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THE NINETY-NINES, Inc, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS N ews Letter International Headquarters — P. 0. Box 1444 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma AIR TERMINAL BUILDING — WILL ROGERS FIELD ------FEBRUARY, 1958 President's Column It would be absolutely impossible for me to describe in words, my shocking surprise when I looked at the January News Letter! I actually mailed my column to the Editor after I left town, in the effort to keep everything quiet. So far, I have been unable to find any one person who will take the entire blame for it. I did want to share my happiness with all of you, but cer tainly did not expect all the “ fanfare.” You really have it first-hand. We both feel more than duly honored. Plans are well underway for a won derful International Convention in Alabama. You will soon be receiving interesting information concerning our most important event of the year, for all Ninety-Nines. Another new Chapter has been added —our best wishes go to the New East ern Idaho Chapter. It is a real pleasure to know of all the activities within our organization. If your chapter seems to be relaxing a bit, may I suggest that you start a worthwhile project—air marking per haps! A busy membership is a grow ing organization. Never let us stop growing! Good flying! Left to right: Major John Glenn, USMC, Mrs. Donald A. Quarles and Miss Joanne Alford. Mrs. Quarles, wife of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, is the newest member of the Washington, D. C., Chapter of the Ninety-Nines. The picture was taken at the Chapter’s Fall Dinner. Mrs. Quarles, then a student Broneta Davis Evans pilot, was guest of honor. Major Glenn, who last summer made the record- breaking transcontinental supersonic flight (and a w inner on “ Name That Tune” ) was the guest speaker. Joanne Alford, named Miss Airpower by the PILOT S BRIEFING Air Force Association, had just returned from a country-wide speaking tour A request from headquarters: sponsored by the Association and The Martin Company. She is a prospective Please cash your section and member of the Washington, D. C., Chapter. —Photo courtesy Mary M. Moore chapter refund checks as quickly (Mitzi), Aerial Photo Enterprises, Washington, D. C. as possible, when you receive them. Send dates for sectional meet COMING ings to headquarters and/or Wanted News Letter editor. EVENTS Remember the proposed North Central Sectional meeting, STENOTYPIST changes in CAR—you have until Des Moines, Iowa, April 25 - 27, 1958. Feb. 28 to send in your com South Central Sectional meeting, The Alabama Chapter would ments. Oklahoma City, Okla., May 2 - 4, 1958. like to know if any qualified 9S will provide stenotypist service Did you take that prospective The seventh annual “ Skylady Der 99 member to your last meeting? at the 1958 Convention in Mont by,” June 12. starting at Topeka, gomery. If so, please write Personal contact and meetings Kan. do more than a thousand words AWTAR, July 1 - 11, 1958. Cora McDonald in print, keep in mind our mem 2928 Pass Road Make plans now to attend the Na bership goal and TAKE HER to Biloxi, Miss. tional Convention in Montgomery, that next meeting. Ala., the Cradle of the Confederacy, Deadline for your bid: April News Letters are available at July 10 - 13, 1958. 1, 1958. headquarters for 10c per copy. IAR. late July or August. 1957-58 INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS

President BRONETA DAVIS EVANS Minco, Oklahoma

Vice President EUGENIA R. HEISE 5019 N. Cumberland Blvd. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Secretary ELOISE SMITH 4011 Woodhams Dr. Kalamazoo, Michigan Treasurer BARBARA J. EVANS 40 Stuart Place Manhasset, New York

Executive Committee LOUISE SMITH 421 Edgedale Dr. High Point, North Carolina

EDNA GARDNER WHYTE 3155 Willow Park Dr. Fort Worth, Texas A RECENT CIVIL AIR PATROL aviation education conference at Bolling JIMMIE KOLP AFB, Washington, D. C., was the occasion for a reunion of members of the Box 591 Electra, Texas Ninety-Nines, national women’s flying organization. The conference of some 200 educators was called by Maj. Gen. Walter R. Agee, national commander Deadline For News of Civil Air Patrol, to plan the operation of aviation education workshops to The 25th Of Each Month be held on 40 college and university campuses this coming summer. From left, Janet Munkres, Weeping Water, Neb., past chairman of the Missouri Valley Chapter of the Ninety-Nines; Maj. Betty W. McNab, CAP, Albany, Ga., "Skylady Derby" assistant aviation education officer, Southeastern Region, CAP; Lt. Col. Alice The 7th annual “ Skylady Derby” H. Hammond, CAP, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., coordinator for women, air race for women pilots sponsored Great Lakes Region, CAP, past president of the Ninety-Nines; Maj. Coral by the Women’s National Aeronautical Bloom, CAP, Sacramento, Calif., director of aviation education for the Pacific Association and staged each year in Region, CAP, and chairman of the Sacramento Chapter of the Ninety-Nines; the mid-west, will be held June 12, Capt. Bette J. Crook, CAP, Highland Park, Mich., public information staff this year. officer for the Great Lakes Region; and Lt. Col. Marie C. LePore, CAP, The women fliers will take off from Worcester, Mass., deputy director for education and training, Massachusetts Topeka, Kan., and fly to Grand Island, Wing, CAP. Neb., thence to Des Moines, Iowa, and return to Topeka, a total distance of Total mileage for the route is 2177.40 640 statute miles. AW TAR NEWS statute miles. The race is for light, stock-model The 12th annual All-Woman Trans All aircraft must be at Montgomery aircraft of less than 300 hp, and the continental Air Race will start from Field, San Diego, by 1700 PST July 1 winners are chosen on the basis of Montgomery Field, San Diego, Calif., for impound. fuel consumption and speed with re on July 4, 1958, and will terminate at Write to All-Woman Transcontinen lation to the manufacturer’s claimed Charleston Municipal Airport, Charles tal Air Race, Inc., 2611 East Spring performance for each type of aircraft. ton, S. C. Deadline to cross the finish Street, Long Beach 6, Calif., for your By this method, the most skillful pilot line will be 1200 EST July 8. copy of the rules and regulations, has an opportunity to win regardless Designated airports on the route applications for entry, handicaps and of the size and horsepower of the air will be as follows: all other pertinent information. (Please plane. Yuma County Airport, Yuma, Ariz. enclose 25 cents to help defray cost of Six hundred dollars in cash prizes Tucson Municipal Airport, Tucson, mailing.) will be awarded, as well as trophies, Ariz. and other prizes. Entrance fee for the Great plans are being made for your El Paso International Airport, El race is $15.00 per plane, and all planes pleasure by the San Diego Chapter Paso, Tex. must be in Topeka on June 11, the day 99’s, your hosts at the start, and the Midland Air Terminal, Midland, Tex. preceding the race. Carolinas Chapter 99’s, your hosts at New Abilene Municipal Airport, Abi the terminus, as well as all along the Entry chairman is Ruth Nickell, lene, Tex. route. Make your plans now to be a 904 Nickell Road, Topeka, Kan., and Pounds Field, Tyler, Tex. participant in this great race. entrance forms and rules may be Hawkins Field, Jackson, Miss. Betty H. Gillies, obtained from her. Dannelly Field, Montgomery, Ala. Chairman, Entrance closes May 25, 1958. Macon-Cochran Airport, Macon, Ga. AWTAR, Inc. REINSTATEMENTS SKUTT, Velta HARSHMAN, Mildred B. (Mrs. Melvin J.) lAW (_A1 fnety - <_A( tnes (Mrs. Paul) 1032 S. Shompson St. Michigan 100 East 2nd St. All-Ohio Jackson, Mich. Phone: ST 3-4766 New England Section Dayton 2, Ohio HORN, Eleanor B. PRENZLER, Bobbie WA 3048 - HE 8882 - AD 0209 (Mrs. Ralph M.) New (Mrs. Edward) Corpus-Christi- Lakes Region Airport England O’HARA, Helen L. P. O. Box 656 Houston Wolfeboro, N. H. (Mrs. D. P.) Chicago Pearland, Tex. DYE, Monie Phone: Wolf 420 4450 North Racine Area 3944 W. 109th St. Los Angeles New York - New Jersey Section Chicago 41, 111. Inglewood, Calif. SHEFFLER, Ethel L. Phone: AR 1-4277 Phone: OR 1-2384 (Mrs. Ira S.) New York- 113 Haywood Ave. New Jersey R. D. 1 Bound Brook, N. J. Phone: EL 6-2251 Middle Eastern Section QUARLES, Nona (Mrs. Donald A.) Washington, 3041 Porter St., N.W. D. C. Washington 8, D. C. Phone: EM 2-1919 Southeastern Section VAN HOOSER, Delma Armenia Smithville, Tenn. Tennessee Phone: LY 5-4805 North Central Section MINER, OLIVE S. (Mrs. Jack) Greater 2041 Briargate Lane St. Louis Kirkwood 22, Mo. Phone: YO 5-3095 MYERS, Francis M. (Mrs. Dale V.) 2719 Lafayette Ave. Michigan Lansing, Mich. Phone: IV 9-5326 Northwestern Section HANSEN, Marilyn S. (Mrs. Reed) Eastern R. R. 5 Idaho SHIRLEY CORBITT (C) steps down happy. Charlie Smith and Emily Grigsby, Idaho Falls, Idaho both pilots. Phone: JA 2-5359 ANDREWS, Virginia L. proach is made at 80 mph and must (Mrs. Nick) Western 2136 104th Place, S.E. Washington be guaged so that the grapple hook Bellevue, Wash. will swing under the tow line when Phone: GL 4-7772 the steeper than normal climb is Southwestern Section SECTION started. On a hot and humid day, its LYNAM, Nancy E. a battle to pick up speed and altitude (Mrs. Donald M.) By Pat Arnold and Alice says “ there is a permanent 2203 Milton Court San Diego This month we salute Alice Mans bend in the throttle where I’ve tried to San Diego 10, Calif. push it through the firewall.” Phone: BR 7-2568 field as our “ flyer of the month.” Sometimes everything doesn’t go HARDING, Norlyene Petite and pretty, vivacious Alice; just right such as the time the tow (Mrs. Eldon R.) mother of two boys, operates the New 374 North Center Utah banner was picked up on the Stear- England Aerial Advertising Company. man’s left wheel instead of the grapple American Fork, Utah North Reading, Mass., with her hus Phone: 272-J hook! “ It took both hands and all my band, Harley. Harley takes care of strength to straighten out the ship and ROSTER ADDITIONS the contract selling for aerial banners salvage what altitude was left,” North Central Section and airborne sound and Alice does shuddered Alice, “ and by standing on NAATZ, Jeanne Helen “ all the sewing,” which means making the right rudder straight flight was (Mrs. H. E.) new letters and repairing used ones maintained and the ship mushed along 11440 Edgewater Dr. All-Ohio v/hich are anywhere from five to seven at 40 mph with the banner all but Cleveland 2, Ohio feet high. They use two Stearmans dragging in the marsh.” To this day, Phone: AC 6-6000 and both are kept busy towing from Alice can’t explain why the banner Southwestern Section early spring right up to Christmas turned flat and rode over hi-ways, FERGUSON, Joan time in the Boston area. bridges, and telephone wires. Forty (Mrs.) San Alice rode dual for three years be minutes later and out at sea, sufficient 203 Whitnall Hwy. Fernando fore going it alone and this year she altitude was gained to make a turn Burbank, Calif. starts her third year of solo vowing. and attempt a landing. It was the Phone: TH 8-9002 In making an aerial pick-up, the ap- most difficult landing Alice ever at tempted but it was a success and only left—don’t know who took the one one letter was lost off the huge ban showing Peg in the group though. J: middle east ner. We salute Alice for so success Gifts were brought and piled in fully combining a homemaking career front of the fireplace—our annual f SECTION with a skilled and daring occupation! contribution to the children of Belle WASHINGTON, D. C. CHAPTER Congratulations this month also to vue Hospital. The only Friday the 13th By Virginia Thompson Anne Baddour (Belmont), another jinx I can think of was that the freez Valentine hats—doesn’t that bring housewife who received her com ing weather froze up a few car door back fond memories? To many of us mercial license in December! If you locks and the cars had to be left there 99’ers it did. To many children in a didn’t make the January meeting in while v/e doubled up for rides home. local hospital, we hope it creates a ray of sunshine, a little happiness. Providence, you missed a halarious Read in the paper yesterday chat Wouldn’t you enjoy seeing their faces one, and you surely should come to Ruth Nichols flew as a passenger up on Valentine’s Day when they spy the one March 1st at Bradley Field, to 51,000 feet—the first woman to get the perky little hats and cute napkin Windsor Locks, Conn. so high! holders? Betty Fisher, our hostess, On January 8 a few of us finding was the sponsor of this nice idea. To help create these works of art were the time inspected the mock model Betty MacGlashen and Augusta Rob N.Y. - N.J. cabin of the Boeing 707 set up in the erts who flew in from Maryland, Walter Teague Studios in New York. Dorothy Mitchell, Carolyn Terry, Ada SECTION They have designed a beautifully Mitchell, Eleanor Davis, Ann Ash, and modern, clean and colorful interior myself. After a brief business meeting conducted by Dorothy Mitchell, we By AJice-Jean Starr that is extremely easy to care for all thoroughly enjoyed Betty’s de December’s Friday the 13th found because of the materials used. Be licious chocolate pie and coffee. 35 Ninety-Niners and guests converg lieve me, this jet age is going to be Along the aviation line, we hear ing upon the home of Barbara and Ed the ultra of living! To top it the light that Adelaide Tinker is now the proud ing effect will put you in a dream possessor of a new Cessna. Happy Evans in Manhasset, L. I., for a whee world. landing, Adelaide. of a Christmas party. See photos. The first meeting of the new year Blanche Noyes is quite enthusiastic Barbara Kiernan and Esther Gardiner was held at the Beaux Aris on Jan. about her recent European trip to 13—we seem to love meeting on the Sweden, Norway, Denmark and 13th. Our best to you all for the com France as a representative of the ing year. Joe Crane was our speaker International Society of Aviation writ and told us about “ Sky Diving’ ’ and of ers. Also in the group were Jene Ab the meets held in Russia and Tivat, ney, Aviation Director of Illinois, and Yugoslavia. The world-known para Myrtle Thompson, a 99’er from Selma, chutist discussed the comparison of N. C. While in France, Blanche was equipment and sportsmanship of east entertained by 99’er Odile Tommy- and west. He recently made his GSOth Martin and by a Countess for another jump after being grounded 20 years one of our members who is presently due to an ankle fracture. Joe Crane flying in Algiers. Other highlights of is president of the Federation of Aero- the trip were receiving honorary wings by I.P.S.A., a flying nurses organiza tion, and a chance to fly the famous French helicopter. NY NJ SECTION Christmas party On Jan. 9 Blanche spoke to the at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Zonta Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, during Evans with a world smorgasbord as their Amelia Earhart Commemora the theme is being enjoyed by Willy tion Week. Hanzlik, Eleanor Witchel, Ruth Hill, Arax Simsarian, Hostess Barbara Grass never has a chance to grow Evans, and in the rear Helen Boud under her feet. This morning she is reau and Peggy Norris. off in the CAA Bonanza on a business trip to “ ye sunny southlands.’’ flew down from New England to be We were sorry to learn that Marilyn with us. Other guests included Abbie Link has left our midst for the bright Haddaway from Buffalo, Herb Fisher lights of N. Y. She has been appointed of The Port of New York Authority, SAME PARTY! Arax Simsarian, chairman of the Planning Committee Dorothy Julich brought along Mr. and Kay Brick, Marion Lopez, Lindy for the Second National Conference Mrs. Gene Ballinger and Mr. and Mrs. Boyes, Bay Cities Chapter; Esther on Aviation Education to be held on Walker as guests. Also Capt. and Mrs. Gardiner, Northeast Section; Bar March 13-14 at the Mayflower Hotel Scott Flower of Pan American stopped bara Kiernan, Governor, New Eng here in Washington, D. C. Members of hy. land Section. the committee include representatives from national professional educational The food theme was “ World Smor organizations, government agencies, gasbord’’—something from just about nautique Internationale and of the the armed forces and several aviation every country. The punch bowl (USA Parachute Club of America. He is organizations. brand) inside the front entrance was the owner of Joe Crane and Co., making quite a hit and some people makers of sport and utility parachutes. EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA didn’t discover the bar downstairs in Former member Bessie Owen from CHAPTER the rec room until much later—or Mexico City honored us with a visit. By Peggy Borek shall I say too late. Peg Norris was Also with us was ever-welcome Dr. Hope your holidays were as pleasant taking “ Steve Allen’ ’ photos right and Clara Gross and Novie Davenport. as ours. Our Christmas dinner-dance at the Naval Officers Club was a quiet shops in various parts of the country and happy occasion. Selma Cronan are already underway for teachers and husband, Walt, came down from and others who want a profitable sum New York with Lindy Boyes, who is mer. Some of the institutions offering NO. CENTRAL now working up there. We enjoyed the course even grant a master’s de visiting with some old friends we gree in aviation education. Scholar SECTION haven’t seen in a long time. ships are still available. The Univer Lois Dobbin stopped by for lunch sity of Tennessee again sponsors its program, in which our Ruth Thomas ALL-OHIO CHAPTER on her way to Loch Haven to fly a By Mary J. Fecser new Tri-Pacer back to Wichita. She has been so interested. At the close doesn’t know how much we wanted of school, she will go right from the Christmas “ chez Hrubecs’’ is rap to go along for the ride. teaching of third graders into the idly becoming a tradition for the All- guidance of adults in air age educa Nancy Diemand has passed her Ohio 99’s. This is the third year that tion. It’s a thrilling and important commercial written and is on the way members and their guests have had job, and we wish her all luck. to pocketing her ticket. Louise Sacchi the red carpet laid out to them in warmest welcome by Mr. and Mrs. is starting another commercial class NORTH FLORIDA CHAPTER John Hrubec and our own 99’er, Joan next month, of which we have decided By Betty W. Wertz Hrubec. As usual, there was an ex to be a part. Our brainiest people The November meeting was held at nomination would be the courageous cellent turn-out. Dame Wind was play souls who study on their own for the the home of Barbara Ellis, near Pat ing second fiddle to Old Man Sol, thus various ratings. When we think of rick Air Force Base on the east coast. providing marvelous weather for fly- trying to cram that mountain of books There were four members and 10 ins as well as drive-ins. Twenty-five members and guests, including visit into our poor ole haid we get such a guests present. The hostess had plan jumble of odds and ends! ors from Michigan enjoyed the happy ned a beach picnic but with the cool day and buffet spread by Cleveland Ada Mitchell and Adelaide Tinker breezes and blowing sand, we all en hostesses Joan Hrubec, Helen Wied- came up from Washington, D. C., to joyed the lunch inside. There were wald, Edythe Maxim, Helen Sammon, attend our meeting and lecture on and—alas, alack, in absentia because two brave souls that entered the water guided missiles on Jan. 19 at North of illness—your reporter, Mary Fecser. Philadelphia Airport. David Rushlow, for a swim though. Margaret Stannah, Many,many thanks to those wonderful of General Electric, who is presently our very active member from Or Hrubecs for their hospitality! working on the nose cone section, lando and her guest from New York. gave an interesting talk on the entire We are slowly becoming up-to-date missile program, with some amusing Everybody else just shivered. in our account of meetings. January stories of the “early days’’ in 1949 Our December meeting was held still found the weather in bright, co when he was experimenting with operative mood, again giving our in Ocala with Betsy Collins as hostess. lucky gals a chance to fly—this time smaller missiles as an Air Force Still we had cool breezes, so an in officer. This is the second such pro to Sullivant Avenue Airport in Colum gram our chapter has either planned side meeting! Betsy is famous for bus, with Marion Betzler as hostess. or attended. We believe the 99’s should her beef strogonoff and she should be. Twenty-two members and three pros be we 11 informed on all these sub It was delicious. Alma Parker and pective members were present. Marion jects. and Gamer Jones, airport manager, three guests flew in from St. Peters went all-out to welcome the gals, Mr. burg and the Wertz’ and Collins. After Jones providing a delicious and color s: the delightful lunch and good conver ful blue and white cake with “ Wel sation the guests were honored with come 99’s” on it and two beautiful SOUTHEAST a demonstration of the Umbaugh floral pieces to decorate the tables copter in flight. (That is a one place in the lounge where the meeting and copter being manufactured in Ocala.) dinner were held. Thank you, Marion Margaret Stannah was hostess to the and Mr. Jones, for making us so very January meeting held in the Showalter much at home. It was a lovely meet GEORGIA CHAPTER hanger at the Orlando Airport. There ing. By Emily Bourne Grigsby were again three members and seven By the time we read this issue of The Ninety-Nines and Flying Rebels, guests present for a delightful ham the News Letter, Mr. and Mrs. Allen both flying organizations, took a group dinner served by the hostess. Lou Theis (Ruth Guenther) will just have Denault’s husband told of flying in a of 100 children from the Georgia Bap returned from their honeymoon in the snowstorm last Tuesday over Orlando Bahamas, flying both ways, naturally. tist Children’s Home into the wild blue and Lou said they had to close the They were married on Jan. 17 in the yonder for a Christmas present. hanger doors to keep the snow out. Lakewood Presbyterian Church in a Most of the pilots would agree with Florida weather is very unpredictable. candlelight service. pilot Betty McNabb, who said her Betsy Collins called that she was un Martha Wilcox is a real little beaver young passengers were somewhat able to attend the meeting because of of ambition and activity. Recently she frightened but tried to appear very doctor’s orders. We all hope she will spoke to the Y ’s Men’s Club (YMCA) blase about the whole experience. get well in a hurry. We always miss at a dinner meeting on “Flying Ex About 20 planes took part in the flying her. We also missed Elaine Mogelvang periences.” She also spent a week in party at the Fulton County Airport. who was out of town on business. January in Houston, Tex., at a busi This was the third annual party Alma Parker and three guests flew in ness convention of the United Co-Op sponsored by the Flying Rebels and from St. Pete. Betty Wertz moved to eratives, Inc. Latest plan is to fly to the first time the Ninety-Nines had Eau Gallie the first of the year and Florida with her 491/2er. taken part, but from the beaming drove over. IOWA CHAPTER faces and crys of joy it will not be the The next meeting will be held March By Alice Pfantz last. 9 at the Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg with Alma Parker hostess We didn’t have a meeting in De TENNESSEE CHAPTER and we do hope all the members and cember—just not enough days and By Constance Ohlinger prospective members will be able to everyone busy with holiday activi Plans for aviation education work attend. ties. We had our regular January meeting Thursday, the 16th. A 7 p.m. zero) for a jaunt to Minneapolis, Minn. Esther Berner and husband, Don, dinner in the Cloud Room at the air On the home-bound trip, they picked flew to New York City recently where port. Weather was bad, so Kitty Hach up a nice tail wind and got home in Esther had the pleasure of visiting from Ames was the only one to make one hour and 45 minutes. with some of the girls she flew with it from out-of-town. Others present Nell Brown and her 49Mser drove to during the war. She also had the thrill were Maggie Adkins, Joann Fortier, California — stopping at Scottsdale, of flying the new Beech Travel Aire Evelyn McDonald, and Alice Pfant?.. Ariz., for a grand dinner at “ Lula when it was demonstrated here in We had one guest, Betty Benge (Mrs. Belle’s.” Continued on to L. A. to Indianapolis recently. Esther, who has T. A.) spend Christmas with their children. been holding the beautiful Dee Nich Betty is a former member—she has They spent New Year’s morning hav olas trophy for the past year for being commercial, instructor, instrument, ing brunch at the Cliff House in San the outstanding woman pilot in In and multi-engine ratings. She hasn’t Francisco. Finally flew home via air dianapolis, turned it over to your been flying the past 10 years, but as lines to get back to the “ salt mine” reporter at the January meeting of soon as she gets a current medical, of 1958. the Indianapolis Aero Club for “ safe plans to do some flying and reactivate Betty Archibald and Mary Beritich keeping” this year. If the News Letter her 99 membership. I’m sure Betty are anxiously awaiting their Cub doesn’t make sense this month just will be a very valuable addition to our Cruiser. It’s coming out of the shop blame it on the shock. I’ve never been chapter. with a new mahogany floor! Lois so surprised and thrilled in my whole Cassidy is just as anxiously waiting to life. I feel very humble beside the Plans are well under way for the see the one-man helicopter that her five famous women who have won it spring sectional in Des Moines. GIRLS cousin won in a contest. previously: Betty Pettit (now Nich PLEASE NOTE! The dates published olas), 1952; Mildred Hurt, 1953; Tannie in the January News Letter were in INDIANA CHAPTER Schlundt, 1954; Rae Cawdell, 1955; correct. The correct dates are April By Nellie P. Jackson and Esther Berner, 1956. The trophy 25, 26 and 27. A good time for all is Sunday, Jan. 19, the weather man honors the late Dee Nicholas, a well- assured. Sponsors have been secured gave us a wonderful day for our known woman pilot and member of for a hospitality hour on Friday night, regular meeting. We had 18 members, the Aero Club. cocktail party on Saturday night, and four 4912 ers, and five guests for dinner the music for your dinner dancing in the dining room of Weir Cook Air MICHIGAN CHAPTER pleasure. Be sure to bring those 4912- port. The committee in charge showed By Babe Ruth ers along if at all possible. There will us a beautiful movie, “ Song of the Michigan hasn’t been seen in the be favors for everyone and valuable Air,” which took us to many interest Newsletter for some months now, but door prizes. Come one, come all! Des ing spots in the world, then they we are still here. At this time every Moines, Iowa, April 25-27. showed colored slides of some of our one is digging out of the snow, and CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER own 99’s taken at the annual conven haven’t the kids been having fun, no By Dorothy Vachout tion at McAllen, Tex., and at some of school and rolling in the snow. The first affair of the holiday season our local meetings. They were won The news starts back in November was our annual Christmas party, derful, girls! Let’s have more of when several of us went deer hunting, which was held on Dec. 8. We were them ! this includes Chairman Pat Russell served a delicious steak dinner and Billie Smith and 49%er, Savage, are and Bill at St. Ignace, Margaret Wind- another helping of Lois Cassidy’s won winging their way to Florida for two fuhr and Eric, Becky Thatcher and derful entertainment “know how.” weeks of needed rest. They plan to Harold, Babe Ruth and Dale and Lois was emcee again this year. She visit Marathon and Key West and daughter, Dale Lee, on Drummond had us all singing carols and playing have tentative plans to fly to Cuba. Island. The Windfuhr’s have a cabin funny games that required some de Flora Mae Newman, Muncie, Ind., at Little Long Lake, Harrison and the gree of skill and a lot of luck. A beau recently was installed as vice presi Thatcher’s just take to the woods. tiful doll was raffled off, resulting in dent of the Delaware County Wing, The Ruth family had the pleasure of happy smiles on the faces of Chair Flying Farmers. Congratulations, crossing the world’s greatest bridge, man Nell Brown and Treasurer Donna Flora Mae! the beautiful Straits of Mackinac Giles. All our thanks to Helen Bud- Now that Betty Nicholas has her bridge. The bridge is five miles long wash, who so very graciously donated lovely new home properly organized connecting the two peninsulas and is the doll. Also, thanks to Bea Seimon’s and time on her hands she is going almost 500 feet in the air. This may perseverance, station wagon, and back into the business world. Nice to not seem such a thrill to travelers, 49V2er who doesn’t mind carrying have you back among us “working but when one sits more than 16 hours things, several cases of carmel corn girls,” Betty. Her husband, Ted, is in line waiting to take the ferry across were sold. with WFBM-TV. They own and fly a the straits the bridge is out of this A group of us attended the “ Good- Cessna 170. world. fellows” luncheon, held at the Shera Our vice chairman, Ethel Knuth, The November meeting was held at ton Hotel on Dec. 12. Our Christmas and husband, “ Rusty,” had a sur Tri-City Airport. I finally managed gifts for the children had been brought prise and thrill (and perhaps a touch to get to Midland that day several to the Christmas party, and Sylvia of sadness) when their handsome son, hours after the meeting adjourned. Roth flew them to Meigs Airport, Ronald, got married the day after I had a student XC and decided to where they were received by Mr. Christmas and left with his pretty take a chance on getting there in time. Maxwell, head of the “ Goodfellows.” bride for Phoenix, Ariz. He is to be The October meeting at Marshall at Carol Cooper picked a marvelous with air traffic control (CAA) at Sky Schulyers (one of the eating places in way to celebrate Christmas. On Dec. Harbor Airport in Phoenix. We all Michigan). We had a real good fly-in. 26 she married Peter Veris of Evans join in wishing much happiness and I saw Elsie Ferich, Sammy McKay ton. Best wishes, Carol. Gean Burson success to this fine young couple. and a 491£er get out of a 172. Jeanette and her husband flew to De Smet, Jil McCormick flew to Atlanta, Ga., Souverign and Marian Elbinger taxied S. D., for their annual hunting trip. during the holidays in a Bonanzo (G up in J’s Stinson. Bernice Trimble Gean said the weather was perfect model) which was somewhat of a and student in a Champion. Pat Rus and so was the hunting. Both bagged change from flying her little Tri- sell in her Meyers. Fran Meyers, their limit of birds. Bea Seimon and Pacer. Jill is to be the speaker at the Nancy Brandon, Margaret Windfuhr her family picked the coldest day of annual Amelia Earhart dinner-meet and myself in a Tri-Pacer. We also the year (temp. 12 degrees below ing of Indianapolis Zonta Club Jan. 27. celebrated three birthdays at this meeting, Margaret Windfuhr, Janey University Airport and saw a techni WISCONSIN CHAPTER Hart and Pat Russell. color picture of intercontinental air By Justine Mills The December meeting was our travel. The scenery in it is beautiful Our January meeting was held on annual Christmas party held at the and helps to make one realize just the 19th at Waukesha with a smorgas McKay’s Hill Top Farm at Grand what the airlines are doing to make bord at the Avalon Hotel. Snow pre Blanc. We were all having such a us more “ one-world minded.’’ The vented any fly-ins. A prospective good time it was decided to adjourn film can be obtained for showing, free member, Mrs. Jean Molholt, was the meeting before it started. Santa for the asking, from Shell Oil Co., and present plus seven 99’s. Claus was George McKay and you its title is “ Song of the Clouds.’’ Out-of-state as well as local flying had to be there to appreciate the We are not planning any meeting has been active with Deedo Heise fly speech that was given as each gift for February, but expect to have a ing to Colorado Springs the weekend was given. It is easier to tell you potluck supper March 2 at 5 p.m. at after Christmas, Mary Seymour and who wasn’t there as just a few didn’t Leah Warren’s in Champaign. As they Bernie Voelker busy about and above turn out. Elsie Ferich was home with say on TV, “ Join us then, won’t you?” Madison and Jean Herrling making the flu, but Mike joined us anyway. Helen McBride and her husband numerous trips to DuBuque, for para The January meeting was held at and Mary Hendrix and her husband chutes. the new Riverside Manor, Lansing. are taking Florida vacations in Feb. Our February meeting and fly-in We had nine planes fly in, by 99’ers of will be in Middleton, at Morey Airport course. The AOPA 180 degree rating GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER By Ruth Lake just west of Madison. The date will was shown and discussed. We had be February 23, and any stray 99 in 45 members present, including several We were entertained by hostesses the area is hereby invited to either attending their second meeting to Laura Sellinger, Dorothy Wheeler, Pat contact one of our members or just make them eligible for membership. Tuiley, and Lydia Dunn in Lydia’s come on over. Namely Terry Thomas, Detroit, re beautiful new home for our January ceived license in 1946, one of the three founders of the Winged Spartans Fly meeting; which was very well at ing Club, Mich. State University and tended—19 members, two guests and the first president. Terry worked at prospective member, Margaret Glenn L. Martin Co., Denver, where Brickey. Margaret and her husband they built ballistic missiles and did a own the Festus Flying Service here lot of skiing there. Prior to this worked in Festus, Mo. Our guest speaker for in Detroit for Parke Davis. the evening was Dr. Fillston, who is Next is Gertrude Clark who flys at with McDonnell Aircraft Corp., in KANSAS CITY CHAPTER Detroit City Airport. Received private charge of all parachute rigging. Dr. By Emily Crew license in 1947, 100 hours and took the Fillston has a master parachute rig commercial written last August. gers rating, doing this since 1939 and December . . . meeting at my home Now about six months later Ila Pim- considered an expert in his field. Most with nice turn-out. Sarah Gorelich, lott, instrument flight instructor, De informative and interesting. Elaine Morris, Mary Ruth Dietrich, troit City Airport, is about to become Our newest member is Olive Miner Joan Cayot, Dee Southard, Marjory a 99’er. Some of you will remember who obtained her license this past Farrell, Margaret Shephard, Betty Ila flying in the ’57 AWTAR solo and August. She and her husband both Siggs, and Laurien Griffin. Sky Club winning a couple of prizes. started flying at the same time and cocktails got the meeting “ off the have their own Bonanza. ground” and to a “ South of the Border Bette Crook and Alice Hammond dinner.” Next stop, the business meet attended the CAP aviation education We will miss Sue Parks, who is to ing. Dee Southard suggested as a workshop planning conference in be married on Feb. 8 and moving to candidate for the Amelia Earhart Washington, D. C., in December. Denver, Colo. Our best wishes go with Scholarship and application is to be Velta Scutt and Mel have an Ercoupe. her. Pat Tuiley is also leaving us for sent in. Agreed on a Christmas pro Bette Crook finally flew the Bonanza a while, having enlisted in the WAF’s ject of gifts for the aged. Dee South to the meeting with her husband, as a second lieutenant and expects to ard, Betty Siggs, and Mary Ruth Diet- mother, and daughter as passengers. be away for three years. Lots of rich appointed to select the home, Also Bette has an article appearing luck, Pat. gifts, and distribution. Betty Siggs in the February issue of Flying. Dorothy Henke presented her 49V2er, gave an instructive demonstration on No matter how a 99’er has to take Auggie, with a bouncing baby boy gift wrapping. Next, a Christmas gift off she will come to a meeting. It since our last meeting and hopes to exchange with an hilarious assort seems Austin Lake Airport had a little be flying soon. We are all willing to ment. The evening completed with a too much snow or else Harry didn’t baby sit right at the field, Dorothy, gathering around the organ singing feel like shoveling. Anyway Eloise so come on out. Christmas carols. Dec. 19, a gift wrap Smith and Mary Gardanier taxied out Ginny Duenke and her 49y2er, Bur ping spree of the gifts selected for of the hanger and out onto the lake, ton, left this last week in their Apache the aged took place at the home of not much wind was blowing so they for six weeks in the Caribbean—their Betty Siggs. The welcome gifts, beau just took off down-wind. third trip there—love those islands. tifully wrapped were then presented CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER Ginny showed us her films from their to the individuals a few days before By Rose S. Andrew last trip—“ out of this world.” She has Christmas and graciously received. Here I am, pushing against a head also graciously offered the use of their A most worthwhile project. wind again. I suppose if I get as far field and hangar for our Mexican party January meeting—a true pot luck as the Pearly Gates, I’ll have some in May, which is to be our monev supper at the new apartment of Sarah kind of flimsy excuse thought up for raising project for this year. Gorelich. Turn-out small — Marjory being almost late. The winners of our Achievement Farrell, Katherine Peck, Joan Cayot, We had a fine group at our Sunday Award contest were announced and Laurien Griffin, and Emily Crew. dinner meeting, Jan. 19. Counting will be presented their awards at the Quantity of food large and delicious, 49V2ers and two smallfry, there were meeting of the Aero Club of St. Louis even though all hamburger and mac 19 present to eat an excellent meal at this month, when our chapter presents aroni dishes. Baked ham and egg the Paradise Inn (R 45, South) Cham the program for the evening; about rolls, the only variance, used for paign. Then we drove on over to the which we will report next month. hors ’doeuvres with the initiation of Sarah’s bar. Business meeting fol and the man is — brave. Imagine fac hear they are engaged to be married lowed, discussed project for the year, ing 12 pairs of feminine eyes at one this spring. however, no decisions reached. Tour time, without “ flomixing.” Well, he Weather has really “fouled up” our of the new Mid Continent Airport is did — so I think he is a brave and plans for a fly-in meeting in Del Rio planned for February meeting. courageous man. From here on all for the past few months. We’re still remarks about Broneta’s cooking are hoping that we can get down there in COLORADO CHAPTER “ out of order” — the chicken and February for a meeting and lunch My Mary Wenholz accompanying viands were delicious. across the border. Congratulations being the order of We were pleased to have a visitor FORT WORTH SKY QUEENS the day, Colorado Chapter wishes to and prospective member present, CHAPTER send along their most hearty best Betty Brown of Duncan. Other visitor By Mary Kahak wishes to the newly weds Mr. and Mrs. was Marie’s 49êr, Brewer Hall. Clyde R. Evans. Congratulations Members present were Velma Wood In case you fly over Fort Worth and Broneta and Clyde. ward, Susie Sewell, Marie Hall, Beth see the upper 40 hasn’t been plowed, Our January meeting was a brunch Smith, Wynema Masonhall, Emily you might take a look at the next few at the Aviation Country Club in Den Frost, Ruth Jones, Ida Carter, Rita paragraphs and see some of the ver, hostessed by our pert little Thel Eaves, D. Morgan, and Fern Yount. reasons why. For instance—since stating the facts ma Thomas, who had the table beau Our February meeting will be at tifully decorated with a lovely center to you in the last issue— (that’s right Duncan on the 16th. m a’m—just the facts). piece of garnet sweetheart roses (sent Random Notes: Ruth and Ida spent to our recuperating Darlene Gray, Broneta Davis and Wynema Mason several days at the Dallas-Fort Worth hall came down in person to present who is still a bit handicapped with a Fat Stock Show. They should have broken back) and individual roses set the Fort Worth Sky Queens their own entered Sam and gotten a blue ribbon. great big charter of the 99’s. A cock in porcelain ashtrays at each place. Jimmie Kolp visited Dorothy Morgan Those attending were Pat Urling, tail and dinner party was held to and they attended the Oklahoma Wing honor this occasion and honorable Betty Stackhouse, Ed and Frances OX 5 Club charter dinner. Tepper, Joe and Helen Choun, Harold guests, plus giving everybody a chance and Marilyn Nordstrom, Bob and Broneta flew to St. Louis on Jan. to catch up on their hanger flying. Mary Wenholz, John and Donna Myers 28 to speak on the history of the Ninety- (And I thought male pilots had imag and Verna Christopher who came Nines at a meeting of the Missouri inations! Mercy Percy!) limping in from Colorado Springs Pilots Association. Before Christmas several of the sporting a sprained ankle. From all Mary Francis and Dorothy attended Fort Worth Sky Queens attended a the casualties Colorado is having it a sports car rally and discovered their joint meeting with the Dallas 99’s and would seem to be a good place to stay navigation is better in, the air than on heard all about the 180 degree pro away from; but don’t you believe it, the ground. Anyway, the Austin-Healy cedure presented by Mr. Gobel of Red ’tisn’t so! got a good workout! Bird Airport of Dallas. In fact, we en We extend deepest sympathy to joyed it so much that we are having Everyone enjoyed a most delicious an evening meeting on the 180 degree smorgasbord brunch after which Beth Smith in the loss of her brother, Dr. Oran Ehlers of Ravenna, Neb. procedure for all male and female Thelma presented Donna Myers with pilots in the Fort Worth area on Feb. a pair of gold Ninety-Nine earrings SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER 10. The same Mr. Gobel will present from the Colorado Chapter for her By Betsy Hogan the program. untiring efforts over the past many Francis Pyland and husband just This absent-minded reporter mailed years as editor of our news letter, returned from a two week joint busi “ Crosswind Chatter.” Our many the last News Letter copy to a com pletely wrong address, so we’ll have ness and pleasure trip to Mexico City. thanks, Donna. Cleva Godfrey has been in the hos Another big event that quite a num to go back to 1957 and start again to bring you up to date on our chapter. pital for a check-up. ber of our members attended was the Tony Page, who is always being annual Colorado Flying Farmers’ In October we were honored by a visit from cur international president asked to make speeches on and rep Stock Show banquet on Jan. 11 at resent women in aviation has found Writer’s Manor in Denver. In fact, and received our chapter charter. time to write a book called “Per several of our members were very Surely was fun having Broneta with us for lunch and thanks from all of us sonally Yours.” active in making this banquet a huge Edna G. Whyte was a guest speaker to Edna Gardner Whyte for flying success—same being the Longbrooks, for the Zonta Club of Shreveport, La., Teppers and Chouns. We met a visit her down here. After lunch we were on Jan. 15 and the Dallas Zonta Club ing 99’er from Montana, Louise all gabbing over at Marian Burke’s on the 17th, where she presented a Butcher, at this gala affair too. Other office and who should breeze in but scholarship in their behalf. This Colorado 99’s attending were Thelma Toni Page from Fort Worth. Only a scholarship is given each year to a Thomas, Betty Stackhouse, and M. few minutes before Pauline Glasson girl majoring in aeronautical engi Wenholz and 49y2er. All 99 members had been in from Corpus Christi with neering. On Jan. 21 after flying a heli were sporting a beautiful corsage a student she was taking on a cross copter and landing at the new KGFZ furnished by Thelma. country. television station heliport, Edna is Broneta and Edna flew out to OKLAHOMA CHAPTER to be interviewed on television for the Bracketville and spent the night with By Dorothy K. Morgan Ann Alden show. Ama Lee Jameson before heading for Now being an understanding 99’er The January meeting was held on Corpus Christi. No doubt Ama Lee and realizing that this isn’t all that the 19th in the home of Broneta Evans and Edna rehashed the Dallas Dolls has happened around here, you can at Minco. Attendance was better than Derby in which they came in second see why we haven’t had time to take average and everyone enjoyed and first respectively. Congratula care of the upper 40. Broneta’s hospitality. Early plans for tion, gals! the sectional meeting in Oklahoma Didn’t we tell you the Texas Air TIP OF TEXAS CHAPTER City on May 2, 3 and 4 were formu Tour was cuite a deal? Our newest By Elaine Needham lated after much discussion. The pro member, Marilyn Smith of San An Brrrrrrr! gram will be published in a later issue tonio, had time while she was on ;he It’s so cold here in Texas (?) the of the News Letter. tour to get well acouainted with a teeth in my comb are chattering. We met Broneta’s 49kzer. Clyde. charming young fellow and now we Just to bring you up to date and to let all concerned know—w e’ve been tana Chapter. Introduced them to my working mighty hard with airmark- NORTHWEST student, Bob Millard, who was on his ers. Our little black and yellow works dual cross country with me and who of art are beginning to make a stir in SECTION has a wife, Maybelle, intending to take flying lessons soon so there’s a the minds of the public, we've noticed. prospective 99 for our Chapter, too. Ada Toland and Ardath McCreery Letters came from Dorothy Sabo whizzed from McAllen to Corpus for and Pud Lovelace of Bozeman. Dor our 99 meeting in Ada’s little green othy writes that she is skiing more ’n yellow J-3 Cub clocking a phenom ALASKA CHAPTER than flying lately but has made a few enal ground speed of 50 knots. Must By Carol Pierce interesting flights lately including a have hit the jet stream or sumpthin. A lucky seven of the regular mem tour of the ski area around Butte, Anaconda, Phillipsburg, Helena and Anyway, two hours late, Pauline and bership enjoyed a delightful turkey dinner at the January meeting which back to Bozeman Bridger Bowl which I rushed them across town (those mud- was the only one with snow enuf for hens) to our eating and meeting place was held at the lovely log home of Bill and Marion Zaegel. We were fortunate really good skiing. While Pud writes arriving just in time to find the rest in having as a guest Dr. Ruth Coffin, that it has taken her ages to recover of our loyal 99’s had long since given a potential 99’er who was invited by from her operation in October altho up hope and were about to leave in Helen Stoddard. Ruth, a recent arriv she sort of firmed up for the Christ disgust, but seeing us four hungry, al in the Territory, was amazed and mas holidays knowing her son and bride would be home for a wonderful haggard, windblown pilots coming slightly apprehensive at the sight of visit from Idaho. Pud flew her cousin through the doorway was just too so many light aircraft in the air much and all was forgiven and when around Merrill Field at one time. We to Billings in their Cessna 170 to the we tried to eat the left-over olives and hastened to reassure her that the prob wedding of a friend and they stayed bread crumbs they pinned the Purple lem of getting in and out of the pat over nite, but she never could get Heart on us and ordered four large tern was not as difficult as it appeared Marge Rolle nor Norma Wingfield on dinners. Present for the meeting be at first glance. the phone and thot they may have been to the big Airline annual party. sides the four heroines were Rooky Since our last “Fly-in Drive-in’’ Tromm, new members; Veda Ten- Pud’s return to Bozeman proved ex breakfast at Palmer, Alaska, was such nent, Merle Dunnam, Louise Clarkson, citing trying to fly thru the Bozeman Gwendolyn Hickerson, and Mary Wal a huge success, we are making prep pass since she didn’t want to land lace, prospective member. arations for an even more elaborate with 50 mile gusts at Livingston but repeat performance to be held in Bad weather prevented our Houston did find a spot to go thru. Says her March. An additional attraction of this members from attending and we 49V2er, Jack, is getting along fine missed having them with us. event will be the raffling of an Air- with his flying making many business boy Sr. radio. Next meeting is planned for Vic trips lately, solo. He got into soup toria, giving all about an equal dis I am looking forward to the next conditions near Missoula but got him tance to travel. meeting which is to be held at my self out okey and “ learned about fly home at which time we will “ dip and ing from that.’’ Also said that Jimmie DALLAS, TEXAS CHAPTER dob dabs of paint on pieces of paper’’ Kuhn was to Bozeman lately from Mis This chapter has been spending quite in a bold attempt at producing posters soula and visited them. And that our a lot of time in the air the past couple announcing our forthcoming “ Drive-in Sectional 99 Governor, Barbara Horn- of months. New member Gerry Sloan Fly-in.’ ’ beck, is going to Arizona for winters has recently interested her husband in flying, after a ten year or so absence. Across some 8,000 miles comes a let henceforth so has resigned and vice- Marceline Todd (also new member), ter from an Australian 99’er, Nancy governor, Minnie Boyd will take over has been devoting quite a bit of time Leebold who sent greetings for ’58 the responsible position. to investigation of aviation education and expressed a great deal of interest in this area. She is also about to check in learning about our flying conditions out in 172. here in Alaska. Our Secretary Treas SOUTHWEST Mildred Bishop went to Houston over urer, Ruth O’Buck undoubtedly has the holidays and returned with a won an answer (via, naturally) on the SECTION derful tailwind—wonderful until it got way to our “ down-under’ ’ 99’er at this writing. gusty and she got home and had to BAY CITIES CHAPTER land—about 35 knots. Marge Barr took By Margaret Gerhardt her aunt sightseeing in their Cessna. MONTANA CHAPTER Pat Jetton is taking instrument ground By Vivienne Schrank Rose Tucker was hostess for our school and champing at the bit to fly Details of a February 1, 99 meeting January meeting at her home on Easy at Billings will appear in your next the ’56 Tri-Pacer her husband just Street on top of a hill in San Leandro. brought home. Martha Ann Reading NEWS LETTER. And the surprise There was a thick tule fog that slow has finally gotten her new Tri-Pacer news for this issue is that our 99 flying and is really getting hot in it. Gladys Kreider changed her name to ed cars on the Bay Bridge to 10 miles per hour. Visibility was about one This chapter is very happy to wel Chapman and is on an extended honey car’s length. However, up on Easy come Jan Romanio Martin, who has moon in California. Congratulations. Street it was above the fog part of been in Europe teaching for the past Gladys! two years. While in Rapid City, S. Dakota the evening. The girls from the Penin sula found the fog too thick and didn’t Last month the chapter heard a lately vour reporter got to have coffee try to come. We were happy to have lecture and saw a film on the 180 de with our 99 member. Dorothy Lee, and Eleanor Bjorkman Wilson join our gree instrument rating, by M. T. Goble meet a lady instructor, Georgia Gip. of Goble Aviation in Dallas. The Jan who is trailer house neighbor to Dor small group. Now that her child is old uary meeting is being held at the othy. We are in hopes that both girls enough for father to handle, she hopes Flite Club, a local private club for will attend one of our meetings soon to be with us more. aviation people. and maybe Georgia will join our Mon She told us about the plane that her husband built, and promised to bring we say thank you with reverence. Airport for their November meeting. some movies of the first flight. The Penny Swope is taking commercial The Redwood Chapter was on hand, plane now has almost 50 hours and aviation courses at Mt. San Antonio en mass, to greet them. We can’t get will then be ready for a check by the college and is our illustrious candi together for our own meetings, but CAB. Ruth Rueckert brought some of date for the Amelia Earhart scholar the sun seems to shine for others. her Christmas cards from 99’s and we ship. Penny, Jan Wood, Norma Wil They had a wonderful large group had some news of former Bay Cities cox, and Polly Stoehr attended the of members and guests: Chairman members, such as Jerry Jordan. Had Death Valley Days Fly In. Polly and Pat Gladney with her 170 full, her a note from Irene Leverton who is Shirley Robinson said their piece at charming young daughter, Gale, Nata now at Redding Sky Ranch. She is the Glendale city council in the inter lie Bossio, Pat Sherwood. Dorothy flying charter and getting in instru est of saving Grand Central airport Monahan, Jeanne McElhatton and ment time. She says there will be a from the death knoll sounding over husband Dave, and guests Marga and swimming pool open come summer. Glendale way. Joan Trefethen, who Chet Martin. Helen Kelton of Bay Cit Sounds like a good spot to plan a fly built her own Stits Playboy sport ies Chapter, and guests Arvelin Car- in. plane was a guest at our January min, Marian Turner and Bill, and Ray Our next meeting will be in Half meeting. She and Shirley R. will take and Alice Shannon. Aimee and Fred Moon Bay if Maxine Carlson is will part in the Experimental Aircraft As Gerlach of Bay Cities Chapter. Our ing. Hope the weather will be more sociation fly-in Jan. 26 at Riverside. Chairman Shirley Blocher also cooperative in February. Sectional governor Doris Eacret nam brought two guests from Ukiah, Fran ed Shirley as contest committee chair ces Cohen and Betty Lochen, who we LOS ANGELES CHAPTER man for the section. Shirley is recep hope will be 99’ers in the near future. By Marijane Brown tive to any suggestions from any 99 Nellie Palmer and Anna Brenner were Elsie Smith should take a bow for for improvement of the TAR or any able to fly over from Santa Rosa, and the fine work she is doing with the other 99 contest. If requested, the sug Pat Stouffer and I drove out. We hope Wing Scouts. She received a letter of gestion will be kept confidential but they enjoyed their flight and visit as appreciation which reads in part as will be passed along to the proper per much as we did. Come again soon. follows: “ The Hawthorne City Council sons in charge of the various contests. at their meeting of December 9, 1957, June Kaiser who flew the ’56 TAR SACRAMENTO VALLEY publicly commended the Spirit of Los has moved from Utah to join our Val CHAPTER Angeles Wing Scouts, Troop No. 725, ley chapter. Liz Crowley has started By Hialeah Reilich for their contribution of materials and a flying club at Cannon Electric which At our January meeting we welcom labor towards the accomplishment of already has two planes and 20 mem ed a new member, Gerry Hall, from repainting the name HAWTHORNE bers. Joan Ferguson flew to Apple Val Oroville. She drove all the way to on the Hawthorne Airport runway at ley for a breakfast fly-in. And Babe Sacramento for the meeting because no cost to the City.” Story ferried a PA 11 to Deming, New of unfavorable flying conditions. Coral Christie Warren and her hubby va Mexico. Bloom was our only fly-in member. cationed in the Hawaiian Islands, and She brought the news that she will be while there Christie flew a 650 h.p. REDWOOD CHAPTER teaching at an Aviation Workshop in low-wing trainer, of the same type By Hazel Bertagna Hawaii, June 16 thru July 17. Weather again completely cancel she flew when she was a WAF. She Margaret Farkas and Thelma Syrek ling out our January meeting, we shall brought home some beautiful stereo told us about their flight to Long tell about our Christmas party held at color slides, including one with the Beach for the meeting of the Military Art and Anna Brenner’s beautiful shadow of her plane in the center of Aero, Club Assoc. Betty and Joe home. a complete rainbow. Haynes also flew to So. Cal. recently, Mary Kitson Prendergast was our Anna was the perfect hostess and with three of their children, to spend gracious hostess for the January meet Art played the dutiful host to perfec a few days at Disneyland. Betty Boyd ing. Mary is expecting that long-leg tion even to the preparing and frying had returned from Mexico just the ged bird to arrive at her house about of the boneless chicken. We had the evening before the meeting. We all the middle of February. Probability is, added pleasure of having their lovely admired her nice tan and the inter Mary, that your baby will grow up to daughter, Marguerite, assisting with esting silver jewelry she was wearing. be a saucer-jockey. the luncheon and playing Santa. The The other members present were Jan All the Ninety-Nines present at the rest of the 49V2er’s were unable to be Kapus, Hialeah Reilich, Ruth Wagner January meeting signed a letter seek present, due to circumstances beyond and Helen Mace. Helen looks so slim ing to save the Grand Central Air their control, their loss, because we and trim it’s hard to believe she was port in Glendale from being squeezed had a most * delicious dinner really, so recently a new mother. Our guests out of existence by high taxes and with petit-fors and snow balls for de were student pilots, Doreen Brandley complaining citizens. We have hope sert, and a great variety of hors and Ruth Lummis. that the County of Los Angeles will d’oruvre with home made biscuits Bill Drum of the Calif. Aero. Com take it over and pay part of the cost (yum) with the chicken. of maintenance. mission spoke on flight safety, illus Shirley Blocher had to drive down trating various types of accidents. He SAN FERNANDA VALLEY from Ukiah alone, Pat Stouffer and also told of the growing shortage of CHAPTER yours truly drove over from Napa, airports in California with a short By Trixie-Ann Schubert and Nellie Palmer drove out from history on politics and general avia Kudos to Cal Rotors Inc. for their Santa Rosa. tion in Calif. The time was all too demonstration helicopter rides for our We all had a perfectly wonderful short to cover all the things he gave chapter 99s. So happens the company time, enjoying all the good food and us to think about and to be concerned president is Less Hall, 49V2er of our good company. with as pilots. Virginia Hall. Pilot Pete Miller operat Thanks again Anna. We ended the meeting with two ed the whirlybird for us ladybirds. We had a very delightful visit with films supplied by the Calif. Aero. With operational costs on the 3 place the girls from the Santa Clara Chap Comm., “Flight Decision” and “To Bell 47G2 estimated at $57 an hour, ter when they flew to Napa County Save A Life” , the story of the AOPA 180 degree rating. We can recommend them as of general interest to all pil ots. SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER By Jeanne McElhatton Well, the holidays came, but so did the “ imported” flu bug! Our whole family ended up on its’ respective backs. Thus the Newsletter deadline for December came and went without so much as a look at the typewriter ribbon, so we will have to go all the way back to November for our first bit of news. Napa County Airport was the scene of a three way fly-in luncheon in late November. Included in the group of twenty-two were Ninety-Nines from the Redwood Empire and Bay Cities Chapters, as well as our own, some 49êrs and several other guests. It was most pleasant to get acquainted with the other chapters. During that same month Natalie Bossio and Jeanne McElhatton had the thrill of having their first helicop ter ride. It was in a Hiller and was a new and different sensation. Like SAGUARO CHAPTER, Southwest Section (left to right): Doris Glina, Capt. one’s first fixed wing flight, one taste John Glina, Betty Graham, Juanita Newell, Maxine Garrard, Lucille Wallace, is hardly enough. What a feeling to Marjy Crowl, Edith Driver, June Kaiser, Melba Beard. Helen Wetherill; “ take wing” without any. front, Chris Crowl. The traditional Christmas party was held at the home of Pat Gladney and SAGUARO CHAPTER Wallace, Marjy Crowl, Chris, guest was a huge success. The surprise By Marjy Crowl Edith Driver, guest June Kaiser, Mel guest of the evening was our good Huddle Inn was the scene of the din ba Beard and Helen Wetherill, our vis friend Irene Leverton who is doing iting 99 from Michigan. Alice and ner held on the night of the regular charter work in Redding. About thirty Charles Roberts were missing due to people attended the buffet supper. Af business second Thursday night of the the fact they are on a Carribean ter availing themselves of the tempt month—meeting. Helen Wetherill was cruise! Adios for now! ing repast that was offered, they all special guest, and those absent missed exchanged gifts (some of which were a treat as this charming Michigan 99 SAN DIEGO CHAPTER most amusing). disclosed the ups and downs of her By Ruby Potter Plans to start the New Year with a most interesting position as unit pro With the Holiday season past we are fly-in to the Nut Tree were scuttled duction manager for a firm which again settling down to serious concen by a storm that decided to move into produces training films. We were also tration on the plans for the start of the the area at the same time we wanted pleased to have Virginia Hash, former AWTAR. So many people have “ come to. So our year was officially opened member of our chapter, with us that up” with so many good ideas, it now on January 16th with a meeting at the evening. Chapter members present is becoming a chore to decide which San Jose Airport. Hostesses Dee Thur were Melba Beard, Doris Glina, Juan of them will prove the most interest mond and Mary Ann Wetherby sup ita Newell, Marjy Crowl, Alice Rob ing and entertaining. Our financial plied two very interesting color films erts and her 49Mser, Charles. goal has been reached with the City covering flight training and a travel Doris Glina hostessed the January and County of San Diego assuming ogue of a trip from the Piper factory flight—a tour of Luke Air Force Base, the major part of sponsoring the start. down the coast of South America and which was arranged and conducted by For this we have hardworking Ger across to Africa in an Apache. It was her 49V2er, Captain John Glina. Those trude Lockwood and Chairman Mar one of those films that makes one want who flew over landed at Litchfield ian to thank and believe me, these gals really put in a lot of time and ef to take to the air. Park strip and were “ convoyed” to fort. The rest of the meeting was devoted Luke via station wagon by Doris to plans for the year. There was lots Glina. An Air Force bus was major Going back to the holidays tempor of enthusiasm, so it should prove to be transportation for most of the tour arily, Terry Vasques and 49V2er A1 a lively one. The first activity will be through operations, the mobile traffic flew their Tri Pacer away down south a fly-in to Salinas as a sort of fare unit, view of a Bell helicopter, lunch of the border to spend Christmas in well to Ardell Hauk. Dauntless Dell eon at the Officers Club, interesting Guadalajara and New Years in Mex will be leaving soon for the land of films (especially the one of the Thun- ico City. They left San Diego Decem Sukiyaki and rice paddies. We will derbirds) and visit to Link Trainer ber 21 and returned January 12 and miss her, but now Santa Clara Valley department. Those enjoying this event what a wonderful holiday they report. Chapter will have an overseas out were Doris Glina, her 491/2er John, Lucky people! post. This looks like the year for us to guest Betty Graham, Juanita Newell, Dottie and 49V2er Bob Sanders re stretch out and cover ground. guest Maxine Garrard, guest Lucille ported a most interesting New Years day. They flew their 140 to Pasadena, the displeasure of bidding Nancy Ly- mitt, Beth Goodsell, Margaret Loy, watched the Rose Parade, back to nam goodbye since she is moving to Nicky Harding and Connie Leitz were Oxnard, California. We sure hate to in attendance. San Diego and watched the football lose Nancy, but she has promised fre January 22nd we met at June Ray- game on television. That is doing it quent visits. bould’s. Business for the coming year the easy way, I drove up for both We are beginning to wonder who was discussed; assignments were events and spent hours in snarled traf does more cross country flying than made and with a break in our usual fic. our Chairman Marian. She and 49V2er snowy-blowy winter weather we will How grateful we all are to have Ai- Noble just returned from Shreveport, be off and flying. Our special speaker leen and 49êr Walt Saunders back La. Marian’s grandmother has spent was Dr. J. I. Swigart, professor at the with us. They had the terrifying ex several months with them here in San University of Utah and one of the out perience of a forced landing in Baja, Diego, felt it necessary to return to standing physicists on loan to the California. With Walt’s early training Shreveport so how better to go than in White Sands Proving Grounds. He in Arizona he was able to walk some the 182. gave us many interesting, side-lights 25 miles thru sand and cactus and Hope you have all started making on space travel and rockets. most fortunately came upon a crew of your plans for entering the AWTAR, June, who is “ gal Friday” to the road workers who took him back to we are planning on you being here. local Aviation Safety Office, C.A.A. the plane where Aileen had stayed. To has just been awarded a commenda emphasize the ruggedness of that UTAH CHAPTER tion by C.A.A. for excellence in effi area, it took the truck with Walt show By Jane Andreason ciency. ing them the direction to the plane, Congratulations to our Alberta Hunt! The Salt Lake Municipal Airport five and one half hours to go those On the 23rd of November she became now has available a Unicom station relatively few miles. With the excep the bride of Walter E. Nicholson. May on 123.0 m.c. This is the new fre tion of a sleepless night for Aileen you both have continued happiness quency (for controlled airports) desig and Walt still picking the cactus out and good fortune. nated for aeronautical advisory. Any of his feet and legs they survived it Our holiday party at Eunice Tay one flying into our airport can contact beautifully. lor’s home was, as always, a success the station on this frequency for in At our last business meeting we had and all departed raving about our formation, transportation, and the the distinct pleasure of welcoming Wil Eunice’s cooking ability. June Ray- phone numbers of the Utah Chapter lie Eleven as our newest member and bould, “ Coke” Grote, Ethel McDer- 99’s. Do come see us!

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