the there. TOEEY, and NETTA and DOUG Gulfpark Airport. A dutch luncheon was Our 1st meeting of 1969 was in the form of a gracious luncheon at the ville beginning with scenes and people ternates news with announcements home of MARGARET SHIPLEY in over 25 years ago. Since most of the every other month this reporter will Greenwood. Again—low ceilings and guests present were in the movies fill in those vacant months with a poor visibility around Greenwood kept there was a steady stream of laughter CHAPTER NEWS bulletin. the gals on the ground. Driving in were and explanation. The silver ash tray, BETTY WICKER, LADY McREYN- KITTYE GREEN, BERNICE KELLY engraved CHARTER MEMBER, TEN­ OLD, GENIE RAE O’KELLEY, EVE­ and ETHEL RADZEWICZ from Jack­ NESSEE 99s, was lovely. It has been LYN JOHNSON, MARILYN AYARS son; LUCILLE WOLFE, PEGGY Mc- placed in a prominent spot so that my and NANCY FISHER attended the KIE, DOT ETHRIDGE and guest guests will HAVE to ask about it. three-day Flight Instructor Seminar JULIE WILCOS of Greenville; NOR­ FRAN DAVIS, student pilot and pros­ held at the University of Tennessee in MA BACHARACH of Clarksdale. Mem­ pective 99, read a poem about her mid January. Also attending was bers attending from Greenwood were learning-to-fly troubles: EUDICE MILLER of the Alabama JEAN HODGES, PEGGY McCOR- "You taught me to take o'f, to bank Chapter. MICK, PEGGY EMRICH, and MAR­ and to land; GARET SHIPLEY, and MARGARET’S Ycu taught me the things to do with PARENTS—DR. AND MRS. BRISTER. each hand; BERNICE KELLY and ETHEL But you felt like throwing me out on RADZEWICZ had an exciting adven­ the street, NO. CENTRAL ture flying to the Bahamas in a 172 ’Cause I never could learn what to SECTION and entering the famed Flying Trea­ do with my feet. sure Hunt. And now that I am finally learning Congratulations to PEGGY EMRICH to fly ALL-OHIO CHAPTER and her 49%ER JOHN, on the near Here’s something for you to Marcia Singer, Reporter completion of the new hangar at the remember me by.” Whoops! We have to back up sev­ Greenwo'd-Leflore Airport — It’s a And with that she presented EVELYN eral months . . . right into last year, beautiful example of contemporary JOHNSON, her instructor, with a photo­ no less! styling and aviation convenience with graph (24 inches square) of her feet— Our November meeting was held the latest innovations in hangar con­ two left ones. struction. in Akron. Acho-o-o! The weather was Snow and ice on tue runway in Mor­ like the London Fog. With winds in Congrat luations to LUCILLE WOLFE ristown delayed our January meeting the late afternoon and a little moisture on her newly acquired air taxi rating one week. Those attending were BEA mixed in, you have the picture of the and to MARGARET SHIPLEY—Green­ REID, DOT JONES, SARAH DUKE, weather that the members plowed wood’s only female flight instructor. and IRENE FLEWELLEN from Chat- through to make the meeting. RUTH ETHEL RADZEWICZ announced tancoga (in 3 planes); LADY Mc- and ROBERT SITLER had just re­ plans for the next meeting—to be held REYNOLDS, EDNA DAVIS, RUTH turned from a two month European February 15 in Jackson and featuring THOMAS, JUDY COX (new member) tour. They were in Prague during the sailing—at which ETHEL is quite from Knoxville; NANCY FISHER and invasion and shared their experience adept. So we’re all hoping for pretty MARILYN AYARS (new member) with the members. JOANN and ROY weather for flying and sailing. from Oak Ridge; JESSIE DRAIN, STYPE o l Wooster went on the “better MARY JANE QUARRELS and EVE­ late than never theory” and made the TENNESSEE CHAPTER LYN JOHNSON from Morristown. tail end of the meeting . . . stayed a Ruth W. Thomas, Reporter SARAH DUKE who has been in the few minutes and then turned around The Tennessee Chapter will hostess insurance business for only six years and headed home! the Fall Southeast Sectional Meeting. made the Women Leaders Round Table MYRA JAMISON wrote a “quickie Circle the month of September. The for the fi th year. DOT JONES is rundown on the “Superintendent’s weekend that UT will have an out-of- building a house in Naples, Florida. Seminar” on Aviation Education which town football game will determine the Her grandchildren live there and that’s was held in Hanger No. 1 at Don Scott date. Our combined December meet­ where she spent most of the holidays. Field on November 16th. The program ing and Christmas Party was attended BEA REID had good luck fishing off was sponsored by the State Depart­ by 81 Ninety-Nines and their guests. Marco Island just south of Naples ment of Education with “much help This was the first time that we have during the Christmas season. from the Ohio State Division of Avia­ ever held a night meeting and it was The February meeting will be at tion. Ohio State University and many such a huge success that we should Dallas Bay Skypark in Chattanooga. others.” MYRA reports that about 135 repeat next year. EDNA DAVIS was The FLEWELLENS now have a com­ educators attended the meeting to hear FEM CEE and kept the group lively mercial airport with gas, repair shop the “whats, whys and hows” on avia­ with choice quotes and stories about and instructor on the field. The power tion education in the high schools. her second graders. THE FOUR lines at the north end of the field have The keynote speaker was MARY JO FLUSHERS, a Sweet Adeline barber­ been removed. OLIVER of the Air Age Education shop quartet, entertained with old, new Since the NINETY-NINE NEWS al- Department of Cessna. The Kansas and familiar songs. This reporter was Chapter can be very proud of their quite surprised to find herself the cen­ active 99, MARY JO. Our All-Ohio ter of a hilarious “This Is Your Life” NEXT NEWS RECEIVED Chapter member MARGE COMPTON skit. FERRIS THOMAS showed 15 BY EDITOR ON OR chaired the meeting. And, 11 other 99’s from our chapter turned out to help minutes of movies made around the BEFORE JANUARY 20th Island and Municipal Airports in Knox­ out where needed. CLARA THARPE, 17 . . . rain date . . . August 24th. Watch the Announcements for further information. ROSALIE BRACHT has the beauti­ ful coffee mugs from the All-Ohio chap­ ter for sale. The set of four are beau­ tiful. GERALDINE CURTIS is waiting to take orders for the very lovely leather earrings. Can’t wait to get to the January 19th meeting and hear about who went where . . . what’s new . . . and see everybody. That’s all from your News Reporter who will be wishing you a Happy Easter way back here in Jan­ uary . . .

CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER Clarissa Holcomb, Reporter The sad news from our chapter is the passing o' Janet Zipprich of Washington, Illinois. She was one of our younger members in the Peoria area—pilot and teacher. She will be sorely missed. ROSE ANDREW flew to Meigs Field on one of the few “good Sundays” and taxied out to U of I Medical Research to see son TERRY who is suffering from Goodpasture’s Syndrome. He is home now and we’re wishing him a speedy recovery. JEAN WEST had a quick “com­ mercial” trip to Florida when her mother suffered a heart attack and another trip after her mother’s passing. Our sympathies are with you, JEAN. MARTHA McMAHAN and GLORIA FARR are headed for separate south­ ern vacations, I believe by air, How else? They report having to miss our January 5th meeting at Coles County, Marian Moyer (top), Joan Dangl (center), and Marcia Singer (standing) are but we’ll expect them at the February welcomed by Beech personnel to Ohij Aviation Co. prior to the All-Ohio Chap­ 1st at Illini Airport to swap weather ter’s January meeting. problems. If you want to see how rusty you our chapter chairman said “You should MARGARET HAMMON and CLARA are, take the basic ground instructor’s have been there!” THARPE were there! Where? When? test. (It’s free entertainment.) Then No regular meeting in December . . . They attended the enshrinement of start studying again! But, held a Christmas party instead. AMELIA EARHART in the Aviation THE WESTS and I attended an In­ Gift exchanges, ginger ale . . . gab and Hall of Fame. Coachella Valley Chap­ structor’s Clinic held to better com­ good cheer. ter’s JACQUELINE COCHRAN made munication between FAA and the fly­ MARIAN MOYER our flying activi­ the presentation. The ceremonies were ing public. We have grown to about ties chairman stopped in Dayton while "impressive.” As CLARA said . . . “It 680,000 pilots—a 38% increase in in­ her 4914ER ED had a meeting. Then was like walking on hallowed ground.” structors and 26% increase in instru­ a few weeks later MARIAN stopped JACKIE HALLER isn’t a name- ment ratings in the last couple of in again. She popped in to shop for a dropper . . . just another name chang­ years. There are some new films avail­ dress to wear to the big January do­ er. She was married during the holi­ able and this FAA man offered to go ings . . . balls and presidential festivi­ days and henceforth will be known as anywhere anytime to speak to flyers. ties . . . in Washington. MRS. JACKIE H. KINNEY (10325) Changes are being made continually. CONNIE JONES has not changed her Terrace Ct., Parma 44130, Ohio. Get to these clinics and try to keep mailing address . . . only her name! Anybody that plans to travel to the up. CONNIE became MRS. ADOLPH Buckeye State during August is wel­ It was one of those days, and KATH­ LUHTA during the holidays. Best come to enter the Pilot’s Poker and LEEN WOOD must have felt deserted wishes to both. Spot Landing Contest Sunday, August as she patiently waited at Coles Coun­ ty. I don’t know when she has missed VIRGINIA RABUNG were the pas­ TONI TEIBER is busy getting her a meeting. Hurrah for KATHLEEN! sengers. Multi Engine rating in JOHN’S 310 I. Another cheer for her for she passed VIRGINIA & GEORGE COFFEEN Good luck TONI in your new venture. her commercial rating. flew a short trip to Bloomington, 111. JEAN CLAUSS is also busy working SARAH ALEXANDER flew in. We taking VIRGINIA’S 83 YEAR OLD on her Instrument rating. She is taking thought it was JANE McMULLIN in MOTHER to visit a sister there. We her instructions from Du Page Avia­ her 150, but it was SARAH bringing women fly at any age. tion, RUDY ZIMMERMAN Instructor. her mother MARY SUMNER. MARY BETTY RIDDLE soloed another stu­ We are beginning to get some instru­ recalled two other memorable plane dent and has one ready for solo X- ment rated girls in our Chapter. Can it trips with daughter, SARAH. The first Country. Keep it up BETTY, we need be they are going to Fly the Powder was with SARAH in her arms at the more 99s. Puff Derby”. age of three months. The other was a IRENE GABRIEL has been busy Our Chirstmas party was a huge few years later when SARAH obtained checking out in the Aztec after not success with seventy six reservations. her “private” and took her for a flight flying for two years finds it fun to go We all had a wonderful time and many from the same strip. All MARY could thrcugh all the maneuvers again. went home with nice door prizes. think of was, "MY BABY!” ADAM has been ill and IRENE hasn’t Sorry to hear about BOBBY JO­ JEANNE CROCKER made a tre­ had the time for llying but things are HANSSON’S mother passing away. mendous sacrifice and drove lo those going along nicely for her so back to She kept the home fires buring while many miles from Lacon to Mattoon. the air she goes. Hope to start seeing BOBBY did her flying. We appreciated her loyalty. It was her at some of the meetings. MARY & GEORGE PANCZYSZYN good to see her and get going with MARY & JOHN SHUMWAY have a just returned from Florida and MARY the new APT project. JEAN WEST new baby girl, congratulations to you has a good tan. accepted the chairmanship of this and all. They now have four boys and two Achievement awards Banquet will be is working on me to upgrade myself girls. MARY hasn’t been up flying held in March with 11 girls completing and her. We study something a couple yet but hopes to get into the swing of their forms. Hope to have twenty two of days a week. JEAN will be glad things in the next week or two. Watch next year. This is one way you can to help you! WESTS had invited MAX out Powder Pu’f Derby girls. MARY win a trophy if you haven’t got an air­ and ME to fly over with them. Weather will probably be back in there next plane to fly in the races. looked IFR so BOB “filed.” Visibility summer. CHARLENE FALKENBURG entered turned out to be fairly good, but it January Meeting will be Chairmaned in the Amelia Earhart Scholarship. was nice to have the back-up insur­ by JOUJOU LICHTENBERG so all Hope Chicago will come up with a ance. 99’s please try to attend all the meet­ scholarship. GLORIA FARR put much effort into ing you can. NITA FINE MAN is really working plans for our December meeting. It SICK LIST: NORMA FREIER. as our membership Chairman. She really is organized and I know we will would have been a delightful party, January meeting of the Chicago Area come up with many fine new mem­ but seems that December is not the Chapter was held on Sunday, January bers. proper time of year with our member­ 19th at the Du Page County Airport NORMA FREIER is off the sick list ship living all over the state of Illi­ A.T.R. facilities. Membership was dis­ and is tramping at the bit to get back nois. Had to cancel the af 'air because cussed and Sponsors are urged to really into the air again. If only the weather of lack of reservations. Thanks, know the new member they want voted GLORIA, for your work for us. would cooperate a little bit. into the Ninety-Nines. Prospective members should be given all the infor­ CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER mation about the 99’s so when they GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAPTER Louise Kokesh, Reporter come to the monthly meetings they Peggy Wright, Reporter December finds the Chicago Area will not feel like strangers, they will Chapter with a little snow, cold know how we operate and what we Greetings to all from the Greater weather, flu and head colds not too stand for. Kansas City Chapter. Since our group is such an active one it keeps this re­ good of conditions for flying. LOUISE and RAY KOKESH are off porter busy trying to keep up on all Rockford girls had a fly in to the to the wild blue yonder on their way the latest happenings. Some of the Playboy Club in Lake Geneva, Wise, to Miami Beach, Florida with five highlights of the holidays was the news found the runway with 4,000 feet and other couples for a week’s stay. After that everyone seemed to be vacation­ a $2.00 LANDING FEE. JUDITH fighting the flu bug and colds we are ing. BETTY and DON SIMPSON flew SUIT, ROSEMARY GIDDIS, LIDA and ready for a little fun in the sun. Just to the Bahamas, and, as I understand JOHN GASNEY were the lucky ones hope it shines while we are there. it, they had an island all to them­ with the Key to the Playboy club. Chairman GERRY KRAUSE and selves. BETTY said the only time they EVA & HAROLD WHITE have been RALPH just returned from their usual even saw any people was when they flying around in their new Bonanza New Year’s Holiday in Las Vegas. If had to go by boat to get supplies. flew to Ottawa on business, had lunch you can’t win in the races GERRY Wouldn’t that be a great place for a there and had time to finish the day hope the one arm bandits pay off. off at the office. vacation for a whole group of 99’s. Not MARCELLA RITTER flew to Bowl­ to be outdone, JIM and MARGARET ing Green, Kentucky on instruments WRIGHT went on a windjammer cruise to pick up a plane. Flew back on Sun­ DON'T PROCRASTINATE in the Caribbean. All of these tan people in the winter sure makes the day and flew 3 girls to Muskegon, NOMINATE ! Mich, for dinner. SANDY KLOCK and rest of us yearn for summer. BILL and BOBBI MILLER, J^HN WRIGHT stitution and by-laws are about to be was very well received by our gals. and spouse are planning a ski trip presented to the membership for ap­ Lottsa other plans for the future leads to Colorado. Hope by the time the proval. I must say our board and of­ your reporter to believe this will not next newsletter is out I won’t have ficers of our chapter are doing a mar­ be a year for sitting back on our laur­ to report any broken legs! Speaking o£ velous job for us. els. Onward and upward for St. Louis. skiing . . . HELEN BODE is now the Till next month girls keep flying. (Like JOAN LAMB and her brand new proud owner of a ski shop in the Louis- Commercial Rating!) burg Shopping Center in Overland GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER Pre-, during, and post holiday ilying Park. Was in the other day and would .Ian Pocoek, Reporter of our gals included a flight out West like to report she has some beautiful Had a delightful meeting in Novem­ by LOIS SHAFER, FANNIE JEN­ ski clothes. ber which filled to over- lowing GOLLY NINGS, their 49Mi’ers, and another Congratluations are in order for MINER'S lovely new home. 31 in at­ couple, BETTY and CHET BRAUN JOAN RENDL who has her new in­ tendance cheered as new member Twin Commancheed to Eleuthera, structors rating. Having gotten her DORIS KUHN received her pin from SYLVIA and LACK BLOOM and kids multiengine rating LAURI MONK is Chairman, MEARL FRAME. Included to Ft. Lauderdale, RUTH LAKE and now hopping around in a twin and were two guests, LYNN BOGIE, an FRAN HENKE along with their FAYE GLENN now has her instrument OKC 99 temporarily living in our area, 49Vo ’ers to Dallas, GERI and FRED rating. Since there are some top notch and prospective 99 ROE FULGRAFF. HALTON, Island hopping in their Bo­ ground schools going and being started ROE had just received her Private nanza, at which time, GERI landed a we should all get busy and try to up­ Ticket, and we all look forward to her co-pilot's job in the Angel Derby in date and obtain some new ratings. becoming one of us. CARL WEST cf March. KRIS LUDINGT'ON, MIA 99 Ground school is beginning Monday the FAA provided our very informa­ who received a 190 Muskateer from given by the husband of one of our tive program geared to Aviation Acci­ Santa, asked her to fly co- with her. 99’s. JOHN MAPLE, who is a qualified dent Prevention. (It must have been Isn’t that an exciting thing to warm instrument and ground school instruc­ a good program to draw the ladies’ these awful cold nights with? Rest tor is starting a ground school at Fair­ attention away from the many darling assured, your reporter will be cheering fax airport free of charge to all 99 inovations in GOLLY’S new home. you on like mad. Your flight will repre­ members and husbands. I’m sure this After all, girls will be girls, pilots or sent my two homes! St. Louis and will be well attended and enjoyed by not!) KIT HE ACOCK advised that by beautiful So. Florida. Also, unless I our group. BOB SECK has just com­ coming in 2nd in the National Aero­ have the dates wrong, right about now, pleted a ground school given to BOBBI batics Meet, she will be able to go to JACK LAWS and his favorite 99, AMY MILLER, NITA ERWIN, BETTY the World Meet next summer as back­ should be toolingaround the West BROWN and MARGARET REID. BOB up pilot to MARY GAFFNEY. We’re Indies, too. (Right now, being mid- is an excellent instructor. I understand all justifiably proud of KIT, and January! ) the pizza parties are great too. mighty proud she’s in our chapter. On January 25th, the St. Louis Zonta Our hats are off to LOIS WILLY Also durned proud of RUTH LAKE, Club will have their annual luncheon who did a fine job of our Christmas our “Race Ace”, who but for a fluke honoring AMELIA EARHART, and party. It was well attended by ap­ in the score tallies, would have come this year have honored us by asking proximately thirty couples some of in first at the Fairview, Okla. race. KIT HEACOCK and DEL SCHARR to whom we had not seen in a long time. December Lund a goodly group of be guest Speakers. Couldn’t have made We were delighted to have them back us surrounding the huge Christmas a wiser choice. Then, on Jan. 29th, among us. Tree in Hopper’s living room. A really we’ll combine Lrces with the St. Louis Congratulations to JOY MORRISON great Christmas party, hostessed by Aero Club for our meeting at the Of­ whose pilots license will now have to our Vice-Chairman, DONNA RAE ficer’s Club, Lambert Field. Should read MRS. JOY GREEN. At our last HENKE and her Mother-in-law, FRAN. be lottsa laughs. Next big deal com­ meeting she was quite surprised when Among the decorations were the cute ing up about which we're so excited, our group presented her with a wedding lil red A.E. socks, appropriately but a little scared. The San Diego gift of a lovely silver bud vase. Con­ stu fed with Green for our “bonus" 200th Anniversary, Inc. has asked us gratulations JOY. contribution to the A.E. Scholarship to handle the start of an air race May Speaking of our last meeting we had Fund. This has become an annual af­ 10-11, 1969, from St. Louis to San Diego. a guest speaker that was out o.' this fair, all the gals stuffing the socks in We’ll keep you posted on this but mean­ world! MR. DEAN GUERNEY of t'.ie lieu of exchanging gifts, which seems while, watch for the news briefs on it, F.A.A. who came all the way from much more worthwhile. $20.00 was the send for the kit, and come on out to Washington gave us a very informa­ total stuffin sent on to the fund as the “Gateway to the West” for some tive lecture. In fact, he was so great this year’s bcnus. Talk about giving real mid-western hospitality! Till then. we would like to have him speak to to your favorite charity! It was also Happy Flying, Everybody. other chapters. To say the least, he announced by our A.E. Scholarship had the girls on the edge of their Committee that we will enter three seats. I thought for a while MAR­ candidates this year for the Scholar­ INDIANA CHAPTER GARET REID, RUTH STAFFORD, ships. Last year’s tries, LOIS SHAFER Dorothy Niekamp, Reporter JOAN REINDL, KATHY ZIMMER­ and KIT HEACOCK, and in addition, December saw us extending a hearty MAN and VEE ST. JOHN would have our Secretary, SUE MATHEIS. Three welcome to new members DOROTHY apoplexy! That’ll get the old blood very qualified gals to represent us. HODGSON, LOIS HARDY and BAR­ circulating won’t it girls. GRACE COVYEAU was announced as BARA SIMMONS along with a greeting After months of hard work the con­ our A.P.T. Chairman and the project to prospective members and guests Part of the 1968 FAIR Ladies Race Board. Front row 1-r, BETTY FIKE, BETTY DeBAUN, VIRGINIA McKINNIS, and SOPHIA PAYTON. Back row: MURIEL DYKEMA, DOROTHY NIEKAMP, PAULINE GENUNG, PRICILLA BARR, and BILLIE ANDERSON.

RUBY CUNNINGHAM, BEVERLY who is making excellent progress in POWERS, was able to contact GLORIA SUVERKRUP, VIRGINIA McKEE, recovering from surgery and an ex­ RICHARDS, who is now living in Paris, MARLU ROGERS, ANNETTE KAP­ tended period of recovery. Hope to see by phone (a nearly impossible feat) LAN and VIRGINIA HANEY. We cer­ you back with us soon. and DORIS promised to pay GLORIA tainly hope to see all again soon. The end of autumn and the onset a visit in the near future. We will be A tip of the hat and a pat on the of winter has certainly not grounded awaiting news of GLORIA. back go to BETTY FIKE who got her any of our members. The Indianapolis Our pride in last year’s Powder Puff commercial license and to MARSHA Aero Club’s trip to Crossville, Tenn. Derby, SOPH PAYTON and her hus­ REYNOLDS who sweated out her in­ saw HELEN and VERNIE GRAHN, band NEAL drove (?) to Key West, strument rating. BILLIE and SAVAGE SMITH, and Florida for a vacation and a visit with Saturday, 14 December saw our DELIA and HARRY SANDERS par­ SOPH’S co-pilot PAULINE and PETE chapter joining with the Indianapolis ticipating. The good weather going to MALLORY. We will excuse your driv­ Aero Club for the annual Christmas Tennessee turned into a gusty and ing since we do know you can find your way across the country by air. party, held this year at the Marat windy day for the return but all ar­ Hotel in Indianapolis. It was decided rived home none the worse for wear. Other chapter roamers include CAR­ that if all of the flying hours talked OLYN and BOB MILKEY who jour­ The high point of the trip was attend­ over could have been logged, each per­ neyed to British Columbia last August son there would have more than enough ing a performance of '‘Carousel” which by a Skylark. A luncheon trip to Owens­ time for their ATR. all enjoyed. boro, Ky. for PAULINE GENUNG in Good news from JILL McCORMICK MILDRED HURT’S daughter, DORIS a 150, BETTY DeBAUN in a 182, and MARSHA REYNOLDS in a Bonanza. She also recently appeared on WMT MICHIGAN CHAPTER They never said who was the first TV with the same. Marge Ashton, Reporter arrival. A total of sixteen of us met in Ot­ Business beckons beautifully some­ Our surprise for the November meet­ tumwa, Jan. 12th. Seems there were times . . . this time in the case of our ing was even a surprise for MID CAS- four of us arriving a little late—BILL Chapter Chairman LILLIAN LEE CIDY who planned the affair—it fell & MYSELF, also GERRI & DON SNYDER whose work took her on a apart at the last minute, so we were WALKER but "thanks” to RUTH trip to Toronto, flying a Commanche promised the surprise later on. Now SWANSTROM, one of our Hostesses, 400. LILLIAN’S trip was on the order we are really wondering what she has for waiting at the airport. BEA JOBE of a whirlwind, and business kept her cooked up for us. was our other Hostess for the day. from looking up local 99’s while there Two new members came in: PHYL­ JON GAMES, son of HELEN and . . . much to her chagrin. LIS WOLF from Richland, Iowa and BEN GAMES rode the famous Black Since BECKY THATCHER was un­ Horse Troop of Culver Military Acad­ LINDA ARNOLD from Ottumwa. We also welcome MAMIE RAMSBOTTOM able to obtain the 99 bracelet which emy in the 1969 Presidential Inaugural we had planned to raffle o f at our from Kirksville, Mo. who has recently Parade on Jan. 20th. JON, 15 years old, Christmas parly, a voice vote was transferred from the Ozark Chapter. is also a licensed glider pilot and has taken and it was agreed to substitute Among our guests were two future soloed in 5 different gliders. He is look­ one of the lovely 99 stadium blankets S9s. ALICE HOPKINS of Centerville, ing forward to his 16th birthday and which Ways and Means Chairman brought her daughter, NORMA & his private license which will include SAMMY MCKAY has for sale. Lucky MARY LOU BALLENSKY with her a helicopter rating. ticket holder and now proud owner daughter KATHY from Sigourney. of the new blanket is PAULINE Other guests included, PAT & JIM CESSNA. IOWA CHAPTER HAYES from Urbandale and JUDY Claudette Parker, Reporter & TED SHANKS from Des Moines. Our highly successful Case of Cheer raffle is to be repeated this year, and LENELLE & WARD HUNT from Here it is January and deadline time SAMMY is in the process of getting Fairfield, gave a talk on their trip to again. My,how time flies . . . Guess tickets out to all super-salesgirls with the Bahamas. it’s trying to keep up with us 99s. an eye to beating last year’s record The weather was cold and conse­ Nov. 16th, thirty-eight Iowa 99s and showing. Always thinking . . . our quently everyone seemed in a hurry guests were in Des Moines for a lovely money-maker is getting a list together to get on home, so we did just that. (lost?) weekend. A buffet dinner party of aviation books which will be in­ February our meeting will be held was held at NATHALIE & WALTER cluded in a "silent auction” which we at Ames. So YA’LL COME! BROWN’S. Which, by the way, seems will tell you more about next issue. . . YA HEAR! Bye for now. to have become an annual event. BUD including a list of available books. MARTINEAU of the Des Moines FAA MARY CARPENTER used her new ofiice, with wife DOROTHY, were KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS CHAPTER IFR rating for a trip to Minneapolis special guests, also WALLY COOK and Dot Arnett, Reporter with her 49’/2ER DICK recently. She his wife, who showed films that he had When this article appears in print reported that even though they were taken during his years of crop-dusting. the joyous holiday season will be well held up for two days because of WALLY had mounted a movie camera behind us and we will be looking for­ weather they still flew both ways in full on the nose of his plane . . . so I ward to spring sectional and warmer instrument conditions. That should needn’t say more. WOW! Also attend­ flying weather, however, we can’t over­ keep her current, but what a way to ing were prospective 99s with future look our December 14 Christmas Party initiate your rating! 49%ers: FLORENCE & NOBLE IRV­ hosted by RITA LeNEAVE. The By the way, MARY and DICK have ING, SUE & WALTER POTTS, MAR­ weather cooperated with light snow extended an invitation to all to drop SHA & JOHN ANDREWS & PENNY to make the fireside more inviting. in to see Detroit Piper’s new quarters LOERKE with her spouse. By the way, Cocktails and dinner were enjoyed by at Pontiac-Oakland Airport and have PENNY is one of the first gals to earn members and 49%er’s. Our special a cup of coffee and some hangar fly­ her Private in the State of Iowa, but guests were prospective members, ing with them. They also have started until recently had been inactive. All BARBARA LOOS and BEVERLY a Free Aviation Library on the prem­ in all, it seemed to be a fine weekend. TURNER. The highlight of the evening ises, and will be delighted to receive On Dec. 8th our meeting was at was ALICE WILBURN’S own card any aviation books you might care to Centerville with ALICE HOPKINS as game which proved to be very exciting donate to the cause. Hostess. Guests included three pros­ with gifts for the winners. SANDY and JERRY LANKENAU, pective members, among them MIL­ Winter flying vacations were on the along with children and new V35A DRED CLAYTON . . . who with her agenda for BOBBIE and HARRY Bonanza, have been burning up the husband, operates the Centerville Air­ KLETTER and DOT and TED AR­ airways with recent trips to Williams­ port. NETT. The KLETTER Family wel­ burg and Schuss Mountain, a Christ­ SUE POTTS of Des Mcines became comed the New Year in at the Thun- mas flight to Homestead, Florida to our newest member. Glad to have you derbird in Miami and the Arnetts in visit SANDY’S mom, and at this writ­ with us, SUE. Dallas. DOT and TED attended the ing she is packing to leave on a com­ PHYLLIS BARBER gave an inter­ Cotton Bowl Game New Year’s Day. bined business and pleasure trip to esting talk and showed slides on their Our February business meeting is the West Coast. They will be going Alaskan trip. I understand PHYLLIS to be held at the Aero Club with to Las Vegas and San Francisco for has been keeping busy, giving pro­ NORMA WORLAND in charge of the fun, then San Diego for a convention. grams on last summer’s experiences. program. From there they will pick up the “kids” who are flying out commercial, tour LORRAINE McCARTY, painter, MINNESOTA CHAPTER Disneyland and return home via visits pilot, mother, name it . . . expresses Florence Robinson, Reporter to Phoenix, Flagstaff and Carlsbad. her love of flying and the discipline During this post holiday season the SANDY reports no problem with 6 involved in her paintings . . . and so Minnesota 99s want to send New people and luggage. well that in the 14 exhibitions she en­ Year’s greetings to all of our flying ELLEN ZAITZ and her 49V2ER VIC tered she came away with either first friends and let you know about some left for Albuquerque after the Michi­ place or among the top winners. LOR­ of our most recent flying experiences. gan small Race via Skyhawk. This RAINE’S daughter JEAN is now teach­ Our chairman RITA ORR flew her little venture gave ELLEN a chance ing in Sydney, Australia, and has vis­ 49V2ER, BURT, and another doctor to log cross country hours and see ited DEE KEANNEY in Hawaii, MA­ to a medical meeting in Atlantic City some new terrain. Managed to take RIE RICHARDSON, CHRISTINE HEN­ in their Bonanza. The whole trip was side trips to El Paso and into Mexico DERSON, MARGARET KENTLEY, IFR and she did her first ILS landing while out that way. ELLEN is now ANN STEINHAGEN and other 99's in after dark. We are proud of her. working on her Instrument Written. Australia. JOYCE FRANCIS and DOROTHY LIISA DIXON’S fond hubby pre­ Also, any newsworthy notes such as RYAN took advantage of the weather sented her with a 1967 Cessna Sky­ ratings gained, places visited, ilying one Sunday and flew up to Breezy hawk for her birthday making it a done, etc., should be directed to Point to see RUBY ST. ONGE. Since two-plane family, his being a bigger MARGE or her “newly instrument­ RUBY lives beside the runway it is and more complicated model. LIISA rated” assistant MARY CARPENTER, always tempting to drop in on her promptly got co-pilot EILEEN GER- whose phone number is now changed when out for a flying joy ride. She MONY, a 66 and reporter for the De- to 332-0403. tells us that the establishment plans t roit News, and flew the Small Race to keep the runway open all winter, in her present. LIISA, incidentally, is At the very successful Christmas and I know that she always finds time looking for locations for future meet­ meeting hostessed by MARY CLARK for a visit with friends in spite of a ings, so please call if you would like in Jackson, with some sixty in at­ busy schedule. MARION and RONNIE to handle one in your area. tendance, MARY PELTO passed the FREDLUND had a good time at the Mark your calendars ahead for a hat for Michigan Chapter’s special A.Q.P.A. Plantation Party and came tentative Dawn Patrol on May 25. Any interest, MARILYN NEWMAN, who back with some nice mementos and ideas and suggestions to help make hails from Zeeland, Michigan. MARI­ memories. BARB and GIL LETTER it another successful undertaking will LYN, you might recall, is the mission­ attended the meeting of the Exper­ be most welcome. ary in Kenya, East Africa, for whom imental Aircraft Association in Illi­ “B” STEADMAN gave an excellent we helped raise money to buy a Chero­ nois which I had forgotten to report extemporaneous talk at the January kee Six for use in her missionary work. earlier. They are quite enthused about meeting which was held jointly with Our last visit with her was at SAMMY home-builts and are in the process of the Zontas of Detroit and Highland McKAY’S home when she was a stu­ building one. They are also proud of Park and the Women Engineers of dent pilot. She has since gotten her the baby boy they adopted in August. Detroit. She was asked to say a few private license and left for Africa in MARCI and LEN ROYCE have been words following the talk by BETTY the fall of 1967, complete with husband grounded for a while because of de­ LOU SEIDER, woman engineer from and children. MARY reports that we lays when the last annual was done New Orleans, on the Human and Hard­ came up with a tidy sum which will on their CESSNA 180, ware in Space . . . and without any soon be on its way to help the NEW­ Sixteen of us attended our Novem­ previous preparation gave a talk that MAN’S in their continuing work in ber meeting which was held at the held everyone spellbound. She spoke Africa. Minneapolis Vocational School Avia­ of the difficulties encountered by the MARY PELTO has been teaching tion Training Center. Our program group of women who underwent all the ground school for instrument written consisted of a tour of the shop and tests to become our first women in and will have another class beginning a lecture about aircraft engines, oc­ space, and how they were torpedoed in January in Farmington for those tane ratings of gasoline and viscosity by a man who bluntly told them that who might be interested. of oil. We have been invited to return they would send every other group for more instructions on engine care, available before giving the women a For those of you who have been so we plan similar meetings in the chance. looking for beautLul 99’s stadium future. WAYNE MILLER was there New members voted in at the Jan­ blankets, I would like to remind you from North Central Airlines to invite uary meeting include: BARBARA that SAMMY McKAY should be con­ us to have a meeting at their training MADDOX of ANN ARBOR and ALICE tacted at 9191 Dixie Highway, Grand center where we will see mock-ups and MARKEE of Grand Blanc. First meet­ Blanc, Michigan 48439 while she still turbine engines. ing: KATHY STILLWELL. has some on hand. The program for our December meet­ KATHY HEYM, now in Arlington, ing was a Christmas party at a res­ Mass., attended the New England Sec­ taurant in Minneapolis. We had some tion Meeting in Hartford. Guest speak­ hearty laughs as SIMA PERRY’S er was ED GRANVILLE of the Gran­ ALL CHAPTERS 49V2ER entertained us in a monologue of an instructor taking a lady student ville brothers who built the Gee Bees. PLEASE REPORT! She also mentioned that the lady mayor up for her second hour of dual. of Hartford attended to see what lady LET'S HAVE Five new 49%ers were given their membership cards and the wives of pilots look like. Seems Madam Mayor 100% PARTICIPATION is frightened by planes. two of them were voted into the Min­ nesota Chapter of the 99s. We are her catch. pleased to have FRAN BRYANT and JEAN REYNOLDS tcok a day off MARILYN BAUER become part of in October to make a presentation on our group. the joys of flying to her son’s fifth Santa Claus was fortunate in having grade class. Jean earned her instru­ the help of Snoopy, who was about ment instructor’s rating a few months the size of PEGGY JOHNSTONE, and ago and is now returning to Michigan. Red Baron who resembled ROCKY Husband, ED, has transferred to the RYAN to give out the presents. Detroit area and is looking for a place to locate the family. We’re going to miss JEAN in the Quad-Cities. QUAD-CITY CHAPTER Gina Millar, Reporter We lost an excellent pilot and friend when MAX MYERS of the Quad-Cities Time passed by and before we rea­ crashed and was killed in Africa in lized it, the summer and fall were gone. October. MAX had been flight in­ All the news we had planned to sub­ structor for many of our 99’s. At the mit just never made the deadlines. time of his death, MAX was on a fly­ So, here we go again! ing mission for his church, which has Our program chairman, MARILYN established a base in Africa. He and KATRANA, obtained several films his family left the Quad-Cities in May, from the FAA. Among those shown and MAX was most enthusiastic about during our monthly meetings were his new assignment. We all miss MAX “RX For Flight," “Wake Turbulence,” and his cheerful attitude. "What’s My Traffic?” and “Thunder­ Now that I’ve gotten through the storms.” MARILYN also presented a first ordeal of writing, I hope to be film on her flying trip to Alaska. more consistent and report the hap­ Ethel Westerluiul at controls of 1913 MARILYN, who earned her instru­ penings of our Chapter more regular­ Curtis Pusher. “On second thought— ment ticket a year ago, has had much ly. We’re all looking forward to better I don’t think I will.” practice since. She made many trips weather and more flying in the com­ photo Dr. Anne Roethke with members of her family to their ing months. Wisconsin Chapter summer cottage in Sioux Narrows, Ontario, and flew her sons to and from college this fall. WISCONSIN CHAPTER tion of control usage of the Curtis de­ Katie Conkling, Reporter In August, the Ninety-Nines and the cided that wasn’t for her and left the Quad-City Airmen’s Association held a “Take me along” — and he did — flying to DALE. joint meeting and flyout to Monmouth RAMONA HUEBNER went along with During November we were guests of for a family picnic. There were races 49%, DR. JEWEL, on his recent trip the 128th Air Defense Wing, Truax and prizes, and CAROLYN POBANZ to Tokyo, Japan. While DR. JEWEL Field, Madison. We had a guided tour, received a trophy for the best spot attended meetings RAMONA had the invited to a pilot briefing and briefed landing. opportunity to meet the two Japanese the Air Defense pilots on 99’s. In the meantime, SHARON EHRICH 99’s and do some flying. RAMONA has Our January dinner meeting was worked on and earned her instrument been appointed as a new member of attended by 46 members and guests. ticket in July. She attended an instru­ the State Aerospace Education Com­ JIM MERTINS, FAA Milwaukee, gave ment clinic at Edwardsville in early mission. a slide presentation on safety and acci­ fall, and passed her commercial writ­ BORGHY OLSON has just completed dent prevention. JIM stressed the ten examination in November. SHAR­ the questionnaire for inclusion in the recommendation of a proficiency check ON is also planning to take the AOPA "Dictionary of International Biogra­ for all pilots and offered to give the instrument refresher flight course in phy,” she is listed in “Who’s Who in check, no cost, and would in no way January in Phoenix, and she will fly American Education,” “Who’s Who of endanger any current rating. All of her husband and two sons there in their American Women,” and in “Outstand­ our Wisconsin 99’s were given the 99 Skylane. Good work, SHARON. ing Personalities of the West and Mid­ Pilot Upgrading Program schedule Again in December, the 99’s and west.” and I am sure most of us plan on sat­ QCAA members joined forces for a FLORENCE TONEY is to receive isfying the recommendations. joint meeting and Christmas get-to­ honorary membership in Wisconsin MARILYN RITZMAN flew their gether at Marando’s in Milan. A good Aviation and Trades Association—“In Luscombe to San Antonio to attend time was had by all. appreciation of what she has done for the Hemisfair. A few days after the meeting, our aviation.” ELLEN MAYO, Racine, now holds Chairman, MARIE MERDIAN, flew DALE CRITES, manager of Wauke­ the instructors rating. MARLYN DON- down to Acapulco with her husband sha Airport welcomed us for our Oc­ AGAN received her instrument rating. for a well-earned rest. MARIE, who tober fly-in and pot-luck-lunch. We MARLYN flies a Cessna 182 out of claims to be no fisherman (!), took heard about early aviation in Wiscon­ Moreys, Madison. the prize with the biggest catch of the sin and DALE saluted the 99’s with JULIE STEIR, age 14, a “just day—a 9’5”, 134 lb. sailfish. MARIE’S a fly-by in his 1913 Curtis Push­ soloed” student glider pilot of West only problem at the moment is to find er, “Sweetheart.” ETHEL WESTER- Bend was a guest at our Waukesha a wall large enough on which to mount LUND, after completing the instruc- meeting. ville Airport, Booneville, Ark., when HART, BEVERLY the Arkansas Chapter and Ft. Smith 113 Chicot Road Unit W.N.A.A. flew in for the project Little Rock, Ark. SO. CENTRAL and lunch, and made the front page of Phone 501-LO-5-6567 the Booneville Democrat. Members NEWTH, ALINE GARNER (KAY) SECTION painting were RAMONIA SLOAT, lo­ Kay’s House of Fashion cal airmarking chairman, BETTYE 3225 John F. Kenedy Blvd. BOLLEN, CARRIE HUNT, RUTH North Little Rock, Ark. 72116 GRAY, SHIRLEY BOGGESS, DELOR­ Phone 501-SK-3-4138 The following was received from ES MITCHELL, and MARGE NIEL­ 501-SK-3-1996 Helen Masterton: SEN. W.N.A.A. members NANCE DELORES DEAM has checked out "Will the 99 who ordered 14 sets of DOYLE, and CHARLENE POE. Also in a Cessna 150 and has been flying playing cards for Christmas presents MARLENA MART'S, and LOUELLA local. please get in touch with Helen Master­ TAMMAN. DELORES MITCHELL judged the ton, Minn. 99.” It seems that the check Airmarking Site Nov. 23 was the roof Jr. Miss Pageant in Little Rock, and for the cards was sent to the treasurer of Wheeler Lumber Co. in Sallisaw, has just returned from a trip to Hou­ and was lost in the mail. She thinks Okla. when the Arkansas Chapter and ston. NANCY FRITH and Husband the girl is either from Texas or Calif. W.N.A.A. flew in to paint and attend are planning a flight to Washington Whoever you are, please contact Hel­ a very lovely luncheon at the home of for snow skiing. BETTYE BOLLEN, en Masterton, 3228 48th Ave. So., Min­ DELORES MITCHELL and 49Va DR. Husband, and family flew to Aspen, neapolis, Minn. BOB. The girls made the front page Colo, for a few weeks of snow skiing, of both Sallisaw newspapers and were and are planning another flight there ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER interviewed on Radio KRRB. Members next month. CARY HUNT has been Pat Cicardo, Reporter painting were DELORES MITCHELL, busy with wedding plans for her The most interesting thing that hap­ local airmarking chairman and host­ daughter, but, will be flying again pened to the Albuquerque Chapter this ess, RAMONIA SLOAT, DELORES soon. RUTH GRAY is working toward month was a talk on Aging of Profes­ DEAM, BETTYE BOLLEN, and an Instrument Rating. MARGE NIEL­ sional Aviators, both male and female, MARGE NIELSEN. W.N.A.A. mem­ SEN has been staying on the ground by DR. ROBERT PROPER, Head, bers LESLEY SCHERRER, Nat’l. while the Luscombe 8E is being re­ Dept. Diagnostics and Clinical Bio­ Pres., WILMA RODERICK, LOUISE built, with the exception of a flight metrics, Lovelace Foundation, Albu­ MITCHELL, NANCE DOYLE, and to Ardmore, Joplin, and one air race. querque. DR. PROPER’S talk was so CAROL STROBEL. We have news of Member-at-Large JERRIE COBB, still in Bogoto, Colom­ well received by our group that we are I would like to print a retraction bia, South America flying medicines, ready to sign up as subjects of his here. MARTHA JOHNSON of Jones­ supplies, missionaries, Linquists, Doc­ next study on aging. boro has not transferred her member­ tors, Indians, etc. in the isolated Ama- Our Chairman, "MAYNARD” PER­ ship to the Arkansas Chapter from zona Jungle. We all appreciate the EZ was invited to attend the inaugural. Cape Girardeau. Sorry about that, wonderful job JERRIE is doing there Last reporting we thought we had MARTHA, but keep up the good work with her Aero Commander 500B. lost ELIZATBETH HAWES, however, in both areas. she has returned to the fold as MRS. Vaya Con Dios! DAMPH. Welcome back and congratu­ MARGE McLEAN and 49V2 hosted a lations, ELIZABETH. lovely Christmas party in their home COLORADO CHAPTER We have another flight instructor in in Little Rock. A lovely time was had Pat Lutlier, Reporter by all and the big attraction was MR. New Mexico in the person of HEIDI Our December meeting wasn’t a McLEAN’S collection of lead soldiers REUSS, of Los Alamos. She and meeting at all! Instead we had an ab­ from all over the world. Members MARGARET LAMB attended our last solutely wonderful Christmas party at attending, KAY NEWTH, DONNA meeting as guests. MARGARET, who the Wolhurst Country Club with mem­ HALE, CARRIE HUNT', RAMONIA is a Ninety Nine and a possible trans­ bers, 49%ers and potential members. SLOAT, PAM STOWELL, DOROTHY fer, has passed her commercial, flight We are very pleased to find that we WEBB, NANCY FRITH, SHIRLEY instructor and ground instructor writ­ have a growing number of very in­ BOGGESS, and HUSBANDS. ten exams. What a busy girl! teresting and personable prospective LILY SANDOVAL brought as her CHARLENE POE, W.N.A.A. and members— guests two private pilots, LAURA MA­ husband DR. MAC hosted a lovely Civil Air Patrol has been a busy RIE WEBB and TOMMIE ALLEN. Christmas party in their home in Ft. part of the life of MARION TANKERS- Both of whom are working on their Smith for the local W.N.A.A. Unit. LEY, MARY FRENZEL, JEAN FER­ instrument ratings. Ark. 99s attending were RAMONIA RELL and JAN GAMMELL who have As usual, 22 Fox (yours, truly and SLOAT, DELORES DEAM, & MARGE been devoting many hours to the search 172) ventured out into the wild blue NIELSEN. Happy Flying! for a missing aircraft in our rugged yonder and was grounded, due to bad Arkansas members not listed in the mountain terrain. MIRIUM HANNA weather, 200 miles from home. I fly new roster are: contacted SUSAN OLIVER of the Los fast but return slow. DEAM, DELORES Angeles Chapter who is in Denver mak­ 4416 Royal Oak ing a pilot TV film. We hope to all ARKANSAS CHAPTER Ft. Smith, Ark. 72901 become better acquainted when SUSAN Marguerite Nielson, Reporter Phone 501-SU-3-0924 returns to Denver. Congratulations to Airmarking Site Nov. 19 was Boone- 501-GR-49314 DR. ALICE ROBERTSON and 49%ER DR. DALE ROBERTSON — Hope the baby will enjoy flying as much as his parents. We missed HELEN MAXSON at our Christmas Party as she is en­ joying a trip to California. Good Luck to SARALEE FISHER who is working hard on her Multi-Engine ATR rating. One of our most interesting 49%ERS, HERMAN HEISE, told this to us — Old pilots never die, they just join a nudist colony when they can’t take off anymore — A VERY HAPPY FLYING YEAR TO ALL OF YOU FROM ALL THE COLORADO CHAPTER.

DALLAS CHAPTER Lil Tafel, Reporter Our regular reporter, PAT CLARK and her 49% er FRAN flew to Clio, Michigan where their youngest daugh­ ter FRANCINE is being married to her MARINE CPL. RONNIE Mc- PHEARSON who is home on a leave from Vietnam. PAT will be back on the job next month. CINDY (MORRIS) CARSON and Hubby JACK were in Dallas on busi­ ness just before Christmas. They had a delicious dinner at BETTY HUND­ LEY’S home and BOB and LIL TAFEL took them out on the town. You missed a lot of fun, good food The Christmas party at BETTY HUNDLEY’S fimls BOB & LIL TAFEL talking and drinks if you did not attend our Chirstmas party BETTY HUNDLEY t« our Chairman HAZEL CORKY and Vice Chairman PEG ONG under the and her 49V2er POSEY were so mistletoe. gracious to have in their home. It was a huge success with a very good car also as someone stole hers right her instructor rating just two months attendance. out of the garage between 7:30 and after betting her instrument rating. I’d VIRGINIA and DR. HANDLEY spent 8:30 PM, the car was locked, the say SALLY has been doing her share Christmas in Houma, La. with VIR­ floodlights were on and she was at of flying lately. GINIA’S family, then went on up to home. HELEN is wondering why they MARY KITCHENS tells us their Little Rock, Ark. to visit DR. HAND­ didn’t just come to the door and ask Tri Pacer is in the shop to be re­ LEY’S father who was in the hospital. for the keys! However, she now has covered like new. It should be ready MARY ANN McCLURE and 49% a new, white with blue top, Camaro, to fly again soon. JAMES went to Las Vegas over the and is all smiles again. RAMONA UPFIELD and family have Holidays—stayed 13 glorious days—no PHYLLIS and ROBERT DUKE took bought a ranch in Bosque County and money but lots of fun! a 4 day trip to Mexico City Thanks­ are spending all free time down on CHARLOTTE BRANUM flew in their giving week. PHYLLIS got her com­ the ranch. Their neighbor has an air­ 310 to Houston to watch the SMU game. mercial license December 6th, she’s strip and has offered it to them to use Upon returning to Dallas New Year’s moving fast. She got her private a which makes it so handy for them to Eve CHARLOTTE was wished a Hap­ year ago last August, took her com­ fly down there. py New Year by an American Airline mercial and instructors written last DEE LOWE, PAT CLARK and her captain somewhere over or near Cor- summer—just one month apart. She husband FRAN went to Shreveport, La. sicanna, Texas. One never knows just is now working on her instructors for the Instrument Flight Instructors when or where our greetings are com­ check ride. You know, most people Seminar put on by the FAA. ing from. have either junk or a car in their ELINOR JOHNSON has her Bonanza After the Christmas holidays HELEN garage, not the DUKES, they have a flying again after many difficulties and WILKE took her two children back to 140. Well . . . part of a 140! They are flew her son and his girlfriend, Cindy school at San Marcus but said it’s time reworking things on their 140. Sounds back to school in Lubbock. to now return and get them again for like fun and lots of work. RUTH STULTS has been very ill a long week-end at home. She usually DEE LOWE is now instructing at with the flu the past month. She was drives a Camaro (to and from the air­ C & L Aviation on the Dallas North planning to visit her son DELWIN port anyway) but she doesn’t anymore. Airport. Good Luck Dee. who lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina It seems someone else liked her little SALLY OLDHAM has now added and was to leave January 6th but was too ill to go, so her son is now coming Aspen, Colorado the 1st of February 66 — DORIS SHREVE, MARGARET home to Dallas to spend two weeks for a few days on the ski’s. THOMPSON and yours truly. with the family. KATHY LONG is very busy these In spite of several last minute can­ Our January meeting was held at days shopping for her daughter’s wed­ cellations because of the flu, 22 mem­ the home oI EDNA WRIGHT with a ding May 30th. This can ease the rush bers, and 66’s enjoyed the covered- good attendance. We hope our two later. JAN will be married on the 30th dish Christmas Party held at the AN- guests BARBARA POWELL and PAT and son, LARRY will graduate from DERSONS lovely home. MARGE and CHILDS will join the Ninety Nines Texas Tech the following day, so the TED BLUE, CONNIE and HOWARD soon. The following day EDNA LONG household will surely be like ROSE, JACKIE FAGIN and LELA WRIGHT went in the hospital for one a busy bee hive. CARWARDINE flew in from Las day and minor surgery. (Spoke to ANN STUBEL and MARTY have Cruces. DELORIS and HARRY DY- EDNA by phone and she is doing just gone cn a couple of fishing fly-ins to VAD, MARGARET McFARLIN and fine.) BETTY HUNDLEY made for the Caddo Lake. They say the bass are SHARON DENICK flew south from meeting a poster with all the Christ­ biting real good up there. The end of Alamogordo. Local members were mas party pictures she took with cap­ this month they are taking a 5 day RUTH DEERMAN, WIN GRIFFIN. tions under each one. trip to Mazatlan, Mexico and over to NORMA and “MAC" McREYNOLDS, NORMA KUDIESY, DORIS SHREVE, VIRGINIA FLATO and family went Puerto Vallarto. to Monterrey, Mexico for a few days, MARCELINE TODD and BILL are EMMA and JOHN UDOVICH and the OLMSTEADS. and this week-end have gone up to planning on flying to Yuccatan in mid- Aspen, Colorado where they have an February — we’ll be waiting to hear "HITHER & YON" ITEMS: apartment. They plan on skiing while all about their trip next month. EMMA and JOHN UDOVICH flew to up there. the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska on Dec. ANN ENGLISH and ACE spent a EL PASO CHAPTER 21st to visit Emma’s sister and family and their son was on TDY from Guam few days at a friend’s ranch down on Mary Olmstead, Reporter the Brazos River bottom near College and then stationed in Anchorage. Station. They thoroughly enjoyed the At our January meeting, RUTH The McREYNOLDS family flew to fishing and just relaxing with friends. DEERMAN, APT Chairman, reported Fullerton, Calif, and visited Knott’s HELEN WILKE and KATHY LONG the following members Apt’d: LOUISE Berry Farm and Disneyland. Son GER­ are all set to fly the Angel Derby. CROSS and BETTY ROGERS received ALD was pilot for the El Paso-Phoenix They have been notified they are num­ Instrument ratings; HAZEL GREG­ leg, NORMA flew the Tucson-El Paso ber 3 and these gals are anxiously ORY checked out in different type leg and “MAC” flew all the rest. waiting for all the fun and flying. plane; WANDA GARSON, NORMA Mc- The JOHN GARSONS are now flying REYNOLDS, MARY NAGY and RUBY a Musketeer and recently flew to Belen, SUE ANDREWS has moved to a TATMAN all had supervised check New Mexico to attend Sunday Church lovely new home. Her address is 8 rides, and MARGARET McFARLIN Services conducted by their former Pebblebrook Circle, Richardson, Texas received her Instructor’s rating. minister. WANDA had a flight to Dent­ 75080—Phone 235-5177. Chairman, ELLEN JANE ANDER­ ing, New Mex. and soon will be taking LIL TAFEL has a new address also, SON, presented Blue ribbon to RUTH off for Georgia and Florida with JOHN. 8407 Gladwood Lane, Dallas, Texas DEERMAN for winning the morning’s The SEIDL’S have sold their plane 75231—Phone 341-2843. spot landing contest. Vice Chairman, so their trip to Chicago for the Christ­ The annual Zonta Amelia Earhart NORMA McREYNOLDS, introduced mas Holidays was by the Iron Horse. luncheon was held January 17th with Mr. T. W. Fredrick, Chief of El Fifty-four members of the family the following 99's attending. HAZEL Paso’s FAA, who brought us up-to- gathered there for Christmas dinner. CORRY, PAT JETTON, DOROTHY date on FAA Rules and Regulations. LELA CARWARDINE returned from WARREN, HAZEL McKENDRICK, He told us about the statistical study her 3 months trip to South America EMILY ANDERSON, NANCY WISE, being made and how pilots could help aboard a freighter—being one of 12 BEVERLY TAYLOR, MARGE BUNCH, by reporting any near-mid air collisions passengers. They went as far south as MARY REYNOLDS and BETTY (nearer than 500 feet separation) on Puerto de Seado (near Cape Horn), HUNDLEY. HAZEL McKENDRICK blanks obtainable at the Flight Service sailed up Brazil’s Amazon and Argen­ was honored as the 99 scholarship stations and mailed to the FAA. These tina’s Parana with stops at Buenos winner for 1968 and gave a brief de­ blanks do not have to be signed. Aires, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro and scription of the scholarship and its Attending the meeting, besides EL­ 14 other ports. LELA didn’t say what benefits. DOROTHY WARREN who is LEN JANE, RUTH and NORMA, cargo they took south, but coming 2nd Vice President of Zonta gave a were Secretary WANDA CREAMER, back they brought coffee, castor oil, recap of the highlights of AMELIA MARGE BLUE, LELA CARWARDINE pepper and 250,000 broom sticks. The EARHART’S life and history of the and prospective member, “HANK" story of LELA’S lost and found pass­ ZONTA AMELIA EARHART FEL­ I1ALLINAN from Las Cruces, SHARON port is tco long for telling here but LOWSHIP. DENICK from Alamogordo (our new­ well worth the listening when you see PEG ONG and JIM flew to El Paso est member), MARILYN DOROSK. LELA. for a few days. WANDA GARSON, NORMA KUDIESY, Our next meeting Feb. 15th, will BILLIE HOMES and her 49M>er of MARY FRAN SEIDL, our FAA gal start with a spot landing contest at Borger, Texas stopped in Dallas to Sunland Airpark followed by a short visit PAT JETTON. We are happy business meeting. On Sunday, Feb. they are up and about again. 16th, we entertain our Sweethearts GET APT LUCILLE CONNELL is flying to (Husbands) at a covered dish dinner at MARILYN DOROSK’S home, at The Fairview FLY LADY DERBY, members plan to assist with the Angel 1:30 p.m. a Fun Race testing the contestants Derby as it swings through Beaumont, Four of our members (RUTH DEER- pilotage ability, was won by EDNA Texas on March 24. MAN, NORMA McREYNOLDS, MA­ GARDNER WHYTE and LESLEY LARRY AMIOTT with the nearly RIE TARVIN and MARY OLMSTEAD) SCHERRER, the president of the completed Houston Intercontinental received certificates from the FAA Women’s National Aeronautical Assoc, Airport (Jetero) is taking Houston 99’s after completing the 6 hour course which is an organization doing a great on a private, behind the scenes tour in Operation Understanding given to deal for young girl pilots and all Pri­ of those facilities including a view 16 pilots by El Paso’s FAA Tower Per- vate Aviation. from the tower Thursday, Jan. 23. sonel headed by LOUIS STEPTER. EDNA says all girls interested in Amelia Earhart Scholarship nominees Formerly the course was available the building and flying of the Midget are MAYBELLE FLETCHER and only at FAA Centers under the name Biplanes contact her for the organizing MARY JANE NORRIS, two of our most of Operation Raincheck. The success a group of Midget Biplane Racing. capable members. And MARY ABLE of the course at El Paso, conducted This will be a Midget Biplane Classic is the chapter candidate for 99’s In­ by instructors ROBERT FRINK and for Large Air Show programming. She ternational Nominating Committee. JAMES HAIRE, has convinced top states she is surprised how many of Aviation Education chairman, JACK­ FAA officials that other FAA Towers our women pilots have responded with IE KELLY, announced plans for an may also give the course—when pilots interest. This could be a large very assembly program at Spring Branch request it. We are proud that El Paso interesting group of great women pilots. school, and another aviation film and Tower originated Operation Under­ Several of our girls have built their education program in March at the standing—and we now have a long list own planes. Norlhline Mall. The December project of pilots waiting for the next series EDNA has been giving talks to dif­ in Memorial City Mall was very suc­ of classes to start. ferent groups on the contribution our women pilots gave to aviation before cessful. Schools near the new Jetero 1925. She feels the women pilots of Airport are now planning aviation edu­ FORT WORTH CHAPTER today owe a lot of respect to the women cation and welcome the presentation Diane Burnett, Reporter that flew the unstable planes before of programs. MARK MAY 16, 17 AND 18 ON 1925. BESSICA RIECHE was the first Perhaps influenced by the intrepidity YOUR CALENDAR. Committees are American women to fly, have a li­ of our Houston Astronauts, Houston working overtime to make an exciting cense with the American Aviation So­ 99’s have been ‘circling the globe.’ In Spring Sectional. We will be looking ciety and was honored at a big dinner December, ALICE SEABORN left for for you! in New York in 1911. Women pilots de­ London by way of Nassau and Luxem- Along with working on terrific plans sire to fly started in 1878. She spoke berg, met a former Houston Chapter for the Sectional, our January meeting at the EAA Banquet in Dallas in Dec. member BOBBIE PRENZLER, then had GEORGE VOSE, of Denton, to and has given talks to groups of men the two toured London and then Africa. speak on float plane flying. He brought that are very surprised at the roll After falling in love with the country, his slides and movies of his operation women have contributed to Aviation its people and its fascinating wildlife, on Garza-Little Elm Lake to show. in general. ALICE took 30 minutes dual in a Everyone who missed his program KATY BOYD passed her ATR test PA-28 at Nairobi, following it by a missed a great meeting. and is teaching now at Meacham sightseeing flight over the Rift Valley and the game preserve. She tried to Some of our members have been Field, and is building a nice lot of do more aerial sightseeing but each able to get out and fly in spite of the instrument students that think she is time she reached an airfield, weather flu, bad weather and car accidents. great. She has her manual completed was zero-zero. GLADYS and ERNIE LATHAM flew on ATR and for sale. They may be her dad and mother to Port Neches, purchased from her direct. MAYBELLE FLETCHER, instruct­ Texas. We saw PATSY HENNINGS EDNA GARDNER WHYTE is get­ ing in the SW Flying Club, flew to 49'/2ER, BOB take off in their Bonanza ting her plane tuned up for the Atlan­ Baja, California for a four day visit. with the beauti'ul new paint that BOB tic Air Races at Fort Lauderdale, PAT and JIM DAVIES and children applied. Florida the 12-16 February 69. toured Florida and Cape Kennedy dur­ I would like to apologize to new ing Christmas week — from Winter member BERINDA McEACHERN for Haven, Sarasota, Ft. Myers, across HOUSTON CHAPTER misspelling her name in the last news. everglades to Miami, then up to Cape Aline Bush, Reporter She is getting ready to fly to Hawaii Kennedy and Ocala. Another Florida to meet her husband JIMMY, on his Our January meeting at Houston visitor who flew with Charles to Ft. way home from Viet Nam. Hobby Airport was full of plans and Walton Beach. EDNA GARDNER WHYTE has al­ suggestions for money making projects, SHARRON HALL made a 1000 mile ways said she was afraid of Automo­ pleasure projects, work projects and x-c from Tomball to Pampa and back biles and slows the driver down to fly-ins. Apt Chairman MARY ABLE in her 1946 J3 Cub for a Christmas under 50 miles per hour. Stopped at is planning a city-wide program of visit. Reports temp 10 degrees F— a red light she was hit from the rear publicity prompting all local pilots to nearly froze! SHARRON is now a full and has been under doctors care for become apt, plus a group session with time instructor for Coleman Flying a whipped lashed neck, now she says FAA assistance for 99’s. Service, Hooks Airport. JACKIE KEL­ with a stiff neck the airways are too A Valentine fly-in is planned for Feb­ LY ferried a 172 Skyhawk from Wichi­ busy to fly and keep track of the other ruary 16 at Lakeway in Austin, another ta, Kansas, recently and has passed planes, can’t win. “Space Chase’’ is set for April 20, and the fundamentals test for ground school instructor. RUTH HILDEBRAND and to Kansas from Michigan and TONI GREATER OMAHA CHAPTER 49%ER TOM are leaving 'or Mexico was telling us that she has her sea­ Edna Ferrell, Reporter with International Flying Farmers plane rating but does not as yet have Our new chapter is growing every Jan. 23 from El Paso to Torreon, her land rating, which seems very odd month. Our new members are Guadalajara, Morelia, San Jose de to us dry land Kansans. YVONNE HAMILTON and MARGE Purua, and Puerto Vallarta, ten days We all offer our congratulations to PETERSON. BARBARA KREJIC has of flying and fun. ALYCE BLACKHALL, she got her transferred to our chapter. Dynamic MARY ABLE, instructing commercial license the last part of VERDAYNE MENZE, ROSEMARY every day, has passed the 2000 hour November and her instrument license BLOCK and INEZ STOCKER were mark, is taking her air taxi check ride the first part of December. appointed to write our By-Laws and and studying for ATR. She is taking JOYCE CASE is ferrying a Beech program for the next year. We now a trip to Freeport Grand Bahama on Baron to Australia. JOYCE left Wichita have our copies of the coming events Feb. 5. ALINE BUSH and son, DAVID, about the 4th of January and the last and it looks like our year will be a flew a Mooney Ranger to Sulphur that I heard is still waiting in San full one. Springs, Arkansas for a holiday visit. Francisco for the weather to improve. FRANCES ROSE, has lelt our area It was comforting to find out he is a CHARLOTTE PARKER and Associ­ and now lives in the San Diego area rharp radio navigator. ADELLE BAK­ ates will be the new operators of the and her office of Chairman was turned ER recently checked out in a Cherokee Wellington Kansas Airport starting over to ROSEMARY BLOCK, who was Arrow. MARY JANE NORRIS busy February the 1st. CHARLOITE has elected at our October meeting. with Petticoat Pilots and assisting BOB her instructors rating so she will bs BETTY JARVIS and JANICE wiih his studies for Captain’s rating. busy running the airport and instruct­ BESCH have their commercial license, He is now CAPTAIN BOB NORRIS. ing at Wellington. Two of cur 99 mem­ JANICE also has passed her written MABEL EDITH and JIM OLIVER bers had nice write ups in the Wic: ita instructors. JO ELLEN NEWELL has are new flying a Cherokee 140. (Good- newspaper last week. An article about passed her written commercial. Keep by to “Der Red Baron"). M. E. flew CHARLOTTE PARKER flying a mer­ up the good work. with 99’s MACKIE FUSELIER and cy mission flight. She flew a chest Our January meeting was a movie MARY SQUIRES on the CAP search respirator to a former polio patient on icing. MR. DON QUEEN of the for a Comanche with 5 aboard missing at Satanta, Kansas. And a story about Eppley Control Tower showed the between Mississippi and Texas. She PAT McEWENS new Bonanza, the re­ movie and answered all our questions. is now 1st Lt. in the CAP, writes col­ porter says you have to see the plane This was the best subject for us at umn “Plane-ly Speaking” on airport to know how beautiful it is. It is white this time of year due to all our beauti­ activities for Conroe Courier and with huntsmen’s red and bahama blue ful weather (ice and all) we have this broadcasts same on KNRO-FM Wednes­ trim. The interior is red leather seats, time of year. day mornings. red carpet, blue instrument panel and The December meeting was a steak DEDE PERKINS flew to Pascagoula, blue headliner and the plane is loaded and lobster dinner party at a most Mississippi recently on business. Has with instruments. Pat is working to get appropriate location, Offutt Air Force been practicing pylons, S turns, and 50 hours on the new plane so that she Base, Officers Club. LT. COL. short iield landings in preparation for can fly it in the Angel Derby in March. PRINGLE had a movie on Air re­ fueling and each table had an officer apt test. ALICE DODD, ARLENE NELSON who had done air re-fueling and was HOUSTON IS APT TO BE APT. and CHARLOTTE PARKER have been able to answer all our questions. i lying in most of the Airlifts in and Are you? INEZ STOCKER and her 49% en­ around Wichita for the March of joyed a visit with PAULI PERRY in Dimes, Birth Defects. KANSAS CHAPTER Scottsbluff, a member of the Nebraska Eleanor Knott, Reporter KATHRYN BUNNELL, reports that Chapter. The PERRY’S had just re­ the Wing Scouts had a Christmas Party Our December meeting was a dinner turned from a flying vacation to Mex­ for their December meeting. The Jan­ party held on the 14th of December ico, so gave the Stockers some pointers uary meeting was a tour of the tower at the home of MARILYN COPELAND. for their forthcoming trip. BETTY at Wichita Municipal Airport and of It was a lovely Holiday party, the JARVIS and family flew to Broken the facilities of the United States guests were greeted at the door by Bow, Nebraska for Christmas and Weather Bureau. KATHRYN is very MARILYN’S daughter dressed as San­ came back by bus. It was 17“ below enthusiastic about the interest that her ta Claus, which put all the guests in a zero and no heat on the bus. The group of Wing Scouts show in every­ happy holiday spirit. Everyone had a RYNEARSONS flew to Cincinnati, Ohio thing. KATHRYN is doing a great job wonderful time. in December and had to come home of keeping their interest up. Their next January is one of our guest meet­ the long way via Louisville, Ky., be­ meeting is to be a tour of Lear Jet at cause of rain and low ceilings. ings and luckily for us after lots of 4:30 on February the 3rd. bad weather on weekends, the weekend The Omaha Area 99’s wish to thank of January the 11th was nice weather the Iowa 99’s for the dinner and cor­ so a number of our out of town mem­ sages and altogether nice day at their bers and guests were able to fly in to meeting. Four couples were able to attend the meeting. Wichita for the meeting and luncheon NEXT NEWS RECEIVED at the Lakeshore Club. We had seven guests who we all enjoyed meeting BY EDITOR ON OR NEBRASKA CHAPTER and talking to. One of our guests TONI BEFORE JANUARY 20th Marion Larnion, Reporter PEAPPLES has just recently moved Thirteen members and five guests met at the Conference Room at the Municipal Airport in Lincoln for our December 15th meeting. Of these thir­ teen, 5 were from Lincoln, and the remaining 8 traveled a total distance of 1,330 miles to attend and return home! Members and guests were: EVELYN SEDTVY, SHIRLEY AMEN, FLORENCE BORING, HELEN SEL- ENTIN, and MIMI HAWORTH, all from Lincoln: JAN HEINS, Falls City; LEAH SNART, Kearney; MARION LARMON, McCook; MARTHA PUR­ DY, JEANNE GIVEN, MARY LOU PHELPS, JUDY WESTBROOK, and BETH HOUCHIN, all from Omaha; guests, JANET SCHMEECKLE, Syra­ cuse; PAT UNDERWOOD, LOUISE FERN, and PAT WOLFE, all Omaha; and DIANE BARTELS, a transfer from Dallas. We made more progress on the edit­ ing of the Constitution. For the desig­ nated AWTAR gas stop at Kearney, JEANNE GIVEN, and JAN HEINS were assigned to work the timing. Relaxing and doing same hangar flying during the Annual Fly-In at Fairvlew, A trophy point system was presented Oklahoma, held in November, Armistice Day, were, from left to right, Robert to the members, and will consist of Loomis, Mary Cornelson, Gary Linz, Ann Catlin, Mrs. Bud Baker. a traveling trophy to be presented to a Nebraska 99 earning the highest number of points for the month. This MARION and HAROLD LARMON flew This will also be Aviation Week in is another activity for our enthusiastic to Denver in January to visit friends Oklahoma as declared by the governor. The meeting headquarters will be the group! The program will start with and attend the DU-Minnesota, Duluth Downtown Holiday Inn. Transportation the month of January—the first presen­ hockey games. will be furnished for members flying tation to be made at our February January weather in Nebraska was to the meeting. For guaranteed room meeting. So, watch for this monthly not the best for flying. However, our reservations, requests must be re­ announcement! monthly meeting was held in Omaha at the home of JEANNE GIVEN. This ceived by the Holiday Inn by Septem­ MIMI HAWORTH, membership chair­ reporter was unable to make it due to ber 12, 1969. Husbands are invited man, presented membership applica­ undesirable weather en route—and I and arrangements have been made for tions to JANET SCHMEECKLE, am sure this affected other members golf on Saturday. Committee chairmen LOUISE FERN and PAT WOLFE. We out state. However, no doubt, many include: hope to see these gals at our future members were close enough to drive. Co-ordinator: BEBE BARRETT meetings. A report on this meeting will be in­ Publicity: BEBE and ANN CATLIN One item of interest to 99’s who cluded in the next issue. Accommodations: ANN CATLIN might not know—PAULINE PERRY P.S. Forgot to mention that the day Registration: RIT'A EAVES reported on her inquiry to Headquar­ before our December meeting in Lin­ Entertainment: ARLENE WALKUP ters that girls with glider ratings only coln, we had a Christmas party. Under­ Transportation: MARY ELLEN are eligible for 99 membership. The stand it was a real success with a MURDOCH point being that no medical is required large attendance, good food, lots of Decorations-Programs: JAN MIL­ for glider ratings, but a current medi­ fun and fun gifts for the various guests LION cal is specified for 99 membership. So, attending. Each member attending Door prizes: PAM BUGG now you know. brought a gift for part of the decora­ The Oklahoma chapter recently wel­ Now about news of our members— tions, after which they were distributed comed ANITA FLOYD, Ada, Oklahoma MARTHA PURDY and husband travel­ to an orphanage in Lincoln. who is also a glider pilot. ed to Williamsburg, Va., and Florida Taking advantage of the free time in November. With good weather for OKLAHOMA CHAPTER during the holidays, our 99 members only 4 days of the two weeks, they Dolores Pasierb, Reporter traveled from coast to coast. SUSIE were glad they had wheels instead of The Oklahoma Chapter is busy these SEWELL flew to Miami, Fla. without wings. Lucky girl, JAN HEINS, is the days accepting all volunteers and draft­ a detour to Cuba, to attend the annual proud owner of a 180 Comanche. BAR­ ing a few members to assist with the meeting of National Air Taxi Confer­ BARA CARLSON reports their plane planning of the South Central Sectional ence and National Aviation Trades was in the shop for an annual, and meeting. To date, this is what has Association. MARY ELLEN MUR­ some “bird” taxied into their rudder— been planned. The meeting will be DOCH and TOM enjoyed the improved so their wings are clipped temporarily. held September 19-21 in Oklahoma City. facilities of Mexico aviation and sug­ gest to those planning to travel this RHEA ALLISON sells real estate but SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER country reading “AIRPORTS OF MEX­ in her spare time manages to spend Molly Stockwell, Reporter ICO” by ARNOLD SENTERFELT. a lot of time at the Black Forest Glider- January 14, 1969. For an enjoyable Flying down to Houston to watch the port giving aero tows. She flew to change of scene, the South Louisiana Bluebonnet Bowl were the WYNNS of Baja, California, and Mazatian, Old Chapter held its regular meeting on Edmond, Okla. NORMA reports the Mexico, and said it was a wonderful January 5 at Eunice, La. I say a Andrau Airpark most convenient and trip. RHEA also hunts and fishes in change, since we have never met in added to the pleasure of flying. SANDY cur Colorado Rockies—she got her deer this particular town though we now NIX, who has been at Texas Univ. this year! Now, she is learning to ski— have a new member and a prospective in Austin is now back in Stillwater, how about that! PAULINE MEIGHEN member in Eunice. The occasion was Okla. Home from a most adventurous and TOM are real flying enthusiasts a joint meeting with the newly formed experience is VELMA WOODWARD and have been active in the Pikes Eunice Pilots Association concerning who spent two months in Africa. Our Peak Flying Club for years. They love plans for our groups to air mark the February meeting will be held in Nor­ to be in our beautiful mountains, too, Eunice airport. Our hostess for the man, Oklahoma and will review for all and spend lots of time camping and meeting was CHARMAIN BROWN who members, flying and thunderstorms, fis’.ing whenever possible. MARION has been a 66 associated with us for with emphasis on tornadoes. Good re­ HEIN and NEIL, her 49V2er, have a some time, and who is now waiting for minder for all who fly this southwest FORNAIRE ERCOUPE and make her seventeenth birthday later in Jan­ region. The season is getting near. several trips to Wisconsin each year, uary so that she may become a private Make plans to visit the Sooner State but not in winter—ugh—it was 35° be­ pilot and a member of our organization. in September. Will keep you posted low zero there this Christmas when CHARMAINE is a lovely girl and one as our plans develop. they visited NEIL’S parents near Black of the representatives of her age group River Falls. JANIE OESCH and her that anyone would enjoy meeting. PIKES PEAK CHAPTER 49% ER built a home with a hangar Marion Hein, Reporter and taxiway to the Black Forest Glider- Those present were JIM LAFLEUR, who came for the first time since I Our last get-together for 1968 was port. JANIE keeps busy flying sail­ can remember without busy 49%ER a Christmas Party at the home of planes, aero club aircraft, and as part DOC. We missed him since we always PAULINE MEIGHEN. It was a cov­ time secretary for the United States enjoy his company. Also present were ered dish dinner and the food was de­ Air Force Academy Soaring Club and Chairman, MARGARET RUTH, JAN licious. 49%er NEIL HEIN entertained E-lack Forest Gliderport. PHILLIPS, LORNA and BOB WHIT­ with with slides: "An Airchair Tour of Hope we can get our wheels down NEY, GINNY and LANKY SMITH, Paris,” much easier on the feet than now and get in lots of flying and more PAT WARD, ELEANOR LOWRY, DEE pounding the pavements! members this year. COMEAUX, MOLLY STOCKWELL, We missed MURIEL and WALLY LYNETTE LOEWER, CHARMAIN LELAND as they had left f :r Hawaii SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER BROWN, FOY and PHIL WEST and where he is to be stationed after a Marian Burke, Reporter former member ILENE WEBER who tour in Vietnam. Our loss will be the Saturday, Dec. 7 BILL and BETSY is now MRS. AUBRY VANCE LA­ Aloha Chapter’s gain. MURIEL met HOGAN hosted a beautiful Xmas party FLEUR of Eunice. WALLY recently in Hawaii on an R&R at their lovely home. Almost everyone and they tried soaring there and loved was there and we made it a combina­ Four new members were welcomed it. I know they will enjoy their tour tion business and fun meeting. We will to our chapter. JUNE KERNWHO was in Hawaii. have to have another nice party like one of our 66’s from Baton Rouge and that soon. We were happy to welcome our new whose husband really served beyond Welcome . . . new member PAMELA transfer member from Houston, Texas, the call of duty in helping us so very CRANE! She recently obtained her now living in Pueblo, to our Christmas much with our first ventures in air private rating. Her husband COL. party. She brought a prospective mem­ marking; ELEANOR LOWRY, a new CRANE is a pilot with many many ber with her, too, ANN FRINK. We private pilot and an electrical engineer, hours and is very active in aviation are planing to attend an informal meet­ also from Baton Rouge; CAL MERE­ projects. He is real proud to have a ing of a group of the Pueblo area DITH, Houma, another of our 66’s who flyin’ gal in the family. We hope both pilots. I hope we can persuade them took and passed her written exam be­ of you enjoy our group. It’s real nice to join our Pikes Peak Chapter—we fore she had any flying time at all; to have you join us. are just a little over a year old and and LYNETTE LOEWER from Eunice. We enjoyed the recent visit of FAY need new members! We were most anxious to have an WELLS. Our being close to LBJ coun­ opportunity to talk to FOY and PHIL Flying in Colorado is good most of try has made it handy for her to visit WEST who were in one place for a few the time—year around—aren't we us. We hope you will still have business days in a row for a change. They travel lucky? The only trouble is finding bringing you our way in the future to so many exciting places in connec­ the time to fly. Most of our members FAY. Please come back again. tion with their work and just recently work and only have weekends but they HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL 99s returned from Kingston, Jamaica fly, if at all possible. JANE WHITNEY AND FRIENDS FROM TOE SAN AN­ where they were invited as consultants and her 49%ER WINSTON, and their TONIO CHAPTER. family spend nearly every winter week­ to an international meeting of the In­ end skiing in this area. For long trips stitute for Cancer Research. Their only they have their Cherokee 250. MARION DON'T PROCRASTINATE complaint about this trip was that all of their time was spent working leaving GABRISH and JOE own a Cessna Sky- NOMINATE ! hawk and love to fly on weekends. none for sight seeing. Chairman MARGARET RUTH re­ PAULINE and ELAINE did five air- Our 49Vi’ers were well represented at ports that she has been busy flying markers during Christmas vacation. If our luncheon and meeting. CAP search missions. She had one the weather had permitted they would MR. DICK GIFFON and MR. JOHN out of Opelousas over the swamps in have ben able to paint a few more. DONNELLY were the guest speakers an L-16 Aeronca on New Year’s Day, ELOISE NASH, from Kingsville, took for the meeting. These two men are and another out of Alexandria in a her glider to San Benito for a sailplane very dedicated F.A.A. employees who 170 over piney woods country a few meet in the near future. are promoting a new program for “Ac­ days later. She complained that she SHARON JACKSON, also from cident Prevention” in aviation. This wore about 50 pounds of clothing but Kingsville, has left us to live in Okla­ plan has been in effect since July 1, she was still cold in the L-16. homa for an undetermined length of 1968 and so far has been rewarding. If appearances are any indication, time. A portion of this program consists of I’d say GINNY SMITH must be fully taking the APT check ride. The FAA recovered from her recent bout of ill TULSA CHAPTER people will be glad to give courtesy health. She looks just grand though Agnes Heilman, reporter check rides to new aircra't owners to make them more comfortable in their it may be due in some measure to her If Christmas is a time for strengthen­ airplane and tell them how to better being one of the proudest grand­ ing friendships, sharing happiness and themselves in this particular aircraft. mothers I’ve seen lately. GINNY re­ giving joy, then our holiday party was The program also is making a survey ports FOREST W. SMITH, JR. was a huge success. The MAURITSON on the collected causes of accidents. born on Oct. 28, 1968 in Houston, Texas, home was decorated in supreme good and is by for the most handsome fel­ Congratulations to BETTY ALLISON taste and all cf us came away knowing who has earned her instructors rating. low in the state. that “this is also a part of what A few issues back, our reporter Christmas is all about”. mentioned that BILLIE BLEIER from AGNES and PAUL HELLMAN made Lake Charles was injured in the crash a fun-trip to Brownsville, Texas in of her Mooney a few hundred feet Commanche 43P during November for short of Jackson, La. airport. BILLIE her first look at the citrus growing wishes to thank the many 99’s who area of the Rio Grande Valley. sent cards and notes following the an­ BETTY NATION, cf B & J FLYING nouncement of her accident. The SERVICE, Pryor, Okla. is all excited thoughts of so many who wished her about their new Cessna 310 and will well have meant a great deal to her be making her first charter trip into AI^ASKA CHAPTER especially since she required further Mexico next week. During the holidays Catherine Kippenhan, Reporter surgery and must have therapy and the NATIONS flew to Houston for a As of the middle of January, the still more surgery in the future. She long awaited family reunion because Alaska Cnapter finds itself practically regrets she hasn’t been able to answer BETTY'S sister was home from Rio in hibernation as far as flying activi­ each of you, but asked me to express de Janeiro for the first time in about ties go. Temperatures in the Anchor­ her gratitude for her. five years. age area have been sinking to about Other items I’ve heard about are The MAURITSONS flew to Missouri 15° below zero at night and rising to that LORNA WHITNEY wishes her to visit son DAVID as an excuse to no more than 10° above during the day. two week vacation back home in St. get some “reluctant” grandparents These temperatures are really not Louis could have been longer. I’m airborne — they may get them con­ unbearable—but throw in a frequent not sure she’s used to the South yet. verted yet. While DAVID was home gusty wind of 25 to 50 m.p.h. and And last but no means least, 49%er for the holidays JAN prepared him spread it all over a 30 day period and GUY and WEZIE OGDEN of Baton for his Multi-engine rating—the ad­ you’ve got cooooooold! weather. When Rouge are the proud owners of a Sky- vantages cf having a built-in instructor the wind is not blowing we find our­ hawk and we expect to see them fre­ right in the family. selves shrouded in icy fog. During quently on the La. airways. Tulsa Chapter Charter Member, Christmas week Anchorage air traffic FAYE SULLINGER, helped JAN with came nearly to a standstill with eight many hours of research, phone calls days of steady .'og. This all contributes TIP OF TEXAS CHAPTER and letters in the past several m'nths Catharina Biehn, Reporter to the Northern phenomenon—cabin to come up with a fascinating and ac­ fever. And the only cure for cabin At our January meeting, DRU ROS- curate history of the Tulsa Chapter o' fever is warm sand and palm trees. SON, a 17 year old high school student, Ninety-Nines. We really owe them a The Alaska Chapter annual Christ­ joined our chapter. We are happy to vote of thanks for a job well done. mas dinner party was enjoyed by have another member of CARLA ROS- Our January meeting at MARY MARY GANGE, MARY REID, MARI- SON’S family in the Tip of Texas Chap­ KRUTSCH’S was enjoyable and if our LYNN GRIFFIN, ANNE WILBUR, ter. efforts match our enthusiasm — just RUTH O’BUCK, JUDY KEELER, Our Jan. meeting had a small at­ watch our smoke in 1969. VIRGINIA CUTSHALL, LAVELLE tendance. After the meeting was ad­ BETZ, CATHY KIPPENHAN, husbands journed, three of the girls had lunch WICHITA FALLS CHAPTER and guests. The chapter Christmas at the airport terminal. We are still Jran Medllnger, Reporter project, organized by Chairman MARY working on our beaded scarves and BEVERLY PRESTON was hostess GANGE and MARY REID, brought selling them. PAULINE could not get for the meeting of November 9, 1968 toys, candy, books and popcorn to the enough of these to sell during the Christ­ at Wichita Falls Country Club. We had Eskimo children of the far north vil­ mas season. an attendance of twenty-eight people. lages of Eek and Napaskiak. duty, as it was also the birthday of our chairman, JO CLARRTDGE. BETTY PRAKKEN and 49%ER GORDON drove (who can fly in this weather?) to Boise, Idaho, over the holidays. Son RANDY, student at M.I.T., and bride, KATHEE, caught up with them there for a telephone visit from Boston on Christmas. LILLIAN LEWIS is looking forward to a trip to Canada the end of January. LILLIAN, who has her instructor’s rating, is hard at work on her instru­ ment. But our weather has kept her on the ground, too. SALLY STUD- DARD, commenting on our weather, says she ‘has been thinking sunshine and getting rain’. Wish it were just rain. So far, we’ve had snow, sleet, ice, freezing rain, 50 knot winds. JO CLARRIDGE says she has done nothing recently but keep her nose to the grindstone. She ’graduated’ from Real Estate Schcol and is licensed to sell. JO, like the rest of us grounded Alaska Chapter Chairman Mary Gange and chapter member Mary Reid pre­ Oregonians, is champing at the bit pare toys, books, candy and popcorn for Eskimo village children as a 99 Christ­ to do some flying. mas project. We heartily welcome our new mem­ bers and recent transferees, and are proud to present some of them to you: Speaking of the far north—MARI- pressed with the Deutsch Technical LEE WRENN—hails from New LYNN GRIFFIN—our “Farthest North Museum. York, now considers herself a real Member” who lives in Barrow on the January is the month for resolu­ Oregonian. Flying since March, 1967, Arctic Ocean, reports that she was tions. Resolution number one: Plan she already has her Commercial, and on the Dew Line when MAX CONRAD Ahead. LAVELLE BETZ says “let’s is a ‘whisker’ away from her instru­ landed in December on his much pub­ have a float fly-in picnic on Father's ment (passed her written). Two chil­ licized trip around the world via both Day” in June at her cabin on Shulin poles. MARILYNN, by the way, seems Lake. That gives us five months to dren, who both ski. LEE is also a proficient scuba diver. Incidentally, to love living in the tiny Eskimo Com­ organize ourselves . . . and we just LEE is considering selling shares in munity. She’s very euthusiastic about might make it, LAVELLE. her job with the Public Health Service Happy New Year to you all. her Skylane 180—equipped with every­ Hospital. thing! So here might be just the JESSIE DODSON worked at election chance some lucky 99’s are waiting COLUMBIA-CASCADE CHAPTER headquarters until November 30th and for. Ethelyn M. Opheim, Reporter Pro-Tem is now getting reacquainted with her LUCY DRUCKER started flying in family. STEPHANY DEDRICK reports Some 15 members, 49%ers, and 1935 in St. Louis. Flew an American that she and 49,/2ER PERRY have friends enjoyed our annual Christmas Eagle biplane with a Kinner engine. leased their Beech Baron for a year party, hostessed by LEE WRENN at Instrument ticket in 1966. LUCY works and are hoping to acquire a Turbo her home. in her 49%ER’S office, Phillips- charged Baron this Spring. STEPHANY TOM TAYLOR, General Aviation Op­ Drucker Company manufacturer of continues to work on her Instrument erations Inspector-Principal, FAA, was laboratory equipment. Flew in Powder rating. RUTH O’BUCK says the char­ guest speaker at our luncheon meeting Puff Derby in 1966. ter business is a little slow this time Saturday, January 11, at Portland In­ PATTI ENGLISH has been flying of the year, but she is still faithfully ternational Airport. A long-time pilot, since 1957, has over 500 hours. She turning out those students. MARION he briefed us on cold weather flying, owns the Mexican Craft Shop in Mor­ ZAEGEL is trying to catch up on her adding much valuable advice from gan’s Alley (a posh shopping spot in sleep. She and 49V&ER BILL returned his own wealth of experience plus his Portland) featured in November, 1968, to Anchorage January 11th following flying days in Alaska. SUNSET Magazine. Flies to Mexico on three fantastic weeks of skiing in We celebrated, with cake and good frequent buying trips, and is knowl­ Austria and Switzerland. They skied wishes, DR. H. VIRGINIA (“GILLY”) edgeable about that country. Starting seventeen days in a row and complete­ GILLILAND’S retirement from active June 7, she is sponsoring a 21-day ly exhausted themselves at St. Anton medical practice. GILLY has been a shoppers’ tour to off-beat areas in in Austria and Davos, Switzerland. pediatrician on the Permanente staff Mexico. The tour will fly via com­ She says their short stay in Munich for 20 years. She says she intends to mercial, but Patti hopes someday soon on the way home was especially en­ ‘do what other people do—like flying to organize an all-woman, private plane joyable. They were very much im­ and living a little’. The cake did double shopping tour. FAR WEST CHAPTER PUGET SOUND CHAPTER youngsters returned from CAP and Elene Duncan, Reporter Marehine Dexter, Reporter went to bed. MARCHINE’S daughter, LYRIC, a The members of the Far West Chap­ Present at our Xmas fun fest at Civil Air Patrol Cadet, was one of 10 ter join me in wishing each of you a MARGARET and PERCY AMES’ home from Washington to spend her holiday very happy and successful new year. were MARY ANN and DICK NOR­ vacation in Missoula, Montana on a There is not much news to report this FLEET, BETTY and DR. CURRAN, winter survival training mission. The month inasmuch as the November MILDRED and AB PEARSON, coldest night was —48° F and the pro­ meeting was cancelled because of ad­ JEANNE REEVES, and MARCHINE pane liquified, leaving their quarters verse weather and the December meet­ DEXTER. VONNIE CAMPBELL and without heat. The proposed training ing was eliminated due to the busy husband ED were our guests. VONNIE search for downed pilots (smoke- holiday season. The regular January has been learning to fly in their Fair­ jumpers) was called off and they de­ meeting has been postponed a week child 24 and recently switched to voted their time to first aid training as there are still a few inches of Aercnca Champ training while the and their own survival. It warmed up white, fluffy particles on the ground. Fairchild undergoes overhaul. She had to —27° F by the time they left. This is apparently the longest and most of the gals “wondering,” as they MARGARET and PERCY AMES are most severe spell of winter weather in had never met her husband, and she just waiting for the weather to im­ this area since 1916 and we can now introduced him as her bcyfriend with prove enough to take off for 3 months appreciate the drizzly warm weather the comment that her husband was in sunny Mexico. The rest of us would when it arrives. Bellingham will be too dull to bring. be happy just to be able to fly locally! our destination next Thursday. The party wasn't dull with that Congratulations to MARGARET LAY­ potent punch bowl! Gifts we;e ex­ TON who is our first member to obtain changed and MARGARET showed a an advanced rating. She passed her film on Central America. commercial flight test at Arlington on MILDRED took MARJORIE HOPE, SOUTHWEST January 13th and, in addition to her from the "classified ad” department, SECTION commercial rating, she has her SES of the Everett Herald, for her first - and SEL and plans to work for her ride in a light plane. They went to the instrument rating next. This should be San Juans and had lunch at Anacortes. The following was received from an inspiration for all of us. MARGAR­ Although it was cold in the Cruiser, Helen Masterton: ET was also a recent overnight guest MARJORIE was very enthusiastic. “Will the 99 who ordered 14 sets of of MARCHINE DEXTER of the Puget BETTY and VIC CURRAN flew to playing cards for Christmas presents please get in touch with Helen Master­ Sound Chapter since she was weathered Las Vegas to enter a tennis tourna­ ton, Minn. 99.” It seems that the check in at Paine Field. We are happy to ment just before the holidays. hear that MARGARET’S husband, for the cards was sent to the treasurer RICHARD, has returned to work and Our usual rain has been predominant­ and was lost in the mail. She thinks has fully recovered from his illness. ly snow in late Dec. and first half of the girl is either from Texas cr Calif. MARY KOCHANEK has recently Jan. Very little ilying has been pos­ Whoever you are, please contact Helen had surgery and is recuperating at sible. In fact, driving conditions were Masterton 3228 48th Ave. So., Minne­ home. We wish her a speedy recovery so miserable that only MARGARET apolis, Minn. and hope she will be joining us soon. AMES and MARCHINE made it to MARY has also been studying for her JEANNE’S for the Jan. meeting. After commercial written in her spare mo­ a beautiful Cessna film, "Venezuela Adventure", narrated by Gen. Jimmy BIG HAT WELCOME for you ments. Doolittle, we had a brief “meeting.” by the BARBARA LA RUE received a wel­ MARGARET plans to show the film TUCSON come Christmas present from hus­ to another group, as it’s too nice to band, EVAN. They plan a trip tj ^ Chapter 99’s return with so few being able to view Troutdale where BARBARA hopes to £ SPRING complete her requirements for her com­ it. SECTIONAL mercial rating and EVAN will pursue MARGARET LAYTON, of the Far- ’69 his instrument rating. Would highly west Chapter, was your reporter's APRIL 18-20 recommend this plan to other 49V&ers— overnight guest shortly after the holi­ 550 S. Longfellow 85711 also helps make brownie points! days. MARGARET had stopped at Paine Field to wait for Arlington to M. Clark, Reservations In November ELENE and BILL go VFR so she could take her com­ DUNCAN headed south via Salem and mercial check ride. Suddenly Paine Las Vegas for a week at Lake Havasu became IFR and she couldn’t get back AI.OHA CHAPTER for a R and R type vacation following to Pt. Townsend without wave-hopping Dorothy Read, Reporter BILL’S surgery and returned via On­ Puget Sound. No floats on the Cessna. Aloha and a Happy New Year! tario, Oregon, Pullman and home with My house had stacks and boxes of Weather has not encouraged flying in fair flying weather for this time of Xmas things being repacked, current our part of the country but several year. sewing projects spread out, and silk of us have managed to get airborne, I hope to have some news from screen still waiting to be cleaned up even if it was as a passenger in a com­ Bellingham members JO BURKHART after printing Xmas-New Year cards, mercial airliner for holiday travel, as and LYNN MAHLBERG after cur next but we had fun in spite of it all. We MARY KING, DEE KEAVENY, RUTH meeting. were still hangar ilying long after the O’CONNOR, LINDY BOYES and DOT READ have just done. mute to Cottonwood, Arizona, where KEEBLE, MARIE PORTER, MAR­ IRENE ROGERS has managed to they are building a home. MARILYN, JORIE ROGERS, NANCY WALLIS my add a new rating over the holidays; a physical therapist, also runs a suc­ guest and myself. Funny, when we she is now a Commercial Glider Pilot. cessful business. arrived in town and debarked I’m sure MARIE MITZENHEIM has also been JUDI and DYREL FAULSTICK re­ I heard that V.W. kinda groan a sigh getting some glider time. She and cently flew their Bonanza to Las Vegas of pure relief. IRENE both fly with the CAP. for a weekend. A real challenge to try Used to be you got out your ol’ SANDY LeDREW now has a tempo­ to make expenses on that trip. handleless skillet and went pannin’ for rary office for her Sandy’s Flight Op­ Our Christmas party, held in the gold. Not any more, the modem gold erations sideline. It is temporary be­ trophy room at the home of MRS. seeking individual puts on his wet suit, cause she will be moving to Oahu’s WILLIAM MOORE, senior, was a most straps a tank of oxygen on his back, new general aviation field at Bellows delightful affair as well as a financial picks up the nozzle of his oversize Air Force Base as soon as it is set success. About 70 persons attended vacuum (Electrolux type) wades out up for civilian operations. SANDY gets the buffet dinner. After dinner we en­ into the stream, gets to the bottom good advice from MARGUERITE joyed a film on flying in Mexico, cour­ of things looking for likely little WOOD, whose many years of exper­ tesy of LARRY HALL of Beechcraft, crevices and holes in the fast running ience as a Honolulu FBO are invalu­ and some of DR. MOORE SR’s. safari water that might contain particles of able for finding office, hanger, and films. Another successful holiday fund gold. He vacuums these out into a parking space. raising activity was the sale of fruit holding tank on shore, then takes his DOROTHY KELSEY is a part owner cakes and strings of Christmas tree time looking for possible flakes, or of a new Cherokee at Island Flight lights. nuggets of gold. The fellow I spoke Center. The Hong Kong flu has kept Bakersfield has been pretty well with does this only on weekends and DOT out of her new plane but she “socked in” the past few weeks. JAN while he won’t say just how much should be flying soon. CROOKS managed to get some hours he gets he did say it was good wages ANN ANDERSON is working for the in at the Torrance Airport when she for a weekend and lots of fun too. Navy now, which makes her eligible was south during the holidays. And The museum in town had a great for the Hickam Flying Club, where when the sun peeked out this past variety of artifacts of the Gold Rush JANET HITT, IRENE ROGERS and weekend, JOAN PAYNTER took her Days. Old firearms, tools, gold pans, sister on a flight to Fresno for lunch, MARIE MITZENHEIM do their flying. some good size nuggets and oh so much PAT DAVIS and MARGUERITE and DAWN MOORE took MARIANNE I don’t have space to detail it all here. WOOD did a fine job of organizing our LAXAGE and a visiting friend for a Any chapter within flying distance sh .rt hop. Christmas party. PAT’S decorations, might really enjoy this trip as much which centered arcund Santa’s flight as we. It was fun, interesting and we plan, were in keeping with the flying could really almost visualize the ro­ and Christmas spirits. DIABLO CHAPTER “Buckie” Johnstone, Reporter mance of these Sierra Foothills. This We are looking forward to meeting area also had a great deal of placer many of you in Hawaii this year. If FEVER, GOLD FEVER has struck mining as evidenced by tailing still you are planning a Hawaiian vacation the Diablo Chapter of 99’s—so off into showing after all these years along (and right now it is clear and the the mild blue yonder to the Mother the banks of the rivers. Well, all too temperature is 72°, you snow-bound Lode Country, Columbia, Calif. We are scon—BACK into the Sardine Can for mainlanders!), bring along your roster taking a short look at some of this the return bounce, bump, plunk ride? and give some of us a call. Aloha. great state’s heritage. Entering the to the airport and off into the western pattern overhead some of us saw the sky to home. stagecoach and four (horses that is) BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER Our chapters new news this reporter heading down the main drag at a high Persis Webster, Reporter believes is the greatest. At our quarter­ lope. Golly, maybe they’re coming out ly meeting this past week it was un­ Be sure to read the January, 1969, to the airport for us. Now all we need animously agreed to sponsor a Girl issue of Airways. JUNE EDWARDS has is the dashing bandido to come racing Scout Wing. As of now there are six­ an article in that issue entitled “HOW after the coach. However, our hopes teen members, all eager to learn about TO BECOME A CROP DUSTER.” She of getting a ride in the old Concord aircraft and flying. Can’t think of a speaks with authority on the subject— Stage were dashed. We were picked better activity for teens, creating an 49%er WAYNE is a most experienced up by—of all things—a V.W. bus I interest in the future, and in aviation. crop duster. And on January 6, JUNE guess it was. How utterly revolting. Who knows, maybe one of these young spake to the Zonta Club of Porterville Sardined — and I mean sardined into people will be the first "Astro-lady” ? and donated her fee to the newly it were members GRACE ELLIS, Another item on the agenda was formed Sierra Chapter of 99’s. Ap­ LOUISE GIERCH, and daughter, JOAN having a “Paintin’ Party” at Buchan- propriately enough her topic was GORE, MARTHA GRAHAM, PAT nan Field. Fine—I’m all for it—until “Women in Aviation.” someone mentioned 0600. Hope they MARILYN SWARD is our newest don’t mean Pacific Standard Time— member. She received her private ALL CHAPTERS ZULU—maybe?? Ok, Oh Kay! Muster pilot certificate in 1950 and is now on the paint bucket brigade. PRESENT PLEASE REPORT! the way to getting her commercial. BUCKETS, no I mean mops—oops, Her husband, JOHN, is working toward LET'S HAVE brushes? Oh well, Hup 2 3 4, Hup 2 3 4. a private certificate. They own a 100% PARTICIPATION Hi Ho it’s off to work we go. See ya Cessna 172 and on long weekends com­ next month. eitemenl—Terror—What a daring ex­ ber. She has held her private pilot’s here and there by everyone, while perience CLAIRE had. A most enjoy­ license since 1966 and flies all the yours truly, BETH SCHOOF, got in the able evening we all had. Cessnas from the 140 to the Skylane. way more than anything else. We welcome four new 49V2ers—AL­ Her husband, JAMES flies as does her There is an old saying that a red LEN SMITH, KENDALL DAWE, son, STEPHEN who holds an instruct­ sky in the morning is a sailor’s warn­ DOUG HINKLE and BILL BLATT. or’s rating and although he is still go­ ing, and a red sky at night is a sail­ Congratulations to JESSIE WIM- ing to school he has designs on being or's delight. Where sailors got into an MERS for receiving her ATR ra'ing. a commercial pilot someday in the fu­ article about flyers, I’ll never know, This makes her 14th rating. JESSIE ture. Daughter CAROLYN is a s'ew- but I wonder what a red sky all day flew a Cessna 150 into the Colliseum ardess with National Air Lines and of­ means to a flyer? Trouble, I’ll bet. parking lot for the National Livestock ten flies the Miami to San Francisco Well, anyway that’s what happened to Show. Very interesting — short, short run so they get to see her once in a our brave soul AUDREY SNOVEL field with 60 foot palm trees on final while. At Christmastime they flew when she tried to return to Sacramen­ approach!! JESSIE also had the priv­ (commercially because of the wea­ to after taking her two children back ilege of flying the Sperry Test Aircraft ther) to Miami to visit and take in the to Ashville, North Carolina, on a Beech Super 18 equipped with all Sper­ sights of I he big city. Christmas trip in her Bonanza. They ry Flight Director Systems and the op­ Our best known globetrotters, JUNE were bucking a storm front the who'e portunity to practice Cat I & II oper­ and JIM DEVINE, were off to far time getting mixed up at 7,000 feet ations, including one touch down sim­ fields the early part of December to with blowing dust and wind which re­ ulating 0-0 conditions at Blyth, Cilib see such wonderful spots as Tahiti, duced the normal 170 nvle an hovr BRUNHILDE BRADLEY flew 'o Bora Bora and Australia, where they ground speed to a mere 110. How abort Portugal in December. She had the op­ were to spend the holidays. At this that! portunity to go through the Portuguese writing they are still galivanting and I still haven’t been able to get the FAA Facilities. They have very mod­ we shall have to wait a while to hear lowdown on our celebrity DOROTHY ern equipment and train pilots on the the story of their newest adventures. ANDERSON after she got back from spot. They have only 200 licensed com­ rubbing shoulders with 'he great and mercial pilots in all of Portugal. As many of you know, the weather the near great at the UN, but I shall A new bride on Chris mas Day — here in the Sacramento Valley this do my best to get her into the next AGNES SANBORN to DALE LILIE- time of the year is not very conducive installation from Sacramento. GREN flew to Las Vegas, Nevada, to to logging many flying hours, so a number of our members who went on tie the knot. SAN DIEGO CHAPTER Congratulations to LELIA REGER trips over the holidays had to do it commercially. FLORENCE BREEN Margrit Goodrich, Reporter for passing her instrument flite test. LELIA and HARRY flew to Wichita, and her 49Va(er husband JACK flew The San Diego Chapter is currently Kans., December 26h to pick up their United to Omaha, Nebraska, to visit busy preparing for flying activities new Cessna Super Skymaster. their daughter JOYCE and her family during San Diego’s 200th Anniversary and even flying with the big boys the JEAN BONAR and her 4914er from Celebration during the year of 1989. airport was closed to them for 13 the “All Ohio Chapter" flew their Bo­ As everyone is aware, the Powder hours. They had a lovely white Christ­ nanza to Phoenix to spend their ho’i- Puff Derby will take off from Lind­ mas, though, which they enjoyed thor­ days with JEAN’s brother, DR. AR­ bergh Field, San Diego Air Terminal, oughly. THUR NELSEN. JEAN has flown July 4th, 1969. Because of the 200t’i many Powder Puff Derbies and is The Sacramento Chapter 99's threw Celebration a tremendous turn out is known to many of our local girls. a very lovely Christmas parly at the expected. Our local race-start chair­ ANN DAVIS and her 4914er flew in Quinta De Las Rosas and had as their man, MARIAN BANKS is contributing from Yuma in a rented Cherokee for guests along with their husbands, the to a substantial degree to the expect­ the holidays with relatives and f lends. Sacramento County Sheriff’s Air ed success of the race, ANN likes Yuma very much. Squadron and their wives. Everything In addition, the 200th Anniversary MARY VIAL flying her Cessna 182 was candlelight and Holly berries Committee is sponsoring the Spirit of to Greeley, Colorado, and Columbus, which wsa very impressive. All the San Diego Air Race from St. Louis. Ohio. tall, beautifully colored candlesticks Missouri, to San Diego on May 10 and ALICE ROBERTS boasting about her had been made by CLAIRE RALEY 11, 1969. This is the 42nd anniversary record flight to Tucson—from take-off and VIJA BERRY. Honored guest of Charles A. Lindbergh’s flight in the to touchdown—30 minutes. It must be “Snoopy” in his Sopwith Camel pinata Spirit of St. Louis from San Diego the new transponder, ALICE. constructed by VIJA BERRY and sons where it was built, to St. Louis and occupied a spot over the dance floor New York, Curtiss Field. This was where the Tijuana Trio inspired every­ just prior to his Atlantic Flight to SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER one to trip the light fantastic. All the Paris. LOUIS BARTLING and her Beth Schoof, Reporter greenery of holly and pine was gath­ 49V2 er HARRY are co-Chairmen of Well, here it is . . . time to take up ered by DOROTHY HUNTLEY at heir this race, and the San Diego Chapter the telephone and the typewriter and ranch up on the Mendicino coast where is working on terminus arrangements. find out what everyone has been up she and her doctor husband ARTHUR, Flight briefs: PAT OSMON working to over the holidays. better known as ACE have their very on her commercial rating flew to Long First of all. we want to welcome to own landing strip. These fragrant Valley (elev. 7132) near Mammoth Mt. our chap'er DEE OLSEN, a new mem­ branches were placed strategically to practice high altitude landings. BONNIE ADAMS flew to Arizona in a tively during the Pilots Poker Party Cessna 210. BETTY’s comment of their Cessna 172 and spent part of the holi­ Flight. The terminus was Palomar and flying weekend to Mexico, “an ex­ days with relatives. BONNIE and her MARGARET MOODY not only enjoyed perience to remember.” husband STEVE also flew to Palm the hamburgers for lunch, but won a Desert for brunch. RUTH BASSO, a first prize trophy for having the best frequent guest at the Chapter meetings poker hand—four aces. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER has soloed and has been seen practic­ Peggy Dervin, Repjrter Flight briefs: SYLVIA COLTON tem- ing x-wind landings. porariy inactive member until she fin­ The San Fernando Valley’s Annual The San Diego Chapter is sorry to ishes college this spring, attended the Christmas party was a great success! have FRANCINE MOXEY, our Public XI World Soaring Championships at Over thirty couples attended the fes­ Relations chairman, move to the Los Leszno, Poland, this summer as the tive occasion and enjoyd a catered buf­ Angeles area. She is a qualified flight official representative of Soaring Mag­ fet dinner of ham and turkey plus instructor and we are sure her many azine. She had a most interesting other sumptuous dishes provided by qualifications will be appreciated by time and plans to share the pictures the girls. I understand that at 2:30 the 99’s up there. she took with our Chapter. A.M. host and hostess JIM and EL­ It is with sadness that we report the LEN TRINDLE were still bidding hap­ VIRGINIA SEAVER and her 49% last flight of KITTY SCHIEDING, py farewells to some of the partygoers. EDWARD flew to Prescott, Arizona, Road Runner of the San Diego Chap­ The evening was highlighted by the ot go deer hunting, in their new Debo­ ter for several years. She has been 49%er ceremony, a traditional ordeal nair. Within one-half hour, EDWARD very generous in volunteering in many for SFV husbands to be put through. got a deer (the four legged kind). This of the Chapter activities. While vaca­ Some of the husbands who dubiously was fast work. tioning in Hawaii last year, the pleas­ signed this pledge were JIM STEVEN­ ure chartered plane she flew in crash­ MARTHA and JOHN MULLEN and SON, BOB REED, ROBERT FLEM- ed. All donations in KITTY’s memory MARIAN and JERRY BANKS f'ew to M IN G, AL TUCKER, PHILIP will go to the Amelia Earhart Scholar­ Nut Tree and up to Clearlake, Calif. CREESE, GARTH BAIR, FRAN ship Fund. MARIAN also flew to Mazatlan, Mexi­ MALYE and newcomer LYLE JEN­ SEN. We are proud of the fact that MAR­ co, to meet JERRY in their Twin Co­ Some of the other swingers at the IAN BANKS of San Diego and THON manche while JERRY participated in December 6th party were JEAN and GRIFFITH of Costa Mesa won the the 1000 mile boat race from Los An­ DENVER DAY, LORELIE and PAT PAR. Others from San Diego Chapter geles to Mazatlan. Despite getting sev­ CANGIANO, LIZ CROWLEY and date, placed as follows: TERRY VASQUES en fractured ribs, JERRY had a good the DOUGDALES, ABBY HADDA- and FRAN BERA, fourth; ELEANOR time. MARIAN arrived first with the WAY, LIBBY and HAL SVENSON, RICHARDSON and BARBARA TUCK- help of her Christmas present from VIRGINIA and CLYDE RAINWATER, E, seventh; BETTY WHARTON and JERRY, a new Transponder. DOROTHY PLATNER and date, AU- DOTTY SANDERS, tenth; FRANCINE LOIS and HARRY BARTLING and DRY and RAY SCHUTTE, ANNETTE MOXEY and MARY SCHEPPEN, LYN BRIGGS flew to Las Vegas and and TED SYDEL, EDDIE WHITE and nineteenth; MARGARET MOODY and all had a good time. FRANCINE and date, SHIRLEY and GENE THOM, BONNIE ADAMS, twenty-eighth; PAT TERRY MOXEY and their 2 children BEV and CLINT WOODWARD, the OSMON and DOTTY KLOTZ, twenty- flew in a Cherokee 250 to Missouri. TUCKERS and the REEDS, to name a ninth. Despite radio and weather problems few. ELEANOR RICHARDSON worked they enjoyed themselves. PAT OSMON BERNIE STEVENSON flew in the very hard programming the racers and did her commercial cross - country to 5 day Bahama Flying Treasure Hunt their handicaps and TERRY VASQUES Tucson. BONNIE ADAMS flew with this month. This was only one of the helped at the terminus with the final Flotilla 12 of the Coast Guard Auxil­ high points of the 77 hour trip that computations. iary in the 11th District Admirals Re­ took BERNIE over 13,000 miles around Later the San Diego Chapter parti­ view at Long Beach. MARGRIT the United States solo in her lovely cipated very actively in a fund raising GOODRICH received her instrument Mooney. Carnival. MR. CORDELL, Chairman rating and her 49% MURRAY also re­ JEAN DAY and hubby flew in the of the San Diego 200th Anniversary ceived his instrument rating, and both Skylark Poker Fly-In. Each participant Committee participated in giving away are starting on their commercial rat­ landed at a series of airports drawing the prizes. ings. Is there never a let-up? BETTY a playing card to make a poker hand. 99’s and their 49%’s from the San WHARTON and CLEO HUDSON are The best hand wins and an exciting Diego area had a preview glimpse and preparing for their instrument written time is had by all! exams. BETTY WHARTON and her delicious dinner at the brand new The big winds came to the San Fer­ 49% CLAUD flew to Punta Chivato, “Wind Sock” restaurant at Jimsair, nando Valley this month and along Lindbergh Field. JIM BRACAMONTE, Mexico, and then to Mulega in their with them came JANE MILEY in a owner, was a most gracious host. Cessna 210 from San Jose with a 50 Six members of our chapter, LYN knot wind pushing her all the way. BRIGGS, MARGRIT GOODRICH, ALL CHAPTERS ELLEN TRINDLE, in a turbo charged ELEANOR RICHARDSON, PAT OS­ PLEASE REPORT! 206, was helped all the way home from MON, STELLA HARDIN and FRAN­ LET'S HAVE Kansas. WHIZZZZZ. VIRGINIA RAIN­ CINE MOXEY, attended Lindbergh, WATER also ferried home (solo) a 100% PARTICIPATION Montgomery and Brown Fields respec­ Cherokee 180 from Kansas City. She was greeted in Tucson by their Chap­ FLEMING and PEGGY DERVIN vis­ stili jubilant over her new toy—her ter 99’s. ited the Van Nuys Airport Control very own Cessna 140 . . . Off to Tubac, The December fly-in didn't get off Tower during the Christmas holidays Arizona, in their Arrow are MARGAR­ the ground unfortunately! When MAR­ and got a first hand chance to see ET GAMBLE and her husband for a GARET WARD, fly-in chairman, heard how things look from a controller’s vacation trip . . . PAT INWOOD joined that a 707 had reported severe turbu­ point of view. The girls found it most the ranks of ferry pilots when she lence over the mountains in route to comforting to see that the new facil­ brought a Cessna 150 back from Wich­ Bakersfield she decided the gals would ity is equipped with the most up to ita. PAT just recently received her adjourn to a local restaurant instead the minute electronic equipment in Commercial license and has her sights of Freddy’s at Meadows Field. An ex­ use. Everything to help the flying fe­ set on an instrument rating . . . For change of Christmas gifts at the Sky- male! Thanksgiving MARION and BOB MAR­ trails Reslarant in Van Nuys took January has been a cold, wet month RIOTT enjoyed a visit with relatives place and ELLEN TRINDLE who had in Southern California and our sched­ in Houston (sharing the pilot-in-com- planned to carry a birthday cake for uled fly-in to Bakersfield, Meadows mand title in their Cessna 210) . . . her mother to Bakersfield made the Field has been cancelled for a second At least twice a month SYLVIA HAM­ presentation at the party. Some of time! We are looking forward to sun­ ILTON and her husband can be found those who joined in the fun were: RO- nier skies in the near future so we will soaring at Perris . . . The holidays CHEL JENSEN, EDDIE WHITE, ES­ have more flying fun to report. HAP­ appeared to be a time for family re­ TER FLECK, LOLA RICCI, PAUL- PY LANDINGS AND CLEAR SKIES unions with VIRGINIA and JACK ENE FLEMMING, FLORA HUTCHIN­ IN 1969!!! WEGENER off to San Jose to spend SON, CAROLYN FORD, VALETA Christmas with their daughter and son- FRIEDMAN and LIBBY SVENSON. in-law and LIBBY and CORKY KIRK SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER jetting to the Easf Coast for their The San Fernando Valley proudly Marilyn Norton, Reporter daughter's wedding . . . After a hair- announces BREDA CREESE and ROG raising 2% hours in the air with “gear ROGERS as new members of I he 99's. In view of the fact that the Hong problems,” MARIE CAWYER was, to Welcome, gals! Kong flu has decimated our ranks, the turnout for our January monthly meet­ pul it mildly, delighted to be safely on The San Fernando Valley gals and the ground. Despite the sight of an guests tightened their seat bel's an ing was encouraging. (The epidemic appears to be waning.) No program — ambulance and fire-wagon just off the extra notch for the January meeting. runway she made a beautiful landing The reason for this added safety pre­ just old and new business and chairman reports. The new business was the de­ and the gear stayed where it was sup­ caution was the showing of the film posed to. “Art Scholl’s Aerial Ballet.” This is cision to again have a 2c a lb. flight Iruly a great film depicting the quiet for our annual fund-raising event. May San Bernardino College instructor and 4th will be the chosen day. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER the aerobatics school he runs in his MARY SEBELIUS reported that she Thelma Hansen, Rep.irter spare time! It’s no wonder that ART received an enthusiastic thank you The 'flu’ and the ‘fog’ have been our SCHOLL was selected to represent the from the Sherman Indian School at two worst enemies these past three United States in the Aerobatic Cham­ Riverside for the records the chapter months. Wintertime not only brings on pionship held in Russia. purchased to brighten their Christmas. MARION MARRIOTT was not so en­ the bugs that lay us low, but the The film was shown in the newly thusiastic about the Christmas Party ground fog in our valleys to keep us opened GOLDEN WEST AIR CENTER held at her home for the chapter mem­ too low. Many of our airports, even located at the Van Nuys Airport. The bers and guests. It would seem that S.F. International, have had many evening was hosted by ARDIE TREN- the Hong Kong flu was at its height hours of zero weather. About a third HOLM who is also an employee cf during this time and attendance was of our members are instrument ’•ated the center. RUTH MAYLE. in conjunc­ at a minimum. (What to do with doz­ — and many are studying for that rat­ tion with Pennzoil and MR. NORMAN ens of Christmas cupcakes? Why, put ing. Most of us feel that Instrument SHELDON, presented this fast moving them in the freezer and served them Flying is a must, but must be treated film. Many thanks to them for bringing for the January meeting.) with great respect. Our weather on the this thrilling flying experience to us. The best excuse, though, for not at­ West Coast is not stormy as in the The Canadian Society of Los Angeles tending came from DORIS BAILEY, East, but we have our hazards, wlfh has invited members of the 99’s to at­ who, with the President and General mountains and fogs, we also get our tend a preview tour of the mock-up of Manager of Parflite, Riverside, (plus share of unstable weather during our the Lockheed 1011 on January 30. This two instructors) flew to Wichita in a rainstorms. We have many places to special tour will be followed by a din­ Cessna 310. Management stayed on to fly where there is no snow, and icing ner at the Sportsman’s Lodge in Studio attend a meeting while DORIS and the is rare. City. The Chief Engineer of the L1011 two instructors ferried the three Cess­ This month, our Chairman, HELEN Project will be the main speaker at nas back to California. (DORIS flew McGEE, made her first, unattended the dinner and he will cover the topic the Skyhawk.) Other than strong cross Instrument flight from Stockton to Sac­ of design and performance of this air­ or head-winds to fight, DORIS reports ramento. We salute you, HELEN. craft. We hope that many of the 99’s the weather was clear, crisp and cool Since our last report we have our will be able to attend this rare occa­ with the kind of visibility we all love fly-in chairman, MARIE McDOWELL, sion. to have. to thank for planning many wonderful LOP. ELI CANGIANO, PAULINE Capsule Comments: MARY FALK places for us to go. In November about six of our girls visited 'Sunny Santa RAY, EVE JOHNSON, ELAINE Barbara’ on the Pacific Coast, toured SMITH, SHIRLEY MILLER, LAURA the courthouse, the Mission and El MAE CRAWFORD, EVE HENDLEY, Paseo shopping center where they had BILLIE WYATT, and CHARLOTTE their luncheon. CHARLOTTE RYAN, RYAN. It was a beautiful day for fly­ MARIE McDOWELL, HELEN Mc- ing to the meeting. The air was clear GEE, SHIRLEY MILLER and guests and one could see the distant moun­ enjoyed the outing that our ex-member tains covered with snow our tilled val­ planned—PAULEEN CHRISTENSEN. leys awaiting their planting. Spring is The end of the month found our Pi­ in the air. Our blossoms will burst in lots and their Mates across the border full glory soon, and we will all take to into Mexico. They flew into Calexico the air in force and onward toward our goals of better and more proficient (U.S.A. side) where the managers of flying. the airport and our good friends, MR. and MRS. AL BORGES furnished us The best of the New Year to all our with tiedowns, cars, and made ar­ flying friends. rangements for our stay at Hotel Lu- cerna in Mexicali, Mexico (just a five SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER minute drive across the border). That Phyllis Pierce, Reporter evening they joined our group for din­ ner. Our thanks to them. Those on the A big welcome to our three newest long fly-in, overnight junket were LA- members: KATHY BRIM, MARION VERNE and ROBERT GUDGEL and ROBINSON and VERA ARNOLD. MARIK) CRANE was recently fea­ their guests, ELAINE and LEWIS We’re happy to have you with us. tured in the parade celebrating the SMITH and their guests, CHARLEEN Our big social news this issue is 60th Annual Centinela Days in Ingle­ KIRK and her husband and guests, the annual Christmas party, and a wood, Calif. She was requested to HELEN and HARVEY McGEE and wonderful time was had by all. JEAN- wear her WASP uniform, and after their guests, and our fly-in chairmen NINE and PETE CECCIO were our running into unforeseen difficulties without her spouse and her guests hosts and 60 happy 99’s and their (?), she d.mned her field coat & tam, (MARIE McDOWELL). A great time guests had a lovely evening, including white scarf and gloves and insists no was had by all, and we that missed late dinner and traditional gift ex­ one was the wiser! She says It was this trip felt pretty left-out—but busi­ change. a historical parade, and her family ness first, etc. Recent Chapter Fly-In to Salinas for lunch was attended by VERNA WEST has been there since 1926 (and I Next, in December our group met in and her guests DONA and MELANIE quote) “and they probably consider Palo Alto to conclude their Xmas shop­ SHAFFER, BARBARA KNAPP and me a relic!” TRUST MARDO! ping at the Stanford Shopping Center her guest SUSANNE WARRINGTON, — DOROTHY McALLISTER arranged JAN HALAJIAN and her guests LIL­ she ordered 1150 tins of candy. Dis­ for this day in her territory. Luncheon LIAN McKAIN and DONNA DiFRAN- was had early in order that the girls CESCO, PHYLLIS PIERCE and EVE­ tributed them, collected the money (and you know this isn’t easy), did had plenty of shopping time. Two LYN LUNDSTROM. Was fun running all the necessary bookkeeping and still planes full flew in from the valley for into GENEVA and DOUG CRANFORD keeps smiling. PAT, we love you! this day. HELEN McGEE, EVE (Monterey Chapter) arriving from HENDLEY — CHARLOTTE RYAN, Tahoe. PIREPS: Congrats to TONI KUHNS JEAN MURRAY. Transportation to Many members of our Chapter are and NANCY DRAKE—both passed and from the airport was provided by also active members of the Santa their instrument writtens. BARBARA DOROTHY McALLISTER and RENEE Clara Airmen’s Association. December and PAUL POTUCEK took their bird NEALON. THELMA HANSEN had the elections found several in key posi­ on a four day fun trip to Borrego Val­ best of intentions to do her share of tions: NANCY BLOOD as Treasurer; ley. JEANNINE and PETE CECCIO driving but an extra long business EVELYN LUNDSTROM, Program enjoyed a flying vacation, touching meeting in San Francisco kept her Chairman; MARION ROBINSON, So­ down in Salt Lake City, South Dakota, from even making the luncheon, but cial Chairman; and MARY SMITH, Niagara Falls, New York City, Wash­ did see some of the girls in the shop­ Newsletter Editor (3rd year). Keep ington D.C. and on to Florida before ping center later in the day. ‘Sorry taking your vitamins kids! returning home. JEAN and ROY PEVEHOUSE with their guests BETTY about that, girls.’ Our collective hats are off to PAT and HAL CONWAY buzzed off to Po­ Somewhere in between these trips GLADNEY. Every year she has way (San Diego area). GINNY DAVIS master-minded our fund raising project there was a successful fly-in to Merced attended the Concour de ’elegance at of Katy-Did candies. It is by this and a fine Chinese feed was had. Elmasero (near Sacramento) which means that we can continue our con­ Our Jan. meeting was in Modesto. featured antique autos and planes. Her tributions to the AMELIA EARHART Again our “lucky 13” arrived—HELEN pictures of this event were wonderful, and AWTAR funds. This year alone McGEE, CHARLENE KIRK, DOT even though it was difficult to watch KOEBEL (made the day’s arrange­ the poor little C-3 ground loop. Just ments and gets a vote of thanks), GET APT too much wind for a wee bird. JEAN MARIE McDOWELL, JEAN MUR­ and DICK COLLINS flew in to Nevada City to enjoy the yearly tour of ghost TUCSON CHAPTER up with the flyers later at “Old Tuc­ town houses and mines in that area. Ginny Cook, Reporter son” for a western round-up party (guess what that is) followed by a Joining Bay Cities Chapter on their The Tucson Chapter is busy as a barbeque. We will also have the train tour of Pan Am facilities were ALICE bunch of honey bees getting ready for operating and the mine ride and lots T'AYLOR and prospective member their coming Spring Sectional. We are of cute shops, including one where you SHARON THOMAS and husband really putting the “bee” on everybody get a newspaper with YOU in the head­ BRIAN. and all you lucky participants are lines. After dinner, and/or during, we AMY SYLVESTRI recently found going to get the “honey”. The “honey” will be entertained with musical acts, herself married to a Grandfather! This in this case being the wonderful grand then we will have some square dancing. happened on the happy arrival of their prizes and goodies donated just for Then back to the “barn,” the Statler- 1st grandchild. Big Congrats! BAR­ you. When we asked the Southwest Hilton, you can catch the late show BARA KNAPP was busy selling avia­ Section to be our guest and come to in the Carriage Room before you turn tion when she guested a neighbor to Tucson for the Spring Sectional, we in, if you want to. the Nut Tree for lunch. It was beauti­ said that we couldn’t offer anything Saturday morning after a cowboy ful Cherokee 180 weather, and we may but western hospitality and please breakfast, the cars start leaving for have a new student pilot. VERNA come and take “pot luck”. However, where-ever. Those who missed the WEST presented an hour of aviation we didn’t know just how lucky the pot desert museum on Friday may get a orientation to a class of 5th graders, was going to be. It just makes you chance to get it in this morning. Or covering such topics as weather, navi­ aware of how helpful people really you have a choice of tours:—a histori­ gation, use of radio, etc. She is think­ are: like WING DERRINGER sponsor­ cal and cultural tour — a shopping ing ahead to the next group of happy ing a cocktail party for us at “old tour — a tour of the Air Force Base pilots. A group of three of our gals Tucson” and Flying Magazine donating and a visit to Rapcon (Radar Approach and their guest VIVIAN ESSLER a VHF portable, as also did, SKY Control) or if we can work it out, a trundled off to Mexico on a trip to put STORES. You can also win an execu­ combination tour. There will also be the travel folders to shame. “99F” tive desk and sun lamp by SEA & a tour to Kitt Peak with a picnic on (Cessna 182) carried PAT GLADNEY, SKI, or a free week-end donated by top. It’s possible we may work in a MARG STANDISH and PAT SHER­ the STATLER-HILTON, or one at the few other little goodies if you send WOOD to such exotic places as Mazat- RONTEL donated by the TUCSON us your suggestions! Tours run from lan, Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, Ix- AIRPORT AUTHORITY (who also are 10 to 3 with a stop for lunch included. tepec, Merida, Uxmol, Cozumel, Isla giving us, for you, a lot of other good­ You return to the Hilton for a wine Mujeres, Campeche, Vera Cruz, Mexi­ ies). tasting party and fashion show around co City and Guadalajara. This is one We thought one of these sectionals the pool, and time for a swim or nap easy way to make whole gobs of pilots would be a lot of work, but it is turn­ before the “bronc-busting” party pre­ green with envy. ing out to be just a lot of fun and ceding the banquet. Awards will be Several of our members were seen excitement, just like Christmas! We presented, and the drawings for the at a Progressive Lunch Fly-In. Half just have so much fun and happenings grand prizes will be done, and we will Moon Bay Airport for seafood cocktail planned for you that we can hardly be entertained with the professional at Hazel’s, and on to Rio Vista for stand it until April 18th, when we can talent from the Carriage room of the lunch at the Point Restaurant. We were welcome you with our "Big-Hat” wel­ Statler-Hilson. Before the evening is supposed to have dessert in Stockton, come with the ANGEL FLIGHT GIRLS over the grand sweepstakes prize will but the day got late and tummys full. and the TUCSON VIGILANTES. OF be awarded: we can’t tell you what Enjoying the fun were SALLY and TED COURSE, YOU MAY WIND UP IN it is yet, but hold your breath. Prizes ROHLFING, BARBARA and PAUL JAIL, (OR EVEN HUNG) IF YOU will be awarded from the Hospitality POTUCEK, PHYLLIS and FRED DO NOT HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS room throughout the week-end and PIERCE, EVELYN and OSCAR OF WESTERN DRESS ON! LUNDSTROM and MARION and VIN­ your goodie bags will be distributed as E. B.’s (EARLY BIRDS) have all you come into register. CENT' ROBINSON. the fun! All reservations in by April Living it up in the grand manner 1st (and that’s not April foolin’!) will during Christmas holidays, RUTH have a chance in a drawing for a train­ UTAH CHAPTER GAMBER flew to Puerto Vallarta for ing flight on one of the airlines’ 707! Barbara Dunkley, Reporter two weeks. Also on this trip was BETTY You won’t want to miss this so shoot Greetings from Utah—the land of fog HICKS (Bay Cities) who just recently that reservation back as soon as you and snow! I wouldn’t want to knock received her ATR—No. 60. Isn’t that get it. If you don’t get one shoot it our winter weather, but it sure puts a terrific? Huge congratulations. ELLE back anyway! We have another prize crimp in our flying. and HAP BAILEY 206’ed with guests drawing for those early reservations We have had three delightful get to Bahia de las Palmas over the holi­ too (you must be present to win) of togethers, however, and at the head days. a SAVINGS BOND, DONATED BY of the list was the very pleasant eve­ Another glamorous trip was shared THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. ning we spent with CLAIR WALTERS. by JIMMYE LOU and FRANK SHEL, Arrive early on Friday so you have She entertained us with movies and TON and NOVIS and JOHN PERCI- time for a swim and/or a free lunch, a narration of her trip to Australia VAL. They attended the Piper meetings “western saloon style,” before 100 of for the purpose of delivering a Piper in Freeport, Grand Bahamas and Hol­ you go on the training flight at 3 p.m. Aztec plane. She had quite an exper­ ly wood-by-the-Sea, Florida. All ferried Those who don’t go on the flight will ience crossing over the Pacific Ocean planes home just to add some spice go to the LIVING DESERT MUSEUM and had an extremely humorous way and all things nice. in Tucson Mountain Park and meet of telling her tale. Those in attendance were ALBERTA able to get to Salt Lake City several town. After marking the runway with NICHOLSON, JANE PATTERSON, times in between the fog patches. a center stripe and putting up a wind­ VIVIAN YARDLEY, ELOISE WILCOX, Heard from GINI STREETER, and sock, we still hope to have the Spot- JOAN WILLIAMS, TERI WOJCIK, she says that she and her 49% flew Landing Contest for local pilots. We’re LILA FIELDEN, LINDA FARR, to Scottsdale with KAYE and CLAIR finding out that there is a lot of work NANCY REUHLING, GINI STREET­ COLEMAN for a weekend of sunshine. connected with this kind of project, but ER, MARGE MACKEY, CARYL Upon their return they repacked their feel that it is well worth it. KNOWLTON, KAY HOWELLS, JACOY bags and took off in the 411 with their All of us shared some anxious mo­ SAWYER, HARRIET ERIN, BAR­ children and ilew to San Francisco. ments with SUE GALYEN during De­ BARA HANSON, and BARBARA She got to fly on both trips, so got cember when her 49%, DON, crasiied DUNKLEY. Several of our 49V2’ers in some good twin engine time. in his Stearman duster plane. He suf­ were there also. We held a business meeting on Jan­ fered some serious injuries but we are On December 28th we all got gussied uary 8th in Ogden. Those attending happy to report that he is on the mend up for our annual Christmas party, were WILMA NICHOLS, LYLE BECK­ and hopes to be back in the air again w'.'.ich was held this year at the Cotton­ STRAND, VIVIAN YARDLEY, HAR­ soon. wood Country Club in Salt Lake City. RIET BRIN, ELOISE WILCOX, JOAN BEVERLY FLEMING will be repre­ JOAN WILLIAMS, JANE PATTER­ WILLIAMS, ALBERTA NICHOLSON, senting the Ninety-Nines at the Zonta SON, KAY HOWELLS and TERI LILA FIELDEN, TERI WOJCIK, meeting on January 28 when they cele­ WOJCIK were there, as well as BAR­ JANE PATTERSON, NANCY REUHL­ brate Amelia Earhart's birthday. BEV BARA BARLOW and her mother, ING, KAY HOWELLS and BARBARA tells us that VIRGINIA HASH cf the MRS. WILKONSON; GINI STREET­ DUNKLEY. Phoenix Chapter will be guest speaker. ER, LYLE BECKSTRAND, VIVIAN When you get a call from the tower YARDLEY, NANCY REUHLING, and he asks you where you are and MARION O'LEARY, BECKY WILKON­ you tell him you are on the runway SON, BARBARA DUNKLEY, AL­ in the process of lifting off, you know Australian BERTA NICHOLSON and her sister it’s time to quit making touch and go’s Section CLARA SANTELMAN, LILA FIEL­ and make the next one a final! DEN and all the 49%’s. We had a fun Happy Flying! ☆ filled evening of feasting and fellow­ ship. Olga Tarling, Reporter YUMA CHAPTER LYLE BECKS’!'RAND and her 49% Joan Meiser, Reporter This month my news report comes braved the elements and flew to Mazat- to you from Melbourne, Victoria, where lan, Manzanillo and Zihuatarejo in Just got back from attending the I have been temporarily transferred as Mexico, and made a stopover in Los annual Luncheon Fly-in of the Arizona an Instructor at Air Traffic Control Angeles. Chapters. Thought we would be flying College for five months. The weather ALBERTA NICHOLSON'S plane is to Francisco Grande, but due to ram, has warmed up and I am enjoying my being reupholstered, so she has taken the airport was changed to Tucson In­ stay in the South. to the ski slopes and says it’s just ternational at the last minute. Unfor­ Visiting Australia in November from great. ELOISE WILCOX tried her hand tunately, the weather was bad enough Los Angeles were THELMA and NOR­ at it also and seemed quite enthused. to keep all grounded except one plane MAN SMITH, who were welcome LILA FIELDEN flew to Saratoga, from Phoenix and two from Yuma. guests of WINIFRED WILLMORE, Wyoming to look at a copper mine and OLIVE and ELLIS BROWNING and NANCY WALTON and MARGARET traveled from there by plane, truck, their daughter, SYLVIA EHRHART, KENTLEY. Many Sydney 99's had the jeep and snowmobile. Some people are llew in one plane. MARGARET CAR­ pleasure of meeting them at NANCY’s game for anything! PENTER and JOAN MEISER flew in home where they also met EDITH DIZ- TERI WOJCIK’S 49% is building a another. Met SUSAN and JOE STORM ON from the Phillipines who is stay­ strobe, and they’re saving up to buy and daughter CHRISTINE and her ing with MARIE RICHARDSON. MA­ a new radio. No flying to speak oi friend, DAWN LEONARD. Had a leis­ RIE spent some time with EDITH on though. urely lunch and nice visit. Certainly her recent Far East tour and was NANCY REUHLING enjoyed having hope we have better weather next year. thrilled to be able to do several hours her son, RICH, h:me for the holidays. Welcome to our newest member, flying around Malaya in a C172. She He attends school in Tucson, Arizona. LORRAINE JACOB! This brings our was made an honorary member of the The entire family flew to Tucson in membership to eight. MARGARET Royal Selangor Flying Club. EDITH November, in NANCY’S father’s Aztec. SCHULTZ, a new pilot, and DIANE was visiting her daughter who is an While there they visited Nogales, Old WINKLER, student pilot, attended our exchange student from Manila. MARIE Tucson and the Desert Museum. Her last meeting. also attempted to take them on a fly­ trips to Bullfrog on Lake Powell, have Plans are still under way for im­ ing tour over Sydney but smoke haze slowed down during the month of De­ proving our practice strip south of forced them back to the field. cember. I told you about this weather! I have just farewelled MARIE and JANE PATTERSON, JOAN WIL­ NUGGET GROSSETETE from Albu­ LIAMS and BARBARA DUNKLEY NEXT NEWS RECEIVED querque who. stayed with me in Bris­ managed to get up once for a local bane just before I departed. They flew flight, but the cross countries will have BY EDITOR ON OR into Melbourne from New Zealand yes­ to wait. BEFORE JANUARY 20th terday on their way through to Perth MAUREEN RICHARDS has been in Western Australia to visit with ROSEMARY DE PIERRES. PEG KEL- nounce that on the recommendation of returning to Brisbane in May for the MAN took MARIE and NUGGET on a the President of the Royal Federation opening of our brand new Area/Ap­ Flying Tour of Queensland in a BEECH of Aero Clubs of Australia that the Paul proach Control Radar Centre. Now un­ Bonanza while they were with us. Tessandier Diploma has been awarded til my next Newsletter—jolly good Hy­ ROBIN MILLER made a quick busi­ to ESTHER MATHER by the Federa­ ing to all from “Down Under.” ness flight to Sydney this month in tion Aeronautique Nationale for her her Moonie. With an average fifty services to women in aviation in Aus­ knot tail-wind, the 2,200 mile flight took tralia. She is the first Australian wo­ only eleven hours. man pilot to receive this tribute. ES­ We were very pleased to hear that THER was presented with her diplo­ at the 50th Annual General Meeting of ma at a gathering at the home of the Royal Aero Club of N.S.W. MAR­ RUTH HODGES, in Melbourne, Victo­ GARET KENTLEY became the first ria, last week. Fifty members and woman in the history of the Aero Club friends of the Victorian Women Pilots to be elected to the ten member gen­ attended and we offered our sincere eral committee and is now Chairman congratulations to ESTHER on this of the Touring Sub-committee. well-deserved award. ROBIN MILLER writes that flying in the North West Early in November MARIE RICH­ of Australia at the moment with re­ ARDSON with MARGARET KENTLEY duced visibility in the bush fires is not as Navigator won second prize of fifty Janet Ferguson, Reporter much fun. Another exciting experience dollars in the Rothman’s Open Naviga­ for her was landing on the strip at I couldn’t rustle up any announce­ tional Trial at the 1968 Expo to cele­ Cockatoo Island. There are two wind­ ments for January’s News, so here brate the 40th Anniversary of the Royal socks at Cockatoo, one at each end of goes with our activities over the past Newcastle Aero Club. ROSEMARY AR­ the strip and they always stand two months. NOLD and JUDY LORDING were straight out in opposite directions due awarded a thirty dollar prize for the The big event has been the annual to the effect of a cliff at one end and second best placing of a Commercial party in November, to which we in­ a gully at the other—so, on short final pilot in the race. ROSEMARY has just vite everyone who has helped us in the you get the impression of being in the passed her turbo-jet engine exams and past year, as well as a host of other centre of a “Willy Willy” (Aboriginal the Alison jet engine course and hopes friends and “V.I.P.s”. Unfortunately I name for a small whirlwind). ROBIN to have her Jet engine Helicopter Rat­ missed the party myself due to a ferry has also recently had her aircraft reg­ ing very soon. trip, but have heard excellent reports istration changed and now has her full and ELIZABETH OVERBURY obvious­ ANNE CARTER was recently elect­ initials R.E.M. (Romeo Echo Mike) as ly did a first class job of organizing ed President of the otherwise all male call-sign. it. During the evening certificates of committee of the Cessna Fliers who The October Fly-In to ROSEMARY appreciation were presented to 99 plan to hold fortnightly meetings and DE PIERRES farm at Wyalcatchem, Squadron Royal Air Force and H.M.S. frequent tours. RONNETTE WIL­ Western Australia, was a great success Heron, Yeovilton, both of whom had LIAMS who recently gained her In­ with ROSEMARY acting as Hostess to entertained us superbly during visits structor’s Rating is now a very keen women pilots and their 49%ers, who to their stations. parachutist and hopes to take up the arrived per medium of six light air­ complex aerobatics, baton passing and We welcome two new Ninety Nines, craft. sky stunts. EILEEN HOULDER and JULIA TUR­ We were very sad to hear recently Her Excellency, THE LADY CASEY, NER. EILEEN has been a Sixty Six of the death of BARBARA SELBY- recently found a few minutes in her for a couple of years and an enthusias­ BROWN who was one of the first to busy schedule to attend an evening at tic supporter of Ninety Nines functions. use her aircraft for commercial pho­ the Institute of Navigation where, as Her 49% er JOHN is operator o; Els- tography in the 1930's and was the usual, her very interesting talk was tree Aerodrome, one of the busiest gen­ first woman to fly to and in New Gui­ given in the true spirit of aviation. eral aviation fields in the country, and nea when she owned and flew a Gipsy New South Wales members have just does a lot of business flying himself. Moth. welcomed home NANCY BIRD-WAL- EILEEN learned to fly at Elstree, ob­ It is Air Race time again and ES­ TON after her extended tour of Europe taining her Private License in the THER MATHER and I are two of a and the United Kingdom. NANCY, in summer of '67, and since then has five woman committee who is now or­ return, welcomed members to her home been building up her hours to the 100 ganizing an Air Trial in Victoria for for this year’s Christmas party and necessary for becoming a fully-fledged women pilots. This Trial is being spon­ knowing her parties from the past, I Ninety Nine (British Section by-law). sored by Peak Frean biscuits with am sure it was a great success. Here JULIA TURNER has a Private Li­ one thousand dollars in prizes. The in Victoria, we are busy organizing cense and flies at Staverton in Glou­ dates for the Trial are March Uth or our “Pattie Puff” Air Derby to be cestershire. She was one of the first 12th, depending on the weather. held early in March. Present indica­ girls (possibly the first) to obtain her The following weekend, March 16th, tions are that it will be a great suc­ “IMC rating,” a new “junior” instru­ we will hold our Annual General Meet­ cess with quite a few entrants. ment rating which will soon be a re­ ing in Hobart, Tasmania. On that note I have finally settled into the Air quirement for pilots flying under “Spe­ I wish all 99’s a wonderful and adven­ Traffic Control College and am starting cial VFR” in control zones, among turous New Year. to enjoy this new role of Instructor, other things. JULIA tried her hand at This month we are very proud to an­ though I will be looking forward to air racing last summer, entering both psyological and psychological aspects of flying was most informative. Those in attendance gained an insight into what is in store for us at our January meeting which will feature a talk on oxygen lack, and several other medi­ cal aspects of flying. An excited DR. JEAN BLENKINSOP has just received her twin rating. Con­ gratulations, JEAN, and does this mean a twin for the Powder-Puff next year? ELEANOR reports that PEGGY BEEMAN, Chairman of the Ottawa- Montreal chapter was on her way home from Hawaii when she called to say Hello. Also, KATIE SYKES has been in Calgary house-hunting. KATIE is Western Manitoba Chairman, and would really be a wonderful addition to our chapter. Our Christmas Party, held December 14, proved to be a smashing success BRITISH 99’S VISIT RAF — Members of the British Section turned out in good with 491/2’ers and boy friends joining force at a recent fly-in visit to the Royal Air Force Squadron 99 at R.A.F. Lyne- in. The party went on into the wee ham. Photo shows game of the Ninety Nines’ aircraft parked beside the Squad­ hours of the morning and we are all ron’s huge Brittannia. Front and center is SHEILA SCOTT’S famous Comanche, looking forward to seeing the candid “MVTH TOO” which has crossed the ocean four times and set eight major shots. world records. Brantly helicopter in the rear was also flown in by ,»tie of the Congratulations are in store for Vice- English gals. (Photo by Peter March) Chairman LUCILLE HALEY for hav­ ing set a new record for high-altitude the Goodyear Trophy and Ninety Nines eningly large number of surplus pilots flying for women. LUCILLE and her Trophy Air Races. She placed 3rd in at the moment, YVONNE did pretty 90 horse-power Fleet-Canuck climbed the latter — a good start. We welcome well to be able to change jobs in this to 18,116 feet ASL. Carrying portable JULIA’S husband GEORGE as a way, and we wish her luck with her oxygen, a barograph and an official 49V2er. new company. F.A.I. observer, we feel sure this does Two awards for Ninety Nines: SHEI­ Mentioning my own work yet again, stand as a record at present—any chal­ LA SCOTT adds to her enormous col­ I had a very prolonged ferry trip last lengers from other Chapters? lection with the Britannia Trophy, November when I took an Otter from Just to round up our news, we are which is awarded annually by the London to Ottawa. Extra fuel but no all looking forward to having DRS. Royal Aero Club to the British aviator de-icing, resulting in weather delays. WILLOUGHBY and HANSON from the accomplishing the most meritorious Canadian Department of Transport as performance in the air during the pre­ guest speakers for our January 18th vious year. SHEILA was given it for “SPfcCANADIAN meeting to be held in Edmonton. DR. the efforts she has made to typify the WILLOUGHBY tells me he is planning challenge of earlier days and which ffp T SECTION on speaking of the various medical she has endeavoured to keep alive in aspects of flying, so we are looking modem times, in particular taking into ALBERTA CHAPTER forward to a large turn-out. More about account her eleven record flights dur­ Doreen Wright, Reporter this next report—until then HAPPY FLYING. ing 1967. JOAN HUGHES was award­ (Photos On Next Page) ed a Royal Aero Club Bronze Medal The past three months have been FIRST CANADIAN CHAPTER for her exceptional flying career (13,- busy for 99’s in Alberta. On November Heather Sifton, Reporter 000 hours to date) which, over 30 years, second, a banquet was held in Calgary has included 9,000 hours of instructinig, honoring MAX CONRAD on his only Another tip to our American friends ferrying of all types of aircraft includ­ stop in Canada during his proposed that might be visiting Canada—did you ing 4-engine bombers in Air Transport around the world flight that is to take know that: Auxiliary during the war, and her fly­ him over both the north and south “In Canada you cannot fly above ing for films in recent years, notably poles. Nine members attended this, and 9500 ft. (east of Calgary) and 12,500 “MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR Chapter Chairman, ELEANOR BAI­ ft. (west of Calgary) without a FLYING MACHINES’’ and “BLUE LEY represented the 99’s at the head Block Airspace Endorsement or an MAX.” table. Instrument Rating. This means YVONNE POPE has left Morton Air November 15-16 were dates of the within Block Airspace IFR and Con­ Services and joined Dan Air, another annual Alberta Aviation Convention, trolled V.F.R. only are permitted." independent airline based at Gatwick which had several of our members in Our November meeting took place and operating DC3s, Ambassadors and attendance. A feature, a panel discus­ at the Ascot Inn, Toronto. The dinner Comets. Considering there is a fright­ sion on aviation medicine, and the was followed by a very interesting Vice-Chairman Lucille Haley in her record making aircraft, a 90 horse­ power Fleet-Canuck.

EDITH DENNY, DONNA MYERS, CONNIE WOLF and BEA STEADMAN vis­ iting before the dinner which took place during the Canadian Section Meetings in Toronto.

party at the home of your reporter Our chapter count is up to over fifty and it was great fun. Each guest ar­ members again. This is after losing rived with a small gift for a child. our Ottawa-Montreal members six These gifts were then taken down to months ago through the formation of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toron­ a new chapter in their area. to. This gesture gave the party a true Christmas feeling. WESTERN MANITOBA CHAPTER We were thrilled to hear that our Dorothy Jean Rosenman, Reporter treasurer, HILDA DEVEREAUX tried and received her Class II Instrument Western Manitoba Chapter of 99’s ELEANOR BAILEY pins her 99 pin Rating. This has been a good year for are pleased that one of their members, on MAX CONRAD at a recent ban­ HILDA because she also achieved her RUBY MacDONALD was named Gov­ quet in Calgary during the early part Commercial Rating and purchased her ernor of Canadian Ninety-Nines at the af MAX’s most recent record flight. own plane. annual meeting in Toronto. The hospitality o' the Eastern 99’s With the pin go best wishes from JEAN MacDONALD and her 49% 99’s all over the world for the safe was just wonderful. International offi­ recently had a fascinating trip which cers attending were President DONNA completion of this 33,000 mile flight. tcok them many miles. They visited Kee Photographies, Calgary MYERS and Vice-President BERNICE places like Veracruz, Merida, Cozumel, STEADMAN. Acapulco, Puerto Vallerta and other The Brandon Flying Club held their speech and film shown by KAY BRICK, points south. As they flew northward Annual two-cents-a-pound flight, funds Chairman of the AWTAR BOARD. In they found countless uncharted land­ raised for the United Appeal. 99’s 1966 she received the FAA Certificate ing strips on the Pacific coast. They served coffee and doughnuts to the of Commendation for exceptional lead­ said that the rugged mountains were crowd who t ok advantage o' having a ership of the race and many contribu- glorious and the dark golden sand flight. t ions she has made to the development beaches inviting. SHIRLEY MENNIE organized a trip of American civil aviation. She has Other Mexican travellers were ESME to Winnipeg where her brother is in been a 99 for twenty-seven years and and JOHN WILLIAMS in EJW who the services of Air Search and Rescue. is a past International President and also flew up the West Coast. All girls were present and were Royaly member of the FAA Women’s Advisory Our ex-governor, EDITH DENNY treated with lectures, demonstrations, Committee. and her 49% WALLY will be leaving and a display of air crafts and equip­ KAY was accompanied by BARBARA shortly for a three month tour of South ment. We were all joined by a few EVANS who is on this year’s Interna­ America. I understand that they have Winnipeg girls and 49%ers of members. tional Nominating Committee. both been studying Spanish and they KAY SYKES tells of visiting mem­ In December we held our Christmas are doing very well. bers of Alberta Chapter in Calgary Some members at the Sectional during September were, left to right, YVONNE VAN DEN DOOL, (Durban prospective member), INGRID HEINZ, BEATRICE STAINBANK, MARIE GODWIN. Kneeling, ANN WHITE, LO AN ROUX, AUR- IEL MILLER.

and meeting PEGGY BEEMAN, chair­ Pilot of the Durban Wings Club for AURIEL! man of Ottawa-Montreal Chapter on 1967/68, in precision flying competi­ Nine women attended the Sectional her way home from Hawaii. tions—beating the men! This is the first meeting held in Durban during Septem­ At the time of repirting, this news ber. Two more were to have flown time that a woman has been the cham­ letter, it is 30 degrees below zero and down from Johannesburg, but their air­ RUBY MacDONALD and 49M>er, JIM, pion. craft was not ready in time. The fol­ are winging their way to South Amer­ During July, 1967, at the Natal Cham­ lowing morning everyone was up bright ica. pionships, AURIEL was placed second. and early to take part in a navigational She received her Natal Colours for exercise starting from Virginia Airport, Durban, then via half a dozen places flying when she competed in the South for which obscure clews were given, SOUTH AFRICAN African Championships during August. and arriving back at Virginia in time This is the first time that provincial SECTION for breakfast. ANN WHITE, INGRID sporting colours for flying have been HEINZ and YVONNE VAN DEN DOOL awarded. We are very proud of you, were together in ANN'S Cessna. I Yvonne van den Dool, Reporter would not like to find my breakfast AURIEL MILLER received the Shell GET APT that way every day, but we did have Rose Bowl for being the Champion fun! Editor of “Wings over Africa”, JOHN HANDS OF MR. CHILWELLL BE THE CHILWELL. Varied entertainments will END OF NOVEMBER, 1969, to enable be arranged with flying types in the him to make the necessary arrange­ different centres visited. The cost in­ ments re accommodation, aircraft etc. cludes repairs, maintenance, hangar- A 20% deposit is required. age where available, fuel, landing fees There will be approx. 15 aircraft and insurance covering the aircraft. available i.e. approx. 30 people. Ex­ Beverages, laundry, telephone calls and cursion lares from New York to Jo­ other services of a personal nature hannesburg via Rio de Janeiro are are not included in the tour price. available to groups of 15 and over, at YOUR DEPOSHS MUST BE IN THE R560 per head. More about this later.

ITINERARY SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH WEST AFRICA, SWAZILAND AND MOZAMBIQUE 1st day—Arrive Jan Smuts Airport and transfer to Langham Hotel. At hotel participants must foot the bill for their meals, as an all-inclusive rate is not quoted. 2nd day—Validation of licenses and flight tests at Grand Central airport. Night AURIEL MILLER received the Shell stop Kyalami Ranch Hotel. Rose Bowl from MR. C. VAN DEN 3rd day—Visit to gold mine, if possible, or Johannesburg scenic tour and night HEEVER, with the Chairman of the stop Santa Barbara Hotel, 15 minutes flying time from Grand Central. Hotel has own airstrip. Durban Wings Club in the back­ ground. 4th day—Santa Barbara Hotel to Upington (Refuel and night stop) on Orange River 440 miles. AIR SAFARI 5th day—Upington—Aughrabies Falls—Fish River Canyon—Keetmanshoop (re­ fuel)—Windhoek (refuel and night stop) 570 miles. The Ninety-Nine South African Air Safari to be flown in South Africa, 6th day—'Windhoek—1Tsumeb (refuel)—Etosha Pan for Aerial viewing of gam e- night stop Manutoni, an old German fort - 350 miles. South West Africa, Swaziland and Mocambique, will take place from 20th 7th day—Fly 200 feet above game, along pan from Manutoni: to Okaukuejo, April, 1970, and will cover approx. lunch at Swakopmund (refuel). Fly along the coast skirting Namib 4,500 miles in aircraft which you fly Desert to Luderitz (refuel and night stop) 650 miles. Both Swakopmund and Luderitz have much of the atmosphere of pre­ yourself, over a period of 22 days. world war I Germany. Each aircraft should carry two 8th day—Luderitz to Springbok (refuel) and on to Youngs Field, Cape Town people, and will have a complete set (refuel) ...... 560 miles. of aerial maps. Two is ideal consider­ ing baggage for three weeks, long legs 9th day—In Cape Town bus tour of Cape Peninsula. to be flown and therefore full tanks of 10th day—Fly to Cape Agulhas, most southerly tip of Africa, and on to Oudtshoom fuel. Remember same of the airfields (refuel to see Cango Caves and Ostrich farms. Night stnp at Fairy Knowe have high elevation. Hotel in Wilderness. Hotel has own airstrip adjoining lagoon on coast ______-...... 300 miles. COST OF TOUR: 11th day—Fly to Port Elizabeth (aerial viewing), East London (refuel) and Wave- R1500 (US $2100) if you fly alone. crest on Wild Coast. Hotel has own airstrip and it is possible to see R 900 (US $1260) per head if two native Transkeian dances. Seafood a specialty ------365 miles. share the aircraft. 12th day—After lunch, fly to Sani Pass Hotel in Drakensberg Range. Hotel R 700 (US $ 980) per head if three has own airstrip and mountain tours, horse riding and tennis is share the aircraft. available ...... 200 miles. R 600 (US $ 840) per head if four 13th day—Sani Pass. share the aircraft, inclusive of 14th day—To Durban. Parkview Hotel. ____ 100 miles. ground transport, accommodation and all meals (except where specified). 15th day—In Durban. There is a flying limit of 48 hours for 16th day—To Hluhluwe to see White Rhino and other game 120 miles. the Cherokee 235/Cessna 182 types and 17th day—To Matsapa Airport, Swaziland, and visit Swazi Spa Casino - 150 miles. 55 hours for the Cherokee 180/Cessna 172 types. All hours in excess of 48 18th day—To Lourenco Marques (lunch) and beautiful Inhaca Island across the in the case of the Cherokee 235/Cessna bay. Hotel has own airstrip . 100 miles. 182 will be subject to a charge of R23 19th day—At Inhaca—swimming, boating fishing. (US $33) an hour and all hours in ex­ 20th day—To Lourenco Marques (fuel and customs), Komatipoort (S.A. Customs). cess of 55 in the case o ' the Cherokee Sabi River Bungalows in beautiful lowveld setting. Land on hotel 180 and Cessna 172 will be subject to golf course ...... 150 miles. a charge of R20 (US $28) per hour. 21st day—To Rondalia Game Reserve where game viewing from air and by open But you should really have to do a lot air truck possible. Night stop...... 100 miles. of extra pleasure flying (or get hope­ 22nd day—After morning game-viewing, fly to Ranch Motel in Transvaal Highveld lessly lost) to exceed those hours. (Hotel has own airstrip) for lunch and to Jan Smuts Airport for over­ Tour leader in his own aircraft is the seas connection. 380 miles. 99 MEMBERSHIP LIST Cuny, Floramae B. (Mrs. William L.) Rosson, Dru 5475 E ast Lake R oad All Ohio Rt. 2, Box 221 Tip of Texas Sheffield Lake, Ohio 44054 — 949-7528 Taft, Texas 78390 — 528-2409 JANUARY, 1969 Houck, Josephine D. (Mrs. Charles D.) Emery, Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Willard S.) 2850 W estm oreland Rd. N. W. All Ohio 2243 E. 26th Tulsa “NEW” Canton, Ohio 44714 — 456-3561 Tulsa, Oklahodla 24114 — RI 2-1267

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