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Seems that our Flight 99 ran into when I say something so definite, it some turbulent weather en route. The is just not going to happen! And it didn’t ! ! storm was not “arctic,” or “Gulf,” Headquarters assured me that the but ROSTER! Roster went to the Printer within one FEBRUARY, 1986 When I took office, I very confident­ week after the deadline for dues . . . what happened after that is still sort Official Publication of ly said, “ If we don’t accomplish any­ of a mystery. Let me assure you. THE NINETY - NINES, Inc. thing else this year, the Roster is I here are going to be some changes Headquarters, Terminal Bldg. going to be out E A R L Y !” Now, from made!! We may run into some other Will Rogers World Airport past experience I should know that type of ‘weather,’ but it won’t be P. O. Box 99 called Roster’ll Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 The Executive Board meeting will Headquarters Secretary be held in Oklahoma City, April 4th CAROL CRAIG Coming Events thru 6th. If you have anything you would like for us to discuss while at Editor March 4 & 5, 1988 the meeting, please write to me be­ DOROTHY L. YOUNG fore March 20th, so it might be add­ G012 N.W. 20th St. Dr. ANNUAL CONVENTION ed to our agenda. Several people have Bethany, Oklahoma 73008 AUSTRALIAN SECTION 99s & AUSTRALIAN WOMEN asked me why the membership wasn’t International Officers PILOTS ASSN. notified of the date of the Board Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Meeting. There is no reason why you President shouldn't know, and we welcome your ALICE ROBERTS suggestions and ideas. 719 Orchid Lane April 4-6, 1986 Last week, I flew 65J to Nogales, Phoenix, Ariz. 85021 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Ariz., and spoke at a luncheon of the Okla. City, Okla. Vice-President Zonta Club. The weather was beauti­ DONNA T. MYERS ful and I had a wonderful time. Fran 11603 E. 6th Place April 15, 16, 17, 1986 Francis, Tucson Chapter, met me at Denver, Colo. 80011 SOUTHWEST SECTION the airport and drove me to town. I Secretary SPRING MEETING just hope we created enough interest BETTY W. McNABB Las Vegas, Nevada that there will be a new Nogales 926 Third Ave. Chapter of 99s. Albany, Georgia Sunday, the Phoenix Chapter is hav­ M ay 7 & 8, 1988 ing its annual luncheon at Carefree, Treasurer SPECIAL FLY-IN Ariz. Last year we had about 125 visit­ RUTH RUECKERT CANBERRA, A.C.T., AUSTRALIA ing 99s from around the Southwest Sec­ 2037 R ivera St. at the invitation of San Francisco, Calif. 9111G tion. We hope to have at least that His Excellency the Governor Gen­ many, and maybe more, this year. Executive Hoard eral of Australia and Lady Casey Chas. and I are very thankful that LLYDIELLEN “Lygie” Hagan our son-in-law, David Pine, has re­ South 1907 Oneida Place M ay 20, 1966 turned home safely after 5% months Spokane, Washington 99203 SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION in Viet Nam. While there he flew 143 JOAN L. HRUBEC SPRING MEETING missions in a F100. 16902 Dartmouth Ave. Denver, Colo. We are going to try something a little Cleveland, Ohio 44111 different than has been done before and we hope you enjoy it. Starting ELIZABETH V. “ Susie” SEWELL June 28, 1938 c/o Catlin Aviation Co. with next month’s News, we are going AWTAR Impound P. O. Box 82398 to ‘spotlight’ an Executive Board Mem­ Okla. City, Okla. 73108 ber. F eel perhaps, in this small way, June 80, 1966 you might get to know each of us bet­ INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ter. DEADLINE FOR NEWS— Seattle, Washington Be sure you each send your Chap­ The 20th of the Month ter's news in each month. It is through Send Copy To: the News that we get to know you bet­ July 2-5, 1966 Dottie Young, Editor ter and can participate in your activi­ 6512 N. W. 20th St. Dr. AWTAR ties. Bethany, Oklahoma 73008 Seattle, Wash, to Clearwater, Fla. Happy Flying . . . Alice Roberts Notams AMELIA EARHART SCHOLARSHIP ATTENTON LOS ANGELES AREA By 15 February all applications for ledge of the pilot’s world and the var­ NINETY-NINES . . . The Los Angeles the Scholarship Awards for 1966 will ious ratings and/or skills for which Chamber of Commerce, assisted by have been evaluated by the Section the Award w ill be used. the California Aerospace Education Scholarship Chairman and her commit­ All of this requires a significant num­ Assn., Calif. State College at Los An­ tee members; and those scoring high­ ber of hours, from the Chapter m em ­ geles, and the National Aeronautics est will have been submitted (on a bers who originally select the candi­ and Space Administration, is sponsor­ quota basis of one per each 100 mem­ dates who shall apply, to the honorary ing the Fifth Women’s Space Sympos­ bers or major fraction thereof) to the judges who make the final decision. ium February 22, 1966. Women high Trustees for further judging. During We are most fortunate in that we pay school seniors and their teachers from the next several weeks each trustee nothing for this time. So—save for ac­ the Los Angeles area are being invited carefully weighs each entry and finally tual cost of paper and printing of ap­ to participate in a full day’s program lists each of the twenty or so applica­ plication blanks, special instructions, on career opportunities in the aero­ tions in order of excellence. The five postage, etc., all contributions to the space industry and related fields. who score highest, based on the judg­ Fund are applied toward the Scholar­ Ninety-Nines and other professional ment of the five Trustees are then ships. women are invited to attend to confer sent to each of the three honorary Memorial and individual contribu­ with the girls during the no-host lunch­ judges upon whose shoulders falls the tions as well as donations for the First eon. This is an opportunity to meet task of actually selecting the winners. Day Covers are deposited 100% in with the teachers and show them that These “outside” judges are men and the Trust. Chapter donations are div­ there is an important place for women women individually prominent in dif­ ided 50% in the Trust 50% toward the in the aviation/aerospace industry. The ferent fields of aviation — such as the current year’s Scholarships. By the Symposium will be held at San Fer­ military, government, commerce, etc., terms of the agreement which esta­ nando Valley College. Tours of the fa­ and each has an actual working know- blished the Scholarship in 1941, the cility and NASA exhibits will be con­ Trustees are limited to insured savings ducted from 9-10 a.m. and from 2-3 accounts or “Blue Chip” stocks and p.m. From 10-12 a panel will discuss Bids for stenotypist for Interna­ bonds for investment. Granted this is the pros and cons of careers in Aero­ tional Convention, Seattle, Wash­ no way to make a million dollars over­ space for women and will answer ington, June 30 - July 1, 1986, are night, but it won’t all disappear over­ questions from the audience (our own now being accepted. Any Ninety- night either. 99, Betty Miller, will be a member of Nine who would like to have the Now that all of the Chapters are this panel). job contact Betty McNabb, 926 well organized for the year with bulg­ ing treasuries is an ideal tim e to make Please advise Miss Harriet E. Porch, Third Ave., Albany, Georgia, your annual contribution to YOUR Program Chairman, 1101 Lincoln Blvd., prior to May 1, 1966. SCHOLARSHIP FUND, and to secure Apt. 3A, Santa Monica, Calif. 90403 some of the “Special AE First Day (home phone 451-0231; business phone, Covers” from Fay Wells, Washington ext. 427) if you attend and if you are Special Notice Chapter or the regular covers which interested in helping form a standing TO: All Committee Chairmen and Sec­ are given with a $1.00 minimum dona­ committee that would be available to tion Governors tion to the Fund and may be ordered meet with any young women interest­ FROM: The President of the Ninety- from 99 Headquarters or Betty Gillies. ed in aerospace careers between Sym­ Nines, via the International Secretary posia. PLEASE send all checks made HAPPY NEW YEAR out to the Am elia Earhart Scholarship It’s time to get those semi-annual Fund—directly to Treasurer Betty Gil­ INSTRUMENT REFRESHER SEMI­ reports together. We know that be­ lies, P. O. Box 625, Rancho Santa Fe, NAR . . . North Minneapolis, Minn. cause of the lateness of the roster, California 92067. Nona Quarles, Special Assistant, FAA some of you won’t even have had a Deedo Heise, Chairman Trustees General Aviation Affairs, advises an chance to contact your vis-a-vis in 1he Amelia Earhart open invitation has been extended to Chapters, but please get your requests Memorial Scholarship Ninety-Nines to attend an Instrument out ST AT (Medical for fast), ASAP P. S. A ll donations to the Fund are tax Refresher Seminar, conducted by FAA (military for fast) or PDQ (slang for deductible. Academy Instructors and sponsored by fast)—in short, please expedite. the Minnesota Dept. of Aeronautics, Because the Board Meeting is also scheduled as follows: March 12, 1966, almost upon us. P LA N A H E A D 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and March 13, May I ask for a February 25th dead­ 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Seminar line to the Secretary (me). Reports International is to be held at the Civil Defense Cen­ should be brief, on white 8V2X II bond, Convention ter in the suburb of Arden Hills, Minn. and made according to the instructions and ED NOTE: Speaking from personal in your SOP. experience—recommend that as many Thank you and Happy Landings — Powder Puff Derby 99s as possible attend all flight semi­ Betty McNabb 1966 nars available in their area—whether for Alice Roberts and you fly for pleasure or professionally. the Exeutive Board Seattle, Wash. a rented Cessna with her husband, AWTAR DR. RALPH, in the co-pilot’s seat. My Powder Puff Derby 49% er, NOEL, put the Albuquerque SO. CENTRAL Center to work by filing IF R both Marion Andrews Lopez, Reporter ways, and that gave yours truly—co­ Although things have been kind of SECTION pilot MARY, a relaxing trip in our sticky around New York, what with Cessna. In our group of 24, 17 were blackouts and subway-bus strikes, it licensed pilots. Three had multi-engine seems that the labels on the envel­ ratings, seven had commercial, five EL PASO CHAPTER opes of the P P D Flyers sent out to all had Instrument and one had helicopter Mary Olmstead, Reporter 99s were not. Several were returned and instructor ratings, four were stu­ to AWTAR Headquarters minus labels How can we ever thank the six won­ dents who have completed solo cross­ and a few came back with wrong ad­ derful gals of the Albuquerque Chap­ country trips. Only three, the F F A dresses. If you have not received your ter who w ere on hand to greet us gal and the two teen-agers were ticket- Flyer together with route map and January 15th—who waited over an less. Our tour of the Center was well general info sheets on the 1966 Powder hour for all planes to arrive—drove us worth the trip. Our thanks to the Staff Puff Derby, send name and correct to the F F A Control Center, waited at the Center for their time and pa­ address to AWTAR Headquarters. A some more, then drove us back to tience. copy will be sent to you post haste Coronado Airport and, in our case, Hats off to our MARGARET HALLO- under sticky label. even drove us to the home of our RAN, who was elected to the Board The major change in the 1966 race friends. of Directors of the El Paso Chapter as announced in the Novem ber Powder To LILY SANDOVAL, Vice-Chair­ of the National Conference of Christians Puff Derby Flyer is that co-pilots may man; COILA MOELLER, Secretary; and Jews. When one learns of MAR­ now pack away their track shoes or SHIRLEY MORRIS, News Reporter; GARET’S many years of charitable and look to other races for running because IRENE KAY, Membership: RANDY w elfare work, it’s easy to see why she there will be no running to the clock. SUTHERLAND and PHYLLIS DIED- was elected. This year, contestants will fly-by the R IC K our heartfelt thanks. We can M A R G A R E T has served as Vice- time line and be timed by an official appreciate what it meant for you to President of Our Lady’s Youth Center tim er at each stop of the 12 legs. leave your husbands and children on Board of Directors and was instru­ The long range factor of the airplane such a beautiful day when you might mental in obtaining a camp site for has been evaluated for the new list of have been with them flying off some­ underprivileged children. She instituted handicaps and if you have been seeing where in the bright blue yonder. Again the program, obtained the swimming nothing but Cherokees flying over a thousand thanks. (W e sure liked pool and showers for the camp—now Southern California, it is because the your pretty white nylon 99 jackets). known as Camp Juan Diego. A dormi­ West Coast contingent of the Board Eleven planes arrived at Coronado tory on the camp ground is called have been flying everyone they could Airport with 24 people. From Tucson Halloran Hall in her honor. came PATSY BROOKS, Chairman, and get their hands on for handicapping. She organized the Guadalupe Thrift her 49%er, BOB, and VIRGINIA ED­ The Powder Puff Derby made Hedda Store and serves as its chairman. Last WARDS, Membership, and her 49'her. Hopper’s column “Hollywood”—teamed year she was semi-finalist in the Lane LUM, each flying their own plane. Betty M iller with Susan Oliver for Bryant Award—given to the outstand­ After the tour, they planned lo spend coming PPD. ing volunteer humanitarian in the the weekend in Albuquerque. L E L A Two new members we welcome social welfare field. aboard the Board of AWTAR are Ruby CARWARDINE flew herself up from Besides being a pilot and currently Keaveny and Betty Lambert, both on Las Cruces. L E L A will soon be Mexico- Secretary in our Chapter, MARGARET the West Coast. bound in her little pink and silver bird. also belongs to the El Paso Aviation For winter dreaming and spring RUTH D E E R M AN and W IN G R IF F IN Association and to the Mother of the planning, the 1966 Powder Puff Derby arrived in 992F. Chairman E V E L Y N E Americas’ Apostolate. Information Kits containing new han­ WASSER flew her Cessna with MAJOR And with our congratulations to H. E. UNDERW OOD of Biggs A F B as dicaps, new rules and regulations, new MARGARET, we say adios, Amigos. procedures, application forms, etc., are passenger. JOSH KAHN, President of now ready. Send 50c for complete kit the El Paso Instrument Pilots Club, KANSAS CHAPTER to: flew his Bonanza with co-pilot DR. Mildred Early, Reporter AWTAR Headquarters LEON KRUPP, student pilots LOUISE We had a delightful Christmas party Teterboro Airport, Teterboro, N.J. CROSS and GRACE SANDERS and FFA weather briefer DORIS SHREVE December 12th, arranged by BETTY as passengers. ALLAN KAHN, JOSH’s BUCKM AN, PAULINE O TTAW AY, P LA N A H E A D son, flew his Cessna with his wife and JEAN MURRAY and MARGE CRAW­ two daughters who visited relatives LEY. Instead of a gift exchange, we all International while ALLAN took the lour. GERALD brought clothing, food, toys and cash Convention MeREYNOLDS flew his Cessna with for a very needy family. The thanks future 99, NOMA, his wife, as co-pilot and appreciation from the mother and and and sons, G E R ALD and ROGER, in her six children were very gratifying, Powder Puff Derby the back seat. JIM SANDERS, to all the 99s who participated. GAR­ 1966 G R A C E ’S husband and also a student, N E T T HASTINGS and G E NE NORA flew his Cessna solo. Prospective 99 JESSEN held their annual Christmas Seattle, Wash. MARY BESS CLAYTON was pilot in party for the OLIVE ANN BEECH assistant. They were accompanied by JO YCE ’S father, DEAN CASE, and HAROLD KRIER. This week JOYCE is in Palm Beach, Fla., attending the AOPA Clinic. M A R IL Y N and JOHN COPELAND, daughter and JOHN’S mother had a marvelous trip during the Christmas holidays to Mexico City and vicinity. JEAN MURRAY, after much difficulty, made it to Phoenix. With low ceilings, etc., decided to drive in a new Country Squire. A fter a blow-out and a near miss on icy highways, finally made the trip in a Cessna Skyhawk and had a wonderful time. JEAN said they had some wonderful views of the worst floods in Phoenix’s history. GENE NO RA JESSEN recently spent a week­ end in Stillwater to update her Flight Instructor’s rating and lucky JEAN NOBLE is heading for Acapulco this month! Aerial view of airmarking done at Smith Center, Kansas, on November 80th P A U L IN E and ED D IE O TTAW AY, by the OLIVE ANN BEECH Wing Scout Troop No. 149 and the Kansas 99s. LAVETA and ELMER HAHN just re­ Photo: Courtesy Beech Aircraft Corp. turned from the Flying Farmers’ “Aerial Bridge of Friendship” tour to Costa Rica. PAULINE reports there were 16 planes from the U.S. and Can­ ada and they had a fabulous time. They were greeted by the President and First Lady of Costa Rica and treated royally on the entire tour! Mustn’t forget to mention our highly successful airmarking mission with the Wing Scout Troop No. 149 on November 20th at Smith Center, Kansas. The weather man cooperated beautifully and nine airplanes departed Wichita, carrying 23 Wing Scouts and 12 99s. Everyone had a wonderful time and the Scouts loved the flying! On January 8th, our meeting w,as held at the Municipal Airport, Wichita. This was our “ Guest D ay” , and after a short program “Highlighting 99s” , we toured the airport facilities and had luncheon. Our day was highly success­ ful—of the 18 guests, 13 were pilots and the others, student pilots! Poor ole Montana! It’s their misfortune but the Kansas 99s great fortune to have MARY JO J A N E Y with us! She has accepted Kansas Chapter of 99s taking gifts to a needy family they “adopted” for a position with Cessna in the field of Christmas. From left to right: GARNETT HASTINGS, GENE NORA JESSEN, Aerospace Education — “Area of a BETTY BUCKMAN, PAULINE OTTOWAY and MARILYN COPELAND. Woman’s World”. For all of her 99 Photo: Courtesy Beech Aircraft Corp. friends, her new address is 5801 Mem­ phis, Wichita, Kans. Wing Seoul Troop No. 149 on December flew to Washington, D. C., in mid- The month of January finds all of 6th. Twenty-seven wing scouts attended December to attend an organizational our 99s in the Wichita area busy help­ and were shown two films, courtesy meeting of the Aerobatic Club of ing with three March of Dimes Air­ of Cessna and Beech respectively. The America, a division of the National lifts, held on three consecutive Sun .January 3rd meeting of the Wing Aerobatic Association, during which the days. Scouts was a program entitled “Why bylaws were set up and election of To all the 99s everywhere, the Kansas An Airplane Flies” . officers was held. JOYCE was elected Chapter wishes you many happy hours JOYCE FUNSCH and M A R Y AIK IN S as Secretary-Treasurer and MARY. of flying in this New Y ear! SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER started back just recently. We are all On Saturday, April 2nd, the 99s from Marian Burke, Reporter delighted that she is once more able Kansas, Oklahoma and Tulsa Chapters will meet at Ponca City with the Fly­ We hope everyone had a Merry to fly and pleased to hear how fast ing Farmers. Anyone planning to go Christmas and a Happy New Year. it comes back when you have been should get in touch with LE A B AKER. Guess it’s time to get back to planning away from it awhile. It even surprised new things for 1966. CORRINE, she had expected to be Not much news. ANNAHLEE went to The San Antonio Chapter will soon much longer getting the feel of the Chicago, JAN to Houston and BETTY begin making plans for the March plane but sounded so confident that you NATION to everywhere. AGNES took 20th fly-in at MARIAN BURKE’s ranch. just know she did well. off this week for some interesting spot. We had a good turnout last year. We Our organist pilot, JE R E SAUR, has JUDY HELLMAN came home from hope to have more this year. been confining her flying to the key­ San Diego for the holidays. Got a note from GAY McCAULEY out San Fran­ Part of the proceeds go for airmark­ board, now there is a gal with talent! cisco way. That’s about it. See you. ing in Texas so let’s all plan to come She hostessed the Christmas party (and and help a good cause. Remember the it was our very best) and then gave a place — MARIAN BURKE’s ranch (18 recital at the church the following Sun­ miles north of San Antonio) on San day evening! NORTHWEST Antonio Sectional Chart. The time— The January meeting was postponed March 20, 1966. Serving of food begins a week due to illness in the fam ily of SECTION at 12 o’clock noon. Please remember JUDY MOORE. We are all anxious to to call B U R KE ranch unicorn before see JUDY’S new home, the address entering pattern. sounded rather complicated to locate It will be lots of fun for $1.50 per but H A Z E L N E A L Y volunteered to person so load up your planes with navigate to the site. H AZE L can do it, ALASKA CHAPTER fam ily and friends and we will plan to she is good with those road maps, has Ruth O’Buck, Reporter see you Sunday, March 20, 1966. More even been known to carry them in the In December we decided to dispense information will follow. plane. The program will be educational, a type we have from time to time. with our regular meeting and have a Christmas party instead. Our hus­ SHREVEPORT CHAPTER Everyone brings several questions and bands and guests were invited. Enjoy­ Martha Christy, Reporter tries to keep the gals on their alert answering . . . proves to be very stim­ ing steaks and dancing at the Pink If you haven’t looked closely at a ulating. Excuse me now, I must “ bone” Poodle were MARIAN and BILL ZEA- Shreveport Sectional recently you may up. GEL, NANCY KESLER, LaVELLE have overlooked a small field southeast and DICK BETZ, RUTH HURST, PAT of the city. It has been growing re­ M cGEE, RUTH and JOHN O’BUCK, TULSA CHAPTER cently, according to SARAH HENLEY P A T and D AN G ILD A, DOLL and DON Jean Engler, Reporter and SARAH is one of our most active BOOTH and JESSIE and JIM DOD­ Lucien Field enthusiasts. She does most Guess who didn’t get the December SON. We also had a number of addi­ of her local flying from this field and newsletter written? The month came tional guests. spoke glowingly about the resurfaced and went before my brain switched A lot of us have been voluntarily runway, new lounge, etc., but what into gear. grounded these cold days. When the appeals most is the fellowship among COLLEEN’s Christmas party was de­ temperature is 20 below zero you think the pilots. lightful in her new home, which is twice before braving the cold to pre­ Our youngest pilot, PEGGY SUE all Spanish flavored. Most of our heat, remove wing covers or a layer WENK, is bringing a new associate into members and 49%ers were there, along of snow and frost and then freeze in our group. On the 28th of January we with guests DIANE and KING KIRCH- an airplane besides. Super Cubs are welcome a new 49%er, her husband! NER. not noted for their abundant cabin heat. PE G G Y has been a delight to our We gathered at the H E L L M A N ’s for M A R IA N Z E A G E L was hostess fo r Chapter, a flight student of H E LE N our January meeting. MARY SHAD­ the January meeting. As the tempera­ H E W ITT while still in high school and DOCK, DOROTHY JOHNSON, BETTY ture was way, way down there that the youngest licensed fem ale pilot in NATION, MARY STURGIS, SHIRLEY night we really enjoyed the fire going, our area, I believe. PEGGY expressed GREENBERG, NANCY CAIN, MARY in her fireplace. Braving the cold were concern about the cooking that some­ THAREL, ANNAHLEE JONES, LOIS HELEN STODDARD, NANCY KES­ how falls into the marriage pattern. MARTIN, COLLEEN WHITE, BETTY LER, RUTH HURST, JESSIE DOD­ We hope to have helped solved the PLUMMER, JAN MAURITSON, AG­ SON, RUTH O’BUCK, STEPHANIE problem when, along with a delightful NES H E LLM AN , F R IE D A G U ILD and NEWELL, BLANCHE KRAGER, PAT’ buffet at the home of DOTTIE PORTS, me. We were joined by CARL GUILD, McGEE, CAROLYN KENNEDY, La­ our Chapter Chairman, JOAN CAR­ DON MAURITSON, WALT PLUMMER, V E L L E BETZ, and P A T GILDA. We ROLL presented PEGGY with a Cook P A U L H E LLM A N and JOHN ENG- discussed the Air Education Program book, “ Flying in the Kitchen” . The LER. DR. JOHN ELLIS, who is with in Anchorage schools and decided to members compiled it of instant, easy the FAA Flight Surgeons Office in Fort get a little more information about it recipes, the type she can turn out Worth, treated us with a very interest­ and see if we might assist. This year gracefully when she has had to ex­ ing program on the effects of alcohol we decided not to have a joint dinner tend her flight plan. More about the and drugs on the pilot. Sorry some with the Zonta as too many of us were wedding next month. of you missed the meeting as the case going to be out of town at the time C ORRINE STR IC K LAN D has been histories of fatal accidents discussed and we felt that as an organization we unable to fly for almost two years and will not be forgotten by any of us. could not have a very good turnout. MARIAN ZEAGEL, PAT McGEE, bers flying different airplanes have will be about 50 members in attend­ STEPHANIE NEWELL, and RUTH been: PEARL and BRENT MAGILL, ance. Those who fly in will be housed O’BUCK have been spending some a Maule; ELSIE JOHNSON, a Cessna at the Monte Cristo Hotel and dined time on the ski slopes. Seems like 210; BEV LEDBETTER, a Cherokee at the Alpine. All this means extra there’s a difference between flying and 180. I also had a demonstration ride meetings and work parties for us and skiing in cold weather. We have had in a Cessna Super Skymaster. The we are looking forward to the activi­ some excellent skiing this year. RUTH salesman demonstrated what he called ties. These are advance preparations O’BUCK spent a couple of weeks fly ­ a canyon turn-around, which was very for the 1966 A W TA R with the starting ing for Barton A ir Service, one of the effective. A real sensation for me in point in Seattle. See you all in the local operators, while BILL BARTON the back seat, but a life-saver for all Queen City for the Big Race! went south. those in the airplane in case o f em er­ Our February meeting will be held at gency. WYOMING CHAPTER the home of NANCY KESLER. The January meeting in Great Falls Dorothy Misner, Reporter will settle the type of race we will have The January meeting of the Wyom­ MONTANA CHAPTER for Big Sky Race No. 3 this summer. ing Chapter of 99s which was to be held Bev Ledbetter, Reporter The Race Chairman will be announced in Lander was postponed. Not that The weatherman waits until the and the route of the race should be some of us didn’t try. PAULINE decided. weekend to forecast bad weather and POWERS accompanied by a guest, as unpredictable as the weather can MRS. RAY COX, drove from Greybull PlIGET SOUND CHAPTER be, that weatherman never misses if it to Worland to continue on to Lander Juanita Matheson, Reporter is a 99 weekend meeting. The Havre with N IK I W E A V E R and B E TTY meeting was cancelled because of snow, The Puget Sound Chapter of the 99s, ADAMS, in BETTY’s Cessna 172. not just in Havre but all over the one and all, had a very Merry Christ­ The weather report before departure state. mas starting with our annual potluck didn’t present any problem, but upon contacting UNICOM at Lander, the Our Canadian member from Calgary, supper. We gathered together with our report was a 40 knot crosswind, gust- ELEANOR BAILEY, arrived with two 49%ers at MILDRED PEARSON’s ing up to 45 knots. Needless to say guests, FLORENCE JENSEN and home for dinner and exchanged gifts. BETTY ADAMS and her passengers, LOIS MARSHALL. The weather North M ILD R E D had not one but I wo trees disappointed of course, did a 180 and was beautiful. The Havre members, beautifully decorated and everything returned to Worland. LAULETTE, SHAREL and BEVERLY, was all aglow with lights and festive Since it was previously decided not along with ELEANOR, FLORENCE trimmings. to have a weather date, we will try and LOIS were treated to lunch at the One of our prospective members went again the second Saturday in Feb­ Elks Club by FRANCES H E N SLE Y. to Whitefish, Mont., for a skiing holi­ ruary, destination Lander. We did discuss ideas for the coming day. JEANNE REEVES reports there race. The meeting was postponed one is nothing like Montana for good snow, week and will be held in Great Falls. skiing, excellent food and lodging and A letter from ELSIE JOHNSON, even friendlier company. We may lose Missoula, told of her holiday trip to this gal to the Big Sky Country yet. SOUTHWEST Long Beach, Calif., serving as a BETTY CURRAN tried for a flight to SECTION stewardess on Johnson Flying Service Baton Rouge, La., to spend the holi­ DC-4 chartered by the Bobcat football days with her son, RUSS, and family team for games there. She enjoyed the but winter weather here and all over BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER Rose Bowl game and parade on color the rest of the country prevented her Eunice Dickey, Reporter TV rather than fight the crowds. A going. She has hopes Of making the The January meeting of the BFL 99s visit to Disneyland, Marineland and trip in February. Better luck this time, was held in the home of BEVERLY other points of interest in the area was BETTY. NEWTON, our newest member who re­ pari of the trip. M A R G A R E T AM ES and husband, cently moved here from Chico. Those She also served as stewardess on a PERCY, are planning a plane vaca­ attending were EDNA LONG from De­ Grissly football trip to Madison, Wise., tion in their 210. They are joining a lano, ALIC E PE M B E R TO N , P R IS ­ and Peoria, 111., and visited relatives group and flying to Mexico for the CILLA SPENCER, RHODA THOMP­ in that area. month of February. Sounds exciting, SON, MARIANNE LAXAGUE, JUNE The warm Arizona sunshine was en­ they expect to go where and when the EDWARDS and EUNICE DICKEY. The joyed by PAT and JACK ROEMER mood strikes them. Reports from other program was a film, “Wings for Ad­ when they flew to Phoenix in their friends say the weather down south of venture”. At the December meeting Cessna 182 recently. the border is positively elegant, in a film on Baja, Calif., was shown and Winter months in Montana are the fact hot. these always add so much to a meet­ best for having the airplane in the B E T T Y V A N B U SK IRK and husband, ing. shop for repairs. K A R IN R IB I, Ham il­ DR. LYLE, are going to attend a medi­ The home of EDNA LONG in Delano ton, is grounded while their 175 is being cal convention in Los Angeles in March. will be the place for the February BFL overhauled. Our January meeting was held at the 99 meeting. It will be held on the 20th The new year brings new airplanes home of MARGARET AMES located on at 2 p.m. and everyone is looking for and the salesman for each new model Lake Stevens. We discussed the one- ward to it. is busy demonstrating to the flying day Sectional Convention to be in RHODA THOMPSON says she won't public the reason why you should buy Everett on April 16. Our chapter will be able to attend the February meet­ a 1966 model now. Some of the m em ­ be hostess and we understand there ing as she and 49%er W A R R E N will be on a month long vacation in Mexico, wives. MARGARET GERHARDT’s tee of the El Cajon Chamber of Com­ flying their plane, of course. daughter, JOANN, has five hours in a merce, plans are being formulated for MARIANNE LAXAGUE flew to Lind- Cessna 150 as a member of the U. C. a fly - in at Gillespie Field the first berg Field last week, spent the day at Flying Club. G A IL LA N E and DEBBIE weekend in October, 1986. Contrasting the San Diego Zoo and then on back B Y R A M flew to Rio Vista for lunch displays of 1967 aircraft and antique to BFL. She said the weather was and visited with LaRUE BROWN from aircraft are planned together with an good both ways which is something for Sacramento. interesting program of events, details this time of year. We had a wonderful meeting in N o­ of which are still in the planning stage. FLORENCE and GLEN MOODY flew vember with RUTH JAQUOT as our Our hard-working Past Chairman, to Indianapolis in December to spend gracious and talented hostess. It is un­ ISABELLE McCRAE, is in the news the holidays with their son. They drove fair for one person to have so many again having submitted her applica­ back, stopping at Carlsbad Caverns talents and some of us so few. As evi­ tion to the Sectional Amelia Earhart for a tour there. dence of this R U TH displayed pictures, Chairman as our candidate for the 1986 Wlay promises to be ,a busy month lamp shades, artificial fruit and butter­ Am elia Earhart Scholarship. She is for those interested in aviation in flies crafted by her in plastic and hard applying for her Instrument Rating and Bakersfield. The Hayward-Tucson Air work. As our guests in November we a refresher course for her Instructor’s Race is on M ay 14th and 15th and were pleased to have EDNA BAKER Rating. Bakersfield is a required stop. The cf Alameda, student pilot with 26 hours Meantime, JEAN BUSSY, our Board BFL 99s will have a coffee booth set up and a passing grade on the written Member at Large, is a busy gal play­ for the participants with MARIANNE examination; LUCY JONES, a student ing tennis, skiing and studying ballet LAXAGUE as Chairman. from Concord; NANCY WALLIS, with besides working with her husband in Remember the Pendleton Air Race? three solo flights; and BARBARA their m ortgage business. Ida Gay has Well, it is now called the Bakersfield MORSE, also a student. We hope to been devoting most of her time in her 100 and will be held for May 19th welcome all these girls as members job, having been promoted from Secre­ through the 22nd at Minner Field. This before the new year is gone. tary to the Superintendent of the Sears is a stock plane, closed course race By Elly Jones San Diego Store to Secretary to the and promises to be very interesting. The spirit of Christmas reigned su­ Manager of Sears new store, to be The BFL 99s has been asked to be preme at the Bay Cities Chapter annual opened soon, in Chula Vista in the in charge of information booths to an­ Christmas party held Decem ber 4 at South Bay area of San Diego— same swer the public’s questions about the the lovely home of GLADYS and RAY­ boss, new job. A IL E E N SAUNDERS coming race. These booths will be open MOND COBB in Castro Valley. In is settled in her brand new home at the week before the race and RHODA addition to the yule decorations and 4346 Berwick, San Diego, and HAR­ THOMPSON will be in charge of them, tree, RAY took this occasion to display R IE T A L L E N is forever busy with the with all the BFL 99s helping out. some of his beautifully hand crafted local Sierra Club, which now boasts RHODA is our Chapter’s representative vintage model airplanes. over 900 members in this area. on the Aviation Committee of the The Bay Cities members were hon­ Happy flying ’til next month. Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce. ored to have as a guest to their Christ­ JUNE EDWARDS has consented to mas party MRS. ETHEL KIBBEE who FALLON CHAPTER be Chairman to promote aviation edu­ flew solo in 1910 and is acclaimed as Elaine L. Brown, Reporter cation in Bakersfield. MARIANNE one of earliest of women pilots. This seems to be the month when LAX AG U E and RHODA THOMPSON The piece’de resistance for the affair all flying news is at a standstill and are her co - chairmen. All BFL Chap­ was GLADY’s lovely sister, BETTY I wish our editor would consent to ter members are urged to contribute OLENDER, acting as “Dispensor of printing a few good space filling their ideas. Good Cheer” . recipes, or at least a short description JUNE EDWARDS is news editor for Those in attendance, in addition to of one of our member’s recent opera­ the first women’s agricultural television GLADYS and RAY COBB, were HIA- tions. program to be released this month. She LEA and HARRY REILICH, JAUNDA To make matters worse, I am sitting is certainly well qualified, having and CARL BIGELOW, RUTH and JOE inside on a glorious sunny day listen­ worked in this field before m oving here MAGILL, ELLY and ROY JONES, ing to the tower on our wee Channel and her husband, W AYN E , is a crop MAXINE and ED CARLSON, RUTH Master and watching my 49% er splut­ duster. We wish you much luck, JUNE. and LYLE JACQUOT, MARGARET and ter through his third practice com­ JOHN GERHARDT, GAIL and FIELD­ mercial examination. So far we have BAY CITIES CHAPTER ING LANE, DOROTHY and DAVE heard LOIS BROWN leaving for Fallon Gladys Cobb, Reporter GARLEPP, MIRIAM BRUGH, RUTH in her twin Comanche to see F R A N and Our Air Marking program has moved RUECKERT, ELEANOR WILSON and GUS GUSTAVSON, no doubt to discuss into high gear. January 29, 1966, is the M Y R T L E W RIGHT. Included on the plans for her participation in the forth­ big day for Oakland Airport. Every­ guest list besides MRS. KIBBEE were coming AWTAR, lucky LOIS, and may­ thing and everyone is really — all we BERTHA DYESS, BETTY and AL be peek in on her “See-Bee” to see need is the cooperation of the weather HERNDON. The members of the Bay whether the wings have been removed man for a few days. We also have Cities Chapter extend their best wishes for the trip to Lakeport where they will the green light for marking the Ala­ to all 99s and their families. Happy acquire an extension, for greater lift, meda Naval Air Station and hope to flying in '66. FRAN tells me. Hope LOIS will give complete it soon after Oakland. the engine of our 175 a friendly pat We have missed NANCY LYNAM EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER while GUS and his crew straighten out but have heard she is a busy gal in­ Dottie Sanders, Reporter a few bends acquired in a ground mis­ structing C AP students and N avy Working with the Aviation Commit­ hap. The m ajor overhaul ought to make it and us feel a lot better. F R A N says her two gal students in an Ercoupe and Cessna 170 are coming along beauti­ fully and will soon join our ranks. Also keeping her flying hand in the Fallon pattern is P A T H E N N IN G in her 175. My wee Channel Master reports DE B EAR in and out of the pattern every hour of every day. DE has students lined up waiting and no wonder. The combination of DE for an instructor and her beautiful new gold Musketeer is a hard one to beat. LOIS BROWN reported an “ instruc­ tive” trip to San Jose where she piloted three men including her pilot husband, one private pilot and her flight in­ structor down for a look at the new Pipers. All went well in spite of “ the brass” aboard. JANE JANSSEN reports spending a wondrous afternoon along with her 49y2er, BILL, surveying the tremen­ dous accomplishments of JOYCE and BOB BEAIL. JANE is quite convinced that the B E A IL ’s Taylorcraft will soon be a classic. They have completely redone it themselves right down to a Shown after the airmarking was completed on Selma Airport are, left to right, teakwood panel, heavenly foam backed Fresno Chapter 99s GINNY RUSSELL, HELEN SMITH, DIANA LORENZ, pale blue suede cloth for doors and MARIE KEMPLE, CAROL BUGAY, VOLINE DODGSON and MARY HOLD. headliner as well as a full exterior paint job in white with red and black trim. FRESNO CHAPTER hours on a search and rescue mission Ginny Russell, Reporter for a missing plane. CAROL BUGAY, Our Chairman, B E R TH A CLINE, is after jetting to New York for the holi­ still commuting between Schurz and The December fog may ground days, experienced the excitement of Tonapah in her trusty 175 Cessna. Fresno pilots, but it proved to be a piloting some 1966 light aircraft to LOIS WILLIAMS recovered from her propitious time for the Fresno Chap­ Atlantic City and to the tip of Long skiing accident just in time to make ter to airmark nearby Selma Airport Island. use of the desert sheep tags she and runway. Intrepid Airmarking Chair­ husband, DAVE, were lucky enough to man CAROL BUGAY planned the pro­ “ Ground School Workbook,” by mem­ draw. They’ve substituted their wings ject including construction of tem­ ber B E T T Y HICKS, has been published for a pair Of horses (just for 10 days) plates for the 20-foot-high letters. by Iowa State University Press. In to travel the rugged Nelson Desert MARY HOLD and HELEN SMITH did addition, “ Flying the Mountain W ave,” Sheep Country of Southern Nevada. an accurate job of chalk-lining the an article written by BETTY and Saving the flying face of our Chapter measurements while VOLINE DODG­ IR E N E LE VE R TO N , has been re­ for this month are DOROTHY STAU FF SON and GINNY RUSSELL toted tem­ printed in Flying Magazine annual. And and her 49% er, CARROLL, who are plates. DIANA LORENZ and MARIE to round out an already busy schedule, still on their two week trip through KEMPLE supervised the application of BETTY teaches ground school for the Mexico in their 182. This is the second 426 square feet of paint! The Fresno Flying Bulldogs, Fresno State College Mexican venture for the STAU FFS and Ninety-Nines Chapter plans to continue Flying Club. we hope they’ll bring some of that this phase of its flying-associated ac­ (ED NOTE: BETTY HICK's Ground warm sunshine home with them soon. tivities on other air strips in Cali­ School Workbook has been written for Our trip of the month award goes fornia’s Central Valley. Private, Commercial and Instrument to FRAN and GUS GUSTAVSON. The fog did lift sufficiently to view students; contains capsule course, tests Seems FRAN spent two weeks over the finished product of the airmarking and answers on Navigation, Meteor­ Christmas with her mother in Newman, and to enable a portion of the member­ ology, Theory and Practice of Flight and FAR. A worthwhile addition to any Calif. GUS was so happy to see her he ship to participate in Decem ber’s fly­ pilot's library, it can be purchased for drove up to Reno from Fallon to meet away to Nut Tree for lunch and Christ­ $4.95 from the Iowa State University her and then over to the BROW NS mas shopping. Press, Ames, Iowa, or from any local (reporter Brown) to celebrate their The annual Christmas party, replete book stores.) wedding anniversary. As they left—so with 49%ers and many guests, was went the mailbox! We hope to have festive and jolly for all. In addition, LAS VEGAS VALLEY CHAPTER No. 1, a rotating beacon on the new DR. MARVIN SIMMONS enlightened Gerry Whitten, Reporter box, and No. 2, a wee mailbox trophy all present with his timely message displayed along with GUS’ other flying on “Alcohol, Drugs, and Flying” . April 15-17, 1966—Southwest Spring trophies! Chairman HELEN SMITH flew six Sectional—Las Vegas, Nev. Mark your task of participating on the search and rescue mission for one of our 99s, JANE REEVES. Our condolences to her family and to her Chapter mem­ bers. DON’T YOU BELIEVE IT . . . if you hear that Thunderbird Field, here in Las Vegas, is closed. It isn’t. It just has a new name: LAS VEGAS AIR T E R M IN A L . When in the area, intend­ ing to land, call Terminal UNICOM on 122.8 for airport advisories. The new operators promise that when the con­ struction dust settles that they will have the most modern and friendly service in the West. KUDOS to our immediate Past Presi­ dent RUTH DEERMAN for the terrific job in bringing our Charter Member list up to date. We continue to read about 99s visit­ ing Las Vegas. Why don’t you give one of us a telephone call ? Our project for '66 is to erase the mystery (it seems) of what a 99 rep­ resents . . . let us all get on the band wagon of our President ALICE ROB­ E R TS and indoctrinate the public. You Minnesota 99s are certainly for­ tunate to have WCCO-TV executives so air-minded. We had the extreme pleasure of visiting with SHERM BOOEN while he was in Las Vegas with the Aviation W riters Convention. His weekly TV program “World of Aviation” seems to be the only avia­ tion program of its kind in the world. Having a Penny-a-Pound Airlift? Buy our FIRST AIRPLANE RIDE cards and sell them to persons to whom you give their first airplane ride. Carry a few in the glove compartment of your PATRICIA LAMBART, left, Southwest Section Governor, announces the selec­ “bird” . With all of the beautiful 99 tion of the LAS VEGAS VALLEY CHAPTER as the Hostess for the SW Spring articles for sale, it is amazing that we Section Meeting which will be held at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada don’t see more of the items in appro­ April 15 - 17, l%(>. Accepting for the LVVC is JUANITA DALY, Vice-Chair­ priate places. man, and ERAN JOHNSON, Chairman. At right is RUTH RUECKERT, Inter­ national Treasurer, Southwest Section Member. IX)NG BEACH CHAPTER Carole B. Dunn. Reporter Our Christmas party at the Long calendar now. Any 9!) visiting within Washington, D. C., a citation for the Beach Yacht Club was a big success. our Section at that time is cordially in­ Storer Broadcasting Co., Washington Eighty-eight members and guests came vited to attend. Bureau. and we enjoyed hearing a guest and Your News Reporter for the month December at the White House was a prospective member, RACHEL MUN- of December made a glaring error in memorable occasion when LCDR. DINE, sing with the band. While we identifying the two beautiful ladies in JACK SM ITH accepted the posthumous were enjoying our evening, our BETTY the photo with F R A N JOHNSON at the presentation of the HARMON TROPHY FAUX was just landing in Brisbane, White House . . . the lady on the L E F T for JOAN MERRIAM SMITH. Feb­ Australia on her ferrying trip from is H E LE N GANSS and the lady on the ruary marks the first anniversary of Oakland, Calif. BETTY ferried a Piper RIGHT is our own Charter/Life Mem­ the untimely death of our two illus­ Aztec for Avis Rent-a-Plane of Aus­ ber, FAY GILLIS WELLS. trious members, TRIXIE-ANN SCHU­ tralia, for a total m ileage of 8,416 s.m. CONGRATULATIONS . . . Sherman B E R T and JOAN M E R R IA M SMITH. via Honolulu, Canton, Fiji, New Hebri­ Fairchild International Air Safety Writ­ The JMS Memorial Fund has reached des to Brisbane and Sydney, for a ing Awards. Honorable mention to the 50 percent mark. Two of our total of 53 flying hours. TONY PAGE, Fort Worth 99; and to LVVC 99s, who also are members of For our January meeting BETTY F A Y G ILLIS and L IN T E N WELLS, Civil Air Patrol, had the unpleasant showed her slides and 16mm films of commodations. It will be a dream of many years come true. B EU LAH and B IL L K E E flew to Ventura County on January 2, to find surface wind strong and icy, plus the indignity of a closed coffee shop. Most of us have been too involved with the holidays to get out to the airport re­ cently. And so time flies — more than we do.

MONTEREY BAY CHAPTER Eleanor Carlson, Reporter HELEN SHROPSHIRE here, report­ ing for weathered-in news reporter, STORMIE CARLSON. STORMIE went back to Florida to pick up a Cherokee, has been gone 11 days and is sitting it out in N ew Mexico as I write this. What with the holiday season and personal vacations, our Chapter hasn’t done much Chapter work. Secretary OLGA SCHEFFLER spent a month on a fascinating trip to Alaska. GENEVA CRANFORD and her 49%er flew their Bonanza back to the mid-west to visit relatives and on to N ew Orleans. And B E T T Y FAUX, Long Beach Chapter 99, and A/.tec N4616P at Port Villa, New I could spend all night telling you of Hebrides. One of her stops on her solo flight from Oakland, Calif., to Mel­ my 10,000 miles jaunt. We were en­ bourne, Australia, December II to Decem ber it, 1965, 8416 statute miles, 53 tered in the Third Bahamas Flying hours. Treasure Hunt, our third one. My 49%er had some business in Rochester, N. Y., so we went back the northern her trip and it is always a delight to list­ suit) at their hospitable home in the route — SLC, Cheyenne, Des Moines, en to her commentary. She said there crisp, clear mountain air of Topanga then down the east coast to Florida. were no mishaps along the way, ex­ Canyon. VIRGINIA SHOWERS report­ I logged over six hours of actual cept when she lost sight of her two ed that she began to fly when husband instrument time before we reached Ft. companion Aztecs for about three GLENN once suggested, “Let’s take Lauderdale. While getting a weather minutes but that was rem edied when flying lessons,” which they both did, briefing in the F A A station in Harris­ she hollered “help” and they slowed whereupon he up and bought a sail­ burg, I was confounded to hear a up to allow her to catch up, as she had boat. Son N E A L SHOWERS has now slightly familiar female voice re­ the heaviest plane. I’m sure BETTY started to fly. It was good to see DRU questing an IFR approach, identifying would be more than happy to show her B E N E F IE L as she is never able to herself as Comanche 5017P. Suddenly films to anyone wishing to see them. If come to Tuesday meetings. DRU and I realized the FAA boys were having a you do call her, ask her about BOB have sold their Cessna 120, and little fun with me by playing back the GEORGE. are making progress with their home- tape on my clearance of the night be­ It was nice to see DUDLEY GREER built Tailwind. fore, and they all had a good Ha! Ha! at the Christmas party and January Our January meeting was held at the The Treasure Hunt is always a mem­ party. MARGARET CALLAWAY home of JEAN IVANOFF in Torrance orable flying experience, meeting old brought a prospective member, MARY and there it was good to see BETTY friends, making new ones. There were CHUMLEY, to the January meeting. DUPORT, who is rarely able to make 99s from Canada and far-flung points CLAIRE WALTERS has been getting meeting because of the late-afternoon of the States. Several won awards. My quite a bit of co-piloting tim e in a DC- and all-weekend hours of the real estate envelope read “For Sportsmanship” . 3. F R A N B E R A ’s husband BOB tried business. B E T T Y reports business good, PAGE SHAMBURGER (Carolinas) ac­ out his reconditioned midget racing so that flying time is little. It was a cepted a beautiful trophy on behalf of plane at LGB Airport, he was in the pleasure to have MARY DORR with all the 99s present, which I understand pattern when the engine quit—guess us, in between speaking trips and radio will be on display at Headquarters in its more reconditioning before the race. and television work. MARY reports OKC. See you in the Hayward Race, BOB. some progress on the DORR family After the Bahamas we went on to project of outfitting a PBY for a world Mexico to participate in the Mexican LOS ANGELES CHAPTER cruise. (First item to be finished: the Flying Fiesta. BARBARA BROTHER- Rachel Bonzon, Reporter cocktail lounge in the bubble.) Still in TON (Greater New York) breezed in In December the Los Angeles Chapter process: rewiring the galley, installing in her new Comanche 250. There is a was entertained by ANN and MAURY bunks, paneling, and upholstering, so delightful person who continually LODWTG (and especially by daughter that mother, father, five children and brightens the days for everyone. SUSAN in a Santa Claus red sleeper grandmother will have comfortable ac­ JERRIE MOCK was there, signing autographs and being interviewed and all were full and overflowing. We flew she enjoyed a recent visit to Palm photographed, assuring everyone the to Lake Havasu the following Sunday Springs, Calif., and saw many of her hardest part of her famous flight was and had lunch, it was a beautiful day old flying buddies. She is presently do­ the paper work. I received a beautiful for flying. ing research work on an article about diploma but would have loved to have JE AN K N O T T is our second 66, she the first Powder Puff Derby back in brought home one of the handsome, was recommended by BETH WRIGHT. 1929, in which she was a participant. hand-wrought silver trophies. JE AN is very enthusiastic about learn­ We hope to get her to one of our meet­ On the way home, we stopped off at ing to fly and to became a member of ings quite soon so she can relate some PHX and had breakfast with Presi­ our Chapter. of her memorable experiences. dent ALICE ROBERTS and Governor DOT WARD made arrangements for PAT LAMBART. Now, there are two several members of the Flagstaff High REDWOOD EMPIRE CHAPTER charmers who make you proud to be School Aviation Science class to take a Phyllis Cantrell, Reporter a member of the fair sex! cross country trip recently. Three Our get-together for the month of Arrived back in Monterey in time for planes belonging to the local flying Decem ber was a Christmas party in the our Christmas party at STORMIE club were used, club members were form of a smorgasbord dinner at the CARLSON’s home, which sets high on the pilots. DOT and another club home of A N IT A W OREL. A N IT A and a hill, overlooking the entire Monterey m em ber went along in the club’s 49V2er JACK live in a lovely hillside Bay area. The moon was full, cutting Cessna 150. Stops were made at Pres­ apartment overlooking San Francisco a shimmering path on the bay, the cott, Sedona and Winslow and back to Bay. Those in attendance were BETTY multi-colored lights twinkled about us Flagstaff. The stop at Prescott included FOSTER and 49%er BOB, MYRTLE and we could watch the planes coming a tour of the FSS facilities. W RIGHT, R E X and P H Y L L IS CAN­ and going on our airport in the dis­ We had a first hand report from TRELL, JUNE O’DONNELL, BECKY tance. A lovely Christmas setting, a MARY ELLEN about the Fall Sectional LIG H TFO O T and 49V2er P H IL, and beautiful ending to our first year. at Salt Lake City. She came prepared BETTE SMITH and 49y2er BOB. The We are starting 1966 with two new to spend the night with H E LE N if indoor, heated swimming pcol adjoin­ 49%ers. ZOE DELL WEST now MRS. necessary. Decided to take off for a ing the apartment was inviting but NUTTER and ARDELL HAUK now quick look toward Holbrook, the weath­ didn’t coax anyone to swim. ANITA MRS. CDR.) HAND. Congratulations to er looked clearer toward the East so and JACK had just returned from a you two boys for picking such great she was able to go home. week’s vacation in Hawaii. They had a girls. JUNE called LARRY in Williams, he wonderful time as who wouldn’t? Bless you all—99s. I’m proud to bo and daughter CAROL flew over in A N IT A checked out in a 172 over there aboard. their Tri-Pacer and escorted JUNE and took her party on a sightseeing and passenger DOROTHY WILLIS tour to one of the other islands. She NORTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER home. They did a little formation fly­ also has a lovely suntan which was Ruth Smith, Reporter ing BETH said. HAPPY FLYING. envied by all. The first meeting of the new year B E T T Y FOSTER has had another found eight 99s and two guests gathered PHOENIX CHAPTER speaking engagement this month. She for a buffet luncheon and business Virginia Moser, Reporter spoke to the Petaluma Lion’s Club on meeting at the Holiday Inn. Happy to announce that R U B Y our favorite subject, “The Powder We discussed many aspects connect­ SHELDON, one of our newer mem­ Puff Derby’’. BETTY and PHYLLIS ed with our proposed penny-a-pound bers, received her C.F.I. rating Jan­ CANTRELL are going to be guest later in the year. We are still hopeful uary 10th. Congratulations! speakers at the Zonta Club’s annual that some local organization will supply AMELIA EARHART dinner on Jan­ JU A N ITA N E W E L L and her hus­ our gas. uary 27th. PHYLLIS will show slides band have recently been bird and deer MARY ELLEN suggested that we taken on the ’65 AW TAR. A N N A hunting and all reports indicate that keep a list in the front of our scrap­ B R E N N E R will be the hostess for the it was quite a success. SUSAN and book, for guest names. In the year and affair. Our January meeting was held JOE STORM and their two daughters a half our Chapter has been organized, at the Coddington Airport, Santa Rosa, made a recent night flight to Tucson- we have had many guests. and attended by ANNA BRENNER, very enjoyable as it was a lovely moon­ Chairman HELEN LAWRENCE men­ PAT STOUFFER, BETTY SMITH, light night. tioned that the Spring Sectional will be ANITA WOREL, MYRTLE WRIGHT, Our two gals, M E LB A B EARD and in Las Vegas in April. BECKY LIGHTFOOT, LOUISE MON- JUANITA NEWELL, have been quite JUNE ELY and 49tier LARRY flew TERO, HAZEL BERTAGNA, BETTY busy lately attending Zonta meetings. to Mexico over the holidays. They had FOSTER, and P H Y L L IS C AN TR E LL. good weather throughout the trip. Got On December 13th they were guest Some of our girls are working on new in quite a bit of sightseeing. LARRY speakers at Tempe and then January licenses and ratings and we should was a little under the weather for about 11th TRUDY MURPHY, RUTH REIN­ have some reports of writtens passed a day and a half, felt fine then for HOLD, JUANITA and MELBA flew by next month. See you then. the trip home. down to Yuma to attend another Zonta BETH flew our Mayor to Tucson re­ meeting, held at the Stardust there, SAN DIEGO CHAPTER cently to see Astronaut FRANK BOR where M E LB A and JU A N ITA also Ruth Ebey, Reporter MAN. spoke. They are doing a world of good M y 49tie r, B ILL, and I flew to in acquainting people with the 99s. Cur first 1966 meeting was held at Phoenix recently to see the flood dam­ We had word from one of the Charter BETTY LAMBERT’S home and was age caused by the Salt River. Also flew Members of the 99s, VERA DAWN suffused with an air of excitement: over the lakes in the Salt R iver chain— W A LK E R , living here in Phoenix, that First, EVELYN TRIMBLE came in all bubbly because she’d just gotten her instrument ticket. Then STELLA HARDIN announced that she will be a grandmother—for the first time—in April. Next, MARTHA MULLEN arrived beaming from ear to ear because she and JOHN finally have a plane—a Debonair. She even had color prints to show! And, thanks to M AR G AR E T MOODY and her various committees, the de­ tails of this yea r’s San Diego- Fallon Fun Race are beginning to fall into place. T E R R Y and A L VASQUES had planned to go to Tampico, Mexico, dur­ ing the holidays, but because of weather they got only as far as Guaymas. RUBY Keaveny is planning to go to New York (and possibly Florida) with ALICE ROBERTS on AWTAR business in February. Then, in the spring, she will go to Seattle in connection with the 1986 race start. She’s looking for an opportunity to go to Wichita to take the Lear jet ride her cousin has offered her. M AR IA N and G E R R Y BANKS start­ Another 99 breaks through! AKDIE TRENHOLM, Sail Fernando Valley Chap­ ed out New Year's weekend for Guada­ ter 99, does the KGIL Sky Wateh. AKDIE, a pretty blonde pilot, criss-crosses lajara, Mexico, but engine trouble the Valley skies in a Cessna 172 — flying in her stocking feet while reporting stopped them cold in Phoenix—they who is blocking traffic and where and for how long. She starts at 0725, flys got to visit with ALICE ROBERTS and until 0840 — then again from 1625 to 1740. Her excellent mike voice is much PAT LAMBART, anyway. GERRY is appreciated by all Valleyites. sailing in the San Diego-Acapulco yacht race at the end of January. MARIAN Santa Maria recently on church busi­ is getting a new engine now, but soon will fly their twin Comanche (another ness. POLLY will be off and flying again. yachtman’s wife is going along for JUNE D E N N E Y and husband JOHN N O RM A and N A T E W ILCOX will be company) to meet him in Acapulco. flew a Debonaire to M iam i on a busi- moving soon to the San Diego area And in July they are going to Tahiti ness-pleasure trip. Miami gave them (Solana Beach). N ORM A is one of our (by airline—not in the Comanche). three days of rain and several chances Chapter’s Charter Members and we to use John’s Instrument Rating. JUNE will certainly miss her. We wish NATE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER logged some good co-pilot time too. lots of good luck in his new venture! Betty Humble, Reporter They also enjoyed a stop-over in gay Our loss is San Diego’s gain, though, 1965 seemed to be a busy year, but New Orleans. so San Diego Chapter take note! 1966 already promises many exciting Chapter Chairman SHIRLEY GIL­ Keeping Current Dept.: GERTRUDE things to come. Who said things would MORE was guest speaker in January and EVERETT BARNES flew to Al- slow down after Christmas? at the Arcadia Zonta Club meeting— turas for some duck and goose hunting. New Rating Department: VIRGINIA January is A M E L IA E A R H A R T month. BETTY HUMBLE and 49%er ARNOLD WEGENER received her Flight In­ SHIRLEY and 491/2er CARL have also relaxed (? ) in Las Vegas and Grand structor’s Rating and has opened a been busy with their newly .acquired Canyon for a few days after the holi­ flying school (G IN N Y ’s Flying School) cabin in Big Bear. They spent the post- days. Such beautiful flying weather in conjunction with her husband’s air­ Christmas week at the cabin with lots at Christmastime. Glad to see LIBBY craft sales company. Congratulations, of snow and 70 knot guests during the KIRK back at our last meeting after GINNY! VIRGINIA’S daughter DIANE big storm. Luckily they did not fly in. recent m ajor surgery. She hopes to get back into the air V E R Y soon. also made news by making her first Come Spring and good weather, solo flight and getting her drivers SHIRLEY has promised us a fly-in! TUCSON CHAPTER license the same day—her 16th birth­ W e’ll all have to bone up on our high Maggie Schock, Reporter day. Another mother-daughter AWTAR altitude landings and take-offs, gals. team in the making! P O L L Y STOEHR participated in the . . . and the windows of heaven were JANE HAAG is the new Secretary- Texas Air Tour last Fall with ZADIE opened and the rain was upon the earth Treasurer for California Flying Farm­ BUNKER, the flying great-grand­ forty days and forty nights. Well, it ers and will be traveling to Lake mother from Palm Springs. Later didn’t rain 40 days; but it rained for Havasu for the first meeting of the P O L L Y took student pilot E D N A more days than it ever has before in year. JANE and 49% er R O Y have been BIVENS to Wichita for a Flying Farm­ Tucson and we hope ever will again. to Yuma, Sacramento, Oakland and ers workshop. No wonder the Bonanza Just as we started leafing thru old catalogs looking up ads for Edo con­ college so she will have her contacts hard to handle on final. All those rocks version kits, it stopped. That big wind all established when they take over in the driveway! that swept suddenly across the nation Northern Arizona’s Air Age Education. W e gained B E T T E B E LLE and lost at this point was the Tucson 99s giant The Flagstaff Chapter plans a Penny- M EG GUGGOLZ this month. M EG has sigh of relief. Normal rainfall for TUS a-Pound in September to raise money transferred to the Albuquerque Chapter in December is .92. This year we had for just this purpose. We know they will and we will miss her terribly. We 5.02. Now the sun is out again and the be very successful and we wish them aren’t “handing her off” to you girls weeds are growing and we are all good weather and heavy crowds. Not up there; we are barely letting you back to flying. necessarily “big”—just “ heavy” . drag her away as we cling doggedly Our newest Tucson 99 and former BARBARA and JOHN WELSH are to one arm and a leg. Treat her nicely Charter Member of Dallas Chapter is the proud owners of a new Comanche or we will descend on you enmasse— BETTE BELLE INGWER, who man­ and are rapidly covering .all the best enraged! aged to miss all the rain when she luncheon spots in Arizona. Carefree Inn LAURA BOHANAN has also left us and husband C AR L took off in their just northeast of Phoenix was the most —again; but not for good. (Does that Grand Commander just before Christ­ recent stop with a return trip scheduled automaticaly mean—for bad?). Any­ mas for a trip to Palm Beach with January 23rd, when the Phoenix Chap­ way, for good or bad, LAURA is living their family. They arrived in New ter has their annual luncheon and style in Colton, Calif., for a few months as Orleans between two storms bringing show there. CAROL and DON EWING EARL has a new job there. Land at > the first sun in 10 days; then on to plan to hop over from Phoenix where Morrow Airport, call and LAURA will Florida in CAVU weather for a Christ­ they will be football weekending and come get you. Where she will take mas visit with CARL’s father. Return­ several other ships from Tucson will you I don’t know; but at least you’ll ing via Dallas and Las Vegas, N. M., join the group. Everyone raved so be “ got” . about the food and show and hospitality where they spent a few days at their P A T S Y and BOB BROOKS and V IR ­ of the Phoenix Chapter last year that ranch, they loaded the Commander G IN IA and LU M EDW ARDS flew to once more and headed for home, only it is a must on our January agenda. Albuquerque in the BROOKS’ “ Baron to be stopped 75 miles short by rain. BONNY FEATHER’S daughter, BO- Grinit” for a trip thru the ATC Cen­ A couple of hours on the ground at W il­ NICE, has started flying lessons and ter last weekend. Quite a few girls cox and they were able to get off the two of them flew their Skyhawk from there and El Paso were present again and reach Tucson for New Year’s to Fullerton for a Christmas party with along with our M EG GUGGOLZ and Eve. Flying can be so wonderful and husband LE R O Y. When both came RUTH DEERMAN. They were quite so fast and so frustrating! C AR L and to ready things in Tucson for the holi­ impressed with the installation and BETTE BELLE are owners of Mercury days, LEROY followed a few days learned a lot. P A T S Y is working hard Aviation at Tucson International Air­ later via commercial. The party didn’t on her instrument rating and every port. Stop in and see them if you are last THAT long; LEROY lives in Fuller­ little bit of information helps. A funny going cross country. We can recom­ ton part of the time! This, of course, ending was put on the trip when BOB mend the excellent service and friendly gave BONNY an excuse to fly him back BROOKS came face to face with BING personnel. I always like to stop where to Fullerton after Christmas. A funny CROSBY in the Tucson Term inal build­ a big 99 is doing business, don’t you? little situation arose when she landed ing. Conclusion jumping landed the IRVING AND SYLVIA BARTZ were at Orange County to let LEROY pick opinion that he and many of the other off again last month for Mexico. This up his car. The tower didn’t want her to people jamming the terminal were time with SYLVIA’s brother as com­ taxi to the Term inal unless she had a waiting out weather to get to Los pany in the Mooney and a Bonanza full passenger. Well, she did, so they did. Angeles. of physicians flying wing, their desti­ Let her, that is. Anyway, it was funny We have had our bad weather for nation was a very picturesque spot on when B O NN Y told it. the year! Nothing but clear skies from the east coast of Baja, Calif., called BYRD GRANGER had a short visit r.ow on. L et’s clutter ’em up with air­ Mulege, pronounced Mool-a-hay. It is with LOUISE SAC'CHI while she was planes! about 450 m iles from TUS and is a in Washington recently and DOROTHY favorite of the Underwater Sportsman JE N K IN S spent the lunch hour at F ree­ Club of Tucson; another affiliation of way Airport with JUANITA NEWELL the very active BARTZ family. There last week when she flew down from are several good strips down there and Phoenix. Good thing JUANITA came Australian SY L V IA and IR V IN G usually use the or we might never have known the ★ one on the south side of the river near date of the Carefree Luncheon. the hotel. Good accommodations and The air over Roosevelt and Apache Section reasonable rates. If you want real Lake must be a high density area. “ casual” living; grass huts on the Everyone we have talked to recently beach and the whole bit; they can be has been sightseeing in that region. Margaret Kentley, Governor had for $8 per day including meals. LORRAINE YOCUM included it in her I ’d like for t'ne girls in the USA to The BARTZ are planning to take their flying while breaking in Ihe new rings know about our Annual General Meet­ I wo sons down over Easter and all go iii the Bonanza and M IR Z A C LAR K ing and Convention in Melbourne on native. Break out my ukulele and let’s was there rubber necking in her 172 Ihe 4 and 5 of March and the Big Fly- all sing Sweet Lalani. as well as half my flying club in our In lo Canberra on 7 and 8 of May. SHIRLEY MARSHALL was in Flag­ Cessnas. The Canberra Fly-In is a special staff to iniroduce Flaggs Chapter Chair­ KEN and VIRGINIA COOK have week-end for Women Pilots. If you are man H E LE N LAW RE N C E to the been flying their new Foothills home contemplating a trip to Australia, come people in the circulating library of the for the past few weeks and I ’ll bet it’s and join us. WE ALWAYS HAVE FUN. Some of the British Section Ninety - Nines: MARGERY DYKES, CHRISTINE HUGHES, PAM HUNTLY, JOAN WAUGH, FREYDIS SHARLAND, SHEILA SCOTT, DAWN TURLEY, THEA ADAMS, GILLIAN CAZELET, JANET FERGUSON, BETTY CONES, YVONNE POPE, ELIZABETH OVERBURY and DIANA BARNATO - WALKER.

the Kings Cup A ir Race; she won the tional championships. In 1958 the first Aircraft Recognition Trophy at the Jer­ national parachuting championship was held in Britain and SUE beat all com­ BRITISH sey Rally and the Ladies Prize at ers (mostly men) to become the first the Dieppe Rally. CHRISTINE works SECTION ever British parachute champion. She for “ Flight International’’ magazine as was also the first woman to qualify as Secretary to the Production Editor and a parachute instructor and later form­ in her spare tim e flies for the Girls ed her own parachute club. Unfortu­ Janet Ferguson, Reporter Venture Corps, giving the girls “air nately, all this came to an abrupt fin­ First of all we warmly welcome two experience” flights. ish when SUE broke her back jumping, new members: SUE PHILLIPS has the British Pri­ since then she has had to put all ideas CHRISTINE HUGHES has the Brit­ vate License and is well known for of parachuting out of her mind. She ish Private License, learned to fly in her parachuting achievements, being did, however, take up aerobatic flying 1960 and since then has been steadily one of the pioneers of sport parachut­ and reached competition standard un­ building up her hours in a variety of ing in this country. Her first interest der the tuition of P E T E R P H IL L IP S — light aircraft to a total of 300. She has in aviation was gliding, which she fol­ well known Tiger Club aerobatic pilot, air-toured in France and this country lowed enthusiastically until 1958 when who later became her 49 tier. They and had a very active summer last she started parachuting. SUE trained now live close to Goodwood airfield year: she started air racing with con­ to a very high standard of parachuting, (the motor racing circuit) from which siderable success — 2nd plane in The including both night and sea drops, PETER demonstrates and sells the Ninety-Nines Trophy and 7th place in and represented Britain in the interna­ Victa Airtourer, the attractive little Auslralian training and touring air­ craft. We were very pleased to receive Christmas greetings from the Austra­ lian Section. Thanks a lot, and best wishes to you all for happy flying in 1936. We also received cards from many friends in the U.S., from the President (of the 99s—not L B J !) down­ wards. Many thanks to you all. While we’re in a thanking mood, SHEILA asked me to express her thanks to all Ninety-Nines who helped and entertained her on her last visit-— in particular DORIS RENNINGER, who met her at the airport in the mid­ dle of the night, and F A Y G ILLIS WELLS in Washington. SHEILA was most upset to have missed, as so many others did, the New York Chapter din- dinner, when a blackout contrived to disrupt the occasion. E LIZAB E TH O V E R B U R Y has been appointed a member of a Training Study Group set up by the British Air­ line Pilots As:oeiation to study the training of co-pilots. This is a great honor for E LIZAB E TH and a “ shot in the arm ” for women pilots and parti­ cularly The Ninety-Nines. ELIZABETH starts a turbo-prop course with her airline on February 7th—there’s no doubt that her company is extrem ely pleased with her work.

NEW ENGLAND SECTION

SHEILA SCOTT introduces one of the newest and the youngest British Ninety- CONNECTICUT CHAPTER Nines, 19-year-old THEA ADAMS, to the British Section members. Kutli P. Buckley, Reporter

The Connecticut Chapter devoted U.S. A rm y and the U.S A ir Force. As nccticut has transferred into the Con­ January 11 to a tour of the Avco-Ly- we toured, we observed manufacture, necticut Chapter from New York-New coming Corporation at Bridgeport, Con­ assembly, testing and application. All Jersey. necticut. PEG DAVIDSON and EVE­ requirements toward impletion of a To the flying-in pilots attending the LYN MURCH flew into Bridgeport Air­ gas turbine engine. Tour guides were April MAX CONRAD dinner, Nutmeg port. Avco - Lycoming covers many MR. RICHARD LAMPLE and MR. hospitality is cordially extended. All in­ acres with part of the complex situated ALFRED GORSKI, Senior design en­ coming flights will be met and trans­ at the perim eter of the airport. P E G gineer-. Both company representatives portation furnished to the selected ban­ piloted her While with Yellow Cessna discussed with us the general princi­ quet hall. 205. ples within the unit, using terms such PEG and EVELYN joined the re­ as compression, turbine, blades, econ­ EASTERN NEW ENGLAND maining membership touring the facil­ omy, weight, horsepower, metals and C H A P TE R ities. Also observing the gas turbine fuel. And lastly the types of aircraft Lois Auchterlonie, Reporter engine were members RUTH BUCK­ using the turbine engine. LEY, MARY HORTON, CYNTHIA Our November luncheon meeting was To those recalling a recent TV pro­ KEMPER and SHARON SIMMONS held in Worcester, Mass., with ceiling gram, “To Tell the Truth.” Connecti­ with her guest JANET BURNETT. The zero, so 20 members and guests flew cut Chapter m em ber J E R R Y G A R D I­ primary source of concern on the tour in on 4 wheels. M A R IE LE P O R E spoke NER appeared a contestant-participant. was the Lycoming T-53 gas turbine on aerospace education with her usual engine. This noteworthy engine was Greetings to PRIL LOVERIDGE. spontaneous enthusiasm — and it was developed under the sponsorship of the P R IL now residing in Fairfield, Con- catching! HARRIET ABBOTT reported the raffle return for the 3-band transis­ tor radio was very good. Several guests included 99 Members-at-Large, YAEL ROM of Israel and LAURA Mc- GLASSON, and a former Governor of New England Section, SALLY DRIV­ ER, who brought an interesting scrap­ book of 1952-54 period. PAT JONES and husband DON flew the Fall Foliage Race sponsored by Vermont International Airways — plac­ ing second. P A T reports the “ foliage" was beautiful altho the weather was not the best for races. In December the Chapter’s Christmas Party was held at the Merrimack Val­ ley Inn in North Andover during a snowstorm. After a lovely dinner G ERT and R O Y M cG RATH showed color elides of the 1965 A W N E A R held at Burlington, Vt, and also the Groton airmarking venture. Special guests were the manager of the Lawrence Airport and his lovely wife; they rem ­ inisced about the two A W N E A R starts from their airporl. During the holidays LOIS WARTMAN flitted to Bermuda for some sunshine New 49'/2ers, BILL WAUGH and JOHN DYKES, being sworn in by Chief 49'/2er between her judo lessons. LOIS and ERNIE CONES at the British Section’s Thanksgiving Party. CARL AUCHTERLONIE coml’d 1o Wichita for Christmas and then on to dispatcher with Executive Airways, and and local backing for the Brockton Phoenix for some golf. LOIS had the finds time to work with reading pro­ Airport, JANET and ART feel these pleasure of meeting with Prexy ALICE blems of the underprivileged. informative radio programs may con­ ROBERTS before leaving as the worst Fifteen-minute radio programs “ Peo­ tribute toward airport completion in flood in 25 years hit Phoenix — the ple in the Air” were recently originat­ 1966! end of the runway was under water as ed by JAN E T BOWLES and AR TH U R the jet took off. B. JONES to promote interest in gen­ Congrats to CAPT. MARGARET Mc- eral aviation and in the new airport FARLIN who has obtained her multi- scheduled to be built in Brockton, MY. - M J. engine rating. Her busy schedule as Mass. ART is the Airport Commission­ SECTION nurse at Westover AFB keeps her from er and Asst. Manager of WBET Radio, attending many 99 meetings, so we all where the 10-week program series were GARDEN STATE CHAPTER visited her at the last Section meeting! broadcast. The programs included in­ Nancy Smyth, Reporter Our past Chairman CHRIS SEAVER terviews with people active in general is in orbit again with the arrival of aviation such as . . . charter pilots in On January 16, 1966, the 99s of the daughter JAN ’s new baby—a boy! She air taxi and light cargo delivery work; Garden State Chapter met at Bader had just got her feet on the ground a flying 16-year-old who plans to make Field in Atlantic City for a luncheon after her son’s baby girl arrived a aviation his career; 99 ALICE MANS­ and business meeting. ANNETTE few months ago. FIELD who works with towing banners GINSBERG, MARY ROSE MYER and In January, the Chapter held a din­ and aerial advertising; two flying busi­ FAYE STRICKLER were our hostesses ner meeting at the Iron Horse Restaur­ nessmen; an officer of America’s old­ and did a wonderful job of preparing ant in Norwood, where MR. EVERETT est flying club; a spray plane pilot the luncheon, with favors for all. MR. FAHEY of FAA spoke on “Causes of working for local cranberry industry CURT YOUNG of Young’s Flying Serv­ Light Airplane Accidents.” Chairman and in mosquito control; a flying fish ice, Atlantic City, New Jersey, showed FRAN PORTER held a short business spotter for swordfish boats; and a lo­ a short film and gave a brief, but in­ meeting prior to the dinner attended cal flight instructor. The shows brought teresting, talk on the benefits to a by 34 persons, including four prospec­ forth many questions from the public community derived from general avia­ tive members. that their guest experts answered. tion. Welcome aboard to DOROTHY TUL- J A N E T reports that the series stirred The 99s present were ANNETTE LER, who was “pinned” at the Jan­ up considerable interest among local GINSBERG, MARCIA MUSSON, NAN­ uary meeting. DOROTHY obtained her CY SMYTH, MARY ROSE MYER, business men as to ways they could use license in 2 months and is now working G A Y M AHER, F A Y E S TR IC K LE R and general aviation and the new airporl on her instrument rating. A very busy two new members, PAT MARCMANN gal, she is a reading specialist with the to serve their business needs. After a and E T H E L SH E FFLE R . We were Acton - Boxboro High School, a flight 6-year battle to gel approval and funds greatly outnumbered by our 66s—when they all get their ratings we will have we have two applicants for the A. E. January meeting; and rounded the trip quite a large group. Scholarship, KAY HILBRANDT and out with some sightseeing over Wash­ At the business meeting the follow­ RUTH BLISS. Both KAY and RUTH ington before heading home. ing project was suggested: Letters to should win and the Chapter’s blessings HONEY KATE and 49%er CHARLES the Director of the Coast and Geodetic and good wishes go with both of them. TRATTLER winged up to Stowe, Ver­ Survey suggesting that the local charts Our “Beloved Leader,” JULIE VOM mont, with a couple of daughters for be revised to include local landmarks SAAL has planned some wonderful some New Years skiing. Not much used by the control towers as report­ meetings, but the sad truth is she is snow — the Debonair got most of the ing points. We feel this information having troubles! Our fall meeting was exercise. would be most beneficial to any pilots, pretty well ruined when the great DOROTHY JULICH entered the Ba­ particularly at large airports when the blackout hit New York on our meeting hamas Flying Treasure Hunt on No­ pilot is unfamiliar with the area and it night. She gathered her resources and vember 15th, and enjoyed herself tre­ is a busy field. We would appreciate got together a wonderful program for mendously. At the end of the festivities, any ideas and/or help you can give us January—you guessed it—the Trans­ she and eight other 99s who joined in on this and if you feel the idea has port Workers Strike and no meeting! were congratulated and presented with merit, please write to The Director, Now she tells me that on February 12th a plaque by the Governor of the Baha­ U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, she has the best yet planned, with a mas. DOTTIE also flew the Pylon Washington 25, D. C. visit to the Mid-town Heliport and Race in Las Vegas early in October — Our next meeting planned is a Valen­ chances for six lucky 99s to receive and highly recommends that more of tine Party at Flying W Ranch, Med­ free orientation rides in whirly-birds, us come along next time (only six ford, New Jersey. A t this meeting we donated by BRYAN ROWLAND of Hel- 99s were there). will present our 49% er cards. Coming Aire Copters. By the time this news up in the near future is a panel dis­ reaches you, you will know the worst. WESTERN NEW YORK CHAPTER cussion with flight instructors on “ How Either the biggest blizzard has struck Terri Pirning, Reporter lo Fly a Pattern” and our Penny-A- New York on February 12th since 1880 On December 22nd we enjoyed the Pound at M ercer County Airport in or they dropped the Bomb! warm hospitality of LO R R I and May. Whatever happens, JULIE and 49%er GEORGE MOORE when they hosted a DR. FRED VOM SAAL plan to fly 99 Christmas party in their home. It GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER their Cessna 182 to New Orleans and was a mosl pleasant evening with the Barbara Brothrrton, Reporter on to Veracruz, Mexico, the end of conversation going from flying to scuba If this news letter doesn’t have its February. That is one lady pilot who diving, the electron microscope, labor usual professional sound, it is because needs a rest from earth bound frustra­ and of course the health hazard of our regular reporter CHARLOTTE Mc- tions! smoking. We were all interested to COLLUM and 49%er JIM are at this hear of DR. MOORE’s experiences very moment Comancheing their way LONG ISLAND CHAPTER with the government — from our local from island to island in the sunny Honey Kate Trattler, Reporter City Council to U. S. Congressional Bahamas. Committees. Two of our gals who are W e've just added three new names Just before she left CHARLOTTE dyed in the wool cigarette smokers lo our Long Island roster. ELEANOR made like an A ir T axi and flew B A R ­ seemed to be having withdrawal symp­ REICHENBACH has transferred from BARA BROTHERTON to Montreal to toms because they felt they should re­ the Greater New York Chapter; and retrieve BARBARA’S weathered - in frain from smoking for the evening. MARION-ALICE WYATT (who earned Comanche. Played two-Comanche-tag Attending were ETHEL FEDDERS, her private ticket in just two months) all the way home after a pleasant visit CECILIA KENNY, JOANNE KOHLER, and JOAN FLEISCHMANN are brand with Canadian and Amercan Customs. NAOMI and JIM MEEKER, DORITA new 99s. We are delighted to have We are mighty proud of SALLY BUE- NORTON and guest DR. B AR B AR A them with us. M ARION, by the way, GELEISEN, hope you all have been CHICK, DORIS and HERB C U LP and received quite a Christmas gift from reading her regular and interesting col­ yours truly with 49%er ED. her 49%er—one third interest in a umn in Flying Magazine. Congratulations to DORIS CULP on Cessna 140. Congratulations are in order for an­ being one of those chosen by Cornell E L L IE M cCULLOUGH and M AR G E other one of our talented Chapter Aeronautical Labs to participate in GRAY flew a Cessna 172 down to At­ members. SELMA CRONAN’s Avia­ their FAA sponsored project for in­ lantic City lo attend the Garden State tion Books for Children are being pub­ vestigating flight in simulated limited lished! visibility weather. The CULPs recent­ ARAX SIMSARIAN hasn’t had Ihe ly flew to Ohio looking over prospective ride she won with traffic reporter International colleges for daughter M E R R IL E E and F R E D F E LD M A N because she has just missed being weather-in for five been vacationing in St. Thomas. Convention days. DORITA just returned with a KAMALA VOSS is vacationing, too, dark Florida tan. Besides diving and in California. and deep sea fishing she managed a swim We have two new members, RUTH with Mitzi the dolphin (alias Flipper). FORCE and VERA FINLEY. They are Powder Puff Derby Was nice to hear from former chapter more than welcome because our Chap­ 1966 member SUE HO FFM AN . She is doing ter keeps dividing like an amoeba and quite a bit of flying and working for a I heir talents are many and needed. Seattle, Wash. commercial ticket. SUE said she is: Good things seem to come in twos, also active in the Florida Chapter. VICE PRESIDENT HUMPHREY standing beside MRS. ANN MERRIAM and LT. COMMANDER JACK SMITH after the posthumous presentation of the Harmon International Trophy to JOAN M E R R IA M SMITH, “ the world’s outstanding aviatrix for 1.964” .

landed, rented a car and drove the Girl, busy with the Helicopter Forum. EAST rest of the trip. Returning, LAURA I do hope all have had a chance to picked up her plane, flew out of light read JEAN’s excellent article in The SECTION snow showers into clear, and home Flying Physicians Magazine. Another safely. VELTA BENN has been nomin­ 99, VERA FOSTER ROLLO, has writ­ WASHINGTON D.C. CHAPTER ated Vice-President of the Washington ten a book; Title, M y Maryland. Sound Mary “ Mitaii” M. Keller, Reporter A ir Derby Club. JE AN M ULCHER is great? Surprise, it has to do with wom­ in the Washington Sanitarium with a December was full of social activi­ en in flying. pulled or torn disc. Cards would help ties; ADELAIE TINKER returns from BEA WILDER and MARYANN JES­ cheer her up as she has only been in two years 'stay in Pakistan, NANCY SUP, daily flying at Godfrey Field. LYNAN, aside from her instructors D. C. a couple of weeks. B E A feels a true 99 is one who gets duties, planned and staged a Christ­ KAY BRICK and BARBARA EVANS, out and flys. ALIC E FUCHS makes mas Follies Revue for the Patuxent: in town on a business meeting, were newspaper headlines. Your reporter Officers Club, Paluxenl N aval Test overnight guests at Chairman JO and 49% flew the fam ily Aztec to M ia­ Center. She danced and sang to the EDDLEMAN's home. Flight Surgeon m i nonstop, 4:45, then on to Key West delight of her 4,9%er Test Pilot, DON, OSMON BARR died during the holi­ to play Santa to the grandchildren. R e­ stationed there. LA U R A ZE R E N E R , in days. DR. BARR’s history of flying was turning via Bimini for some fishing. a Cessna 172, with her son and daugh­ a legend of firsts and his book about RU TH B A R C LA Y and 49% back from a ter-in-law started for Detroit only to the body and flying is well worth read­ flying trip. RU TH 's husband, BURIL, be forced down by had weather. They ing. JEAN ROSS HOWARD, Whirly- is president of the 0X5 Club I his year. Since LIBBY NETCHER moved to Florida, M A R Y A N N JESSUP has the job of Chapter Secretary. LIL CHES- NES, sporting a wig at a dinner, had everyone guessing who the beautiful girl was. Dec. 14th, FAY GILLIS WELLS and Chapter members met in the Indian Treaty Room in the Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C., with MRS. ANN MERRIAM (JOAN’s mother) and LT. COMDR. JACK SMITH, JR. (JOAN’s husband). VICE-PRESIDENT HUBERT HUMPHREY was there to present posthumously the 1965 Harmon International Aviation Trophy Award to JOAN. MRS. MERRIAM flew up from Miami for the ceremony, in spite of a broken ankle; the Navy flew LT. COMDR. SMITH back from Saigon, Viet Nam, so they could receive the Award together. VICE - PRESIDENT H U M P H R E Y described how she ful­ filled her ambition and did the incredi­ ble—completed AMELIA EARHART s equatorial route around the world which had not been challenged in 27 years since AMELIA disappeared off VICE - PRESIDENT HUBERT H. HUMPHREY presenting the Harmon Inter­ Howland Island in mid-Pacific in 1937. national Trophy Certificate to MRS. ANN MERRIAM, JOAN’S mother, anti to Of all the world flights, only JOAN’s I,T. COMMANDER SMITH, JOAN’S husband, at the December 14th ceremony. crossed the Equator and she crossed it lour times. VICE-PRESIDENT HUM­ surprises. Food was collected for a past “know how” on conventions, etc. PHREY added he was mindful of the needy family. Chairman JO said even the newest inspiration JOAN has left with the prospective members would be called Jan. 12th, joint Zonta and Ninety- women flyers of the world as he pre­ upon to work. On hand were F R A N sented the Harmon Trophy, “ given to Nine meeting at the Kennedy-Warren NOLDE, BLANCHE NOYES, NONA the world’s outstanding woman pilot,” Hotel. BLANCHE NOYES was Chair­ QUARLES, VIRGINIA THOMPSON, to JOAN’s mother and husband. MRS. man of this delightful meeting. Cock­ BETSY KELLY WEEKS, HELEN MERRIAM and COMDR. SMITH at­ tails, music and lyrics sung by a Prin­ F A U LK N E R , BETTY CAM ERON, tended the Harmon Trophy Dinner that cess; fillet for dinner; speaker LOMA LAURA ZERENER, JANE RALSTON, night. Although there was no time left MAY, comedienne and 99 from Michi­ EVE McILVEEN, MARYANN JES­ for our Chapter to entertain, we sent gan. BLANCHE paid tribute to JOAN SUP, FAY WELLS, HAZEL DWIG­ MRS. MERRIAM a corsage of orchids, MERRIAM SMITH and AMELIA EAR­ GINS, BEA WILDER, DORIS WHITE, which she wore at the ceremony, and a HART, for whom this dinner was held. LIL CHESNES, BILLIE M YERS; telegram of good will to both. Some of those present from our Chap­ B E A ’s guest, LISA C A R PE N T E R and Dec. 17th, the Wright Memorial Din­ ter were JO EDDLEMAN, VIRGINIA me, MITZI. VELTA BENN and NAN­ ner. Recipient of this yea r’s trophy is THOMPSON, HAZEL DWIGGINS, CY LYNAN were in Palm Beach in­ JEROME LEDERER, Executive Dir­ RUTH BARCLAY, HEDY JAFFE, structing with AOPA clinic. ector of the Flight Safely Foundation. MARYANN SHELLY JESSUP, your re­ Of the approx. 2500 attending, your re­ porter and 49% er. Also ROSEMARY porter and 49 % er spotted only a few LANE, RUTH FRECKLETON, VERA 99s: NONA QUARLES, FRAN NOLDE FOSTER HOLLO and others I’m sure and JEAN HOWARD. Highlights of the to have forgotten. program was a huge hand suspended in Jan. 14th, business meeting in the space, soft lights touching it as it gent­ beautiful home in Georgetown of our ly turned in space above our table. It bride, MARYANN (MRS. JESSUP). was a replica of the glove ED WHITE Plans were suggested for the Spring ALABAMA CHAPTER lost as he stepped out into space. Next, Sectional. FAY WELLS is hopeful for a movies were shown of the Gemini 6 and big hangar dance at National Airport, Betty Rowe, Reporter 7 meeting, blast off, etc. All ended RON’s at the Twin Bridges Motel. Hello from the Alabama Chapter. with dancing. Flyers will be out soon. Discussions The January meeting was held on the Dec. 11th, Chapter Christmas party about 1987 Convention left little time 9th ir the lovely Calloway Gardens in held at the home of Chairman JO ED- for Chapter business. But I must ad­ Georgia for a buffet luncheon. We DLEMAN. About 35 members and mit we really had the cream of the were very honored to have the Georgia guests enjoyed the delicious buffet and Chapter present to suggest and give Chapter meet with us and the ex- change of news and ideas was inform­ ative, helpful and most enjoyable. We hope we can do it again. Alabama members present were: DONNA WILLARD, LOIS BATES, MARION MAY, JEAN LANE, Chair­ man BENNIE PETERS, JUANITA HALSTEAD and her 49% er, FOY, B E TTY F E R R E L L and her 49% er, LEW, SUSAN WITT and her 49%er, ARCHIE. Guests were PEGGY HAYS, KATHI LANE (JEAN’s daughter), CHARLENE and AR C H IE III, the WITT children. We were very pleased to make friends with the following Georgia members: DOLORESE LOWE and her 49%er, ROBERT; MARY KNOTTS, MARY LEE NIX, CAROLYN KENNEDY and her 49%er, HOWARD; LOIS LACY and her 49 Vo or, GEORGE; MARY HENDERSON, CAROLE HARP, JEAN VOYLES, HOLLY SMITH and her 49% er, CRAIG; C AR­ OLE LOW ERY, B E T T Y M cNABB and LOW LACY, guest. Alabama members were reminded to mail their 1935 merit points for the Achievement Award to MINNIE COGGINS or bring them to Women pilots hostess the First-Year Open House at Aero Commander’s new the February meeting. plant in Albany, Georgia. Left to right: BETTY McNABB, Ninety-Nine Inter­ Despite the winter weather, Alaba­ national Secretary; LT. CAROL PROCHINSKI, USAF, student pilot; CAROL ma 99s keep flying. SUSAN WITT is LOWERY, Secretary, Georgia Chapter 99s; CAROLYN KENNEDY (Parrott, busy working for her multi-engine rat­ Ga.), Georgia Chapter Chairman; and HOLLY SMITH, private pilot and newest ing so she can take her turn at the member of the Georgia Chapter. controls of the W IT T Piper Twin. Good luck, SUSAN! JU A N ITA H A L­ Gardens management to the Holiday she would not be able to attend she STEAD and her 49%er, FOY, have Inn for lunch and meeting. The trip managed to get to Ihe meeting in her been “ ball-gaming” by air. New Years Bonanza, showing up in full CAP uni­ from the strip through the Gardens to week-end found them flying to Miami form having come directly from a CAP the Inn, past the three golf courses to watch Alabama’s “Crimson Tide” meeting at Nashville. along the winding trails, will be a de­ win the Orange Bowl game. On Jan­ Approxim ately 18 members and uary 8 they flew to Mobile for the lightful m em ory of lush holly and friends of the Alabama Chapter cross­ Liberty Bowl game. BETTY FERRELL camelias. ed the border to meet with the Georgia recently returned from a successful The planes arrived full. LOIS and girls. trip to Europe. She had her license GEORGE LACY came in their Mooney During the business meeting, which validated to fly in France and flew a from Atlanta bringing their daughter, followed lunch, discussion continued Jodel out of the Paris Airport at St. LOU, and JEAN VOYLES, who ar­ concerning responsibilities connected Cyr, which is about 20 m iles from ranged the meeting. MARY HENDER­ with the A W TA R “ must stop” at Aug­ Paris. Sounds like a marvelous trip! SON, of Chamblee, flew her Skylane usta next July. It was reported that That about “ weathers in” the news accompanied by BETTY BENNETT the publicity kits had been sent to for January. The February meeting and CAROLE HARP, also of the At­ FRANCES PEACOCK and VIRGINIA will be on the 6th in Montgomery. lanta area. MARY LEE NIX, in a Cess­ KLEEB, who have agreed to work on See you th ere!! na 172, brought a guest student pilot. this committee. From Conyers, DOLORESE LOWE, M A R Y HENDERSON extended an in­ GEORGIA CHAPTER who is actively engaged in training vitation for the Chapter to meet in Frances Peacock, Reporter students, brought her husband in a February at her home in Chamblee. With the temperature near the freez­ Cessna 180. Our Chapter Chairman, CAROLE HARP, who is in charge of ing mark, CAVU flying conditions C AR O LYN K E N N E D Y , and her hus­ RON Kit sales, reported kits still avail­ lured a large number of Georgia and band, from Parrott, arrived in their able, both “Hers” bearing the 99 em­ Alabama 99s and their guests to Ida Comanche accompanied by our Chap­ blem, and “His” plain in black. Cason Calloway Gardens at Pine Moun­ ter Secretary, CAROL LOWERY, of tain. Georgia, for the January joint Albany. Our newest member, HOLLY So far, in Georgia, winter has not meeting of the two Chapters. Approxi­ SM ITH and her Marine Corps hus­ grounded the 99s. All keep actively mately 35 members and guests arrived band, of Albany, flew in in their Lus- flying and looking forward to meet­ by air at the Gardens strip to be trans­ combe. Although BETTY McNABB, In­ ings of the Chapter all of which are ported by the ever-hospitable Calloway ternational Secretary, had sent word fly-in meetings. MEMPHIS CHAPTER DR. JOHN HOWSER who were recent­ and make-up — and to arrange for a Mary Stanley, Reporter ly married. He is a neuro-surgeon at (late for our next meeting. Several of Under sunny, warm skies five planes Kennedy Veterans’ Hospital. We under­ our number had to take a rain check stand that JOSIE plans to quit teach­ arrived at the Heber Springs, Ark., on the tour of the nightspots after din­ Airport for our December meeting. ing school soon and spend more tim e ner. However, reluctant to part such Those present were: MARTHA and in the air. With romance in I he Chap­ good company we did stand outside F R A N K TO BEY, N IN A JOE and ter we decided to have a Valentine freezing through lengthy goodbyes and WAYNE WITHERINGTON, VIRGINIA party Feb. 12 in lieu of our next meet­ —• “ oh, wait a minute! just one more and E V E R E T T PROCTOR, IN A and ing. This will be in honor of our thing I wanted to tell you!” Our Chap­ MIKE WALKER, GERRY and BILL 49%ers, whose constant interest and ter has many exciting things in store BAKER, CHRIS BROWN, HILDA SAV­ support contributes so much to the suc­ for this year and we always chatter AGE, POLLY DUNCAN and your re­ cess of the Memphis Chapter. like it’s been years since we last saw porter with 49Mser, JOE. I had spent Sunday afternoon flying results in each other no matler whether it was the previous week checking out in and impromptu gel - togethers for many of just last week. soloing our local T34 in order to fly our members at Memphis, Wynne or For one thing, we have been invited therein to Heber Springs, attired fit­ here at our farm strip near Augusta, to hostess a “ Stop” of the Internation­ tingly in uniform with wings, etc. Ark. Sunday, Jan. 9, several of us al A ir R ace in Hattiesburg, which de- We adjourned from the airport to the were among the planes landing at iights all of us. And we are hoping to nearby Swedish restaurant for their Wynne for a coffee break. On the arrange a joint meeting with a sister smorgasbord and a short business 16th the Cessnas of the B AK ER S and Chapter (the Shreveport Chapter) as meeting, presided over by our Chair­ PROCTORS from Wynne were among soon as we can get together with them. man, CHRIS BROWN. Among other those arriving to watch the Sunday This will be especially “an occasion” business items was the announcement afternoon aerobatic show, taking place for your reporter who is a Louisianian. that IN A W A LK E R is the new South­ on the STANLEY strip here at Aug­ Our weather in these parts is some­ east Section A ir Marking Chairman. usta. G E R R Y B A K E R flew as co­ what like Mary, Mary Quite Contrary— We were interested in HILDA SAV­ pilot in the S T A N L E Y Clip-Wing, going when it’s good it’s very good, but when AGE’S account of a recent flight as through the complete aerobatic routine it is bad — well, it’s not even good co-pilot of a Cessna 206 from Kansas used in air shows, finishing with a weather for ducks. So our flying activ­ City to Freeport, Grand Bahamas. downwind pass over the strip upside down at about 500 feet with a slow roll ities may be somewhat limited these We had received an invitation to the on base leg. She was crazy about it. days, but no less enthusiastic. Mississippi Chapter’s Christmas party, (F or the benefit of the F A A — this is My favorite 66, sister-in-law GLORIA and M AR TH A and F R A N K and CHRIS a private strip in uncontrolled air­ WARD, will be a new member by the flew the TOBEY’S Skylane down to space. ) next report, we hope. Twice she had Ocean Springs for the occasion. In ferried a new 150 from Wichita to Bat­ addition to the party they toured Fer- MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER on Rouge launching the first time with son Optics, a precision optical company Pat Ward, Reporter only 3.8 hours total solo time and less which made the windows for the Gem ­ than 20 hours total time. I had an oc­ ini capsule, and for which JAN E T The presence of our Southeast Sec­ casion to observe her second trip GRE e N is Secretary-Treasurer. tion Governor MARTHA TOBEY (and (trailing behind in another 150 with an On Jan. 8 our monthly meeting was husband) and CHRIS BROWN from ailing radio and generator) and am de­ held at the Adm iral Ben Bow Inn near Memphis highlighted our Christmas lighted to report that her ability to fly Memphis Municipal Airport with the gathering at the home of our Southeast the straight-and-narrow is above re­ following members present: GERRY Section Vice-Governor JANET GREEN proach. BAKER, VIRGINIA PROCTOR, ROSE­ And a fair warning to those of our MARY WILLIAMS, NINA JOE WITH­ in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The members who never seem to be able to ERINGTON, POLLY DUNCAN, BON­ weather bureau had forewarned every­ make it to the meetings: Our pet pro­ NIE WHITELEATHER, HILDA SAV­ one of our traditional fog and such ject for this year will be to invite our­ AGE, INA WALKER, MARTHA TOB­ and kepi many away for whom the selves enmasse, to take our meetings EY, CHRIS BROWN, MARY STAN­ trip by car would have been too in­ to them. We will need to put A L L our L E Y and JUNE K U Y K E N D A LL. volved. However, those of us who were heads together for the upcoming pro­ JUNE is one of our two new mem­ there enjoyed a lovely evening, with a jects we expect to undertake this year. bers. She received her private license record number of 49%ers. JANET’s Our Chapter is having growing pains, July 21, 1965. H er husband is DR. display of delicious hor d’ourves but the biggest heartache of all is that CARY KUYKENDALL. She has three tempted us into snacking to an extent we never see some of our members at children and son, M IK E , 17, is a stu­ endangering a sufficient appetite to all. So our meetings in the towns dent pilot. She is a registered nurse enjoy the exquisite dinner waiting for where these members live will not, we and her hobbies other than flying are us at The Harbor Light. This should h.ope, be an imposition—just a gentle hunting, fishing and camping in a trav- be a must for visitors to the Gulf gesture that we value their mem ber­ el-trailer. Our other new member is Coast. It’s brand new and delightful. ship and would like to see them again, ANN HALTON, an occupational ther­ There was little lime for a formal end perhaps encourage them to altend apist at Millington N aval Base. She meeting, but we did grab a chance to the next meeting, please? We don’t was formerly stationed on Guam. do a quick job of discussing a few know where the next meeting will be Our congratulations and felicitations small things — in the Powder Room, yet, but you can bet that there will be go to 99 JOSIE McCOY HOWSER and of all places, while repairing lipstick one and we look forward to it. AUTRIE LEHR has been working on MARY EVANS won a clock radio. The her instrument rating. She has had five girls who stopped here at the Derby NO. CENTRAL hours multi - engine time, with two will remember the Purple Crackle. hours of instruments. We are busy with plans for the Sec­ SECTION JE A N N E P A R K H U R ST will soon be tional here in April. I can assure each flying her Comanche again. It is being of you that the effort should be made all prettied up with a new paint job to attend, we have some beautiful ALL-OHIO CHAPTER and a new interior. Then she w ill con­ goodies for you along with what we Edy Maxini, Reporter tinue working on her instrument rat­ think will be outstanding guest speak­ And so on into 1966, but first catch­ ing. ers. MARY EVANS, Convention Chair­ ing up with a bit of the past year’s CONNIE JONES is ground school man, is still running all 4 ways at news. The Novem ber meeting at instructor for Concord Airpark at once and we feel sure they will all Cleveland’s Downtown Airport. Attend­ Painesville. converge as one in time for the Con­ ance good, and although (he weather JEAN KING’S 17-year-old daughter, vention. low-low-low, we did have 4 fly-ins. For GIGI, has soloed. As a matter of fact, NADINE HEUER, our Powder Puff December — many thanks to AUTRIE she is ahead of her brother, PHIL­ Derby Chairman, is equally as busy and K A R L LEHR, who hosted the won­ LIP, who entered the Air Force be­ with plans for the stop here. derful Christmas party at their home. fore he had a chance to solo. How­ We hope to see lots of smiling faces CONNIE JONES has given her ever, he plans to continue with his here for the stop. Mark your flight “Flighty Ladies” talk to the Bay Vil­ lessons when he is discharged and plan correctly so it will include a stop lage Lions Club, the Pepper Pike Ki- catch up with GIGI. at CGI. wanis and the Painesville R otary Club. SUE GRIFFING’s daughter, MELO- We surely missed POLLY FREYTAG Being listed with SOHIO’s speakers’ DIE, is diligently working toward pri­ at our party. POLLY is to undergo bureau really keeps her busy. vate and commercial ratings. surgery. We all wish her love and a NADINE LEWIS recently appeared quick recovery. MEETINGS: February 20 — Elyria; on local TV “Here’s Dorie” show, and NELL RICE and DICK left in their March 20th—Zanesville; April 17—Ak­ was interviewed re: lady pilots and 170 for St. Petersburg, Fla., where ron; May ?, Dayton; June 19—Mans­ also her experiences as a female flight DICK is to be a guest speaker at an field, July 17—Painesville; August 21— instructor. E.A.A. Chapter Meeting. They also Columbus; September 18—Cleveland. AUTRIE LEHR flew 13 round robin plan to visit CURTISS PITTS at Home­ MUGS, ANYONE? trips, 35 minutes each, on October 10th, stead, Fla. He is the designer of the for the State Conservation Tour, spon­ airplane DICK built 3 years ago and CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA CHAPTER sored by Springfield Aviation. Also, of the one he is now building. Margie Hall, Reporter she flew charter—Apache—to Bowling EVELYN BRAESE, our Treasurer, Green, Kentucky, two times in one day. The Cape Girardeau Area Chapter is sporting a small cast from the knee BUNNY F O LE Y spoke to the Nurses of 99s is really a swinging group. down, seems as though something got Alumnae of Ohio State University on We had our Annual Party with our in her way. But she never slowed current research in Aerospace Medi­ husbands in conjunction with our last down, still running the Dyersburg, cine. meeting. Tenn., airport. If you’re in that area, A NEW RATING. AN ATR. Just very Met at the FRANK HALL’s for a drop in. They sure are friendly. recently, CLAIRE PHILLIPS earned cocktail party, everyone arrived look­ We at the H A LL house have been that top rating in a tri-geared Beech. ing lovely and in such a gay mood. very busy. Our eldest son is learning CLAIRE had that urge to learn to fly This meeting had several little sur­ to fly, the youngest nagging for glider- at: a very early age, through contact prises in it. lessons. M AR G IE going to college and with and admiration for a pioneer Cin­ ALICE GODWIN was surprised with helping her 3 Boxer mama’s have 3 cinnati 99 — EDITH LACKNER, who our “OUTSTANDING WOMAN PILOT litter o f pups, 49% taking to the air had been CLAIRE’s mother’s college AWARD” , which was presented to her in the Bonanza to get away from it all. mate. Years later—two children and by our last year’s winner MARY EL­ Still we’d like to take time to wish husband later—C LA IR E did fulfill her DERS. MARY won the N.P.A. Race each of you a Most Happy New Year wish to learn to fly. Now she does last year and this year ALICE won. and to thank the Good Lord for women like the Ninety-Nines. much of the fam ily Company flying in M IL L IE LIM B AU G H then surprised their Twin-Beech. us again by presenting to our last E L L IE MADDOX is working on a Chairmen a new pin with the gavel CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER multi-engine rating . . . November 5th, attached. ALICE being our 1st Chair­ Dolores J. Adamson, Reporter ELLIE to Wilkes-Barre, Pa., for a 3- man received one, LOIS FEIGEN- JEAN READ reports the happy news hour visit with her parents. BAUM as our present Chairman re­ that her Cessna is being repaired and RUBY and JIM MENSCHING’s ceived one and your reporter also was will be back in the air soon. It was guests at the November meeting were the very happy recipient of one. We damaged a few months ago when a MR. and MRS. RO BE R T S IT LE R of were all so delighted and pleased to tornado blew down the hangar. Kent Stale University, Kent, Ohio. receive such a lovely token, being Get ready to drool with envy when 1 Both are private pilots and R U TH is Chairman of such a group is reward tell you what LIBBY ANN DUNSETH .joining the 99s. enough. is doing ! She and hubby, RICHARD, BONNIE and LE E M IL L E R spent Following the cocktail party we en­ left January 6th for Australia. They two week's vacation in Miami Beach, joyed a lovely dinner, dancing and planned to fly commercially via Tahiti, Florida. Bingo at the Purple Crackle Club, Samoa, F iji and New Zealand. ROSE ANDREW and family attend­ and KAREN and had some trip! Ar­ ly meeting at the Voo Doo Village, a ed the Flying Farmers Christmas par­ rived Wichita, waited, then had con­ Cantonese restaurant. Amid the tropi­ ty in Peoria the first Sunday in De­ trolled radar departure out because cal atmosphere, members made plans cember. She was delighted to see of ceilings, got as far as Moriarity, for the Powder Puff Derby stop in Kan­ JEANNE CROCKER, EVELYN FAR­ N.M., when sundown came and a gyro sas City. COLEEN GORDON and LEY and LAVERNE LENTMAN and went out so made precautionary land­ JOY MORRISON are co-chairmen hand­ families there. ROSE'S Ercoupe was ing on 2800’ muddy strip. Next day ling the details. getting its annual at Illini Airport, but revealed frozen embedded mud in fair­ KITTY HEATH, her 49y2er, MICK­ they were able to obtain a Cessna to ings which had to be removed, then EY, and children flew their Comanche fly to Peoria for the meeting. ROSE on to Albuquerque where weather pre­ 180 to Miami over the Christmas holi­ also reported receiving a nice letter vented completion of trip so back 1o days to attend a family reunion. While from former member DORA DOUGH­ Wichita. Here weather stopped them there they took a hop over to Nassau ERTY. Former member MARILYN again, so they hopped an Electra back to bask in the sun. On the w ay home, JACKSON MEEKER who now lives in to O’Hare! Frustrations, complications they w ere weathered in. K IT T Y and Alaska was a pre-Christmas visitor in you name it! Their grateful thanks to children boarded a commercial and the AN D R EW home. GEORGIA (Albuquerque 99s news re­ MICKEY returned home five days lat­ Congrat ulat ions are in order for B E T ­ porter) and GARLAND TILLERY of er. TY COMMON. She is now a member Moriarity for invaluable assistance and COLEEN GORDON went South of the of that very elite group known as “heli­ courtesies. Border to Mexico and Acapulco over copter pilots"! BETTY got her rating LOUISE and RAY KOKESH, EVA the Christmas holidays. She reports in Miami on December 16th while on and HAROLD W HITE were part of the that she loves Mexico but detests "Mon­ vacation. She is so taken by helicop­ Suburban Aviation Club which jour­ tezuma’s Revenge.” ter flying that she is considering sell­ neyed to Florida en masse last week Commanders A LE A H COMBS and ing her Cessna 172 and purchasing and considering the snow this last: her 49V2er, BUD, were in Wichita for either a 300 Hughes or a Bell. Her week it was limed perfectly. the C AP Convention in December. 49'/tier, DICK, flew down in their Bo­ GERRY KRAUSE pooped from 1ho Your reporter had an adventure in nanza and was on hand when B E T T Y pet supply business after Christmas January. She was running down the passed her flight test. Must have been went commercial to Las Vegas for New concourse in Cincinnati to catch an a real proud day for the COMMON Years weekend with RALPH (they are American flight for Louisville (think­ family! BETTY also reports a very tired when they leave that Bonanza ing she had already missed it) when delightful stay in the Bahamas. It at home). the flight agent asked her if she would must have been a real shock to re­ JOAN SCHOGER had to have her like a direct flight to St. Louis for de­ turn to wintry Peoria weather. 4115F numbers painted on Cessna’s parture to Kansas City. Thinking this DEE ADAMSON motored to Lincoln, fuselage before Jan. 1st to comply with was better she agreed and sat down to III., the first part of January to pre­ FAA regulations, seems that “McDon­ wait. After a few seconds, he said sent a program to the Zonta Club of ald Hamburger’’ emblem on the cowl­ “ You can board now and oh yes, you’re Lincoln. She talked on the Ninety-Nines ing didn't suffice. JOAN even got wea­ the only passenger aboard” . It certain­ and the Powder Puff Derby and show­ thered in last week one night: at Janes­ ly was grand to have your own private ed slides taken in one of the years she ville, Wise., because of local condi­ 707 jet for 42 minutes. Later she found competed in the Derby. D E E has been tions! ! out that an earlier flight had had mech­ invited to put on the same program Chicago area will miss their new anical trouble and this particular jet for the Zonta Club in Danville, III., “99” member NONA GUSTAFSON as had to be ferried to Los Angeles. during the middle of January. she and fam ily m oved to Marblehead, ★ ------Due to our adverse winter weather, Mass., last week. 49%er is actively GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER our next meeting will not be until Sat:., flying for American and based at Bos­ Amy Laws, Reporter March 5, at Capital Airport, Spring- ton. Address is: No. 2 Crestwood Road, This is the lim e of the year when fipld. Hope we see many of you there. Marblehead, Mass. 01945. bears hibernate, school’s in session and Yours truly and her better half real­ all lucky people go south with the birds. CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER ly went all out Jan. 1st and traded Along these lines, I find our members Mary Shumway, Reporter dear 3588S off for a new ’65 Cessna busily engaged this chilly, post-holiday ATC informs us Santa made it back 206U rated 285 HP fuel injected. Those season. with Rudolph as his transponder and five children did seem to stick out We'll skip over fly-gals who are hib­ hear DORIS MULLEN gave one of his of the windows on 88S and maybe ernating (and a quick check shows helpers an assist before Christmas fly­ that’s why the tail dragged down the quite a few who are grounded right ing Santa (a disguised priest) in to runway on take off. (Wonder how a now because of things like airplanes one of Aurora's parochial schools in 203 would perform on the Powder Puff, being in for their annuals, demands of her helicopter to give the school chil­ hm m m !) the business world, and just plain cold dren a treat and goodies, then ’cop- HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! feet — brought on by the temperature. lering him out supposedly for the I hasten to add.) North Pole. (Services donated by DOR­ GREATER KANSAS CITY Half a dozen gals report attending IS! ) C H A PTE R school of one sort or another — not SUE ROSCOE became the proud Joy Morrison, Reporter all related to flying, but intriguing nev­ owner of a new '65 Cessna Skylane in The Greater Kansas City chapter of ertheless. SYLVIA BLOOM is taking December and took off for Phoenix, the 99s took a hypothetical “ fly-away” in the Astronomy course at our beauti­ Ariz , after Christmas with GARTH to a foreign land by having their month­ ful new St. Louis Planetarium; JANE NOYES is keeping up with her children the slightly bewildered local lady who the fun games and especially the CAS- via a course in Modern Math; J E R R Y turned out to be number 3,000,000 for SIDYs for their wonderful hospitality. BEETZ is hard at work in Instrument the year 1965. Who knows she might The January meeting was held Jan­ Ground School at Weiss Airport; and eventually join us since one of the uary 16, at Indianapolis Weir Cook BETTYE LISSANT continues to go to prizes was free flying lessons, donat­ Airport. It’s remarkable, but for once night school to continue her education. ed by Interstate Airmotive at Lambert the weather cooperated and we were Congratulations to KIT HEACOCK Field. able to fly VFR all the way to Indian­ who just earned her Commercial Rat­ After drooling for years over travel apolis and back home again. It was ing. This little girl had accomplish­ folders on M exico, I finally found out cold but nice. The early arrivals were ed a lot in just a couple of years of that it is all they say and more. For treated to an interesting tour through flying. those of you who have been there, the Indianapolis A ir Route Traffic Con­ Heard tell that EDITH OLOVITCH enough said, for those who haven’t, trol Center (ARTCC). After lunch we and 49%er, AL, contemplate purchas­ this country is a must. N ever have I were entertained with some of the ing a Cessna 175. DOROTHY RUM- met more charming and pleasing peo­ most amusing flying experiences of SEY, after a recent business trip to ple than the Mexicans. And the scen­ the 99s and their 49%ers. Believe me, New York in her new 182 Skylane, ery is marvelous! Our only regret is some of them sounded unbelieveable. found it: time for that annual and flew that since there were six of us in our GARNET MAGLE of Crawfordsville to Kansas City for same. MILDRED party, we couldn’t fly our own Skylane was welcomed as a new member. DAL JAMES and LOIS SHAFER ferried a — so we settled for commercial. Bran- ARCHIBALD from Bellingham, Wash­ Piper Tri-Pacer to a customer in Sioux iff lives up to its ads, by the way. ington, was a visitor. SOPH PAYTON, Falls. They arrived at five o’clock, Changed planes several times and nev­ assisted by RAE CAWDELL, master- delivered the plane, and caught an air­ er did get the same color twice. Can’t mined this meeting and it was a good liner home at five-twenty. How’s that let this go by without admiring those one, including the attendance. for timing for a couple of new privates! cute hostesses and their Pucci outfits. Just after G A R N E T M AG LE and I LOIS and her 49%er, ED SHAFER, The men liked the harem pants best arrived back in Crawfordsville after just took over the management of Lake­ which the girls wore while serving the meeting J IL L M cCORM ICK and side, 111., airport, along with F A N N IE cocktails. (Come lo think of it, maybe CULLIE HOLST flew in from Lafayette and B ILL JENNINGS. F A N N IE is a they don’t regret not flying their own to pay us a visit. Since they couldn’t student. Good luck on your venture. planes.) Now that we know the way, get their airplane started in time to RUTH TAKSEL, one of our most ver­ we really would like to see more of get to Ihe meeting they spent Ihe satile and busy members, recently was Mexico via Skylane, not just Mexico morning changing the oil from sum­ commissioned by Flying magazine to City and Acapulco, beautiful as they mer weight to winter weight (about do an article on flying in Kansas. So are. time, wasn’t it? ). It was just like hav­ she and her flying partner, V A L JOHN­ ROM ANCE D E PT.: Just for the rec­ ing another 99 meeting as we did SON, did a quick two day tour of that ord, so you don’t think we are over some hangar flying and discussed the state in V A L ’S 182 Skylane. The min­ the hill, we are happy to report that Indianapolis meeting plus the future ute RUTH got home we very quickly one of our inactive members, VIR­ meetings to be held at Lafayette and gave her the chore of writing the script GINIA DUENKE is expecting a baby Crawfordsville. for our skit at our Awards Dinner to soon. V IR G IN IA has been so busy late­ Several of our members took advan­ be held the last week of January. More ly running a popular resort at Ihe Lake tage of the holidays to enjoy a short about that event next monlh. of the Ozarks, called TAN-TAR-A, that vacation. The CARL DYKEMA family In case you think Air-marking is a we haven’t seen much of her. Good flew to Hawaii on the Voyager DC-7 lost cause or you feel just a little frus­ luck and let us know 1he happy day. for Thanksgiving. They rented a 172 trated about accomplishing same, take A 19S6 wedding held recently in an out of Honolulu to do their own island heart at RUTH L A K E ’S report of a stu­ airplane flying 1500 feet over the Gate­ hopping. There was lots of pineapple dent pilot who, while lost recently, way Arch on St. Louis’ riverfront, and surfing, just not enough time to saw the one we put last summer at thrilled us because the bride was LOIS see everything. Concensus of opinion— Troy, Mo., and found his w ay back SIVERTS, one of our members, and let’s come back and take our time from there to his home airport of St. her matron-of-honor was our Chair­ next year. Charles, Mo. Makes us feel kind of man, IRENE RAWLINGS. Congratula­ BETTY and ELLIOTT KAYE-SMITH good to know we saved someone from tions, LOIS and 49%er LLO Y D B A R T ­ flew airlines to Merida, Yucatan, Mex­ Panicsville. LETT. ico. Even though Aero-Safara operates A few days after Christmas the City a DC-3 and an Apache over to Isla of St. Louis in connection with Lambert INDIANA CHAPTER Mijeres, they depended on those old Field Municipal Airport honored the Billie I. Anderson, Reporter fashioned methods of transportation, 3,000,000th passenger to its terminal. The Indiana Chapter held their an­ car and ferry, as being more depend­ Sponsored by the St. Louis Ambassa­ nual Christmas party on Decem ber 18, able. They are now participating in a dors, businessmen, airlines and flying al Ihe home of MID and DON CASSI­ Sunday evening class being held at organizations 1hey gave the lucky re­ DY in Indianapolis. MID's Christmas their home for a dozen or so pilots cipient all sorts of fabulous gifts, which parties are becoming an institution with from the Warsaw area interested in included free Irips, motel week-ends, Ihe Chapter and an event we all look preparing for the instrument written a washing machine and a freezer to forward lo. As usual the party was a exam. name a few. Our Chapter was delighted “howling” success and we would like J IL L M cCORM ICK spent her vaca­ to participate and IRENE RAWLINGS lo thank BILLIE SMITH for her de­ tion at her home in Havford, Pennsyl­ presented a beautiful attache case to lightful punch, H E LE N G R A H N for vania. BILLIE and CARL ANDERSON took a trip, to Florida in their trusty who will also be vacationing in Hawaii permitting. On a recent trip to Flori­ Bonanza making stops in Jacksonville, in February. (Sigh!) da, PAT CLARK and husband FRAN St. Augustine, and Miami, Florida. For Our February meeting will be in Des slopped lo see C AR L B E R G E Y, and once the weather was what it was sup­ Moines with IRENE GRIFFITH, BER­ F R E D W E IC K at the Piper Factory in posed to be, sunny and warm. Made NICE MALLOY, BERNICE WILSON, Vero Beach. We were able to fly a it hard to come back to work and win­ and P A U L IN E R E E C E serving as brand new Cherokee 6. Because it ter weather. hostesses. I do hope the BALLENSKYs had only 1 hour on the tach, it felt a Just have to report that M ID CAS­ can make it! little stiff on the controls. All that SID Y is having fun with the newly room was heavenly after being cramp­ painted trim on their Bonanza. She is MICHIGAN CHAPTER ed in our Bonanza with the kids. You even playing at being corporation pilot Pat Clark, Reporter can get up and even change seats with the pilot. First time I have ever seen (errand girl is more like it) flying Our January meeting was held in a plane being built. It is quite different hose nozzles, etc., around for DON’s Detroit where we were invited to join from our auto assembly lines. Can't business. I he Zonlas for I heir annual Amelia imagine how fascinating to see a fuse­ Earhart Commemoration. LOMA MAY, lage being formed, plastic molded for IOWA CHAPTER a Zonta and 99 member, gave an ex­ baggage rack, etc. I advise one and Mary Lou Ballensky, Reporter cellent talk on AMELIA EARHART. all to go 1hru an aircraft factory. The Iowa Chapter of 1he 99s have LOM A M A Y mentioned that all through the night of A M E L IA ’S last flight as made the news again! This time in MILWAUKEE CHAPTER she radioed "E arhart Calling,” a Coast the January 2nd Des Moines Sunday Marie A. Mitzenheim, Reporter Guard ship answered. She could not Register! Under the title “These Wom­ hear the Coast Guard radio, for to H ERB and M A R IL Y N R ITZ M A N in­ en Fly to a Coffee Klatch,” LOIS lighten the load she had left a 20 foot vited the Wisconsin Chapter to their home for the January meeting. We GRANGE, PHYLLIS BARBER, HA­ trailing antenna behind at her last stop. Did you know A M E L IA E A R ­ flew in to Waukesha Airport and were ZEL SIGAFOOSE, and MARY VER­ HART wrote a book titled “Just For driven to Pewaukee. The RITZMAN’s NON looked their prettiest in several The Fun Of It.” I for one would like have their plane in their garage as pictures taken at the Des Moines Air­ to read it. A M E L IA ’S sister is publish­ they are installing electrical wiring port and represented the “cream” of ing a book tilled “Courage is 1he and radios. In the spring it will be Iowa’s crop of 99s in an interesting ar­ P rice.” painted and then they hope to fly it ticle (hat followed. from the field across the highway, Our speaker for the day on the sub­ The January meeting was held in rather than tow it again on the high­ ject “Road to the Moon” was MR. Webster City, with EDITH JENSEN way. V. J. VEHKO, Director, Engineering and V IR G IN IA K O E STNE R as co-hos­ Space Division, Chrysler Corporation, CHAIRMAN TONEY called a rather tesses. The BALLENSKYS were ab­ New Orleans, La. Congratulations to extended meeting during which com­ sent again, so this month m y thanks VELMA DEL GIARNO, the proud own­ mittees were appointed to assist R A ­ goes to EDITH JENSEN for sending er of her first aircraft, a Cherokee 140. MONA HUNTER with arrangements along some notes. Fly-ins included for the September Section Meeting to Congratulations also to WINNE DU HAROLD and PHYLLIS BARBER, be held in Milwaukee. A count was PERROW, who passed her agent li­ RICK and IRENE GRIFFITH, CLIFF taken of the number of grandchildren cense exam for Life, Fire, and Casual­ and K IT T Y HACH, W ARD and LE N - our 99s have. ty Insurance. Now she is going back to ELLE HUNT, daughter MARILYN and Messrs. MAYO, HAMMERSTAEDT, flying. CAROLYN GOETCHEUS was girl friend BOBBIE KESSLER, BEA and RITZMAN were initiated as voted on to be accepted into the 99s. JOBE and E L I ROSEM AN, DON and 49%ers to the delight of the 16 women C A R O LYN is the author of a children’s BETTY JOHNSTON, GLEN and HA­ present. ANNE ROETHKE read the book “The Road to Slumberland” by ZEL SIGAFOOSE, NATALIE BROWN ceremony and welcomed the 49 %s to Carol Lynn. Besides writing, she is and P H Y L L IS H ENDERSON, and a our group. They were then presented active in sailing. potential member from Knoxville, with cards by their favorite 99. Three PAT HOUSTZ, Dean of Women at PHYLLIS HARVEY. Arriving via the young women, SHARON, MARILYN Oakland University, applied to be re­ highway were HELEN FLAHERTY MERKL and ANITA NAGY, attended instated in the 99s. P A T is the author and ARNOLD and H E LE N JA N E W E B ­ as guests and were impressed by the of “Female Logic” that appeared in STER. Webster City guests included extensive flying done by the 99s. MR. and MRS. DEWAYNE BLAKE, the October issue of Pilot magazine. ANNE ROETHKE is back after MR. and MRS. P E R R Y W ILLIAM S L E A H HIGGINS spent Christmas hol­ spending the holidays in Florida and and MR. and MRS. D A LE H IL L Y E R . idays in Cleveland. Nassau. DEEDO HEISE is adding good ANNE HIGGINS flew to Florida for The weather was almost “severe humor to our meetings once again after the holidays as did PAT CLARK and clear,” which is a wonder for January ^having had surgery, and this reporter family. in Iowa. The dinner and meeting was managed to get a 372 stuck in the held at the Willson Hotel. ANN ENGLEMAN and 49V2er are snow! The snow packed runways were NATALIE BROWN became our new­ planning a trip to Carefree, Ariz., in slippery and added challenge to our est members and on her birthday, as February to be initiated into the Sport- happy landings. well! Congratulations on both counts, man’s Pilot Association. They will also MARIE MITZENHEIM joined the NATALIE! JOHN and MARY VER­ tour Southern California. Civil A ir Patrol on Jan. 19th and had NON forsook our meeting for a skiing DOROTHY LIGION is planning to fly a two-hour familiarization flight in trip, as did N A T E and D IN N Y P H IP P S husband to Florida Jan. 10th, weather CAPs T-34 on Jan. 23rd. OZARK CHAPTER very sorry for her! I gave her the NORTH C E N T R A L SEC TION Hazel Matz, Reporter names of several of you St. Louis gals Shepherd, Allene Emaline (Mrs. Floyd) 231 Grand Ave. All-Ohio Guess what! A N N B RA N D attended and hope you like her as much as we Wellington, Ohio 647-4938 do. GREGORY. Lucille Violet (Mrs. Lowell) a meeting! This is the first tim e many 3018 E. Oakland Ave. Rd. Central Illinois of us had met A N N as she hasn’t been Bloomington, 111. 829-6158 able to attend many of our meetings, LE N N E R T S O N , Jean E. (Mr's. Richord J.) 99 MEMBERSHIP LIST 11 Sun V iew Lane G reater St. Louis for which we must forgive her. She C reve Coeur, Mo. ’63141 H E 4-4843 works all week at the airport in Miami, JA N U A R Y , I !Wlt SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION Okla., doing office work, making char­ New BORDER, Naida Yvonne (Mrs. E. Dean) ter flights, giving instruction in land 1420 Boatright Dr. NE Albuquerque and sea planes, etc. She maintains a BRITISH SECTION Albuquerque, N. M. 298-1433 WALLS, Mary L. (Mrs. Ben R.) home, which includes two teemagers, HUGHES, Christine Esther (Mrs. Jeremy) 13 Tudor Close 1912 26th St. Colorado does a lot of her own sewing and just Danderstead, Surrey G reeley, Colo. 353-4449 LODEN, Billie Margaret (Mrs. John M .) to keep busy—gives piano lessons each England SAN 5172 DYKES, Marjorie Maisie (Mrs. John J.) 2817 Gardenia Dr. Fort Worth Saturday. We are so glad she gave Twyford Moors Fort Worth, Texas JE 6-6335 her students a vacation so as to attend Near Winchester, Hants WILLIAMS. Betty Jean England Twyford 2149 88'8 E asley St. Fort Worth this meeting. With her was E LIN O R E Fort Worth, T exas 76108 Cl 6-1877 MITCHELL, of Seneca, Mo., who is a NEW ENGEAND SECTION BYARS, Flora Ann BENNETT, Jeanne K. (Mrs. Edward J.) 9333 T a lly Ho, Apt. 66 Houston prospective member. We hope she likes 233 Bread St. Northern N ew England Houston, Texas HU 4-5206 us well enough to become a m em ber Claremont, N. H. 542-4019, 542-5121 LARMON. Marion LaVerne (Mrs. Harold) No. 4 Park View Nebraska ot our Chapter. NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY SECTION McCook. Nebr. 69001 345-1497 EDYTHE WILCOX, a former mem­ M A R C M A N N . P atricia M, ' Mr s. Em il i Cooper-Tomlinson Rd. Garden State N (> RT H W EST SEC 'TIC > N ber, also paid us a visit. She isn’t quite M edford N. J. (609) 654-5102 BAILEY, Arlene Pyper (Mrs. Hershel) sure just where she lives now but it is FINLAY, Vera Milaniek iMrs. John) 780 Dogwood Eastern Idaho Ritch Avenue Greater New York either K.C. or Lebanon or both. Her Pocatello, Idaho 232-1497 B yram , Conn. (203) JE 1-6363 BRINSON, Monica Elizabeth (Mrs. Ed L.) daughter is in school in Lebanon and FLEISCHMANN, Joan Anne (Mrs. Arthur) 3 Strawberry Point Rd. Far West her husband who flies with TW A is 50 Ontario Ave. Long Island Bellingham , Wash. 98225 733-5707 Massapequa, N. 1'. LI 1-4936 stationed in K.C. so I guess you could HAYDEN, Virginia Clara B. (Mrs. Robert) WYATT, Marion-Alice (Mrs. John R.) 2166 Dellesta Dr. Far West say she commutes. We accused her 3414 Avenue K Long Island Bellingham. Wash. 734-7974 Brooklyn. N. Y . (212) ES 7-4578 of bving in one house until it gets dir­ MILLER. Harriet M. (Mrs. William W.) ty and moving to the other. We hope 979 Balltown Rd. Western New York SOUTHW EST SEC’TION Schenectady, N. Y. 374-2870 NEWTON, Beverly Jean (Mrs. Alexander) she comes back often and makes it 3809 Shenandoah Dr. Bakersfield on our meeting dates. MIDDLE EAST SECTION Bakersfield, Calif. 832-2320 MUNTTZ, Janice Furey (Mrs. E. Phillip) REID. Joan Bicknell (Mr’s. Charles P.) And now to the gossip — and believe 116 Sherry Lake Apts, Eastern Pennsylvania 901 So. Thompson Fallon me some of it just can’t be repeated. Conshohocken, Pa. 825-1816 Oarson City, Nev. 882-4216 WESSON, Erma Mae (Mrs. John) JEAN and T E R R Y F U LD N E R flew SOUTHEAST SECTION 1517 No. Newhope Orange County to Denver for a few days of business DUNBAR. Billie Irene (Mrs. Robert G.) Space 29 Rt. 2, Box 706 Florida Suneoast and visiting. M A Y M E and P A U L BUR- Santa Ana. Calif. 530-1037 Lutz, Fla. 949-1741 WALKER, Geraldine Lois (Mrs. Donald) T IN spent Thanksgiving in Montana LYKES, Mason Mallory (Mrs. Charles) 907 Granada Ave. Phoenix 5418 Lykes Lane Florida Suneoast visiting the “kids.” PATTY and BEN Tem pe, Ariz. 85281 967-4895 Tam pa, Fla. 832-3111 SEYDEL, Annette (Mrs. Ted) HURST were getting ready to take off McCLANATHAN, Jeannine (Mrs. Donald E.) 11825 Laurelwood Dr. San Fernando Valley 4700 Sunrise Dr. S. Florida Suneoast for Georgia to attend a medical meet­ Studio City, Oalif. 91604 PO 1-26S6 St. Petersburg, Fla. 867-7383 HANCOCK, Stephanie ing. I guess the most surprising news SMITH, Marguerite Smith (Mrs. Ralph B.) 19510 Black Road Santa Clara Valley was about V E LM A and CLAR EN C E P. O. Box 194 Florida Suneoast Los Gatos, Calif. 354-4536 Babson Park. Fla. 25948 STREETER, Virginia P. (Mrs. John) HITE. After 5 years of dedicated serv­ VAN DUYNE, Susan Hull (Mrs. Giles O.) 1771 Fieldcrest Lane Utah P. O. B ox 745 F lorid a Suneoast ice, they are leaving the Lebanon air­ Salt Lake City, Utah 277-4297 W inter Haven, Fla. 293-0814, 293-4114 port. We are all going to miss them SMITH, Holly Renz (Mrs. Craig S.) and their excellent service and hos­ Box 2 Georgia Omena, Mich. EV 6-4000 pitality, but the real losers will be the JONES, Patsy Sue citizens of Lebanon. It will be a long 712 Bungalow Lane Mississippi Reinstatements time before they will find someone to Baton Rouge, La. 348-4639 fill their shoes. V E L M A is going to NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY SEC TION celebrate her retirement by having SHEFFLER, Ethel L. m ajor surgery! We wish her luck and P LA N A H E A D 115 Haywood Ave. Garden State Piscataw ay, N. J. E L 6-225.1 a rapid recovery. JEAN McCLERNON and I haven’t done much of anything International NORTH CENTRAL SECTION but we did get to the meeting. BESSETTE, Virginia Evelyn Convention (Mrs. Alverton T.) MARY ELLEN McCLERNON, our 4728 Georgette Ave. All-Ohio member of just a few months, has and No. Olmstead, Ohio 44070 777-6806 moved to St. Louis. She has accepted BOGGS, Charlotte H. 2401 C olfax St. Chicago A rea a job with a travel service that “spe­ Powder Puff Derby Evanston, 111. cializes” in the Bahamas. She spent some time in Dallas and will even have 1966 SOUTHW EST SEC I I< >N OSMON, Patricia Ann to go to the islands to get first hand 4103 Highland Ave. San Diego information. Poor thing! We all feel so Seattle, Wash. San Diego. Calif. 283-7650 —27— t T ( iG - ( J J ( H G 2 . BULK RATE U. S. POSTAGE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS PAID Oklahoma City, Okla. International Headquarters — P. O. Box 99 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Permit No. 929

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