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March was certainly the women GER, etc. pilots’ month in the “Sooner” state! We had a delightful dinner with With heavy brief cases, pencils, lined some of the Oklahoma Chapter — and tablets, tape recorders, etc. we con­ the next day, went to headquarters to * verged on Oklahoma City at the Holi­ visit with our new headquarters secre­ day Inn West, which is just minutes tary, LORETTA GRAGG and received MAY, 1968 from Will Rogers World Airport. assurance from DARLA BULLARD THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. Without too much previous olanning, that she will return to the office to Will Rogers World Airport women pilots arrived at the motel. help when needed. Later, we lunched International Headquarters First to convene was the All Womens with LORETTA, DARLA, SUSIE Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 Transcontinental Air Race Board — SEWELL, and ARLENE WALKUP. and overlapping was the meeting of Saturday, before we left, we returned Headquarters Secretary the FAA Womens’ Advisory Committee to headquarters to check our store­ LORETTA GRAGG on Aviation. Following, was the meet­ room and decide on items needed at ing of the AMELIA EARHART Board headquarters. Editor of Trustees and finally, your Ninety- Laugh of the week was when some PEG ONG Nine Executive Board went into ses­ Ninety-Nines overheard some gentle­ 2900 Rockbrook Drive sion. man in the coffee shop say, “There Plano, Texas 75074 It was almost a convention without must be 50 acres of Women Pilots in THE NINETY-NINES NEWS really trying and, as usual, the Okla­ this motel!” M ay. 1968 The following weekend, at an auto­ Vol. 12 No. 17 homa chapter was most gracious and mobile race in Phoenix, someone tap­ Published monthly, except bi-monthly July- probably completely exhausted by the August and November-December. lime we left. They hosted numerous ped me on the shoulder, and would you Annual subscription rate is $4.50 and is in­ get-togethers for all of us. (They may believe it w as ALICE and CHAS cluded as a part of the annual membership dues of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. secede anytime and depart for parts ROBERTS—among some 15,000 peo­ THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. unknown!) ple. Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 Speaking for the Executive Board This year you will receive double Return Form 3579 to above address there were a few minor calamities delegate cards — one for the delegate 2nd Class Postage pd. at Chickasha, Okla. previous to the start of the meeting, and one for a proxy — please read in­ structions carefully. INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS such as ALICE ROBERT’S train case AND PLEASE DO NOT BURY President arriving with the contents demolished YOUR BALLOTS UNDER A PILE OF DONNA MYERS with make-up and toothpaste all over LAUNDRY — VOTE AND MAIL IM­ 11603 E. 6th PI. everything else — she spent an hour MEDIATELY. Aurora, Colorado 80010 scrubbing it. BETTY MCNABB found out an hour after arrival that she could Notam: There are some "Thirty-Sky Vice-President not have an airplane after all, to fly Blue Years” pamphlets available at BERNICE “BEA” STEADMAN the IAR. Your president, who hand headquarters — $1.00. 12214 N. McKinley Rd. carried her “brains” in a briefcase did On April 19th I flew to Oklahoma Montrose, Michigan 48457 not gel to the motel with it, but after City, and the following day, DOTTIE a few moments of sheer panic, it was YOUNG flew me to Wichita Falls, Secretary discovered at headquarters. LYGIE where it was my honor and privilege LYDIELLEN “LYGIE” HAGAN HAGAN spent untold hours in the Den­ to present the charter to our newest South 1907 Oneida Place ver terminal because of wrong-routing chapter, Wichita Falls. We had an Spokane, Washington 99203 from Spokane. DORIS RENNINGER excellent luncheon and a delightful Treasurer had no problems to report, and we lime. The chapler is fifteen strong and were joined by BEA STEADMAN and their enthusiasm so refreshing. Some DORIS RENNINGER GENE NORA JESSEN, when they are brand new Ninety-Nines and some 10-01 162nd Street finished with their Advisory committee are transferees from the Fort Worth Beechhurst, N. Y. 11357 meeting. Chapter, the “parent chapter”. South Executive Board We had only a chance to wave at Central Section Governor PAT JET­ BETTY GILLIES and ALICE HAM­ TON, Vice-Governor NEME MASON- ALICE ROBERTS MOND as they rushed to the AE meet­ HALL, Secretary DOROTHY WAR­ 9828 North 19 Avenue ing and did say hello to others at REN and Ft. Worth Chapter Chair­ Phoenix, Arizona 85021 breakfast, such as BLANCE NOYES man, BRENDA STICKLER attended. GENE NORA JESSEN and JEAN ROSS HOWARD as they For insertion in your roster, their 2814 Cassia prepared to depart for the airport. officers are: MESDAMES RUTH REN­ Boise, Idaho 83705 With our problems behind us, we feel TON, Chairman; LOU ELLEN FOST­ BETTY W. McNABB we had a most successful meeting. We ER, Vice-Chairman; SHIRLEY WES- 926 Third Avenue met with DR. DORA DOUGHERTY, BROOKS, Secretary, and BERNICE Albany, Georgia 31701 PEG ONG, and PAGE SHAMBUR- (Continued on Page 3) William E. Hinton M. L. L. Short Dr. Roland H. Spaulding, M. D. Photo by Bedford Studio, Lexington, Ky.) We have three very prominent gentlemen as Honorary Judges for the 1968 Amelia Earhart Scholarship Awards and the following is a brief summary of their biographies: WILLIAM E. HINTON is Assistant * " purchasing, and part of the General Chief of Staff for Massachusetts Air Manager of Bethlehem Steel Corpora­ Manager’s duties Robinson Airlines National Guard. He is a Past Governor tion. He started flying in 1931 and op­ received both a non-scheduled and of Q. B. — P ast President of Sports­ erated airports in New Hampshire scheduled certificate and is now known man Pilots Association — Member of and New Jersey. In 1934 he organized as Mohawk Airlines. He later resigned American Helicopter Society, Flying and taught a General Course in Aero­ and became Executive Pilot for Ford Farmers of Kentucky and AOPA. He is nautics at Middlebury College, Middle- Motor Company until 1953. Later be­ Chairman of the Board of Trustees of bury, Vermont. In 1935 he joined came General Manager of Link Aero­ Sayre School and Chairman, Capital American Airlines as Captain then nautical Corporation. He accepted posi­ Fund Drive, Sayre School. obtained a leave of absence in 1942 tion with Chrysler Corporation as DR. ROLAND H. SPAULDING, and joined American Export Airlines, Manager of their newly formed Air Ph.D. is a graduate of the Curtiss flying 4 engine boats on the North Transport Section in 1956 and when Flying School and received his pilot’s Atlantic run to Ireland. He qualified as this department was closed, he moved license in 1929 - No. 9442. Professor a celestial navigator as well as pilot to Bethlehem Steel Corp. as Manager Emeritus, School of Education, New with this company. He was with the of Operations Aviation Services and York University. Former teacher, Air Corps from 1943 to 1946 and held in 1964 was promoted to Assistant Secondary School Principal and Super­ the rank of Lt. Colonel. He later re­ M anager. intendent of Schools. signed from American and joined the M. L. L. SHORT is president of Ro- He joined the faculty of the School Babb Company as Assistant to Vice- tair Port, Inc. in Lexington, Kentucky. of Education in 1928 as a Specialist in President and Sales Pilot for the East­ He soloed in 1929 and received his Aeronautical Education. There he or­ ern Division. pilot’s license in 1930 and Helicopter ganized the School’s program for the In 1946 he was offered the position Rating in 1952. He is a graduate of training of public and private school of Operations Manager at Robinson Parks Air College. He was with the teachers in aviation subject matter. Airlines, then an intra-state operator. Experimental Test Department of AMELIA EARHART served on an He built up the flight operations, main­ Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company in aviation advisory committee to this tenance and communications sections Hartford, Conn. and Sales Engineer program for several years. and shouldered additional duities of and Pilot for Standard Oil Company DR. SPAULDING continued to de­ of New Jersey. He was a Salesman velop and direct this aeronautical THE PRESIDENT’S COLUMN and pilot for Inter City Aviation, Bos­ education enterprise until his retire­ (Continued from Page 2) ton and Captain with American Air­ ment in 1960. Since then he has been HARVEY, Treasurer. Their meeting lines prior to founding ROTAIR employed as a consultant for 1he de­ date is the third Thursday evening of Port. Inc. In 1938 he received a 2nd Lt. velopment of aviation technical and each month. Commission in Air Corps and served vocational education projects. Cur­ Congratulations and good wishes to on Active Duty during World War II. rently he is preoccupied with an avia­ the Wichita Falls Chapter from all Later held the rank of Lt. Colonel with tion training program in Liberia, West of us. DONNA MYERS Senior Pilot’s Rating. He was Deputy Africa. airport on which the airspace is cen­ VFR fixed-wing departures will nor­ Calling All tered, except during published hours. mally operate at or above 2500 feet, All aircraft operating within the air­ weather permitting, until beyond the VFR Pilots space described above are controlled 20-mile circle. (separated) by the ATC system and VFR Operations at The Proposed Plans for High-Density segregated from all uncontrolled air­ craft. Within the control zone of the Satellie Airports Terminal Areas have been devised by primary airport, VFR weather mini- VFR satellite traffic will operate be­ i he FAA to facilitate the flow of air mums shall be 1500-3. Special VFR neath the 20 and 30-mile tiers on an l raffic and to secure greater saftey shall be prohibited for fixed-wing air­ uncontrollable basis. No change in of air transportation. craft at the primary airport. If inde­ weather minimums. pendent operation is feasible at satel­ In the interests of General Aviation, lite airports within the primary air­ IFR Operations at (he will all 99s study the proposals and port’s control zone, VFR aircraft will Primary Airport BEFORE the end of MAY send their ingress and egress through corridors IFR operations at the primary air­ on an uncontrolled basis. port will be confined to the designated comm ents to: All IFR aircraft operating between airspace, i. e., they will be i:i a totally Federal Aviation Administration the primary airport and points more controlled, environment from 10,000 feet Office of General Counsel than 50 miles distant, shall operate to the surface within 30 miles of the GC 24, Docket Section within the designated airspace while airport. This will require many approaching and departing the pri­ changes in the IFR traffic handling at 800 Independence Ave. mary airport. the major airports. Washington. DC 20590 Within the designated airspace, there IRF Operations to Copies should also be sent to MR. is no speed limit; i. e., the 250-knot Airports Within 30 Miles ROBERT V. REYNOLDS, Asst. Ad­ speed limit below 10,000 feet is not of the Primary Airports applicable. In the airspace underlying ministrator. General Aviation Affairs, the designated airspace, i. e., within IFR Operations to these airports will FAA. 30 miles of the primary airport, there be conducted the same way as at pre­ In addition, write your CONGRESS­ shall be a maximum speed limit of sent. MAN and make clear to him that Gen­ 200 knots. Equipment and Pilot eral Aviation, not just the airlines, is VFR Operations at the Proficiency Requirements a fact of the present and must survive Primary Airport For VFR operation into the primary VFR aircraft operating into the Dri- airport, a private pilot’s license or in the future. We cannot complain if higher is required, i.e., no student we lose rights and privileges if we do mary airport will not be permitted to enter the designated airspace except pilots. VFR aircraft operating into the nothing to keep Ihem alive except to at specified ingress points around the airport must have a VOR receiver and assert them. NOW is the time for 99s to perimeter of the 20-mile circle. This capability to communicate on listed means that VFR inbounds will come frequencies. These are initial require­ give their “Friendly Aviation Ad­ ments. ministration” and the future, the bene­ in under the outer circle, below 5000 feet. VFR fixed-wing aircraft will pene­ The candidate airports for Plan 1 ap­ fit of their experience and judgment trate the 20-mile circle at the specified plication ARE ORD, LAX, JFK, LGA, which has made possible the high points at specified altitudes within the EWR, ATL, DCA, SFO, DAL, BOS. MIA, and DET. safety record chalked up by women designated airspace, i. e., the lowest altitude the VFR fixed-wing inbound pilots! PLAN II HIGH DENSITY would penetrate the 20 - mile circle TERMINALS would be 2500 feet above the airport FAA PLAN I FOR HIGH DENSITY elevation. If weather conditions do not The Airspace Configuration TERMINALS permit entry at the specified altitudes, Establish through rulemaking action The Airspace Configuration VFR aircraft may enter at any alti­ a circular terminal airspace area tude below 2500 feet, but they must es­ centered on the major terminal and Establish, through rulemaking ac­ tablish contact with ATC at 20 miles. extending outward 20 miles (variable tion, a circular terminal airspace area centered on the maior terminal and extending outward 30 miles. The air­ HIGH-DENSITY TERMINAL AIRSPACE space will have a top of 10,000 feet 10,000 M SL MSL; however, the base of the air­ space will be in three tiers or seg­ ments. The inner area, which is es­ sentially the control zone will extend from the surface UDward. The second tier will normally extend out to 20 miles and have a base of 2200 feet above the surface of the major airport. In this tier, it will be necessary to low­ er the floor of the designated airspace to 1200 in approach/departure coori- dors to protect the approach and climb out flightpaths. The normal 20-mile 5 ,000 AGL radius will be reduced to 15 miles where feasible. The third tier extends out to 30 miles and has a base of 5000 feet above the surface of the major airport. The 1200, 2200 and 5000-foot levels will be converted to MSL.

The Operating Rules Within the airspace described above, no person may operate an aircraft without an ATC clearance. Further, all VFR operations shall be for the purpose of landing/departing from the to 15 m iles). The airspace will have a Tzc-ticn LAN lop of 5000 feet above the airport Director elevation. Within this 20-mile area the airspace is configured the same as Plan I, i.e., 2200-foot floor outside the Ninety-Nine, primary control zone lowering to 1200 feet within designated approach / de­ the Interntional Organization parture corridors. for Women Pilots The Operating Rules c/o The Federal Aviation Agency As in Plan I, no person m ay operate (FAA) Washington, U. S. A. an aircraft within the designated area without an ATC clearance and all VFR operations shall be for the purpose of “BOOKS for OVERSEAS ORPHANS” DRIVE landing/departing the airport on which the airspace is centered. All aircraft: Feb. 19, 3968 operating within the airspace describ­ Dear Ladies: ed above are controlled (separated) by the ATC system and segregated The meaning of life consists in endeavour, in making full use of time in the from all airports located outside of short life allotted to us to do something worth-while. Consider a rice plant from the 20-mile radius will be required its seed to the time of reaping. Though it dies at last, yet it has left some rice (through rulemaking) to conduct flight for man to eat. We owe what we have to our ancestors and society, and there­ below 5000 feet while operating within fore we should do something for the next generation. 30 miles of the primary airport. VFR Some persons who, like yourself, think that the shortest route to happiness weather minimums in the primary air­ port control zone will be 1500-3 with is that which brings something in the shape of comfort to those who are destitute special VER prohibited. of it but know and thoroughly appreciate what it means. So, this letter is to ask you to donate 3 used (or, new) English books (of VFR Operations at Primary Airport any kind) to the overseas orphans thru this BOOK EXCHANGE, INTERNA­ Arrivals will enter the designated TIONA!, By air mail as a token of international friendship. (3 books for each airspace at specified points and alti­ person), We’ll send you (every donor) the “DONORS’ name-list” (of course, tudes (between 2500 and 5000 as in yours is included) as a well remembrance. If you mail us 10 or more used (or, new) English books (of any kind) by yourself thru airmail as a token of inter­ Plan I. If weather conditions do not national friendship, we’ll send you BOTH the “DONORS’ name-list” (of course, permit entry at the specified altitude, entry may be made at a lower alti­ yours is included) and a “letter of THANKS” as a well remembrance. tude; however, communications must Then, we’ll sell all your books at the lowest prices (lower than 50% or be established with ATC at 20 miles. more discount of the books’ value). The lowest prices can increase the customers’ Departures will normally operate at purchasing power and are of great help to the development of the world’s civiliza­ or above 2500 feet (weather per­ tion which can be constantly enhanced. By selling your books, we will donate mitting) until beyond the 20-mile the money in your names to the orphans here with the exception of the necessary circle. expenses for handling the books. VFR Operations at Satellite Airports Please, do your best, don’t hesitate, act now. We m ust not live and die Satellite traffic will operate below like plants. The meaning of life lies in doing something that will never die. the floor of the designated area while Please say YES! within 20 miles of the primary airport With sincere thanks. Believe me. and below 5000 while within 30 miles. Yours faithfully, If independent operation is feasible at Tze-Tien Lan satellite airports within the primary D irector airport's control zone, VFR aircraft will ingress and egress on an uncon­ This letter was received at FAA and has been checked through their trolled basis. sources as to authenticity. At this time a letter is en route to inquire if any postal facilities are available to handle this rather expensive postage. Anyone interested IFR Operations could contact Secretary, Washington D.C. Chapter, 3310 P Street NW Washing­ IFR aircraft operating to/from 1he ton, D.C. 20007, (MARYANN SHELLEY JESSUP). primary airport will operate above the floor of the designated airspace while within 20 miles and will be con­ fined to altitudes at or above 5000 feet Take A Flyer to L. A. . . . YOU ! ! while between 20 and 30 miles of the The San Fernando Valley Chapter PUFF DERBY DAY. primary airport. of 99s, working with Community lead­ All planes will tie down at: Van Nuys Criteria for Establishment ers and City and Airport officials are Airport and transportation will whisk Any airport classified as a large finalizing preparations for an exciting you over the scenic 20 mile freeway hub that does not meet Plan I criteria, and interesting visit for you to the land to the beautiful Statler-Hilton Hotel is a candidate for Plan II. The follow­ of sunshine. centrally located in downtown Los ing airports are potential candidates: Angeles. DEN, PHL, PIT, STL, CLE, MSP, As an initial welcome to all 99s and HOU, MKC, SEA, MSY, CIN, and LAS. race contestants to the 1968 Interna­ Plans are afoot to make your stay tional Convention and Powder Puff a memorable one. We take this op­ Derby Start, Los Angeles Mayor, SAM portunity to welcome you and recom­ mend you make your reservations VOTE VOTE VOTE YORTY, and Los Angeles County Sup­ ervisor, WARREN DORN, have both early. Immediately when you receive issued proclamations designating June Sincerly, 30 to July 6, 1968 as WOMEN IN AVIA­ Libby Svenson-Convention Ch. YOUR Ballot ! TION WEEK and July 6 as POWDER Lola Ricci-Race Start Ch. Coming Events

May 5 (rain date May 12) 2nd Annual Pilots Poker Run South Louisiana Chapter May 10, 11, and 12 Illi-Nines Air Derby Cole County Airport Mattoon, Illinois May 17, 18, and 19 Southeast Spring Sectional Memphis, Tenn. M ay 18 Oregon Chapter Petticoat Derby Troutdale, Ore. to Ellensburg, Wash. May 24, 25, and 26 North Central Spring Sectional P laza Inn, K ansas City, Mo. June 2 Pilot’s Poker Run First Canadian Chapter Buttonville, Ontario June 8 and 9 N. Y. - N. J. Spring Sectional OUR ORIGINAL GREEK NINETY - NINE Hammondsport, N. Y. HELEN HIJNDA of Athens, Greece, became a member-at-large of the Ninety- June 30 - July 6 Nines at the 1967 Convention. Since then she has married and been active giv­ INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ing air shows of acrobatics. The following is a summary of a newspaper ac­ Statler Hilton, Los Angeles, Calif. count: July 6 - 9 AWTAR - “Powder Puff Derby’’ From: ETHNOS (Athens evening daily), 22 Aug. 1967 Van Nuys, Calif, to Savanah, Ga. AIR SHOW AT LAMIA — PLANES AND GLIDERS PUT ON EXHIBITION July 20 - 21 39 Young People Receive Their Baptism of the Air Amarillo, Texas - Fly-In August 10 An air show at Lamia! (Small mountain town in central Greece). Six light Skylady Derby planes and a glider of the Athens Aero Club flew to Lamia Sunday, August 20, put on a show of aerobatics, and then gave 30 young inhabitants of Lamia their Oklahoma City, Okla. baptism of the air. August 16, 17 The first plane, a Piper, left Tatoi field at seven thirty in the morning. Northwest Fall Sectional The other five followed in ten minute intervals. The last one was towing a glider Lewistown, Montana carrying the Secretary General of the Club and one student pilot. The glider was September 13, 14, and 15 released over Lamia and it went on in a series of graceful loops, climbs, turns and dives, until it made a soft landing half an hour later. Southwest Fall Sectional In another aircraft, MISS HELEN HUNDA, the first licensed woman pilot Monterey Bay Chapter of Greece, carried out an impressive series of aerobatic figures. September 21 The purpose of the show was the dissemination of the Club’s air-mindedness. Fairladies Annual Indiana Race At this time the Aero Club disposes of nine planes and two gliders. The planes have dual controls. The Club operates a private pilot school with a current enrol­ Valparaiso, Ind. ment of 16 students. September 27, 28, and 29 The Hellenic Air Force General Staff is assisting the Club in aircraft main­ South Central Sectional tenance and repairs, and it provides parking and hangar space at Tatoi air­ Lincoln, Nebraska field. October 4, 5, and 6 13th Annual Michigan SMALL Race Ann Arbor Municipal Airport October 26 Dallas Doll Derby

FLIGHT PLAN '68 Type of flight — V F R Departure Time — 10:00 a.m. Sept. 21st Point of Departure — Valparaiso Indiana RACE BOARD FAIRLADIES ANNUAL INDIANA RACE Name of pilot — A Ninety- Front row, left to right: MARCIA REYNOLDS, Chairman; PAULINE GEN- Nine UNG, TANNIE SCHLUNDT, DOROTHY SMITH, JILL McCORMICK. Back Event — Fairladies Annual row, left to right: BETTY DEBOUN, PRISCILLA BARR, GLORIA RICHARDS, Indiana Race BILLIE ANDERSON, ESTHER BENNER, BILLIE SMITH. 196# 22nd. AnmwL Rrnidrr Riff Dcrbu

M. Andrews Lopez, Reporter

The AWTAR Board held a stimulat­ ing two and one half day meeting in March at Oklahoma City with all mem­ bers present. From the west coast were: MARIAN BANKS, Vice-Chair­ man; THERESA VASQUES', Director of Handicapping; BETTY WHARTON, Director of Aircraft Inspection and THON GRIFFITH, Route Director. Present from the east coast were; KAY BRICK, Chairman; BARBARA EVANS, Vice - Chairman/Treasurer; PAT WILSON, Secretary; MARION LOPEZ, your reporter, and PEG DAVIDSON. PEG is our newest m em ­ ber and her name should be added to the list of board members on page 11 Possibly 2 0 0 Membership of your roster. She is a member of the labels look ofP in d 3 5 Jcnot Connecticut Chapter of the New Eng­ land Section. dotvm y/nd / TP you don’t S e t yout M 9 4IVTJK Fund- MARIAN BANKS, former Route f?ots/nq Materia/ it went Director and THON GRIFFITH, Route Director, came fresh in from trailblaz- w ith The tv Ind. P lT d S F send ing the route and they reported tre­ your contribution t o --- mendous fervor at the stops they visit­ PROl/HP 61SSS0H, M YS/to£AW S ed along the course. This was THON’S first stint at trailblazing. She bubbled 8cX 8 9 9 , MTeR/VHT/0/V/)l H/RPORT with enthusiasm collected along the c o r p u s Ch r is t ,t , t t Xr s 7 8 9 0 8 route which rubbed off onto the rest of us. The race should be great for ’68. Illinois Chapter will again give silver Kit containing rules and regulations to In discussing the rotation of board trays in memory of RALPH G. members, we found that the average AWTAR, Inc. Teterboro Airport, Teter- BRUNS, JR. to the pilot and co-pilot of term of office on the board since its boro, New Jersey 07608. inception has been 4% years. the highest scoring team flying their first race. We still have spots open June 30th to July 6th has been pro­ claimed as “Women in Aviation Week” for leg prize sponsors. ADVANCE New Headquarters in Los Angeles and July 6th as “Pow­ FLASH: The Powder Puff Derby, in der Puff Derby Day.” 1969, will be off to a flying start from Secretary Entries opened April 15th. 29 entries San Diego, Calif, in celebration of their Our new Headquarters Secretary is have been received so far with that 200th Anniversary. The final landing LORETTA JEAN GRAGG, a very per­ day’s postmark. Drawing for place sonable and efficient gal. We do have will be at Dulles International Airport position will take place on Wed., April to convince her that ‘little’ airplane in Washington, D. C. 24th by Hugh Downs of the NBC To­ flying is here to stay though. . . at day Show. Entries close June 1st. Send 50c in cash or stamps for Entry the moment she has her doubts! Am The Dream House TV show made sure the 99 spirit can’t help but be an inquiries about the Powder Puff Derby Is there a report from influence...... In the meantime, to be used for questions on their new DARLA has agreed to continue to help YOUR chapter? quiz show. man the office during peak-load times. DOLORES ADAMSON of the Central If not, why not ? ? ? Welcome aboard, LORETTA! PATTER

By Peg

Had a recent inquiry as to the mean­ ing of the Latin phase used on the THE •' NINETY-NINES, INC. International Organization of Women Pllota NEWS cover. After a bit of research certificate o f appreciation I learned that ‘alis volal propriis’ means "she flies with her own wings” Presented to and is also the motto of the state of Oregon. Now if I just had my own wings...... In recognition of your interegt In evistion end your gracious participation in the Incidently, we have obtained our 2nd activities of our organization. Your contribution to The Ninety-Nines is deeply Class Mailing Permit! Our ini tied ap­ appreciated and we hope this certificate will serve as a lasting memento. plication was made last July but pati­ Dated: ence and fortitude won out, surviving even all the government red tape. We will be interested to hear if your de­ livery of the NEWS is improved .... and we hope it will be plus saving our organization considerable postage ex­ pense. This attractive “Certificate of Appreciation” may be ordered from Headquar­ ters for $2.00 each, postpaid. They are a marvelous way to say ‘thank you’ to those who have helped our organization in special ways.

THE NINETY-NINES INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION June 3 0 -J u ly 6, 1698

Name ______—------Chapter ------

Address ------Section .

• Deadline for entries: July 25, 1968 Attending 1968 Convention: Yes------No— _— 49y2’er------24% 's------

# Impounding” 3 p.m. August 9, 1968 ETA: June/July Plane Airline Train Bus— Car—. e Rain Date” August 11, 1968 Registration: $30 Advance On Arrival------e Awards Banquet: 7 p.m. Aug. 10, Delegate: Yes No Check Interests and Number of people: 1968

• Race Take-off: 10:00 a.m. Aug. 10, San Antonio Winneries Boat Tour Los Angeles Harbor— .— 1968 Races Hollywood Bowl Music Center— —_ Knotts Berry # Entry Fee: 515.00 Farm Dinner. Disneyland Universal Studio Tour—_--- For more information and entry forms write: TV Shows Others You Suggest------

Edna Gardner Whyte, Chairman Beauty Shop Appointment - 1968 Skylady Derby 3155 Willow Park, Departure Date ------Fort Worth, Texas 76118 Remarks: ------—— ------

Return as soon as possible — No later than June 15, 1968.

NEW S copy in the hands Libby Svenson, Chairman of the editor 6950 Hayvenhurst Ave., Room 101 on or before deadline Van Nuys, Calif. 91406 M A Y 20th THE NINETY-NINES INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

J U N E 30 TO J U L Y 6, 1968

STATLER-HILTON HOTEL, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Sunday, June 30 Olivera Street Tour, TV Shows, other attractions.

Monday, July 1 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registration Wine testing tour - San Antonio Winneries Universal Studio Tour - $3.75 6 p.m. Lv. for Knott’s Berry Farm - Dinner - no host

Tuesday, July 2 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registration 9 a.m. Boat Tour Los Angeles Harbor 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting 12 noon Races at Hollywood Park 7 p.m. Dinner - no host - restaurant of your choice Tickets available

Wednesday, July 3 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registration 9 a.m. to 12 noon — Chairman’s coffee 10 a.m. to 12 noon — First time racers’ briefing 12 noon Governors’ Luncheon 7 p.m. Cocktails 8:30 p.m. Derby Banquet

Thursday, July 4 8 a.m. Delegates Parlimentary Meeting 8:30 a.m. Convention Meeting 12 noon Awards Luncheon 1:30 p.m. Resume Convention Meeting 4 p.m. one Hospitality Cocktails — sponsored by Stardust Hotel 8 p.m. Convention Banquet — Parade of Stars

Friday, July 5 8 a.m. Convention Meeting if necessary — Executive Meeting 10 a.m. to 12 Instruction Films and Lectures 12 noon to 2 p.m. Derby Luncheon — Style Show by Delta Airline 2 p.m. Pilots Briefing — Closed Meeting 6 p.m. Dinner - no host - of your choice - suggestions available — Tickets available — First come basis.

Saturday, July 6 R a.m. to 7 a.m. AWTAR Take-off Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Buses leave for Van Nuys Airport 9 a.m. Derby Take - off from Van Nuys Airport

Total Registration Fee at this time is $30. This includes at least two cocktail parties, L. A. Boat Tour, Races, Tickets available to Hollywood Bowl-TV Shows, etc., two Banquets, 2 Luncheons, and Take off Breakfast. We are still working on lowering the fee. r

NINETY - NINE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 1968 AWTAR * Denotes chapter plus individual Kansas 52 55.00 * Santa Barbara 17 ----- contributions. Ky. Bluegrass 19 ---- Santa Clara Val. 41 100.00 ** Denotes individual contributions Las Vegas 11 ---- Shreveport 14 10.00 only. LONG BEACH 53 370.00 * South Dakota 19 25.00 (The number of members per chap­ LONG ISLAND 20 120.00 * South Louisiana 17 15.00 ter as taken from 1966-67 roster) LOS ANGELES 27 150.00 Southern Oregon 9 51.00 10.00 Sections No. of Members Total Given M aryland 17 5.00 * Tennessee 19 Australian 28 77.27 * Memphis 16 25.00 Tip of Texas 11 20.00 ** British 23 10.00 MICHIGAN 89 430.00 * Top of Texas 8 ------24 ----- Canadian 22 20.00 M innesota 34 Tucson 20 25.00 South African 9 ---- Mississippi 20 ---- Tulsa 28 50.00 New England ---- M ontana 46 40.00 * Utah 52 15.00 ** N. Y.-N. J. ---- Monterey Bay 18 25.00 Washington, D. C. 25.00 Western N. Y. 18 5.00 Middle East 25.00 N ebraska 38 ---- 33 50.00 Southeast 25.00 Northern Arizona 10 Western Wash. ---- 19 ----- Northwest ---- Northern N. Eng. 13 Willamette Val. — 32 60.00 * Southwest ---- Oklahoma 43 Wisconsin 7 50.00 North Central 75.00 Orange County 36 100.00 Wyoming Oregon 19 10.00 Members-at-large 25.00 ** South Central ----- Ozark 9 ---- Anonymous 1000.00 CHAPTERS Palomar 16 10.00 Abilene 11 15.00 Phoenix 38 147.00 * Total $ 6831.00 Alabama 28 20.00 * Puget Sound 5 25.00 Underlined chapters contributed ap­ Alaska 22 ---- Redwood Empire 17 ---- proximately $5.00 per member or more. Albuquerque 19 ---- Sacramento Valley 32 50.00 Capitalized chapters contributed ap­ All-Ohio 103 45.00 * San Antonio 9 15.00 proximately $10.00 per member or Arkansas 8 ---- SAN DIEGO 31 354.33 more. Austin 12 15.00 San Fernando Val. 54 110.00 * Of the 90 Ninety-Nine Chapters, 68 Bakersfield 22 100.00 SAN GAB. VAL. 32 500.00 (76%) contributed. Is your chapter in­ Bay Cities 47 38.50 SAN JOAQ. VAL. 22 220.00 cluded ? Cape G irardeau Ar. 13 57.00 Carolinas 24 10.00 Central Illinois 34 20.00 Central Penn. 11 5.00 ** Chicago Area 81 128.30 * Coachella Valley 14 12.00 Colorado 52 35.00 * Columbia Cascade 16 ---- Connecticut 23 25.00 Dallas 43 10.00 Eastern Idaho 8 6.00 Eastern New Eng. 40 25.00 Eastern Penn. 45 110.00 * Eastern Wash. 19 145.00 ** El Cajon Valley 25 115.00 E l Paso 32 ---- Fallon 22 50.00 F a r West 10 ---- 5.00 ** Florida Goldcoast 24 One of the “official” acts of the 99 Executive Board during their recent ses­ Fla. Space Port 19 10.00 sion in Oklahoma City was to award MR. HERB FISHER (sometimes called Florida Suncoast 27 10.00 the Den Daddy of the 99s) a Certificate of Appreciation. HERB has been in­ Fort Worth 27 30.00 ** volved with 99s since ]951 when he acted as an “official host” to a group of Fresno 18 ---- 99s flying in to Teterboro. His encouragement and participation in the 99 activ­ Garden State 25 5.00 ** ities have taken many and varied forms since that day 17 years ago. HERB Georgia 19 ---- is currently Assistant Director Aviation Industries Affairs with the Port of GTR. KAN. CITY 39 500.00 New York Authority after a distinguished career in Aviation covering 38 years GTR. N. Y. 66 360.00 as a professional pilot and more than 17,000 hours without an accident. Shown Glr. St. Louis 43 105.00 * here being presented the award by International President DONNA MYERS High Sky 9 30.00 * and immediate Past President, ALICE ROBERTS. From the left other Board Houston 32 45.00 members are International Secretary, LYGIE HAGAN; GENE NORA LES­ Idaho 17 ---- SEN; ALICE: HERB; DONNA; International Vice-President, BEA STEAD­ Indiana 52 160.00 * MAN; International Treasurer, DORIS RENNINGER; and BETTY McNABB. Iowa 28 55.00 * (See NOTAMS for a picture of the Certificate.) cial pilot with the “I like kids" com­ Aerospace plex. Having recently received her Masters Degree from Lewis & Clark Education College, she is now an eighth grade teacher at Fremont Junior High. Mary Jo (Janey) Oliver MARION BUSBY is helping to form Did you know that there are over a Portland and surrounding counties 30,000 high schools in the United chapter of the American Society of States? That there are more than 15 Certified Engineering Technicians, of million high school students? That which she is a member. there are fewer than 500 high schools Big Western Roundup FRANCIS CHAPPEL has just return­ (one in sixty) that have a planned ed from a flying trip to Mexico and aviation program for their students, Lewistown, Montana we hope to get the latest low-down on and that less than half of these are August 16-17 “South of the Border” our next meet­ courses students can take for credit? ing. That the number of high school Northwest Fall A luncheon meeting was held in courses in aviation offered for credit April at the Chinese Gardens. Those has doubled in the past two years? Sectional attending were BETTY PRACKEN, To continue this numbers game a little KATHY ELMORE. MARION BUSBY, further, estimate each aviation class MARJORIE COLTON, KATHY SMITH at an average enrollment of 20. Two COLUMBIA CASCADE CHAPTER and her guest JUNE SHERMAN. hundred (courses) times 20 (average Sally Studdard, Reporter JUNE is KATHY’S mother. Others pre­ enrollment) gives 40,000; only one in A great Christmas party was held sent were JO-NEAL HARRIS, LIL­ thirty seven high school students is re­ at the home of BETTY and GORDON LIAN LEWIS, DOROTHY MERCER, ceiving anything more than rudimen­ PRAKKEN. BETTY is our new Chair­ JO CLARRIDGE, JUANITA ELLING- tary knowledge of aviation? man. Gifts were exchanged under our SON, and DIANE RORER. Two new For an industry that is estimated to “now you have it, now you don’t” members were welcomed, DOROTHY be at least 5 per cent of the Gross Na­ number system, and later slides of MERCER and KATHY SMITH. JO- tional Product, much more needs to the Northwest Sectional Air Games for NEAL and her 49% er, DR. HOMER be done in making schools aware of Girls were shown by JO-NEAL’S HARRIS, just returned from a trip to the aviation educational needs of our 49%er, HOMER HARRIS. New Orleans. They went by jet and boys and girls. Our January meeting was held at JO-NEAL’S vivid description of their Thinking this to be an activity that the newly-opened Sky Chief Restaurant flight had us doubled up with laughter. Ninety-Nines could do with great suc­ at Portland International Airport. Congratulations to LILLIAN LEWIS cess, I mailed to all Section Governors Members attending were BETTY AN­ who has just passed her Flight In­ and Chapter Chairmen in the United DERSON, MARION BUSBY, JO CAT- structor’s written exam! Now she is States some materials and suggested TO, FRANCIS CHAPPEL, JO CLAR- busy getting ready for that flight procedures Chapters could follow to RIDGE, KATHY ELMORE, VIRGINIA check. contact local and district high schools, GILLILAND, JO-NEAL HARRIS, LIL­ BARBARA DAUFEL, Flight Activi­ both parochial and public. Each sec­ LIAN LEWIS, ETHELYN OPHEIM, ties Chairman for the Northwest Sec­ tion was given a set of representation MARCELLA OTHUS, BETTY PRAK­ tion, has organized the section “Fun KEN and SALLY STUDDARD. Several filmstrips and records for loan to Fly In.’’ It will be held April 27th and guests were also present including 28th at Pendleton, Oregon. There will Chapters. Printed materials including KAREN ELMORE, and KATHY be no meetings as it is just to be a a sample Course Guide was sent to SMITH. Fly In for the whole family. each Chapter. Our February activity was cancelled, Our next project will be an Air Additional printed material can be but we hope it will be rescheduled Breakfast June 9th. again we will have obtained from me as needed. soon — a trip to Seattle to see a mock- it at the S'cappoose Airport. Since January, I have received up of the 747 and also a tour through Seattle Center. notice of Aerospace Education activity EASTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER Airport marking is our Spring pro­ or comment from the New Jersey ject and it got off to a flying start. Mary Jane Becker, Reporter Chapter and Oklahoma Chapter, and March 9th was beautiful and McMinn­ FERN LAKE hostessed the February from the Southwest, Middle East and ville Airport now has a fresh white meeting at the resort airport of Coeur South Central Sections. It will soon be coat of paint on her markings. Those d’Alene. Low ceilings forced LYGIE time for an annual report to Interna­ painting were BARBARA DAUFEL HAGAN, GINNY HARPER and MIL­ tional President DONNA MYERS. and FRED, BETTY PRAKKEN and LIE SHINN to drive in from Spokane GORDON, LILLIAN LEWIS, JO CAT- Chapter and Section Aerospace Educa­ and TERRIE BECKER from Pullman. TO, FRANCIS CHAPPEL, JO CLAR- Air Search and Rescue pilots were tion Committee Chairmen should for­ RIDGE, JO-NEAL HARRIS, SALLY milling around waiting for better ward to me a report of your Aerospace STUDDARD, and VIRGINIA GILLI­ weather to conduct a search for a Education activities as soon as pos­ LAND and her Bonanza. locally based 210. FERN LAKE took sible. MARCELLA OTHUS is our Commer­ part in the search after the meeting as did TERRIE BECKER the following FAR WEST CHAPTER day, both girls used Cessna 172’s. Elcne Duncan, Reporter GINNY HARPER had been doing some high flying on skiis at Switzer Since the members of the Far West Basin nearby . . . much like flying Chapter are scattered over a rather without the security of that engine. The large area, we decided to have two March meeting was held at Price Vice-Chairmen. LYNN MAHLBERG Piper at Felt’s Field, Spokane. AL­ represents the Bellingham area and BERTA ANDERSON, REN IE AN- BARBARA LARUE is Vice-Chairman RODE, MILLIE SHINN and LYGIE for the peninsula area. BARBARA is HAGAN met MINNIE BOYD, who flew a charter member of the Far West up from Pullman in her Cherokee. It Chapter which was formed in 1962. She was decided that LYGIE HAGAN has held the offices of Chapter Secre­ should represent th e group at the tary for two years and Treasurer for Felt’s Field Control Tower Dedication Eastern Washington Chapter mem­ two years. On May 11, 1961 BARBARA ceremonies the following week. JEAN ber BONNIE HENSON, shown with obtained her Private pilot’s license in CARBON, RENIE ANRODE and MIL­ television porsonality, JACK DOUG­ a Stinson with her first solo flight in LIE SHINN also attended the dedica­ LAS. BONNIE is featured as the pil­ an Aeronca Chief. BARBARA and hus­ tion and the luncheon afterwards, as ot for the travel adventure film, band, EVAN, have also owned an did TERRIE BECKER and her two “Private Plane to Guatemala” to be Ercoupe and presently have a Tri-Pac­

children. released this spring. Her 49 1 / 2 e r er which they use for business pur­ BOBBIE PRICE flew to Baja, Cali­ CHET is the photographer/narrator poses as well as pleasure flying. EVAN fornia with 49% er TOM and two other for the film.—(Photo by Chet Henson LARUE is a pilot and has a road con­ couples in an Aztec to attend a dealer­ Films, Prosser, Wash.) struction business, Olconco, Inc. Both ship meeting. The group caught four EVAN and BARBARA are members of marlin which is quite a fete. On the re­ LYLE visited the Royal Aero Club in AOPA. They have three children in­ cluding a boy 16 and two girls, ages 15 turn leg, the Aztec was in company Singapore, was taken up in a Cessna and 13. BARBARA’S main interest, in of jets while landing at Yuma, where 182 by a member, who in turn intro­ addition to being a housewife and an Air Show was in progress. PEGGY duced them to a quiet millionaire who mother, is flying, but she also likes to ADAMS missed flying their Bonanza most graciously entertained them and sew in her spare moments. She was while traveling to Miami, Florida via offered them the loan of any of his a Cub Scout den mother for two years, Commercial jet and then by car to the aircraft. ROCHELLE says the “99s” PTA Treasurer for two years and Girl Keys. LYGIE and CORNIE HAGAN are just wonderful everywhere in the Scout leader for two years. BARBARA commuted sixty air miles each day world. At Durban, South Africa, ANN worked with the Girl Scouts on their from Manzanillo to Colima in their WHITE met them at the ship and then Aviation Badge and gave all 32 of her Commanche to play golf while in took them up in a Cessna 182 from Scouts a ride in their Ercoupe which Mexico. MINNIE BOYD visited GERT­ Virginia Airport. AURIEL MILLER’S is no small undertaking and an excel­ RUDE LOCKWOOD in Carlsbad and father took her up in a 1941 Vintage lent aviation education project. She is PAMILA VAN DER LINDEN at Fall- Tiger Moth, lending her a leather cap presently taking a refresher ground brook. After a tour of the citrus area, and goggles and etc. Congratulations to school course and is studying for her the girls decided to fly but the weather ANN WHITE on receiving her Flight Commercial License. She recently flew was bad so a hanger flying session Instructors rating. While in Sydney, over to Boeing Field to pick up parts with two other “99s” was enjoyed. Australia, Past Governor MARGARET for their business firm. During the KENTLEY of Turramurra, New South BONNIE HANSEN and CHET have Powder Puff Derby and Convention in Wales entertained them at a dinner been filming Mexico from their Chero­ Seattle two years ago, BARBARA and reception. Next day found them at kee for United Artists. BONNIE does participated actively in the transporta­ the Royal Aero Club of N. S. W. lunch­ the flying while CHET films. This film tion of entrants and delegates and will be narrated by CESEAR ROM­ ing with MARGARET and two other flew back and forth daily during this ERO in his series called Ceasar’s 99s, ANNE CARTER and ALISON period as did MARGARET LAYTON. World. BONNIE has been really sell­ HOLLAND. MARGARET then took The LARUE’S new home is conven­ ing the idea of women in aviation. them up in a Cessna 182 out of Banks- iently located near the airport in Port Angeles and we have held several of At their world premiere of “Mexico’s town Aerodrome. They especially en­ Many Faces” in Wenatchee, the our meetings there. We all feel that joyed examining an Australian Victa BARBARA is one of our most en­ theatre house drew the biggest crowd and a Chipmonk. Both MARGARET and thusiastic and dependable members in eight years because of the intrigue ANNE were in the U.S. last year for and a wiling worker who has attended of a woman pilot. More power to you, the Powder Puff Derby. practically every meeting. She has also BONNIE! attended several of the Section meet­ Another ambassador of good will to ings as our representative. VOTE VOTE VOTE women in aviation is ROCHELLE March 21st was as perfect a day for flying as one could possibly wish for JENSEN. She is sailing around the Immediately when you receive and seven of us met at Port Orchard world on the P & O Oronsay. She and YOUR Ballot ! Airport. BARBARA flew BING HISE- ROTE 1o the meeting in their Tri- lion for our Air Education Chairman centive award for their 14 carrier boys, Pacer, MARGARET flew from Port and for use by our members. PAT promised an airplane ride for those Townsend in their Cessna 172 and JOHNSON who is Air Education Chair­ with a near perfect record for the MARY arrived in their Vagabond. man for the Section as well as local month. 9 of the 14 qualified and were JEAN RUTZ flew from Port Townsend Chapter has been offered a grant given rides to Missoula for cokes. For in their Cessna 172 and MARY a r­ from the National Science Foundation 6 of the boys, it was their first ex­ rived in their Vagabond. JEAN RUTZ for a year of graduate study in Geo­ perience and all have asked when they flew their Ercoupc from Diamond logy at Indiana University in Bloom­ could go again. ROSEMARY explained Point and her sister, MARGE WIS­ ington. This includes a year of study airplane controls and principle of flight NIEWSKI drove over from Tacoma to on campus and the summer of 1969 to the boys. Most were surprised to join us for lunch. MARGE announced spent in a field camp in the Tobacco learn how it was “steered” on the that she also plans to start flying and Root Mountains. This can be a step ground. Maybe there are some future take a ground school course in Ta­ to complete PAT’S M.A. Congratula­ pilots who are now delivery boys. coma. I flew our Bonanza from Sequim tions! and finally found enough courage to Several of our members were guest OREGON CHAPTER land in Sequim for the first time at speakers at their local Zonta clubs in Charlotte Dodson, Reporter the farm strip which we refer to as observance of AMELIA EARHART In March, we held two Chapter Sapp International. MARGARET lands Month. MARY STEVENSON, JOY here often so knows the strip well. LUCK, PAT ROMER from Missoula meetings. With so much to plan and time passing so quickly we just dou­ JEAN reports they have rebuilt their and LU NELSON from Great Falls bled up—granted it is not a usual prac­ first Ercoupc and now have a HIS and were asked to tell how they became HERS Ercoupe in the family. She is interested in flying, their individual tice and not all members could attend but via the telephone and Chapter already trying to arrange to trade her interests in flying and the opportuni­ plane for the one with the red uphol­ ties for women in the field of aviation. minutes all members are kept inform­ ed, involved and given a voice. March stery and new paint job. MARGARET, CAROL FRASER and JOAN ORLEY 30th PATTI ENGLISH, LINDA GOS­ MARY and BARBARA have been air­ were guests of the Airport Committee SETT, LILLIAN BILLINGS, RUTH port hopping when the weather permits to speak on the history of 99s and the DOLAND, DIANNE ROSE and CHAR­ and BING is accumulating time for Sectional meeting. her Private license. LOTTE DODSON met at the Sheraton MARY STEVENSON attended the The April meeting will be held at Motor Inn to finalize plans for the May Montana Pilots Instructors Refresher 18 Oregon Petticoat Derby and discuss Bellingham Airport and I hope to have course held in Great Falls March 4 the forthcoming public Spaghetti din­ some news of the activities of the through 8th. I do hope MARY will give ner June 1st. This dinner will be one members in this area for the next us all a few lessons on how to trans­ of the many fund raising projects plan­ Newsletter. mit requests in sign language and ned for our AWTAR fund. The dinner limited Spanish that she used when will be a joint venture with C. A. P. MONTANA CHAPTER making a landing in an out of the way LINDA GOSSETT and DOROTHY Joan Orley, Reporter place in Mexico on their recent trip. PARKIN will Co-Chairman the event. Fifteen members and two guests Congratulations are in order for LINDA is a go-getter when it comes to met for the March 3rd meeting in the MARTHA GAUNCE on her Instrument fund raising projects. For money to Great Falls Airport Cafe for a lively rating and PEARL MAGILL on her finance the Petticoat tDerby, she rais­ meeting. DOTTIE PAYNE and 49% er Multi-Engine rating. We also want to ed approximately $150.00 on candy JIM dipped their wing in a farewell welcome new m em ber MAVIS M. sales. Actually her children deserve a salute as they winged Iheir way to LORENZ. Glad to have you aboard big hand for they sold the greatest Palm Springs for a stay in the sun. MAVIS! majority of it. In this day of hippies AUDREY MORTON and GEORGIAN- VIVIENNE SCHRANK, Vice-Presi­ and publicity seeking dissenters, it is NA ROSS arrived as everyone was de­ dent of t h e Garfield Hangar of the heart warming to meet six such won­ parting but had coffee with MAR­ MPA is also writing Flight Line News derful children. Perhaps the News Let­ GARET TUXILL who brought them up for their local newspaper. As a result ter is not the place to make such per­ to date on Chapter news. of this column to promote interest in sonal comments but when it is the There was much business to be dis­ flying for the general public, a flight truth — why not? cussed but the main topic of the day class has been formed with 12 students GRETCHEN FRASER is busy on the concerned the Sectional meeting which now participating, 5 of these prospec­ OMSI Air Fair set for July 27 and 28 will be held in Lewistown, on August tive 99 m em bers. at Salem, Oregon. This will be the 16-17. This meeting will be co-hostessed ROSEMARY DANKER has been third year for this event and we have participated each year. BETTY and by the chapters in Wyoming, North busy giving rides to Missoula for news­ ROD JOHNSON just returned from and South Dakota. At the last Sectional paper carrier boys. Her husband oper­ meeting in Anchorage it was decided Chicago and are leaving immediately ates a daily newspaper and as an in­ to divide the Section in sections by for Los Angeles on a business trip. states to hostess the Sectional meet­ BETTY says they are going airlines ing. is there a report from The group voted to enroll as a mem­ until they are checked out in their YOUR chapter? ber of the National Aerospace Educa­ new 210. RUTH DOLAND will be re­ tion Council to provide more informa- If not, why not ? ? ? turning from Mexico soon. She should havo her Commercial and Instructors as their problems wilh regard lo gen­ rulings soon after she returns. M.v eral avialion. 49%er LANDY and I spent a week in April 9 was another day for know­ Anaheim where we had a good hangar- ledge. GRETCHEN FRASER has lalk visit with our out of state mem­ inaugurated a program of information ber, JUDY FLEMING. JUDY will be at each OMSI Aviation Committee coming to Portland for the May 18 meeting. Ninety-Nine ARLENE BAK­ Derby. It is a long way to come to a ER, Director of Flight Training at meeting. Hillsboro Aviation was our information April 4th GRETCHEN FRASER, her speaker of the day. Those of us who 49% er DON and I were privileged to learned to fly before 1960 came away be among those invited to attend the with the resolve to get some current 25th Air Division Indoctrination Educa­ dual time. The changing times and tion Program held at McChord A.F.B. the progress made in the concentrated This program was a joint effort of the training programs of today gives the 25th Air Division and the FAA. It was new pilot a much better background a most interesting and enlightening than those of ten years ago. We also day. The main purpose was — Acci­ tend to become lax in our flying ha­ dent and Incident Prevention in areas bits. Then there are the new more of usage by the ADCF for low level sophisticated instruments and radios. practice runs. General Aviation pilots The moral is to “Learn to use what are unknowingly getting into these low you have; then learn a little more.” level areas and the “putting” pilot: ARLENE brought up another very in­ must be made aware for his own safe­ teresting subject on checking the One of South Dakota Chapter’s new­ ty as well as that of the Air Defense growth of general aviation. She spot est members is MRS. WARREN Pilots. It is important that this mutual checked the numbers on the licenses (LINDA) WALKER of Grand Forks, among the pilots she met and was problem be solved before some one has North Dakota. LINDA is an element­ amazed at the growth in the past ten an accident rather than an incident. ary teacher and has a Masters De­ The All Weather Intercepts must be years. It might be fun for olhers 1o gree in Education from the Univer­ ready at all times and must do this do. type training so we in general aviation sity of North Dakota. Besides read­ should be more than willing to cooper­ SOUTH DAKOTA CHAPTER ing, sewing, piano, guitar, she is a ate. It takes only a little effort on our Lenette Macy, Reporter member of the University Skiing part to check with the Control Center Our first meeting of the year was Club and the U. of N. D. Flying Club. or FAA when we plan to fly these held in Rapid City in March and we (Photo by Rudrud Studio. Bismark, areas. This way, we make sure we are welcomed our new members. LINDA N. D.) aware of the activity in the area. In WALKER from Grand Forks was able the Northwest the areas to watch are to attend and we are looking forward Pasco, Tillamook, Olympic, Hoquiam to our next meeting in Sioux Falls and Chelan. These are low level alti­ where we expect to meet CAROL tude areas and will be used 6000’ and DRAEGER. We know she is busy at below. The ADCF will, with 5 minutes the U. of S. D. with her studies and notification, vacate an altitude. Por­ also instructing. At our meeting, we tions of this area are non-controlled presented LOIS SAXTON with a well- airspace—so—the m essage they w ant­ deserved plaque; she hasn’t missed a ed us to carry back is—Do Not Putts meeting since she joined. Congratula­ around in this area—look around—this tions to ELIZABETH MAGNUSSON may mean your life or that of the for getting her Instrument License! fellows who are practicing to save you. We are certainly proud of the added It is difficult for the Jets to swerve to ratings that our members are working miss us! ! ! After this SAGE brief­ for. Our May meeting will be held in ing we were taken on a tour of the Brookings where there will be a dedi­ 25th AD Direction Center, RAPCON cation of the airport. and USAF Rescue Detachment. BRIG GEN. JOHN A. ROUSE, USAF Com­ WESTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER mander, his staff along with EDDIE Luella Burrows, Reporter C. CROW, Chief of McChord A.F.B. LOIS SAXTON is shown being pre­ Our March meeting was strictly FAA and JIM MILLER FAA represen­ sented a plaque for perfect attend­ social. It was a dinner meeting with tative to the 25th Air Division of Mc­ our 49%ers as guests. They were pre­ ance to 99 meetings since she joined Chord presented a very enlightening sented with 49%er cards (and also in I960. DOROTHY LEE, Chairman, program and we came away with a with the dinner checks!). is shown as she presents it to LOIS. better understanding of how the FAA BETH OLIVER instructed at the LOIS is the Chairman of our Money- and Air Defense share facilities as well A.O.P.A. Instrument Clinic at Fresno. Making Projects. -14 Wav. 190s Calif. She also has been asked again await the results. Tranquilizer, any­ East-West laxiway and Runway 9 by the University of Hawaii to speak one? end 27. We will air mark a roof in at their next teacher’s workshop. On WELCOME, NEW 99s . . . Recent­ Alpine, a small community East of the side, BETH has returned to the ly, the Bakersfield Chapter had the Gillespie Field. U. of W. to work on her M aster’s de­ delightful opportunity of accepting the A weekend fly-in to Oak Creek Can­ gree in journalism, to be used for membership applications of five fem­ yon, arranged by LOIS BARTLING aviation writing. Should keep her busy, inine flyers and we know the entire of the San Diego Chapter, was at­ don’t you think? international membership joins us in tended by seven of our members: Eight intrepid members are taking welcoming them: MRS. RUEBEN FREDA BREISE and BARBARA HILL (M URIEL KATHLEEN) COMPTON, of a trip to Spokane, Wash, for the tour with husbands FRED and RON via Porterville, who likes to be called through the high altitude chamber at Cherokee Arrow; LYNN COULTHARD “KAY”; MRS. CUTLER (PERSIS) Fairchild A.F. Base. JOYCE HARD­ with our Honorary 49%,, CHUCK TAY­ WEBSTER, of Bakersfield; MRS. ING, ILOVENE POTTER, GENE LOR and wife DORIS, in a Cherokee; GRANT (ELLA) MILLER, of Taft; STEWART, DOROTHY B O Y S E N, ISABELLE McCRAE and FLORENCE MRS. ALLEN (FA Y E) TURNER, of MARTY SPALDING, MARION OWEN, FRASER with DOTTIE: SANDERS and Lancaster; and MRS. PASCOE (LO­ VERA WALKER, and MARY ELLEN her husband flew SANDERS’ Skylane; RETTA) GRANT, of Bakersfield. We’re PALMER, will be accompanied by LEAH LIERSCH and GERTIE LOCK­ certain their active participation in WOOD of Palomar flew in GERTIE’S MARY ELLEN'S 49Mser JO E. The and contributions to our group will Cessna 175. Beautiful weather prevail­ Eastern Washington Chapter arranged be of much benefit! ed and they had a most relaxing for the tour and were kind enough to IN MEMORIAM . . . After a long ill­ weekend reports ISABELLE. A cold invite us to join them. ness, Li'e-Chax’ter M em ber ACHSA B. front patiently waited until I he fol­ VAN ADDERSON will miss the HOLFELDER’S JOSEPH passed away lowing Monday to pass through the trip — she will be attending Matrix early this spring. We extend our deep­ area. Table (for women of achievement). est sympathy and consolation to ACH­ In the line of Aerospace Education, SA, as her loss was also our loss. GINNY and NICK ANDREWS flew tion, DOTTIE CAMPBELL conducted to Reno via United for a week-end of a tour of Gillespie Field for her class pleasure and chance. Their son TOBY EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER of 7 year old children on April 4th. works for United, on the ground at Judy Lee Bachman, Reporter She had to be up on the facts be­ present, but hopes to work his way Here we go again into a big swirl cause several of the parents of these ‘up’. of activity, working with San Diego children are pilots and ex-steward­ esses. Cannot have a 7 year old straigh­ TERRY and DAVE KELLOGG, and County Chapters, San Diego and Palo- ten her out on flying! VI CHAMBERS ILOVENE and LES POTTER are plan­ mar to co-sponsor the 1969 Powder assisted by flying her airplane in and ning to attend the Northwest Section Puff Derby Race Start. San Diego Fly-in in Pendleton, Ore. April 27-28. will be celebrating its 200th birthday letting the children see her high-wing­ ed Cessna alongside DOTTIE’S low­ The Fly-In alternates every year with and the stai’t is planned at San Diego’s winged Comanche. the section air race. historical Lindbergh Field. We will PAT MCGEE and family have mov­ co-sponsor with the 200th Anniversary IDA GAY, fast recovering from sur­ ed into their new home, and LES and Committee of San Diego. Our first meet­ gery, has enjoyed her time off from ILOVENE POTTER are apartment ing to organize things was held at work as the Sears secretary so much that she hates to go back. Anybody dwellers pending construction of their BETTY WHARTON’S home. Attending calling to cheer IDA up during her new home. from our chapter were DOTTIE SAND­ ERS, LEAH LIERSCH, JUDY BACH­ recovery got no answer—she was too MAN. busy running all over town doing those March meeting time was held at things she misses doing while at work. the home of FREDA BREISE. We Our representation to the El Cajon SOUTHWEST welcomed a brand new member, VI Valley Chamber of Commerce nomina­ CHAMBERS. The pinning ceremony tion for Citizen of the Year will be SECTION : will be at our April meeting to be JUDY BACHMAN. DOTTIE SANDERS held at JEAN BUSSY’S home. will be nominated. LYNN COULTHARD, our Air AILEEN FREEMAN was recently BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER marking Chairman, is still schedul­ interviewed on the BOB DALE Show. Judi Faulstick, Reporter ing dates for air marking and is He could not resist revealing the story about her taking off her blouse while SPRING SECTIONAL . . . At this still working on the biggest project racing and forgetting to put it back writing, with just a few days left ever at the Naval Air Facility, El on when she rushed out of the plane. to complete preparations for the ar­ Centro, and will be ready to go as AILEEN told about the Powder Puff. rival of an unprecedented number of soon as the paint is ari-anged. Gil­ Eouthwesters attending the 1968 Spring lespie will be repainted with large Sectional April 26-28, here in B akers­ letters made of rocks between the FALLON CHAPTER field, the BFL 99s have been hustling Jane Janssen, Reporter and bustling. With glue on fingers NEW S copy in the hands The April meeting was held on Wed­ end faces (and many other placest, of the editor nesday the 10th at the home of JUDY and excited giggles and chatter rent­ on or before deadline HISLE. Present were: JUDY, DORIS ing the air, the girls have finished de­ EACRET, FRAN GUSTAVSEN, M A Y 20th corations, finalized plans and now ELAINE BROWN, LOIS BROWN, JANE JANSSEN, and DOROTHY about the potential of these clinics that But the chapter is still flying for STAUFF. Much planning now for a the chapter is considering the spon­ fun too: BABE and CARL LAPP fly-in to Elko in June with the Salt sorship of a like clinic in the Santa buzz down to Oceanside regularly in Lake City Chapter . . . race rumors Monica on Long Beach areas in the the Cessna 170 for breakfast; JUDY here! Keep your ears tuned. Some near future. The gals also amazed MATTOX has been flying her boy­ of us already toiling over the Na­ the male attendees at the clinic by friend out to the desert for picnics; tional Championship Air Races slated being super-organized for the coffee CHRIS HOFFMAN to grneoble (com­ for September in Reno. The Fallen breaks as well as for the lectures. mercially) to cheer on the Olympic Chapter will be managing the race They drooled when we converged on team; and LEE and WIN TITLE have office, so when you come to the races, our own coffee wagon (the camper a new project going of flying at least look for us. that WALLY FUNK had just driven one non-flying couple per month—lunch ELAINE BROWN, looking in better all over Europe) and brought out at Catalina, whale watching in the Paci­ balance without that cast, tells us that the potluck coffee, doughnuts, fresh fic, etc. to arouse interest in general the newest prospective member, PHYL­ fruit, etc. while they had to chase aviation. LIS AHLSWEDE, is nearing that all across the street in the five minutes The selected runway for March was important check ride . . . in a brand we were allotted! the one at Ft. MacArthur Officers Club. new M usketeer too. And the meeting that month fea­ MARGARET CALLOWAY sponsored a DORIS EACRET reports on a most tured CLAIRE WALTERS and her dinner-fashion show to say thank you interesting trip. Seems JACKIE KEN­ funny-bone tickling account and mov­ to one of her sponsors for last years NEDY and party livened up the Maya ies of her ferry trip to Australia last PPD. All decked out in new hairdos, ruins of Yucatan considerably. Some year. Her radio transmitter went out, make-up, and fabulous clothes were; of DORIS’ slides were simply beauti­ and staying awake with no talking CHRIS HUERTH, SUZI LONENZ, ful. is usually a chore far CLAIRE, but KATEE MASKOW, FROSTIE WHITE, LOIS BROWN managed to get to Fair the apprehension kept her awake. Was and MARY PINKNEY. This affair re­ Oaks for the day in the Twin Coman­ she scared? Yes! “But if you think placed the regular monthly meet­ che. It begins to look as though LOIS of the ocean as the snow fields of ing. is due to get her sea-plane rating. Kansas, then it isn’t so bad!” CLAIRE We all thought FRAN BENA and 49'/2er MIKE just traded in the Com­ is becoming the seasoned speaker a- EMMA McGUIRE were kidding that anche on a Royal Gull. I understand mong Calif. Chapters, San Gabriel and night about flying the IAR, but you that’s for Mother while he flies a San Diego being two of the latest to know, they’re doing it—in EMMA’S L ear Jet. ask her to “speak.” Skylane! LOIS WILLIAMS spirited the family JULIE PALMER’S 49% er PETE Then came the month of infernal off to Mammoth Ski Area for the Easter added his Flight Instructors rating to reckoning—April—and ELE PETER­ week. 49,er DAVE taking on the chore his recent achievements and is giv­ SON, chapter Vice-Chairman subbed of arranging medical participation at ing JULIE the prod to go beyond for MARGARET ROSS who is accom­ the National Championship Air Races. her Commercial. GENE FITZPAT­ panying CLAIRE WALTERS and her FRAN GUSTAVSEN reports that RICK passed her Fit. Inst, written children on an air tour of Central JAUNDA BIGELOW flew in from the and has been flying up a storm in pre­ America in a Skylane. ELE also Bay Area, stopping enroute to lassoo paration for the practical—even to starred along with POLLY BELL show­ HERTHA CLINE and bring her along. flying poodles to Palm Springs for ing slides of their flight to the Ba­ Also accompanying JAUNDA was a clip job! hamas last year. The other participant WALT BOIIRER, author of several GRACE PAGE continues lo have a in the flight, EDNA LOUDON was books on “old time famous pilots”. ball teaching students in her “golden absent due to the critical illness of A great example is his book on TEX Cub” out of her new school at LGB— her 49%ier. RANKIN. spins, parachutes, the whole bit. JUDY and LES WAGNER managed That’s 30 for this month! And then PHYLLIS WALKER got another trip to Aspen to ski now that her Instructor’s rating. I’m going to JUDY has the cast o'f from the last LONG REACH CHAPTER have to get ready and get a new trip, and she’s off with the Bonanza to M ary C. Pinkney, Reporter count on all the new ratings this last the IAR. year! JUANITA TANGER is still flying up When you “goof up” on the News­ FROSTIE WHITE has given the a storm with the new Bellanca (the letter deadline and then miss a couple pledge to give up tennis to concentrate Mooney has been added to the dealer­ of meetings because of illness, you on her Commercial license, and JAUN- ship also) while MILLIE KRUEGER just can’t seem to get caught up, ITA TANGER has gone to work for is grounded awaiting a new look of but . . . Rose Eellanca at LGB (delivery flights paint and powder on her 182. Way back in February, the FAA in a new Viking 300 isn’t too hard to Flight Instructors Clinic at El Camino take!), and will undoubtedly come up Several husband and wife teams are Jr. College saw BETTY MILLER, with a new rating now that she’s air­ combining forces and planes to at­ MARGARET ROSS, GENE FITZPAT­ borne again. tend the Spring Sectional in BFL in RICK, LEE TITLE, EDNA LOUDON, late April — and then on to the Alti­ DORIS LOCKNESS, EMMA McGUIRE, tude Chamber at George AFB in May. and MARY PINKNEY learning to fly VOTE VOTE VOTE The response was so great, the chap­ by the seat of their pants — two days ter plans to sponsor another such pro­ from 8 a.m . to 6 p.m. and th at’s a Immediately when you receive ject to take care of those missing out lot of “seat” flying! YOUR BMIot! on this one. But the gals were so enthusiastic And few of us are as lucky as LEE TITLE during a recent trip to Tuscon CF-EJW, after vacationing in Hawaii. After some very nerve-racking days, where she was given the VIP treatment The following day BEULAH and BILL they have finally been notified that at Davis-Monalhan AFB. It was so flew to New Cuyama for the Los this Skym aster can be flown in 1he Vip that she won’t let me reveal any Angeles Chapter fly-in. Their guests race. Once again excitement is very' of the goodies. All she’ll say is that were CLIFF PLUMLEY, and in their much in evidence. The rest of us will it was the “Aviation Thrill of a life­ own Bonanza, IMOGENE and BOB be cheering for both teams, only wish­ time;” SAWDON. ing that all of us could be entered ELOISE BREESE is working and in this world famous event. Maybe I.OS ANGELES CHAPTER studying towards a credential in early some day in the future we will ex­ childhood education, which she hopes perience all the excitement that comes Rachel Bonzon, Reporter to receive in June. with the Powder Puff Derby. Since our regular reporter, REBEC­ At our April meeting we were happy I really can’t understand what the CA HELD, is just barely home from to welcome guest and prospective weather man has against the Mon­ undergoing major surgery, we have a member, EVELYN ECCLESTON, new­ terey Bay 99s, but just let us plan substitute this month. Our thoughts ly licensed in power, and for some time an event and chances are that we and best wishes go to REBECCA for holder of a glider license. She owns will have overcast skies and fog. This a speedy recovery. her own sailplane, “Sweet Chariot”. was what happened in Salinas when ANN LODWIG was recently rushed Also with us was AULEEN HALL, we held our second annual 2c-a-pound- to the hospital for emergency surgery, who is always so welcome. airlift. At the controls for this airlift and our best wishes go to her also. CAROL LEWIS was the w inner of were HELEN SHROPSHIRE, JOANNE We finally made it to New Cuyama the door prize at our meeting, by AIELLO and DELL HINN. 49%ers for a fly-in. After mentioning it as a achieving the highest score on an In­ who helped with flying were AL HOOD, possibility for many months, or is it door Treasure Hunt. CAROL is really BUD HUSTED, EARL PARK and years? March 24 brought the oppor­ current in IFR procedures these days, NORM HALFPENNY. Once again, may tunity, and five planes carried 18 mem­ from riding shotgun for BERNI.E as I say, that without the full co-opera­ bers and guests to the delicious buf­ he flies down the home stretch towards tion of our 49%ers, we could not un­ fet at the Buckhorn Inn. his Instrument rating. dertake any airlift or any of our other THELMA and NORMAN SMITH projects. Doing the necessary ground spent 12 days in Hawaii via Pan Amer­ MONTEREY BAY CHAPTER work on this day were SUE JOHNSON, ican. They also participated in the CONNIE HOOD, ANNA MAY PARK, Ruth Huston, Reporter most successful Air Youth Day that GENEVA CRANFORD, MARY EL­ CAE A has ever had. Los Alamitos N. It’s Monterey Bay in Sixty Eight. LEN EISEMAN, JOANN HUSTED, A. S. was generous in its hosting over Fall Sectional — Plans are really shap­ GERI HALFPENNY, RUTH and 300 for the day. ing up for the weekend of September GEORGE HUSTON. We also had the THELMA flew with LOIS BARTLING 13th - 15th. Friday the 13th, (don’t additional help of our Wing Scouts and ELSIE WATSON, San Diego Chap­ let the date keep you away) will start from Salinas. Escorting passengers to ter, to Solvang for the San Fernado with a wine tasting party sponsored and from each airplane were Wing Valley Chapter fly-in for lunch. by Almaden Vineyards. If you haven’t Scouts DEBBIE SUMMERS, GALE THELMA and NORMAN spent 4 days had the chance to sample their many WILLIAMS, NANCY BOWMAN, DANA at Sedona, Arizona, Oak Creek Can­ fine California wines don’t miss this KLINGENSMITH, DEBBIE BOYENS yon, joining the San Diego Chapter opportunity. Dinner Friday night will and MARILYN BOWKER. Not the best fly-in. Oak Creek is as beautiful in be at “The Warehouse” in Monterey. day for flying but each of us enjoy­ spring as in fall. Let’s go again” says This is one of the fun spots in Mon­ ed the day. THELMA. terey and I’m sure will be one night GENEVA CRANFORD had a tremen­ DOROTHY LIMBACH is busily work­ that will long be remembered by all dous surprise for us when she flew ing on Chandelles and Lazy-Eights, pre­ of those who can attend. Do plan to down from Tahoe for the Salinas air­ paratory to taking her Commercial arrive on Friday or you will miss out lift. She has been spending those check ride. on half the fun. More about Saturday long winter nights busily at work in HALDIS RAUCHFUS placed third in and Sunday later. carving, and her carving is a work a Golden Bird efficiency race out of Flash — We now have a second team of art. She made a sign for us that Pomona on March 17. ready to fly the AWTAR this year. has “Monterey Bay 99s” painted in BEULAH and BILL KEE flew to HELEN SHROPSHIRE and JOANN gold on a field of blue. We are all Phoenix on March 15 to spend the HUSTED will be flying in HELEN’S so proud of her and this sign. Just weekend with friends. When returning Comanche. HELEN has flown this race watch us show this off every chance on Sunday, strong winds forced N3455U before, but this will be a first for we get. to be left at Palm Springs and the JOANN. Needless to say, they are so crew to drive a rent-a-car from Palm Our April meeting was held at the excited tbout this and we are so happy Springs to Inglewood. Friends flew lovely home of TRISH MARKS. This for them. BEULAH and BILL to Palm Springs meeting saw a record turn out of our DELL HINN and TRISH MARKS in their Bonanza the following Sat­ members. We were pleased to have will be flying in TRISH’S Skymaster. urday to get N3455U. When walking as guests for the evening JUNE out to pre-flight, BEULAH came upon KNAPP, JOAN ROBINSON, JANET SYBIL DUNN and ESME WILLIAMS Is there a report from COBELEY and EILEEN HASELWOOD. Here and There: MARGE THORN­ from the First Canadian Chapter, and YOUR chapter? their 49%ers, preparing to depart BURG flew to Van Nuys for installa­ for their home in their Cessna Skynight If not, why not ? ? ? tion of a new radio in their Cessna 172. Ihis was MARGE’S first flight into see many 99s there from other chap­ tl'.e forerunner of this 99 Newsletter the Los Angeles area solo; her com ­ ters as well as our own. was called “The Ninety-Niner” ? ment was that she really enjoyed it. Well, you wonderful people—30 for Another appealing feature of the GERI HALFPENNY has conducted now. See you here again next month Sectionals is the chance to see a dif­ (he first ground school session for our with more news from the “Diable ferent city each time. In each case, Senior Wing Scouts in Salinas. ANNA Live Wires.” ‘‘Happy Daze” . . . the Hostess Chapter makes a point of MAY and EARL PARK flew south having available a hotel where we can to take in some of the sunshine in ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER easily visit between rooms, transpor­ Phoenix. SUE and BOB JOHNSON fly­ Margo Smith, Reporter tation, a tour of the city, excellent ing to Oxford for the Farm Bureau New Member, have you your coffee luncheons, banquets and those small Convention, where they were able to a t hand? — le t’s try to fill in a few courtesies you forget, til you need tour Point Mugu (Naval Missile Test missing pieces about Sections and Sec­ them—and all this for a nominal cost! Center) and witnessed a weather rocket tionals. In your case, as with most What a great way to spend a week-end! launching. TRISH MARKS had the of us, 99s is in truth an “invitation” Those are the facts for now and pleasure of flying five non-pilots to organization and you joined, not be­ we’ll save the reminiscing til Bakers­ Solvang. For one of the five, this was cause you saw the 99 brochure but field, April 26th. their first plane ride. TRISH and because a 99 told you about us and THON GRIFFITH is off trailblazing JIM MARKS also flew to San Diego extended a friendly “Come to a meet­ again! THON, Route Director, and for the Cattle Feeder Convention. DELL ing with me.” But it was from that MARIAN BANKS, AWTAR Vice-Chair­ HINN returned the MARK’S Skymaster brochure, so full of concise facts, man, have been delighted with the co­ to Salinas, while JIM and TRISH came JOYCE NASH quoted in the last issue operation and arrangements at the home commercial. JOANN HUSTED of our monthly Chapter Bulletin. Let’s first 3 stops, Palm Springs, Phoenix reports that she has been going round elaborate on what she said. and El Paso which (hey visited ear­ and round Salinas Airport getting check­ As you know, the International Or­ lier this month. Am eager to hear of ed out in the family Navion. SALLY ganization of some 3100 members, is the charming people she'll meet on PLUMMER recently flew to Los An­ divided into sections, Australia, Britain, this second trailblazing junket; she geles. CONNIE HOOD has made re­ Canada, So. Africa and 8 covering con­ always does meet the most interest­ cent flight to San Jose, the Nut Tree tinental USA, Hawaii and Alaska. Each ing people. and last but not least to Lake Ta­ U. S. section is subdivided into Chap­ We had an entertaining and enlighten­ hoe. ters, 96 in all. Of the sections, the ing discussion of the Golden Birds Southwest, with its 26 Chapters, has Elites with PAUL GARRISON of APRA, the greatest membership, about 760. MOUNT DIABLO CHAPTER our guest speaker at the Feb. meet­ How ’bout that for a dose of facts? ing, held in MARGO SMITH’S home. “Buckie” Johnstone, Reporter Under the direction of a Chairman, The Downwind Race on March 3rd Chapter business and arrangements Group flite to Sacramento to see the saw MARA CULP placing 2nd in a for social events are handled at month­ Calif. State Legislature in action. This Cessna 310. was an extremely interesting day. In ly meetings. Twice a year all mem­ bers, all Chapters of a Section meet Websters defines “holidays” as “a AM, we watched the Assembly at work day or time of freedom from labors”. courtesy of R E P. JAMES DENT of for a convention—the Sectional. Us­ ually this is in Sept.. and April for us The week-end NED and ANN CANTIL- Contra Costa County. We had lunch LON took last month to fly to Guay- with SENATOR LEWIS SHERMAN of in the SW. The annual business m eet­ ing is conducted by the Governor at mas to fish, loaf and wander through Alameda County. SEN. SHERMAN’S town, could surely be termed a holi­ explanation of inner workings of the the fall Sectional; the spring event sees the more informal meetings. How­ day. legislative process was the hi-lite of Although their w eather w asn’t CAVU the trip. Now I have a much better ever, at both the keynote is pleasure, friendship and exchange of ideas. All (it was rotten, in fact) BERT and understanding of how our state govern­ JOYCE NASH joined the week-end ment is run. SEN. SHERMAN, as a 12 sections operate under the guidance of the International Board, headed by a holiday exodus to Baja by joining the pilot, has a personal interest in avia­ Gunnell Fly-for-Funsters on a flite tion—one of the items he is research­ President. What are Member-at-Large? When to Hotel Cabo San Lucas in late ing at present is Impact Type Emer­ Jan. Since the next stop south of the gency Radio Signals—for downed air­ a country has 5 members, it may be destination by a couple of miles, is craft. He pointed out why we need to granted a Section charter but until the Antarctic, they fed themselves and know more about available equipment, then, those members participate as Members-at-Large and are affiliated the plane (different menus) at Punto and how best it is to be activated. We Chivato going down, and at Bahia all came home with the feeling ‘‘Some­ with International. (In past AWTAR de Los Angeles returning. Detouring body cares” if we get into trouble. programs, have you noticed how many via Scammons Lagoon to see the whales Hopefully something will be done in participants there were from other is the extra dividend received from the near future to eliminate the ‘search countries ?) "do-it-yourself” flying. and never rescue’ bit. Did you know that 25 years ago No holiday but most interesting and Our 2nd Annual Aviation Dinner will informative was the opinion offered be held May 11th with MAX CONRAD NEW S copy in the hands by TIG PENNOCK, MARA CULP, as guest speaker. We hope that SENOR of the editor NANCY CREWS and MARGO SMITH MAX will tell us about his trip from on or before deadline after attending the Feb. Flight Instruc­ pole to pole that didn’t happen. Under­ tors Revalidation Clinic conducted by M A Y 20th stand it’s quite a (tail?). Hope to (he FAA and co-sponsored by the Los Angelos Chapter and El Camino Col­ Quite a few of our girls are planning hers! ALICE PASTERSKY, MILLIE lege. The Mar. Instrument Flitc In­ on going to the Bakersfield sectional. DAWE and AGNES SANBORN. ALICE structor Clinic held in Pomona, was Something to look forward to, especially is a Flight Instructor with Cutter Avia­ an opportunity for JOYCE NASH and at the Spring “fun” meeting. tion; MILLIE, who just recently got MARGO SMITH to sponge up more DOROTHY LOVELADY had a bad her Private license, keeps busy with information. Enjoyed seeing so many scare. Her husband had a heart at­ her 3 children and husband who is SW 99s at both Clinics. tack while flying recently. Luckily he also a pilot; and AGNES, who’s had Everybody’s got the back-to-school got the plane down safely, and he is her license about a year, works as a bug! Instrument Ground School has recovering. secretary at Luke AFB, and flies with been claiming the attention of EDNA We have welcomed two new mem­ the Luke Aero club. STENNETT, EYTHEL DORSKY, bers. Happy to have BERNICE PEER­ Academy Awards — Oscar’s to those BONNIE KIEFER, JOAN RAGBOURN ING and BARBARA JOHNSON as who did such a great job on our Girls and LYNN NEWTON. JOAN RAG­ official members. Also their 49%ers. Ranch mystery flight and picnic. BOURN and hubby VIC took time to The PEARSONS, VAN DER LIN­ JUANITA NEWELL, MELBA BEARD, hop over to Las Vegas through (win DENS and VIOLETS attended the fun SUSAN STORM and TRUDY MURPHY a little; lose a little!). LYNN NEW­ fly-in with the San Diego Chapter at were producers and script writers. TON, who has been exploring Calif­ Sedona, Arizona. Highlight was the Starring were 32 99 Members and ornia, by air (and building flite time) jeep rides over the hills. Guests, (total of 73 persons), with says she and husband GEORGE spent BRAD and MARY PEARSON flew ELGIN NEWELL and ALLEN SMITH a fascinating day at the EAA Fly-in at down to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to as best actors — or perhaps that’s Best Flabob in Feb. But, the avid enthusiasts pick up a customer. The gentleman Cooks — for all those delicious hot- are MARTY and DWIGHT CARRI- was wanting to come home for a golf dawgs and hamburgers! Mystery flight THERS! After listening to MARTY tournament and not being able to get clues took us from Sky Harbor Air­ and NANCY CREWS talk of that Fly-in, on an airline, was stranded on his port to Scottsdale, Falcon Field and I really must attend the next to yacht. So the PEARSONS rescued finally Carefree Airports, where we see for myself the “old time” atmo­ him. were met and taken to a desert spot sphere (sleeping under the wing?) Whopee! The PETROSS family has a for our picnic. Then ’twas time to and the TLC lavished on the aircraft. new 182. take the Girls Ranch girls for a flight Having a new vacation home right We have missed FLUDIE HOLLI­ round the Valley. A great show, Gals! by Twentynine Palms Aii’port, BEN DAY. They have bought a new cabin VIRGINIA HASH, TRUDY MURPHY, and BETTY SHERRY have been enjoy­ in Big Bear, and she spends a lot EVELYN SASSER and JUANITA NE­ ing it—and the to and fro flites. BETTY of time getting it ready for this sum­ WELL have been responsible for in­ will soon have more free evenings to mer. Seems she is always there when troducing the Tucson Chapter 99s to enjoy it with the termination of her the snow falls, and get marooned! the Chapin House Girls Ranch in Tuc­ night class teaching schedule. The Navion proficiency race is this son. Our gals will be on hand May week end. Starts from Imperial Air­ 5th when Tucson Chapter has their PALOMAR CHAPTER port to Casa Grande. It is the fifth 1st Girls Ranch flight from Marana Skip Darwin, Reporter annual race, and will be ended with Airpark. (Girls Ranch, Inc. is a home a banquet at the Francisco Grande and it works at helping girls. To quote Greetings from the land of Sunshine Hotel Saturday night. MARY, NEL and the Director, “Our girls are not de­ and ocean breezes! There is an ulterior yours truly will be flappin’ our wings linquent. They are simply girls with motive in this opening. Want to get in that one. Let you know next month problems and we are here to help in a plug for our beautiful weather how we did. them.” These teenage girls are ex­ since we are going to co-sponsor the Thinking of all of you while we loll posed to a normal, healthy family life Start of the 1969 Powder Puff Derby! on the beach here in Sunny Southern situation which they have lacked. Some We will work along with the San Cal. of them have never had a home.) Diego and El Cajon Chapters, and have already had several meetings to get JUANITA & ELGIN NEWELL drove the ball rolling. PHOENIX CHAPTER up to Lake Roosevelt to fish with Our last month’s meeting was held Sue Harper, Reporter friends. They sent a car over to check in Fallbrook for a switch. We had lunch condition of the runway, then had to We are proud to announce that go and rescue the passengers. The car at a new tea room, and then a ball RUTH REINHOLD has been appointed window shopping. It was something new got bogged down in the mud. Not so to the State Aeronautics Department, good for landings, eh what.?! for us, and fun for a change. by GOV. JACK WILLIAMS, and is the PAM VAN DER LINDEN and RUTH RUBY SHELDON says she does noth­ first woman in our state to hold this ing but work. But she recalls a recent KNIEFEL are busy preparing for position. She says she’s been right the race, and raring to go, as are charter to L. A., coming back by Lake busy flying — mostly round the state Meade, where they stopped to fish, MARY PEARSON and NEL CONNOL­ politickin, and a trip to Monument LY, racing for their third time. This and RLTBY got to go fishing too. Was Valley and ABQ. year they are being sponsored by the that “Gone Fishing” or “Gone Fly­ Welcome to our three new mem- Navion Company and will be flying a ing’,’ RUBY? Then there’s Flying new Navion. High—BETTY & ALLEN SMITH flew VOTE VOTE VOTE Our Chapter is sending litter bags their new 1968 Mooney Executive on for the goody bags in the race. Of Immediately when you receive its 1st altitude test, and as Pilot- In-Command, BETTY took it up to course our Chapter name will be on YOUR Ballot! them. 22,000 ft. MARY LOU BROWN, as camera operator, flew a high altitude Avionics Flight Clinic and found out logged hours for last month. She and (35,000 ft.) photographic mission in the “we’re running out of air”; Ihcy still JIM eventually landed at (ho Flying- U. S. G. S. T-33, with RON at George were to be convinced after skirting the E-Ranch in Wickenburg, Arizona, but AFB. I hear tell, she’s about to solo Sierras in their C172. JUDY LAGO- their Bonanza had to do some fancy the T-33 herself! MELBA BEARD MARSINO1 wasn’t there to help ESTH­ skirting of weatherbound valley and had her Bird biplane on static display ER PHIPPS reminisce on the Powder mountains before they got there. JUNE at Falcon Field Air Show,—benefit for Puff past nor how the airspeed of the He- still gives an admiring glance now and U. S. Aerobatic Teams. ERNA BLATT lio Courier they flew backed up with a then towards Bakersfield Tower who is our newest fly in grandmother. CHAR­ good strong head wind. MARJORY helped those in the congested pat­ LOTTE KELLEY flew her children to PARKER showed us (3rd time MARGE) tern land safely in the fast moving Mexico for a holiday. ALICE ROBERTS again the snapshot of the Eagle Rock scud. was in OKC for Exec. Board meet of she carries with her; she also has a HELEN and FRED MORGAN attend­ 99s and says OKC was truly the Avia­ snapshot of a Kinner engine but isn’t ed an AOPA Flight Instructors Clinic in tion center, with Presidents’ Women’s sure what the rest of the plane is. Palm Springs, Florida, last month. Advisory Comm, and the AE Scholar­ HELEN BEEDLE who learned to fly With several stops enroute at Pomona, ship Trustee’s meeting at the same in their C182, relearned again in a C172, Jackson, Mississippi, and Arizona, time. LELIA REGER took (flew) three when husband EARL did some market­ HELEN helped log the hours on the friends to Las Vegas for lunch; re­ ing; now HELEN has progressed to Bonanza. ports losing a few nickels but having their C210. MARIANNE McDONALD a wonderful time. She & 49%er HAR­ said the Tri-Champ was her first plane SAN DIEGO CHAPTER RY flew down to Ryan Field (Tucson) but likes the Cardinal except on touch­ Margaret Mooily, Reporter and tramped round looking at old and down. MARTY GRAHAM dropped by wrecked aircraft—even saw the “Golden just as we were finishing coffee to re­ The San Diego Chapter held one of Bug.” BRUNHILDE BRADLEY was port skies were clearing. MARTY is the most successful fly-ins in local greeted at Litchfield Park Airport re­ from the Mt. Diablo Chapter and In­ history recently when 56 people in 19 cently, by AGNES SANBORN. Then structor/Owner at Antioch Airport. planes and one cam per went to Sed- BRUNIE called MARJY CROWL to Few members were absent from ona, Ariz. We practically took over say she is looking forward to return­ the February business meeting at one motel that overlooked the scenic ing to the P'HN Chapter real soon. TIG RUTH WAGNER’S lovely home on grandeur of Oak Creek Canyon and PENNOCK, Orange City. Chapter, flew Maple Glen Road. 27 Members and had a real ball. Most of those who over in a Cherokee 180 to weekend with three guests attended the program pre­ attended took advantage of a jeep JESSIE WIMMERS, and was favor­ sented by Chairmen RUTH, DAR­ tour of the area. Only jeeps can go ably impressed with Phoenix. And LENE GILMORE and BETH SCHOOF. up a 90 degree grade and make it BEV PERIMAN with her family and DR. ALFRED, RUTH’S husband, gave appear that you are hanging in mid 6 to 8 other families headed to Mex­ a short talk on “Vertigo” which was air over a thousand foot precipice. ico’s Cholla Bay for shell hunting and Very informative. CLAIRE RALEY Oak Creek Canyon is truly one of the camping out over Easter Holidays. and DONNA PRITCHARD showed good places for a visit. Those going Happy Easter Everybody! slides and films of their September from the San Diego Chapter were: U. S. flying tour. MARIAN and JERRY BANKS, LOIS Many members who knew the lady and HARRY BARTLING, THELMA SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER tower controller (who had been at BISHOP, LYN BRIGGS, DOTTIE Dorothy Anderson, Reporter Muni for 25 years), BETTY JO JOHN­ KLOTZ, MARGARET and JIM MOODY Fishing and flying was an early spring SON, attended the farewell dinner for and girls, MARTHA and JOHN MUL­ LEN, ELEANOR RICHARDSON, EL­ combination for several members re­ her at the new Metro Airport. Chairman SIE and ED WATSON, BETTY and cently. FLORENCE and JACK BREEN FLORENCE BREEN reported there CLAUDE WHARTON and CLEO and logged hours in their Twin Bonanza was a good turnout. BOB' HUTSON and friends. Those at­ winging to Punta Chivata in Baja where Members also attended a Fly-In tending from, the El Cajon Valley they met LaRUE and NORM BROWN Lunch with the Redwood Empire Chap­ who had flown to the sunny Mexican ter at Napa Airport. Those who heard Chapter were: FREDA and FRED resort in their Comanche. They caught EDNA GARDNER WHYTE speak BREISE, LYN COULTHARD, LEAH LIERSCH, ISABELLE McCRAE, DOT­ numerous sea bass and yellowtail in were EARL and HELEN BEEDLE, TIE and BOB SANDERS, BARBARA the blue southern waters while up north, CORAL BLOOM and guest (CORAL and RON HILL and FLORENCE FRAS­ ESTHER and LEW PHIPPS were lives in Concord but flies to our Chap­ catching crab on the shore of the ter) from Concord, STANLEY and ANN ER. The ones from the Palomar Chap­ ter were: GERTIE LOCKWOOD, northern California coast near Eureka. WELLS who were guests of VIJA and MARY and BRAD PEARSON, PAM and Lady Bugs tasting tabled abalone at HASKELL BERRY, and BETH and Half Moon Bay on their weekly Wednes­ WIM SCHOOF and guest HJORDIN VICTOR VAN DER LINDEN, WILMA day flight were AUDREY SNOVELL, WOLFE, and JIM and JUNE DEVINE. and VIOLET and BETTY and KEN DOROTHY HUNTLEY and LORRAIN JUNE DEVINE must have the most DEERING. THELMA and NORM HERY. SMITH were there from the Los An­ geles Chapter. The award as Jr. Bird- Weatherwise some of us were left Is there a report from man of the year will have to go to “hanger flying” in the Muni Coffee LOIS BARTLING who plans all of Hanger discussing new regs, old planes YOUR chapter? these things. LOIS does a real bang up and such. BARBARA and VAN FOSTER If not, why not ? ? ? job on all of them. She says that she said they had been to the Bay Area likes doing it if everyone is happy and we are all happy so that makes and now the first to receive the award was reluctantly scrubbed. But luckily one big happy group! for the second time. Runner-up were rain date April 7 proved to be one Things are really popping and it looks E-ETTY FRY, JEANNE DAY, JAN- of the most gorgeous days of the year like we’re going to be busy for quite WOOD, and LAURETTA FOY. awhile. The San Diego Chapter is go­ CONSTANCE LUEHMAN arranged and 60,125 lbs. of paying customers ing to have their race again. It is re­ for a VIP tour through North American went aloft — some for their first look named the Pacific Air Race (formerly facility to see the Sabreliner, the X-15, at So. Calif, from the air. With lines the Fun Race). The date will probably and a couple of space capsules. GER­ forming as early as 8:30 a.m. planes be an early weekend in October. The ALDINE VICKERS is keeping those and pilots were kept steadily busy un­ kits should be ready soon so keep pages of her text books “flying” to til after 6 p.m. Operating on both reading. The next big event coming keep up with those fifteen units at Sundays, the helicopter service re­ up will be the 1969 Powder Puff start Valley State College. It was good to ported a brisk business. While waiting from Lindbergh Field here in San see FLORENCE DITTMAR out of the for their numbers to be called, hund­ Diego. This will be co-sponsored with banquet; first outing in three months. reds enjoyed the static display of in­ the El Cajon Valley Chapter and the ANNETTE SEYDEL is in intensive teresting new and old aircraft parked Palomar Chapter. We were happy to care at Kaiser Hospital and needs in the transient area. MR. LECH of get the start as 1969 in San Diego’s your prayers. ARDYTH TRENHOLM Glendora showed his miniature model 200th anniversary celebration and this and VIRGINIA RAINWATER are out airplanes in the administration build­ will help provide a spark for the fourth on the town again giving talks to Serv­ ing. As our 4th annual airlift came weekend. ice Clubs. to a close, all who contributed their LIBBY SVENSON conducted our time, effort, energy and talent could SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER April’s meeting at the Statler Hilton easily conclude that it was a total Hotel. A tour of the many rooms we Virginia Rainwater, Reporter success. will be using for the PED and Con­ During our April meeting, plans were The San Fernando Valley Chapter vention was included in the evenings made for the “Good Birds Party” that chose a most beautiful day for their agenda. It is a beautiful hotel with has always followed this fund-raising fly-in this month. Solvang is situated all the activity rooms on the same flight. This is an opportunity for mem­ in a lovely green valley just over the floor and easy to find. It was our bers to personally meet and thank hill from the Pacific Ocean. The girls pleasure to have members of the Brackett tower operators and field of­ landed at Santa Ynez strip, rented AWTAR present on such a stormy ficials, members of Pomona Valley look-a-like cars at $4.00 for the day night. TERRY VASQUES from San Pilots and C.A.P. Squadron 64, plus and were off to the Scandinavian Vil­ Diego who is Chief Handicapper, BET­ many others who gave their coopera­ lage. Browsing was fun in the quaint TY WHORTON from San Diego who tion, assistance and moral support. little shops before and after lunch. is Inspection Boss and THON GRIF­ Three Cheers Dept.: Welcome to new An eat-as-much-as-you-want buffet FITH from Orange County who is members MARIE CAWYER, MAR­ luncheon was enjoyed by all at the Route Director, were present. GARET GAMBLE, SONDRA SAND­ Danish Inn. Our Chairman of this year’s PPD, ERS, and BETTY REICH . . . the MARGARET WARD flew to the MARY KEMPER, sends from our list of Commercial pilots is growing luncheon with guests in her trusty Ces­ Chapter a great apology for a prob­ ever longer with DOROTHY GEDDES, sna 172, NITA LOVELESS and guests lem we can’t solve. Although there LIBBY KIRK and MARY MAGUIRE also arrived in a Cessna 172, ELLEN will be ready and willing transporta­ being the latest additions . . . DORIS TRINDLE and guests made the trip in tion, the trip from the Van Nuys BAILEY has added two new feathers ELLEN’S Debonair, AUDREY SCHUT- Airport to the Statler Hilton will take to her pilot’s cap, passed the written TE and guests flew up in AUDREY’S close to an hour. MARY is working for her Instrument rating and won 2nd 1947 Bonanza, BERNIE STEVENSON very hard arranging fun filled days place in the Flight of the Golden Birds and husband, EDDIE WHITE and for all you gals. Get your reserva­ on M arch 17, which was a round ro­ friend arrived in that new Mooney of tions in early and let’s make this the bin from Brackett to North Shore to BERNIE’S. SHIRLEY DAY joined biggest year ever. Thus bigger and Calipatria to Borrego to Brackett. VIRGINIA RAINWATER to fly to Sol­ better sponsors will be interested. Capsule Comments: Latest member vang in a Cessna 172. Flight plan home: to throw her bonnet in the Powder Fly south to the first ocean and make SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER Puff Derby ring is MARGARET GAM­ a left following the coast until you Marilyn Norton, Reporter BLE who will co-pilot for CLAIRE have LAX in sight, then make an­ “The best laid plans of mice and WALTERS, Long Beach Chapter mem­ other left to VNY. men etc.,” can easily go awry if the ber . . . ISABELL OWENS sharpen­ Once again the SFVC have had their weather doesn’t cooperate. Dressed in ing her instrument proficiency with Awards Banquet honoring the girls who neat blue and white, the entire SGV a back course approach to San Die­ work the hardest to make our Chapter 99 crew turned out March 31 ready go . . . Proving that flying is safer a success. The “TRIXIE ANN SCHU­ for action, but as the weather deter­ than tractoring, DOT FOXON careen­ BERT” Award went to EDDIE WHITE iorated so did the happy smiles, until ed backwards down a hill (sans brakes) with MARGARET WARD and VIR­ finally at high noon the 2c a lb. flight and shattered a tree to say nothing GINIA RAINWATER as runner-ups. of what happened to her nerves . . . The “Women Pilot of the Year” Award NEW S copy in the hands Playing hookey from the 2c a lb. day, given for the greatest achievement in of the editor SHIRLEY and CARL GILMORE flew aviation and the most flying time, to Bay of Los Angeles and Mulege, Ba­ on or before deadline went to AUDREY SCHUTTE. AUD­ ja for a relaxing long weekend of fish­ M A Y 20th REY was the first recipient in 1961, ing and sunning . . . If you’re oul air­ port-hopping say “Hello” to LAURA Ihen came the rest of the way home weather over the Sierra’s for several BOIIANON who is working at Mor­ commercially. She’s also made trips to weeks before and after the fly-in (New row Airport, Colton . . . JULIE SHORT Calexico and Hawthorne in the De­ address: 526 15th Ave., Atherton. Phone: bounced her way to Phoenix and Tuc­ bonair. 415 322-1784) son in a “172” . . . Seen at the Sal ton Seattle was the destination for MARY LAIL and NOVIS PERCIVAL Sea was MARGARET LAWSON exe­ ELAINE and LEW SMITH and son have been commuting between San cuting a remarkable short field street STEVE. They visited their daughter Jose and Vero Beach (practically bring­ landing . . . Sporting a hand-embroid­ who is attending the University of ing back Cherokees. ered “99” monogram ISABEL OWENS’ Washington. BONNIE/MILT SEYMOUR and their terrior “Brandy” was the hit of the DOROTHY McALLISTER Bonanza-d 2 “young” people flew to enjoy 4 days day during the 2c a lb. activities . . . to Durango, Colorado solo to visit her at Ensenada recently. DOROTHY and MARLIN Geddes doubl­ mother. Perfect weather, wonderful While JIMMY LOU SHELTON was ing as cameramen to record the ex­ trip, was her report. busy moving into their new home in citement . . . MARION MARRIOTT RENE, 49%fer VAN, and THELMA Menlo Park (184 Pecora Way-telephone had a chance to show her pilot skills and ELWOOD HANSEN attended Oper­ the same), husband FRANK was living in a 40Kt. crosswind at Milford, Utah ation Rain Check at Oakland Center. it up bringing a Navajo back from (to the great admiration of son RO­ This is training for en route and ter­ Lock Haven. JIMMYE LOU that is BERT). Until next month, "Hasta la minal control in instrument conditions. real dedication to a cause! vista! ” The NEALONS’ Tahoe cabin, which burnt to the ground this winter, should PHYLLIS and FRED PIERCE at­ tended Bay Cities Chapter 36th Anni­ SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER be completely rebuilt in six weeks. We’re all looking forward to a fly- in versary dinner in San Leandro. They Helen McGee, Reporter there soon. reported a wonderful time, and brought Los Banos was the place and MARIE Most of HELEN McGEE'S flying home the door prize— a Skywatch McDowell, the hostess, for our April has been under the hood, working on radio! meeting. Easter vacations took their her tnstrument rating. Besides simulat­ We missed DOROTHY ASDEL at toll on the attendance, but Chairman ed approaches at Stockton, Modesto, last regular meeting, but was easy to JEAN MURRAY from Stockton, LA- and Sacramento, she had some en route understand when we found out she VERNE GUDGEL from Chowchilla, time on a trip to Santa Barbara. She was ferrying a Cessna 150 from Wich­ and RENE NEALON from Hills­ also had a demonstration ride in a ita. borough flew in. DOROTHY McALLIS- Citabria, complete with loops and bar­ These sunny spring days find VER­ TER and non-flying guest MARGE rel rolls. NA WEST and JEANNIE CECCIO CULVER accompanied RENE. DORO­ We’re all waiting to hear from CHAR­ busy practicing maneuvers for their THY KOEBEL was there too, and LOTTE RYAN who’s just returned Commercial flight checks. MARIE drove over to furnish ground from Phoenix where she took the full Flitting about during Easter vaca­ transportation. aerobatic course, in a Citabria. HEL­ tion: EVELYN/OSCAR LUNDSTROM Now that spring is here, seems like EN’S green with envy. and family to Florida via Commercial everyone is on the go. FLOYD and Many thanks to MARIE who took Airlines (ugh! what a way to go); DOROTHY KOEBEL flew to Mexico notes at the meeting for this report. TONI KUHNS and chiliun’s off to Mex­ for a week. They stopped at Ma- ico via Cessna 172; and ELLE BAIL­ zatlan, Alamos and Navajoa, but spent SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER EY sunning at Laguna Beach. most of their time on the beach at Amy Sylvestri, Reporter Another pilot joins our Chapter— San Elas. Welcome JERRY HILE! We are delighted to welcome 3 JEAN and 49‘fcer HARLEY flew to That MICK IE HUGHES is always new members this month; JO ANN Columbia with the Stockton Aeronauti­ busy with something to do with fly­ HAWKINS, PHYLLIS HEIN and a spe­ cal Society and attended the American ing. She has just completed United cial greeting to our 50th member BON­ Field Service benefit breakfast in Son­ Airlines training for Travel Agents. NIE SEYMOUR. Santa Clara Valley ora. GARY and SHIRLEY MILLER Do you suppose we’ll be able to get Chapter is growing-growing-growing. with 10 year old EDDIE also attend­ her to make an itinerary for us “lit­ Happiness is the return of a mem­ ed. tle birds”? ber who has been out of state for over The MURRAYS launched their new It was a beautiful “made-to-order” a year. CAROLE LUSHBAUGH and houseboat Easter week. Designed and day March 28 when twenty-one of uor 49%er LARRY, presented the Chapter built by HARLEY, it’s 37 feet long Chapter and guests flew in to Usibel- with prospective 99 JO1 ANN in March by 11 feet wide and named the “Queen li. Viewing the sea of white prune blos­ ’67, and we are so glad they are M urray.” soms and green velvet hills while en- home again to join in our activities. SHIRLEY missed the meeting be­ route were MARION BARNICK, JAC­ Joining the Redwood Empire Chapter cause she, GARY, and their three KIE PETTY, CHARLENE TAYLOR, on a fly-in to Carson City was BAR­ children were soaking up the sun in MARY SMITH, GENEVIEVE CON- BARA/WAYNE KNAPP, MARY SMITH Puerto Vallarta. LIN, PHYLLIS SHANKS, MARILYN and EVELYN/OSCAR LUNDSTROM. LAVERNE, husband BOB, and a WELMS, JANE BAKER, GINNY DA­ They were delighted with the first clear friend flew commercially to Lock Ha­ VIS, JANICE HALAJIAN, EVELYN ven to take delivery on two new Paw­ LUNDSTROM, MARY LAIL, NOVIS nees for their Ag business. While there, VOTE VOTE VOTE PERCIVAL, JEANINE CECCIO, GLOR­ they toured the factory and LAVERNE Immediately when you receive IA BURTIS, PHYLLIS PIERCE checked out in a Super Cub and a Paw­ YOUR Ballot! (JEANIE COLLINS, JERRY HILE, nee. She rode to Memphis with BOB VERNA WEST, JUNE McDONALD and FLORENCE TONEY. Amid lively “99” chatter we enjoyed a delicious lunch in a Hunting Lodge atmosphere. Leaving this rustle setting we flew homeward over glittering San Francis­ co and the Bay area.

TUCSON CHAPTER Dorothy Jenkins, Reporter Last month’s fly-in to Parker Cany­ on Lake, which had been delayed by weather, came off successfully, and was enjoyed by all those who attend­ ed. The strip is good, the weather was perfect, and the food was excellent. This is a good place to go for a flying picnic, or for the day. The lake is a fair distance from the strip, but with enough time, would make a very interesting hike, and they say the PAT NOLEN (on left) and SHIRLEY MARSHALL, of Tucson, are pictured in fishing is good! SHIRLEY MARSHALL and PAT front of the NOLEN’S Twin Comanche. PAT and SHIRLEY are flying “El NOLEN have gone to Managua, Nicara­ Tiburon” in the International Air Race, from Nicaragua to Florida. (Photo by gua, to make their start in the Angel Jack Sheaffer, Tucson.) Derby in the NOLEN’S beautiful Twin frog, on Lake Powell, where they Comanche, “El Tiburon.” TRULY is UTAH CHAPTER sponsoring their entry, and the gals Gini Streeter, Reporter have a marina. have hopes of placing well up among The Utah Chapter was pleased to MAUREEN RICHARDS tells me that the leaders. Whether they do or not, have as a guest here in Salt Lake, her partner totaled out their cub. they will have a grand time trying— CHRISTINE: WINZER of the Connecti­ This was the Cub that MAUREEN as PAT says, “It will be a TRULY cut Chapter. Nancy REULING gave flew to Alaska, so it’s like saying good­ great flight.” Ouch! a tea for CHRISTINE and the girls bye to an old friend. SHERRY BOICE has earned her were delighted to hear of her activi­ Our best wishes for a speedy recov­ Instrument rating, and is now going ties as Instrument Flight Instructor ery from, major surgery to CARYL up for Instrument Instructor. with AOPA. ALBERTA NICHOLSON KNOWLTON. This is the time of year when ap­ also entertained CHRISTINE and her Many of us are looking forward plications are received for the Bob skiing friends. CHRISTINE was on the to the Sectional at Bakersfield and Schmidt Scholarship. Voting on the slopes every day possible and we are until next month, keep flying. winner will take place at the June happy she was able to enjoy our great meeting. Spring skiing. Come back again, CHRIS­ The May meeting of Tucson Chapter TINE! will feature a pool party and pot-luck HAPPENINGS: -LOUISE ANDER supper at BYRD GRANGER’S, follow­ SON and 49%er flew to Butte, Montana Australian ed by election of officers. Our elections for a three day weekend. were changed from September to May Congratulations to BARBARA BAR- in order to give the incoming elected LOW who obtained her Multi-Engine Section officers a chance to prepare com­ rating last month! BARBARA is now petently for the great challenge of working on her Instrument rating. Penny-a-Pound Day, which comes in JANE ANDERSON spent four days Olga Tarling, Governor/Reporter October. sunning in Phoenix. She and 49%-er Once more — a news report from Incidentally, this year’s effort will have purchased a new Navion. “Down Under” — how each month be our 11th, and the Aerospace Educa­ MARGE MACKEY, Utah represent­ flies by! I have just returned from tion Committee of the Tucson Chapter ative for UNICEF, has just return­ my holidays and the Annual General has been granted the status of a non­ ed from a UNICEF Workshop in Prince­ Meeting of the Australian Section of profit organization by the Internal Re­ ton, New Jersey. The Ninety-Nines held in Adelaide, venue Service, the smallest group in NANCY REULING made two trips to Scuth Australia on Sunday 31st March. the country ever to attain this dis­ Tucson to see her son, and while there Twelve members were present and tinction. took an aerobatics course. NANCY many were delayed by the rather On May 5th, from 10 to 4, at Mar- has also flown many trips to Bull- dreadful weather we experienced across ane Air Park, Tucson Chapter will join the country that week-end varying from forces with Phoenix Chapter in provid­ Is there a report from dust storms to clouds and rain. Those ing a fly-in picnic for girls of Tucson attending were JUNE NELLIGAN, ES­ Chapin House, a branch of Arizona YOUR chapter? THER MATHER, NANCY LEEBOLD, ROSEMARY DE PIERRES, FREDA Girl's Ranch. Swimming and soft­ If not, why not ? ? ? ball, as well as flights, are planned. THOMPSON, MARIE RICHARDSON, ROSEMARY ARNOLD, JUDY LORD­ NANCY BIRD -WALTON made a ING, TIMMIE TIVER, BERYL special flight back from Europe for V l , Ca n a d ia n YOUNG, PEG KELMAN and I. MAR­ the gathering of Ihe Women Pilots and GARET KENTLEY was delayed wea- then the next day immediately return­ i f f l f : SECTION therwise in central N.S.W. and un­ ed overseas to be a guest on the inau­ fortunately missed the gathering. There gural flight of an aircraft with Luft­ ALBERTA CHAPTER were many and varied means of trans­ hansa. She brought greetings from port to reach I he meeting. ESTHER ELLY BEINHORN, the famous Ger­ Marilyn Zahar, Reporter MATHER and FREDA THOMPSON man woman pilot whom many o f us The new Alberta Chapter of 99s drove by car from Victoria. JUDY met recently on her visit to Australia. held their second meeting Saturday, LORDING managed to reach a point Next week “Yours truly” hopes to March 16, in the Edmonton Flying 80 miles Northeast of Adelaide in her complete an endorsement on the Bon­ Club lounge. Fifteen 99s and three Musketeer and then took a bus the anza and on that note I will say cheers guests were present. Flying Club in­ rest of the wajy. PEG KELMAN, till next time. structress, LUCILLE HALEY, hostess­ BERYL YOUNG and I managed to find ed the meeting. a reasonable route and actually ar­ At this time we are trying to create rived in Adelaide in the conveyance more interest in the Ninety-Nines and in which we departed, our own air­ increase our membership. Ideas from craft! Many others had to resort to other chapters are very welcome. •the Airlines — a m agnificent ac­ Saturday, April 27, the Western Sec­ complishment on the part of all. Also tional Meeting will be held in Calgary, of great interest were the tales of Alberta, at the Summit Hotel. We are each flight and the delays and battles hoping for a turn out of over sixty with the elements. It was great to 99s; guests and 49% ers are encouraged see the South Australian members to come. such as TIMMIE TIVER and JUNE The Alberta Aviation Council has wel­ NELLIGAN again with our vast dis­ comed us to join them in their air tances in Australia many members marking project. The paint and tem­ are not seen except at these meet­ plates will be supplied by the Coun­ Janet Ferguson, Reporter ings each twelve months. After the cil. Weather permitting, we hope to meeting quite a few of the girls flew This month’s report has to be written have a great time with this project. up to the opal fields at Coober Pedy early before I go away for a week’s and then onto Alice Springs — haven’t skiing and I haven’t had a chance to .FIRST CANADIAN CHAPTER received any full reports on this as catch up on what folks have been up Shirley MacDougall, Reporter yet but I believe they all had a wonder­ to. However, I can report on our two A successful dinner and get acquaint­ ful time. Was most disappointed I “hospitalized" members. DAWN TUR­ ed party was held at the Mohawk Inn couldn’t make it myself as AILSA LEY has been back at RAF Halton \recently. Twenty-tiwo members and CRANE was waiting to meet me at for a further operation, but is making three prospective members enjoyed a Alice Springs to show me around the wonderful progress thanks to her own delicious dinner, conversation and a vast centre. determination and perseverance. News short business meeting. IRMA SELIG We are still hoping to have an Aus­ of BERYL SANDERS is much more and TONI RAMSAY of Montreal plan­ tralian team in the Powder Puff Derby encouraging although, like DAWN, it ned to fly but drove the five hundred again this year — a Fly-Off between is a long business. But we’re all very odd miles when their plane was unserv­ a possible five interested teams is plan­ happy that she’s really “on the mend" iceable. Others on hand were MARG ned for April 29th in Victoria if spon­ now. WILSON and EDITH BERRY of Ham­ sorship can be arranged — more of Future activities include the British ilton, Vice-Chairman HILDA DEVER- this in the next news report. Section Ninety-Nines Trohpy Air Race EUX of London and SANDRA ROBSON MARIE RICHARDSON tabled the in June, a visit to Scotland Yard, and of Oshawa. A.O.P.A. Pinch Hitter Course at our a day at our Governor’s home—ELI­ MARY and MAX LINDSAY and meeting and it was discussed with ZABETH OVERBURY’S attractive MARG and VERNE WELTER of Ay­ much interest. Each State will follow it house deep in the Bedfordshire coun­ lmer, Ontario, report they had a won­ up and try to have this Course intro­ tryside. The meeting for April is a derful time in Hawaii. On the island duced for Australian “Non-flying Right visit to the famous Tiger Club at Red- of Kauai, they met KAY WOJCIK of Seaters’’. hill, at which MARGO McKELLAR is the Willamette Valley Chapter — she entertaining the group to lunch. This was carrying a Ninety-Nine Flight During the week-end, we held a I’m unfortunately missing, but will get bag. Navigational Trial and BERYL YOUNG a report on it from one of the girls HILDA DEVEREUX has just been and I were very thrilled to be placed for next month’s “News." advised that she has successfully pass­ second. That's all I can dig up this month— ed her written Instrument examination. Received a letter from CHRISTINE cheers for now! Congratulations HILDA! HENDERSON giving us all the news We are happy to see Chairman SY­ from the U.S.A., where she stayed NEW S copy in the hands BIL DUNN and Secretary ESME WIL­ LIAMS back from Hawaii with such after the last Powder Puff Derby. She of the editor glowing accounts of their trip. The tells us she is entering the Derby again on or before deadline weather was perfect and they had this year with an American Co-pilot. M A Y 20th many memorable views of the great lations too, to the new Alberta Chapter! After their return from Florida and the E'ahamas, KIN and CAL MARTIN HEW ENGLAND wonder why it is, when you go on a trip you always have a headwind, a SECTION erosswind or both? They had to fly 1,000 miles to Savannah, Georgia be­ fore they found an airport runway into CONNECTICUT CHAPTER the wind. Are runways planned during Mary W. Neil, Reporter the summer without taking into account What an inspiring meeting with winter winds? AMELIA EARHART we had today, One exciting approach was into Tri March 16th. As seen through the eyes State Huntington where a single paved of her sister, MURIEL EARHART PATRICIA ROY and 49'/2er ROSS of strip is nestled on the side of a moun­ MORRISSEY, she came alive, and the London, Ontario, are examining a tain. Except for the jagged rocks qualities of character she so beauti­ homebuilt Taylor monoplane. (Photo dropping off three sides, she felt she fully expressed were made so much by Neil Macdongall, Toronto 17, Can­ might have been landing on an aircraft more real to us than any photo or other ada.) carrier. materialistic thing could ever have done. The whole trip took about 30 hours MRS MORRISSEY, who drove her mid-West as they flew to Los Angeles. (all headwinds, no tailwinds) and was little VW from Boston to Hartford They were met at Santa Monica Airport largely uneventful. KIN’S most shatter­ (Valle’s Steak House) spoke to us in a by a friendly group of ten Ninety- ing moments came when an eagle dive- way that was so gracious, charming, Nines, two lite rs and a small daugh­ bombed their Cessna 172 over Ohio. deeply moving and sincere. She spoke ter from the Los Angeles and Long The eagle headed straight for them cf AMELIA’S keen interest in the non- E’eaeh Chapters. After lunch SALLY and only missed because of CAL’S material side of life, and quoted her LaFORGE drove them to their hotel. evasive action poem, ‘‘Courage is the Price.., which SYBIL and ESME were both impress­ KIN felt the best part of the trip was was the basis for the title of MRS ed with the warm, feeling of friend­ from Fort Lauderdale to Freeport on MORRISSEY’S book about AMELIA ship as though they’d already met the Grand Bahama Island. After miles of II any of you do not have this delight­ group Unfortunately RACHEL BON- blue sea, sparkling through the scatter­ ful gem, it is worth searching for, or ZON was not able to be present as ed cumulus, their first glimpse of land better yet, ordering. Would that the she was taking part in a proficiency in over an hour was an exhilarating ex­ youth of today could gain the inspir­ race. perience. At Freeport they concentrat­ ation of this poem alone! If your local JEAN and DAVE MacDONALD have ed on scuba diving and left the night bookstore cannot get this book, you replaced their 180 with a Cessna 185 activities to non-flyers. may order an autographed copy, price amphibian, CF-RYG. On the way home they planned re­ $4.75, from: MRS. MURIEL MOR­ At Buttonville Airport recently, sev­ fuelling stops at small airports where RISSEY, 1 Vernon Street, West Med­ eral of us met WILSIE FROSST for the the gas and cheeseburgers could be ford, Mass. 02155. first time. She’d flown in with her put on the same cerdit card. By flying COL HENRY WETHERELL, Direc­ husband ALAN and their children in a little over nine hours the last day tor of Aeronautics for the State of their Twin Comanche. they made Buttonville by sunset. KIN, Connecticut was our honored guest, and BARBARA and TOM BROTHERTON with her mind still on the sunny days, joined NINA HETMAN, Flight Activi­ of Limehouse (Ont.) recently return­ jumped out of the plane and landed flat ties and Program Chairman, and ed from a 3-week jaunt to the West on her back on a large patch of ice. EVELYN MURCH, Vive-Chairman and Indies in their Comanche. At Long Nothing like it to bring her down to Ways and Means, at the speaker’s Island in the Bahamas, they joined earth in a hurry, she says. Table. MRS TEDDY KENYON, a 99 CHARLOTTE McCOLLUM and 49%- C harter 99, m ade some delightful ad­ er JIM who have another Comanche. ditions to MRS MORRISSEY’S talk In near-formation they flew to South by telling us about one of the times Caicos, where they met DOTTIE JU- SOUTH AFRICAN the KENYONS took AMELIA flying LICH of the Long Island Chapter. Then with them. followed a 3%-hour over-water flight SECTION MRS MORRISSEY was introduced to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. by the Chairman of our Chapter, MRS. They enjoyed the swimming, scenery CYNTHIA KEMPER. MRS. KEMPER and company before continuing to St. Where are you ? ? Long - time, no presented MRS MORRISSEY with a Kitts and St. Martens BARBARA re­ hear from you! bouquet of red American Beauty roses commends it to anyone who hasn’t at the conclusion of her talk and MRS. tried it. “A great way to avoid winter,” MORRISSEY surprised her with a de­ she says. lightfully spontaneous kiss! ! ! Vice-Governor RUBY MACDONALD We had an excellent turnout of mem­ and JIM of Brandon have just returned VOTE VOTE VOTE bers, who brought such attractive and from holidays to Eugene, Oregon and likable candidates for membership also. Victoria, B. C. DOROTHY ROSEMAN Immediately when you receive PRIL LOVERIDGE brought a friend, ALLISON QUATTROCCHI, at present says the Brandon group hope to have YOUR Ballot! their own Chapter by March. Congratu­ a non-flyer PRIL did the same thing with ROSE KRIM about a year ago, now she’s a member, PRII. also brought her daughter MARGOT who was most helpful to this reporter in getting facts straight about LESLIE BOYD. LESLIE was a charter mem­ ber of the Garden State Chapter and is transferring to us from Ohio! She’s living in Fairfield, has her Instrument and instructor’s ratings and wants her ATR next but guess what? She’s too young. Imagine! Her husband works with GE and flies out of Westchester Shown during the March 16th gathering are I. to r., Connecticut Chapter Vice- County Airport. KAY LITTIN also Chairman EVIE MURCH, Chairman CYNTHIA KEMPER, guest speaker brought a daughter, PEG. Kay’s our MRS. MURIEL EARHART MORRISSEY, Charter Member TEDDY KENYON, Publicity Chairman. Director of Aeronautics for the State of Connecticut; COL. HENRY WETHER- B'ETTY STORRS was there for a ELL, and Flight Activities and Program Chairman NINA HETMAN. first meeting with us. She’s transfer­ ring from the San Fernando Chapter England Spring Sectional, held on April and inspected a static C-124 display in Calif. That may be where our 13th at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, Mass. including harrowing climbs up a ladder CHRIS WINZER ends up, when she We were lucky and had a beautiful to view the cockpit as well as trips makes her transfer out there. CHRIS, day for those flying in, as well as for into the lower level to see the passage­ our AE Scholarship winner, spoke to those of us who did our navigating at the Ridgefield Rotary last week, and ground level. Guests included DORIS ways into the wings that allow in-flight was pelted with questions about the RENNINGER, International Treasurer, engine maintenance. Meanwhile, the AWTAR. She need more national pub- and KATHLEEN HILBRANDT, Gov­ four winners of the drawing boarded blicity, it looks like ernor of the New York-New Jersey the T-39, a jet transport, and took off JEAN RETTINGER brought hus­ Section. They brought along HERB for an hour long flight during which band, BOB, and, also, BETTY MICE- FISHER, long time friend of the 99s, each of the girls flew the plane for 15 WICZ, who is due to become a new from the Port of New York Authority, minutes. More about this in the next member at our next meeting. EVELYN and ROY RYDER, former test pilot newsletter. KROPP came with LORRAINE for Bendix. We were also pleased to Congratulations to CORA CLARK JENCIK. IRENE BATES, our newest welcome Chairman BETTY LOU and HELEN DELANEY who now have new member, brought her mother who SCANDLING and Membership Chair­ their Commercial ratings! CORA is says she’s not a flyer, but was very man AGGIE ZWEIDINGER of the working for her Instrument. charming anyway! ! BETTY SAGAN Greater New York Chapter. IRMA Spring has inspired some interesting brought BARBARA ASHLEY as a pros­ SELIG, Treasurer of the Canadian flight. ORA KING STEVENS picked pective member. BARBARA is work­ Section flew in with her husband. up an Arrow in Florida and flew it to ing on her Instructor’s rating and flies During the business meeting, guests the Bahamas before returning to out of Bradley Field. and 49V2.’ers were given a tour of the Taunton Airport. RIPLEY MILLER From the New Haven area, and Helio plant which, from all reports, and her family flew to Florida for a guests of PEG DAVIDSON, LOUISE was highly interesting. Luncheon at vacation in their Cessna 170. They ZEIDENBERG and CAROL WALSH the Officers’ Club was highlighted by stayed in Sarasota. The trip back were prospective members. LYN the drawing of the names of four 99s was made in one day and was a dawn WILEY, another guest of P E G ’S, has for a flight in a T-39. The winners til dark experience that rates as a been to several meetings and working were LOIS AUCHTERLONIE, MILLIE “never again!” Our new member on her Commercial. She was one of DOREMUS, RUTH CROWELL and BILLY DOWNING is spending the the co-founders of the Conn. Women’s IRMA SELIG. MAJOR GENERAL month of April flying in a Cessna 172 Flying Club, which is open to student JOHN B. BESTIC, Commander, Elec­ with her husband and father-in-law. tronic Systems Division, who flies his pilots (women) and anyone really in­ ISABEL BLODGET is all checked own Bonanza, welcomed us all to terested in aviation. TRINA JARISH out in her new Bonanza She found Hanscom and gave a brief talk about was talking about flying in the IAR to it a big change from her 172, especially how and why he became a pilot. We BARBARA THOMAS, a prospective the fuel injection system. However, also heard a few words from COL member who flies out of Croton, and she is sure she will learn to love it. “ CHIP” COLLINS, a 491Aler, who work­ to FAY KRICEK and husband JOE. MARY SHEA is the proud new 1/3 ed long and hard to make this Sec­ All TRINA needs to win are those two owner of a 1967 Cessna 1501 G and she tional possible. After lunch, LT. WEN­ minor ingredients, a sponsor and a says its just great! NINGER gave an informative briefing plane. Any offers? BOBBI HER­ The visit of LIBBY KIRK from the BERT, our newest mommy, (see 99 on the mission and projects of the ESD after which we went to the flight line San Gabriel Valley Chapter was the News for Feb.) came with your report­ occasion for a pleasant luncheon at the er and husband DAVE Wayside Inn in Sudbury. Is there a report from Late last year, LANDON YOUNG EASTERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER YOUR chapter? visited Executive Airlines to inquire Virginia Bonesteel, Reporter about a possible co-pilot position. She Our Chapter was hostess for the New If not, why not ? ? ? discovered that they were definitely not interested in hiring a woman. She Our members were very happy to GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER then introduced her companion, MAR­ welcome DEE COMEAUX, Chairman Dee Mosteller, Reporter GARET LAMB, an attorney and jok­ of the South Louisiana Chapter, as a Premature spring weather saw a ingly implied that she represented an guest at our meeting. Dee was visiting good turn-out at the April 6th fly-in anti-discrimination group. There was with MARY JEAN at the time. An­ meeting at Caldwell-Wright Airport. much embarrassed hemming and haw­ other very welcome guest at our meet­ Program highlight was a 30-minute ing, but they would not talk seriously ing was a Ninety-Nine member from color film—“Flight of Blue Bird II”— cf hiring a woman pilot. As the girls “Down Under”. CHRISTINE HEN­ starring a couple of good-looking Den­ left, the manager asked LANDON DERSON of Adelaide, Australia, flew ver bachelors and two eqaully hand­ to let him know next time she would in to our meeting with ALICE HAM­ some Turbo Twin Comanches flying be in so that he could have his law yer MOND. CHRISTINE flew TAR 72 in around South America. Real four- present! this year’s Powder Puff Derby star movie, available for chapter show­ I unintentionally omitted mentioning VIRGINIA HAMMOND, a former ing through Piper dealers. Tips on fly­ last month that LOIS MILLER and WASP, had temporarily shelved her ing far south of the border, and a nice her husband flew in to New Bedford “Wings” but now has dusted them off feel of the sights, sounds and color in their Bonanza for the March Meet­ and has had her pilot’s rating re-in- that make Latin America a great place ing. stated. to fly. Luncheon followed at the Fly-In ALICE HAMMON is our "Busy-Bee” R estaurant speaker, having spoken to two Mill­ Big business for the day were com­ ville, N.Y. groups, with more speaking mittee reports on the 1969 convention— N.Y. * N.J. engagements coming up in her area. it’s not too early to m ark July 9-13 No time for ALICE to sit in an easy (’69) on your flying calendars! First SECTION chair to watch TV. big meeting of the minds was set for ANNE WHISTON had happy “Star April 30th at the home of JULIE VOM Eyes” as she imparted the news of the SAAL, who was just off on a three- arrival of Grandchild number two. week vacation in St. Croix. Don’t Miss The Fun . . . MINA ELSCHNER also clued us in on Wing Scouts was another big item, the news of her brand new Grand­ since Greater NY 99s were to sponsor N.Y. - N.J. Spring Sectional daughter. Big congratulations to our a giant city-wide orientation called two new, proud Grand-Moms. Hammondsport, N.Y. “Aviation and You” for the senior The NAFEC Flying Club, of which scouting program April 20th. To en­ June 8 & 9 BARBARA CUBBISON is a member, courage interest in aviation among the is acquiring a Stinson Voyager. BAR­ 13-17 year-olds, members gave “testi­ BARA is really looking forward to monials” on how flying has affected her Stinson check-out. , their business and pleasure through the GARDEN STATE CHAPTER MARY ROSE MYERS and 49‘/2er years. Recording Secretary JUDY Mary Rose Myers, Reporter flew down to ST. Petersburg, Florida HELLMAN was absent from the meet­ Well our “Pony-Express” mail de­ as guests of Bader-Based Friends ing, presenting an excellent program livery skipped our news deadline by a This reporter was disappointed in not on “What’s Happening in Aviation To­ half a day so whal you would have being able to stop off and visit with day” to three groups of Senior Girl read in the March issue of the News BETTY TRACY at Boynton Beach. Scouts during career day in N.Y. has now become April news. Anyway The MYERS’ Cherokee was in the A new member was pinned — we shall be on lime with May’s chatter- process of being relicensed at the va­ MADELYN EYLES of Kingston, N.Y. patter cation time. So that meant being Grandmother of three (two more en- Our Garden State’s February meet­ guests instead of Host Pilots. route), MEDELYN started flying in ing was held at Morristown Airport and Garden State Chapter has set aside ’64 “as a lark” and got her ticket be­ we did have a nice day to take advant­ every Wednesday as Luncheon Fly-Ins tween grandkids last August. Now age of our “Flying Machines”. The for our own members and members of “it doesn’t take much of an excuse to main topic of the meeting was the neighboring chapters to meet on just get her in the air.” Working on Com­ Garden State Penny-a-Pound to be a pure social basis for some fun-flying mercial and Instrument ratings, she held at the Morristown Airport, May time. Hey Mr. Weatherman, please belongs to the three-member Kingston 18th with the rain date for the 19th. check our agenda sheet and be kind to Flying Club which owns a Cherokee Greater New York Chapter has very us Ninety-Nines. 180. graciously offered a great big helping Well this just about winds up our Plans were completed for manning a hand in cur first Penny-a-Pound ven­ “Chatter-patter” for now, so I shall booth at the Teterboro Air Show May ture. Representatives from the Great­ close with wishing one and all happy 3rd, and participation in the Garden er New York Chapter were MINA spring “Sky-Hours”. State Penny-a-Pound May 18 at Mor­ ELSCHNER, JULIE VOM SAAL, ristown May meeting was set for the DORIS RENNINGER and our Gover­ 4th at Princeton, with Air Facts Editor, nor KAY HILDEBRANDT. RICHARD COLLINS, as speaker. NEW S copy in the hands We finally were able to meet and Back from, March meetings in OKC greet MARY JEAN PESTRIDGE, who of the editor were DORIS RENNINGER, out for an transferred from the South La. Chap­ on or before deadline Executive Board get-together: MARI­ ter. We are very glad to have gained LYN LINK and GLORIA HEATH, new M A Y 20th MARY JEAN as a member. appointees to the Women’s Advisory Committee by LBJ; and PAT WILSON, at Farmingdale Inst., aiming for a KAY BRICK and MARION LOPEZ, Crmni. Rating. lor AWTAR. Born in N.Y RUTH attended Colum­ At the time of writing, Vice-Chairman bia U. for business courses, and was DORIS STOLL, with her 49%er, FRED our Chapter's very able Secretary prior was leaving OKC in their Cherokee to becoming Vice-Chairman. She also SIX, after a visit to FAA headquarters, belongs to Eastern Star. bound for the Bahamas and the NPA RUTH was a gymnast as a teen-ager, meeting. and stilil leans towards active sports. Chairman BETTYLOU SCANDLING, She and her 49% er try to bicycle 5 N.Y.-N.J. Governor KAY HILBRANDT, miles a few times a week. Another SELMA CRONAN, and MINA ELSCH- hobby is sewing for her daughters and NER reported on their fly-in trip to the herself— moreover, she made that last Long Island Chapter meeting at beautiful banner our Chapter is so Mt. Pocono. Following the meeting, proud of. BETTYLOU and AGGIE ZWEIDIN- Traveling to foreign countries is a GER took Aztec 92Pop to Honscomb natural for the wife of a Comm, pilot, AFB in Massachusetts for the North­ and their home is acquiring a collection east Section meeting. DORIS REN- of lovely and unusual objects from far­ NINGER and KAY HILBRANDT met away lands. them there in a Travel Air. BETTY­ LOU was making an attempt to set an In a family of accomplished music­ Air Facts Magazine World Speed Re­ ians, RUTH says her talents run to cord . . with a headwind, no less. playing their player piano. With her RUTH DOBRESCUE, Vice-Chairman MINA has a good thing going called out-going personality, and with such an of Long Island Chapter. “Meet the Bunch for Lunch.’’ Every unpresumptuous sense of humor, I’m Wednesday, lady pilots—members and sure RUTH will be able to easily hurdle an airline pilot’s schedule. There you’ll non-members—meet at some nice area any obstacles life strews in her path find our attractive Vice-Chairman, airport for lunch; except in the worst The taste of our first fly-in last month RUTH DOBRESCUE, residing with weather from three to eight gals have to Mt. Pocono, Pa., has us all clamor­ 49%er CHARLES, who is a TWA pilot, shown every week. April lunches were ing for more. The 25 people present plus 2 daughters, DORIS aged 6, and scheduled for Orange County, the Fly­ were bussed from the airport to High ELLEN who at the tender age of 11 ing W, Danbury, Conn., and Caldwell Point Inn for luncheon, where we com­ already wields a mean computer Wright. May 1 the ladies plan to meet bined business with pleasure. From at 12 noon at Morristown witih box It was CHARLES’ flying that gener­ the Greater N.Y. Chapter, KAY HIL­ lunches. Visitors in the area can con­ ated RUTH’S unbound interest in avia­ BRANDT, MINA ELSCHNER, SELMA tact MINA at (201) 741-2951 for cur­ tion. While as a flight engineer study­ CRONIN, and BETTYLOU SCAND­ rent info. ing at home for his pilots license, he’d LING helped round out the number in And speaking of Cherokee 180’s . . . find RUTH poring over his shoulder. attendance. this reporter just got back from a 3600- During a cross-country, there was BARBARA EVANS is back from a rnile solo round trip, Pennsylvania to RUTH at his side discovering the thrill Race Board Meeting at Oklahoma City. Louisiana and the Texas coast, in a of a plane maneuvering to one’s touch, There, she revisited 99 Headquarters brand new C model. Great fun, ter­ and deciding ‘this is for me’! So it was and saw their new site, toured the rific experience, and met a lot of lady with no surprise later, at McArthur FFA Center, and its’ Medical Dept. pilots, including IRENE YOUNG of Airport, when CHARLES was supervis­ An added attraction was a chance to the Tip-of-Texas Chapter, who was ing a group of TWA flight engineers fly a 4 engine Simulator from take-off getting ready for the Angel Derby with who were working for their licenses, to to landing. An interesting note from her Cherokee 140 and a brand new pros­ find RUTH a keenly competitive stu­ BARBARA was the fact that you can pect, DELIA NEFF. Took a look at dent, too. Thus a license was procur­ pre-arrange a date with the FAA Medi­ HemisFair from the air, and found that ed, and an interest in flying undimin­ cal Dept , and participate in their ail sorts of reservations and informa­ ished. testing of human reactions to different tion can be obtained free from the Annually, when students at a local conditions; such as what effects drugs Visitors Service, Inc , P. O. Drawer H, Elementary school conclude their study or alcohol have on reflexes; decom­ SAT 78206. (Telephone 512-226-4292). of aviation, RUTH is asked to give an pression; altitudes; or working with Airport Assistant Director, LEE FER­ informative talk on the subject. Racing survival gear; to name a few. With GUSON (International says that be­ is always exciting, and so was co-pilot- the meetings of the A.E. Scholarship tween his terminal and Stinson Field, ing with one of her licensed nephews Board and Fed. Womans’ Advisory to SAT can handle any huge influx o' in a 6-state MacAire Race, and plac­ FAA coinciding with the Race Board visiting airplances. So, fly on in, Y’all! ing third. At present, she’s attending Meeting, it was like old ‘home week’, evening classes in advanced aviation with many familiar faces to be seen. LONG ISLAND CHAPTER DOTTY BOCK and ELLIE McCUL- LOUGH were treated royally at Lan­ Helen Moxim, Reporter VOTE VOTE VOTE caster, P a., by the A rm strong Co., There’s a lovely home in Glen Cove, Immediately when you receive their sponsors for the AWTAR. ELLIE L.I. that outwardly appears deceiving­ went to Texas to pick up the beautiful ly serene, but life inside is geared to YOUR Ballot ! Mooney Executive that the Co. pur­ chased for our gals to use in the race who called to let us know SARA LEWIS (all who happen to be members The rainbow colored can of One Step SHONK must be all right. It was so of the Virginia Wing o ’ C A .P.) had Floor Wax not only supplied the good of you to call, Fay. been participating in a search and plane with the clever name of “one We’re looking forward to our Sec­ rescue mission. (The search was su­ Step”, but was the inspiration for the tional at Flying W Ranch on the 20th spended after two weeks of searching specially woven cloth that was made of April, and then to our air-marking to no avail.) into jackets for ELLIE and DOT to on the 27th. On Sunuday April 7th New Kent Air­ wear in the race They had publicity Our last meeting was a goodie. A port in Quinton, Virginia was converg­ pictures taken and T.V. coverage in covered-dish supper of everybody’s ed upon by: ESTHER GOBLE, AMY Lancaster, and in the ofiing is a publi­ specialities at INEZ DOTTER- MORRIS, MARIANNE BURHANS, city tour throughout the country. WEICH’S. We heard from “the man in VIRGINIA RILEY, TOBY LEHMAN, the tower”— MR. JAMES MORITZ. He Hip! Hip! H urrah Dept.: GUS AN­ MARION HELMS, MAXINE WALKER DERSON passed her Instrument Writ­ didn’t hold anything back but gave us and FRAN VANSTAVERN—OBJECT— ten, and is now working ‘under the the views of the control tower operators to hold our regular monthly meeting. hood’. and answered all our questions. It was VIRGINIA RILEY was our hostess and The TRATTLERS flew to Florida a worthwhile meeting for all. used her influence to persuade her over Easter vacation, and from thence You’ll hear more from us when 49%'er, JIM to give us a very interest­ to the Bahamas, while THELMA everybody takes to the air in May. You, ing talk on basic instruments and in BAKER visited in Maryland with her too? stument flying. (JIM is the principal 140. Inspector with the Federal Aviation I hear the urge to ‘spring clean' ex­ Agency in Richmond.) VIRGINIA CHAPTER tends to planes too—JO O’BREN’S Fran VanStavern, Reporter Cessna 172 sports a new paint job, and Much to our sorrow, we learned that the rumors we have heard about North ditto for DOT JULICH’S Commanche M arch the month of “Winds”—At Field Airport are true. It will cease 180 which is now white with black least that’s the way the saying goes— operations on May 30, 1968. Once again trim. Many 99s from the N.Y. area But for us here in Virginia it was a general aviation is compelled to move stopped to visit with DOT while pass­ “rain shower” that forced us to drive over and out to make way for apart­ ing through the Bahamas. DOT en­ to our March meeting. Spirits were ment buildings. tering the Angel Derby with S Caicos High and Dry even though all else was sponsoring her. Good luck, DOT! a little damp. Eight of our seventeen MARION and MIKE HELMS have Our newest member, PEGGY FORD, members were there and that's not bad moved their radio repair service from is a Ground Inst, at Deer Park Airport. considering the fact that four girls have North Field to Byrd Field. They are While living in Texas, PEGGY got a moved out of the state. We met at now located in the Texaco Hanger at taste of flying in the form of a lesson Patrick Henry Airport in Newport News Hawthorn Aviation. ESTHER and for a birthday present. Two months with MARIANNE BURHANS and AMY TONY GOBLE are going with Aero later, she had her license. We’re glad MORRIS as co-hostesses. Industries at Byrd Field. (TONY was to have you in our Chapter, PEGGY! In the absence of ESTHER GOBLE, Chief Instructor and FFA Flight Ex­ Chairman, the meeting was called to aminer at North Field ) Open House ‘Till next month, see you in that order and presided over by AMY MOR­ for Aero Industries Flight School, Friendly Sky! — RIS, Vice-Chairman. located on the second floor of the Ex­ Since the Spring Sectional meeting ecutive Terminal at Bryd Field, is would be hold on our regular meeting planned for the latter part of April. date in April, we decided to meet on the TONY will be in charge of both ground 7th of April. There seemed to be so and flight school and also continue as SECTION much that had to be taken care of that an FAA Flight Examiner, while we didn’t feel we could skip a meeting ESTHER struggles with the paper and that month. book work. One of their proudest pos­ sessions in a Frasca flight simulator. MARYLAND CHAPTER After the business portion of the (We are all looking forward to a Lenora Eaton, Reporter meeting was over the chatter started chance to tackle it.) and we learned that this was to be You’ve heard this, I’m sure—Give a To MARION, MIKE, ESTHER and busy girl a job to do if you want it SANDRA CUMMINGS’ last meeting. She is moving to California within two TONY our most sincere wishes for done. But what about this one? I much success in their new locations. received a telephone call one night weeks. (Incidentally, Sandra received (and I wouldn’t care if it had been her Commercial rating recently.) Con­ We also learned that ESTHER 4 A.M.) from:------. She’s busy as a gratulations and Good Luck out West, GOBLE and FRAN VANSTAVERN are news correspondent. She also took SANDRA! It was also discovered that serving on the Advisory Council Board time to arrange for one of our “See FRAN VANSTAVERN, her 49V2-er VAN for the Richmond Chapter of the Air The U S.A.” portfolios to go to our boys and “TOBY” LEHAMAN’S 49 tier Force Association. They said the AFA in Saigon, and then wrote to SARA is going to co-sponsor a state air show SHONK who is working there to check in the fall and our Chapter will be up on it. She thinks of everything. In Is there a report from asked to help. Needless to say this addition, she was thoughtful enough to enthused everyone. With that happy phone from Washington to let us know YOUR chapter? thought I’ll say, “Be seeing some of you at the Middle East Section Spring that she received an answer from If not, why not ? ? ? SARA. This is FAY WELLS, of course, M eeting.” WASHINGTON, l>. U. CHAPTER and CHARLIE OLIVER) and MAU- Ruth Freckleton, Reporter VINE BARNES who arranged this month's meeting and had just returned Now that JACQUIE SMITH is now from a trip in her Cherokee to Florida JACQUIE SCOTT, and Spring is in and Bimini with her family. We were the air, we are sure romance is nearby. also delighted to have members from Life can be beautiful and we try to Central Pa., Chapter join us: MAR­ remember this even though the smoke JORIE POOL from Harrisburg and ALABAMA CHAPTER of the fires are still blowing by. Our BETTY STEACH, a new member who Kathleen Vaughn, Reporter Sectional Meeting at the Flying W flies out of Gettysburg Airport. Ranch in New Jersey will be covered The March meeting of the Alabama by KATE MARCARIO, our Governor. This is the week of the “Angel Chapter 99s was held on Sunday, March I cannot attend as I am busily showing Derby” and with five of our members 3, 1988, in Tuscaloosa. JAYE HUD­ my Pug dog: Freckleton’s Aero Queen. participating, LIBBY DUVAL, NANCY GINS, Tuscaloosa member, was hostess FAY WELLS has been honored as a DIEMAND, ANNE SHIELDS, HELEN and arranged for the group to hold founder of the Overseas Press Club. ZUBROW and ELSIE MCBRIDE, will its meeting and to dine at the Univer­ She is a very highly respected woman be interested to hear how they make sity Club. Membership in the Univer­ and travels with the White House Press out. Before NANCY DIEMAND took sity Club is composed solely of Uni­ when the President flies on his many cff in the AWIAR, she and “BUZZ” versity of Alabama faculty. The Club trips to Texas and Hawaii and foreign flew to Vancouver to attend their is an antebellum home furnished in countries. We are proud t o have her daughter DEBBIE’S wedding to a antiques and was the home of the in our Chapter and as a friend. Canadian. . first governor of the State of Alabama. EDITH DIZON of the Philippines re­ “MO” BARNES (she gets around in The meeting, which was held in the cently sent us a big “hello” and again that 235 Cherokee) and 49%er JIM sitting room adjoining the sun parlor, thanked us for the wonderful time she leave April 28th to attend a computer was called to order by the chairman, had in the United States last year. NANCY E'eeland. meeting in Los Angeles, stopping off at Washington Air Derby Association is Las Vegas enroute. She and JIM are Lunch was served in the dining back in active program again, due to starting Ground School for their In­ room of the University Club After many interested 99s and their 49%ers. strument Rating at Pitman Airport. . . lunch, the group made a tour of the More data later. This is one of the “RUSTIE” STAHLEY, who has been Aero-Space Studies Facility at the Uni­ oldest and most influential aero clubs working for Reading Aviation at Allen­ versity of Alabama. Part of the tour in the United States and was almost town, accepted a job with the FFA at lincluded seeing a supersonic wind’ being phased-out. MacArthur Field, Long Island (FSS) tunnel in operation. It was very grati­ We have had a very interesting pro­ and will start school for five weeks, fying to learn that studies of this na­ spective member with us during the April 15th, at the Center. Good Luck, ture are available in Alabama. last meeting: CLEO SHERBOW from “RUSTIE” with your new job; our One of our most recent members is Baltimore. We hope she will join our Chapter will miss you, do keep in JULIA FAHLE of Huntsville. JULIA'S Chapter touch . . . JOYCE ROGGIO and her second flight of her lifetime was in the F or those of you who have been so family flew to Florida for the Easter right-hand seat of a Cessna 172 Sky- cooperative on my book, due to the vacation, some going in the Baron and hawk. She had arrived at the airport pressures of the Poverty Program and the rest by Airline . . ELYSE and under the impression that she was troubles, it’s publication is again de­ LINC CHAPMAN flew the Cherokee to going to be a passenger in an orienta­ layed—but I am not dismayed. Still Chicago for business. ELYSE is attend­ tion flight scheduled for her husband. forging ahead on it. We who fly must ing Ground School for her Commercial However, she was maneuvered into the recall in our moments of doubt that license. We’ll need all the commercial co-pilot’s seat and experienced the fun we can always go aloft and almost pilots available for our Penny-A-Pound of flying. Since that time, she has reach out and touch the “hand of God”. in September. . . MERLE CHALOW’S logged almost 100 hours and has flown name will be in this years publication from such spots as Phoenix, Palm Springs, San Francisco, El Paso, Day­ EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA of “Outstanding Young Women of tona Beach and commuting trips to St. CHAPTER America” in recognition of her out­ Louis. JULIA'S first flight was Jan­ Kate Macario, Reporter standing ability, accomplishments, and service to her community, country and uary 12, 1966, first solo, M arch 31, 1936, The March meeting at the Hershey profession” as quoted from the Board and she received her Private Pilot's Hotel, adjoining the Hershey Air Park, of Advisory Editors. Congratulations, license on October 22, 1967. Her hus­ was rained-out Saturday the 23rd, so MERLE! She has set up our May 18th band, LARRY, and daughter, CINDY, was held Sunday, March 24th. Though meeting in Elmira, New York, so that also hold Private Pilot Licenses. It is the day was clear, we had quite high we will have a tour of the Schweizer odd-man-out to see who flies the family winds and all who came, drove. The factory, glider rides and lunch. Sounds plane, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk N1809Y. Hotel Restaurant was a lovely place great! . . JANICE and PHIL MUNTZ The April meeting of the Alabama with such beautiful surroundings; those flew their Cessna 172 up to Waterville Chapter 99s was held Saturday, April who enjoyed the lunch and the meet­ Valley, New Hampshire to participate 6, at Point Clear, Alabama. This was ing (held in an enormous lobby I in the National Veteran Skiing Races. a joint meeting of the Alabama and were: BARBARA FARQUHARSON, Our Spring Sectional meeting will be Mississippi Chapters. JUDY HUCK of HELEN PRICE, ELYSE CHAPMAN, at the Flying W Airport, Saturday, Mobile was hostess for the meeting, ANNE SHIELDS, KATE MACARIO, April 20th, and will be written up held at the Grand Hotel, Point Clear, HELEN ZUBROW, MERLE CHALOW in the next issue. Alabama. This was a very memorable day. The weather was perfect—clear print, we will have an eye on weather of us were excited about I he coming and balmy—and the Grand Hotel is an prognostications for May 17, 18 and 19. Powder Puff Derby. BEE REID said ideal place to hold a meeting. This is Hopefully these will read CAVU, and IRENE FLEWELLEN are going down certainly a beautiful time of the year many of you will be packing your bags to Birmingham to help as timers for in Southern Alabama. The azaleas and to come to see us. the race. MARY SAWYER, LADY MC­ other spring flowers were outstandingly Flying news picked up at the April REYNOLDS, EDNA DAVIS will join beautiful. meeting follows: MARGE SCHULTZ EVELYN JOHNSON in Savannah to It was announced by NANCY BEE- passed the Commercial written. SHIR­ time the finish. They are all looking LAND that the June m eeting will be LEY WEBB is enrolled in an aerobatics forward to this summer. held in Birmingham in order to plan course at Wilson Field, flying a Congratulations to one of our 49%ers, for the AWTAR stop. JUDY HUCK is Citabria, and loves it. INA WALKER BUD FLEWELLEN, on passing his busy coordinating the Angel Derby stop delivered a Mooney to Chicago. CHRIS Instructors written exam. in Mobile. BROWN has been to OKC for a meet­ We were sorry to hear that JANE After the meeting was adjourned, an ing of the Women’s Advisory Commit­ HILBERT and Appalachian Flying Air Sea Rescue movie was shown by tee on aviation. DORIS and RAY Service has sold out and will be leaving LT. COMMANDER BERT POTTER, MABE flew to Heber Springs, Ark., the Tri-Cities Airport. Appalachian U S. Coast Guard Air Station, Mobile, for the day. EVELYN PARKER and Flying Service has been around since Alabama. COMMANDER POTTER is roommate are flying (via American the very beginning of the airport. It a helicopter instructor at the Mobile Airlines) to Monrovia, Liberia, West was interesting to remember that the Station. A buffet luncheon was then Africa for a visit of two weeks. GERRY Congressional Record once stated that enjoyed in the Hotel dining room, which and BILL BAKER accompanied HILDA no airport could be built in the Tri- overlooks Mobile Bay. SAVAGE and her son to Grand Baha­ Cities area because of the air currents. ma Island in HILDA’S Mooney, for Aviation has certainly come a long a week of fun in the sun. This plane way since that time, as evidenced by FLORIDA SIJNCOAST CHAPTER and group have also been to Hot the fine aviation facilities now in the Faye Blackstone, Reporter Springs to the races, and are getting Tri-Cities area. Fourteen members and one guest, pretty good at picking winners, Ihey After lunch we arjourned to Smoky SHIRLEY DELANE, who came wilh say. Mountain Aero to view two films pro­ THELMA DAWSON, attended our April vided by DAVE HILTZ, President of meeting in Sarasota. MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER Smoky Mountain Aero. These were EVELYN VAN KESTERN, DOT Peggy McCormick, Reporter “Private Pilot” by the F.A.A. and BIRDSONG, ETHEL GIBSON and Mississippi was guest of Alabama on “The Cold Front” by the U.S. Air MASON LYKES are preparing to enter April 6 at the Grand Hotel at Point Force. IRENE FLEWELLEN brought the Angel Derby. Clear, Alabama, and a beautiful day a copy of the F.A.A. film, “Density MARIE DILLIN attended A.O.P.A.,s it was. I’ll let Alabama tell about the Altitude”. All three movies were Instrument Refresher course in Calla­ meeting and I’ll just report that throughly enjoyed. Many thanks, way, Georgia, and enjoyed seeing JANET and DON GREEN of Ocean DAVE and IRENE! BETTY MCGRAW and her husband. Springs, ETHEL RADCEWICZ and He is an instructor for A.O.P.A. The KITTYE GREEN of Jackson, CAR­ MCGRAWS have been to 55 of the GILL BARRETT and niece SARA A.O.P.A. clinic’s and will go to Alaska CARGILL JACKSON of Lexington, for the one there. LOIS BELL of Greenville, and PEGGY NO. CENTRAL TOM and THELMA DAWSON flew MCCORMICK of Greenwood were SECTION to Houston. there, and enjoyed every minute of it. JOYCE DIAMOND is busy working Flying was like skating on glass, the on that Instrument rating. setting lovely, and the people charm­ AIX-OHIO CHAPTER EVELYN VAN KESTERN and hus­ ing. Thank you, Alabama, for a de­ Marcia Singer, Reporter band flew to Rock Sound for a good lightful day. trip on Scott Preson’s 65 foot sail boat. We held our March get together at TENNESSEE CHAPTER the Kent State University Union. Al­ though the day fell on St. Patrick’s MEMPHIS CHAPTER Genie Rae O’Keiley, Reporter On March 23rd, the Tennessee 99s Day, as far as the weatherman was Mary Stanley, Reporter gathered at McGee Tyson Airport in concerned we didn’t have the luck of This will be brief, as the spring skies Knoxville, Tennessee for a lunch and the Irish. ELIZABETH MC CANN of are calling your reporter, as well as planning session. Those who were able Columbus and her 49Vzer RICHARD all 99s in the mid-south. Instrument to come in the marginal weather were waited for the weather to lift and later and Commercial ratings are being pur­ EDNA DAVIS, LADY MCREYNOLDS, learned that some of the gals had to sued with renewed vigor by several of BEE REID, DOT JONES, IRENE have special VFR clearances to get out. us. Spot landings have been sharpened FLEWELLEN, JO CHANDLER, RUTH A pleasant surprise was CELIA for the Fair Ladies Follies in Little DAVIS, G EN IE RAE O’KELLEY. All MOSLO at the Kent meeting. CELIA Rock April 19. A titillating theatrical is brushing up on her flying after being production in rehearsal by the Memphis NEW S copy in the hands away from the airways. We hope to Chapter for the Sectional is requiring have her reinstated soon. of the editor much practice, and many flights in When the Angel’s flap their wings the Memphis Metropolitan by us on or before deadline and prime their engines for the start Arkansas gals. By the limp Ihis is in M A Y 20th of the (IAR) Angel Derby our All-Ohio Chapter angels will be well represent­ ed. MARION RETZLER of Columbus and MARY ELLEN KE1L of the same city will be flying in MARION’S Com­ anche. CONNIE JONES of Painesville and CLARA THARPE of Dayton plan to race in a Cherokee 180. If I hear correctly, JO ANN STYPE and DOT- TIE ANDERSON are planning for the race too. CONNIE JONES took her mother for a quickie four day Florida vacation in February stopping off at St. Pete and Miami. Speaking of Connie, EDY MAXIM of North Olmsted writes that ‘‘Connie’s speeching again.” From the long list of organizations that CON­ NIE has talked to, it looks like she is making about a talk a week. JOAN DANGL of Dayton and I were thankful that MILDRED KLAYMAN’S 49!4er IVAN located and loaded the templates into the 172 we were flying. We flew them from Lane Aviation in Central Illinois members busily air marking in preparation for the up-coming Columbus to Trotwood for the air IIIi-Nines Air Race, left to right, LIBBY ANN DIJNSETH, SARAH ALEXAN­ marking event that was scheduled DER, Air Marking Chairman KATHLEEN WOOD, MARTHA McMAHON, and April 7th. It was cancelled until April ROSE ANDREW. 28th. For those of you who like to think Good luck to all the pilots in the IAR! ahead . . . MARIAN PETZEL MOYER Next month CLARA THARPE plans to of Bellevue writes that the Pilot’s write of their adventures in the race Poker P arty which is open to All-Ohio and CONNIE JONES, we hope, will Ninety-Nines and their guests will be come home with a camera full of June 2nd . . . raindate June 9th. Cash pictures. Speaking of pictures . . . prizes and trophies will be awarded. shutter-bugs . . . we would like to Five airports have been selected. Haul have more for the Ninety-Nine News. out your sectionals and start studying: MUGS AND ERRINGS? Grimes Urbana, Delaware, Mount Vernon, Port Bucyrus and Galion Muni­ cipal. CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER Twenty-five dollars was donated by the All-Ohio Chapter to the Amelia Barbara Brusseau, Reporter Earhart Scholarship Fund in Mem­ The April 6 meeting at Coles County Evidence of the “spark of youthful ory of LADY “E” (FLORENCE BOS­ Airport at Mattoon saw the Central enthusiasm” connected with a 99 WELL) of Cleveland who recently pass­ Illinois chapter 99s with paint brushes, shown here in the form of MARJOR­ ed away. rollers, rags, paint cans, and old cloth­ IE KELLY, just after passing her physical at 71! Central Illinois Chap­ Heard via the grapevine that CHAR­ es for the work to be done on the air LOTTE HARRIS of Dayton was work­ marking project. The Illinois-Nines ter air marks Coles County Airport ing on her Instrument rating. Air Race will be based at Coles County on April 6th. Major PAT MCGEE of the Civil on May 10 and 11. KATHLEEN WOOD, Air Patrol phoned the other day and Air Marking Chairman and husband SARA ALEXANDER, JEAN WEST, asked to remind our ALL Ohio Chap­ JEAN along with Marge Kelly snapped ROSE ANDREWS, MARGE KELLY, ter members that any gal in the chalk lines and used templates to lay ARLENE JOHNSON, LEAH WARREN, Ninety-Nines that like to work with out the letters on the airport ramp- and MARTHA MCMAHAN. The air youth, liked to teach, and liked to fly The layout work took two hours on marking took three gallons of yellow would be welcomed with open arms. Friday. Saturday was a beautiful day and four gallons of white paint. Hostess The organization (C.A.P.) needs active and the painting only took two hours. MARGE KELLY then treated all the members! The members helping with the painting working members, other members, By the way, when sending me news were JEAN READ, LIB DUNSETH, and 49%ers to lunch in the private for the Ninety-Nine News, please send dining room at the airport. Our May information early. Although Trotwood 5 m eeting will be at Coles County to is not off the beaten path, my mailman VOTE VOTE VOTE make final preparations for the race must be a slow walker. I get informa­ Immediately when you receive tion about two days later than the other the following week. Looking forward gals in the area. YOUR Ballot! to seeing many of you at the Air Race. GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAPTER way you want lo, she’s still a pretty Nona Martin and Marilyn Dickson, good kid. «o Our SARAH GORELICK has the Reporters special VFR bugaboo beat. She hops Bunches of members — new, old in that little ole helicopter and “A-Way (that’s with seniority) and prospective she goes”. BETTY BROWN flew a plus guests, 49hirers and a speaker Mooney for a while one Sunday and graced our dinner table at the April according to her story heard from meeting. Our speaker was the traffic their 7-year old in the back seat (while spotter in Unit 13 of KMBZ, JOHN on final yet) “I think I’m going to be WAGNER. He is a Private pilot so sick”. Understand they’re in the market for a baby-sitter. Can’t im­ understands our problems with all those big bugs that insist on littering agine why? Evidently they haven’t the airways and airports as well as learned the “empty coffee can with the being real “in” on all of the latest plastic lid” trick yet. Several eager Valparaiso, Indiana beavers in the crowd—DONA RIDG- goin’s on in the world of reporting. September 21, 1968 He was a most interesting speaker and WAY working on Commercial, JOAN let us in on some most interesting con REINL working on Instructor, MARY For F R E E Race Kit games. Gee, nobody ain’t safe no place ANN NOAH out practicing hot rod ap­ no more. proaches for the Angel Derby, RUTH Contact: STAFFORD working with potential On a windy Tuesday in March five Wing Scouts again. Mrs. Carl M. Anderson planes with eight members from the Greater Kansas City area took wing LAURIE and TOM MONK really P. 0. Box 464 working that new Aztec with trips to and aimed for Springfield, Mo., for a Crawfordsville, Ind. luncheon fly-out where they met three Denver skiing and local trips just for 47933 Springfield 99s from the Ozark Chapter. the heck of it. PAT WILLIAMS flew Understand KATIE LETCHER flew a to Hot Springs for the weekend and Cessna 150 solo to Springfield. Don’t also flew to Topeka for lunch twice MEIR. The guest speaker, FORREST quite know just who went with who but and gained three pounds. SMITH, showed pictures taken at the NITA IRWIN flew while BOBBIE MIL­ Your reporters haven’t been doing 1967 Experimental Aircraft Associa­ LER navigated, ROSAMOND OLIVER much flying ‘cause we’re both work­ tion annual meeting last August in flew (says she landed twice—Down­ ing gals. NONA worked on some Rockford, Illinois. Also pictures of the town and Municipal), BONNIE FER­ crosswind touch and gos in 35 Kn. Air Force Museum at Daylon, Ohio GUSON from Windsor joined them crosswinds. The instructor riding right were shown. Both the Rockford EAA plus KAY CAIN (who also probably seat is just barely able to talk about it meet and the Air Force Museum flew) MARGARET WRIGHT and MAR­ now. We just won’t mention any should be a must on any pilot’s list of GARET REID. names. She also found some foreign places to go. Some of the girls also flew to Topeka field and checked out in a Tri-Pacer. one evening to help the girls of the And MARILYN has been doing just a Special NOTAM to the Indiana Chap­ Topeka Chapter celebrate their first bit of instructing on Saturday mornings ter Members — don’t forget that we’re anniversary. This meant that some of with a couple of brand new students. gunning for 100% attendance at the the girls got to check out at night or Had the pleasure of checking out a May meeting to be held at the Airport get current for night flying again. fellow pilot in a Cessna Cardinal the in Indianapolis. other day, but poor old 55A is just JOAN R.EINDL tells of MARCIA gathering dust in the hanger. RAE CAWDELL and MINERVA REYNOLDS from Terre Haute, Ind., MAHONEY have entered the 1968 flew into Sherman Field the weekend Angel Derby to be flown from Mana­ of March 30th. Seems they had a nice NOHTH CENTRAL SECTION gua, Nicaragua to Panama City, visit with MARCIA promoting the Fair Florida in April. Last year MINERVA Lady Race with the result that JOAN INDIANA CHAPTER flew as co-pilot for RAE in the Inter­ promised to work on our members to Delia Sanders, Reporter national Race but this year they participate in the race if MARCIA switched their positions and MINERVA would get the Indiana Chapter to put in Our March meeting on the 17th was will be the pilot and RAE, co-pilot. an appearance at the Spring Section­ held at the Albert Pick Motel in Terre This should be a most interesting race. al in May. There you are, girls, it’s Haute. Two new members were ini­ all up to you. tiated: MADELYN WAGNER and The Indiana Ninety-Nines manned a Our interesting member for the snack stand at the Open House of the BETTY FIKE. Guests at the meeting month—JOY MORRISON has been pro­ new Sky Harbor Airport on the west moted to Assistant Regional Editor for were CAROLYN MILKY, PEGGY side of Indianapolis the week-end of the TV Guide Magazine. Says she ARNETT and DOROTHY STEIN- April 6th and 7th. also made and flew a seven foot kite that climbed to about 800 feet and GLORIA RICHARDS, BILL and went approximately 1/4 mile from the Is there a report from BILLIE will be leaving in early sum­ mer for France where 4914er Bill is launch site. You can believe it if you YOUR chapter? want to—it’s probably as correct as being transferred by his company. the TV Guide usually is. Take it any If not, why not ? ? ? They will truly be missed by all their —33— friends here but we all hope that it will be a thoroughly enjoyable exper­ ience for them. Never a dull moment for the FAIR race board - meetings - plans - all for that race in Valparaiso in Septem­ ber. (See picture elsewhere)

QUAD-CITY AREA CHAPTER Marie Merdian, Chapter Chairman

MRS. BERNICE STEADMAN, Inter­ nal ional Vice-President of the Ninety- Nines Inc. presented a Chapter Charter Saturday, March 23 to a newly-formed chapter of the organization. The new Quad-City Chapter consists of women Members of the new Quad - City Area Chapter welcome MRS. BERNICE pilots from Western Illinois and East­ STEADMAN, International Vice-President, as she arrives at the Quad City Air­ ern Iowa. About ninety persons at­ port in Moline. BEA flew to Moline to present the new charter to the newly tended the dinner preceeding the pre­ formed chapter. Shown in the picture welcoming MRS. STEADMAN are; sentation at The Plantation in Moline. MRS. YVONNE BOONE; Chapter Chairman MARIE MERDIAN; MRS. FERN MRS. MARIE MERDIAN of Moline RATHE; MRS. DON CASSIDY of Indianapolis; MRS. STEADMAN, MARILYN accepted the charter in behalf of the KATRANA; MRS. PAUL ANDERSON; and MRS. JEAN REYNOLDS. (Photo other members of the new chapter by Moline Daily Dispatch.) from MRS. STEADMAN. Other new chapter members in attendance at the COLORADO CHAPTER meeting were; MRS. DOROTHY AN­ Pat Luther, Reporter DERSON, Moline; YVONNE BOONE, Davenport; MISS GINNY COX, Rock The Colorado Chapter is bubbling Island, MRS. MAURINE KAHLE, over with the news that we not only Moline; MRS. MARILYN KATRANA, East Moline; MRS. GINA MILLAR, have an active International Presi­ ROCK ISLAND; MRS. LINDO NOR- dent, DONNA MYERS, but a past MOYLE, Rock Island, MRS.CAROLYN International President has joined our MARK YOUR CALENDAR POBANZ, East Moline; MRS. FERN chapter. May we welcome DEEDO For JULY 20! RATHE, Moline; MRS. JEAN REY­ HEISE! DEEDO was International NOLDS, Coal Valley; MRS. JOANNE A drag or stag weekend fly-in to President 1959-60. We are honored RICHARDSON, Moline; MISS LIL­ Amarillo, Texas where we will at­ to have SARALEE FISHER transfer LIAN SPICKLER, Rock Island; MRS. tend the TEXAS Musial Drama, to our Chapter. Oklahoma’s loss is GLENN RISSMAN, Davenport; MRS. produced outdoors in the pioneer our gain! ! Congratulations to EMILY NORMA SMITH, Moline; and MRS. Amphitheatre. We will leave our HOWELL who has been appointed JOANNE UPTEGRAFF, Davenport. motel at 2:30 P.M. on Saturday Colorado’s first woman Flight Examin­ Out of town guests for the chartering by Trailways bus for a tour to Can­ er. EMILY is one of the youngest of were; North Central Section Gover­ yon, where we will visit the Pan­ our states flight examiners and achiev­ handle Plains Historical Museum & nor, DR. ANNE ROETHKE, Milwau­ ed this after logging 4,000 hours in­ Canyon Art Gallery. Then on to kee, Wisconsin: Section Secretary cluding 3,300 hours spent instructing Palo Duio Canyon for a Bar-B- PHYLLIS BARBER, Marion, Iowa; students in the span of ten years. Que dinner and reserved seats at Cape Girardeau Area Chapter Vice- “Breaking the Skirt Barrier” is the the TEXAS show. Our return to Chairman LOIS FEIGENBAUM, Car- title of an article which covered two the motel Amarillo will be about mid­ bondale, Illinois. Chicago Area Chapter pages of our Sunday Rocky Mt. News night. The cost is $7.50 but the Chairman, DR. SUE ROSCO and BOB­ with pictures and story about our own more of us the cheaper it will be. BY JOHANSSON, Chicago and HELEN FREDDA TURRILL. FREDDA has ALL 99s, lOliers, and guests are in­ GREINKE, Bloomington, Illinois; In­ done wonders to stimulate interest in vited but a nose-count is needed diana Chapter Chairman, MID CAS­ Women in Aviation and of course the SIDY, Indianapolis, Ind. so let PAT' CLARK, 7843 Vilila Cliff Dr., Apt. 246, Dallas, Tex. 75228, Ninety-Nines were an important part Attending the charter dinner also know that you’re interested in at­ of her story. GRACE MAYFIELD, were representatives from the Quad- tending. our Air Space Education Chairman, City Airmens group; The Quiet Bird- has been very active in teaching this men club; and the Zonta organization. subject at Thomas Jefferson High NEW S copy in the hands The chartering was a most enjoyable School and has pupils who have be­ and successful event thanks to the of the editor come Private Pilots under her excel­ efforts of all those who contributed on or before deadline lent guidance. Our March meeting was iheir time and efforts. M A Y 20th at the home of BETTY JOE REED and included lots of “Hanger flying’” couple of weeks and enjoyed all the Sallisaw (o visit with DELORES MIT­ business, and a program on Mountain interests offered in that lovely Califor­ CHELL. MARGE NIELSEN flew Char- Flying and weather presented by our nia region. LENE POE to Poteau for a visit with “Friendly Weather Bureau”. This was MEG GUGGOLZ is always one for CHARLENE’S fellow student, BAR­ a very tim ely subject because of surprise. She told us that she recently BARA ATTEBERRY. The girls were Colorado’s “V e r t i c a 1 Landscape”. attended a Contemporary Hand Weav­ surprised to see another student come Seems like everyone is flying south. ing Convention. Now, as a reporter, I in through inclement weather south MARILYN NORDSTROM is going to goofed when I let her explanation of of Poteau flying an Alon. Thirty hours Southern climes, DONNA MYERS' re­ “contemporary” in hand weaving be logged, fuel low, and lost chart, NAN­ turned from Mexico and DORIS LANG- interrupted because I never quite found CY DOYLE was happy to land and find EER' is enjoying Spain. Happy Fly­ out what it is. But I’m sure that if a friendly face and a needed chart ing— MEG is involved in it, it must be some­ from MARGE’S Luscombe. A tank of thing beautiful. We hope that many gas and a cold coke, flight plan filed of you are familiar with the woven and NANCY was happily winging her ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER 99 emblem in the lovely glass cases way home. NANCY is a photographer, Peg Noltensmeyer, Reporter offered by our chapter and handwoven and she surprised the girls again when by MEG. she flew in to Van Buren to take a To paraphrase the old, old cliche, I got all of this chatter at our meet­ picture of MARGE’S Luscombe and ‘Spring has Sprung’ in Albuquerque. ing this month which was in Moriarty for lunch with CHARLENE and All of us are really stricken with the at GEORGIA TILLERY’S home. MARGE. fervor (not fever. . . I thinkl of spring. GEORGIA had a very interesting and By now, your Easter Bonnets are For instance: There is a new build­ informative speaker on Civil Defense probably on the highest shelf, shorts ing going up in the KAY'S backyard who pointed out the very useful con­ and sneakers on, and airplanes ready and IRENE KAY is busy supervising nection between civilian pilots and the for take off. Happy Flying Wherever the “how to” while husband is carpen­ needs of Civil Defense. The attendance you may be. Vaya Con Dios! tering. According to IRENE, the struc­ at this meeting was terribly good with ture is supposed to be JOHN’S work­ more than half of our members show­ FORT WORTH CHAPTER shop but the proportions have reached ing up “a way out” at GEORGIA’S. VERNA STUBBS . .. has been fly­ such an extent that it has caused We’re all ready to go to work the ing around her pasture, (ranch landing IRENE to be thinking of a guest house. strip) taking young farm ranch neigh­ Good Luck JOHN! end of the month with the New Mexico Aviation Association and the AOPA bors on rides. Reaction: delightful glee. RANDA SUTHERLAND found re­ VERNA and 49%er JOHNNY, attend­ Clinic. Registrations are looking good cently 1hat she is probably a much ed the Flight Instructor Recertifica­ and we’re going to be looking closely better pilot than a painter. She was on tion celebration in Fort Worth Mid- for the 99 participants who will very a ladder varnishing her boat in pre­ March, may go to El Paso for the next naturally get very special attention. paration of another fishing trip in course, and take same. Mexico and on her descent, she flared YVONNE TURNER . . . and 49%er out a little too soon, missed the last ARKANSAS CHAPTER DR. THOMAS R., flew their Beech- step and landed on you-know-which craft to Miami and on to Nassau, then gear. Damages were not too serious MARGUERITE NIELSEN, Reporter to Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San with the exception perhaps of a ruptur­ Dogwood blooming, Francisco, catching good weather all ed pride. Soft breeze stirring, the way. Reaction: envy. They also What’s with all this fishing interest Gently gliding larks, flew to Natchez, Miss., for the annual among our girls ? BERNIECE Winsock is near, Pilgrimage of Antebellum homes. Re­ SWARTZ and her spouse are spending Spring is here, action: awe. MALENA RICHARDONS . . . now two weeks this month fishing in Arkan­ In the lovely Ozarks. teaching 4 and 5th grades in Four sas with some friends. This is an an­ Pilot wants a new rating, Corners of the Earth Christian Schools, nual get-together and something they Airplane is waiting, teaching her students Meterology. Took have kept for some years. Seeming to say, entire class to Fort Worth Meacham We learned that the FEAKS have in­ “I’d Rather Be Flying” today. Field for tour. Reaction: wide eyed. vested in a Bonanza. They also say RAMONIA SLOAT has been keep­ BRENDA STRICKLER . . . and 49- that JOY is busy checking out in it ing the airways busy between Van %er, fly their 140A to visit parents and really enjoying it. Buren and Monroe and has flown the in Kansas, Topeka and Wichita. Re­ Sport Parachutists in her 172 at Salli- I mentioned before about our new action: homespun. saw, Okla. This issue should find SHIR­ live-wire, PAT CICARDO. PAT is the EDNA G. WHYTE . . . called on 174 LEY BOGGESS out. of the hospital first member in our Chapter this year engine overhaul shops in 14 States, over in Coy, Ark. and happily flying to have completed her APT course. stopped in San Francisco and spoke the Ozarks. Local Student Pilot The gal is really racking up time and to Ninety-Nine members during a lunch­ LOUISE MITCHELL flew her 172 to fun. eon, about “Women in Aviation since MARGUERITE and PAUL FRICKS 1872”, her favorite subject. Reaction: flew (commercially this time) to San VOTE VOTE VOTE fantastic! (What a research project.) Diego to visit with their son who is BETTY ALLISON . . . passed her Immediately when you receive holding up well under the rigors of Commercial written. Reaction: relief. Navy boot training. They slayed a YOUR Ballot! PAT JETTON . . . SC-Section Gover­ nor; DOROTHY WARREN, SC-Sect. Se­ HOUSTON CHAPTER flew to Topeka (courtesy of PAT Mc­ cretary, and RUBY ROGERS all of Charlotte Smith, Reporter EWEN to observe that chapter’s first Big D, joined the FTW-Ninety-Nines By the time you read this, our Sec­ anniversary celebration. BLANCHE on the retcent flight to Wichita Falls. tional meeting will be over. As of NOYLES was featured speaker, which RITA WEESE and NAN PARKS . . . this writing, final preparations are was a delight to all our visiting mem­ two 66’s, joined on the flight to Shep­ being made. Our Sectional Chairman bers. Topeka has more than doubled its pard AFB, March 16th. They too, were LOUISE BICKFORD is racing two membership during its short life and were guests of the German students in deadlines — the Sectional and the stork. should be commended for that accom­ the AF pilot training program. Group Tune in next month for the outcome! plishment and for snaring BLANCHE to was divided into two sections, flew Don’t miss the exciting finale! talk about her early days in aviation. (he T-37 and T-38 simulators. Also had Our April meeting was held at the First air marking project of the a physiological training briefing, thence Continental Houston Inn, where the season was carried out on 3 April at to the GCA unit to watch approaches on Sectional will be held. It was a joint Cambridge. ELIZABETH RIGGS, HA­ radar. Reaction; Ya, Ya. meeting with the Petticoat Pilots, who ZEL GUY, PAT McEWEN, MARILYN JIMMIE KOLP . . . may be on her will be aiding us in the Sectional COPELAND, and CHARLOTTE PARK­ activities. CHARLES and IRMA way back from Russia as this is being ER applied one coat of paint, then HOOKS, of the David Wayne Hooks read. She set up her schedule to leave found they were too short on paint Memorial Airport, were on hand to in April. REACTION: high. to apply a second. (Short supply of tell us of their efforts to bring a Good­ paint wasn’t their only problem — their Wichita Falls members include form­ year blimp base to the Houston area. er Fort Worth members: LOU ELLEN car battery shorted to the hood of We certainly hope their laudable efforts FOSTER, SHIRLEY WESBROOKS, their car on the way from Wichita succeed. RUTH RENTON. Reaction: their gain, to Cambridge!) Pratt and Hays are Summer seems to be coming to Hous­ our loss. next on the marking list. ton. Spring was late in arriving this April and May meetings will be TONY PAGE, was featured speaker time, and we shivered on the flight guest meetings. Salina will hostess the for the United States Army Primary lines longer than we should have. But meeting of 20 April, about which you Helicopter Class, 68-16, at F o rt Wal­ summer, hopefully, means more good will hear in the next issue. ters, TX, as March wiped out. Reac- flying weather. So plug flying. Buy lion: if she can do it, anybody can do our “I’d Rather be Flying” bumper it. stickers. Blue on white, 35c each, 3 NEBRASKA OHAl’TER DOC DORA . . . more sold on the for $1.00 (25c each in quantities of Martha Purdy, Reporter plant Aloe Verde. During her recent 50 or more) The line forms to the bout with measles, she used the plant right, single file, no shoving . . . The Nebraska Chapter met in Kear­ juice, to relieve the ‘itch’. Reaction: ney, April 6. In spite of gusty spring soothing. KANSAS CHAPTER weather, the following were able to at­ tend and posed for TV and newspaper P.S. It’s official! Deadline for this Ev. Schneider, Reporter pictures before the business meeting: newsletter April 20th, ’68, during a The writing of this article finds FLORENCE BORING, EVELYN SED- scheduled luncheon at the Wichita Club, three of our members on their way IV Y, DONNA BRUMMER, HELEN Wichita Falls, Texas, the new 99 chapter to Managua, Nicaragua for the Angel REICHSTADT, MARY LOU PHELPS, is to receive its charter. MRS. PAUL Derby. PAT McEWEN and CHAR­ JEANNE GIVEN, MIMI HAWORTH. N. (Ruth) RENTON sent the an­ LOTTE PARKER are entering the Der­ MILDRED BARRETT, MARION LAR- nouncement and invitation to the Fort by in PAT’S Beech Bonanza while MON, PAULINE PERRY, PEGGY Worth Chapter members to join the MARY AIKENS is flying co-pilot for STROMER , VERA BARTUNEK, SHIR­ joyous occasion MARY ANN NOAH, of Kansas City, LEY AMEN, and LEAH SNART. Two in MARY ANN’S Piper Comanche. We’ll TWO NEW MEMBERS joining the members, INEZ STOCKER and MAR­ be pulling for them when the race FTW Chapter, MRS. DAVE (“Pat”) THA PURDY had the misfortune to starts. MOORE, of Irving, wife of an aero­ be in the hospital and regretted the New Member for the Kansas Chapter space engineer, both pilots. PAT and fact that they weren’t in the same is V EE (MRS. S. HOWARD) SHAW- DAVE have three children, both are one. pilots, they own an interest in the VER who has transferred in from Colo­ Reports are coming in from all sec­ FBO at Arlington Airport. PAT teaches rado. VEE is currently recuperating tions of the state about enthusiastic school, holds a Private pilots lic­ from major surgery, but we hope to plans and projects for the Fall Sec­ ense. see her active in 99s before long. Wel­ tional when we will be hosts to the MRS. E. H. (DIANE) BARNETT, come, VEE! Congratulations to our “Little Sis­ South Central Section in Lincoln. The Grapevine, has her Private pilots lic­ Scottsbluff contingent has several fund ense, talks aviation with their two ter” Chapter, Topeka! Four members of the Kansas Chapter, GARNETT raising projects under way including children, and listens to helicopter- gift items, a rummage sale, and a language by her husband who is a HASTINGS, MARILYN COPELAND, EV. SCHNEIDER, and PAT McEWEN series of movies on aviation. The girls supervisor at Bell Helicopter, and a in Lincoln are making great plans and pilot. are most ingenious in their activities The Fort Worth Chapter is planning Is there a report from to help provide prizes and goodies on bidding the ’69 SC Sectional meet­ for our guests in the fall . . . and ing and are hoping for a large at­ YOUR chapter? are becoming even closer friends in the tendance in Houston May 3, 4, 5, to If not, why not ? ? ? process! MAX CONRAD will be the make it formal. guest speaker at a dinner in Omaha April 27 and all the pilots for miles BRONETA EVANS, MARIE KET- most interesting to all flying enthu­ around are looking forward to hear­ CHUM, BILLIE KINNARD, POLLY siasts. ing him. RUBLE, ARLENE WALKUP, MARY Early in March, MARIAN HEIN and Sixteen women have registered for CORNELSEN, ANN CATLIN, and for­ her 49%er flew low and slow in their the High Altitude Chamber Course mer member, TRISHA SMITH—now Volkswagon Camper, and spent three to be offered April 15 and 16 a t Of- a Tulsa member. BRONETA says their glorious weeks in Organ Pipe Cactus futt Air Force Base. This is a fine new house is about ready for occu­ National Monument near Tucson, Ariz­ opportunity and those who are un­ pancy. We can hardly wait to have a ona. able to take part are expecting a re­ meeting there. MARIE KETCHUM JANE WHITNEY and her 49y2er and port from them. went directly from the Oklahoma meet­ two children flew to Aspen in their Cher­ Several planeloads expect to wing ing to the Hospital the next day for okee 250 last month to watch French their way to Houston and will see an operation. She is doing nicely but Olympic Skiing gold medal winner. y’all there! will spend her sitting time on a donut JEAN-CLAUDE KILLY, who was a- for awhile. mong those in the competition. Lucky Take an hour out of your busy sche­ Guys! OKLAHOMA CHAPTER dule and get APT. It might save you Arlene Walkup, Reporter many hours in a hospital. Fly safely! SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER The last week of March should have Marian Burke, Reporter been called “Women in Aviation” week PIKES PEAK CHAPTER in Oklahoma City. That was certain­ Muriel Leland, Reporter The San Antonio Chapter is happy ly the “in” place to be. At different We are very happy to report that to have five new members joining times and sometimes over lapping, the Pikes Peak Chapter has two new the group. JOHNNIE ROBERTSON of the AWTAR Board, the Amelia Ear­ m em bers this month. MARIAN GA- Del Rio, who is co-owner of Del Rio hart Trustees, the President’s Women’s BRISH and CAMILLE WALLACE. Flying Service, was a member of our Aviation Advisory Committee, and the MARIAN is a Colorado Springs native Chapter a few years ago and it cer­ Ninety-Nine Executive Board were and has two grown daughters. She tainly is nice to have her back in our here. Many events were held in their and her 49%er own a Cessna 172 Sky- 99 gang again. JOHNNIE has a Pri­ honor during the week. On Tuesday hawk and the claims that her favorite vate pilot certificate. afternoon, GOVERNOR BARTLETT time to fly is at night. CAMILLE WAL­ JONELLA ROBERTSON and RO­ held a reception for the Advisory Com­ LACE has a Masters Degree in Jour­ BERTA TRASK are new members of mittee. Local 99s attending were, MARY nalism, is the mother of a boy 5 and our Chapter and have never been ELLEN MURDOCK, NANCY ORCUTT, a girl 4, and is the wife of an Air 99s before. You guessed it . . . they ANN GRISSOM, ARLENE WALKUP, Force Major stationed at the Air Force are JOHNNIE’S daughters! They are LOIS MARTIN of Tulsa, and of course, Academy. Both are Private pilots and active in the flying circle in the Del DOTTIE YOUNG, who is a member. we welcome them to our Chapter! Rio area and both have Private licens­ SUSIE SEWELL attended the recep­ The April Meeting was held at the es. All of these gals are really looking tion given by the Chamber of Com­ homte of our Chairm an, PAULINE forward to seeing all of the Powder merce later in the evening. Thursday MEIGHAN. MARIAN HEIN was the Puff Derby piilots come through Del night, several of our members had din­ hostess for the evening and CINDY Rio. So all of you Derby gals be sure ner with the Executive Board. Present MORRIS, a member of the Dallas Chap­ and stop or you will surely miss lots for the occasion were, RITA EAVES, ter was our guest. CINDY just moved of fun. NEMA MASONHILL, ANN CATLIN, to Colorado Springs a few weeks ago. VELDA KIKER is also a new mem­ PAM BUGG, EMILY FROST, SUSIE We all hope she will like Colorado as ber along with her daughter BARBARA SEWELL, LUCILLE PREGLER, and much as we do and be with us for KIKER. They both live in Schulenburg DOTTIE YOUNG. Friday at noon, SU­ quite a while. and are real excited about the new SIE and ARLENE had lunch with them Final plans were made toward the Schulenburg Airport that is opening. We at the Airport. program planned for the 26th of April. all are going to plan a fly-in there RUBY KNIGHT, SAUNDRA NIX, Two films will be shown at the Se­ in the near future. VELDA and BAR­ and our newest member, MADELINE curity Savings Building in Colorado BARA both have Private tickets. WOODS, flew to Tamwein, Mexico with Springs. “Bonanza West”, a scenic To all of our new members . . . a group of OSU students and Instruc­ film of the western United States by we are so glad you have joined our tors over spring break. They return­ the AUBURNS shows what one can group! You will have many hours of ed by way of Monterrey. ANN CAT­ do with his own plane and “Skysail­ fun meeting new 99s, flying in the LIN and VELMA WOODWARD have ing,” a film produced by the Schweizer 99 races and reading in the 99 News been ferrying Cherokees from Vero Aircraft Corporation, is a spectacular about the many flyin’ fun activities of Beach, Fla. to Oklahoma City. CAROL film showing the beautiful silent bird­ our fine organization. We know you'll be JO RENCH has just returned from like flight of the motorless aircraft, glad you become a 99! Hawaii where she spent a few days the sailplane. Both films should be with her husband on his R and R. EL PASO CHAPTER SKIP and RUTH went fishing in the Emma S. Udovich, Reporter Ozarks. DOTTIE YOUNG attended the NEW S copy in the hands Our March spot landing contest that Instrument Refreshner course given by of the editor was to be held at Las Cruces Muni­ the FAA in Norman. cipal Airport was cancelled due to on or before deadline Oklahoma 99s attending the Oklaho­ our famous “March Winds.” Most of ma Flying Farmer Convention were M A Y 20th the girls who were planning on enter­ ing ended up by driving to the meet­ Heard that LOUISE CROSS went to AWTAR board had a meeting at the ing. There were also some disappoint­ Chicago recently to take Ihe Instru­ Holiday Inn. On Monday the FAA ment test, but I haven't heard of the ed husbands who had planned on giv­ Women’s Advisory Board started a results. I hope to let you know by the ing us a run for our money!! We hope next reporting. two day meeting. They also stayed to have it in El Paso on Sunday the Safe flying to all who plan to at­ at the Holiday Inn. I staggered in on 21st of April with a big turn-out. tend the Sectional at Houston.” Tuesday to attend an Executive Board KAY BOND, LELA CARWARDING meeting of NAATS. Wednesday, the and ISABELLE HART enjoyed having Executive Board of the Ninety-Nines MARGE BLUE from Denver visit with DALLAS CHAPTER had a meeting. I think it also was them in early March. The Cruces gals are looking forward to seeing MARGE Hazel H. McKendrick, Reporter at the Holiday Inn. What a tremendous again since she’s hoping that Las Welcome one and all. The Dallas surprise to see everyone there. I don’t Cruces will be her future home. Chapter has six new members and know anything that was better for RUBY TATMAN, vacationing way we are delighted to have them. They me, personally, then to have a brief down there in Florida says that she are LOU RYAN, LOU MARQUESS, visit with all my flying buddies. I is having a wonderful time. She spent CAROL MORRIS, JOYCE KNOX, SAL­ understand our dear ole editor came the Christmas holidays with her son LY OLDHAM, and VIRGINIA FLATO. in the morning after I left., j I , think and family in Savannah, Georgia, then Five of these gals come equipped with the people at the desk are stili shaking visited friends in Ocala, Florida be­ their own plane and that do make it their heads over being invaded by all fore going to Hallendale where she has nice. the lady airplane drivers. been putting in some “twin-time” in Here and there! LOU MARQUESS FLY AWAY-FLYAWAY . . . PAT a beautiful Aztec C. BETTY ROGERS represented Texas State Aviation As­ Clark our Flying Activities Chairman spent her vacation time with RUBY sociation in presenting a trophy, to not only likes to keep the ole propeller and while there they took a cruise on the winning dog or owner which ever going, but she wants everyone else to the Spanish ship “IZARRA” to San the case may be, at the Juarez race do so. We have an April 23 fly-in plan­ Juan, P. R. and St. Thomas, V. I. (This track. PAT and FRAN CLARK attend­ ned for Austin to greet the gals on the sent me to the Atlas to see where ed the TSAA fly-in, then on to Califor­ IAR. We have a fly-in planned with the they had been.) They just had one nia for their son’s graduation from Abilene Chapter in Abilene. We have wonderful time. boot camp and back via Wyoming a fly-in planned for May 26 with MARY FRANCES SEIDL and her State’s Air Tour. WHEW!!! Gov. PAT a picnic lunch at Lake Whitney. We family were on their way to Chicago JETT’ON, DOROTHY WARREN, and are planning to be at Spring Sectional for the Easter Holidays BUT she was RUBY ROGERS flew to Wichita Falls in Houston. I have just been re­ forced down at the old FAA Station to attend a joint meeting with Wichita quested to be Chairman of the 2nd in Salt Flat with generator trouble. Falls and Fort Worth. The Wichita Annual Pilot’s Poker Party which is She had quite a time there and she Falls girls are a brand new chapter tentatively scheduled for the Labor says: "I’ve always been partial to and we are mighty glad to welcome Day Week-end. PAT WARD has a big low wings, but this is one time the you aboard. They attended a business surprise for us in July. She wrote your high wing makes a much better um­ meeting at the airport, a luncheon in reporter a letter with all the goodies brella. You don’t have to stoop to town, a tour of Sheppard Air Force in it. Being a very neat and orderly get under it.” Of course it was raining Base, then home. Now really, could person, I kept the envelope and threw at the time so the high wing did come you do all those swingin’ things if it the letter aw ay . . . S-o-o-o-o, when in handy. As of this writing, I don't were not for these great airplanes. she comes back in town. I will take know if she got the plane ready in time HAZEL and BERT CORRY, Airport my head and go get the info and re­ to still fly on to Chicago as her fam­ Flying School, Addison Airport are port on it next time. ily was all going to be there for a grinning from ear to ear. MR. T. M. PHYLLIS EMMET’S son STEVE was reunion. “SMITTY” SMITH has just joined their one of the finalists in the Science Fair About 10 members of the 99s and staff and they are mighty pleased. here. You see, we got brains too! 66s toured the FAA’s DC-3 on April DORIS WELLER is finally back from Our March meeting was held at 11. This is the plane that checks the South America and reports it was the Club del Bosque and after a short OMNI’s and other FAA communica­ “most.” Meanwhile LUCILLE and LEE business meeting, we joined the 49%- tions and navigational equipment. It CONNELL are basking in the sun ers for libation and entertainment. was a very interesting tour, but it in Miami. BILLIE and LeROY LOTT CHARLOTTE BRANUM is sitting on was a shame that more couldn’t make are just back from Albuquerque. PEG the nest. This Blessed event coincides it. Of course it was in the middle of and JIM ONG have been somewhere with the start of the Powder Puff Der­ the week and in the afternoon. Maybe but I don’t know where. I know they by. She swears we will shortly have next time it comes by, we will all get went because DUKE (a marvelous a new potential member of the Ninety- a chance to see it again. great Dane) told me. Nines. I don’t know how we could And speaking of tours, RUTH DEER- Ed. Note — ’Twas Puerto Vallarta on since the baby’s name is AGAMEM­ MAN took several of her fledglings the West coast of Mexico. NON. Anyway we are all awaiting the through the El Paso Tower. If this was Not to be outdone, I went to Ok­ arfrival of AGAMEMNON, boy or their first trip through any tower, I’m lahoma City. I might add that during girl. sure they were really amazed. Do you the week of March 24th, the place to Let’s everyone get APT! Do lots of remember the first time you went up be was Oklahoma City. That was really flying! Go to the Sectional meeting and talked to the controllers??? where the action was. On Sunday the and see you next month! Hassle N ealey, Reports

EVELYN SNOW is in Fort Worth with her biggest boy, DAN, who will undergo surgery there this week. We do hope that DAN’S problems are so minor that EVELYN can bundle him up and bring him right back home. My flying has been flat, and I know so little of w hat has been going on in the Chapter until after this I doubt I will have any “frens.” Greater Shreveport Airport was the place of the March meeting. MAJ. GEN. WM. E. EUBANK, and S/SGT. PAUL MOLUMBY spoke on the world situ­ ation. S/SGT. MOLUMBY showed slides of his recent tour of Vietnam with the Air Force Information Services. The program was enjoyed by 49V2ers, also. For the April meeting, RAY CHRIS­ TY, (with an assist from MARTHA) gave the girls and the 49%ers a view of the Aerospace Laboratory at Rush- eon Junior High School in Bossier City, La. I hear that DOTTCE PORTS didn’t feel so well in Hawaii. The hula will do things for the ole sacroiliac. JUDY MOORE has a new airplane. She plans to fly to Little Rock on the 19th for the Fair Lady Follies. Many others plan to go, too. JACQUE SMITH, our new, and I think youngest member, looked like a breath of spring in a picture that was pub­ lished recently by a local newspaper. South La. Chapter Chairman DEE COMEAUX, REV. JERRY MOON and PAT JACQUE is studying Professional Avia­ WARD at the Houma Airport in December. Toys and gifts were presented to tion at Louisiana Tech. REV. MOON for the Didac Community for Christmas distribution. (See Jan. It was Dinner in Paris last night for N ew s.) CORRINE STRICKLAND. She is liv­ ing it up in Europe. SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER in June and hope that BARBARA Pat Ward, Reporter TEER will be able to attend our Sat­ PAT WARD, of the South Louisiana April 8: Our meeting ysterday was urday meetings. As for ALICE CAGLE Chapter, stopped in at our local down­ held in New Iberia, at the lovely new . . . well, she did promise to be more town Airport a couple of weeks ago for home of YVONNE RYDER. Those at­ active since she changed jobs, but fuel, enroute from Baton Rouge to tending were: DEE COMEAUX, MOL­ we haven’t seen her yet! ALICE? Dallas on a ferry trip. Sorry we missed LY STOCKWELL, PATSY JONES, We are busy people in the South her. GLORIA HOLMES, LINDA WARD, Louisiana Chapter these days, and Things like college degrees, Private JAN PHILLIPS, MARGARET RUTH, our entire meeting centered around pilot license, and so forth, just seem to JIMMIE LAFLEUR' and DOC), PAT the IAR stop we will manage at Lake make Joan CARROLL like her bridge CHRIST' (and C. J .), CAL M ER E­ Charles the end of this month and playing more. JOAN and 49%er DAVID DITH, YVONNE and I. FOY and PHIL the Poker Run we will have the first will receive their degrees from Cen­ WEST were in Los Angeles on business of May. This meeting was the last tenary College on May 26th. and WEEZIE OGDEN was busy mov­ before each of these events, and we SARAH and GEORGE HENLEY are ing back to Baton Rouge from La­ were hard at work the whole time we vacationing in Mexico. fayette, but we expect to see them were there. There was little time to HELEN HEWITT has just finished both in Houma next month. We can’t gather flying news for this report, but teaching a Commercial ground school seem to muster a word from GINNY we did hear YVONNE RYDER say that and will start a Private course soon. SMITH these days but hope that she she was going to Las Vegas the first I stated that I knew nothing, so for­ is on the mend and will be back with give me and EVELYN will catch us soon. We have decided to alternate week in May; and the LaFLEUR’S you up next month. Saturday and Sunday meetings starting have another son trying to follow his ?!

brothers’ footslpps and get a license on his birlhday with only a lew days left to do il in; and WEEZIE is going to Hawaii in May; and GLORIA is now cheeked-out in a Cessna 206 and flew another Cessna 185 to Baton Rouge from Wichita, and has decided to join PATSY JONES in an effort to ob­ tain a CFI this summer; your reporter only has 13 months left on her Instru­ ment exam and can’t report any progress toward the flying time re­ quired, but is proud to report that 49V2er, ROGER, passed his ATR writ­ ten and is working toward that rat­ ing. We hope that our Chapter can avoid last summer’s slump in attendance of meetings by planning exciting, edu­ cational meetings. Maybe we can do It’s only a trick of the camera that made one of the new members of the To­ something about our Air Marking, but peka Ninety-Nines appear to be asleep when the gals were photographed witii for the present, land past few moths) BLANCHE NOYES following the Annual Charter Banquet. The new members have had too many irons in the fire are EULA BARGER, PAT SHOOK, PAT LANE, PAT STRATTON (a Sixty-Six), to devote any effort along those lines. BARBARA GISH and DOROTHY POWELL. Because of illness, REGENA So the SC Section Air Marking Chair­ THOMPSON was grounded. man, who is me, will have to go to Houston and report every other Chap­ ter’s air marking accomplishments and admit that her own Chapter has done nothing. News is short this month, but may­ be that makes up far some months when we might have run over our al­ lowed 2 pages just a wee bit—and for next report when we hope to have glowing reports and pictures about our Poker Run.

TOPEKA CHAPTER Betty Jean Stanford, Chairman/ Reporter

It was with delight that the Topeka Chapter of Ninety-Nines saw their membership surge forth with six new members bettering the goal of “double the membership by the first charter an­ niversary.” Finding the qualified women pilots The Ninety-Nines Certificate of Appreciation was presented to JACK KOEH- was the result of a searching mem­ LAR by the Topeka Chapter of Ninety-Nines for being instrumental in organiz­ bership drive during the past six ing the Chapter and his continuing interest and support of the organization. Pic­ months. Six new members, while good tured with JACK are (I. o r.) MRS KOEHLAR, BETTY JEAN STANFORD, for any chapter, was a particular presenting the Certificate, JOAN RUSSELL, EULA BARGER and SONDRA achievement for us since two of our RIDGEWAY. five members live out-of-state, Georgia and Michigan! EULA BARGER was I he Chapter’s Although you’ve not heard from the The new members that we welcomed first “Sixty-Six" so we were particul­ Topeka Chapter for a while, we’ve been —and immediaely put to work— are arly pleased to see her gel member­ anything but dead. The members have EULA (MRS, DICK) BARGER, PAT ship in the Ninety-Nines. combed the area looking for qualified (MRS. GARY) LANE, DOROTHY And there’s a new name on our women pilots, held a series of “Get- (MRS. BENSON) POWELL, PAT “Sixty-Six” roster. It’s PAT (MRS. Acquainted Coffees” and had a month­ SHOOK and BARBARA GISH of Top­ RAY) STRATTON of Forbes Air Force ly flying activity. A chapter uniform eka and REGENA (MRS. NORMAN) Base who is currently working for has been designed and the gals stayed THOMPSON of Emporia. her private pilot's license. on the ground long enough to ship out smart blue A-line skirts and vests with to the six new members by presenting BETTY NATION was in Norman, white blazers. A modified white tur- them the Ninety-Nines membership Okla., last week (had to forego our tle-neck Banlon blouse completed the pin. April meeting) to attend the Instru­ uniform1 and will be replaced with a Plans for the next couple months ment Instructor Refresher Course being V-neck white blouse in the summer. include an evening “Get-Acquainted conducted there. The highlight of the month was the Coffee” (Oh, yes, we’re still looking The HELLMANS are always in fa­ First Annual Charter Banquet cele­ for potential members) and a Fly-In (or vor of making an occasional change: brating one year as a chapter of Ninety- out, depending upon your point of AGNES and PAUL traded the faith­ Nines. Over seventy-five persons load­ view) Family Picnic. We’U tell you ful old Skylane for a Commanche 260 ed their dinner plates at the buffet abcut those next mon'h. and daughter JUDY transferred from and then fastened their seat belts to the Tulsa Chapter to the Greater New cruise through aviation history with TULSA CHAPTER York Chapter. We hope you’ll agree BLANCHE NOYES, banquet speaker Agnes Heilman, Reporter that our loss is their gain. . . . and you know what a marvelous Our Chairman, LOIS MARTIN, at­ At this writing LYDIA GUTIER­ speaker she is! tended Oklahoma’s GOVERNOR BAR­ REZ is making a satisfactory re­ The Ninety-Nines Certificate of Ap­ TLETT’S reception for the President’s covery from major surgery and we’re preciation was awarded at the banquet Women’s Advisory Board in Oklaho­ confident that by the time you read to JACK KOEHLAR, Flight Instructor ma City last month. LOIS reports this, she’ll be bright-eyed and bushy- for Capitol Air Service, who has been that it was very exciting, interesting tailed again. a guiiding light to the Chapter and and impressive. She really hated to We’re holding our collective breath was instrumental in its formation. He’s miss the dinner that the Oklahoma and praying for a beautiful day next given much time to the Chapter and Chapter members had for the group Sunday, April 21, so our Flying Poker we constantly look to him for advice later in the evening, but she had to Party can be run on schedule — we’ll and that old “moral support". get on home for a little rest before tell you all about it next time a- Special recognition was also given another work-a-day dawned. round.

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