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APRIL, 1989 HEADLINES from Hazel THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. Will Rogers World Airport Please excuse the tears on the copy. ATTENTION MEMBERSHIP CHAIR­ International Headquarters I have just finished talking to HELEN MEN OR CHAPTER CHAIRMEN: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 WILKE and KATHY LONG as they In the 68-69 roster Article XV Sec. Headquarters Secretary are about to launch enroute to New 2A on page 146 the words “ dues plus Orleans and the start of the Angel LORETTA GRAGG $5.00” were omitted. Please insert the Derby. Alas! Alas! Alas! How I wish following wording in between the first I were going too. Like the famed Editor and second line so that it reads . . . Brooklyn Dodgers of yore, just “ wait HAZEL McKENDRICK . . . $5.00 dues plus $5.00 initiation until next year.” MARIAN BANKS P.O. Box 38499 fee (after March 1st) . . . Dallas, Texas 75238 and THON GRIFFITH checked in via radio yesterday enroute to the same I invite your attention to an article THE NINETY-NINES NEWS place. Oh woe-woe woe!!! in the special features section entitled

Vol. 14 No. 6 FREE LIFE INSURANCE FOR VFR PILOTS. This is an article sent out April. 1969 Section Meeting by our FAA Regional Administrator, Published monthly, except bi-monthly Henry Newman. The FAA is conduct­ July-August and November-December OTTAWA-MONTREAL CHAPTER ing an Accident Prevention Program Annual subscription rate is $4.50 and and this is in conjunction with that is included as a part of the annual The SPRING SECTIONAL, OTTA­ membership of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. program. I was amazed at the number WA-MONTREAL Chapter, will be held THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. of reports that mentioned bad weather Will Rogers World Airport in Montreal at the Grand Motor Hotel Oklahoma City. Okla 73159 c'.c. had hampered flying all winter. at 7700 Cote de Liesse Road on May 3, Return Form 3579 to above adc’ ress It seems that the winter is at long last 2n.l Class Postage pd. at Chickasha, Okla. 1969. Registration, with coffee and about over and with the coming of doughnuts, will be at 10:00 a.m. The r.pring all of us who have been patient­ 99’s will then hold a business meeting INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS ly waiting for “ better days” will be while the 49‘4 ’ers will be transferred eager to try our wings. This is a very President to the Montreal Airport for a tour o' ine and timely article and I earnestly DONNA MYERS the Air Canada Base. This will also recommend that you all read it. 11603 E. 6th PI. include a check-out in their flight Aurora, CJorado 80010 simulators. Luncheon will be held at NOTE TO ALL CHAPTER CHAIR­ Vice-President 1 p.m. and the guest speaker will be MEN/SECTION GOVERNORS: BERNICE “ BEA” STEADMAN from Air Canada. 12214 N. McKinley Rd. All Chapter/Section Refund checks Montrose, Michigan 48457 The cost will be $6.00 to 99’s—this were mailed as of January, 1969. Re­ Secretary includes a $2.00 Registration fee—and minder: ALL CHECKS NOT CASHED LYDIELLEN “ LYGIE” HAGAN $4.50 for 4914’ers. Room rates are WITHIN 60 DAYS WILL BE VOID. South 1907 Oneida Place $10.00 whether single or double. Please SO please cash immediately . . . Spokane, Washington 99203 make reservations early and direct DORIS RENNINGER, TREASURER. with Grand Motor Hotel, and please Treasurer contact one of the following m em ber The next issue is an “ ANNOUNCE­ DORIS RENNINGER if you are planning to attend in orde.' MENT ONLY ISSUE” and most of you 10-01 162nd Street have a month off. Of course next Beechhurst, N. Y. 11357 that we may inform the Hotel of an approximate number for the luncheon— month has its share of deadlines what Executive Board PEGGY BEEMAN—Ottawa with income tax, licenses for cars, e t . Also the first day for sending in appli­ ALICE ROBERTS BARBARA BROTHERTON—Toronto cations for the Powder Puff Derby 9828 North 19 Avenue IRMA SELIG—Montreal Phoenix, Arizona 85021 come next month. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCE­ Expecting a good turnout of Canadian GENE NORA JESSEN MENT PLEASE MAIL SO AS TO 99’s and hope that any of our American 2814 Cassia REACH ME BY APRIL 20th. Boise, Idaho 83705 members who are able will also at­ tend. And, girls, don’t forget to bring BETTY W. McNABB As the flying really gets into high 926 Third Avenue along those 4914’ers, I am sure they gear please be sure you are AFT. Albany, Georgia 31701 will enjoy the program. This is a great program, so GET APT. ford run of the N.Y. and New England Backward Glance Airways. Free Life Insurance As time rolled on, altitude and speed For VFR Pilots Column records, official and unofficial, con­ A VFR pilot is one who does not have tinued to be set. According to the edi­ Virginia Thompson, Historian an instrument rating, or an instrument tor, the first altitude record made by rated pilot who is not current in its Excerpts from “The Ninety-Niner” , a woman with a barograph to testify use. 1932 and 1933 thereto, was made by accident in 1921 If you are planning a VFR flight and On Oct. 15, 1932, “ The Ninety-Niner” out in California when AMELIA EAR­ HART decided to test the ceiling of are somewhat in doubt about the came into being. Because CLARA Weather, may we ask you to consider TRENCHMANN STUDER had been her newly purchased ship, a little Kinner Airster with a 60 HP Lawrance the following: such a good editor for its predecessor, motor. When she came down, they 1. Be sure that you get a weather “ Women and Aviation” published dur­ called her 14,000 feet an unofficial briefing before departure. ing 1929-30, the Board of Governors record. asked that she continue as Editor. The 2. The visibility through a wet wind­ subscription fee was $1.00 per year Under News Notes, five women shield is not nearly as good as for members or any woman or man aviation record breakers of 1932, the ground visibility reported on interested in what women were doing AMELIA EARHART, MAY T. HAIZ- the station teletype sequence. in aviation. LIP, LOUISE THADEN, FRANCES 3. If you’ve had a weather briefing, Speaking of costs, MARGARET MARSALIS, and RUTH NICHOLS, give some thought to an alternate COOPER requested that all members were invited as honor guests at a re­ course of action in case the fore­ desiring an official Ninety-Nine pin ception and ball by the Aero Club of cast does not hold up. send five cents extra to cover postage, Washington. 4. If you have been briefed on exist­ insurance, wrapping and boxing. Al­ California “ 99’s” flew up to Reno ing weather at stations along your though postage rates have soared since in a six ship formation in connection route, remember that the weather the days when a nickel would purchase with the movie, “ The White Sister” . between reporting points may not a lot, the cost of our official Ninety- GLADYS O’DONNELL was the only be as good as the weather shown Nine pin has decreased. In 1932, a woman pilot actually in the picture, at the reporting stations. silver gilt one, cut out but without and the director reported that he was 5. Any thunderstorms that may be propeller could be secured for $.50; inore pleased with her flying than with in the vicinity of your route will a silver gilt one with movable propel­ that of any two of the men. Three days add greatly to the weather hazard. ler but not cut out, $3.00; and a solid later, the girls flew back in a tight 6. The possibility of icing in the gold one with movable propeller, formation. Their planes, painted like clouds may prevent you from $12.00. Italian Army planes, aroused a lot of going “ IFR” safely, even as a last Since the pin was small, thoughts curiosity every time they circled over resort. turned to designing a practical flying a town. Machine guns (made of wood) 7. If things go wrong and you have outfit that would make it possible for were mounted on each ship, making to go IFR as an emergency them a menacing looking group. Can’t Ninety-Nines to readily know one an­ measure, are both you and the air­ other and for the general public to you just imagine the fun they had on plane equipped to cope with the distinguish them. One idea for a cos­ this trip? situation ? tume consisted of a wind breaker and Another bit of interesting news made 8. If the cloud ceilings are going to a pair of slacks with a wide flare at the Paris Herald headline in 1933. The keep you at low level, have the ankle. It sounds like our 1969 ver­ title read, "Koklab Amerikanckou you considered the ever-increasing sion except that theirs could be secured letchitse GILLIS prijki c napashutom number of communications towers with a tab and a button at the ankle. iz cam oletov” . Translated it means, and their long, wide-reaching guy- Clothes, though, were secondary in Lecture by American Aviator Gillis on wires? A few of these towers may importance. Flying to these young Jumping out of an Airplane with Para­ not be shown on your charts! chute. The language department of pioneers was serious business and they 9. If any portion of your flight will the Civil Aviation Institute in Moscow were competing with men on an equal be at night, the risk of accident had asked FAY GILLIS (WELLS), basis in every type of flying except is greatly increased. as airline pilots. But even here, women private pilot, recently of New York, 10. The regulatory VFR minimums were beginning to get their toes in the to give a series of lectures on different are far lower than experienced door. Back in the fall of 1928, EDITH branches of American aviation. pilots consider safe for VFR flight. FOLTZ, Oregon’s first woman pilot It was all arranged. Her first talk and the fifth woman in this country was to be on “ Pilots” , hut at the last 11. Thirty-three (33) per cent of the fatal accidents involving pilots are to hold a transport license, wrote that minute, they had a sudden interest in the “ weather” type. she had her first opportunity to fly parachutes, so parachutes it was. As as a co-pilot on a tri-motored Bach the second woman member of the 12. Is your trip really necessary — on the West Coast Air Transport Line. Caterpillar Club, she had some very under such doubtful conditions? She got around 70 hours on Bachs and Vivid memories of how a parachute Fokkers and a few on Fords before functioned. According to the report, but translated from his notes and told Western Air sold the line to United. she gave her speech through an in­ the audience all, including several It was reported in Jan. 1933, that terpreter but the interpreter had it all things she had written about but forgot RUTH NICHOLS too was piloting written out in Russian beforehand so when she got up in front of the audi- transport planes over the N.Y. to Hart­ he paid no attention to what she said ,ence of nearly 3,000 Soviet citizens. HIGH ALTITUDE CHAMBER SPECIAL REPORT Special report on the High Altitude Chamber Tour at WPAFB taken by members of the All-Ohio Chapter of the 99’s. Reprinted by permission of the Roof Publishing Co. (This article appeared in the Englewood Argus, Trotwood Sentinel and Brookville, Ohio Area) Reporter—Marcia Singer (All-Ohio Chapter) » * * It was a lonely feeling for many of the women pilots as they sat in the High Altitude Chamber at Wright Pat­ terson AFB. Oxygen masks were strapped in place. Headgear with ear­ phones were fastened tight so the women could listen to instructions being transmitted by CAPT. JOHN CISSIK, the Physiological Training Of­ ficer. As the women pre-breathed pure oxygen for fifteen minutes CAPT. Members of the All-Ohio Chapter of 99s in the lecture roam of Wright Patterson CISSIK, CAPT. ROBERT REED, the AFB. The ladies were listening to Capt. John t'issik, the physiological training flight surgeon for the flight and officer. MAJOR GILES HALL, who was super­ vising the entire operation were watch­ wear oxygen. How many of you carry periences in the rapid decompression ing outside the chamber. Three male oxygen aboard your aircraft?” ques­ chamber and for some a whirl in the USAF sergeants were in the chamber tioned CAPT. CISSIK. Only one hand disorientation machine. to assist the pilots as they took the was raised. T/SGT. JOE DE WITT of the USAF simulated trip to 29,000 feet. Other At 29,000 feet the chamber altitude Recruiting Office acting as co-ordina­ Air Force personnel were outside. was held. Women sitting in odd num­ tor between the Air Force and the Yet, as the pilots watched the instru­ bered seats were told to remove their Ninety-Nines was the only male pilot ment panel beside them as a little masks, write their name and count to enter the chamber with the women. white tab that represented their respir­ from 100 down, by threes as the even Those that completed the Physiological numbered seats were told watch the ation rate flipped up and down . . . Training Program were given a blue unmasked pilots for hypoxia symp­ some felt apprehensive. Quietly and card and instructions to return in three constantly CAPT. CISSIK talked to toms. years to renew the training. the group of female pilots. He in­ “Write on the pad the symptoms The women pilots that participated structed them on the methods of clear­ that you feel. When you experience in the Wright Patterson AFB High ing ear and nasal passages. two hypoxia symptoms, replace your Altitude Chamber Program were: The door to the chamber was se­ oxygen mask.” One wrote . . . "dizzy” VI BLOWERS—Dayton, Ohio cured and the women were taken to . . . another “ fuzzy.” They replaced JOAN DANGL—Dayton, Ohio a simulated altitude of 5,000 feet. Those their masks. PAT CLEARY—Dayton, Ohio that could not clear ear passages or Then, the even numbered pilots took NICKOLETT SCHINDLER—Dayton, the fullness they felt in their head were their turn as her odd numbered part­ Ohio told that the chamber would be slowly ner watched for hypoxia signs. “ Put CLARA THARPE—Dayton, Ohio brought back to ground level altitude. your mask on! Your nails are blue!” SHIRLEY SZABO—Avon Lake, Ohio Those that could not clear clogged One pilot told another. One female JANICE KUECHENMEISTER—Cin­ passages would be asked to leave. pilot counted from 100 down to zero cinnati, Ohio They could try at another time. With and started back up to 100 again. She CONSUELO HUFFMAN—Cincinnati, some a swallow of water helped. One only reached 46 on the way up and Ohio woman pilot could not be helped, al­ wrote “ dizzy.” With the oxygen mask MARCIA SINGER—Trotwood, Ohio though she tried several methods of back in place, she reported that she LEE ROCK—Fairborn, Ohio relieving her ears. She had to leave felt “ happy” . . . an unreal sense of JENEA DYKE—Fairborn, Ohio the chamber. well being and over confidence . . . MARIAN MOYER—Bellevue, Ohio As the simulated trip to 29,000 feet other symptoms for hypoxia. LEAH SCHOFIELD—Blacklick, Ohio began again, CAPT CISSIK explained Back to ground level. As the cham­ MARIE WOLF—Columbus, Ohio the symptoms of hypoxia. “ We are ber altitude decreased the rubber MILDRED CLAYMEN—Columbus, now approaching the 10,000 foot level. glove, brought along to show the ef­ Ohio If you fly above 10,000 feet of altitude fects of gases as they expand within RUTH SITLER—Kent, Ohio for any period of time . . . you should the body, slowly deflated. Next, ex­ MARSHA ORTON—Kent, Ohio AIR MEETS NOTAMS A B-LINE NATIONAL PYLON RACING Michigan Chapter wishes to announce from the V. P. ASSOCIATION that we are receiving sealed bids for our silent auction of aviation books to Flew off to Las Vegas with my favor­ The Florida National Air Races, held be sold from our Chapter library. Bids ite red-head (m.v husband) to attend at Ft. Lauderdale February 14-16 her­ should be sent to SAMMY MCKAY, the Lawyer Pilots Association Conven­ alded in the 1969 air racing season G9191 South Dixie Highway, Grand tion and who do you think is their amid thunderstorms and high, gusty Blanc, Michigan 48439. The following presidtnl? None other than our own winds for the three day racing event. books are those being offered at this Virginia Hash from Phoenix. It was time: great meeting Virginia and talking fly­ The feminine pylon polishers of the WE WERE WASPS ing, of course. I was reminded that the National Pylon Racing Association Winifred Wood (1943) ex-VVASP's are soon to be winging their way oul to the Cochran Ranch for a flew in the stock plane class around THROUGH THE OVERCAST gala leunion. What fun, with great the three mile course set at Executive Assen Jordanoff envy I wish you all the best. Airport. TALL TIMBER PILOTS Flying around the countryside and White & Florek (1953) Winning in the final champion­ meeting Ninety-Nines is the best way ship heat on Sunday was BERNIE THE SAGA OF FLIGHT in the world to make friends. Flying STEVENSON of Sherman Oaks, Calif, Duke & Lanchbery truly i<- a GOLDEN KEY. It makes one in a new Waco Marchetti powered RADIO NAVIGATION FOR PILOTS stop and think how great an organiza­ with 260 hp and averaging 198.10 mph Colin H. McIntosh (1943) tion we have and how important it is around the course. Placing second was to maintain it’s stature. OUR FLIGHT TO ADVENTURE JUDY WAGNER of Miraleste, Calif, Spring has finally sprung and the Tay & Lowell Thomas, Jr. (1956) in a Beechcraft with an average speed flying calendar looks busy already. of 189 mph for the six laps. Close be­ ONCE TO EVERY PILOT Don't forget your responsibility to hind JUDY at a speed of 186 mph was Capt. Frank Hawks (1936) VOTE. If you don’t know the candi­ 1968 U. S. Champion, DOT ETHE­ NORTH OF THE ORIENT dates personally talk with someone RIDGE of Greenville, Miss, in her Ann Morrow Lindbergh (1935) that does. Try to be a good Ninety-Nine Aero Commander 200. Finishing fourth Citizen and exercise your right to METEOROLOGY was NPRA Ex. Dir. PAT ARNOLD of VOTE. Elmwood, Conn. in her Comanche 260. W. I. Milham (1912) Remember an Active Pilot is an Act­ Fifth place saw DOT JULICH of LISTEN! THE WIND ive Ninety-Nine. Jackson Heights, New York finish in Ann Morrow Lindbergh (1938) Bemice T. Steadman her Aero Commander 200. I FLY AS I PLEASE The Consolation Race was won easily Marion R. Hart (1953) by ELAINE LOENING of Half Moon AIRMAN’S ODYSSEY Powder Puff Bay, Calif, in her Meyers 200, with A. DeSaint-Exupery (1942) second place going to MARA CULP of Derby Pins FLYING GRANDMA or GOING Newport Beach, Calif, and third place LIKE SIXTY We finally have an identification for was EDNA WHYTE of Ft. Worth, Maude Rufus (1942) those who have flown the POWDER Texas. Finishing fourth and fifth were PUFF DERBY. These distinctive, FLYING IS MY LIFE TRINA JARISH and MARY KNAPP hand-crafted pins, designed by Marian Hanna Reitsch (1954) both of Connecticut. Andrews, are truly lovely and we know HEROINES OF THE SKY you will be proud to wear it. They are The only records broken were in Adams & Kimball (1942) available in 14K at $22.50 or in sterling the Qualifying Time Trials which saw silver at $13.50. They can be worn as ELAINE LOENING qualify at 195.7 pins or pendants, or even as charms mph which broke the qualifying time Ninety-Nine Article for Sale with a loop added. held by JUDY WAGNER, set in 1967 COOK BOOK. Lighthearted roster- at Ft. Worth, Texas. Still maintaining size gift book that coordinates menus The initial order of limited quantity is in production and your orders will the speed record in competitive heats and flight plans. Available April 1st, Is DOT ETHERIDGE at 198.115 which 1969. $3.25 ppd. Orange County Chap­ be honored in the sequences in which they are received. We expect these was set in 1968 at the Maryland Air ter, Joyce Nash, 711 N. Euclid St., Races, Frederick, Md. Fullerton, California 92632. pins will be somewhat higher in the next group purchased. Actual pin size is U/s” in diameter.

SEND YOUR ORDERS TO: ALL CHAPTERS PLEASE REPORT ! BARBARA J. EVANS 40 STUART PLACE LET'S HAVE 100% PARTICIPATION MANHASSET, N. Y. 11030 MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO AWTAR, INC. A W T A R 1969 POWDER PUFF DERBY 2 3 rd .Annual Powder Puff Derby

The nation’s greatest speed “ Fly-out” will occur on July 4, 1969 when an anticipated 90 airplanes, piloted by 180 women competing in the 23rd An­ nual POWDER PUFF DERBY, will roar off from SAN DIEGO’S Lindbergh Field on their calculated dash to Dulles International Airport, WASHINGTON, D.C. In order to qualify, all con­ testants must buzz the finish line at Dulles, America’s most unique airport, by sundown July 7th. The race is open to all qualified women pilots flying stock model, fixed- wing, single or multi-engine aircraft, 145-450 horsepower. Only daylight fly­ ing in VFR (contact) weather, as de­ fined by the Federal Aviation Admin­ istration, is permitted. Winners are determined on a handicap basis, “ par speeds” having been established based on figures available from manufac­ with slight variation for those who HUNTINGTON, W. Va. for a table-top turers’ data lor each make and model include ROCK SPRINGS, Wy. in their landing, and then navigate the Alle­ of aircraft. Since take-offs Eire in order planning. Big Sky and Cowboy Country gheny Mts. which must be crossed at of entry, winners cannot be known un­ are beneath the racers as they flash a disconcerting 45 degree angle. til all planes have crossed the finish over Ft. Laramie, site of the famous It’s a short final leg coming upon line. stop-over for the Pony Express and farm greens and into beautiful Dulles, The 2515 mile route is historically Overland Stage on the Old Oregon the first commercial airport really to fitting for a “ red, white and blue” year Trail, and into historic “ Tent City.” be planned from the start for jet air­ with 9 en route stops which are official­ It was on a July 4th in 1867 that the planes. There that glorious orange ly designated for refueling and remain­ first tents were pitched here by Union finish line awaits the final fly-bys, ing overnight. Their towers will be Pacific Railroad gangs and “ Hell on testimony to flights well done. equipped with Simplex Time Stamps Wheels” , now known as CHEYENNE, Contestants will vie for the $5,250 so that after the fly-by of the timing Wy., was born. purse to be divided among the top lines, time will not be counted in the Memories of Custer’s Last Stand jog five winners. Trophies will be given final scoring until the wheels start pilots’ minds as they continue East­ as well as several thousand dollars their take-off roll on the runway. ward towards the tawny Nebraska more in additional prize monies for As pretty as holiday rockets, the 90 prairies and KEARNEY. If winds are the best scores between stops, best planes will roar off at 9:00 A.M., July favorable, contestants may turn off in each horsepower class of aircraft, 4, headed for NEVADA. their oxygen and descend to land at and in other specialized categories. Star-studded LAS VEGAS offers ST. JOSEPH, Mo., snuggled in a billa- The racers will help SAN DIEGO spectacular scenic wonders to the rac­ bong by the Missouri River. It is fitting celebrate its 200th Anniversary, which ers who will flash over the penetrating to ponder that 104 years ago this be­ Committee, in addition to the San blue of Lake Mead Eind the intricate came the Eastern point of origin of Diego, El Cajon and Palomar Chapters spires and serrated ridges of the bril­ the Pony Express. The unparalleled of The Ninety-Nines, are co-sponsoring liant red sandstone Valley of Fire, on­ “ ride” from “ St. Joe” to Sacramento, the Start. The Terminus is being spon­ ward to ST. GEORGE. Here in Brig­ Calif, took 7 days and 17 hours, and sored by the Washington, D.C. Chapter ham Young's well-planned town in the carried the inaugural address of Presi­ of The Ninety-Nines, assisted by the heart of the desert, “ Utah’s Dixie” dent Lincoln. Some of the race aircraft Eastern Pennsylvania Section of The was founded to raise cotton, and the will have covered a comparable dis­ Ninety-Nines. West’s first Mormon Temple, gleaming tance in 7 hours. For the 17th consecutive year, an white, was built. Next on the route is “ The King City” , Amateur Radio Network will cover From altitude the racers may glance 16,000 people with modem ideas—MT. the entire route. This service supple­ Southward to behold the rainbow hues VERNON, 111.—in the Land of Lincoln. ments the standard communications of the Grand Canyon, and Eastward Its slogan, “ Think big — Think Jeffer­ offered by the Federal Aviation Ad­ to appreciate the grandeur of Zion son County” . Progressive city plan­ ministration. Vital weather data and National Park. ning has built a fine airport which is forecasting services needed for en The first MUST stop is SALT LAKE attracting a widely diversified group of route planning will be provided by the CITY, surrounded by natural beauty, industries. Its appeal was so strong U.S. Weather Bureau. but whose great appeal may be found that MT. VERNON also was designated The race is managed by an eight- in Temple Squaire, symbolic heart of a MUST stop. Resisting prolonged hos­ woman Board of Directors, AWTAR, world-wide Mormonism. pitality, the racers will depart on the Inc. (a non-profit corporation), and is From here the route bends Eastward race’s longest leg to Tri-State Airport, endorsed by The Ninety-Nines, Inc. POWDER PUFF BRITISH N.Y. - N. J. DERBY SECTION SECTION Marion Andrews Lopez, Reporter

MILTON CAN IFF has made it pos­ (■ARDEN STATE CHAPTER •Janet Ferguson, Reporter sible for BITSY BEEKMAN to enter Mary Hose Myers, Reporter the 1969 Powder Puff Derby. Her plane In spite of sending reports in only every alternate month now, I don't Sorry to have missed the last News­ will be called “ Bitsy's Bug” . POTEET seem to have much news for this letter but when the meeting is held will accompany her to the start. You one. Either things have been season­ the nineteenth of the month and the can read all about it beginning May ally quiet lately, or else I’m not up-to- news deadline is the twentieth . . . it 26th in the STEVE CANYON comic date with members’ activities—prob­ just can’t be made from New Jersey to Texas in time. strip and follow them to the start. ably a bit of both. (A veiled hint there for British Section members to let me Our condolances were sent to Over 600 newspapers carry this syndi­ know what's going on every once in ESTHER NIELSEN on the passing of cated strip. A quote from TIME—Jan. a while!) her dear 49%-er and then just at that 31st issue, Pg 52—TV and Radio In­ time ESTHER was rushed to the hos­ dustry Standings: “ The competition There is one nice bit of news, how­ pital for an operation. Glad to hear ever, which we didn't have rcom for for primacy among the TV networks that ESTHER will be back at her last time: DAPHNE POYNTER has school principal’s post come March may not be as exciting as the Super been awarded the AMY JOHNSON 24th. May the “ low ceilings of life” Bowl or the Powder Puff Derby. Over Scholarship. We're all very pleased give way to nothing but sunshine from the years ...” about this and congratulate her on the now on. way in which she prepared herself so Entries open April 15th and must be FLO WALSH had quite a glint of thoroughly for the Selection Board. postmarked no later than May 30th, pride in her eyes as she told of her This scholarship is given every few the closing date. After this date, the son’s first solo flight . . . and on his years to assist the winner to obtain only changes that can be made are seventeenth birthday. her assistant flight instructor’s rating, that cf co-pilot and the FAA registra­ CAROL KOCZAN has passed her and in fact DAPHNE is already in tion number. That means a change of written flight instructor’s exam and the throes of a fulltime course at Ox­ airplane to another of the same make is now readying herself for the flight ford as I write this. We wish her luck and model, for a fee of $10.00. portion of the test. Lots of luck. with the tests and with her future fly­ Requests for kits are running about ing as an instructor. BARBARA CUBBISON is now Hying the same as last year. a Cherokee 180, the present plane of SHEILA SCOTT is of course back the NAFEC FLYING CLUB, of which Please note the change of hotel at from her visit to your side of the pond, BARBARA is a member. The CUBBI­ the terminus from that reported in and sends her thanks to JEAN ROSS SON family had a nice flight to Nor­ this column (Feb. News). It will be HOWARD for organizing a wonderful folk, Va. to visit with relatives. the Marriott Twin Bridges Motor Ho­ party for the National Aero Club’s tel. “ Salute to Women in Aviation” held in JUDY MELTSNER, 49Va-ER GIL Washington during December. SHEILA We would like copies of AOPA Pilot and their Off-spring Bonanza-ed it to reports this evening was great fun and Aug. ’68 Pg 58 for the scrap books. Florida for a Family-fun vacation. she was able to meet many old friends. They timed it to be able to take in We have received contributions from She also attended the New York Chap­ the Air Races at Ft. Lauderdale. the following companies: CHAMPION, ter’s Christmas Party which she great­ ALICE HAMMOND hopped in her BENNETT LUMBER CO., NARCO ly enjoyed. It sounds as if your Amer­ trusty Mooney, “ THE SUZIE-Q” and AVIONICS, AESTRO-AERO CORP., ican hospitality was up to its usual winged her way to Deland, Florida to HAWTHORNE AVIATION, BEECH high standard! help prepare for the “ Teen Derby". AIRCRAFT CORP., AIR FACTS MAG­ We have at least two British Section As plans progress, I shall have more AZINE, AND GLENN BUFFINGTON. Ninety-Nines entered in the Daily Mail information on the wonderful First for AWTAR Headquarters: Teterboro Transatlantic Air Race, of which more Teens. Airport, Teterboro, New Jersey. anon. (I don’t want to reveal any The March meeting was held at state secrets at the moment!) Ocean County Airport and it will al­ ways be a memorable one. The of­ ficial dedication of the Garden State STENOTYPIST WANTED permanent headquarters room took Bids for stenotypist for the Inter­ ALL CHAPTERS place, followed by a wonderful buffet. national Convention at the Waldorf Your reporter was sorry to have Hotel, New York City, July 9-14, PLEASE REPORT ! missed the March meeting but had 1969 are now being accepted by In­ LET'S HAVE headed for St. Petersburg, Florida for ternational Secretary Lygie Hagen. a vacation and visit with my parents. Any 99 interested in applying should 100% But I must say that I was quite happy contact Lygie at South 1007 Oneida PARTICIPATION to be flying down to Florida with a PI., Spokane, Washington 99203. brand new commercial rating. At long last. Now I can start saving for an­ other plane.

The February meeting was held in Millville, N.J. and the highlight of that meeting was the presentation of the Ninety-nines 1967 Powder Puff Derby glass paper weight to the Wheaton Glass Museum.

Well this was all the news I was able to gather at this time . . . meet­ ing time is the only time I have good contact with the members and the last two did not have too good of membership turnout. Time to close the “ Flight Plan” on our “ Chat-flight” . Have lots of happy, safe flying now that winter is breaking.

GREATER NEW YORK CHAPTER Dee Mosteller, Reporter

Wedding bells are breaking up that old gang . . . Chairman BETTYLOU SCANDLING won’t be that (name) longer. By the time you get this mes­ DORIS RENNINGER, International Treasurer, and Convention Chairman for sage, she’ll be MRS. TOM HUBIN. the International Convention, standing ready t.> whisk some lucky 99s around TOM is a teacher of business and New York during the convention. Make plans now to attend. finance at the W. C. Post College on Long Island, and an avid supporter of sary Convention . . . and we couldn’t aviation (particularly BETTYLOU’S). have made a happier choice. Congratulations are also due to BET­ Speaking of convention . . . some TYLOU for successfully passing her great things are in store for all who commercial check ride, and for being come. Chairmen had a meeting a named the Most Valued Associate as couple of weeks back, and things are the outstanding representative of the progressing great. All host(ess) chap­ M. J. Huber Corporation . . . for the ters extend most cordial invites to all second time. We’re happy for you . . . of you . . . we hope you’ll do your best and very proud, BETTYLOU! to make this very special 40th Anni­ versary a great success by honoring us Congratulations and wedding bells for with your presence! Also, since our member JANE VAN EPS, who’ll mar­ most honored guests will logically be ry fellow Pan American Airlines our charter members, we hope that staffer, ROBERT SCHMEICHEL, JR. all chapters with one of these fine JANE is currently in dispatcher school ladies amongst their ranks will help for Pan Am, on her way to higher sponsor a charter member to conven­ levels with the comapny. SHE and tion. BOB hope to be married on the fabu­ Other news: Includes 'ormation of a lous Kennedy Airport complex where new APT committee with NONNIE they met and are both employed. ANDERSON at the head. (By the way, Another Pan Am gal, IRENE gotta make a retraction on something KEITH, recently jetted down to San I said about NONNIE in the last issue Juan where she won first place in a . . . sadly enough, she does not fly her Rumba contest and second place own Arrow. NONNIE thanked me for among the cha-cha-chaer’s in the Fred the compliment and asked if Piper Astaire Festival! was giving her one now that it’s been said!) The last two meetings of our Greater NY chapter have been held at an in­ BETTYLOU SCANDL (now Hubin) KAY HILBRANDT and DORIS REN- NINGER attended the dedication of teresting new spot—the Commissioned with her Aztec 92PAPA. Officers’ Mess at the Brooklyn Naval the new 99 Room at the new Ocean attended in Seattle, and another on County Airport a week ago. The room Station. At March’s get-together, HERB the new Hawker-Siddley VTOL craft. will be a permanent meeting place FISHER showed a nifty film on the HERB, we’re happy to announce, will for the Garden State chapter. Says roll-out of the Boeing 747, an event he be the official MC at the 40th Anniver­ DORIS of Ocean County, "They’re so 19fi9 Convention Committee chairmen meeting at Teterboro Airport with Progress Report on their committees’ plans for the 40th Anniversary International Convention. Program Chairman, BETTY LOU SCANDLING and Decorating and Art Chairman, MARION IX>PEZ, missed the “Birdie” — BETTY LOU busy getting her Commercial Multi-Engine Rating the day of the meeting, and MARION was digging out from the record snow at her family’s home in Massachusetts. Seated: ELLIE McCULLOUGH, Ways and Means Chairman; JULIE VOM SAAL, Co-Chairman; DORIS RENNINGER, Chairman of 40th Anniversary Convention; HONEY KATE TRATTLER, Chairman of Amelia Earhart Luncheon. Standing: DEE MOSTELLER, Publicity Chairman; KAY HILBRANDT, Chairman of Anniversary Banquet; RUTH DOBRESCU, Favors Chairman; LOUISE GALE AS, Transportation Chairman; JUDY MELTSNER, Registration and Hospitality Chair­ man; SELMA CRONAN, Treasurer. nice . . . they certainly have opened LONG ISLAND CHAPTER their arms to the 99's, and make us Joan Fleischmann, Reporter feel so welcome.” GUSTAVA OLIVIA ANDERSEN was KAY spoke to the Teaneck/Bergen- born in Norway of a long line of Vik­ field Zonta chapter about the 99’s, ing sailors. Her family came to Amer­ AMELIA, and the Powder Puff; and ica, and GUS grew up and went to PEGGY SHINN showed the AE film school in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family for the Hoboken Zonta ladies. then moved to Queens where on a Sun­ day afternoon in the early twenties Because of KAY’s fine work last year a World War I pilot would sell rides at the Teterboro Air Show, we’ll be in his biplane from a farm sold for handling registration for this year’s a housing development. “ do” May 2-3. Bendix provides the As a student GUS was most inter­ booth, which we decorate with all sorts ested in music and studied voice for o; good 99 “ stuff.” several years. At this time she taught VERA FINDLEY is back in town, Sunday School and was a member after several months spent in Africa mm and director of the choir. She still as a medical missionary. And JULIE wears the gold watch she received VOM SAAL and MINA ELSCHNER GUSTAVA OLIVIA ANDERSEN, after her twenty-fifth anniversary. are both off—for St. Croix. Member L. I. Chapter. After graduating from Maxwell Teach- lieu- “ Iasi flight” into the great beyond. ca"—we’re proud of those brains, hold only about 12 planes. When that’s They were both stalwart supporters of JAYE. full, we’ll ask you to please use Man- (he 99's in everything we did and we LAVINIA SPILLMAN’S application teo’s ex-military field. Manteo does shall ntiss them. Our sympathy is ex­ was one of two accepted by Southeast have fuel and service, too. First Flight tended to JEAN. 99s for Amelia Earhart Scholarship doesn’t. We’re arranging ground trans­ Award—another feather in our Ala­ portation from both. While all of us couldn't win the bama cap. LAVINIA also won the Ala­ Whirly-Girls scholarship—we pitched in If you come by airlines, again, you bama Merit Award Trophy for 1968 to celebrate and entertain PAGE may have troubles—try it to Norfolk, given for the highest flying points in SIIAMPBURGER on her being chosen Virginia, thence u-drive-its or air taxi. our chapter. the winner. The Washington Aero Club If you’ll let us know you’re coming honored her at luncheon, and the Avi­ SYLVIA DERRECK and her 49'/2er by airlines, we'll try to send you one ation Space Writers honored her at the (new member) flew in with KATHIE of our Kuban Kredit Kards, just in National Press Club. II was a high VAUGHN and RUSS from Huntsville case. tea—very high! JEAN ROSS HOWARD in their new Sky lane. JUANITA HAL­ A reminder to all members out of had a meeting at her house 'or the STEAD and her 49‘/2er FOY flew up our section, we would love to have event, too. Next one is at KATHY with your reporter and her 49%er you join us. Reservations can be made POOLE’S house. GENE HEILPERN from Montgomery. directly to The Carolinian, Nags Head, We all completed our flights without BEA WILDER is trying to emulate North Carolina. We’re mighty thrilled incident in spite o ' the fact that we to already have you-all from Idaho, my figure skating accident of a few fly a new Super Skylane and FOY pre­ years bark, and while waltzing down Michigan, Ohio and our next door dicted doom and destruction. It seems neighbors, the Virginia and Washing­ the corridor at the Pentagon she slip­ you can’t convince a Piper man that ped and broke her wrist. It is not de­ ton Chapters, The more the better the Cessnas are here to stay. terring her flying—she has passed her competition in our Sea Hag-sponsored instrument written and expects to con­ Two New Birmingham members, fishing tournament, tinue practicing. KAY SKEEN and VIRGINIA PAR­ Your reporter doesn't beileve in tak­ SONS were enjoying the program as ing valuable space in this column for Many local clubs: the NAA, Wash­ were we all. MARY ALICE BEATTY i personal comments yet breaks over ington Aeto Club, Inti Aviation Club. of Birmingham (wife of DON BEATTY, the line this one time, I couldn't have Natl Aviation Club, CAP, AFA, WADA, one of the original PanAgra pilots in .been more thrilled by anything than AOPA and FAA Flying Club keep us South America) recalled the pioneer being chosen as the second winner of very active flying, and with ground days in aviation with charm and nos- the Doris Mullen Memorial Whirly- school and social events. Don’t forget italga. MRS. BEATTY holds an OX-5 Girls Scholarship, This was presented (he Race Terminal—visit us and have license. in the midst of much festivities plan­ some fun! Plan to join us at Calloway Gardens, ned and head-honcho’d by JEAN ROSS Georgia for the meeting on April 13th HOWARD and DANNA HENDERSON (one week after Easter). The Alabama in Washington in February. Many of Chapter will fly in to The Gardens the Washington 99s attended the pre­ Airport, so any visitors welcome and sentation luncheon and reception, and SOUTHEAST Y ’ALL COME. my sincere thanks to all of them for SECTION this support. To all of you gals who applied for this Scholarship, and were­ CAROLINA*) CHAPTER n't chosen, may I say that it's a first Page Shamburger, Reporter for me, too. And like PRESIDENT ALABAMA CHAPTER In spite of the allocation that the NIXON said, this side of winning is Ellse Heilpern, Reporter Section Meeting at Kitty Hawk, N.C. much the better. I have signed up with LES HEMBEL, Carolinas Chapter Our Chairman BETTY FERRELL this May 23-25 was of the southwest, member CAROLINE'S husband, and had the old "Pete and Repeat” for the Carolinas Chapter, hostess, contin­ the instruction starts in April. To all February and March meetings. Feb. ues ever onward with plans. Less of you fellow-99s who wrote notes of 2nd brought bad weather and a total there still be confusion, would you be­ congratulations, thank you, thank you. attendance of five at the Birmingham lieve the Southeast Section is meeting thank you. Airport, so BETTY called the March there? Fact is, you can hardly get meeting for the same Airport one further east than Kitty Hawk. The Carolinas Chapter with the Guilford month later. Better luck the second Wright Brothers figured that, too, even County Pilots Association sponsor a go-round with clear skies and total though they had a few troubles find­ Poker Flight the end o ' March. Since attendance o ' twenty five 99s, 41M4ers ing, and getting to, Kitty Hawk them­ it barely misses the deadline for this and guests. JAYE HUDGENS in from selves. copy, we’ll let you know how it goes The University of Alabama at Tusca­ We’re hoping that none o ' you have next issue. PAT WARD, who dreamed loosa with DR. VIRGINIA FORSQUE troubles finding the spot—if you look up this Poker flying, has given us much as her guest. JAYE, an English In­ on your charts at the far east side o ’ valuable assistance. Thanks, PAT. structor at The University, received North Carolina, you’ll see first—Man- You all come on and join us at the an invitation from The Maquis Biblio­ teo Airport, then a bit further east— SE Section Meeting—those dates again. graphic Library Society to become a First Flight Strip. That’s the place. May 23-25th. Kitty Hawk is the place, member of the Advisory Board—The The ramp at First Flight Strip, which, the Birthplace of Aviation. Society publishes "Who’s Who” and by-the-way, is literally in the shadow (Ed note: Sure am glad to know also "Who’s Who in Women of Ameri­ of the Wright Brothers Monument, can where Kitty Hawk is located. For us kids down here in Texas, it is mighty cently got her ATR, and she is Chief Public Relations at start and terminus hard to find! I have been unable to Pilot at Tursair. HELEN SMITH is as well as Race Program. The cover locate on VFR Planning chart, RF working on her instrument rating when of the race program is the most beau­ charts, Jeppesen Airport and data she is not busy with the race. LEE tiful we have ever had. It features an guide, and Colliers Encyclopedia. May AVERMAN is the NAA representative aircraft flying past an active volcano just accept your kind invite complete at the start and terminus. That way in Managua, Nicaragua. with white all-weather coat of Interna­ she won’t miss any of the fun! We are The 1970 "ANGEL DERBY” start tional fame!! Congrats again on your ably assisted by several So. Louisiana and terminus cities will be announced scholarship. The Whirly-girls are wait­ 99’s. DEE COMEAUX is Chief Judge at the Awards Banquet in Managua. in’ with open arms . . . RF) and MOLLY STOCKWELL and PAT Can't tell yet, but it will be just as WARD will be helping with registra­ exciting as this years. tion and impound. Our Southeast Sec­ FLORIDA GOLD COAST CHAPTER tion Governor, JANET GREEN, has Cecile Hatfield, Reporter graciously come to our rescue by taking FLORIDA SPACEPORT CHAPTER Mary Dixon, Reporter Florida Gold Coast Chapter wel­ KATY STREHLE’S place as Chief A squall line swept right through comes two new members: FRANCES' Timer at the start. KATY has to un­ Melbourne during our February 15th SARGENT and LAURIE SPENCE. dergo an operation. All our best meeting! But what a great time we LAURIE has just received her com­ wishes are with her for a speedy re­ had listening to the fascinating stories mercial and instrument ratings. Con­ covery. of women in early aviation as related gratulations, LAURIE. The "ANGEL DERBY" has 35 en­ by our guest, GRACE KENNEY. She tries this year and we have planned a Our March dinner-meeting was a and AMELIA EARHART belonged to full and exciting social schedule in most exciting one. FAY GILLIS the Long Beach, California Chapter of New Orleans including a reception at WELLS had called to tell us that “ The 99’s so we got a close glimpse of Beauregard House, home of Frances Flying Nun” was living in Miami. (No Amelia, too. GRACE flew in several Parkinson Keyes, the well known other than SISTER MARGARET air races in the thirties. What a scrap­ author. Our own special “ angel” , FAY MARY who was known as PEGGY book she has! We lunched at Neptune WELLS arranged the visit for us. AD­ E'OREK and was chapter chairman of Hall on the Atlantic were, according MIRAL RICHARD POOR is the guest Eastern Penn.) SISTER MARGARET to the story, Winston Churchill and speaker at the take-of banquet. AD­ MARY was a guest at our meeting, F.D.R. met and talked during the plan­ MIRAL POOR took part in the search and we all enjoyed hearing of her work ning of the invasion of Europe. Their for Amelia Earhart, and will tell of at the Dominican Retreat Home. She submarines waited just off the coast. his experiences. still has that great personality, and Our meeting wasn’t quite as momen­ we were delighted to meet her. MIRIAM DAVIS, route chairman, tous, but it was our first Saturday get- DOROTHY JULICH was also a guest ably assisted by 49V2 HUBBARD, will together with 49%’ers. And 18 of us at the meeting. She’s getting ready drop off the time clocks, flying their literally blew in! Good to have pros­ to fly the “ ANGEL DERBY” . DOT is new Navajo. It has everything from pective 99’s BARBARA ELLIS, RUTH really tan, and she looks wonderful. galley to bathroom. The latter especial­ SHOEMAKER and ELEANOR WREN Bon Voyage to DOTTIE SHAW, ly interest me. My range (or capacity) with us. SARA CARMICHAEL and her husband BOOTS and daughter is about 1% hours. If MIRIAM has BARBARA ELLIS were our hostesses. STEPHANIE. They are going to South seat belts put on the potty, I’ll be all Thanks for a great day! Africa March 20th. Sounds very ex­ set. Plans for our "legislative fly-in to citing! HELEN MENNITTO reported Many 99’s are assisting at enroute Tallahassee” on April 16th have been that her husband and daughter have stops. MAYBELLE FLETCHER, Hou­ arranged by Flying Activities Chair­ taken up soaring. ston, is chairman at Beaumont, MAR­ man, JO CHRISTMAN. We’ll be guests We’re so proud of our chairman, IAN ETJRKE at San Antonio, and of SENATOR MALLORY HORNE. The MIRIAM DAVIS. She was interviewed ARDATH McCREERY, Tip of Texas other two Florida Chapters of 99's have cn our Educational Channel 2—Tele­ Chapter, will be at Monterrey, Mex. been invited. We hope by our visit to vision. She spoke of her flying exper­ VERA BRATZ, Fla. Gold Coast, as­ instill more active interest among the iences, and was so great that they’d sisted by 49% LEE, is stop chairman legislators in general aviation in Flor­ probably like her back as a regular. at Tampico, Mexico. PAT NOLAN and ida. Watch out, BESS MYERSON! SHIRLEY MARSHALL, Tucson chap­ The Jax girls did it again! Thanks Our 99’s are busy packing and get­ ter, are at Vera Cruz, Mexico, and to JO CHRISTMAN, CHARLOTTE ting ready or the most exciting and you’ll never guess who is at San Salva­ CORBIN, KAY RILEY and JERRE thrilling air race of the year, the 1939 dor—BETTY TRACY and IRENE SNYDER for another super day in “ ANGEL DERBY” , March 24-27 from WIRTSCHAFTER. IRENE is from Jacksonville on March 12th as 15 of New Orleans, La. to Managua, Nica­ Wash. D.C., and that gal really gets us toured the new Jacksonville Inter­ ragua, C.A. Our capable CONNIE around. national Airport. First, over to FANG, STAFFORD (Florida Women Pilots Those helping in Managua (lucky the Florida Air National Guard facility, Assoc. President) will be on hand in girls) are ANN ROSS, Chief Timer, and to the Briefing Room where New Orleans prior to the start and BETTY McNABB (all the way from MAJOR BIGGERSTAFF told us all then will fly to Managua to take charge Albany, Ga.), Chief Judge, MAGGIE about FANG. We were quite amazed of the Terminus. LOIS PORTER, Im­ FIELDS, Impound Chairman, and to hear that this is not just a "Week­ pound Chairman and HELEN SMITH, SHIRLEY DAVIS, Scoring Comm. end Warrior” organization. It is on a Start Chairman are flying to New Or­ Our soon-to-be 99, MARY BARRER, 24 hour a day alert with pilots and leans in a Cessna 172. LOIS just re­ has ably taken charge of Publicity and aircraft (F-102’s) ready to go on 5 minutes' notice. They search oul and Beach. The hotel convention hall where vannah contingent hemmed up in the identify all unidentified aircraft which the Ninety-Nines meeting was to be hangar. Present, however, were JEAN penetrate ADILZ, they escort, at a held was completely demolished and VOYLES and prospective BOOTS GOR­ discreet distance, all hi-jacked air­ onrushing water filled a six foot sunk­ DON of Atlanta, BETTY McNABB and craft, and they locate aircraft in dis­ en lounge with three feet of water. All her student LEE STUBBS of Albany; tress. With their speed, theirs is a lo­ band instruments and Hammond Or­ HAZEL and her colleague, student cate and identify duty—not one of res­ gan were ruined and so the entertain­ CAROLINE FINCH of Macon’s FSS; cue. FANG covers the East Coast from ment was cancelled. and student DIXIE HART of Warner Langley, Virginia to Miami, Florida. Chairman MASON LYKES had ar­ Robins. We had a cockpit orientation Alter FANG, we met MK. CARL ranged for chapter entertainment at in a C-141 Starlifter, too. LEAVITT, Chief of Control Tower, who the expense of three lowly 49!^ers We had the fun of chatting briefly told us about the new tower—one of DICK DIAMOND. HARRY BOOTHE with ANN ROETKE and HELEN 8 in the U.S. It is constructed of and BRUCE ROBINS. The hotel per­ SEILER, enroute to the Virgin Islands poured concrete sections and is shaped sonnel handled the situation beautifully in a Comanche 180. They strolled into somewhat like a lighthouse. We were with a partial reserved dining area for the Macon Terminal restaurant just whisked up 10 floors in l ‘/j minutes the initiation and successful racketship as we finished luncheon. by elevator to the top lookout area flight into space to meet way-out Another visitor to Georgia was where the ATC operators explained JOYCE DIAMOND, HEIDI BOOTHE former Albanian DELORES LOWE, their routine. Later in the Radar Room and SUSAN ROBINS. Dallas Chapter, who is running a flight we observed the handling of civil and Three visiting pilots were THELMA school at Dallas North—and commutes military aircraft by watching 8 radar ISENHOWER, MARION FOSKETT of from her home in Arlington every day screens. St. Petersburg and DOLORES COR- by Cessna 150. (104 miles round trip.) Finally, we toured the lovely and NETTE who will co-pilot Angel No. 1 And where was ESTHER WRIGHT efficiently-planned passenger terminal in the International Air Race from at that Macon meeting? She was fly­ where the paths of out-going and in­ New Orleans to Managua. Pilot DOT­ ing five hours with her instructor, just coming people need never to cross. TY BIRDSONG and DOLORES are prior to taking he instructor check At a brief meeting we received the both from Tampa. DENNIS CORR was ride AND PASSING IT. Congratula­ the other visitor. 99 information posters to be distributed tions to our newest instructor. at airports throughout our chapter THELMA DAWSON looks wonderful Georgia Ninety Nines visited Hamp­ area. We hope to spread the word of sporting a walking cane. She dis­ ton, the Atlanta Center, for their 99’s to more women student pilots. carded the crutches last month. DR. March meeting. Winds were up to ANN CONWAY, APT Chairman, re­ GEORGE ROTHMEYER who works 45 knots on the Griffin strip so there ported that membership response was for ETHEL GIBSON has been ill and was only one courageous fly-in, too slow and limited to set up a week­ we are happy he is back to work. ESTHER WRIGHT from Thomasville. end flight clinic this spring at Embly- MISS TAMIE LANELLE SUMMER- Which puts another date on the ETA Riddle which had agreed to give us ALL of Anguill, Mississippi is the trophy for the doughty ESTHER. the use of their facilities. Such a great proud owner of four grandparents— BETTY, meantime (your reporter) opportunity should not be by-passed! two being DOTTY and CHARLES was dashing up from Panama City Maybe later this year?? JO CHRIST­ BIRDSONG. Parents JANIE and JIM­ with a student, flying back to Panama MAN has a troop of junior high Girl MY are doing well, too. City to pick up a charter, beating Scouts in Jacksonville who are work­ The Suncoast Chapter regular month­ against that wind to New Orleans with ing on their aviation badge. We are ly meeting was held Wednesday, her passengers, and then free-wheeling still looking for a Wing Troop some­ March 12th at the J & J Aircraft in it home to Albany high wide and hand­ where in our chapter area. Sarasota. some with a nice 40 knot tail wind. Great news for JUANITA DIES- Chairman MASON LYKES was out Present at the March meeting were BOURG, our chairman, who has just of the state, Vice-Chairman GINNY JEAN VOYLES and new member received her orders from the FAA to VanKESTEREN was not at the meet­ BOOTS MORGAN; Chapter Chairman report April 14th to Jax Radar Center ing and reporter was not present as CAROL LOWERY, new member JEAN for training. Two weeks there and I had out of town company but I un­ BACKERMAN, ESTHER WRIGHT of then to school in Oklahoma City for derstand there were nine present and Thomasville with two of her stu­ 9 weeks. Best of luck! enjoyed a chit-chat luncheon at Cris dents, one male and one female and Meanwhile, happy flying and get McGuire Pub. HEIDI BOOTH and former 99s BETTY JO ALISON and APT*! PEARL ALWARD arranged the pro­ ELLEN CASWELL. BETTY JO’S gram. family demands caused her to take SUNCOAST CHAPTER temporary leave from the 99s, ELLEN Dotty Birdsong, Reporter GEORGIA CHAPTER is commuting about 100 miles a day Betty W. McNabb, Reporter as she works on her Master's degree Saturday, Februaiy 15, tornado warn­ at Atlanta University; she too plans ings were out for the suncoast and Georgia 99s met in Macon in Feb­ to return to the fold when she can. central Florida. Some touched down ruary to tour Eastern Air Rescue at The Savannah contingent departed bringing huge waves as was the case Robins AFB, a most interesting exper­ the coast in a Cessna 172. At their first in Sarasota and Lido Beach. Thirty- ience arranged by HAZEL FERGU­ check point they discovered their seven Suncoast Ninety-Nines, 49M>’ers SON. But . . . it was one of those days, ground speed was 40 mph, not 140- and guests kept their Valentine Party with extremely gusty winds and a front plain 40—cars were running out from date at the Statler Hilon Hotel on Lido cavorting around which kept the Sa­ under them on the highways and the winds gave no promise of abating, so Memphis. ANN is now attending school at the Greenwood-Leflore Airport with they returned to Savannah and got on at UCLA. as many as 145 planes on the ramp the phone. HILDA SAVAGE and MARGE at one time. MARGARET SHIPLEY We have a new sort of standing rule SCHULTZ flew HILDA’S Mooney to was among the many pilots who joined iin our chapter—if you can’t come, Huntsville and Muscle Shoals, Alabama in the search for a missing single TELEPHONE. You would have spent and then to Dyersburg, T'ennessee. engine plane last heard from over a lot more money than that getting HILDA spent a few days in the Ba­ Greenwood. Unhappily, at this writing to the meeting anyway, and it is such hamas and the following week SHE no trace has been found. a help, after you have sent a “yes” and DOYLE went to Jamaica. We’re all proud of DOT ETHE­ card and then can’t make it, to let LOYCE and JOHN O’NEAL lew to RIDGE’S many honors — her newest your wondering hostess know why. We Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tennessee one being named as the outstanding find out it works nicely. in their Mooney. U. S. National Championship Race Flying low in a midnight orchid SYLVIA LUCAS and husband flew Pilot for Stock Aircraft for 1968. The (that’s the real name of it—) Thunder- to New York. award was presented at Fort Lauder­ bird, from Cleveland to Florida, was Our fly-in to Wynne, Arkansas was dale at the National Air Race and Ohio's JOAN HRUBEC with her moth­ held on March 1st. Memphis members was presented by GENERAL BROOKE er, they RON’d in Albany, branched flying in were INA and MIKE WALK­ ALLEN. with BETTY McNABB. ER, POLLY DUNCAN, GLADYS Our next meeting is scheduled to be ESTES, JOSIE HOWSER, MARY held in Hattisburg April 12th—maybe— OLIVER, TRIS BUCHANAN and MEMPHIS CHAPTER just maybe—the weatherman will give HILDA SAVAGE. Meeting the group Netta Holden, Reporter us a break. Our regular monthly meeting was were VIRGINIA and EVERETT PROC­ TOR and GERRY and BILL BAKER held on February 1st at Brooks Ave­ from Wynne. MARY STANLEY flew TENNESSEE CHAPTER nue in Memphis. The Ninety-Nines at­ Ruth W. Thomas, Reporter tending were GLADYS ESTES, INA her Cessna in from Augusta, Arkansas. WALKER, EVELYN PARKER, MAR­ Lunch was enjoyed by all at the Wynne Weekend weather kept the Tennessee THA TOBEY, CHRIS BROWN, JUNE Country Club. Chapter from holding the scheduled PENTECOST, GENNY COOK, TRIS The following day, HILDA SAVAGE February meeting in Chattanooga. As BUCHANAN, JOSIE HOWSER, SYL­ in her Mooney with JOSIE HOWSER a matter of fact there were six week­ VIA LUCAS and NETTA HOLDEN. returned to Wynne to play golf with ends of poor weather right in a row. SYLVIA LUCAS was welcomed as a VIRGINIA PROCTOR. For the March meeting in Knoxville, new member of the Memphis Chapter. NETTA and DOUG HOLDEN in their LADY McREYNOLDS, GENIE RAE Glad to have you flying with us, SYL­ Cherokee Arrow along with PEGGY O’KELLEY, RUTH THOMAS and ED­ VIA. Plans were discussed for the and BOB FENNELL spent four days NA DAVIS had lunch with DR. LURA Angel Derby Flight in March. Those island-hopping in the Bahamas. Sure ODLAND and FRAN DAVIS, of Knox­ planning to fly in the Derby are was a lot of fun. Until next time—Eye. ville, BEA WITT of Columbia, Tenn. INA WALKER and JOY WALKER, and KAREN WITT (Bea’s daughter). GLADYS ESTES and POLLY DUN­ This was the fifth of six weekends of MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER CAN, and TRIS BUCHANAN and EVE­ poor weather. DR. ODLAND, Dean of Norma Bacharach, Reporter LYN PARKER. Good luck girls! We the University of Tennessee Home also decided to make our next fly-in For the fourth meeting in a row— Economics College, was most interest­ to Wynne, Arkansas. we were plagued by poor weather- ing to listen to. She reported that she Persistent bad weather had kept low ceilings, rain, and fox all com­ was licensed in 1941 and had been most of our Ninety-Nines grounded in bined to ground the Mississippi 99’s. planning to contact one of the Knox­ the month of January, but a few did However, some members braved the ville 99s but until now had been too manage to get in some flying. elements and travelled by car to busy to get back into flying. MARTHA and FRANK TOBEY flew Jackson, Mississippi for our February BEA WITT and her family were in their Debonair to Huntsville, Alabama meeting. Knoxville for a basketball tournament. for lunch. CHRIS BROWN went with A dutch lunch was held at the Yacht Both BEA and her daughter are learn­ them. Club at the Barnet reservoir. The fog ing to fly. INA and MIKE WALKER and family lifted and the rain ceased temporarily JUDY COX (new member) had her flew to Vicksburg, Mississippi in their allowing members to go sailing—a real first child on February 28th. DAVID Mooney. treat provided by hostess ETHEL (excited father) announced the arrival JUNE PENTECOST flew her Cessna RADZIEWICZ. as another 99 named ELIZABETH 172 to Nashville, Tennessee. Driving in from Greenwood were: BARTON. SYLVIA LUCAS flew a Cherokee 180 JEAN HODGES and her guest CAR­ FRAN DAVIS who grows orchids to Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. OLYN KIMBROUGH; MARGARET as a hobby made JUDY a beautiful ROSEMARY and BOB WILLIAMS SHIPLEY, PEGGY McCORMICK and corsage of LADY SLIPPER ORCHIDS. flew to Aspen, Colorado in their Bo­ son FRANK, JR. From Clarksdale— Discovery Department: GENIE RAE nanza. Really enjoying the winter NORMA BACHARACH and 49Vi MAR­ O’KELLEY failed to report that she sports there, ROSEMARY and BOB VIN; Jackson members attending received an Instrument Rating last made a return trip a few weeks later. were ETHEL RADZIEWICZ, BER­ summer. Her reason: “ Well, I was GENNY COOK spent four days in NICE KELLY, KITTY GREEN, and the Reporter then and didn’t want to Indianapolis, Indiana. guest RITA MARTINSON. brag on myself.” LT. ANN HATTEN visited friends in Aviation has been extremely active During our second meeting in March (Yes, we had two. IRENE LER plan to fly the Powder Puff this has rounded up lots of prizes etc. to be FLEWELLEN and EEA REID called year. given away to the winners. to say that they were flying up on JO ANN STYPE, 49V2er ROY and LEAH SCHOFIELD checked out in Instruments.) the family planned to take the 210 to her son DON’S Luscomb. DON soloed GENIE RAE O'KELLEY asked the Fla. in January. a week after his 16th birthday . . . Chapter to sponsor a group of Wing Did anyone see ANN and HARRY poor weather before that! LEAH says Scouts. She outlined the plans for the ROSS? Last we heard . . . they were “ it’s a lot different than the twin course and filled us in on what was having fun in the sun during the big Comanche. expected of us. We readily agreed to Bahama Island Treasure Hunt. PATRICIA CLEARY is engaged! her proposal. GENIE started off with PAT and MYRON COLLIER in the This newsworthy event happened Dec. a group from her own community but Leech Baron planned a flying trip to 22. The lucky guy is GERRY EGAN the idea was so popular that the whole California. ol Brooklyn, N.Y. TENASI COUNCIL asked to be let in. MARIE WOLF, one of our newer 99’s, She has around 35 scouts who meet DARLENE GILMORE, of the Sacra­ came over to Dayton for the High Alti­ at the airport every 3rd and 4th mento Valley Chapter, and her 4914er tude Chamber Tour. MARIE has Wednesday afternoons for classes. stopped in Lakeview, Ohio to visit with twelve children. Where did we find (Tcnasi is Cherokee for Tennessee.) BERNIT'A and ROGER NICKELL. her a place to stay? At the BOQ! EVELYN JOHNSON, Chairman o' T.:e Nickell’s daughter MARGARET MARIE didn't bring the young ones, the Annual Award Committee, reported RUTH look a trip to Wichita, Phoenix her 49 M graciously stayed at home March 15 as deadline date for receipt and back to Fla. over Christmas vaca­ so she could come alone! of nominations. tion. A stop in Ga. and then home! Chairman EDNA DAVIS is asking DEE and her 491£ER went to the The Columbus Ohio meeting in Feb. for 100% participation in Annual Pro­ Rose Bowi as did JEAN and “ DOC” was a tremendous success thanks to ficiency Test. BONAR. They came back singing “ I ANNE ESSELBURNE and MARILYNN MILLER. It was one of our best at­ The April meeting will be in Morris­ love a parade!” tended (about a hundred members). town. MAY MEETING WILL BE AT CAROL CONAWAY is IFR rated and My fingers are numb . . . my eyes SPRING SECTIONAL IN KITTY now working on her instrument in­ are blurred . . . still lots of news, but HAWK, N.C. structors! it will have to make it next month! Welcome to new members EDNA LEE ROCK will be working the Hope to see you all at the Ohio . . . BROYLES of Tullahoma and BETTY Huntington, W. Va. race slop . . . any­ Pilot’s Poker Party AND Spot Landing GORRELL of Nashville. The June one, anywhere near Huntington during Contest Aug. 17th. meeting is scheduled for Nashville. the Powder Puff . . . stop in and say hi to our all-Ohio Chapter member. The JOURNAL HERALD, the daily CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA CHAPTER morning paper in Dayton, Ohio gave Mary Boyd, Reporter the 99’s that took a tour of the High It has been a long, hard winter for CENTRAL Altitude Chamber at Wright Patterson SECTION Air Force Base almost full page cov­ erage. "At the completion of the two- day course T/SGT. JOE W. DeWITT, Air Force Recruiter, who had served ALL-OHIO CHAPTER as liaison officer between the Air Force Marcia Singer, Reporter and the women pilots, remarked . . . Your 99 reporter has so much news Well, this has certainly shown that rolling around in her noggin that my women flyers can take it and could grey cells are beginning to bulge! Re­ be high altitude flyers.” ceived a beautiful postcard from Mexi­ Ch. 2 T.V. . . . also of Dayton, Ohio co . . . RUTH and MERRIL LOVE gave us exceptional coverage. There were down there! As passengers they we were with our lipstick smeared took the FRANK STROBE'S of Akron. from the oxygen masks and our hair (Forgive me for leaving out some of flying from the helmets we had to the details, RUTH . . . my kids got wear and it was . . . “ smile . . . you’re the card lirst, showed it to all their on T.V.” All of us were feeling free! friends . . . and by golly, it’s pretty We had been instructed NOT to wear hard to read between peanut butter, girdles as they would be too binding mud and jelly!) and with expansion we would be un­ EDY MAXIM sent a clipping on to comfortable! this reporter with an almost life-sized Plans for the All-Ohio Chapter’s photo of FLOSSIE CUNY. It appeared Poker Party are really rolling. The in the CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER date is August 17th. Details later . . . NELL RICE of Kennett, Missouri, and eagle-eyed EDY spotted the ar­ Contact MARIAN MOYER, RIDGE (left) received the Cape Girardeau ticle. Big headlines said “ FLOSSIE RD. RR NO. 1, BELLEVUE, OHIO ii Area Chapter’s annual “ Pilot of the CUNY IS A WIFE, MOTHER, WING- you need information NOW! At the Year” award from CHAIRMAN LOIS RIDER.” FEIGENBAUM at the annual awards last stop, there wiU be a Spot Landing dinner held in Carbondale, Illinois, MARSHA ORTON and RUTH SIT- Contest. Heard that LOIS MARSTON in M arch. members of the Cape Giradeau Area Chapter but spring was in the air when the group gathered for the annual awards dinner at the home of LOIS and BOB FEIGENBAUM in Carbon- dale, Illinois, on Saturday, March 15th. The meeting was the first held since November and those present enjoyed seeing the FEIGENBAUM’S beautiful new home as well as the fellowship with the far-flung members of the chapter. Highlight of the evening was the pre­ sentation of the “ Pilot of the Year” award to NELL RICE of Kennett, Missouri. During 1968, NELL achieved her commercial, instrument, and ground instructor ratings and partici­ pated in a number of aviation events and organizations. NELL and her hus­ band, DICK, have been most gener­ ous in helping local groups by flying their "His and Hers” Pitts Specials which Dick built. NELL manages to keep up with her flying while raising four children and working full time as a Welfare Worker. We were all glad to see her out again after spending some time in the Baptist Hospital in Memphis. The group also extended congratula­ tions to EVELYN BRAESE of Dyers- burg, Tennessee, who received her instrument rating in January with the A gala get-together was enjoyed by the Cape Girardeau Area Chapter on March help of an Amelia Earhart Scholarship. 15 after bad weather and illness of members had delayed the meeting nearly EVELYN completed her work in Flori­ two months. Enjoying the hospitality jf Chapter Chairman LOIS FEIGEN- da where they are apparently not quite BAUM, (front) was prospective member CHARMAINE FREEMAN, Chapter Secretary KAREN WILLIAMS, Past Chairman NADINE HEUER, Vice Chair as plagued with bad weather as the man EVELYN BRAESE, MILLIE LIMBAUGH, NELL RICE, and MARY central Mississippi Valley has been BOYD. this winter. Our chairman, LOIS FEIGENBAUM, on sweat shirt sales. The chapter de­ Missing from the meeting for var­ also received the recent honor of being cided to hold the next meeting in ious reasons were several members the first woman ever to receive an Dyersburg on Wednesday, April 9th, but reports were received from some Area Distinguished Service Award from and to try to hold a joint meeting with of them. Our newest and youngest Southern Illinois Incorporated. LOIS the Kentucky Blue Grass Chapter at member, SUE FEIGENBAUM was in and BOB were jointly honored by the Kentucky Dam in May, possibly the Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where she at­ area group for their many contribu­ third Sunday. tends the University of Southern Mis­ tions to their Southern Illinois Area in sissippi. SUE recently flew home com­ A prospective member from Dyers­ the fields of industrial development mercial and had the thrill of flying burg, CHARMAINE FREEMAN, was and the promotion of aviation, especial­ the jet. She reported that the pilot told welcomed to the meeting along with ly in the Powder Puff Derby stops in her that 75% of commercial airline the husbands of the members present. Carbondale in 1967 and the planned pilots fly for fun in their time off and Those who attended were NELL and stop in Mount Vernon this year. that the pilots are not “ against general DICK RICE, who drove up from Ken­ aviation” . He also told her he would After a delightful buffet dinner, the nett, Missouri; MILLIE and RUSH like his wife to learn to fly and LOIS ladies retired to the den for a much LIMBAUGH and KAREN and BILL is planning to contact her in the near needed businss meeting while the hus­ WILLIAMS, who drove over from Cape bands discussed flying in the living Girardeau; NADINE and ELMER future. room. Chairman LOIS reported on the HEUER, who flew from Cape; EVE­ MARY EVANS recently learned that progress being made in plans for the LYN and BILL BRAESE, CHAR­ heights are more dangerous at home Powder Puff Derby stop in Mt. Vernon MAINE and SON FREEMAN, and than in a plane. She fell off a chair and on the enthusiasm of the citizens MARY and JOE BOYD; who flew up and spent three weeks in the hospital. of Mt. Vernon in making the necessary from Dyersburg; and our most gra­ She is now continuing her recuperation arrangements. cious host and hostess, BOB and LOIS in the Bahamas. MARGIE HALL and MILLIE LIMBAUGH gave a report FEIGENBAUM. FRANK are in Phoenix where FRANK The Chicago Area Chapter of the Ninety-Nines recently held their 17th Annual Achievement Award Bampiet honoring their pilots of the year. Seated left to right; LOUISE KOKESH, GERRY KRAUSE 3rd place, KATIE BOYD, 1st place “ Pilot of the Year” , RUTH BAXTER, 2nd place, JEAN CLAUSS, 1st place in 2nd category. Standing left to right; JUAN­ ITA FINEMAN, VIRGINIA COFFEEN, ELSIE WAHRER, GOVERNOR MARY CLARK of the No. Central Section, CHARLENE FALKENBERG, ELLEN O’HARA, JUDY SUIT and CAROLINE SMITH. is recuperating from a serious illness LOUISE STAHLY has an incentive ole chapter. We had six guests who but are due home in the next few to keep APT. Her son, TERRY, soloed are fledglings. Hope they fly on now weeks. on his 16th birthday at Mini and flies that Spring is here. Your reporter enjoyed meeting the 250 Comanche with his mother, MARGE KELLY, back from Florida, MURIEL DILLEY and some other while husband, NORVAL tries to keep flew FRED over to the Peoria meet­ Michigan Ninety-Nines at Grand Rap­ pace in his twin. ing. She was glad to get back to her ids recently. They were headed for a BOBBYE KESTERSON is looking own plane. Said that renting was meeting in Lansing while we were forward to helping AWTAR at the darn expensive. She had taken a hop headed back to Tennessee after a brief Mount Vernon must-stop in July. Says, or two around Fort Myers. visit in Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids. “ you all com e!” MARTHA McMAHON and BAR­ The Florida national air races were BARA JENISON were all ready to CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER well-attended — ARLENE JOHNSON start for Peoria, but husband BILL Clarissa H. Holcomb, Reporter and JEAN READ crossed paths down had urgent business in another direc­ SO FAR WE HAVE NO FAVOR­ there. tion and left the girls sans wings. ABLE COMMENTS ON THE AN­ Our Mini meeting was well-attended It will be a while before ARLENE NOUNCEMENTS ISSUES. CONSEN­ too. We saw slides of BUNNY WIL- JOHNSON flies any but a rented plane. SUS is, it can be omitted entirely. SON’S when she was chairman a few SPIKE sold the Navion and is pro­ We have good news in the “ upgrad­ years back. They were thoroughly en­ ceeding to build their next plane. ing” end of the business. JEAN WEST, joyed. Do try to take more pictures PAT SMITH and BARBARA BRUS- JEAN READ and I passed Ground of your gatherings. SEAU are keeping Marshall County Instructor—Instrument. March 2nd found us in Peoria. May­ field open. They flew to the Peoria SHELLEY WALKER, now attending be we can coax ANN PELLEGRENO meeting in their respective planes. U. of I. Institute of Aviation, passed to transfer to our chapter from Michi­ We’re looking forward to seeing her commercial and obtained her gan. She is living in Peoria but those GLORIA FARR soon. She was ob­ flight instructor’s certificate. Michigan girls are pretty loyal to the served at O'Hare enroute to Hawaii so we excused her from the March meeting. KATHLEEN WOOD has been spend­ ing lots of time encouraging her hus­ band, JEAN, on toward his instrument rating so she will have her turn next. She says, "drop in to Shelbyville, Illi­ nois. I’m there ’most every Sunday.” So we did and she was. JEAN READ rode with JEAN WEST and recommended her for her Instru­ ment Instructor’s check ride. It was great to be along—and not under t' e hood myself! JEAN WEST passed her Helicopter Instrument written. Yes, there is such a test! It was good to have ILA ZABORAC (our newest member) and ESTHER SALOMONE, our membership chair­ man, back. ESTHER had been flying high—the Iberian Peninsula. m INDIANA CHAPTER Discussing what to stuff the “ goody bags” with for the spring meeting of the Dorothy Niekamp, Reporter North Central Section in Indianapolis on April 25-26 are TANNIE SCHLUNDT, February saw us extending a hand KATIE SAGE and BETTY NICHOLAS. of welcome to new member VIRGINIA HANEY and to guest ANN BLACK who placed 3rd in the state High School a while, then off to, The Broiler, for from Purdue University. Wrestling Tournament. dinner. Later we were transported to With spring nearing and with it good SOPH PAYTON does it again. This Hach Chemical Co. at Ames. While we flying weather saw our members get­ time she has placed 3rd in the NPA gals held our meeting, DON JOHN­ ting their birds out of the winter nests Proficiency Races and will journey STON & CLIFF HACH took the hus­ and stretching their wings. BETTY to Harbory, Vermont in June to re­ bands on a tour of Building 3. Our and CURT DeBAUN limbered up their ceive the award at the NPA national hostesses were KITTY HACH & BET­ Skylane and headed to the meeting meeting. TY JOHNSTON. By the way—their of the Flying Funeral Directors. My Welcome back to PEGGY COULTER plan worked . . . they said in the in­ how time adds up, BETTY reports who had been missing for a time. vitation they sent out to talk “ south­ that CURT has passed one milestone, PEGGY is now grounded having sold ern” and it would be warm. As it he now has 1,000 hours logged. BETTY the trusty Tripacer back in September, turned out, it was a beautiful day. has also kept the new bird busy by but she still manages to log time. Our attendance proved that, as 36 of helping out on the March of Dimes Congratulations to JANE RAY who us were there including guests. Air Lift held in January at Hulman recently received her silver wings DOROTHY SLICK from Des Moines Field. membership pin in December, 68. She joined our group. Welcome aboard April will find four ex-WASP’s at is now making plans for the next 25 DOROTHY. KITTY HACH, now has Jacqueline Cochran’s ranch. ESTHER years by getting ready to head to her Multi-engine rating—and just in BERNER will be the boss pilot on the Florida for a March vacation. time, as they also have a beautiful trip with JILL McCORMICK, MARTY Congratulations are also in order new Twin Comanche, which is red, WYALL and BETTY NICHOLAS along to ANN and JAY LAUTZENHEISER white and blue. Congratulations on to keep her out of trouble. Have a on the birth of a future 99 member, both, KITTY. good trip, a fun time and don’t let those ELIZABETH, on Feb. 28. LENELLE HUNT (Fairfield) men­ old war stories get any nuttier than A pat on the back and a tip of the tioned to me that the 5th member in they already are. hat go this month to KATIE SAGE her family is learning to fly. I think who received the Nicholas Award o! MARTHA HOLST is certainly proud that’s something to be real proud of the Indianapolis Aero Club as the out­ of her daughter DONNA, who is now and know LENELLE is. pleasing passengers on Eastern Air­ standing woman pilot of the year. lines as a hostess flying out of Miami, You gals have no idea what flying Florida. Recently DONNA was one of weather we haven’t had here in Iowa. IOWA CHAPTER the hostesses on a Santa Claus flight Seems we’ve had ice, snow, rain, ice Claudette Parker, Reporter for some 185 Dade County, Fla. chil­ and more ice. But again we lucked dren. Not to be outdone MARTHA'S Ames was the meeting place, Feb­ out on our meeting held in Waterloo, 49%ER JOHN, received his private ruary 9th was the date. WOW! What March 9th. Yes . . . you guessed it, pilots license. Their latest project is a turn out! LOIS & RAY GRANGE it was great. Cold, but crystal clear that commercial ticket. (DesMoines) brought their son JIM. and absolutely the best flying weather. Speaking of parents proud of their & BILL and I brought our two, KIM Hostesses for the day were: GERAL­ children, ROWENA and JOE MILAN & GREG. Touch-down was noon. Cof­ DINE (GERRI) WALKER, VERNA are popping buttons over son MIKE fee and conversation took over for MAE PROCHASKA, RUTH SCHLEUS- by the Minnesota Department of Aero­ of our March meeting. Tentatively will be able to co-pilot for RUTH nautics and the F.A.A. that are being planned for April is a field trip, by LAKE in the up-coming Sky Lady. held in various places around the state bus, to visit Chicago Center. Our They are quite a team. during February, March and April. 491/2ers and future members (student Our fun, combined meeting with the JOAN SOMMERFELD explained the pilots) are invited to come along. St. Louis Aero Club in January brought pilot upgrading program and will be We in Wisconsin hope to become us four new 49%’ers. Most happy to sending us the forms to complete to more involved and knowledgeable on welcome MEL KUHN, KURT LIND- show that we have taken the Annual state and national legislation pertain­ AUER, JOE WICKENHAUSER, and Proficiency Test. ing to aviation by the formation of a JIM BOARD—“ better-hals” of DORIS, BARB WILEY was able to tell us legislative committee to keep us in­ BARB, “ TEX” , and BETTY respec­ that just the day of the meeting she formed. tively. Following our "swearing in” had been awarded her Instrument In­ with a take-off of a radio interview structor Rating. Congratulations! that proved to be a pretty entertaining GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER BARB! We Rejoice with you. evening. In February, we were “ enter­ Jan Pocock, Reporter At the annual meeting of the Minne­ tained” by the F.B.I.! Local Investi­ sota Aviation Trades Association our Greetings from Beautiful Downtown gator by the name of BOB BENDER chairman RITA ORR was named St. Louis, where all the Greater St. gave in some very interesting facts “ Mrs. Aviation’’ of 1969. The M.A.T.A. Louis 99’s have passed their APT rides, about crimes aboard aircraft and what distinguished service award was for due to the unbelievably fair weather the F.B.I. does to ward t' em off. her contribution to aviation in Minne­ in these parts! Yek! April Fool! Well, Lottsa work in the future for our sota. would you believe we have 2 Apt 99’s? chapter, like the start of the “ Spirit The program for our February meet­ NORMA BRAUCH and VAL JOHN­ of San Diego Air Race” , which will ing was a lecture and demonstration of SON, both of whom passed with (par­ originate at Lambert Field, STL, on how an engine of a small aircraft don the expression) Flying Colors! May 10th. “ GUSSIE” FREEZE is works. We had the opportunity to stick The rest of us will catch up—just slow working on the housing for both people our fingers into the oily innards of a starters and chicken pilots, that’s all! and aircraft and RUTH LAKE will Continental engine of the type used in (Really, the only sunny days we've handle tire impounding (with assistance Bonanzas. LES LEWIS, BUD LAD- had this year have also managed to from the F.A.A. and others!) The Ex­ WIG and OSCAR MAY of Modern have 30-50K winds!) ecutive International Inn, right handy Aero answered a great many questions Proud and pleased to announce 2 to Lambert Field, will be II.Q. for out- for both the 99s and their 49%ers. In new members accepted at our March of-towners and we’re looking forward March we met at the same place and meeting. ROE FULGRAF, who had to to seeing many of our flying buddies. they explained flight instrument sys­ patiently wait till she received that Then, June 21st, the Sky Lady will tems and some readings that would coveted Private, several months after originate from the “ Spirit of St. Louis" indicate trouble for a pilot. Some of having attended her first meeting, and airport, with most of the details being us were hoping they would explain an JEAN BRUER, our second member handled by tho WNAA, thank gosh, but easy method for removing ice that from Greenville, 111. In addition, we our gals who won’t be flyng the race holds hangar doors closed and pre­ have a returning transferee, ERMA will help with the ground work. That vents pilots from getting their planes MANZO, former St. Louisan who spent eliminates JEAN LENNERTSON and out. Both meetings gave us an oppor­ some time in Iowa. We’re especially GRACE COVYEAU, RUTH LAKE and tunity for some hangar flying and in delighted about all three, due to the FRAN HENKE, plus several others, March we heard about the trips taken unhappy prospect of losing our “ top cause they’ll be up there challenging by the ORRS and KUECHLES. Both two” . Our Vice Chairman, DONNA the best! The end of June, at St. Clair, RITA and BETTY KUECHLE’S RAE HENKE is running o f to Italy Mo. airport, and the end of July at 49M:ER BILL got in quite a bit of in­ in May with her NAVY HUSBAND, Arrowhead Airport in St. Louis County, strument time, on that trip. JOHN, for a tour of duty which means we’re planning to have aerobatic Plans for future meetings in 1969 we’ll lose her for a year or so, and shows. AMY LAWS will do her famous were discussed at both meetings and the worst blow was announced by our “ 360° turn on take-off roll trick” , JAN it sounds like we will have an interest­ Chairman, MEARL FRAME. Her POCOCK will demonstrate how to get ing year. We will tell you about them 49M>ER, BILL, has accepted Ch. Pilot your .ive take-offs and landings in on as they become realities. position with the Budd Corp. in Detroit, one approach, and (Oh, good grief! which means the Michigan Chapter is Can’t seem to get off that Foolish gonna get a mighty great gal, un­ April Kick!). Seriously, KIT HEA- WISCONSIN CHAPTER fortunately for us. MEARL has as­ COCK and several of her Aerobatic Katie Conkling, Reporter sured us she’ll stick around and close pals have agreed to put on a demon­ Wisconsin 99's cover the state — out the school year for her kids, and stration of their skills while the rest meeting at a different location each finish up some of the many projects of us non-aerobatic 99’s will sell soda month. Meetings are scheduled for she started us on this year, thank and other goodies to J. Q. Publik — the second Sunday of each month— goodness! (That’s only fair!) In ad­ the proceeds of which will be donated visiting 99’s and prospective members dition, the HENKE family had more to our U.S. Aerobatic Team to help are always welcome — contact any excitement. FRAN and AUGIE are get them to the World Meet in 1970. member for location and time of meet­ the proud new parents of a bouncing Wouldn’t it be great if several Chapters ing. baby boy! Our sincere congratulations would do likewise? Maybe it’s just be­ The Austin-Straubel Airport, Green to 99 FRAN, 49y2’ER, AUGIE, and cause it’s closer to home for us this Bay, Wisconsin, will be the location 24-% AUGIE, JR. Sure hope FRAN year, with KIT in the “ running” , but really, tiz a mighty worthy cause and year we tried a little different ap­ seems rather a shame that the team proach to our Achievement Awards. representing the vvealthist Nation in We were not having the participation the world should have to scrimp and we thought we should have so we added scrounge in order to get the pennies another 1st place trophy to be given together to go! Huh? the Ninety-Nine who had the most Will leave you with this thought. points without flying time. Winner of Wanta put some tun into your life and this trophy was JEAN CLAUSS. Some have an excuse to fly? VAL JOHNSON of the girls don’t get to do too much says “ Join the flight to lunch, bunch!” flying but do so much work for the She, JOAN LAMB, MARY LOWE, 99’s we thought they should be re­ GERRY BEETZ, AMY LAWS, and warded also. several others have started a get to­ GOVERNOR MARY CLARK came gether on Wednesdays at various air­ in from Michigan to present the girls ports within, roughly, an hour’s flying their Trophies. We all had a wonderful distance from home base, just for the visit with MARY and was very happy fun o£ it! Sounds like a fantastik idea, she was able to attend the Banquet. if they’ll stop through Lambert Field Other out of town guest was ANN and pick up their reporter friend! All ROETHKE our Past Governor from near-by chapters are very cordially Milwaukee. It is always a pleasure to invited to join. Contact VAL to find have ANN visit with us. Past Chair­ BILL LOTZER, Director of Wisconsin out which airport they plan to “ in­ man SUE ROSCOE was presented the Aviation Trades Association present­ vade” , and meet ’em there for lunch! Past Chairman’s Pin by Chairman ing an award to FLORENCE TONEY So Long—see you No. Central gals at GERRY KRAUSE. New members were “ for her contribution to aviation in Indianapolis April 26th. presented their pins and the 49%’s Wisconsin over the years.” their cards. Entertainment was the movie POWDER PUFF FOR JOAN. WISCONSIN CHAPTER Our March meeting at Austin- Everyone had a wonderful time and Katie Conkling, Reporter Straubel Airport, Green Bay, was well fourteen girls had beautiful trophies FLORENCE TONEY (TONEY) was attended—weather was favorable for a to take home. Chairman of Achieve­ presented an award by the Wisconsin good Ninety-Nine fly-in. MR. R. ment Award was MARY SHUMWAY HEMPEL of the Green Bay, FSS, Aviation Trades Association. The and she really did a bang up job. award was presented by BILL LOT- showed some FAA films and briefed us Many thanks MARY from Chicago ZER, a Director of W.A.T.A., for on the many services the Green Bay Area 99’s. TONEY’S “ contribution to aviation FSS has available for pilots. HELEN SAILER had been on vaca­ in Wisconsin over the years.” Our April meeting will be a field trip tion with ANN ROETHKE, they flew RAMONA HEUBNER contributed to tour Chicago Center at Aurora, to St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. the following notes from our February Illinois. Guests and friends will be When they were in Ft. Lauderdale, meeting held in Sheboygan — invited to join the tour. Fla. they ran into EDIE MAXIM. You We thank MR. HARRY CHAPLIN never can tell where you will run into for making the day a very pleasant JANICE THOMAS, ETHEL WEST- another 99. and educational event. ERLUND and KATIE CONKLING plan 1. HARRY gave information on air­ on attending the Spring Sectional. EVA and HAROLD WHITE left Sat., marking in Wisconsin. If there are March 15th for a two week stay in areas where Ninety-Nines can help, Florida, Poodles and all. CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER we will be informed. Louise Kokesh, Reporter LORRAINE & WALLY BRUCHER 2. We unanimously approved MR. are the proud owners of a Cessna 210 CHAPLAIN’S suggestion that we have The Chicago Area Chapter had their which they will keep at Naper Aero a Ninety-Nine committee to “ watch” 17th Annual Achievement Awards Ban­ Estates. They live just across the aviation legislation in Wisconsin and quet Saturday, March 15th at the Toll street from EVA & HAROLD WHITE. to inform us thru our Monthly Flyer— Gate Inn in Aurora, Illinois. Sixty Good luck with the new plane. and when to take action. Eight Ninety-Nines, Forty Nine and a It was nice to see BEA and VERN 3. At the present time the Wisconsin Half’s and guests attended. Winners SIEMON don’t get a chance to see Division of Aeronautics gets funds only were 1st place KATY BOYD, 2nd place them too often as home duties keep from: RUTH BAXTER, 3rd place Chairman them pretty busy. a. fee or tax from airlines GERRY KRAUSE. Fourteen girls par­ b. from pilots who do not claim gas ticipated in the 19S8 Achievement NONA & SKIP GUSTAFSON took tax Awards contest. Fourth place was a fast trip out to the West Coast and c. aircraft registrations. CHARLENE FALKENBERG, 5th place NONA just love it out there, can hardly 4. The Council of Aeronautics cam CAROLINE SMITH, 6th place ELSIE wait for the next trip out there. It is only advise. The only division in our WAHRER, 7th place JOAN SCHOGER, always nice to get away but its is nice State Department of Transportation 8th place PEG TRANER, 9th place to return to home base. that is limited in this way. NITA FINEMAN, 10th place JUDITH With Spring coming up hope to see We welcomed as new members: SUIT, 11th place VIRGINIA COF- nice shinny airplanes taking off for BARBARA NELSON, Milwaukee and FEEN, 12th place LOUISE KOKESH, the Spring Sectional in Indianapolis MARGE DUNN, Okauchee. 13th place ELLEN O'HARA. Last April 25, 26, and 27th. Get your reser­

Aprll, 1969 —25— vations in early. I know we will all or without a license. Prizes include sightseeing at Copenhagen and Oslo have a wonderful time. flight scholarships and trophies. HAR­ before returning via Polar Route. The MARY and JOHN flew via Airlines OLD KRIER, World Aerobatic Cham­ Captain was advised of her presence to Portland, Oregon and MARY got to pion, offered 10 hours aerobatic train­ on board and he had JEAN as a guest go skiing on Mt. Hood. She flew over ing as one of the prizes. Entry fee while flying over the Magnetic North Mt. Hood in the 1966 Powder Puff is $15.00 and entry blanks and addi­ Pole, in the DC 8-63. Derby and got to go skiing on it in tional data may be obtained from An extremely interesting and in- 1969. MARY is a pretty busy gal with PAUL E. MARTZ, P. O. BOX 10786 'ormative program was presented by taking care of a new baby she is find­ MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA 73110. DR. IIARPER on High Altitude Physi­ ing time to go out and fly once in DELORES MITCHELL is the happy ology . . . awhile. Guess you plan on Powder owner of a new Bonanza. Happy Flying . . . Puffing this year? Adams Tower, Adams Field LIT was presented a plaque by KAY DALLAS CHAPTER NEWTH and SHIRLEY BOGGESS on Pat Clark, Reporter behalf of our chapter for outstanding service and help given to the Ninety I can see the hand writing on the SO. CENTRAL Nines. wall, you have the wrong gal for news OUR CHAPTER WILL DONATE A reporter: LIL TAFEL has done a great SECTION TROPHY TO THE ARKANSAS AERO job of stepping in and reporting the CLUB RACE FOR THE BEST SCOR­ news. ING 99. THE RACE WILL BE HELD Everyone take note: THE POKER IN HOT SPRINGS ON JUNE 21. PARTY DATE HA3 BEEN CHANGED ARKANSAS CHAPTER HAPPY TOUCHDOWNS! TO MAY 3RD WITH RAINDATE MAY Marguerite Nielsen, Reporter 10TH. PEG ONG wishes to announce The bene'it Style Show held in the that this year we are adding a spot home of CARRIE HUNT in Little Rock COLORADO CHAPTER landing, Lucky 13th award for both on March 13 was well attended and Pat Luther, Reporter male and female and a wild card profitable for the Arkansas Chapter. Horray, another ATR rating for the award at each of the five stops. The Clothing was furnished by Kay’s Colorado Chapter! selected airports stops are ADDISON, House of Fashion of North Little Rock. Congratulations to SARALEE FISH­ SHERMAN, GAINESVILLE, ARLING­ Food was furnished, prepared, and ER . . . BETTY JO REED and GRACE TON and ending at Redbird Airport served by our Chapter. Members at­ MAYFIELD have big plans to attend Terminal. Hope to see everyone out tending were CARRIE HUNT, RUTH the Wasp reunion at JACQUELINE flying the Poker Party. GRAY, BEVERLY HART, MARGE COCHRAN’S ranch in Indio, California When PEG ONG was in St. Louis she MCLEAN, MARY DU KETT', BET- April 11-13. The High Altitude Clam­ had lunch with Greater St. Louis Chap­ TYE BOLLEN, SHIRLEY BOGGESS, ber with a trip to 29,000 feet was en­ ter members ANY LAWS and JAN RUTH MCADAMS, KAY NEWTH, joyed by CHARLOTTE CLEVE, RO- POCOCK. JOAN MORGAN, RAMONIA SLOAT, ANN MOULTON, SANDY COOPER, JO ALLISON has a new Telephone & DELORES MITCHELL. MARIUM HANNA and JUNE CHRIS­ No. where she can be reached after The Arkansas Chapter will have an­ TY. 4 P.M. 328-1579. other style show in May at the home “ Runway Ramblings” — LUCILLE While CINDY and JACK MORRIS of DELORES MITCHELL in Sallisaw, ELGIN is sporting a “ new” Bonanza were in Dallas on business they were Okla. and hopes to do a lot of cross country able to spend an evening with PAT RAMONIA SLOAT made four flights flying . . . GWEN CRAVEN has been & FRAN CLARK. Sure do miss you to Little Rock and one to Louisiana checked out for night flying so she can folks here in Dallas. this month, in her 172. DELORES fly from Greeley to our evening meet­ PAULINE & JACK WINTHROPE DEAM flew her 182 to Greenville, ings in Denver at Stapleton Interna­ were in Sherman March 16th for in­ Miss, for a visit with home folks. tional . . . JAN GAMMELL and HELEN stallation of a new Experimental Club MARGE NIELSEN was pleased to do MAXSON are busy preparing the Co­ chapter. JACK flies for Branif and sand bag time with DELORES and manche 250 for their departure for both are active antique plane pilots. spent most of the day hangar flying the Angel Derby . . . FREDDA TUR- Ole man weather didn’t cooperate. in Greenville with DOT ETHERIDGE. RILL and 49V2ER LARRY with their ANN STUBEL & RUTH STULTS were DELORES MITCHELL is very busy Ports of Call Travel Club have been weathered out of their week end in in Sallisaw getting the town ready to enjoying trips to South America and Juarez, Mexico — Ice in West Texas. be a race stop for the “ Youth Derby” points south. They have been joined by PAT CLARK was weathered out of the to be flown July 26, 1969 from Wiley HELEN CHOUN and 49!L>ER JOE from Mardi Gras weekend — Tornadoes in Post to Sallisaw to Cushing to Wiley the Colorado Chapter and MARY WEN- La. Post. The race is to be a X-C Pro­ HOLZ of the Long Beach Chapter. PHYLLIS DUKE has been one busy ficiency sponsored by W.N.A.A. of DONNA MYERS, our International gal; she passed her flight instructors which DELORES is National Vice President will be leaving for California rating. President. The race is open to male to present a Charter to the South BARBARA POWELL is a new mem­ and female pilots between the ages of Sierra Chapter and will also be busy ber. She keeps house for her father 17 and 25, attending school or an ac­ at Oklahoma Ciy for the Board meet­ in Farmerville. Works as a medical credited college, holding a Private ing . . . Longest trip of all was made technologist at St. Paul Hospital. She license or better. Co-Pilots are man­ by JEAN FERRELL who spent ten learned to fly at Airhaven. datory of the same age bracket with days in Norway skiing at Voss and Your down to the date deadline re­ porter’s wings have been clipped. 463B is getting a new “ heart beat” by way of shiny new engine. This business o: staying home and answering the phone is confusing me. And now I'll close with a communication story told by MARV STEVENSON on the Wyoming Air Tour that I think bears repeating. Situation: A jet pilot aircraft 5558 at 8.000 feet, five out, on final, gear down and locked, wants to make a touch and go land. THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS LIKE THIS: Sun Burst Tower, this is chrome plated stove pipe, triple nickle 8 ball, angels 8, five in the slot, got my boots on and laccd and I want to bounce and blow. TOWER RESPONDS: Roger — repeats transmission and adds: You got the nod, just hit the sod. Now untwist your tongue.

HOUSTON CHAPTER Aline Bush, Reporter PAT McEWEN and ARLENE WALKUP by PAT’S new psychedelic Beech. They will be off and running in the Angel Derby. FAA Aviation Safety Director E. A. DODDS was speaker for Houston Chap­ in addition to ol’ man Sol, a gentleman KANSAS CHAPTER ter February meeting. In addition who has shown his face but rarely Alice Dodd, Reporter to entertaining and enlightening us around this area the past few weeks. verbally, MR. DODDS illustrated his The big news from our Chapter is The group had lunch at the Sand Dol­ remarks on safety with slides and the 18th birthday of the Kansas Chap­ lar Motel and toured its beautifully films. Members viewed an impromptu, ter, and we celebrated in style! Forty landscaped grounds. on-the-scene ilm which grimly showed two girls, and some of the husbands, the results of propping a plane with TOMMY and RUTH HILDEBRAND began the afternoon of March 15, by no one in the pilot’s seat, along with returned from Mexico and the Flying hearing DON CARY, Beech Training slides of recent aircraft accidents and Farmer Tour in time to join us at Center, give an excellent presentation causes of same. This was a most con­ Rockport. MARY and CONNIE ABLE on Power Plants. The group then ad­ structive and informative program, one just returned from Grand Bahama Is­ journed to the Candle Club where the that gave us as pilots much to think land and Bimini. RUTH flew SALLY party began, complete with cake and about. COX and MARY JANE NORRIS in her candles. The Chapter was not the only Two new members, MARY and ED­ Debonair to arrange for Space Stations luck recipient. Our Chairman, MARY WARD BROOKS and JAN, (MRS. W. for the forthcoming Space Chase in AIKEN, was presented with a cake C.) McELOCEN were guests for the April. Locations are to be Eagle Lake, in honor of her birthday. We were de­ evening. Both MARY and EDWARD, College Station, Hooks, Huntsville and lighted to have severed distinguished from Denver, Colorado chapter, trained Ccnroe. We had such a good time last guests join us in the celebration: at Arapaho, checked by JIM MUN- year in spite of marginal weather that NEMA MASONHALL, Vice Governor CEY. MARY received her license in everyone is getting excited over plans of our Section, DOROTHY WARREN, August, ED in November. They re­ for this year’s chase. Section Secretary, and ARLENE marked that if the rest of Houston WALKUP, Past Governor. was as friendly and hospitable as the One who doesn’t say very much but does a lot is MACKIE FUSELIER Many o our girls stay busy with 99's, they would probably retire here. flying activities regardless of the JAN received her single engine rating who has been experiencing the fun, excitement and suspense o piloting weather, and believe me, it hasn’t September 19S8 and her multi engine the jump plane for a sky-diving group been too good! MARILYN COPELAND ratrng December 1968. She and her fly­ which includes her husband ERWIN and PAT McEWEN have promoted ing husband have their Turbo Aztec C and son PHILLIP. MACKIE also flew women in aviation by giving talks to based at Lakeside. on a search and rescue mission recent­ local groups. JOYCE CASE flew in an On our Valentine fly-in in Rockport airshow at Liberal, Kans. in February. Sunday, February 16 (Erroneously re­ ly for CAP. ported as planned for Lakeway, Austin) JUDY HANNA was recently wel­ A most unfortunate happening— we must have kept safety in mind. comed into the 99’s and we are looking ANNE WADDELL fell and broke her In an excellent turnout ol more than forward to adding several other new pelvic bone and will be immobilized 50 people, we had no mishaps. Some members from the Petticoat Pilots who for some time. of the Eagle Lake chapter joined us, are almost ready for their check rides. I am pinch-hitting for lucky ELEA- NOR KNOTT, who is having a dreamy aha, flew (commercially) to Albuequer- JAN CLEMENT. Discussed were pos­ vacation n Old Mexico! que and report they were entertained sible civic projects that we can un­ royally by 99’s and EAAers. AEQ 99 dertake in the near future. The NEBRASKA CHAPTER WANDA COTHRAN and husband, evening’s entertainment was an ani­ Marion Larmon, Reporter CHUCK, took them to dinner at El mated movie about weather, how and Pinto where BETH ate her first tacos! why the various types develop, shown Low ceilings, freezing drizzle, poor The EAA president showed them a by Joe Wenzel of the FSS. visibility and fog! This was the order partially completed WOODY PUSHER Congratulations are in order to of the day throughout January and and TAYLOR TITCH, and then gave JANICE BESCH, who has just received February! Most disconcerting — but them an air tour of ABQ in a 172. her instructor’s rating. JANICE was Nebraska 99’s did manage to hold MARION LARMON, McCook, tlew to beginning to think that she was jinxed meetings and have some interesting Areata, California, (also commercially) because her check-ride was cancelled flights. for a 9-day visit with her sister who four times by bad weather. In February 13 members met at Ep- leaves in March for Egypt where her Because Midwest weather has been pley Airport in Omaha for meeting husband will be the chief fisheries so disagreeable, INEZ and HERB and lunch at the Silver Lining. March biologist of Lake Nasser at the High STOCKER, GEORGIANN and BILL 1st meeting was held at Kearney with Aswan DAM. While there she was giv­ RYNEARSON of our chapter and LEAH SNART, hostess. Weather kept en a view of the coastal area in a MARTHA and BUB PURDY of the this reporter from attending, so no Cherokee 180 by a friend of her sister’s. Nebraska Chapter flew south of the report on this meeting. Those attend­ border in search of sunshine. They ing in Omaha in February are: EVE­ The upcoming item on the Nebraska spent two weeks in Mazatlan, Guada­ LYN SEDIVY, MARTHA PURDY, 99 agenda is the gas stop at Kearney lajara and Mexico City—sightseeging, ROSEMARY HARVEY, PAT UNDER­ for the AWTAR. Plans are beginning deep-sea fishing, bargaining in the WOOD, MARY LOU PHELPS, CAROL to take shape and we all are looking local markets and just generally en­ MISCHNICK, BETH HOUCHIN, CATH- forward to participating in this event joying the warm, clear weather. INEZ ERIN MARSH, JAN HEINS, PAT and welcome all entrants who will be hooked a 150 lb. marlin, and MARTHA WOLFE, JEANNE GIVEN, JAN making Kearney their stop en route. got a good start on her Christmas shop­ SCHMEECKLE and JUDY WEST­ Happy Flying! ping. However, the highlight of their BROOK. Newly appointed committee trip was seeing the very colorful per­ Chairmen are: APT — SHIRLEY OMAHA AREA CHAPTER formance of the Ballet Folklorico of AMEN, who reminds us that June 1st Georgiann Rynearson, Reporter Mexico in Mexico City. Also, they is the deadline; Trophy Point System— Before we got down to business at recommend a ride in down town Mexi­ JAN HEINS, who announced that a our February meeting, we enjoyed a co City traffic for anyone afraid to fly. trophy will be awarded each quarter box supper with our 49%ers at the After that, a plane ride is mighty to the Nebraska 99 accumulating the home of HELEN and JOHN EHRLICH, tame. most points under a system adopted with BETTY and BOB JARVIS assist­ HELEN EHRLICH is back in circu­ by the chaper, and said trophy to be ing them. The array of fancy boxes lation again after a bout with pneu­ retired at the end of each year, going indicated there is much artistic talent to the one with highest cumulative monia, and INEZ STOCKER is battling among our girls. HARRY DIRGO, some flu bugs. points; and MARTHA PURDY, Scrap­ flight instructor at South Omaha Air­ In addition to her flight instruction, book. With such enthusiasm as these port and a long time pilot, gave a ANN PRINGLE has been busy teach­ girls show, we can look forward to humorous but very informative talk ing a ground school course at Offutt. an active year. on the importance of, "Being Profes­ We added two new members to our sional in Your Flying.” Besides the JANICE and PHIL KNEIFL and roster since the last news report — hosts, other members present were, children are looking forward to flying ROSEMARY HARVEY and PAT UN­ ROSEMARY and MAX BLOCK, EDNA to Denver this month for a week-end DERWOOD, both from Lincoln. Our FERRELL, CAROLINE and LT. of skiing. Chairman, EVELYN SEDIVY, can COL. GRANGER, BARBARA KREJCI, Here’s hoping that before the next once again be called a "student” . She JOEY and LT. COL. KUBESCH, VER- newsletter is due, it will have been has begun work on her Master’s de­ DAYNE and DICK MENZIE, GEOR­ our pilots, rather than the weather­ gree at the University of Nebraska. GIANN and BILL RYNEARSON, INEZ man, who have been "flying up a In addition to her night class, she is and HERB STOCKER and LUCILLE storm” . teaching another session of ground ULEMAN. school. The March meeting was at JANICE PIKES PEAK CHAPTER DIANE BARTELS, a transferee from KNEIFL’S home with GEORGIANN Marion Hein, Reporter Dallas now living in Lincoln, and hus­ RYNEARSON as co-hostess. Other JANIE OESCH was presented with band, GARY, are the proud parents members present were, LUCILLE two awards and plaques honoring her of KAYE DIANE, born January 19th ULEMAN, MARGARET SOBECK, for obtaining the National Record of in Lincoln. The JOHN PERRY family VERDAYNE MENZIE, BETTY JAR­ Feminine Multi-place Altitude Soaring Stagger-Winged their way to the Yuca­ VIS, YAVONNE HAMILTON, EDNA and Altitude Gain, by the Soaring So­ tan peninsula for Christmas, spending FERRELL, JANICE BESCH and ciety of America. This group holds the holiday in Isla Jujeres, the Isle of ROSEMARY BLOCK. We were very a meeting once each year for all board Women in the Carribean. They covered happy to have with us as guests four members and directors for the pur­ 4,400 miles; met other flying families student pilots (prospective 99s, we pose of making this award. This year from the U.S., and had a wonderful hope), BOBBI McCAFFREE, DONNA the meeting was held at the Broad­ time. BETH and DON HOUCHIN, Om­ MOEN, LAVONNE GILBERT and moor Hotel, Colorado Springs, on Feb­ ruary 1st. VIRGINIA SEITZER, from the Western New York Chapter at­ tended. Congratulations, JANIE! A special meeting was held on March 5th to which we invited the ENT Air Force Base AERO Club, and the AERO Club from the Air Force Academy, as well as the Pikes Peak Flying Club and other interested pilots. MR. JON WIL­ LIAMSON, an air traffic controller from the Peterson Field tower in Colo­ rado Springs, was our speaker. After showing two films of interest he spoke on his experiences in his line of work and answered questions. We were hap­ py to welcome a number of pilots and prospective pilots to this meeting. IRENE MOCK, Flying Farmer Queen, drove in from Limon bringing a stu­ dent pilot with her. MR. AND MRS. LADWIG were alsl in atlendance. MR. LADWIG is director of aviation. We are delighted to have LUCY 5HATTUCK join our chapter. She is working on her commercial and trying to line up a sponsor so she can enter HELEN HEWITT (left) and MARTHA CHRISTY, jf the Shreveport Chapter, proudly hold a sign proclaiming the 1,000 hours flying time they have each the Powder Puff Derby. We hope she logged. That’s HELEN’S Bellanca 300 in the background. makes it! PAULINE MEIGHEN would love to be her co-pilot and she has had experience flying the Powder Puff Derby. We are planning a series of meet­ ings which will be o ' interest to new pilots and student pilots in this area. Several have expressed interest in joining our chapter—hope they will. Happy flying . . .

SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER Marian Burke, Reporter

Is everyone prepared to fly the An­ gel Derby? . . . Got the family flyin’ machine all polished up? . . . Re­ freshed yourself on some good naviga­ tion? . . . Brushed up on your Span­ ish? We hope all of those answers are “ YES” because the San Antonio 99 Chapter is certainly looking forward to your stopping at San Antonio Int. Airport (even if it is just for a few minutes to pick up “ a plane load of Shreveport 99s at a recent fly-in meeting at Ruston, La. Pictured (left to right) tail-winds” ! We have ordered only are: HAZLE NEALEY, KITTY JENKINS, HELEN HEWITT, SARAH HEN­ LEY, DOTTIE PORTS, SARA CALDWELL, JENNY McWILLIAMS, JERE clear skies, lots of sunshine and plenty SAUR. of “ tail-winds” for everyone throughout the race! is now serving in Viet Nam. This will Comanche to get that “ extra two miles We are sending lots of “ good luck be the first race for both JOYCE and worth of speed.” and have fun” wishes along with our EVE and both girls are really excited. It’s all going to be fun and take-off San Antonio contestants, JOYCE Running a close second on that ex­ day will be here before we know it. STEIN and “ EVE” KERR. JOYCE citement is JOYCE’S husband, STAN. May we extend our very best wishes will be flying as pilot in the “ family Anyone trying to locate him during to each and every contestant. We can Comanche 250” and EVE will be Co­ “ off-duty” hours for the next month have only one official winner but keep pilot. EVE, who recently married, is a might try Texsun Beechcraft hangar in mind . . . DON’T TAKE UNNECES­ Major in the service and will be trans­ at Int. Airport. He’ll probably be SARY CHANCES! KEEP A SAFE ferring to Japan in June. Her husband putting an extra coat of wax on the FUEL RESERVE IN YOUR PLANE! DON "1* ARGUE WITH OLD MAN gree in education from Louisiana Tech PAULINE’S office and some of us had WEATHER! last November, she teaches 5th grade lunch afterwards at Cotten’s again. Have a sale flight and have fun. math to 120 elementary school stu­ We discussed the Angel Derby and the That will make everyone of you a race dents. MARTHA flies a twin Coman­ possibility of having some of the CC winner! Desiamos vertas en el aero- che. girls go down to Monterrey, Mexico puerto Inlernacional de San Antonio Another member of whom we are to do the timing for the race. Let us el dia veinticuatro de Marzo! Adios! justly proud is HELEN WRAY. HEL­ hope for nice sunny weather. Members and friends of the San An­ EN was chosen to receive the Shreve­ tonio Chapter wish to extend their port Zonta Club’s annual Aviation “ heart-felt” sympathy to NORMA Mc- TULSA CHAPTER Award! In just two years of flying Agnes Heilman, Reporter ELVAIN because of the loss of her HELEN has earned her Multi-engine, husband, COL. W. H. McELVAIN. Commercial, Instrument, Ground In­ Our February meeting at JAN NORMA (a past Chairman of our chap­ structor, and most recently her Instru­ MAURITSON’S home on the 11th was ter and still a inmeber) and MAC had ment Instructor ratings. chock-’ull of business. Two guests— been living in O’Fallon, 111. where CORINNE STRICKLAND is back prospective members—added much to MAC was stationed at Scott AFB. managing her restaurant after a few the evening. PAT JENSON has come MAC died March 13th from a heart months’ vacation, during which time to our fair city from Iowa and is em­ attack and was at the Air Force she got in some flying and a trip to ployed as an instructor with Cessna Academy at Colorado Springs, Colo. Europe and Alaska. CORINNE used Pennant Aviation at Tulsa International NORMA and MAC were favorites of to be associated with the FAA in Alas­ Airport. MRS. MABEL BOEHLER, our group. We enjoyed them so much ka, and she showed us some colored cur other guest, is no beginner in the during MAC'S tour of Military duty in slides she took while there, including aviation world either. She and her this area. NORMA we hope that your one of the world’s northernmost FAA husband and their son, Terry, are all knowing that we all care will help station, at Barrow. members of the Tulsa Chapter of the bear the pain of adjustment. He was SARAH HENLEY has just completed Antique Airplane Ass’n. Terry is the loved by us all. Again please accept HELEN HEWITT'S Commercial course young man who set the new official our sincere sympathy. and passed her FAA written test. Con­ world’s record for soloing the greatest gratulations, SARAH. number of different makes and types of aircraft on his 16th birthday (53) SHREVEPORT CHAPTER HAZLE NE A L E Y ’S 49V4ER, here in Tulsa at Harvey Young Air­ Evelyn Snow, Reporter “ MULE” , is in the hospital recuper­ port last fall. Our January meeting was held at ating from major surgery. We know the home of JOAN CARROLL. Wel­ that all their friends among the 99’s Early in February AGNES and comed to their first meeting were and 4914 ers will want to wish him a PAUL HELLMAN made their second MADGE KELLY and PAT GUSTINE. speedy recovery. venture into Mexico; this time to Mex­ ico City and on to Acapulco—much For our February meeting we flew I am proud to announce that I’m fun. to Ruston airport, where we were now eligible for the flying grand­ guests of JENNY McWILLIAMS, mothers club—our daughter BETTY On March 18 we gathered at MARY whose 49!6er, DON, manages the air­ and her husband, LT. JIM HEISE, STURGIS’ home for our regular meet­ port. (DON, by the way, has recently presented us with a grandson, BRENT ing. Membership applications were is­ been made an FAA Examiner). Vec­ MICHAEL, born February 21. sued to PAT JANSON and MABEL tored in by JENNY on Unicom were: BOEHLER. We have accepted the SARAH HENLEY, JERE SAUR, challenge of manning the Tulsa Stop TIP OK TEXAS CHAPTER HAZLE NEALEY, HELEN HEWITTT, for the “ Spirit of San Diego” Race, Catharina Bielin, Reporter DOTTIE PORTS, KITTY JENKINS, May 9-11 to celebrate the 200th anni­ SARA CALDWELL, and EVELYN We had a nice turnout for our Feb. versary of the city of San Diego. SNOW. JENNY is expecting the ar­ meeting at PAULINE’S office. Almost NANCY CAIN has her Instrument In­ rival of an heir soon . . . a prospective all our C.C. members were present structor’s Rating now and made good 99 maybe? We were interested to along with the girls from McAllen, use of it her first time out with her learn that JENNY was the first lady Harlingen and Kingsville. We also had family enroute to Houston. pilot in the Republic of Liberia! several guests: WANDA NICHOLS and JAN MAURITSON had the big story It’s three big cheers for MARTHA EONNIE HALE from Corpus Christi, of the evening. On a recent trip down CHRISTY and HELEN HEWITT—they and CLAIRE GANTREAU from Mc­ the Eaja Peninsula (flying, of course) have each passed the 1,000 hour mark Allen. she survived the supreme ecstasy of in their log books!! HELEN started After we talked over business, we catching a 100 lb. blue marlin and she flying in 1958, holds Multi-engine, Com­ saw a movie of AMELIA EARHART came equipped with pictures to prove mercial, Instrument, Instrument In­ and some other famous 99 girls. it. If you know JAN you also know structor, and Ground Instructor rat­ ARDATH McCREERY brought the that the fish had to be about twice ings, teaches flying and ground school film with her from McAllen. as long as she is and outweighed her regularly. (One of her students recent­ After the film, we had lunch at the by several pounds. At their Serinadad, ly scored 100% on the FAA private Cotten Bar B Q at Robstown. It sur­ Muleghe stop she ran into MARION written!). HELEN flies a Bellanca prised several of us to have our food BANKS and we all know what fun 300. MARTHA’S flying began in 1961. served on pieces of paper, but it did it is to meet a fellow 99’s way off the She holds Multi-engine, Commercial, not take anything away from its de­ beaten path. It also gave JAN a good Instrument, and Ground Instructor licious flavor. chance to get some first-hand informa­ ratings, and since receiving her de­ Our March 1 meeting was held at tion about the “ Spirit of San Diego” Race that we find ourselves involved scheduled for the 24th. We know the The topic was “ Women in Aviation in. racers as well as the helpers and spec­ After Amelia Earhart” . Also, DEE This beautiful Spring weather should tators can’t help but fall under the COMEAUX was asked to be Chief bring out the aviation in all of us; so spell of old New Orleans and we hope Starting Judge for the IAR. DEE is Happy Flying and we’ll be seeing you it will prompt some of them to further well quali.ied since she has flown the at the Spring Section Meeting in Fort explore our lovely state of Louisiana. race several times and last year she Worth. We were very sad to hear that PAT­ handled all the details for the stop in SY JONES and MARGARET RUTH Lake Charles. WICHITA FALLS CHAPTER who were planning to fly the IAR were Our newest member of the baby Jean Medlinger, Reporter unable to get all the details worked brigade was born to GLORIA and A Christmas party was held in the cut, and will have to try again another DAVE HOLMES. Their first child, home of RUTH RENTON, December time. MICHAEL DAVID, was born Jan. 28. 1 think that’s correct; if it’s not, I’ll 13, 1968. The meeting of January 11th Our February meeting was held in surely hear about it. was held in the Wichita Club. Thanks New Iberia during one of our typical to ELAINE and JOHN EDWARDS for week ends. Someone up there really Your reporter and hubby JOHNNY the dinner. A total o' 23 people at­ must like to “ sock it to us” because drove to Albuquerque with some tended the meeting. The guest speakers we’ve surely had our share lately. friends in February. I had big plans to were two men we have obtained before However, YVONNE RYDER was a try to meet some of the 99's there but for our meeting and were so interest­ gracious hostess as always and had things didn’t work out that way. We ing, we invited them back again. MR. invited a most interesting guest speak­ of course had o try some skiing and DICK GIFFON and MR. JOHN DON­ er for our meeting. MR. GORDON the first day my husband broke his NELLY are with the G.A.D.O. office BROWN of New Iberia, a businessman leg in all that beautiful soft snow. in Ft. Worth. pilot, is one of a group of 6 concerned After two days in the hospital, we flew Welcome to our new member, Mrs. people spearheading a drive to save back home. Some vacation! We must GOLDIE MARTIN,, 4513 Jennings. a large portion of the former New commend everyone from the ski patrol APT buttons have been earned by Iberia Air Station and retain this land on down the line for being some of RUTH RENTON. SHIRLEY WES- for use as a much needed regional air­ the nicest folks we’ve met yet. BROOKS, BERNICE HARVEY, BET­ port serving the Acadiana area. To Well so long, but come see us in TY ALLISON and LAURIE STEPAN- date his group has been partially suc­ Houma at the air shown and fly-in on IAN. cessful and MR. BROWN outlined the April 19 and 20. The Blue Angels and Congratulations to PAUL and RUTH methods used and the progress made, others will be there and it will be a RENTON for their new instrument in­ and asked for our help in prodding very nice week end. structor ratings. local, state, and federal officials into The meeting of February 13, 1969 lending a hand in what we thought was held in the home of OLA MAE was a most worthwhile effort. Those NORTHWEST COOK. Valentine decorations and beau­ present were GINNY and LANKY SECTION tiful refreshments were prepared by SMITH, JAN PHILLIPS, CAL MERE­ OLA MAE. DITH, YVONNE RYDER and her Although it was a miserable rainy mother, MARGARET RUTH, ELEA­ night, we had a fine attendance. Those NOR LOWRY, MOLLY STOCKWELL, attending the meeting were RUTH DEE COMEAUX, PAT WARD and RENTON, BETTY ALLISON, GOLDIE LINDA WARD and all the LITTLE MARTIN, LOU ELLEN FOSTER, WARDS, and GUESTS MARIAN BALT'- LOLA BILLS, EARLENE GAR­ ZER of Baton Rouge, SHIRLEY New Address LAND, JEAN MEDLINGER, MARI­ EERNHART of Raceland, CATHE­ Ilovene Potter LYN O’NEIL, OLA MAE COOK, and RINE WOMACK o New Iberia, and SHIRLEY WESBROOKS. Two guests MR. and MRS. GORDON BROWN. 12705 Shorewood Drive S. W. were present, NORMA DODGE and Our regular March meeting was Seattle, Washington 98146 JUSTINE WOODS. JUSTINE was a canceled since a meeting is to be held former WASP. in New Orleans during the week end LOU ELLEN FOSTER presented a of the IAR. On April 13, we will hold ALASKA CHAPTER film on Density Altitude. our regular meeting at Eunice, La. Catherine Kippenhan, Reporter APT buttons have been awarded one We will air mark there with the kelp The Alaska Chapter met in Febru­ t' ird of our group and we are striv­ of the Acadiana Fliers, a local pilots ary at LAVELLE BETZ’ home. In at­ ing for 60%. group. tendance wtre MARION ZAEGEL, JAN PHILLIPS reports Lafayette is PAT McGEE, PAT GILDA, MAR­ SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER fortunate to have an L16 CAP plane. GARET WAGNON, JESSIE NOLL, Molly Stockwell, Reporter JAN is fairly short and says s’ e has BLANCHE KRAGER, JAN PESSEL, March 16, 1969. The current activity to use a heavy blanket and a big pil­ CATHY KIPPENHAN, MARY GANGE for our chapter is its participation in low to reach the rudders. With all this and MARY REID. LAVELLE pulled the Angel Derby this coming week-end. padding, the stick won’t go all the way a sneaky and taped a couple of hours We are proud to have had New Or­ back. Well, she says it’s fun though. of the meeting on a hidden tape re­ leans selected for the start of the IAR The Zonta club of Baton Rouge had corder. According to those who have which has impound and festivities, etc. PAT WARD as speaker at their annual heard the tape, there were usually beginning the 21st, with take off Amelia Earhart program in Feb. three separate conversations going on simultaneously with the business meet­ Flight Safety Seminar in the very near spacious, and we always have a won­ ing. As a result, the March meeting future. This all inclusive seminar will derful time. was held in a conference room at the cover Weather Forecasting, Alcohol Our chapter is starting to gather FAA Regional Headquarters in Anchor­ and Medications, Density Altitude, books, periodicals, and any publica­ age. Business is business and the meet­ Mountain Flying, Situation-Anxiety, tions on flying, to furnish what we ing was very efficient. Attending were Wake-Turbulence, Night Flying, Com­ l ope will be a fine library. All dona­ MARGARET WAGNON, BLANCHE munications, Oxygen, Low & Slow tions of materials will be put to good KRAGER, CAROLYN KENNEDY, Hunting, Emergencies and Survival. use. MARY FLAHART, LAVELLE BETZ, These subjects will be discussed by MARY REID, CATHY KIPPENHAN, the FAA, Civil Air Patrol, the U. S. EASTERN IDAHO CHAPTER ANNE WILBUR, LIZ FELLABAUM Air Force and the Alaska Medical Emmalyn Payne, Reporter (El Paso Chapter). PAT McGEE and Society, and will be open to anyone For a couple of weeks, a new-looking CHAIRMAN MARY. Following the interested in aviation. The dates will red and white shell of a Piper Cub business meeting, the group traveled be announced soon. sat on skids in a field below EMMA­ to Elmendorf Air Force Base for a LYN PAYNE’S home in Jackson Hole, program devoted to Survival, conduct­ COLUMBIA-CASCADE CHAPTER waiting for the weather to clear. At­ ed by COLONEL FLETCHER of the Ethelyn M. Opheim, Reporter Pro-Tem tached to it was a long cable which 317th Fighter Squadron. The program February’s meeting was held at the lay alcng the flat, dropped down the was excellent and those attending felt Quay Restaurant, Sunday, February bench, ready to be attached to a truck. that it was most worthwhile. 9. An excellent turnout of members Last year, the fuselage was yellow, It was certainly good to see MARY and 49%ers breakfasted in this spot and was part of the Cub belonging to FLAHART, who has returned to Alas­ which perches right on the edge of DIANE and GLEN JEX, of Blackfoot, ka for a breather following several the Columbia River. Idaho. Old Yeller had tangled with months of traveling in the Gulf States, January and February weather kept another plane while tied down during a Nassau, Africa and Europe. Also, a us all grounded, but our members windstorm and had ended in the trash welcome addition to the group is LIZ have been doing some interesting heap. FELLABAUM of the El Paso Chapter. things, nevertheless. GORDON EASTMAN, Jackson movie We hope to see more of her while MARCELLA OTHUS, our teacher producer (High, Wild and Free), had she and her husband are stationed supreme whose ability to motivate gone looking for a stand-in for his with the Air Force in Alaska. LIZ is students with a unique program rated own Cub, to be cras’'ed and burned working toward her commercial. a two-page spread in the OREGONIAN, during a wol’ hunt in his new picture. We heard a rumor that INGRID said she is "resting up” teaching, Old Yeller’s fuselage, along with the PEDERSEN was visiting in Anchorage after beating the Russian Army out wing of another discarded Cub, subse­ from Stockholm for a few days in of Prague by 5 days (along with Shir­ quently made the trip back to Jackson February. NANCY KESLER is getting ley Temple). MARCELLA and JOHN Hole. married sometime in April. RUTH took their two children on a 23-ccuntry The sun finally peeked through the HURST reportedly was seen cross tour o: Eastern and Western Europe snow long enough for Old Yeller—now country skiing at Skwentna. RUTH last summer. HER FEELING UPON red and white—to take her last flight. packs her skis in her Cessna 180 when RETURN HOME—“ THE MOST WON­ Three camermen were poised to get she makes the mail run to Skwentna DERFUL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD different views as CANADIAN JIM and enjoys the great outdoors while —THE USA—HAVE NEW FAITH IN THIBIDEAU, on signal started the she’s working. On the downhill skiing DEMOCRACY!” truck which tightened the cable, then scene, MARION ZAEGEL and 49%ER JO-NEAL and DR. HOMER HAR­ sped off toward the creek in the pas­ BILL are skiing twice weekly at Mt. RIS went to Miami for a convention. ture below the bench. At a predeter­ Alyeska. RUTH O’BUCK manages to Then in February, attended another mined spot he stopped. The plane squeeze one day of skiing in each week meeting in Chicago. came sailing over the edge of the and CATHY KIPPENHAN spends as LILLIAN LEWIS enjoyed Survival bench, then crashed into the snow much time as possible on the slopes. School, with stress upon winter wilder­ some 15 feet below. MARY REID finds that her Cessna ness survival, sponsored by our In a subsequent scene, the trapped 180 on pontoons doesn’t work too well “ OMSI” , Oregon Museum of Science pilot, a bad guy of course, dropped on snow and ice so she has been and Industry. his cigar into dripping fuel, and enjoying winter closer to the ground Our March meeting will be held at flames engul ed the Cub. WES MARKS, on a snowmobile. the Salem Airport Restaurant, March cinematographer assisting Eastman, Although Spring won’t be officially 30, 11:00 a.m. JO-NEAL HARRIS and and next-door neighbor of the PAYNES, “ sprung” until the 21st of March, it is MARCY WOLFARD are in charge of said they had quite a time igniting here unofficially. Those of us who have arrangements. RALPH McGINNIS, the gasoline—he wondered what it was already mopped up run-off water in Assistant Director of Aeronautics, the distributor was pumping into his our basements can testify to the fact. State of Oregon, will speak. All 99s, storage tank. With Spring breakup comes longer friends, husbands are invited. The shooting schedule was pretty days and a word to the wise for those May 25th has been set as the date flexible, so while EMMALYN was on who haven’t flown all winter: don’t for our annual fly-in breakfast at hand when the Cub came sailing over forget those take offs and landings to Scappoose Airport. All our flying the bench, she was out skiing the day a full stop to become current before friends and families should put this it went up in flames, arriving home loading passengers into your planes. date on their “ must do” list. The park in time to see only the smoldering The Alaska Chapter is sponsoring a adjoining the runway is pretty and ruins. Locale of the movie is in the far hold Operation Ladybird, which will be FAR WEST CHAPTER north, where Eastman has now re­ a one day seminar for women inter­ Elene Duncan, Reporter turned with his cast. However, as ested in flying presented in co-opera­ BARBARA LaRUE and MARGARET Jackson Hole is plenty snowy in winter, tion with the local FAA boys. AL­ LAYTON flew to Bellingham for the he took the opportunity of doing some BERTA is off to Atlanta, Georgia, January meeting on a cold, but clear shooting there, while at home with MINNIE to Palm Springs, CHAR­ day and were joined by LYNN MAHL- his family. LOTTE to Phoenix for some more BERG. The February meeting at MARY and GRANT KILBOURNE acrobatic flying lessons, and LYGIE Paine Field was also postponed a attended the presidential inauguration, to Phoenix, the Southeast and Mexico week, this time due to fog in the area, touched home base briefly, then took sporting a brand new transponder in but we have had a long period of blue off on a 30-day Carribbean cruise. their Comanche. BOBBIE PRICE skies and perfect flying weather re­ LOIS and DICK BAUER took a flying checked out in a new Navajo while cently. VAN ADDERSON, president of trip to Arizona just before Christmas. enroute to Disneyland and Baja, Cali­ the Far West Chapter, met with BAR­ PAT and MICKEY DUKICH ilew to fornia with TOM and their seven BARA LaRUE and MARY KOCHANEK California for the holidays. children and was surprised to find it to discuss further plans for the fall flies just like a CHEROKEE. KATH­ sectional in Bellingham. ONITA HOFF excerpted her favor­ LEEN HITCHCOCK is looking forward On February 12 th BARBARA, ite Gill Robb Wilson poems from The to being checked out in their new Sabe MARY, MARGARET and VAN flew Airman’s World, made them into book­ this month. to Bellingham for a meeting with lets and sent them to friends in lieu LYNN and the manager of the Leopold All the girls wish HELEN DEWEY, of Christmas cards. ONIT'A is having Hotel to make the necessary reserva­ now MRS. JOSEPH E. FISCHNALLER the landing strip on her ranch outside tions and arrangements and we will much happiness and happy flying. of Idaho Falls lengthened so friends have more news about the plans in IRENE ANRODE is extremely busy can drop into visit more often. the next newsletter. instructing in her Comanche and some Her youngest son, JOHN, has just Arlington will be our destination this leased Cessna 150’s. LEONA is flying soloed in her Cessna 120, so now all coming Thursday and I hope to be a Cessna 172 while her 182 is being five of her children are pilots. present to gather some additional news repaired after it had a disagreement DARLENE SCHIERS was hostess items. with the turf runway at Felt’s Field at the January luncheon chapter meet­ while LEONA was in the right hand ing at her house. The February meet­ seat, luckily. MONTANA CHAPTER ing was called off due to weather, and Kay Widmer, Substitute Reporter the March meeting will be a fly-in, Because of icy road conditions, zero, Winter has not been kind to Montana possibly to Salt Lake City or Boise, zero flying conditions no January meet­ probably on March 29. ing was held. The February meeting pilots. Meetings were cancelled when temperatures fell to —40 and —50 over was held in the Mosse Lodge dining After the January meeting adjourned the state, and again when visibility and MARY KILBOURNE had left, room in Spokane with ALBERTA, RENIE, CHARLOTTE, LYGIE, LE­ lowered to 100 feet due to fog. PATTY members decided to donate a dollar ECTON was snowbound in her ranch each to the Amelia Earhart Scholarship ONA and MILLIE present and pros­ pective members EDNA ABRAMS, home for 19 days. Fund, in memory of MARY’S father, Hopefully, spring will bring the com­ who had died suddenly. JEAN LANDA, LOIS DeFLUER, and MAY LOUISE ZIPFEL attending. pletion of the AOPA Pinch-Hitter Congratulations to FERN LAKE on course organized by KAY WIDMER in EASTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER being appointed Chairman of the AE Bozeman last October. Only half of the Mary Jane Becker, Reporter Scholarship Award, to LYGIE HAGAN class was able to finish their flight on being appointed Historian, to LE­ time before the snows fell. Ten slightly Our December meeting at the Town ONA HEBERLING, Sunshine Commit­ nervous women enrolled in the course, and Country Restaurant, Spokane found tee and to MILLIE SHINN for doing and out of the five who have received ALBERTA ANDERSON, IRENE AN- our publicity, and BOBBIE PRICE their certificates, three intend to get RODE, TERRIE BECKER, MINNIE for Membership Chairman. Congratu­ their licenses. We hope the remaining BOYD, CHARLOTTE DETWILER, lations to LYGIE on passing her In­ five will increase the percentage. One LYGIE HAGAN, LEONA HEEER- strument Written. of the Pinch-Hitters had a flat tire LING, FERN LAKE, MILLIE SHINN on her last landing, and she still wants and guests LOIS DeFLUER, DOR­ MINNIE visited ILIA MAE CARO- her private license. OTHY FOWLER, MARY E. RENO, SELL from the Coachella Valley Chap­ Our February meeting was scheduled VALERIE A. SHERMAN and MAE ter while in Palm Springs and the in Livingston where the winds usually LOUISE ZIPFEL greeted by the Arctic Santa Clara County Chapter rolled out whip along at a 20 or 30 knot clip. Low which forced all the girls to either the red carpet for TERRIE BECKER Funny—there was no wind at the air­ drive in or fly commercial. Many thanks to PHYLLIS PIERCE who dis­ port that day, but the weather was thanks to our Santa Clauses, ALBER­ played real “ 99” warm hospitality. bad everywhere else. Six of us enjoyed TA, MILLIE and LEONA who pre­ Each member answered roll-call by the Valentine luncheon arranged by sented us with mistletoe, choir boy telling about the flying she had done MARY ANN JORDAN and her two angels, toy twin planes, crown shaped guests, MARY BETH FLEMING and the past month, a unique idea. TER­ pin cushions, credit card holders and GERRY ARTHUN. WINIFRED LOVE­ flying angels. RIE is anxious to show Mardo Crane’s LACE, DOROTHY SABO and KAY Plans were made to do air-marking book about the WASP’s to all our WIDMER drove the 25 miles to join at the Prosser Airport in May and to members. them. DOROTHY told us about her trip Canadian neighbors, DR. JEAN many years at the Beaverton Airport. around the world on a medically ori­ BLEUKINSOP and GINA JORDAN, A piece of Oregon Aviation history ented tour of Asian countries. In Hon­ at the March meeting in Great Falls. was wiped out when the airport finally olulu she saw the stone monument PAT ROEHMER told about her trip had to give way to the population commemorating the flight of Amelia to Acapulco, and MARY STEVENSON growth. Earhart from Hawaii to the States. recently returned from a flight to Cali­ Plans for the Oregon Petticoat Derby They visited Wake Island, Tokyo, fornia, which was highlighted by the are tentatively set for May. Terminus Hong Kong, Manila, Bangkok, and news that her daughter had broken will be Sun River near Bend, Oregon. Singapore. A stop in Colombo, Ceylon, a leg in a ski race accident while More later on that. was highlighted by a visit to the hos­ she was gone. Our sympathies, Mary. PAULA OCCHUITO has been getting pital ship, Hope. Then on to Bombay, JOAN ORLEY, our reporter, is in in some skiing between bouts with New Delhi, and the Taj Mahal at Agra. Houston at the time of this writing, the children’s chicken pox and mumps. In Delhi, they watched the Republic attending an Airman’s Medical Exam­ GRETCHEN FRASER, BETTY Day parade which started with a fly­ iners seminar with her doctor 49%. JOHNSON and MARCELE CARSON over of a helicopter scattering rose all have news for us about their re­ petals on the crowd. At the end of the OREGON CHAPTER spective trips to Europe and the Far parade, India’s air force flew over at a Charlotte Dodson, Reporter East. MARCELE has an adopted child low altitude, and they watched the in Inchon as well as being a sponsor February 22, a beautiful day for fly­ French Mystere fighters, the Camberra for a Kindergarten teacher in Taiwan. ing, and the Oregon Chapter met for bombers, the Aluette choppers and With the weather clearing and the luncheon in the Port West Restaurant finally 40 Mig 21s in perfect formation. Hong Kong flu behind us the news at the Portland International Airport. During the month they flew in Viscount should be better soon. LILLIAN BILLINGS was program VC 10’s, a Caravelle, a DC 8, and 707. chairman and hostess for the day. She gave us vivid pictures of condi­ She had secured a very good 'riend of tions in the countries she had seen SOUTHERN OREGON CHAPTER all 99s, SANFORD YATES from the and made it a meeting to remember. Merlene Lawless, Reporter F.A.A. to be speaker. As he always ELSIE CHILDS jetted to Anchorage, does, MR. YATES had a very inter­ Hasn’t this been some winter?? Be­ Alaska, in March to watch her son esting program. He told us about the tween the rain, fog and the unusually KIM compete in the Junior Ski Na­ Boeing Model 747 which is the largest heavy snowfall, even the birds are tionals. Airplane designed for commercial use. electing to walk. It seems as though PEARL MAGILL was one of 20 quali­ It is almost impossible to realize that the weather is at its worst on our reg­ fied flight instructors who completed each four wing-mounted Pratt & Whit­ ular meeting date, so we haven’t all a concentrated refresher course of in­ ney JT9D turbofan engines will pro­ been able to get together for some­ struction on procedures and methods duce 43,500 pounds of thrust. It has a time. of flight instruction at Great Falls. range of up to 6000 miles at 625 mph. On January 23, our members were Our congratulations to MARGARET That is a far cry from the Wright the invited guests of the Medford TUXILL, who participated in Mon­ brothers day. MR. YATES also dis­ Zonta Club in honor of Amelia Ear­ tana’s second aerial radiological mon­ cussed Operation Lady Bird as well as hart, who was also a Zontian. This itoring program. We now have three giving us a word of caution in regard was the fourth year we have been to 99s qualified t o search out radioactiv­ to anyone planning a trip to Mexico. their annual dinner, which was at the ity from the air. He said to be sure you have your cer­ Rogue Valley Country Club. MAXINE MARY ANN JORDAN flew to Las tificate of ownership or if a rented PIKE, our Chapter Chairman, showed Vegas and Salt Lake City for a vaca­ plane written permission. After a ques­ a film "The Sky Is Yours” which was tion, and encountered some pretty tion and answer period we were taken enjoyed immensely by everyone. Those hairy weather on the return trip. on a tour of the Tower and newly re­ able to attend (through the ice and MARY ANN is talking about an in­ modeled Radar room. Ninety-Nines and snow) were MAXINE PIKE, GLADYS strument rating now. guests present were: LILLIAN BILL­ BURRILL, JERRI PARKER, her We’re Proud of JOY LUECK, our INGS with THELMA ENOS and SHIR­ daughter and guest, MRS. PATRICK candidate for the AE Scholarship, who LEY SELBERG, NONA GOARD and ASHBY and your reporter. This is an has passed the Northwest Section re­ guest DOROTHY MOLIN, PAULA event we all look forward to. quirements and now enters the national OCCHUITO and daughter DIANNE We are all proud of and happy for competition. LYNE, MARGARET TEUFEL, RUTH BETTY GLINES of Coos Bay. After PEARL MAGILL, The Northwest DOLAND, DOROTHY PARKIN, BET­ hours of studying and a lot of hard Race Chairman, has asked LOU TY JOHNSON and CAROL FLEMING. work she has received her Instrument WICKS and PHYLLIS PETERSON to We thank SANFORD YATES and the Instructor and Ground School Instruc­ co-chair her committee. It should be FAA for an excellent meeting. tor, Advance and Instrument tickets. an interesting race, from South Da­ SUE SMITH and 49% DAVID have This winter and spring she has had kota to Oregon. good reason to be elated. DAVID re­ a ground school “ Co-Pilot” course she ELSIE JOHNSON is participating in ceived his grant—a sizeable one—from has been teaching to the wives in the an active winter program. One eve­ the National Science Foundation to area. Good going, BETTY. ning in the week she takes judo lessons, continue his research for his flying PENNIE HARDY took her son and the next evening she goes to charm class room. This is really a step for­ “ BUTCH” for his Orientation Slight to school. Sounds like a conflict of inter­ ward. earn his Aviation Badge in Boy Scouts. ests. Progress and supermarkets forced MAXINE PIKE distributed an APT’ We were pleased to see two of our NONA GOARD to move her plane after schedule to all of us for the Pilot Up­ grading Program. This is an excellent delighted to be appointed Stop Chair­ keeping busy remodeling her home. idea for every pilot, 49% ’s too. man for Cheyenne, ‘or which the Wy­ ELAINE MONCUR is planning a flight Our December meeting was at the oming Chapter will be responsible. to Mexico—just so it’s not on a 99 PENNIE HARDY home in Canyon- Plans for this momentous occasion meeting date! MARIE ENGELMAN ville, which was all decked out for dominated the January meeting in is off on another fabulous trip with the Christmas season. HOPE McKAY Worland, the February meeting in her Dr. husband. PEGGY FURTNEY and ROSE ELLISON of Roseburg, Cody, and our March meeting was is keeping very busy with her Church MAXINE PIKE from Grants Pass and held in Cheyenne to check on accom­ work, and won’t be home in Cheyenne myself had a delicious luncheon served modations in advance of the "Trail for the 4th of July! — but we shall by PENNIE. Blazing” by route director THON forgive her, since she’s doing so much ROSE ELLISON hosted the February GRIFFIN, whom we expect in April. of the preliminary work now. RANDY meeting at her home in Roseburg. We’re tentatively planning a very HILTON knows just the right people Weather again interferred with air small gift for every “ TAR” , guaran­ so that we can get a ride to a meeting travel so our girls from “ over there” teed not to weigh over 3 ounces, so it when the forecast is for “ partly IFR” . on the Coast were unable to attend. won’t be left behind anywhere. Haven't heard from JUDY HISLE in Maybe that weatherman will be nice There were many flight plans to Casper recently, so won’t she be sur­ and give us some good weather for Billings in January and February to prised to hear that our next meeting our March meeting. ROSE is such a visit with NIKI WEAVER, whose will be there — or will we be surprised good cook we will all have to go back daughter ANN was in "intensive care” to find her not home! to our diets now. for weeks, following a very unfortunate Enjoyed a flight of perfect weather ROSE ELLISON and I traveled to auto accident. I’m happy to report that to Rapid City in Febr. to visit with Salem on February 26th to visit with she’s now very much improved. ANN 99s DOROTHY LEE and JEAN the Willamette Chapter at their month­ was such a delightful guest at many TOUGH, most important co-workers ly meeting. Weather that day was very cf our meetings, and very helpful with at the FSS. GEORGIA FIKE, Meteor­ questionable so we were glad we had our Airmarking program. We are all ologist was my passenger. It's been driven. The meeting was held at the wishing for her very speedy recovery. over 4 years since we were both mem­ Airport. It is always a lot of fun to NIKI is our regular reporter, but bers of the So Oak. Chapter—we’ve get with these gals and look forward asked me to fill in for her during this really missed those gals, though glad to another visit. emergency. We enjoyed the hospitality to have a Wyoming Chapter. JERRI PARKER and 49% THOMAS of E'OBBY KRAMER while in Billings left Ashland the first of February for — with friends like that, you can ill- an extended trip. They went to the most forget that your flight wasn’t Phoenix, Arizona area first, then trav­ primarily for pleasure. We have a po­ SOUTHWEST eled back up to Palo Alto to visit their tential candidate for the 99s next year! son and family, the BUZZ PARKER’S, MARY ECKHARDT of Cody completed SECTION then up to San Mateo to visit with her first solo flight on her 16th birth­ their daughter and family, the NOR­ day! — we’ll be watching her closely. ALOHA CHAPTER MAN GOULD’S. I would highly recommend the AOPA Dorothy Read, Reporter In answer to the question “ What do intensive study course for the instru­ We are just back from a very sue you think of the Announcements Only ment written exam — especially if you cessful fly-in to Kalaupapa, the lepro­ issue” . Well . . . announcements are don’t need much sleep! I attended in sarium on the neighboring island of important, but there don’t seem to be Salt Lake City last week, where in­ Molokai. The lure of history and wild enough of them to warrant an issue structors JACK EGGSPUEHLER and and rugged scenery drew a very en­ for them alone. IT WAS AN AWFULLY STACY WEISLOGEL really cracked thusiastic turnout. In fact, if a few SKINNY ISSUE, LET’S GO BACK TO the whip! — found that DOROTHY more of us were apt, we would have THE OTHER WAY AND HAVE WEISLOGEL is with the All-Ohio Chap­ had even more as we had too many EVERYTHING IN EACH ISSUE, ter, who were so helpful to us when we passengers, not enough pilots or planes, EVERY MONTH. WE ALL LOOK first started air-marking. I did take and not everyone who wanted to go FOR OUR COPIES EACH MONTH, 2 hours o f from study to call a 99, found a space. There were nine planes, let’s give us more to read. Do other ALBERTA NICHOLSON, and wonder­ though; quite a large number for the Chapters share our view??? ful hostess that she is, invited me to little airport. Next time you go flying . . . take dinner and a visit with LILA VIVIAN ING and IRENE ROGERS along a friend. Perhaps she too will FIELDEN, Chairman of the Utah 99s, shared piloting, as did DOROTHY join us in our fun and start her flying and a ski enthusiast 99 whose name KELSEY and NORMA BELLEISLE. career. escapes me at the moment. We dis­ JANE KELLEY worked hard getting Until next time, Happy Flying. cussed plans for the SLC, RKS and apt in the Arrow (nothing like the CYs stops for this year’s AWTAR, prospect of landing with an audience WYOMING CHAPTER while enjoying cookies and punch in of your peers at a short gusty strip Mabel Anesi, Reporter front of the fireplace. Even if I didn’t to make everyone sharpen up those Our Wyoming winter flying weather pass the exam, I certainly had a won­ landing techniques!) and I did the has been great! — at least most of derful week-end, and my flight home same in a Cardinal. MARGUERITE the time. was only marginal VFR (here in the WOOD flew a Cherokee, as did Of course we’re getting wildly en­ West, that’s visibility less than 70 49% RICHARD KELLEY. SANDY thusiastic about our very important miles). LEDREW flew her Cessna 150. 99s role in the AWTAR this year. I was Our Chairman BETTY ADAMS is who went along as passengers included MARY KING, MARIE MITZENHEIM, DEE KEAVENY, ANN ANDERSON, and MURIEL LELAND. We had a thorough and very inter­ esting tour by RICHARD MARKS. MR. MARKS is a patient who runs “ Damien Tours” . He is a very intelli­ gent, articulate and out-spoken man, and he had a devoted following of 99s and friends, thirty-six of us altogether. The stories of Father Damien, shooting sharks, and early patients were fas­ cinating. Kalaupapa is a small peninsula on the windward side of Molokai that was originally chosen as a place of exile for those who had leprosy. With its 1500 feet cliffs and inaccessible shore­ line, it made a virtual prison for the patients. Even now, it can be reached only during the summer by ship, or hiked into by a steep trail, or flown into when weather permits. Many of our fly-in passengers had lived here all their lives without visiting Kalau­ papa. I think each of us is ready to El Cajon Valley Chapter’s Membership Chairman, BARBARA HILL (left) pre­ go back again, though, as the combina­ sents a copy of “ 30 Sky Blue Years” to the Chapter’s newest members, BET- tion of beautiful weather, matchless TIE SUMMON (center) and VIRGINIA KERTH (right). scenery and friendly people make it one of the best places in Hawaii to BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER Many members are planning to at­ visit. Persis Webster, Reporter tend the banquet and presentation of Down to earth now, for a moment, the charter to the new Southern Sierra with news of our members. MARIE Sunday, March 16, the weather man Chapter of the 99’s at Porterville. MITZENHEIM represented us at the cooperated and 23 members and guests Bakersfield is proud to sponsor the Zonta Club and spoke on learning to attended our monthly luncheon meet­ new chapter. fly and AMELIA EARHART. PAT ing—a fly-in at Apple Valley. Members DAVIS has passed her Instrument writ­ and guests met at Meadows Field. At Christmas LORETTA and PASCO ten and NORMA BELLEISLE is a new PERSIS WEBSTER in her Baby Ace GRANT gave themselves a 172. They private pilot and new member. had to leave about an hour earlier than have now moved back to Bakersfield the others. MAXINE and TED so LORETTA will be able to make Speaking of new members, we have TURNER made the trip from Taft. the meetings without being dependent BETTY MILLER, from Long Beach, LORETTA and PASCO GRANT with on the weather. in our club. BETTY told of her solo their two children made it over for ferry flight from Florida to South Af­ DAWN MOORE recently flew to Tuc­ breakfast. PRISCILLA SPENCER, rica, via South America and Dakar, son taking a friend home who had EDNA LONG, and prospective mem­ and kept us entranced with her many been visiting in Bakersfield. It was in­ adventures. We are delighted that she ber, ROBERTA MASCHMEY, flew struments most of the way home. She and her husband have decided to make over with MARIANNE LAXAGUE. also flew her son CAMERON and Hawaii their home. We also welcome DAWN and BILL MOORE brought another friend to the Nut Tree near MURIEL LELAND from Pikes’ Peak DAWN’S father and another guest. Sacramento for lunch—a pleasant out­ Chapter. MURIEL is a private and JUDI and DYREL FAULSTICK ing. glider pilot and is already active in brought 2 guests as did LAURINE and JAN CROOKS heads a committee to local soaring activities. LOREN WITMER. JAN CROOKS increase our membership. The com­ We enjoyed MARGUERITE WOOD’S brought 3 guests. After lunch the guests mittee keeps informed of those women movies of flying in Hawaii in prewar visited the museum while members in the community who are working days. MARGUERITE’S movies have held a short business meeting. for their certificates and informs them been borrowed by 20th Century Fox JUNE EDWARDS contributed to the of the 99’s. to give them an idea of what Honolulu “ Career Opportunity” section of the looked like at the time of Pearl Har­ new high school text Aero Science by Our April meeting will be a chal­ bor’s attack. (Fox is filming “ Tora! TED MISENHEIMER of Redondo lenge to all members. We will have an Tora! Tora!” here and almost any day Beach High School. The book is to be APT examination consisting of a pre­ we see the “ meatballs” out over Pearl published in May by Aero Productions flight inspection and a written exami­ with their mock bombing and strafing Incorporated. JUNE is also the San nation. Prizes will be given to those run; should be a good picture for fly­ Joaquin Valley correspondent for Gen­ members scoring highest. Excellent ing enthusiasts!) eral Aviation News which is now an incentive for all of us to do some up­ That is the news from Hawaii. Aloha. international publication. grading of our proficiencies. EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER FRESNO CHAPTER more in demand, sooooo if you want to Dottie Sanders (For Judy Bachman, Helen Smith, Reporter borrow it, get your name in early. Reporter) By the time the festivities were over Contact KATHIE MULLER at CALI­ We’re delighted that “ BOO” CHRIS­ last month, it was too late to reach FORNIA AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT TENSEN has become active again, the press. We had a marvelous Valen- ASSOCIATION at CHANDLER FIELD and contestants in this year’s Powder ine Dinner-Charter Night Banquet at in FRESNO CALIFORNIA. Puff Derby, starting from Lindbergh Fresno’s gracious Tower House Res­ Field, San Diego, will be in for a treat taurant. As is our policy on Charter LONG BEACH CHAPTER at the Takeoff Breakfast, of which Night, a MR. 99 for the year was Mary Pinkney, Reporter “ BOO” is Chairman. selected from all the various men in Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) the aviation community and this year The chapter Christmas party at the donated an airplane for two scenic the recipient was BOB ASBURY of PINKNEY’S is over; the Instrument flights over San Diego on March 1st our local FAA GADO. BOB is another Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinic to assist the 200!h Anniversary Com­ of those wonderful men who approve jointly sponsored by the LGB-LAX mittee in its fund raising toward its of and encourage women flyers and chapters is over; and most important, co-sponsorship o ’ the Start of the Pow­ for many years, long before our chap­ so seem the rains! der Puff Derby with San Diego, Palo- ter was formed has offered assislance FRAN BERA and 49fcER BOB mar and El Cajon Valley Chapters. to all pilots, male and female. The weren’t swept away by the floods so On hand to help sell tickets were speaker for the evening, giving us that the new enterprise “ FRAN BERA AILEEN FREEMAN, Co-Chairman of some insgihts on glider flying was AIRCRAFT SALES” is looking to pick the Start, LYNN COULTHARD, DOT­ r.one other than success ul author and up come the nice weather . . . MAR­ TIE SANDERS and MARIAN BANKS, Educator, MYRL RUPEL of Tehacha- GARET CALLOWAY o f to the "Angel San Diego Chapter, Co-Chairman. pi. In addition to being Superinfendcnt Derby” with MARGE MIT’CHELL and DOTTIE was a Co-Co-Co-Pilot on one of school in Tehac'.iapi, he is a glider a 260 Bellanca . . . JEAN CLARK’S of the flights, getting to sit in the 2nd instructor, President of the California phone number omitted from the roster: Jump Seat throughout the entire flight. Aero Space Council and the National OX 6-7983 . . . JOAN DILLEY man­ FREDA BREISE, Flying Activities Director of the Flying Educators. Our aging to stay ahead of her chapter Chairman, arranged a successful Fly- own flying educator, CAROL BUGAY chairman responsibilities . . . GENE In to Yucca Valley cn February 16th handled all the details for the event. FITZPATRICK, an old flyer turned with 45 in attendance. The food was CAROL has brought back to our group new instructor soloed her 16 yr. old good, the scenery breathtaking with many of the benefits from her other daughter KATHLEEN who hopes to beautiful snow-capped mountains form­ flying organization. She was the only be co-pilot for mom in the ’69 PPD . . . ing a background for the warm desert woman educator among the 11 who RUTH GAY, RITA GIBSON, and setting among the cactus, and a sur­ were given an all expense trip to the DUDLEY GREER among the mem­ prise air show was conducted by the Cessna factory to the Aviation Educa­ bers present to hear FRED ROBIN­ operator at the field. tion Seminar there. She was chosen SON, “ Diamond C” glider pilot and LEAH LIERSCH has been hard at to represent our sales zone. These instructor and owner of Great Western work on our nominations for Interna­ High School and Junior College Soaring School at Pearblossom, dare tional Officers, coordinating with San Teachers were briefed on the manu­ Diego and Palomar Chapters. the gals to come out and test the facturing and distribution o ' airplanes, Hangar Flying: LYNN COULTHARD thrills of silent flight . . . CHRIS sales promotion techniques and Medi­ and VI CHAMBERS are cramming for HUERTH and 49M>er found no rain cal information related to flying. their Instrument Writtens (LYNN has damage to their DeHavilland Moth recently sprouted wings with a part Our Flyaway Chairman, VOLINE hangared at Santa Paula, so they're ownership of a Cessna 172); DOTTIE DODGSON arranged an airport identi­ off to the Antique Show at Lompoc the and DICK CAMPBELL have been fication flyaway, where we used only end of March . . . CHRIS HUTSON journeying into Mexico, flying missions a photo to find airports for 270 miles with 220 hours of logged time added with the Flying Samaritans; our pros­ and intrepid flyers we are, we flew the instrument rating to her private pective member, SUSAN BERGER through sun an dstorm, hail and sleet license . . . JOYCE JONES really CASTANG, has recently married and and we found them all. (VOLINE says going to it now that she’s acquired or is now a good prospect for the Fresno the weather man lied a little.) The re-acquired all those ground instructor Chapter; AILEEN FREEMAN, just FALLERS, BARBARA ANN and STAN ratings . . . MILDRED KRUEGER back from a trip to Mexico City; ISA­ stole the show, (but not the trophy) flying up to Fresno to see daughter BELLE McCRAE accompanied MAR­ when mom and pop and all the kids SUSI and to let her stay current by IAN BANKS on a trip to Mulege’ , Baja showed up in matching outfits color flying the 182 . . . GEORGIA and California, Mexico, in MARIAN’S Twin coordinated to match their Cessna 210, JOHN LAMBERT flying without wings Comanche—ISABELLE is also study­ 83 Romeo. THEOLA NUTT won the now that they’re grandparents . . . ing for her Instrument Writen and will first prize trophy in the Novice class VELMA LAPP taking over the 99 cof­ soon have wings again after refurbish­ and for those competing with over 200 fee detail at the recent Torrance ing a Model 35 Bonanza with new hours flying time, BETTY MAC PHER- Hangar Session on “ The Care and paint, radios, etc.; we have welcomed SON won the prize with a not so per­ Feeding of Engines” . . . BARBARA two new members, MARGE BROWN and TERRY LONDON still treading fect score. and VIRGINIA KERTU, and hope to the mill at Aztec Aircraft . . . EDNA KATHIE says her film, Red Plane have still another one before the LOUDON and ELE PETERSON to en­ Ninety-Nine year ends. E-lue Sky regarding sa ety precautions ter the Hayward-Las Vegas proficiency Adios! in crop dusting is getting more and race . . . DORIS LOCKNESS among those chapter members attending (he LOS ANGELES C HARIER attempted ilight to Moscow), but didn’t Rcvalidation Clinic . . . EMMA Me- Rebecca Held, Reporter relish the idea of running into a lot of GUIRE lamenting the damage done to Well, we survove (past tense of sur­ snow. Last year she went to Lear Jet her Skyiane by an “ engine left run­ vive) the recent deluge, but not com­ ground school for 2 weeks, and now ning, unattended 1X0 at Smu . . . JUDY pletely unscathed. ANN and MAURY has 30 hours co-pilot time in the Jet, MATTOX let a broken leg break up her LODWIG, who live in hard-hit Topanga making her the 1st U.S. woman pilot, Canyon, could have used a seaplane work toward an instrument rating , . , to her knowledge, flying a 3rd level rating, at least to taxi out of the can­ BETTY and CHUCK MILLER building yon. Luckily, they had camping equip­ airline jet. Congratulations, SUSIE! a new home in the Islands . . . DORIS ment, as no telephone or electricity What makes it so much fun is coming MINTER still doing the secretarial was available for 2 days. in to Oakland Center, calling in to re­ port, “ Lear Jet so and so reporting chores for 49VsER REX . . . KATE.E I had some flood waters in my at Flight Level 200” and having Oak­ MOSKOW going the route for an in­ house and garage. Also had to drive land come back with "HI, SUSIE! ” structor’s rating . . . MARY PINKNEY thru badly flooded streets in San Fer­ since hers is the only female voice nando Valley during one of the worst back under the hood now that the they’ve heard at that altitude. They days, plus being caught for more than “ Thundermug” no longer has a soiled also happen to know her personally, an hour in monumental traffic jams having met her at a meeting of boltom from the driving winds and occasioned by a spectacular accident. PATCO, of which she’s been made a rains and on to Porterville with 49ViER DOROTHY LIMCACH got some of trustee (honorary member). Other BOB for the chapter presentation to the flood in her house too. Worse than trustees are JOHNNY CARSON (of the new South Sierra Group . . . that, tho, was the fire that hit her TV’s “ Tonight” ), who has a private ANITA and DON ROMINE and the Crescent Bay Flyers office 2 days be­ ticket, ARTHUR GODFREY, ARNOLD Cessna 175 Mohave desert hopping fore the flood; it started in an adjoin­ PALMER. with the rabbits . . . MARGARET ing office from a heater being too One of our interesting newer mem­ ROSS trying to finish up thali last little close to drapes. Luckily, the damage bers: bit for her instrument rating, but was from smoke, scorching, and water slightly delayed with midwife chores rather than fire, so altho there was HALDIS RAUCHFUS, born in East for a batch of puppies . . . JEAN extensive damage, it could have been Germany, left their home to the Rus­ SCIIIFFMAN and 49V4ER PAT (re­ worse, and they are able to carry on sians and fled west in 1944. At age 5 cently changed from SMO to LGEI with business. moved to Munich, where she grew up GADO) doing the rounds in their one This year we teamed with LGB Chap­ and went to school. At 19, came to of a few Meyers . . . JUANITA ter to cosponsor the FAA Instructor L.A., went to LACC for 3 semesters, TANGER flying the desk still at Rose Revalidation Clinic in SMO. Out of 101 then applied for and became a steward­ Bellanca Shies . . . LEE and WIN registrants, 98 showed, and FAA said ess for Continental Airlines. Interested TITLE majored the Tri-Pacer engine it was the most efficiently run clinic in ariplanes as long as she can re­ and are back giving orientation rides of all they gave! member, her mother says she watched to anyone who dares mention they’ve Congrats to RACHEL BONZON—she them from her baby bed on sunny days never been up in a small airplane . . . got her commermial, which makes her in the garden. The pilots she watched JUDY WAGNER took second in the the “ pilot compleat,” having received at work in the 707’s and 720’s suggested closed Pylon Races in Florida; went MEL and instrument ratings several she take flying lessons. Despite being o'f to Europe; to be back for the An­ years ago. broke at the end of every month she gel Derby, and then back to hostess took lessons at Gunnell Aviation in FLYING ACTIVITIES: DOROTHY the chapter April meeting . . . PHYL­ SMO, and remained bankrupt and com­ LIMBACH and a friend to Palm LIS WALKER to fly with FRANNIE pletely addicted to flying. Her record Springs for 2 lovely days of clear in the 69 AWTAR . . . CLAIRE WAL­ is impressive: March 1965—solo, July warm weather plus the exciting Tram­ TERS to be awarded “ Woman of the 65—private, June 66—commercial, Oct. way trip. RACHEL and SALLY flew Year” achievement award by the 66—instrument, Apr. 67—flight instruc­ CAROL and BERNIE LEWIS to Westwood Business and Professional tor, Aug. 67—multiengine, Jan. 68—in­ Needles to recover their 182 which Women’s Club . . . MARY WENHOLZ strument instructor, Sept. 68—ad­ they had been forced to leave there and 49V6ER BOB just back from New vanced ground instructor, Sept. 68— because of the deluge. REBECCA to Zealand off again for two weeks in instrument ground instructor. To be Brackett Field on a gorgeous day Errope . . . FROSTIE WHITE and able to talk with male pilots about alter the storms for some “ country” 49%ER DAN like Sedona, Arizona, — carburetors, jugs, and other odd ob­ peace and quiet. THELMA and NORM a place to fly, and a place to buy, and jects, took flight engineer course at SMITH flying only enuf to keep from they did! Fowler Aeronautical Service. getting rusty (them?), but they at­ Chapter projects to include flight tended the meeting and banquet in “ During this time I flew Continental orientations for high schol youth on San Diego of the Calif. Council of Airlines international flights, which “ Air Youth Day" at Brackett, a result Aviation Assoc., which they enjoyed brought me to some of the most in­ of TED MISENHEIMER’S talk to the and at which THELMA was asked to teresting parts of the world: Europe, chapter on Air Education in January; be a delegate from our chapter. SUSAN the Paci.ic islands, and Southeast Asia. lots of representation at the fun sec­ OLIVER, who is in Toronto for 2 Since we generally spent only one or tional due at Tucson in April; and for months to make a film, wanted to fly two days at each stop, being able to all members for the rest of the year— there in her Aero Commander 200 (the fly myself, I could see far more of CAVU! one she flew to Copenhagen on her the country than otherwise possible. In Hawaii we toured the Islands in a MT. DIABLO CHAPTER to get to all the meetings, etc., on time Cessna 172, seeing huge waterfalls on Buckie Johnstone, Reporter full of vim and stuff. Don’t know where the eastside of the Islands, the leper she gets all her vitality. Had a big write up on the WESTERN colony, sugarcane fields and Honolulu. Last but by far not least is our UP AEROSPACE RESCUE & RECOVERY In the Philippines I joined the Clark COMING “ Paintin” Day. Tentatively CENTER at Hamilton Air Force Base Airforce Base Aero Club and toured scheduled for 3rd week-end in March here on San Francisco Bay—but the otherwise inaccessible parts of Luzon it it ever quits raining around here. pictures were a little late in arriving by plane. Some highlights were the "FLASH” KEEBLE got out her trusty so will have to ask you to hold your Taal Volcano smoking at the time and camera to get some of the action— breath till next time for an extremely ready to erupt; Corregidor, Manila but I understand the camera refuses interesting visit to this huge AFB. Bay, and Manila; several trips to to focus. Something about the out­ Baguio, a city almost 5000’ high near Seems every time I pick up a news landish clothes. Really now PAT— Lingayen Gulf, with cool dry weather, paper these days there’s a picture of please remove the lens cover. We’re a wonderful relief from the unbearable our 99r BETTY BOGGESS and her not THAT BAD—or are we? Heard an heat and humidity of the lower parts 49% WARREN — His honor the Mayor offer by the “ Fledgelings” to help. of this tropical island. In Germany a of Concord, Ca. These busy, busy Hand ’em a brush mam. Any other group of us took off for a beautiful people are into everything connected chapters wishing to join us we’d LUV flight across the Alps to Venice. Flying with the betterment of their city. It’s YA. I’ll buy the coffee, tea or what thru the Brenner Pass we had to stay great to see someone dedicated to avia­ ever. clear of several thunderstorms and tion also so interested in their civic In my ramblings I just noted 1 for­ sulfur rockets shot o f by farmers duties. got to tell you our check pilot & her below to combat hail. This flight re­ Speaking of celebrities—we have a 49% run the Antioch Airport. It’s on minded me very much of Vietnam. couple others too. Our own Whirly Girl the Sacramento Sectional. Look (or the We were taking MAC troups in and MARIE PORTER is jumping up and big new name on the runway next out of there on Continental. On our down in one spot ’cause the weather time you come to Buchanan Field. apprcaches at night we often tried to n so lousy here even the ’Copters are That’s the work of all OUR GALS. Look spot he flashes of gunfire the VC aimed grounded. It can’t last for ever for us next month with our Most inter­ at us to take our proud bird out of MARIE—only been forty five days, esting visit to Hamilton AFB. the friendly skies. We had not been nites, and week-ends so far. MARTHA too concerned about getting hit because “ MARTY” GRAHAM one of last years NORTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER we always made it safely to the air­ recipients of the Amelia Earhart award Mary Ellen Liken, Reporer port until one summer evening when mentioned at our last meeting that as There was one good flying day in the plane had stopped at the terminal we are supporting the A.P.T. program Febr. and that was the day we met in Da Nang and kerosene was running 100% les not forget to get a check in Prescott for brunch. The SMITHS, out of a bullet hole in the wing. Charlie ride. It’s been a year since I've had BEESONS, and DOT WARD flew over apparently did mean business. That’s any type o' check ride—put me on from Flagstaff. LOIS WARD made when I decided to stay over the peace­ your list—I’ll be out. MARTY is using arrangements for the meeting. RUTH ful grounds of the USA. Here you only her scholarship to get her Instrument and her group had the thrill of meeting get hijacked to Cuba. Instructors certificate, and a Multi- MAX CONRAD out at the field. We “ In spring 1968 when APRA or­ engine rating. I’m sure she will be are hoping to have him speak to us available for any other chapter mem­ ganized the “ Efficiency Flights” I be­ and all interested folks in June. bers to check out also. While you gals came interested in racing. In the first FERN BEESON was hostess to our are thinking about it—when did you four flights I came in 4th, 3rd, 1st and business meeting in March. She served have your last medical? We all want 2nd, and I won the final “ Flight of a most delicious dinner — thank-you to be more proficient pilots, and the the Golden Birds” June 29. I also Fern. The snow showers were getting best way I know is by supporting a received the “ Golden Chick" award thicker and more numerous so HELEN program such as A.P.T. for youngest pilot with more than LAWRENCE took me back to the air­ 1000 hours, and the “ Busy Bird” for Last issue I mentioned our “ Fledge­ port where my husband was waiting the most hours logged between Jan. lings” the Wing Girl Scouts. Say, those for me. We didn’t linger. Had an in­ 1967 and the day of the race. young ladies are the most! Under the teresting flight around and thru snow guidance of MARJORIE ROGERS and showers. “ In May 1958 I flew to Rio de NANCY WILLIS these budding Amelia There is really not much flying Janeiro as copilot in an Aero Com­ Earharts are getting a very good basic news. DOT WARD took part in a CAP mander 500—the only girl with 6 men. ground school course. This next meet­ search in Nevada for a downed F ill. I was well protected. It took us almost ing our own ground instructor BAR­ Sorry — unsuccessful. Holbrook High 90 hrs. flying time and 16 days for BARA GRAEBER will give them an in­ School is seriously considering a class the round trip with stops in San Juan, troduction to instruments—their use in Aviation Science next term—thanks Surinam, Belem, Brazilia and Rio on and interpretation. Ya know, bet I to the efforts of DOT, and JEAN the way down. The return route went could stand some of that review too. KNOTT who came over and helped me thru Porto National, French Guiana, Will try and attend. Any other chap­ present the program to the Counselor and Saint Thomas. ters w/scout programs we’d like to and Curriculum committee. My daugh­ “ Now I am offering coffee tea or hear from you. ter LORI would be one of the first milk on Continental flights between NANCY WALLIS—our little chatter to sign up for that class. I am sure Los Angeles and Chicako, and do some box has moved to Corte Madera over there will be lots of interest. part time instructing on my days oif.” in marvelous Marin Co., but manages I understand that LOIS WARD has passed her Commercial written and produces one and one-half million RY soon I fear. TED gets out of the HELEN LAWRENCE is going for her pounds of thrust and was used for the service and they plan to return to instructors rating. Good girls! Con­ Apollo 8 program. Coos Bay, Oregon where he wants to gratulations! FERN BEESON'S son is In February’s rain and mud mem­ start his dental practice. She is our stationed at Fort Sill and our son bers of Orange County Chapter did youngest member at 21, and a delight­ MARK is at Chase Field—Beeville, marvelous job of providing transporta­ ful gal. Texas. Happy to be surrounded by tion in cars (and boats?) for the AOPA PAM and VICTOR VAN DER LIN­ jets. Next meeting—Spring Sectional— flight clinic held at Orange County DEN have been fishing again! This Tucson, Arizona. See you there ! ! ! '. Airport and the Newporter Inn. time to Parker, Ariz. They plan on T’he WX man was good in making building a cabin at Big River. (I have possible a beautiful day on March 8 ski, will travel!) ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER for cur second Picture Hunt fly-in to AGNES LANGEVIN, our newest Bonine Kiefer, Reporter Bermuda Dunes airport. The fun was member has passed her commercial With the addition of six new mem­ provided for 12 airplanes and 41 people written! Only got a 93 on it. Shame! bers since the last report, Orange by MARA CULP and her helpers, She got 100 on her private! County Chapter is now boasting lifty- THON and GEORGE GRIFFITH, the BRAD and MARY PEARSON have eight members. We are happy to have GRUPENHAGENS, ERSOL THOMP­ been to San Francisco, and on to Sac­ two transfers, AGGIE LANGTON and SON, CHRIS HOFFMAN, JUDY ramento visiting relatives. They have ESTER GRUPENHAGEN join our FLEMING, RUTH PHILLIPS, HOYOT a new Apache and MARY is working roster along with four new mem­ THOMPSON and MARA’S brother, on MEL rating. bers, WANDA GULBRANSEN, DELIA VIL. The NASHES and the SHAT- NELL and PAT CONNALLY flew to NEFF, MAYBELLE DEWEESE and TUCKS tied for first place in the Hunt Mexico, stayed over in Guaymas, San JUDY FLEMING. by only missing one check point and Bias, Guadalajara, and took tne night Usually men are welcome to our the GREGGS missed only two. BERT train to Mexico City, then back to meetings when we have speakers, but NASH won the spot landing contest, Guadalajara. They met the PETTROSS (he March meeting hosted by chairman 3 feet o f, and MITZI KEESECKER family for dinner at San Bias. They MARGO SMITH was an exception. came in second place with a distance are also entering the Spirit of San Our guests were aircraft and engine of 30 feet. Diego Air Race, and NELL checked mechanics BOB KILFOY and PAT Prizes were donated by AIR BIRD out in the Debonair. BOWERS. This was (he opportunity for PUBS., AIR FACT'S PUBS., OTTO'S We were honored to have as our us girls to ask all those silly (we think) INSTRUMENTS, ART SCHOLL’S guest in Bermuda Dunes the Coa­ questions that have been nagging us AEROBATIC SCHOOL, SKY STORES, chella Valley Chapter chairman JEAN about engine failures, sick mag checks, and JOYE and BERT NASH. PATANE. She told us about the semi­ ruined batteries, etc. nars with various people in aviation ARNOLD SENTERFITT, who has they have held. Many interesting facets PALOMAR CHAPTER just returned from Baja, will speak at of aviation including search and res­ Skip Darwin, Reporter the April meeting about flying in Mexi­ cue. co. He has been working with the Na­ The 200th celebration of San Diego We are holding our semi-annual tional Geographic Society on an article draws nearer! Which means of course “ Poker Party” again May 25th. Would about whales. Friends and 49%ers arc that the AWTAR is almost upon us. love to have lots of interests. More welcome to attend. This is an exciting time for us down in details next month. Congratulations to MITZI KEESECK- this area. And having the race start That long legged bird is busy around ER for receiving her commercial rat­ from here is truly exciting. Much plan­ here! We have babies coming up! ing. THON GRIFFITH and JANA ning, and many hours of labor has SHIRLEY NOWICKI is expecting very KOERSELMAN have thankfully passed gone into this. If you have ever had soon. They have a couple of good their instrument written. You can un­ a race start from your town, I’m not sized boys, so we hope for a girl! cross your fingers and toes now girls. telling you a thing you don’t know! HILDA PETTROSS has some of each, MARA CULP has just achieved the Our chapter flew to Bermuda Dunes so we won’t put any “ druthers” on distinction of being the first Orange for our meeting this month, and had a what type baby she produces in a County 99 to receive her ATR rating. delightful brunch there. We have been couple of months. CHRISTIE MOON Who will be next? New member flying some place different each month has one little boy and would sort of ESTER GRUPENHAGEN has a sea for our meeting, and it is lots of fun. like a girl. And I should be a grand­ plane rating. CHRISTIE MOON and spouse flew mother for the first time by the time CHRIS HOFFMAN did all of the ar­ to Santa Barbara the day the oil leak this is printed. ranging for our visit to Edwards Air started. Said it was quite a mess. She See you next month. Force Base. Fourteen members, three also flew her husband and four other 49%ers and six guests were chauf- men to Las Vegas to attend a modern feured around in a bus unloading at and antique gun show. PHOENIX CHAPTER each stop for close looks at aircraft Our chairman ESTHER WHITT and Betty Smith, Reporter such as the X-15, XB-70, F -lll, B-52, LOU, her husband entertained at their JUANITA NEWELL, MELBA BEARD the fastest plane in the world, the mobile home in Bullhead City. Mem­ and BEVERLY POWELL flew to YF-12A interceptor, and the Lifting bers flying over were the VICTOR Marana Air Park for the Fly-In of the Body, also known as the “ flying bath VAN DER LINDENS, BOB KITCHINS, Arizona Antique Aircraft Airshow tub” . The highlight of the trip was the BRAD PEARSON, and the BILL PET- which was held February 1 & 2. Some opportunity to view the static test fir­ TROSS’S and three little ones. 50 antique and home-built craft flew ing of the F-l rocket engine. The F-l We will be losing CAROLYNN TER­ in from thruout the west and Okla­ homa. MELBA’S 1928 Bird biplane Airport. BEVERLY is doing a tremen­ racing. She recently brought home first won Best in Class and Oldest Antique dous job. place trophy from the Florida National Awards. BETTY SMITH has received her Air Races. MARGARET WARD, our MELBA BEARD celebrated her 40th Instrument rating. chapter fly - in chairman, took second anniversary of flying on February 10th VIRGINIA HASH has been appointed place in this award. JEANNE DAY, having started in 1929 at Long Beach, co-chairman of the Air Transportation a lady who helps us relive our flying California. MELBA is one of the orig­ Committee of the Phoenix Forward experiences by writing the Chapter inal 99’s. Task Force. news letter, the Aux Tank, placed JO and SUSAN STORM with daugh­ Two planes have entered the Angel third. LORELI CANG1ANO, our pres­ ter CHRISTINE and DAWN LEONARD Derby from the Phoenix Chapter. ent chairman and active participant attended the January Fly-In at Tucson. ALICE ROBERTS and MARY VAIL in all 99 projects, was fourth in this flying in ALICE’S Bonanza — CHAR­ standing while LIBBY SVENSON our BEVERLY POWELL arranged a LOTTE KELLEY and BETTY SMITH past chairman and Powder Puff Derby tour of Luke Field for the “ Cactus flying in CHARLOTTE’S Skylane — entrant last summer, was fifth. Pine Council” Girl Scouts. Twelve girl Best of Luck Girls. ELLEN TR1NDLE was announced scouts and two mothers made the all as recipient of the TRIXIE ANN day tour. They had guided tours of the SCHUBERT MEMORIAL AWARD. flite line, learned to pack parachutes REDWOOD EMPIRE CHAPTER This award is presented annually in and took rides in the 101 simulators. Bette D. Smith, Reporter memory of the San Fernando Valley A demonstration on ejection was also Our March meeting was held at the Chapter's past chairman and charter shown. Camaron Park Airport near Sacra­ member BEATRICE ANN SCHUBERT BEVERLY received a $100.00 award mento, operated by our HILDA and who did much in the formation of the for suggesting the October Civilian PAT CASEY. Lunch was at the El chapter. ELLEN was selected as the Fly-In at Luke AFB. Dorado County Club. Members attend­ ing were BETTY WORSTEL, ANITA member wo did the most in aiding the PAT GLADREY, of the Santa Clara chapter in every way possible during Valley Chapter, spent five days in WOREL, PATRICIA STOUFFER, JANET MEYER, HILDA CASEY, the past year. ELLEN has been the Phoenix (two days for a cat show and sponsor and ground instructor for the three days because of bad weather). MYRTLE WRIGHT and BETTE SMITH. Two new pilots and prospec­ Wing Scouts in the San Fernando Val­ She flew two o: her Persian cats down ley and even found time to fly in the for the show in her Skylane 99F. The tive members were RAYE JEAN NORTON who got her license in Feb­ Powder Puff Derby last year. She has Smoki Persian placed second best in a list of talents a mile long, that are the show and first in its class. The ruary, and ANN CUTTING receiving her license in December. Weather has put to good use in all the chapter six months old champagne Persian was events. Certificates of outstanding aid not entered at the show but neverthe­ certainly hampered our flying activi­ ties this year. We hope it will break to the chapter in this respect were less attracted a lot of admiration. also presented to MARY JOHNSON soon and give us all a chance to get and VESTA MALBY. On the subject of shows—JUANITA back in the air. NEWELL showed her GERMAN Our January meeting was held at After the awards presentation and a SHORTHAIRED POINTER at the the beauti'ul home of our LOUISE delicious steak dinner, the girls relaxed Phoenix and Tucson dog shows and MONTERO in Petaluma. We had a and listened to FATHER RUITER, a picked up second place in the Puppy good turn-out of our members even if it combination mission priest and bush Class at each show. was raining. PHYLLIS CANTRELL pilot, who gave accounts of his flying SARA M. BERG has transfererd was chosen “ Pilot of the Year” for experiences in the bush country of from Chicago to our Chapter. We’re the award for 1968, and SHE and New Guinea. FATHER RUITER has so happy to have you join us—Sara. ANITA will be chairman for this year. logged some 9,000 hours as a bush Those of us who ventured out in bad pilot, sometimes flying 14 missions per MARY LOU BROWN flew to Wash­ weather certainly enjoyed hearing day. At many times he would be the ington, D.C. for business meetings. JACKIE COCKRANE speak at the only one to carry supplies, food and Also have been involved in aerial sur­ Zonta banquet in San Francisco on even live stock in and out of the hush. veys of Santa Barbara Channel oil Jan. 25th. Several of our group are FATHER RUITER is presently en leaks and mud slides in Los Angeles making plans to attend the charter route to England where he is planning Basin. presentation of the Southern Sierra to pick up a twin engine aircraft which MARGY CROWL flew to Tehachapi Chapter in Porterville on the 22nd. will extend his capabilities in his mis­ (Holiday Airport) in a 172 with son Hope to see all of our friends at Tuc­ sion work. We wish FR. RUITER the CHRIS at the controls. Mission was son in April, weather permitting. In best of luck in the future and thank him to accompany CHRIS’S employer ROY the meantime, a Very Happy Easter to for his exciting slides and tales of his COLLIETTE o.' Bobaquivai Glider all. flying adventures. School to purchase a 2-33 Schweizer to add to the school. The monsoon season (some 20 plus SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER inches of rain) in Southern California Our March meeting was held at Sky Peggy Dervin, Reporter has finally ended long enough to allow Harbor Airport with tours to the tower BERNIE STEVENSON was named a few hearty souls led by ROCHELL and radar room. This is always so the San Fernando Valley Chapter Pilot JENSEN to do some air marking at beneficial to all. of the Year during the Chapter’s An­ the Van Nuys Airport this month. BEVERLY POWELL and committee nual Awards Banquet this March. Armed with weed killer, paint brushes, working hard on our Air Lift which BERNIE has been active in all chap­ rollers and paint buckets, the girls will be April 27 at Phoenix-Litchfield ter projects as well as competing in air worked with great vigor for two days to etch out 20 foot letters acclaiming been five weeks a-traveling (in their fly-in to Morro Bay on the Pacific that his, indeed, is Van Nuys Airport. Debonair) with the Bahamas and coast, just outside of San Luis Obispo. In 10 foot letters, they gave the airport Puerto Rico on the agenda. ISABEL Those arriving early enough to enjoy elevation as 800 feet. This fine artistic has been on the longest trip but there the day on the Golden Tee Golf Course work can be seen as one ilies over the seems to be a group who are turning were RENEE and IVAN NEALON in old east west runway which is now Mexico into their home away from THELMA and ELWOOD HANSEN’S closed I might add. AUDRY SCHUTTE home. MARIE CAWYER and her hus­ Skymastcr, Cessna 3336 — ELWOOD flew over the working troops for an band flew to Guatemala City and Mex­ just a two week old Instrument Rated aerial view of the progress of the ico City in their 210. They discovered Pilot, THELMA telling of the many work. The girls had quite an exciting “ Isla Carmen” during the three-week trips planned for this year, but alas, lunch when they selected as their pic­ trip, where they hope to retire some­ not in their plane. They will try to rent nic spot the area between the left and day. Sounds exciting! JANE LAMARR, a Skymaster in Montreal, Canada in right (active) runways. Seeing those NAOMI WILDER, MARY SEBELIUS, April to do some touring after their planes on final must have given them LIBBY KIRK, MARGARET GAMBLE business meeting. all indigestion! Some of the cheery and Chairman DOROTHY GEDDES LAVERNE and BOB GUDGEL ar­ members who participated in this tried Tecate, Mexico, for a week of riving in ‘her’ Debonair — ‘his’ aero- thrilling event were: MARY JOHN­ the health spa life. MARY SEBELIUS commander (which is the latest plane SON, LORE LIE CANGIANO, SHIR­ went to the Bay o ’ Los Angeles and in the family) was going to make its LEY THOM, GERRIE VICKERS, LIBBY and CORKY KIRK to San Car­ maiden trip this day but, a duplicate PAULENE FLEMMING, FLORA los. Closer to home PORTIA COR­ set of keys were being made and the HUTCHINSON, JAN DRYFUS, ROG NELL has been making short hops locksmith took the original set with ROGERS, PAT HALLETT, VALETA around the local scene. One to China him and, as fate would have it, could FRIEDMAN and MARGARET WARD. Lake nearly resulted in an overnighter not be located in time for take off. The gals were so elated by the success because of weather. PAT INWOOD re­ LAVERNE has just passed her written of this air marking that they have ports a terrific fly-in that she attended Commercial test and is now sudying for their sights set for three other airports with the Orange Co. Chapter. A mys­ her Instrument written, at Merced Jr. in the near future. tery flight complete with clues, photos College, along with our new 99, CHAR­ AUDRY SCHUTTE is the proud and a special envelope with a panic LENE KIRK and her husband BOB. owner of the Viking Air Service in the button on it in case all else failed. Both BOB and CHARLENE are one Angles Area at the Van Nuys Airport. Wichita, Kansas, was brightened by year pilots and intent upon getting It’s somewhat of a family operation the presence of four of our chapter all the knowledge possible. CHAR­ since AUDRY has put her DAUGHTER members, there to ferry home three LENE is a busy girl, besides flying to work in a variety of duties such Cessna 150’s for Ginny’s Flying School. she is owner of an antique shop and as flight dispatcher, chief errand run­ VIRGINIA WEGENER flew DORIS runs it. This year, she is President ner and line “ boy” .? AUDRY’S BAILEY, PAT INWOOD and LIBBY of ’Tenaya Hospital Guild’ and is busy 4914 ER waits patiently each night for KIRK to Wichita in the Cardinal. Ask raising funds for needed equipment in AUDRY to come home and fix dinner if they had a good trip and you get the Valley Children’s Hospital. JEAN after a hard day of work, only to find an enthusiastic response from all four. MURRAY and better half, HARLEY, that dinner may consist of a McDon­ Even being weathered in at Amarillo, telling of the moving o ' their house alds hamburger! Texas didn’t dampen their spirits! boat to a lake near by. JEAN has been JEAN WILEY and MARY LYONS MARION MARRIOTT couldn’t have busy this winter taking water color were pinned as new members this picked a better day as far as weather classes. JEAN is a very clever and month and JEAN is already longing is concerned for the March fly-in to artistic girl. When asked about her to fly in the Powder Puf: Derby this Bakersfield. After the “ unusual” latest flying—she said 'what flying? year. weather we’ve had in Southern Cali­ this !* @ % weather’. We know what The fly-in this month will be to fornia for the past two months, it was you mean JEAN. California Valley, a desert recreational a treat for everyone to get together HARVEY and HELEN McGEE hop­ area near California City. Evidently for a day of flying. Enjoying lunch ing to squeeze in three major family the landing strip is cleverly concealed, and the beautiful day were the events in June — The first is a High as this fly-in will also be a test of MARRIOTT’S, BETTY and SANDY School Graduation, then the arrival navigational skill for our fine feathered SANFORD and their daughter, and of their first grandchild somewhere in fliers. Hope to see everyone make the MARAGET and DAVID LAWSON with that same month another daughter is ETA oi 11:30. If you don’t, we will their two children. getting married . . . all this to be assume that you are lost! The MARRIOTT’S are busy planning their Easter vacation. Scheduled for done at the sametime she is planning March 27th take-off, they are packing to enter the Powder Puff Derby with SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER up their turbo 210 with plenty of charts LAVERNE GUDGEL as co-pilot (their Marilyn Norton, Reporter and wash and wears for a trip to the second time). Good luck girls. Based on reports filtering in from Bahamas. ELAINE SMITH and husband, across the land, “Far-away Places” LEWIS, arriving in their Cessna 205 should be the theme for the S.G.V. SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER looked like they were moving house Chapter and ISABEL OWEN the Thelma Hansen, Reporter and home. First out came a pair of “ Globe-trotter of the Month” . A post­ Finally our Sunny California weather crutches, then a leg with a huge cast, card to this reporter indicates that permitted this group of flying women attached to this was ELAINE’S ankle. ISABEL and HUSBAND NOEL have and their spouses to make a weekend Seems that she was picking flowers in her garden and fell, “ it wasn’t even a hand fall, I didn’t trip, just down I went—and landed in the hospital to have my ankle pinned together” said ELAINE. Next thing out of the plane was a foot rest, then the rolling stock came out. She and her wheelchair were the center of attention this weekend. She was in complete control of her craft—now to get that cast off and back into the pilot’s seat of her ‘205.’ Guess (DR. and MRS. HOWARD ALEXANDER—from that area) joined them for the weekend. We want to thank our ex-member, GRACE McCHESNEY who now be­ longs to Santa Barbara Chapter, for all the arrangements she made for us and, the 24 mile round trips to tote our group to the Golden Tee Motel at Morro Bay. We heard the good news that our ‘plucky’ EVELYN HENDLEYS trip to the hospital was not too serious. A ROBIN MILLER (Australian Section) makes sure everything is in order for speedy recovery to you Evelyn. the ferry trip from San Jose to Australia to deliver a Beech Baron to the Roy­ OUR CHAPTER DOES HAVE ONE al Flying Doctors. JEANINE CECCIO (Santa Clara Valley Chapter Chairman) REQUEST TO MAKE OF OUR EDI­ is most interested in the tanking to accommodate 230 extra gallons of petrol, TOR — PLEASE, LET’S FORGET and the temporary HF radio gear which must be on baard. NOW WHAT’S ABOUT THE ‘ANNOUNCEMENT’ THIS ABOUT TOMATOES IN THE NOSE FOR A FRIEND ON AN ATOLL? PUBLICATION AND GET BACK TO THE REGULAR PUBLICATIONS. them up. RENEE NEALON was a land, perhaps I can better understand good scout and flew THELMA and Our eager-beaver CHARLOTTE RY­ the Newsletter.” Seems like we use all ELWOOD HANSEN to Southern Cali­ AN has just received her instructors sorts of nomenclature foreign to our fornia (Riverside) to retrieve their rating and is working on her multi- Australian counterparts. (It is also ‘weathered in plane’. engine rating. She and BILL are get­ true that wee mental “ willy willy’s” are created here when we read the ting a Barron. We here in California are not used to this afore mentioned !@ * % ! news from “ down under” .) Those at­ MARIE and ALAN McDOWELL WEATHER — but, then we’re spoiled. tending the luncheon were: DOR­ couldn’t be with us in Morro Bay— OTHY ASDEL, MARION BARNICK, they just returned from a Flying JEANINE CECCIO, MARDO CRANE, Farmers convention in Tucson, Ari­ SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER JAN HALAJIAN, JOANN HAWKINS, zona. Phyllis A. Pierce, Reporter MICKEY HUGHES, EVELYN LUND- Our girls rushed home from Morro Fun is feting a Chapter member. STROM, NOVIS PERCTVAL, PATTY Bay and into the work that is involved AMELIA REID recently had a grand SAXTON, BONNIE SEYMOUR, PHYL­ in the May 5th rummage sale in Stock­ opening party to celebrate her enlarged LIS SHANKS and guest ANITA SAW­ ton. facility, hangar and flight school at YER (Robin’s hostess in SJC). Our Life member, MARGRET AN­ Reid Hillview Airport in San Jose. The Quite a celebration was held in San DREWS and husband, DON, spent two Chapter presented her with (appropri­ Mateo to “ pin” ERNIE SHULTZ months in Mazatland, Mexico enjoying ately enough) a wall barometer. This (Snoopy’s creator) with a pair of gold every 'sunny minute’ of it. They flew will help her students keep the Weather wings. Fly-by of Stearman’s, the Blue a Commercial Airliner ‘Air West’. This Bureau honest. Success and best Angels, a marching band and many is quite a ‘flying family’. DON and wishes from all of us. dignitaries were in attendance. Joining their two sons are flying for Air West Everyone attending the luncheon in in the fun and banquet following were: and Flying Tiger Lines. The newest ROBIN MILLER’S honor (Australian TONI and DALE KUHNS, JEANINE pilot in the family is their daughter- Section) at the new San Jose Municipal and PETE CECCIO, MARION BAR­ in-law, MARILYN, with her new pri­ Airport Restaurant reported having a NICK and MARY SMITH. vate license. wonderful time. Guess we about wore The son of LA VERNE and BOB her out asking questions about her trip, We are pleased to welcome two new GUDGEL is patiently awaiting his 17th and her work in Australia as a flying members, both transfers: BETTY birthday this year in order to get his nurse. She is working with communi­ HICKS from Bay Cities, and MARION license. He soloed July 1968. cable diseases, and is “ all over” the OWEN from Western Washington. Know your old Chapters will miss you, The NEALONS ’bird’, also the MC­ “ out-back” . While waiting for favorable but we’re very happy to have you ALLISTERS ‘bird’ were caught in the winds to make the trip across, she with us. snowstorms at Lake Tahoe, and a visited areas in our Southwest and special trip was necessary to pick says, “ Now that I have the lay of the PIREPS: Two new instrument rat- mgs: NANCY DRAKE and TONI voice is from the tower, you win a free SHIRLEY MARSHALL and PAT KUHNS. Well done! NOVIS PERCIVAL pack. Nothing in it just a free pack. NOLEN are having a ball in the Angel has passed both commercial and in­ DOROTHY JENKINS has the coffee Derby, we have no word as yet as to strument writtens. Congrats! A firm pot on in the Tower Building, and how it went — let you know next issue. proponent of “ flying is safer” is JANE MARY MARTIN is polishing all the SEE YOU AT THE SECTIONAL? BAKER who is, happily, all con­ cars. (Not really, Avis, Hertz, Pima valesced after a head-on collision in an Volks, and Selby Motors are.) MARY UTAH CHAPTER auto. All flying this time of year is is busy mapping out all the routes. quickly done between departing wx, LORAINE YOCUM is frosting the do­ Barbara Dunkley, Reporter wx and approaching wx. CHARLENE nuts—I’m kidding—dunkin donuts is. Anybody been reading any good and BOB TAYLOR Arrowed to Tahoe Meanwhile, back at the barn, regis­ books lately? During the inclement and got snowed in for four days. tration chairman, MIRZA CLARK, and weather we’ve been having here in Sneaky way to get a vacation! VERA NORMA WILCOX, CAROLE EWING, Utah, ycur reporter has read quite ARNOLD chauffeured son MICHAEL JUDY PREBLE, and PATTY HAUGE- a few. Among my favorites are (home on furlough! on an air tour o' BAK are busy fabricating your tickets “ FIRST SOLO FLIGHT” by Betty the Bay area and down the Coast. for registration and may slip in an Crashes: “ CROSS COUNTRY FLY­ Highlight of the trip was spotting 3 extra ticket or two if you smile! ING” by Victor Airways and “ LOW “ huge” whales. Frustration was no Busily stacking up the give-a-ways ON FUEL" by Willy Makit, illustrated camera! MARY SMITH had fun pilot­ (would you believe 99) in the hospital­ by Noah Can’t. ing a photo hop to record a slipping ity room No. 170 are VIRGINIA and Now that we've got that out of the swimming pool—it’s coming down off LUM EDWARDS, PATSY and BOB way, let’s get on with the dying news. (he hill! GINNY DAVIS attended the BROOKS, and MAGGIE SCHOCK VIVIAN YARDLEY has been quite EAA Conference in Lancaster. MAR­ (alias Diamond Lil). BARBARA active, flying to Reno, Sun Valley and ION ROBINSON trundled off to Mon­ WELSH is ready to hand you a goodie Santa Barbara. The last two flights terey for breakfast. JERRI, DONN and bag and CHRIS RUCK( alias Kitty) were made with her 4914 in a Twin son DONN HILE made a trip to Los is ready with another kind of goody. Beech. Sounds like a lot of fun. DARLA Angeles. TONI and DALE KUHNS Preparing to spell them are BYRD TOWNLEY was the co-pilot and said managed to sneak in a long week-end GRANGER and JAYNE HUNTER. she got a lot of radio experience. at Muleje. PAT GLADNEY and ALICE “ Old Tucson” is ready to swing when TAYLOR attended a Cat show in GINI STREETER’S been a busy lit­ the Diamond Squares lead us in square tle BEE, and is going to be even Phoenix—got weathered in—and had dancing after the barbeque and west- fun while waiting to get home again. busier in the near future. Eesides ski­ erif round-up party put on by the TUC­ ing, she flew to San Diego in a 411 to JAN and HARRY HALAJIAN are SON AIRPORT AUTHORITY and proud new grandparents. DOROTHY drop off a passenger, and in ten days WING DERRINGER. (We ought to call she’s leaving for Phoenix, Puerta Val- ASDEL has become the first lady it a wing-ding?) President of the Northern California larta, Zihuatanejo and Guadalajara Our tour coordinators MARY MAR­ for a ten day vacation. Having just re­ Chapter of the Soaring Association. TIN and ISABELLA BREASTED are turned from an eleven day stay in Good going! Was much fun having brie ing the various tour leaders: Mexico myself, I have a word of cau­ TERRI BECKER from the Eastern KITT PEAK, JIM PREBLE, Aviation, tion. Don’t drink the water! If you do, Washington Chapter visit with us at KEN COOK, Shopping, LORAINE you’ll find out why I advised against last meeting. Do it again TERRI. YOCUM. Historical BYRD GRANGER, it! and Miscellaneous, MAGGIE SCHOCK. ALBERTA NICHOLSON flew to St. TUCSON CHAPTER Identification number one was given George to play golf, and she also en­ (iiiiny Cook, Reporter to the new Southwest Section Governor, tertained a fellow 99 from Wyoming by the name of MABLE ANESE. Ten-nine-eght-seven — countdown has ALBERTA NICHOLSON when she sent begun — perhaps by the time you read in her registration February 1st. MABEL was in Salt Lake City for this it will be down to three-two-one- That’s a real early bird! She has been AOPA Instrument Ground School. AL­ HELP! getting her ESP in good shape to draw BERTA had her and a few fellow fly­ for you one of our grand prizes among ers in to talk about flying—what else? We hope you know what we are which are: a vacation at Lake Powell, BARBARA HANSON recently moved talking about. We sure do: as we two season passes for the Reno Air from Bountiful to Salt Lake City. Since haven’t been thinking of anything else Races: an Instamatic Camera: port­ it’s approximately fifteen miles further since the Tucson Chapter was given able AM-FM-VHF radios: a strobe South, perhaps she was hoping the the privilege of hosting the Southwest light: a 40 lbs. fruit basket: an execu­ weather would be better! Section for the Spring Fun Sectional. tive desk and sun lamp: set of china ELOISE WILCOX reported flying New member KATHY PARRY is for 8: an electric blender: a savings VFR all the way to Antelope Island— getting her “ Angel-Flight" girls ready bend: two week-ends in Tucson, and a distance of at least 10 miles. Con­ to give you-all a “ Big Hat” welcome two in Las Vegas! gratulations, ELOISE! and JANET ROBERTSON is preparing Never on Sunnay? Don’t you believe LUCILLE CHRISTOPHERSON went (o play a game with your flight plans, it — our Sunnay gal, ELAINE BARN- commercially to Hawaii in January, so please, please, file your flight plan. FIELD, is cooking up something for flew to Phoenix, Arizona and has made SHERRY BOICE is going to do her you “ Good Time Charlies” who will several trips to Provo, Salt Lake and “ thing” and I can’t tell you any more stay over on Sunday. Would you like Ogden. or you’ll guess what the surprise is. to go to Mexico? Or Mount Lemmon, LILA FIELDEN has had fun skiing, If you can guess who the mystery or the dog races, say so and it’s done! and we recently heard that she got her instrument ticket. Congratulations, LILA. TERI WOJCIK plans to tly to Port­ land, Oregon in two days to attend her brother-in-law’s wedding, and she will play the organ for the ceremony. The only thing that might prevent her from going is the fact that she doesn’t have an engine in her plane. Would you believe a real strong rubber band, TERI? WILMA NICHOLS has been skiing, but not much flying. BECK IE WILKONSON has been studying and flying around the local area. BARBARA BARLOW has had a few charter flights and has been snow­ mobile racing with her 4914. NANCY REUHLING flew to Tucson via her Aztec, to visit with her father- in-law and also her son, RICH. After resting for a whole day she went com­ mercially to New Orleans to attend a convention, and she and LILA IN GOO WE FIELDEN are leaving on March 19th for New Orleans to fly the Angel Derby. JOAN WILLIAMS, JANE PATTER­ SON and BARBARA DUNKLEY have been meeting every Wednesday for local hops, if the weather permits, and otherwise just terrorizing the cof­ “CAN YOU LAND ON A DIME?” was asked by the Yuma Chapter to pro­ fee shop. We have two such loyal mote S|H»t Landing Contest Feb. 16. Left to right, counter-clockwise: LUCILLE 4914’s that meet with us, namely PAT JOHNS, SUE GALYEN, MARGARET SCHULTZ, BEV FLEMING, MARGAR­ PATTERSON and BILL SEWARD, ET CARPENTER, and JOAN MEISER. (Phota: Yuma Daily Sun) that we were wondering if we could make them honorary 99’s. PAT is a the dusty road to watch the event. flight instructor and has been checking There were about 25 CONTESTANTS us out on our APT tests, which proves entered in three categories—“ Anything that we can be serious once in a while. Goes", “ Power On’’, and "Power Off’ ’. Other than picking up a little carbure­ Approximately 75 landings were made tor ice on takeoff and frozen landing before the sun dipped in the west. gears, we’ve been getting along great. After all events were finished we Our last meeting was held at LILA counted nine trophy winners and a FIELDEN’S home, and the guest very sizeable boost to Yuma Chapter’s speaker was TED MARTIN, the Chief treasury. Our local flying enthusiasts Control Tower Operator at Salt Lake. have practically insisted that we have He not only was extremely interesting, another contest. So-o-o maybe next but we discovered he has a great year— sense of humor. I wonder i he was the Welcome to MARGARET SCHULTZ, one who moved the entire airport yes­ our ninth member. Another gal has terday when I was looking for it in just earned her wings—SYLVIA EHR- the haze? HART. Her mother is OLIVE BROWN­ Happy Flying Gals. ING who joined our chapter last fall.

The March meeting was held at the YUMA CHAPTER home of LORRAINE JACOB. Guests Joan Meiser, Reporter were RUTH McGEE, student pilot, Yuma Chapter’s first Spot Landing and ANN DAVIS of the Phoenix Chap­ Contest has now gone into the history ter. ANN and TED DAVIS are living book of local aviation as a huge suc­ in Yuma now. cess! It was held Feb. 16— a beautiful BEV FLEMING watches a Cherokee Sunday afternoon—at Auxiliary Air­ Saw GEORGIA HART in the super­ come in for a try at the spot during strip No. 4 about 15 miles southwest market several weeks ago. She tells Yuma Chapter’s Spot Landing Con­ of Yuma. Nearly 200 people braved us that she is quite busy teaching test, Feb. 16. (Photo: Ted Davis) night classes in math at Arizona Western College.

LUCILLE and FRANK JOHNS in­ vited all the gals and their 49% s to their home for dinner March 13. Those attending were JAKE and LORRAINE JACOB, DON and SUE GALYEN, ELLIS and OLIVE BROWNING and daughter SYLVIA EHRHART, RAY and BEV FLEMING, and BOB and JOAN MEISER.

We had so much success with the Spot Landing Contest that we are making tenative plans to bring an air show to Yuma. Lot’s of details to be worked out yet, but when plans are made we’ll send flyers to all Ninety- Nines in our area. Left to Right: HEATHER SIFTON, SHIRLEY ALLEN and SUSAN OLIVER Hope to see many of you in Tucson (Los Angeles Chapter) at Buttonviile Airport, north of Toronto. in April at the Spring Sectional! concerned with the Human Rights re­ lated commissions. She also attended SOUTHERN SIERRA CHAPTER CANADIAN the meeting of the Commission on the Phyllis Taggart, Reporter Peaceful Uses of Outer Space while she H p f SECTION Hello everyone! We’re a happy bunch was there and traveled on to Montreal of women right now! WE’VE JUST to the International Civil Aviation Or­ FIRST CANADIAN CHAPTER FORMED OUR OWN CHAPTER OF ganization Headquarters. There were Heather Sifton, Reporter 99s, and are working at high speed two panels of experts there in session getting ready for our charter banquet from ASTRA, which is the Application We have just received news that our on March 22. It will be in Porterville, of Space Techniques Relating to Avia­ London Ontario area members have Calif. The guest speaker will be MR. tion and the Sub-Commission on the formed their own chapter. The execu­ ARVIN O. BASNIGHT, Director of Warsaw Convention as Amended by tive o ficers are, Chairman—HILDA the Western Region, F.A.A. Our the Hague Protocol. DEVEREAUX, Vice-Chairman — BER­ charter is to be presented by our NICE ESKITT, Secretary—PAT ROY, Of interest to Aviation is the space- own Southwest Section Governor, AL­ Treasurer — BERTHA SNELGROVE. related uses of satellites in the field BERTA NICHOLSON. Our charter Their name will likely be the Maple of communications, navigation and members are BERTHA COE, KAY Leaf Chapter in lieu of any other sug­ weather prediction. DOROTHY is gath­ COMPTON, ESTHER DAVIS, BAR­ gestions before their next meeting. A ering material from these observations BARA JAMISON, JO STAFFORINI, decision about their boundaries will be to see how general aviation in the non­ RUBY UPTON, WANDA WOLLEN- left for a joint discussion with our airline fields fits into these new inter­ MAN and yours truly. chapter. national forecast plans. My 49% er, BOB, and I, along with Congratulations girls and very best While she was hob-nobbing with the the DALE FRYS of Fry Aviation of wishes—we’ll miss you. elite she had te privilege of meeting Tulare flew to Mazatlan, Puerta Val- For our January meeting we had the the Secretary General of ICAO Head­ larta and Guadalajara in Mexico in pleasure of being the guests of Air quarters, MR. B. T. TWIGT of January. Like the rest of the West, Canada for the evening in their Train­ the Netherlands; MADAME INDIRA the flying weather has been terrible, ing Centre at Toronto’s International but we did manage to get out, and by GHANDI, Prime Minister of India and Airport. During the evening our mem­ waiting two extra days in Imperial, ANNA ROOSEVELT HALSTEAD of bers underwent the exercise of being we finally got over the Tehachapis our own famous Roosevelt family to assigned a mock flight to Frankfurt, and back home. As of this letter we’ve name a few. Germany. We were given the pilot’s had 19 inches of rain! DOROTHY has been busy since her entire flight plan, weather progs and return with speaking engagements to maps etc. exactly as it would be for local organizations telling of her ad­ a real flight. After the briefing we were SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER ventures in these fascinating fields of led to the DC 8 and DC 9 simulators Beth Schoof, Reporter endeavor. where we enjoyed back seat flying I finally cornered our gal, DOROTHY The 99 meeting which was held on along with the pilots taking dual in­ ANDERSON, who has been to the February 19th at RUTH WAGNER’S struction. The realistic effects of the United Nations on the Fellowship given was a very busy one with everyone flight simulators became startling by the National Federation of Business working their heads off already to see when No. 1 and 3 engines were out on and Professional Women. She attended that the fall sectional to be held here the DC 8 and smoke began pouring the 23rd General Assembly of the in Sacramento in September will be into the cockpit. UN in New York City and was most a great success. In February a few of us had the pleasure of an enjoyable lunch with 15 aircraft available for the tour, so is a high school art teacher and flies SUSAN OLIVER (Los Angeles Chap­ don’t delay in advising me if you want from Hopedale-Draper. ter) at Buttonville Airport just north to take part. Aircraft will be in the CHRIS SEAVER has become a of Toronto. SUSAN is staying in Toron­ Cessna 172-182 Cherokee 180, 235 class. grandmother again and is anxiously to while she is working on a new film. Instrument and light ratings are not awaiting the time when she can go Past Governor EDITH DENNY and necessary for this safari, but of course, out to Chicago to see her grandchild. WALLY are now on their three month they are always good to have. Remem­ HARRIET FULLER became a grand­ trip through the Carribbean Islands ber also that we have not as yet got mother for the first time recently and and South America in CF-SKY. EDITH all the radio, navigational aids that went out to Ithaca to help take care has been wonderful in keeping us in­ you have in the States, and apart from of her grandchild and then went off formed of her whereabouts with posi­ a couple of VOR’s and many NDB’s, with her husband to Europe for a won­ tion reports. From Brazil she reported you had better brush up your map derful trip. They visited Germany and reading. No need for worrying though, that an instrument rating is a neces England. In Germany she visited the sity. They crossed the Equator at considering how well some 99s coped Deutches Museum which has many the mouth of the Amazon in a tropical during an AOPA safari a year or so examples of antique aircraft. cloudburst which she described like ago. Maps will be supplied in each STU and BILLIE DOWNING flew “ flying under water” . Some of her in­ aircra t. The itinerary appeared in a up to Rockland, Maine just before all teresting stops have been Tobago, previous 99 newsletter.. I have not yet of the big snowstorms in February. Caracas, Georgetown (Guyana), Belem, received any since October, but I think Bahia (Brazil) and Rio. She also re­ the itinerary would be in Nov./Dec. or Rockland is near Thomaston where the inmates of the Maine State Prison ports that “ Canadian SKY” is causing January issue. quite a stir being so far from home make and sell beautiful furniture and Not much news in general except all kinds of wooden products. Of and Senhora Pilota is quite a curiosity. that ELLY BEINHORN from Germany course, we couldn’t bring much back While in Brazil EDITH spent quite visited South Africa for two months, in the plane so will go again with a a bit of time with ANESIA MACHADA but dashed around (by car) so much truck. The trip up takes you across (member-at-large). that she wrote to me only after finish­ Casco Bay and Friendship, Maine According to her last card the ing her tour. Sorry to have missed where the Friendship sloops are built. weather had improved but it was her. I well remember our trip in the DOT and DICK PULIS are enjoying “ very hot and humid” and they were helicopter over New York together in a trip to the warm Caribbean right off to Sao Paulo, Montevideo and 1967. now. How lucky can you get? Buenos Aires. I will continue to report on this exciting trip which sounds like ANN WHITE, our Governor, has MONA BUDDING has gotten her lots of fun and a wonderful experience. been granted a government subsidy Multi-Erfgine Land rating and HELEN RHODES her Basic Ground School PHYLLIS MILLER recently com­ for advanced flying. Well done, ANN. ANN has also been instructing future Instructor’s rating. Congratulations to pleted an interesting course. It was both. the first course of the only civilian 99s. RIPLEY MILLER has applied for bush survival school in Canada. She the Amelia Earhart scholarship to help was one of two women to receive in the completion of her instrument o Tidal certificates. PHYLLIS has rating. Good luck! since had additional hours added to her certificate and is now an instructor. Our March meeting was held on a This course is run by an ex-military beautiful but windy day, but several of bush survival expert and is tailored to SECTION us were brave enough to fly to Man­ the needs of civilian pilots with the chester. The others drove and there full support of the Department of were 13 members present with 5 EASTERN NEW ENGLAND Transport and the Armed Forces Air guests and 3 49%ers. PEG and DON CHAPTER Search and Rescue Organization. Dur­ DAVIDSON flew up from Connecticut ing the course they chop trees, build Billie Downing, Reporter to visit with us again. DOT BUTLER shelters, signal fires and sleep out in was linally pinned and we are glad below zero weather in deep snow. Our February meeting was a won­ to have her officially a member. We derful Valentine Party at the home of had lunch at the Sheraton-Wayfarer STU and GENE WOODWORTH in in Bedford, N.H. What a beautiful Weston, Mass. Their home is one of place! There is an old grist mill with the oldest in Weston, having been a waterwheel, two waterfalls and a SOUTH AFRICAN built in 1747 and is really a showplace. covered bridge. After the luncheon we We had a wonderful meeting with 14 listened with great interest to DICK SECTION members present and afterward with BARNARD from the Flight Service seven 49%ers and 13 guests enjoyed Station at Concord and KEN STOCK­ STU’S slides of “ Flying in Mexico” . MAN from the Grenier Tower. Thanks Yvonne van den Dool, Reporter We would all love to take a flying to both of them for a very informative I am pleased to report that I have trip like that. Thanks to both STU and interesting program. DICK told us received several letters from 99s main­ and GENE and we hope GENE will how the new Doppler Direction Find­ ly in the U.S.A. but also in Australia, be joining us soon. She is about ready ing equipment installed at Concord who are interested in flying the 99 Air to solo. works and how he can find us if we Safari during April 1970. Remember, HELEN RHODES was pinned at the are lost on top! there will probably be no more than meeting and we welcome her. HELEN Our Chapter is going to have an in­ teresting New England Cook Book for sale at the New York Convention so be sure and look for it! The Spring Sectional meeting is be­ ing planned for May 10 at Pease AFB, Portsmouth, N.H. This should be in­ teresting. Pease is a SAC base and has the longest runway in New Eng­ land. KATHY HEYM has transferred to our chapter and we welcome her. She wasn’t at the March meeting as she was being married that day at her home in Michigan. We are looking forward to seeing her back and wish her the very best. A vote was taken at the meeting on how the members like the Announce­ ments Only issue. We don’t really care for it. A motion was made that the Newsletter report for the Chapter that we feel that less expensive paper should be considered for the magazine and the Newsletter come out every other month only and eliminate the Announcements Only Issue. This is all for now, you all!

NORTHERN CHAPTER Alma Smith, Reporter

Spring Section meeting at Pease Air Force Base, Portsmouth, N.H. Saturday, May 17 is the most im­ HOT OFF THE PROP, the recipe cards now available from Northern New portant date on Northern’s calendar. England Chapter, receive approval fr.>m JEANNE BENNETT, vice chairman; This will be a first for 99s at the SAC BEVERLY SHORES, section treasurer; JEAN BATCHELDER, chairman, and Base on New Hampshire’s coast. ALMA SMITH, former governor. COL. CARVER, base commander, promises a warm welcome and an a record attendance. Chairman JEAN ice tell of his adventures flying the interesting day. He is an old friend introduced two new private pilots, Atlantic in December in a twin Bonan­ of CHARTER MEMBER LOUISE JOY BRICKER of Ashland and GER­ za from Keene, N.H. to London. JOE’S THADEN and HER 49y2ER. RY GRENIER of Laconia. GERRY movies of the flight are excellent. As hostess chapter chairman JEAN learned to fly and bought a Cherokee DORIS WURSTER presided at the BATCHELDER is making arrange­ 180, all since last summer when she business meeting in the absence of ments for the 17th. BEVERLY joined the office staff of Winnipesaukee Chairman JEAN who flew her 4916 er SHORES is handling luncheon reserva­ Aviation. Her Air Force husband was to Key West in their Cherokee tions. Chapter chairmen in the section her first passenger on his return from “ JULIE” for rest and recuperation may be contacted for forms 180 (Hold Korea. after a long hospital session. Harmless) and 181 (Insurance) which Your reporter did some reminiscing JEAN has invited the chapter to have to be on file before landing at about her early flying days in the ’40s. her home for the April 12th meeting. the air base. KATHY HOSMER invited the chap­ Transportation will be provided from Twice in a row the weatherman co­ ter to her home in Keene for the meet­ Pike’s airport (2000’ and paved) or operated. Both February and March ing March 8. They came by three Laconia airport. JOANN DECKER will chapter meetings were fly-able days. planes and one VW to hear JOE tell about her tlying in Washington Laconia Airport on Feb. 15 attracted TROMBLEY of Bowman Flying Serv­ and climbing Mt. Rainier. 99 MEMBERSHIP LIST Metzger, Carolyn Dibble (F. Dale) Watkins, Florence Rice (Arthur D.) 1602 Sunnymede Ave. Indiana 200 S. Maple Grove Idaho South Bend, Indiana 46615 Boise, Idaho 83705 — 375-1414 "NEW” Arnold, Linda Foster (Robert D.) Koss, Della Mae Frances (George Wm.) FEBRUARY, 1969 1 Cedar Croft Iowa 1119 S.W. 174th Western Wash. Ottumwa, Iow o 52501 — 682-1151 Seattle, Wash. 98148 — CH 4-1175 SOUTH AFRICAN SECTION Wolf, Phyllis M. 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