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Q- c (cj o ■ lluiL’tijUinL’ Ile u /s g ie oAfinety-oAftoes $nc. President's Column August 1. Not in office yet — and the cal records workshop for the Georgia mailbox getting fuller very day! Time’s so Hospital Association, in Macon, and in important — guess I’ll use the old annotated attendance was RRL JEAN BOMAR, the original correspondence shortcut — where only other RRL-99 I know of in the world. you make notes on the original letter, xerox, JEAN is also a medical records consultant, and return — and we both have all the Bonanza’d down from Mansfield, Ohio. OCTOBER, 1970 information. Informal but thorough. Sept. 2. Questions from the field that I’ll send on to Committee Chairmen. That’s THE NINETY-NINES, Inc. Aug. 3. Thank-yous off to the New England girls. They surely did a great job what the committees are for. And we have Will Rogers World Airport some wonderful chairmen 1 Somebody International Headquarters with the convention! I think we accom suggests a “ Letters to the Editor” column in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 plished a lot, too. It’s obvious that Ninety Nines are growing in stature, responsibility, the News. The idea has merit, but I wonder Headquarters Secretary knowledge. I noticed that delegates are how we’d edit it... HAZEL has a full-time LORETTA GRAGG being instructed regarding resolutions, but job, so do I, and that sort of a column takes when IN THEIR CONSIDERED JUDG HOURS and HOURS. You can’t just print MENT, they should depart from the instruc all of a 4-page hand-written letter. Must Editor tions due to developments on the floor of the think about it. Maybe things should just be HAZEL McKENDRICK house, they vote what they think best and funnelled direct to the appropriate com P.O. Box 38499 have the courage to go home and tell their mittee and comment made in the news ... Dallas, Texas 75238 chapters what and why. This is legislative Will ask membership for more thinking on acumen. the subject. Aug. 6. Replies re committee appoint Sept. 3. After telling my 49'/2-er that I THE NINETY-NINES NEWS ments. There are so many competent people certainly wasn’t going to be elected and not O ctober, 1970 in this organization! We will never tap all to bother planning for Bretton Woods — Vol. 14 No. 22 the ability. Each new chairman contributes well, I ended up Pres. What would the her thing to the whole — and thus we grow. membership think, I wonder, about letting Published monthly, except bimonthly July-August newly-elected officers KNOW they are and January-February. Annual subscription rate is Aug. 7. Wonderful letters incoming since $4.50 and is included as a part of the annual mem elected prior to planning for convention? the election returns. Regardless of prestige, bership of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. Might make a big change in plans ... espe THE NINETY-NINES, INC. “worthy goals” or any other consideration, cially for an International member. I Will Rogers World Airport just the friendships one makes in Ninety Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 wonder why we shouldn’t know as soon as Return Form 3579 to above address Nines are reward enough for any effort. 2nd Clas9 Postage pd. at Dallas, Texas the official count of ballots is made? This Aug. 10. SOPs. HEAVEN S, I HOPE ALL would also permit defeated candidates to THE CHAIRMEN are sending in sugges decide if they want to run for Executive INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS tions for improving their SOPS, and are Board. Wonder if I’m too radical in my forwarding those Standard Operating Pro thinking? President cedures to their successors. We’ve worked so Sept. 7. Have just had the most wonderful BETTY W. McNABB hard through the years to make the SOPs time. North Central invited me to their 926 Third Avenue practical and useful, but it takes constant section meeting in Louisville. I Bonanza’d Albany, Georgia 31701 upgrading — and if the committee chairmen up to Southern Pines, picked up E. B. Vice-President and chapter chairmen don’t pass them member PAGE SHAMBURGER, and off we along — breakdown 1 Of course there are SUSIE SEWELL went, fighting thunderbumpers and a tooth extras at headquarters. Hope everybody who c/o Catlin Aviation Co. ache all the way across the Blue Ridge Will Rogers Station needs one, GETS it from somewhere. mountains. Finally, after dodging a couple Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Aug. 15. SUSIE SEWELL says, “The of characters shooting doves on a runway Secretary insurance program can encourage more where we stopped to refuel, we landed and proper flying activities — or discourage happily in the Race-Horse City — and had JOAN HRUBEC 16902 Dartmouth Ave. them if used improperly.” SUSIE’S the a perfectly great time. Cleveland, Ohio 44111 expert in this field. I’ve asked her to do a Kentucky Blue Grass Chapter, quite column on it and keep the membership young and apprehensive about their section Treasurer posted in this vital area. meeting, couldn’t have done better if they’d VIRGINIA BRITT Aug. 24. To Maxwell AFB for a Civil Air been at it for 20 years. PAGE, BETS, and 6121 Cypress Road Patrol National Safety Committee meeting, Tennesseans LADY McREYNOLDS and Plantation, Florida of which I am a member — and saw three BEA REID soaked up all the informa Executive Board Ninety Nines. LT. COL. JEAN FERRELL, tion we could and decided this is an excel PAGE SHAMBURGER Deliver, represents the Rocky Mountain lent way to get new ideas for our section. Page Hill region; PAT HUGHES AOPA Safety Foun I enjoyed sitting beside DR. JAMES Aberdeen, North Carolina 28315 dation, was down “selling” the SKY-SAFE MARIS of Purdue — dinner speaker — and program — and I had a delightful visit with PAT JETTON an aviation great if there ever was one. Alabama Chapter Chairman JUANITA Redbird Airport Lovely trip home, good weather this time, HALSTEAD and her 49’/2er, FOY, at their Dallas, Texas 75232 and my first appearance as Ninety Nines farm near Mongomery. President was thrilling. (“DR.” BECKY EDITH DENNY 439 Temagami Cres. September 1. I’M ACTUALLY THE THATCHER, incidentally, cured the tooth Port Credit, Ontario, Canada PRESIDENT TODAY! Taught basic medi ache 1) October, 1970 Now ladies, with RHUFLS and ILYs, I trouble but much easier for me. Also am off to see the world. I am going to Fort make the paper big enough so I can Lauderdale to shed a little truth and light write notes to the printer. and then on to Covington, Ky. for our 16. RETAIN THIS INFORMATION FOR NAATS convention. I have also been asked A REFERENCE to speak at the New York-New Jersey D O N ’TS sectional seminar and will be there on 1. Don’t be late October 2-3. Home again for launderin’ the 2. Don’t send negatives unmentionables (the size I wear could not 3. Don’t send color pictures be classified as “dainties” ) and back to 4. Don’t send report in longhand Florida for AOPA SkySafe part of the 5. Don’t send carbons or reproduced Plantation Party, on October 8-14. Since, copies this is an election year, it would almost 6. Don't single space HEADLINES from Hazel seem that I am compaigning. This is exactly 7. Don’t report in June or October what I am doing! I am campaigning for W HEW !!!!! Would you believe that I 8. Don’t send report to headquarters better understanding between the pilot and also missed the deadline. This has been a 9. Don’t send change of address to me— the weather briefer. Somewhere along this very involved month and the days ahead send that to headquarters trail I hope that we can get together for show 110 promise of slowing down. The foot 10. Don’t send announcements of races some conversation and fun and friendship. ball season is upon us and of course MIKE, until they have been cleared by the Get APT! be active; tell us about it. And my beloved son, is starting defensive tackle race committee HIRAM, if you’re on my frequency, I love for Lake Highlands Highschool. My pro 11. Don’t forget to Report you bettern green grapes. fessors at North Texas, DRS. BEEMER and 12. Don’t throw this away— you may not BERG have all kinds of keen things lined be reporter now, but you might have to up for us. The Ninety-Nines would like a pinch-hit, so retain for ready reference. magazine now and then. Last, but certainly Special Instructions not least, the Flight Service Station at Love To Reporters Field would like to see me once in awhile to DEADLINES FOR do some work for them. Oh yes, the DO'S AND DONT’S FOR REPORTERS National Association of Air Traffic Special 1. Do send reports double spaced NINETY-NINE NEWS ists, of which, I am secretary, would like to 2. Do send original—no carbons, zerox see me at our National Convention in DEADLINES FOR ISSUE copies, onion skins, etc. Covington, Ky. So, betwixed them all, I am September 20, 1970 October Issue 3. Do leave margins so I can make love running fast and the faster I go, the be- October 20, 1970 November Issue notes to the printer hinder I get. November 20, 1970 December Issue 4. Do use white paper—no yellow-blue- For all of us in the Flight Service Stations grey-or any other color NO DECEMBER DEADLINE across the country, may I say “THANK 5.