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D E C E M B E R , 1966
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I a m hom e from the F a ll Sections,
One w eek later, I w as in W ashing­
bu t m ust con fess, still not settled! As
ton, D.C. representing the N inety Nines
alw ays, it w as such a pleasure to see
all th e Ninety Nines. I rea lly do en joy
at the A m erica n Congress o f W om en
L eaders. This is a grou p of w om en,
all of w hom
being with each of them .
I left Phoenix and flew to W ichita,
DECEMBER, 1966
O fficial Publication of
TH E N IN ETY-N IN ES, Inc.
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W ill R o g e rs W orld A irport
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D A R L A BU L LA R D
Editor
P E G ONG
2900 R o ck b rook D rive
Plano, T ex a s
75074
INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS
President
A LIC E R O B E R T S
719 O rchid Lane
Phoenix, A rizona
85021
where I w as m et b y G E N E NORA
JESSEN . N ext m orning, w e left for
M ilwaukee and rhe North Central S ec­
Vice-President
Secretary
G E N E N O R A JESSEN
741 E a strid ge D rive
W ichita, K ansas
67207
2037 R iv era Street
San F ra n cisco, Calif.
94116
h er apartm ent. It w as such a surprise
v e ry n icely and w anted m e to thank
all the girls who had w ritten to her.
to see M A Y E T T A B E R IN G E R there.
and
visited
B E T T Y W. M cN A B B
926 Third Avenue
Albany, G eorgia
D O RIS R E N N IN G E R
10-01 162nd Street
Beechhurst, N. Y .
11357
D E A D L IN E F O R NEW S —
T he 20th of the M onth
Send C opy to:
P E G ONG
2900 R o ck b rook D rive
Plano, T e x a s
75074
The last tim e I h eard from her, she
A lso to explain, a s m u ch as she w ould
w a s in South A m erica !
love to answ er each note, it is such a
N ines rea lly get around!
These N inety
ch o re fo r her to w rite, it is im possible
Then on to N ew Y o rk w here DORIS
for h er to do so. H ow ever, she a s­
sures m e she would love to h ea r from
R E N N IN G E R ’ s apartm ent w as ‘h om e’ .
ea ch o f you.
A s you reca ll, the E xecu tive B oard,
under RUTH D E E R M A N , voted to give
ea ch past P resident a jew elled ga vel
to g o with h er P resid en t’ s pin. So I
had the pleasure o f givin g B E L L E ’ S
to her. She seem ed so pleased.
O m aha,
of
the
A M E L IA
EARHART
dam .
I
got to ride to the cerem on y in A M E ­
L IA ’ S Y ellow K issell. A 1921 Sports
ca r. W hat a ride! LOIS AU CH TER LO N IE and F R A N P O R T E R m et m e
and saw to it I en joyed to the fullest
the lovely fall co lo rs of N ew E ngland.
w aukee fo r the m eetin g. Congratula­
tions to D R . ANN R O E T H K E for b e ­
in g the newly elected G overn or of
Y ou h a v e to see the colors to b elieve
it . . . on the desert, w e h a v e nothing
the N orth Central Section.
bea u ty in the m ountains and valleys,
R eturned to W ichita w here P A T M cE W E N entertained m e at a lovely buf­
and w ho is to say one or the other is
the p rettier?
fet
The last business on m y agenda w ?s
the N ew Y o rk N ew J ersey Section
E n joyed
flew
D uring m y w eek there, I flew on to
B oston fo r the dedication cerem onies
on to M il­
dinner.
we
seeing
all
the
K ansas m em bers.
like that. Of cou rse, w e have ou r own
m eeting.
KAY
H ILB R A N D T
to OKC and w ork ed at H eadquarters
fo r a few days. SUSIE SEW ELL, g ra ­
n ew ly
ciou s as alw ays, w a s m y hostess.
grow th and action.
If
in and m eet D A R L A B U L LA R D , you r
L Y D IE L L E N “ L Y G IE ” HAGAN
South 1907 Oneida P la ce
Spokane, W ashington
99203
a m ost profit­
able tim e. While not at the hotel fo r
the Congress, V IR G IN IA THOMPSON
B E L L E H E T Z E L . Sh e is com in g along
N ebraska,
you a re in the vicin ity o f OKC, do drop
Executive Board
O rganizations. It w as
w as m y 'hostess. JE A N ROSS HOW­
A R D honored m e with a reception at
O m aha,
Next, I bussed (you better believe i t ! )
Treasurer
RUTH R U E C K E R T
o r V ice
with
tion M eeting. E n route, w e stopped in
F ro m
DONNA T . M Y E R S
11603 E . 6th P la ce
D enver, C olorado
80010
are Presidents
Presidents o f National o r International
H eadquarters S ecretary,
The follow ing w eek - end,
and
the
South
Central
Section.
T h ey m ust not have rea lly w anted us,
becau se
the
w eath er
w as
m ost
is
the
G overn or o f that se c­
tion and has a lot of plans fo r their
V isited
w ith
KAY
F A IR B A N K , M A R IA N
AW TAR
GENE
N O RA flew into OKC, picked m e up
and w e w ere on ou r w a y to Shreve­
port
elected
board.
T h ey
B RICK ,
LOIS
L O P E Z of the
w ere
m o s <
p leased with the film in g o f the T A R
. . .
I have not seen the, film yet . . .
so ca n ’t m ake any personal o b serva ­
tions. A m looking forw a rd to the tim e
it w ill be shown in PH X .
un­
coop era tive. But Saturday m ornin g w a s
beautiful and w e had a w onderful
tim e. T w o m ore P resid en ts’ ga vels
w ere given , one to E D N A G A R D N E R
I realize this has been a ram bling
epistle . . . hope it hasn’ t bored you.
H ave tried to hit the highlights o f the
trip and am sure I have probably fo r­
W H Y TE and one to RU TH D E E R M A N .
gotten
Both w ere surprised, but grateful.
w ill put it in the next letter.
som e
im portant item .
If
so,
D ecid ed I should see h ow things w ere
on the hom e front, so from Shreve­
STREN G TH
port, G E N E N O RA flew m e to Dallas
TION. H ave you ev er w atch ed a grou p
. . . and I flew airlines hom e.
of ants . . . th ey seem to be w alking
Now, for a m om ent, let us con sider
TH RU
COMMUNICA­
A TRIBUTE . . .
To JEANETTE
of
our
current
due to the ill
In a letter to
- W ANTED -
another trustee she w rote at this tim e:
I.EMPKE SOVEREIGN
M any
it n ecessa ry to resign
health o f h er husband.
N inety-Nines
w ere denied the privilege o f know ing
JE A N N E T T E L E M P K E SO V E R E IG N
the
“ T o resign fro m that o ffice w as one
of the hardest decisions that I h ave had
Most Beautiful
to m ake in m y life. I a m not fre e to
g o aw a y fo r an overn igh t sta y; and I
feel that the Scholarship Chairman
A E R IA L
T h ey are, th erefore, unaw are o f her
trem endous contribution t'o the Ninety-
should be present at the Annual M eet­
PHO TO GRAPHS
Nines. Jeannette served a s Internation­
b ers and the a ctivities o f the NinetyN in es.”
w ho took her last flight July 14th, 1966.
al President from 1945-47. P rior to this
ing to keep acquainted with the m e m ­
tim e she flew thousands of m iles and
That she continued h er a ctive inter­
m any m an y hours in h er little Stinson
est in the Fund is attested to b y her
V oya ger, and w as la rg ely responsible
generous gifl
fo r holding the organization together
and bringing the Chapters b a ck to life
com panied b y a note requesting that
there be no publicity.
after the restrictions fo flyin g and or­
Jeannette w as alw ays m ost gen erous
ganizational activity
W orld W ar II.
engendered
by
Chaterton
D erb y
for
m en and w om en, and com peted
p la ced in m a n y others events.
and
While gaining laurels in com petition
w a s fun, her abiding interest w as in
M em orial
Schol­
arship. About 1949 she w as elected as
one of the Trustees o f the Fund, and in
1951 w as appointed b y the E xecu tive
to serve as a P erm anen t
Trustee. The other four Trustees elect­
ed her as their Chairm an and she held
these posts until 1958 when she found
around with no particu lar p ro je ct
in
m ind, when all of a sudden, th ey line
up, follow each other to a certain
a rea, grou p together, and a ccom plish
that which th ey set out to do. What
m ade them ‘get-togeth er’ ? T h ey COM­
M U N ICATED ! W here ONE ant could
ly
in U N ITY
Consider the ant and w e could ea si­
apply that o b je ct lesson to our­
E u genia H eise
— o—
PATTER . . . by Peg
M y second attempf at com pilin g the
NEW S is p rogressin g a b it faster than
the first . . . the 'ole ex p erien ced ’ ed ­
know w e
h ave an idea and w ould like to h ave
help with i t ? ? ? ? C O M M U N IC A TE !!
See you n ext month,
A lice R oberts
inviting
citizens
all
ov e r
the
in particu lar.
A 99 w ill be selected from each state
of m ulti-colored m arking pens, sticky
1o fly the pictures and invitations to
tape o f various sizes, stapler, and a
heaped high desk . . .
all o f w hich
the convention, w here they w ill be a s­
sem b led in the handsom e USA folios.
change
At the International Night banquet,
student
June 30, these folios w ill be presented
Most
to the oversea s 99s to take b a ck hom e
of tv e contributors ob viou sly rea d and
and present to the heads o f their g o v ­
m ust
in
certa in ly
rating
indicate
from
a
the
beginning
to at least one w ho has soloed!
on
ernm ents w ith the com plim ents o f the
Preparation o f Copy. Y o u ’ ll n ever know
99s, on b ehalf o f all A m erica .
A rran gem en ts are being m ade fo r an
a re
just
follow ing
how
D O T T IE ’ S
m uch
that
M em o
‘prepa ra tion ’
m ean s in tim e and en ergy to this gal!
exhibit’ o f the outstanding pictures at
A nyone needing a cop y, just w histle
and it w ill be on the w ay to you . . .
the convention, and then to send them
ulterior m otives, y a
These SE E THE USA folios put us
squarely in the w orld spotlight, so they
know!
Is you r Chapter report m i s s in g ? ? ? ?
on a tou r abroad.
P erh a ps you r rep orter didn’ t believe
“ the P on y E xp ress to P la n o” bit! B e­
must’ be truly excitin g exa m ples o f 99
cau se
and the h oliday m a il rush, it w as im ­
L e t’ s m ake these the m ost beauti­
ful aeria l folios ev er m ad e o f A m erica ,
portant to subm it all co p y to the print­
er a fter m y m ail d eliv ery on the 21st
view s o f the USA and its T erritories.
cf
extra
help
at
the
printers
(the 20th w as
H ow do w e let the others
ernor,
w orld to visit the USA, and his State
itor is now equipped with a profusion
hope the New s is in you r hands prom pt -
of us could.
SEE THE USA
These folios w ill contain the outstand­
com plish
a group
to
ing aerial pictures selected from each
state, plus an invitation from each g o v ­
selves. One of us cannot hope to a c ­
what
FOLIOS
W e have lost' a v e ry special NinetyNine.
national T reasu rer o f the N inety-Nines;
not m ov e the o b je ct . . .
. . . there w as strength!
IN V IT A T IO N
organization although entitled to it as
a past president b eca u se “ the NinetyNines need m y d u es.”
1943-1945 International V ice President.
C om m ittee
N IN E T Y - N IN E S
of her tim e, thoughtful and unselfish,
1935-1937 she w as G overn or o f the
North Central Section; 1940-1942 Inter­
E arhart
for the
n ever a ccep ted Life M em bersh ip in our
In 1934, Jeannette won fhe 100-mile
the A m elia
& TERRITO RIES
of $1125.00 in 1965, a c ­
ful, esp ecia lly t'o the N inety-Nines. She
closed course ra ce at D ayton, Ohio,
placed second in the 1936 T ran scon ­
Ruth
THE FIFTY STATES
and w ent out of her w a y to be help­
Let us g o b a ck a bit —
tinental
of
Sunday).
I
sincerely
ly in spite o f the holiday m a il load!
R em e m b e r . . . n ext NEW S deadline
is D e ce m b e r 20th.
H a p p y holidays,
PEG.
enterprise,
endeavor, and ingenuity.
so the w orld can share our fabulous
W e are equal to the challenge!
E a ch Chapter Chairm an a lready has
receiv ed details about the photographs,
invitations, and the Capital Fly-In. So—
to w ork!
F a y Gillis W ells
Chairm an
b ers in a v e ry unusual and trem en d­
ou sly
excitin g
adventure com bin in g
opportunities fo r learn ing and playing
INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE
EDUCATION WORKSHOP
— fo r there w ill b e plenty o f free tim e
fo r person al sight - seeing and fun!
The opportunity to study a erospa ce
activities in a m ost fascinatin g and un­
usual m anner, w ill present itself next
sum m er in the fo rm o f an Internation­
al A erospa ce W orkshop, sponsored b y
the Civil A ir P a trol’ s A erosp a ce E du ­
cation Association.
This is to be a five w eek tour, from
July 10, 1966 to August 12, 1966, and
w ill co v e r parts o f E u rope not u sually
included on a tou rist’ s agenda.
The
w orkshop w ill c a rry
four
sem ester
hours o f graduax'e cred it from
either
o f tw o sponsoring schools, W eber State
C ollege, Ogden, U tah and M iddle Ten­
nessee State U niversity, M u rfreesboro,
Tennessee. C o-directors are M R . JOHN
This w hole
delightful exp erien ce
National
H eadquarters,
Civil
A ir P atrol; D R . B E A L E R SM O TH ERMAN, D irector of the fam ous A ero­
space E ducation W orkshops at M iddle
T ennessee;
and
D R.
MOTT, W eber State
EVAN
M EM -
College,
Ogden,
Utah.
Interesting a ctivities such a s the fol­
low ing “ sa m p les” w ill be included in
of
$1250.00
for
the
five-w eek
w ork­
shop, N ew Y ork City to N ew Y ork
City; with an option o f extending the
E u ropean stay at a cost o f $20.00 per
d a y fo r 1 to 5 days, with August’ 17,
1938 being the final return date.
If
you
are
interested
in
obtaining
m ore inform ation and details con cern ­
ing the tour, please writ’e:
and
actual
retra cin g
CH ARLES L IN D B E R G H ’S
of
thrill
of
participating
the
celebration of Bastille D a y in P a ris.
Ninety-Nines, Inc.
Southern Station, P . O. B ox 141
H attiesburg, M ississippi 39401
A ero-
nautique International.
* The opportunity to m eet m em b ers o f
W ANTED
and o f
the
F o rce , and pilots
of
the G erm an
* A first hand observation of the B er­
lin " a ir - co rrid o r” and a possible
it later had on aviation — in R o m e .
* An opportunity to ob serve the role
land.
This is a w onderful ch an ce fo r all
persons interested in aviation and A ero­
sp a ce E ducation to join a highly select
Past recipients of OX5 Club w om a n ’ s
aw ards are:
1962—BLAN CH E NOYES.
1963—M E L B A B E A R D .
P resen t at the banquet w ere the A m ­
b a ssa d or from B razil, D R VASCO
L E IT A O D E CUNHA, a m ost en gaging
MISS MACHADO; and a large table o f
Sf. Louis 99 m em b ers.
ing that overtook m e as a you n g girl
E xcerp ts
from
A N E SIA ’ S address
upon receiv in g the above aw ard . . .
when I fle w fo r the first tim e. I w as
C o m in g Events
South Central Sectional
C am elot Inn
Tulsa,
O klahom a
a pa ssen g er with an A m erica n pilot
w ho w as barnstorm in g and showed up
at the sm all town w here I lived in
the in terior o f m y hom e State. ORTON
H O OV ER,
w ho w as
flyin g a Curtiss
Oriole, b eca m e a v e ry dea r friend.
It w a s then that’ I b eca m e acquainted
with the OX5.
April 7, 8, 9
Australian Annual Convention
Brisbane,
Queensland
I gues that it w as then that I w as
bitten b y the bug, the a erococcu s,
and n ever got or w anted to get rid o f
it.
Shortly after, in D ec. 1921, I w as in
the City o f Sao Paulo, Capital o f m y
State, taking lessons in flying. M y
June 28-July 2, 1967
International Convention
W ashington, D .C.
solo w as on M arch 17, 1922, and on
A pril 9 I receiv ed m y flying license,
n um ber 77, in Brazil. The plane I w as
flyin g w as an old crate, a Caudron G3
with a rotary engine.
July 8, 1967
AW TAR
A tlantic City, N . J. to
T orra n ce, Calif.
o f UNESCO in the m oldin g o f co m ­
m e rcia l aviation into a cultural fo rce ,
during the stay in G eneva, Switzer­
St. Louis, M issouri, Sept. 30, 1966.
Plano, Texas 75074
visit into E a st Berlin.
* A study of LEO N A R D O 'D A VINCI
and his work, and the influence that
B L A N C H E
“ G oing b a ck into the y ea rs past I
r e ca ll viv id ly the overw h elm in g feel­
R oy a l Danish A ir
Luftw affe.
M ACHADO.
N O Y ES introduced h er at a banquet in
M ore reports, pictures, ar­
ticles of special in te re st!
S E N D to P E G O NG,
2900 Rockbrook Dr.,
the R o y a l A ir F o r ce o f G reat Brit­
ain,
AN ESIA
speaker;
the B razilian A ir M arshal,
ANTHO NY A P P E L NETO, husband o f
quarters and a sem in ar with rep re­
F ederation
is from R io de Janeiro, Brazil, MISS
19S4—LOUISE TH AD EN
* Visits fo NATO and SH APE H ead­
sentatives o f the
The 1966 ch dice has m a d e it truly an
international a w a rd since the recipient
1965—VIO LA G E N T R Y .
April 14-16
in
the advan cem en t o f w om en in aviation.
International A erosp a ce C om m ittee
flight
from N ew Y o rk to P a ris.
* The
E a ch y e a r this a w a rd is given to an
0 X 5 m e m b e r w ho has contributed to
M RS. JE SSIE B. M IL L E R . Chairm an
the tour:
* Study
is
bein g m a d e available fo r the total sum
SORENSON, D eputy for A erosp a ce E d ­
ucation,
99 Member-at-Large
Receives OX5 - "Tiny
Broadwick" Award
grou p o f participants and staff m e m ­
O P P O R T U N IT Y
K N O C K S ___
Y ou
can
w ell
im agine
the
thrills
that engulfed m e during that short per­
iod from the tim e I first flew as a
p assen ger til I soloed and receiv ed m y
license.
I w as v e ry young and I had to fight
October 21, 1967
F a h ia d ie s
Annual
Indiana R a ce
Bloom ington, Indiana
hard.
The m ost generous criticism
I
receiv ed — and it actually ca m e out
in the newspapers — w as that I w a s
a screw ball. But I had the stam ina
and the deterrriination to fa ce all sorts
o f p reju d ice
and
criticism
and
W ANTED:
fight
m y w as through.
A ir R a ces, had n ever com peted in py­
lon ra ces before. They found it e x­
hilarating and fun. A s a m atter of fact,
STOCK PLANE RACE PILOTS
(FEM ALE)
. . . . M y v ery first dream ca m e true.
I w anted so b a d ly to be the first w o m ­
an to soar through the skies o f m y na­
it w as
The W ashington N ational A ir R a ces
only m y
W A G N E R ’S
second tim e, JU D Y
fourth,
D O ROTH Y
JUL-
held o v e r L a b or D ay at F red erick , Md.
ICH ’ S second, and o f cou rse, ED N A
G A R D N E R W H Y TE has m an y pylon
the G overnm ent o f m y State g a v e m e
drew huge crow d s. The three day event
ra ce s to her credit.
an airplane, a JN4 — m y beautiful
Jenny and with it I did m y first lo ~s
brought 30,000 spectators each da y and
tive land — and I did.
One y e a r after I receiv ed m y license,
and spins. I w a^ so happy!
at $2.00 a
specta cu la r.
But I must sa y that ev er since m y
first flights I had an obsession: that
som e day I w ould fly th e skies o f this
w onderful cou ntry of yours, and that
head
it w as
a
profitable
The
L ad ies
Stock
Plane
P y lon event w as so popular it drew ton
billing and w a s given prim e tim e on
the final day.
som e da y I w ould fly the skies of our
In 1967, the N ational A ir R a c e s are
A m erica , uniting North, Central, and
South A m e rica on a g ood w ill flight.
planned in C h icago, Illinois; Houston,
T ex as; and again in W ashington, D.C.
Pu rse m on ey for the L ad ies Stock
A ll this ca m e about.
In 1943, I set foot on this b lessed
soil fo r the first tim e. I ca m e at the
invitation o f you r governm ent fo r a d ­
P lan e P ylon event w ill b e a m inim um
of
$5,000
and
possibly
as
high
as
It is ea sy to learn the
A R a ce
o fficia l ch eck s
Fran kly, w e la ck contestants. In the
W ashington National
A ir R a ce s w e
had difficu lty rounding up six gals.
What w e need is a hard c o r e group of
about 10-12 w om en to form a N ational
Pylon R a cin g T eam . It w ill be profit­
able both fin a n cia lly and ca re e r wise.
Y ou n eed not be a professional pilot
to qu alify fo r the team . The follow ing
h aving then already
receiv ed m y co m m ercia l license. I w as
the la d ies’ hotel accom m od a tion s and
here under the sponsorship o f the Inter-
there w ill b e allow an ces fo r tra v el e x ­
A m erican A ffairs A g en cy and supervis­
ion o f the CAA. I took the cou rses
penses.
share in the purse. In other w ords, no
E dna G ardn er W hyte
fo r CAA In spector at the CAA Stand­
ardization Center in H ouston, T exas.
m a tter w hat the finishing posilions,
fina n cia lly a contestant w ill co m e out
Ft. W orth, T exas
There I receiv ed m y license to fly in
this country with C om m ercia l, Flight
Instructor, and Instrum ent R atings.
green b a ck s ahead.
(817-AT4-8428)
w orld w ide TV, radio, and press co v ­
training,
A fter that I had tw o m ore m onths of
instrument' flyin g with P a n -A m erica , at
LaGuardia.
. . . .
Upon m y a rrival in R 'o I w as
aopointed
by
the
A ir
S ecreta ry
as
Link Instructor fo r the Brazilian A ir
F orce and w as also Link Instructor
for Panair
airline.
do
B razil,
a co m m e rcia l
One of m y first cherished
dream s
A ll
fem a le
contestants
w ill
The national and
era ge is fabulous. As a contestant, you
are a celeb rity and receiv e R ed Carpet
treatm ent through the ra ce m eet.
contest
ant’ s technique prior to the ra ce s and
sharpens you up if n ecessary.
$20,000, plus huge trophies. The R a ce
C om m ittee w ill pick up the tab fo r
van ced
procedure.
each
gals w ill b e happy and anxious to ans­
w er all you r inquiries and
1o ch eck
you out in the art o f pylon flying. Con­
ta ct the one n earest you.
3155 W illow P ark
Judy W agner
2516 V ia L a Selva
P a los V erdes, Calif. 90066
(213 F R 8-2185)
P y lon ra cin g is not n ecessa rily dan­
gerou s. T he m an ner in w hich you fly
P a t A rnold
a pylon cou rse
P. O. B ox 294
E lm w ood, Conn. 06111
is en tirely up to the
contestant. The Course is a 4 % m ile
ova l with 3 pylons at each end m arking
the boun dary o f the cou rse. The pylons
(203 666-3600)
P ylon ra cin g is just getting a foot­
are 75 feet high. Y ou can fly above
hold again in this country. The unpre­
o r b elow them ;
the o b je ct bein g not
cedented crow d s a t the W ashington N a­
1951
to cut inside of a pylon th ereby get­
ting disqualified. U sually, six to ten
tional A ir R a ce s proved it has greal
pu blic appeal, so w h y not get in on
m arked the fulfillm ent of yet another
great dream : that' of flying o v e r the
A m erica s on a g ood w ill tour.
laps of the 414 m ile cou rse com p rise
a pylon ra ce. It requ ires about 10 m in ­
the ground floor b y joinin g the Nation­
al W om an ’s P ylon R a cin g T eam . Let
utes flyin g
us h ear from you.
had com e true:
this
great
to fly here, to know
country,
its
people.
Such has been m y life: alw ays pu r­
suing a dream to m a ke it com e true.
. . . . T od ay I feel h appy in bein g
able to continue to fly even though in
a sm all single-engine
plane.
A dverse
tim e.
P retty
sim ple
and
quick w ay to share in $5000 or m ore
B y P a t Arnold
and the plaudits o f 30,000 peop le!
E xecu tive Secretary
N ational W om an ’ s
JA N E RALSTO N and JA N E LA M A R
who ra ced in the W ashington National
P ylon R a cin g T eam
circum stances did not permit' m e to
have the satisfaction of flyin g b ig g er
aircraft,
winning
record s,
or
being
It seem s that I started
A L L CAN D ID ATES FOR THE AM E LIA EARH ART SCHOL­
too early. But I had the privilege of
flying at the tim e That aviation w as
ARSHIPS — BE SURE T H A T Y O U R APPLICATIONS ARE
a test pilot.
just in its beginning. And now w e can
see that the lessons w e learned, you
and I, in these ea rly da ys o f flight,
will
ca rry
a
new
generation
moon and to the sta rs.”
to
the
IN THE H A N D S
OF
15 J A N U A R Y , 1967.
YOUR
SECTION
CH AIRM AN
BY
AW T A R
— the quantity discount w hich applies
Fund Raising
plies to their purchases with the Chap­
to F B O s and flyin g clu bs m a y b e a p ­
ter
Thanks to H elen G reinke — the fol­
lowing:
A W T A R is gran ted a 25%
sion
on the
sale
of
com m is­
all books m a d e
99s o r 99-instigated orders if an
appropriate notation is m a d e on the
i 'o
ord er. This applies to quantity pur­
ch ases b y FB O s a s w ell as to individ­
uals. The com m ission is based upon
the N E T Am ount of the order.
An additional plan is a lso a v a ila b le,
w hereby the Chapters m a y benefit lo­
ca lly, as w ell as A W T A R . If m em b ers
wish
to
“ p o o l”
their orders— o r pur­
ch ase quantities to sell to lo ca l pilots
retaining
the
differen ce
betw een
Amelia Earhart
Memorial Scholarship
Eugenia Heise, Chairman
The
Annual
R eport of the Scholar­
the List P rice and the Net’ Am ount and
ship C om m ittee Fund fo r fisca l 1965-
AW TAR
66 is b ein g published for you r inform a­
tion. It is through you r donations that’
rceiv in g 25%
of
the
Am ount. Gnapt'er should w rite
fo r details.
Net
direct
the Fund has grow n from the original
H elen Greinke
A w ards
P . O. B ox 394
B loom ington, Illinois
to the present three aw ards of $700.00
each . A ctu ally t'he interest from the
of
$150.00
in
1941
and
1942
Trust w a s so sm all that it w a s on ly
through the gen erosity of A lm a H ar­
W ANTED
M o re reports, pictures, ar­
ticles of special interest !
S E N D to P E G O N G ,
2900 Rockbrook Dr.,
Plano, Texas 75074
w ood, B etty G illies
and
Jacqueline
C ochran that the $150.00 w a s presented
in those tw o ea rly years. Established
as a
“ L iving M em oria l”
it has con ­
tinued to grow through the y ea rs and
w e now have thirty N inefy-N ines en­
rolled on the R oster o f W inners.
AMELIA EARHART MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ANNUAL REPORT — September J, 1965 to August 31, 1966
Powder Puff Derby
Marion Andrews Lopez, Reporter
We are all v ery proud o f a specia l
“ C ertificate o f C om m en dation ”
from
the F ed era l A viation A g en cy receiv ed
by K A Y BRICK , Chairm an o f the AW
TA R B oard of D irectors, “ In recog n i­
RECEIPTS:
CONTRIBUTIONS:
Award Fund
Sect. Total
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
$ 50.00
33.00
33.00
66.00
Central P en nsylvania Chapter
25.00
25.00
50.00
Trust F en I
New England Section
E astern New E ngland Chapter
tion of her exception al leadership of
the All W om an Transcontinental Air
New York-New Jersey Section
R a ce, a com petition w hich n :t only has
G reater N ew Y ork Chapter
dem onstrated the safety and utility of
general aviation, but w hich further has
reflected the m a jo r contributions
of
w om en
to the
p rogress
of A m erica n
civil A viation.” This w as a ccom p a n ied
by a letter w hich rea d in part: “ Y our
leadership of the All-W om an T ran scon ­
tinental A ir R a c e has m ad e the annual
com petition both efficient and e x em ­
plary. The P ow d er P u ff D erb y long
has
reflected
achievem ent
the
of
p roficien cy
w om en
Middle East Section
in
and
avia tion .”
South East Section
25.00
Carolinas Chapter
12.50
F lorid a G oldcoast Chapter
12.50
F lorid a Suncoast Chapter
10.00* *
G eorgia Chapter
M em phis Chapter
12.50
12.50
12.50
12.50
5.00
5.00
Tennessee Chapter
25.00
10.00*
12.50
12.50
180.00
K A Y regard s this aw ard as a tribute
to all Ninety-Nines who, through their
North Central Section
participation in and support of the
AW TAR, have contributed substantially
in the progress o f A m erica n civil a via ­
All-Ohio Chapter
20.00
20.00
Cape G irardeau Chapter
55.84
55.84
C h icago A rea Chapter
12.50
12.50
tion. As o f this w riting, K A Y is w in g­
Indiana Chapter
M ichigan Chapter
50.00
25.00
50.00
25.00
37.50
25.00
37.50
25.00
D allas Chapter
25.00
25.00
G reater St. Louis Chapter
25.00
25.00
High Sky Chapter
H ouston Chapter
2.50
25.00
2.50
25.00
San Antonio Chapter
5.00
5.00
Tulsa Chapter
7.50
7.50
13.50
13.50
ing h er w a y to Australia as co-pilot in
the
M innesota Chapter
Beech line in W ichifa, w ill b e used as
W isconsin Chapter
a hospital ship in the land down under.
NANCY B IR D W ALTON has schedul­
South Central Section
a Queen
Air. The ship,
just
o ff
ed K A Y fo r ra dio and T V app ea ra n ces
throughout Australia.
East' coast boa rd m em b ers srem to
be boxing the com p a ss these days w hat
with K A Y o ff to Australia, B A R B A R A
EVANS just b a ck from E u rope, LOIS
FA IR B A N K now in the B aham as and
Y ours T ruly o ff to the W est Indies
com e D ecem ber.
Those
in the N ew
Y o rk
a rea
saw
the WCBS P ow d er P u ff D erb y D ocu ­
m entary F ilm on T V in tw o 25 m in ­
ute shows shown one w eek apart. Our
girls did us proud as it w as v e ry w ell
received b y the gen eral public.
We
451.68
180.00
Northwest Section
Alaska Chapter
E astern Idaho Chapter
E astern W ashington Chapter
4.50
4.50
5.00
5.00
7.50
7.50
South D akota Chapter
12.50
12.50
Southern Oregon Chapter
12.00
12.00
M ontana Chapter
have heard m a n y fav ora b le com m en ts
and enthusiastic interest in the P P D
Southwest Section
from ground lubbers. F o r scheduling of
B a y Cities Chapter
E l Cajon V a lley Chapter
110.00
7.50
7.50
12.50
12.50
Los A.igf les Chapter
M on terey B a y Chapter
12.50
12.50
7.50
7.50
included in the P P D S crapbooks w hich
P h oenix Chapter
12.50
12.50
will be on display at A tlantic City in
Sacram ento V a lley Chapter
July. E ntry kits fo r the 21st P P D ,
containing R u les and R egu lation s and
nertinent info, w ill b e rea d y F eb . 1st.
San D iego Chapter
25.00
12.50
25.00
12.50
San F ernand o V a lley Chapter
10.00
San G a b riel V a lley Chapter
San Joaquin V a lley Chapter
31.50
5.00
5.00
Santa Clara V a lley Chapter
50.00
50.00
398.00
765.34
720.34
1485.68
fhe film in you r area, w rite to WCBS
D ocu m en tary Division.
Send in you r clippings in tim e to be
Send 50c for sam e to A W T A R H ead­
quarters,
T e lerb oro
Airport,
T eterboro, N ew J ersey.
forw ard
10.00
25.00t
31.50
British Section
TO TAL SECTION AND
C H A P T E R C O NTRIBUTIO NS:
25.00
25.00
790.34
745.3.4
C O M M IT T E E
REPORTS
50.00
=
$1535.68
Contributions in m em .
AIR MARKING
Jeanette L. S overeign
40.00
H ow does one crea te
Contribution in m em .
Joan M erriam Sm ith
5.00
Contribution in m em .
E lizabeth Jane R e e v e s
A ir
M uriel M orrissey —
21.00
P erson al contribution — E u genia H eise
Anonym ous
25.00
1.00
of
in g ? That is the task w hich you r new
15.00
% p roceed s sale o f book
P erson al contribution — Ruth R u e ck e rf
a clim a te
interest and enthusiasm for one o f The
N inety-Nines oldest p rojects, A ir M ark­
M arking
Com m ittee
has
agreed
to undertake.
We cou ld start b y telling you how
10.56
this p rogra m h as given ou r ch apters a
sense o f purpose, a feelin g o f a cco m ­
Colum bia B roa d castin g System
500.00
plishm ent and a unity a m on g the m em ­
P roce e d s fro m sale o f 1st D a y C overs
209.00
bers. All o f w hich m a k es fo r a strong
Interest — V irginia E le ctric & P o w e r B on ds
27.50
Interest? — A m erica n T el & T el B onds
55.00
and grow in g chapter. The ch apter as
a whole benefits while possibly help­
D ividend — 25 shrs. G eneral M otors
33.75
in g a m isp la ced pilot.
D ividend — 35 shrs. Standard Oil o f Calif.
21.88
Dividend — 100 shrs. Lone Star G as
28.00
that ea ch Section A ir M arkin g Chair­
D ividend — 40 shrs. Signal G as & Oil
24.00
D ividend — 74 shrs. P a c ific G as & E le c tr ic
24.38
m an con ta ct the
state aeronautical
com m ission s in her area to determ ine
Interest on Savings A ccou nts
TO TAL R E C E IP T S
Now, to the next step, w e
1170.47
2140.88
1606.34
suggest
if an a ctive p rogra m exists. If a state
=
$3747.22
is
a ctively en ga ged in A ir M arking,
perhaps, The N inety-Nines could as­
sist b y locating spots that need m arks.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Note 1.
Section and Chapter contributions m ade in m em oria m are listed under ch a p­
ter contributions and are identified as follow s:
Such an inquiry m ight stim ulate som e
interest on the part o f y ou r state of­
ficials.
* in m e m o ry o f M r. J. L. H am ilton, Charlotte, N.C.
Now, should you r
** in m e m o ry o f M r. D on G rady, C learw ater, F lorid a
state
show
little
or no interest, th ere are severa l w a ys
to p roceed. The Ohio Ninety - Nines
t in m e m o ry o f Joan M erriam Smith
Note. 2.
City Savings Association is in liquidation. The original investm ent o f $1125.00
have w orked su ccessfu lly w ith the Jun­
ior C ham ber o f C om m erce in a join t
w as re co v e re d in M arch 1965 b y donation in this am ount m a d e b y Jeanette L.
Sovereign. Fu rther r e co v e r y is questionable so a ccru ed interest w a s w ritten down
effort. Certainly, if is recom m en ded
that you solicit help from oth er c iv ic
to $1.00 in 1965.
organizations w hen ever possible.
Other
Note 3.
ch apters
have
w orked
inde­
In ventory is ca rried at a n om inal value o f $10.00 fo r record purposes. D uring
pendently with grea t enthusiasm g e t­
the period fro m 9-1-65 to 8-31-66 $209.00 w as receiv ed from the sale o f A m elia E a r ­
ting donations fo r paint, lining up lo­
cations and, at tim es, underw riting the
hart Stam p First D ay C overs.
B etty H. G illies, T reasu rer
cost of m aterials a s a worthw hile ch ap­
ter project.
There is a grea t need fo r towns with­
A IR M A R K IN G R E P O R T
___________________________ Chapter______________
Section
A
Location of A ir M a r k __________________________
City
__
Airport
□
City or Town
□
New Location
□
Repaint Old Marking
Date Air Mark Completed:
sectional
chart
o f you r
area
will
give you som e hint's on locations. Then
State _
□
out airport facilities to have an A ir
M ark on som e con spicu ous building.
follow up with a visit o r letter to the
tow n officials. Most airports and tow ns
□
Hangar
□
Runway
□
Building
Our first request o f you w ill requ ire
a few m inutes tim e o f each Chapter
□
Highway
Chairm an. W e w ould like an accu ra te
are h appy to p a y fo r the paint.
count of the A ir M arkings w hich w ere
com pleted in the September 1985 to
_____________________
M a il to : M a r y N. Able, Rt. 4, Box 52
Houston. Texas 77036
September
1968 fiscal year.
form ation that w e
The
wish to obtain
in­
is
contained on the form below . P le a se
co m p ly with this requ est im m ediately
a s w e w ant e v e ry ch a pter’ s efforts,
regard less of how sm all, to b e r e c o g ­
deadline of F eb ru a ry 5t.h fo r proposed
nized!
In the future, upon com pletion o f an
R esolutions.
A ir
M ark,
this
sam e
form
m ay
reproduced on a postca rd and m ailed
E R T S m entioned in the O ctober N ew s­
letter, our COMMUNICATIONS could
stand m uch im provem ent and this co l­
umn
will
be
devoted
to
recogn izing
chapters that are w orkin g tow ard the
MEMBERS
Procedure Out-line for
submitting Resolutions:
be
t'o the A ir M arking Chairm an, M A R Y
ABLE. A s our president A LIC E R O B ­
B ylaw s in the 1966-67 R oster
2. S p ecify A rticle,
Section, page,
and
to the P a cific
law s to be am ended
it
3. G ive a full explanation and reasons
for
sum e under 200 w ords
the proposed
4. Submit
a
co p y
ch ange— keep
of
you r
re­
suggested
New sletter will print as m any as p os­
Resolution to all three m em b ers of
sible.
E ach of you has in her pow er the
the R esolutions Com m ittee
to
m ake
of
us
how ling
su c­
ing Com m itteew om en. We
h e lp !!
Our
thanks
to
BLANCHE
o f the F ederal A viation
to
FRAN CES
to
our
NOYES
A gen cy
PEA CO CK
prom pt replies
need you r
fo r
pleas
and
their
for
as­
This com m ittee will review and edit
M A R Y A B L E , Chairm an
A U T R IE LEH R
their
critique
m eeting.
Now is
from
at
their
Spring B oard
in
agreem ent'
with
the
3. D o you h ave an idea or suggestion
that you feel will m ake this a bet­
ter organization for us a ll?
The d oor is now open to all 99 M em ­
bers, Chapters, and Sections to voice
their opinions. Y ou r Resolutions C om ­
m ittee is ready to handle this job for
H IT T with a beautiful white lei tied
with a 99 blue ribbon. As P R E S I­
JA N E T
No 99s in P a g o P a go. In Wellington
1 got a telegram from RH ONA F R A S ­
you, Febru ary 5th is the dead­
E R asking m e to ca ll her but a press
ch ance,
let
us
Y ou r Resolutions Com m ittee
forw a rd to servin g you.
looks
aide ca rried it around in his pocket
and didn’ t deliver it to m e until I
was enroute
W ellington.
to
the
airport
leaving
(All-Ohio Chapter)
BETTY FAU X
But I had terrific luck in A u stra ln .
Had a ch ance to talk on the phone with
(Long B ea ch Chapter)
LADY
B A R B A R A TH ISTED
ca b led her I w as com in g and NANCY
C ASEY .
JIM M Y
K OLP
had
Eastern W ashington Chapter
B IR D W ALTON had written her about
m e. L A D Y CASEY doubted if she
w ould be able to com e to the conven­
MEMBERSHIP
tion because of her officia l duties as
w ife o f the G overn or G eneral but she
A hearty thanks to all M em bership
Chairm en and m em b ers w orkin g for
w as m ost interested in our plans. In
Sydney the 99s w ere at the airport
practices and policies o f the orga n ­
ization ?
The first slop was Honolulu and at
the airport’ to greet m e w as JA N E T
hear
you r
— o —
you
castin g Com pany.
is hoping to be b a ck here fo r the Con­
vention.
law s?
2. Are
to m eet’ 99s,
did t’alk on the phone later.
1. Are you fully satisfied with y ou r o r ­
B y­
ch ance
w hile coverin g his trip as White House
correspondent for the Storer B roa d­
subm itted to the E xecu tive B oard for
JOAN H RU BEC, Chairm an
and
and the F a r E ast for
a
opinions will be sum m arized and then
“ SPECIAL ATTENTION All Ninety-Nine M em bers”
Constitution
me
D E N T JOHNSON m oves fast, w e only
had a m inute at the airport but we
JE R R Y ROBERTS
ganization’ s
ga ve
all resolutions, our collected view s and
line.
sistance.
I w ill alw ays be grateful to P R E S I­
D E N T JOHNSON fo r m aking his trip
w ording of the Constitution or B y ­
general. B e counted! C om m unicate! If
you have pictures, send them and the
ability
From Our Charter Member,
FA Y GILLIS WELLS
1. R ev iew the revised Constitution and
sa fety and betterm ent of aviation in
cesses o r dism al failures as A ir M ark­
OUR CH AR T ER
new m em b ers. You are doing a terri­
com p lete with signs to g reet m e but,
fic job . R em e m b e r w e h ave only ap­
beca u se o f the m ob and p olice security
p roxim ately 10%
of the w om en pilots
w e could only w ave a cross the barriers.
registered with F A A , in the 99s. L e t’ s
w ork for a m em bership of 3000 for
D rivin g into town the m otorca de stop­
ped and I looked out the w indow to
F lyin g is b oom in g and especia lly
see this cou ple frantically w aving at
m e. I w as astonished to find it was
one o f you will give this opportunity
a m on g w om en so I know w e can d o it.
An in crease of 25% in each ch apter
a good deal o f consideration and d e­
will do it.
caught in the m ob. They had tried to
get to the airport but cou ldn ’t get
thru the tra ffic ja m . I had m et them
you and we trust that each and ev ery
liberation.
This organization o f ours is only as
good as w e its m em b ers m ake it. A
1967.
Special Request: If the nam e of the
M em bersh ip Chairm an is not list ed in
the new D irectory, will the current
L Y N E T T E B U T L E R and her husband
in W ashington only a cou ple o f months
C hairm an be sure that the Section and
b efore.
dation on w hich w e can base our poli­
International
M em bership
Chairman
has you r n am e and address as soon as
cies,
possible. Thank you so much. M y ad­
Art G allery for P R E SID E N T JOHN­
SON’ S speech, there w as NANCY B IR D
W ALTON, one o f the invited guests.
dress is:
And later when I w as w orking in the
Constitution that is m odern, con cise,
and flexible gives us a w orkable foun­
practices,
and
decisions.
Up-to-
date B ylaw s, arm us with interpretive
guide-posts b y w hich w e all can ca rry
on our A ctive M em bership.
Convention is ea rly again this year,
and for this reason y ou r Resolutions
Com m ittee is goin g to post an ea rly
Alberta Nicholson.
International
M em bersh ip Chairm an
3450 C leveland C ircle
Salt Lake City, Utah
When
we
got
tem pora ry press room
to
the Sydney
set up fo r the
correspondents, who should walk in but
M ARGARET
KENTLEY,
w ho
had
som ehow m ad e her w ay in from the
airport and past the security guards
ed on the telephone.
1 do hope they
can all co m e to the convention so I
can thank them in person fo r the w on­
derful reception I had in Australia.
The last persons I saw in Tow nsville
Queensland w ere our dy n a m ic AMB A S S A D O R
C L A R K and M RS.
CLA RK .
The AM BASSAD O R
said he
would do every th in g he could to m ake
ou r
Convention
a
success.
So
with
such enthusiasm throughout the Island
continent, I feel the Australian phase
o f the 1957 convention w ill be out­
standing.
In M anilla, I had the good fortune
to m eet the P resident of the Philip­
pine Airlines,
has
the
D EN IG N O
only
private
TODA, w ho
subm arine
in
the w orld. Through his graciou s P u b­
lic Relations V ice President, I m et
ED ITH DIZO N a pilot w ho has alw ays
wanted to be a 99. She is a con cert
organ ist and is pla yin g in Los A ngeles
next June so she is com in g to the con ­
vention. I have a lrea d y sent her an
application blank so she w ill be a
fullfledged 99 b y then. ED ITH is a
w idow
with
six
children
and
is
a
free lan ce w riter, so if she can find
tim e to fly and sky dive and teach
m u sic etc., I guess w e can find tim e
The 99s in Sydney, Australia, w elcom e FA Y GILLIS WELLS as she accom pan­
ied PRESIDENT JOHNSON on his recent Pacific trip. This sign was seen on
the TV coverage of the reception by VIRGINIA THOMPSON, Washington, 1). C.
to do w hat w e h ave to do.
There are no 99s in Thailand o r M a­
laysia. I tried to find KYO UN G KIM
LEE
in
Seoul
K orea—we
w ere
only
at' the door. W e talked fo r alm ost an
hour and M A R G A R E T told m e that
W A L L E R w hom I a lrea d y knew.
about the
there one day, the second day w e
w ere flyin g up near the 38th parallel
S H IR L E Y
Convention. The AM BASSAD O R spoke
at our W orld Salute to F lyin g F riend­
Johnson H ill. When I got back home
ship cerem on y in 1965.
I found a letter from her saying she
A N D E RSO N
had
been
in
the control tow er in Sydney and had
the honor of talking A ir F o r ce One
down.
The oth er girls n ever did show
are both v e ry
enthusiastic
They
and dow n
south o f
town to dedicate
ca lled m e at the W alker Hill several
When I got to m y hotel in B risbane
tim es, but I n ever got a m essa ge. A ny­
w ay, am hoping she and her sister
up but it sure w as w onderful o f (hem
I found a beautiful orch id and a note
to b ra ve the m ob s to try to say a
friendly 99 hello. V IR G IN IA TH O M P­
SON said she saw the 99 sign on her
from P E G G Y K E L M A N w elcom in g m e
television in W ashington so it w as not
(old m e that OLGA TA R LIN G w a s on
ka, there w as RUTH H URST w aiting
in vain. M A R G A R E T said there w ere
duty
the
fo r m e, even though the Presidential
five 99s already w ho are definitely
planning on co m in g to the convention.
P R E S ID E N T ’S a rriva l in B risbane —
so that m a d e tw o 99s w ho helped
P R E S ID E N T JOHNSON on his w ay. I
m otorca d e did n 't get to the hotel un­
didn’ t get to see P E G G Y but' w e talk-
while I w rote m y broa dca sts and tele­
So if th ey can m ake it, w e hope a lot
o f others clo se r to W ashington ca n be
on b ehalf o f the 99s and the Austra­
lian W om en P ilots’ A ssociation. She
in
there too. N A N C Y also has som e ideas
for getting the Australian girls to the
convention.
with P R E S ID E N T JOHNSON, so I got
to m eet in form a lly with P R IM E M IN I­
S T E R and M RS. H OLT and the A us­
tralian
A m ba ssa dor
States,
K E ITH
to
W ALLER
the
and
United
M RS.
radar
room
during
And at our last stop A n chorage A las­
til alm ost one in the m orning. RUTH
and her brother-in-law w aited fo r m e
phoned them to N ew Y ork ;
W ANTED
F ro m Sydney to B risbane I w a s one
o f the pool rep orters in A ir F orce One
the
can com e to the convention.
M ore
ticles
reports, pictures, ar­
of special in te re st!
S E N D to P E G O N G ,
2900 Rockbrook Dr.,
Plano Texas 75074
then w e
talked until after 3 o ’ clock . I felt very
guilty about k eepin g h er up.
I
highly
recom m en d
seeing
the
w orld, the 99 w ay, even if if has to be
sandw iched in betw een such a m ad
assignm ent
as
cov erin g
P R E SID E N T
JOHNSON on a p ea ce cru sade, with a
side trip to V iet N am .
F a y G illis W ells
Announce TOP FIVE!
Michigan, October 1.
ond, MRS. MARETTA
ANN NOAH, Mission,
These lucky five pilots copped trophies in the 11th Michigan Small Race at Collins Field, Alpena,
From left to right: First, seventeen-year-old LINDA MARKHAM, Battle Creek, Michigan; sec­
SIMPSON, Flint, Michigan; third, MRS. CAROLINE JONES, Plainesville, Ohio; fourth, M ARY
Kansas; and MRS. SOPHIA PAYTON, fifth, Indianapolis, Indiana.
A IR MEETS
airport early for a hangar breakfast.
rain showers. The sm all ones could be
SMALL RACE
A p ow er failu re ca u sed quite a dela y in
flow n directly through, but there w ere
Mary Pelto, Reporter
the feedin g of the crow d and the sched­
ule to be thrown o ff quite a bit.
The 1986 SM ALL ra ce is but a m e m ­
o ry. CAROL W ELCH , her ra ce board,
R a c e No. 1, M A R IL Y N CO LL E TT E ,
Ohio, took o ff at t i l l ,
and the ra ce
w as on.
Impound and registration w ere on
F rida y, Septem ber 30. F o r those able
w as
to arrive ea rly enough,
sightseeing tour of the
there w as a
A lpena area
little hill ob scu red the little grass
strip until the last possible m om ent.
Pity
the
poor
tem perature w as in
the low 40’ s.
low er
a lm ost d irectly w est
peninsula
to
E ast
a cross
Jordan.
the
A
The m a jo rity of
Several girls lost va lu a ble tim e sea rch ­
ing for the field. A sharp left turn to
a heading of 153 degrees put us on
w here the pre - ra ce b riefing banquet
cou rse to R oscom m on . B y the tim e the
w as held.
ra ce
December, 1966
airport.
The first leg of the 168.2 nm course
racers w ere lodged in the F letch er
M otel, right next door to The G rove,
Saturday m orning, w e a rrived at the
R oscom m on
spotters, for (he
and the city of A lpena are to be c o m ­
m en ded fo r a big jo b w ell done.
w ith lunch in town.
a few big, b la ck ones, w hich had to
be circum navigated. S o m e
ra cers
found a show er in progress ov e r the
got
started,
our
n early
perfect
w eather had developed som e scattered
A
heading
of
042 degrees
took us
b a ck to Alpena with everyone w atching
ea g erly
far
a
sm all
body
of
w ater.
B ea v er Lake w as the reporting point
for
landing instructions. M any
ponds
and lakes in the area w ere m isnam ed
as the gals vied fo r position to cro s s
the finish line.
Box lunches handed out at the air­
port
w ere
q uickly
consum ed
as
the
ra cers w aited fo r the fin a l refueling.
With loud groa n s the pilots signed the
a ccep ta n ce slips fo r w hat developed to
be either too m uch o r too little fuel.
AS Spark P lu g sponsored a recep tion
b efore the A w ards Banquet in the A l­
pena
C ivic Center. The B esser M ale
Chorus entertained the crow d w ith sev­
e ral beautiful n um bers b e fo r e the food
w as served.
in g
aircra ft
and
for
the
first tim e,
to the first six Cessnas. T h ey w ent to
LIN D A, M A R E T T A SIMPSON, F A Y E
K IR K , M A R Y SH UM W AY from Illi­
m a le co-pilots w ere allow ed. Co-Chair­
nois, JOANN S T Y P E , O hio and M A R ­
W A R R E N said the only m istake th ey
m en, M A R G E BUNCH and D O R O T H Y
m ad e w as not h aving a tape re co rd e r
G ARET RADKA.
D ancing ’ til 1:00 am at The G rove
com pleted the even in g’ s activities.
F ollow in g b reakfast and the M ichi­
gan 99s O ctober m eetin g the fifty-tw o
contestants loaded up their g e a r and
t'o get the com m en ts from the harried,
w ild-eyed,
sw eaty,
m ales,
when
they
returned fro m the 347-mile round robin
ra ce. This w a s a ra lly type ra ce with
you r list o f 150 clu es handed to you
A fter dinner, M R. F R E D W A IT E o f
h eaded hom e. 9 to Ohio, 4 to Illinois,
just
Ihe M ichigan A eron autics Com m ission
3 t'o Indiana, 2 to N ew Y ork , and one
own handicap fo r speed and gas, but
ea ch
F lorida ,
penalty points w ere assessed fo r each
Pennsylvania, and W isconsin.
And now it’ s b a ck to w ork on next
m inute o v e r o r under you r estim ate
g a ve out the trophies and prize m on ey
to the first five p la ce w inners.
5th pla ce — $50.00 and trophies —
SOPHIA PA Y TO N , Indiana — M ooney
M20C; A D E L L A N E F F , Indiana
4th pla ce — $75.00 and trophies —
M A R Y ANN N O AH , K ansas — P ip er
2nd pla ce — 150.00 and trophies —
M A R E T T A SIMPSON, M ichigan— Cess­
na 175; C A RL SIM PSON, M ichigan
K ansas,
M issouri,
y e a r ’ s ra ce plans. W e’ll be w atch in g
1967.
a
—o—
DALLAS DOLL DERBY
Hazel McKendrick, Reporter
The 8th annual D allas Doll D erby,
sponsored by the D allas A ero Sorority,
w as fla gged o ff ax' Addison A irport on
O ctober 22nd. T h ere w ere 24 co m p e t­
take-off.
Y ou
set
you r
and for ea ch .1 o f a gal. o f g a s used
o v e r or under you r estim ate.
for you the first w eek-end o f O ctober,
PA-28
3rd pla ce — 125.00 and trophies —
CARO LIN E JONES, Ohio — P ip er P A
22-150; B A R B A R A K N A P P , Ohio
to
prior to
M A R Y JA N E N O R R IS also receiv ed
trophy for bein g the high scorin g
Ninety-Nine. JAN and HANK G A M M E L L fo r com in g the fu rth eresf dis­
tance.
W ISE
Last,
but
not
least
receiv ed the coveted
NANCY
Tail-E nd-
Tony.
F o r all o f us also rans, just “ w ait
until n ex t y e a r” .
1st pla ce — 200.00 and trophies —
LIND A M AR K H A M , M ichigan— Cessna
150F; R O B E R T VO LL M A R , M ichigan
DALLAS DOLL DERBY - 1966
6th pla ce — trophy — F A Y E K IR K
and H ELE N W E T H E R IL L , M ichigan—
O F F IC IA L R E S U L T S
Cessna 172
11th place in the 11th ra ce — trophy
Pilot
Co-Pilot
M a ry Jane N orris
Questions
Correct
Penalty
Time
Fuel
Penalty
Score
M A R G A R E T and E L M E R R A D K A —
B ob N orris
132
( 3)
( 3)
126
Tail End Tony — PA U LIN E M A L­
LO R Y , F lorida — Cessna 140; M A R I­
E dn a W hyte
Steve P rice
124
( 0)
(10)
114
M aybelle F letch er
L a rry F letch er
126
(13)
( 2)
111
AN N E BAARS, M ichigan
Louise B ick ford
M yrl B ickford
129
(11)
( 8)
no
P e g Ong
Charlotte B ranum
124
( 5)
(14)
105
101
Cessna 182; M ichigan.
P ip e r aw ards: M ulti-engine — JE A N
RE Y N O LD S and M A R Y CLA RK , M ich­
igan—A pach e;
F ix e d g e a r — C A R O L­
INE JONES and B A R B A R A K N A P P ,
Ohio — PA-22; R etra cta b le — D O RO ­
Cindy M orris
Jim R yan
122
( 4)
(17)
H azel M cK en drick
H en ry G able
124
(17)
(15)
92
Lillian T afel
Virginia H andley
118
(16)
(12)
90
TH Y JULICH, N ew Y ork —C om anche
M arilyn Stoneberg
Ruth H ildebrand
127
( 0)
(38)
89
The Cessna best p erform a n ce tro­
phy, the CH A R LO T TE CO N N ELLY
Sue Andrew s
G eorge A ndrew s
133
(17)
(33)
83
Jan G am m ell
Hank G am m ell
105
(20)
( 3)
82
pilot with the best score, a special
aw ard (a P orta -C ycle), and the Paul
Helen Wilke
Kathy* Long
127
(21)
(27)
79
E lin or Johnson
Hazel C orry
120
(11)
(35)
74
Bunyan rotating troph y w ere all ca p ­
LuCille W olfe
P e g g y M cK ie
112
(31)
(12)
69
tured by LIND A M A R K H A M
little Cessna 150F.
Arl'ine M atheis
M ary Jane M cK illip
124
(29)
(31)
64
M a ry A ble
C on over A ble
129
(31)
(43)
55
45
TROPHY,
w hich
goes
to the private
in
h er
LINDA got her private pilot rating
just' in tim e to com pete as co-pilot
for her m other, JA C K IE , in the 1966
AW TAR. No lon ger a ‘66’ , LINDA
hasn’ t b e co m e a 99 yet. The M ichigan
M arguerite N ielson
John Nielson
107
(17)
(45)
Phyllis E m m ertt
F red E m m ertt
120
(39)
(44)
37
D orothy M cLaurin
Jean W illiam s
106
( 9)
(68)
29
M ary Kitchens
Lee K itchens
130
(52)
(83)
— 5
Chapter is trem endously proud o f her
ach ievem en t. We know w e can exp ect
Pauline Gibson
John Gibson
114
(68)
(70)
— 24
great
N ancy Wise
A. G. Wise
119
(27)
(161)
— 69
E lizabeth H undley
P osie H undley, J r.
D id not com plete
Susan G rossm an
R e n e ’ G rossm an
Did not com plete
things
of
this
dy n a m ic
seven­
teen y e a r old senior in high school.
Cessna ga ve
a
set' o f spark
plugs
and M issouri w ere rea d y to v ie
the trophies and cash.
for
Of special interest in the ra ce was
E va n sv ille’s volatile TV weather girl,
M ARCIA Y O C K E Y , flying a 1942 Fleet
16-43 biplane. A special antique cate­
g ory w as added to the ra ce rules ond
should m ake an excitin g addition to
all future ra ce s
spectators.
for
both
pilots
and
R a ce chairm an, JILL M cCORM ICK,
kept things rollin g sm oothly throughout
the w eek-end aided by 99s, 49% ers
and officials from the In la n a A e r o ­
nautical Com m ission, the Evansville
C h am ber o f C om m erce, and the E van s­
ville Sports Car Club (w ''o were of
trem endous help in the tim ing).
Plane No. 13 proved to be the lucky
n um ber for winner, M U R IE L D Y ­
KEMA,
flying
a
Cessna
175,
taking
F irst
P la ce
T rophy,
the
Indiana
Chapter’ s T rav elin g T rophy and $200
first pla ce m oney. H er co-pilot, NOLA
K E IL, w as a first tim e ra cer and was
ju st as excited as M U R IE L at the
win. Second place went to SOPH P A Y ­
TON and Co-pilot A D E L L A N E F F , fly ­
ing a M oon ey M ark 20C. SOPH also
won the Indiana Aviation C om pany’ s
T roph y for the best M ooney p erform ­
ance. JO ANN S T Y P E , W ooster, Ohio,
finished third.
M ARSH A
RIN G EN B E R G , G rabill, Indiana, w as fourth
and H A ZE L JACOBS, T ecum seh , M ich­
Indiana Ninety-Nines, MURIEL DYKEM A and NOLA KEIL, are all smiles as
they receive the First Place Trophies for pilot and co-pilot.
A IR RACES
FAI READIES ANNUAL
INDIANA RACE
sented a 50-star fla g
V anderburg Aviation
N Y K E N T , ch airm an
from M A R Y ANN
A irlines ground
Billie Anderson, Reporter
Indiana 99s added their touch of
color to southern Indiana’ s fall blaze
o f color by staging their first inter­
national air ra ce on O ctober 15, at
Evansville, Indiana. The ra ce w as
staged in conjunction with the Indiana
Sesquicentennial Celebration and an
open house at E van sville D ress M e­
m orial A irport, and attracted m ore
than 300 spectators.
Activities at the airport began at
to the EvansvilleAuthority. K E N ­
accep ted the fla g
CLARK, Eastern
hostess.
W E R N E R JOHN GEN OT, first m an­
a g er o f w hat is D ress M em oria l A irport
w as H onorary Chief Starter for the
ra ce. GENOT, the grand old m an of
Tri-State A viation, also w as the special
speaker at the aw ards banquet Sat­
u rday night.
Airport m an ager JAM ES
G E Y E R , w as the G rand M arshall for
the ra ce.
A ll but three entrants w ere able to
igan, w as fifth. The new Antique
T roph y w as aw arded to M A R C IA YO C­
K E Y , E van sville, Indiana. The Rookie
T roph y
w as
aw arded
to E LA IN E
B E Y E R S T E D T , E van sville, Indiana,
w ho at the tim e had possessed her
private pilot’s license only ten days.
The ra ce cou rse w as 192 nautical
m iles and took the ra cers from E van s­
ville to F ren ch Lick, Indiana, to B eckerm an F ield at Mount Carm el, Illinois,
b a ck to Evansville, to P ierce Field
at Carm i, Illinois, to Mount Vernon,
Indiana, and then back to E vansville for
the finish.
T h e Indiana 99s have already start­
ed w orking on next years ra ce with
M U R IE L D Y K E M A as Chairman. The
ra ce will be held O ctober 21, 1967, and
w ill start from B loom ington, Indiana’ s
n ew ly expanded airport. Indiana 99s
and the Indiana A eronautical C om m is­
sion
a re
m aking
big
plans fo r you.
“ o u tfo x ” old m an w eath er and a rrive
We hope that all of you throughout the
in tim e fo r the p re-ra ce requirem ents.
nation
12:30 PM Saturday with a flag-raisin g
At
start m akin g plans to enter. SEE YOU
cerem ony when E astern A irlines pre-
girls from
December, 1966
flag-drop,
15
Indiana,
planes,
flow n
by
Illinois, M ichigan
—13—
and
THERE!
w here e v e r
99s are
will
FOR SALE
99 Medallion
ROSE BANKS looks on as HAZEL JACOBS checks over their credentials with
MR. ROBERT WINTER, of the Indiana Aeronautics Commission, in prepara­
tion for the F .A .I.R . Both women fly out of Adrian, Michigan.
F A, L R 1966
(Evansville. Ind.)
R ace
Finish
R a ce
No.
Pilot
A ircra ft T y p e
Score
D yk em a
Cessna 175
98.9692
Soph Payton
M ooney M ark 20C
97.7834
15
JoAnn Stype
C essna 172 E
97.3054
16
M arsha R in genberg
Cherokee 160
97.1537
H azel J a cob s
Cherokee
96.2999
M argaret
Cherokee 160
95.7558
Cessna 210
95.1647
1.
13
2.
4
3.
4.
M uriel
180
5.
9
6.
14
7.
3
Sam m y M cK a y
8..
8
P a tricia Gillett
M ooney M ark 20C
93.9566
9.
11
M a ry E ld ers
Cessna 172 C
91.6745
10.
12
K atie Sage
Cherokee 140
91.4711
11.
1
G oldie P yle
Tw in C om an c :e B
91.0261
G eradline
Bonanza 35
90.7685
Cessna 150
86.8536
M yers 200 C om m and er
86.2025
12.
7
13.
17
14.
2
R in genberg
K rause
E lain e B eyerstedt
E sth er B ern er
Special C ategory
15.
19
M a rcia
Y o ck e y
F leet 16 B
85.3191
MEMBERS - A T - LARGE
In August, MISS AN ESIA
M ACH A­
on
hand
to
w itness the
presented
the aeron au tical w orld.
Sm ithsonian
Institute
aeronaut.
M any W ashington 99s w ere
M edallions — El C ajon Chapter
G arm ent B a gs — D allas Chapter
— o—
It’ s still not too late to ord er the
99 gu m m ed stam ps for you r holiday
m ailing. T he proceed s tfrom these
stam ps a re goin g tow ard the sup­
port o f you r P O W E R P U F F D E R B Y .
These stam ps a re not lim ited to
m em b ers only. T he girls in K ansas
City are
selling them to friends and
to their b osses fo r com p a n y m ailing.
M ail $1.00 to
Aleah
C om bs, 4726
E D N ote: A rticle con cern in g AN ES IA ’ s OX5 aw ard a pp ea rs elsew here
in the N ew s.
^
n in e ty -n in e s
'v
w ill send
you a sheet
Skyline
o f gu m m ed
D rive, M is- #
* * "g, stam ps fo r
lJ Uj
__ f- Z
sion,
K an- £ a .1 i , 3 0 y o u r Christ-
presentation
as w ere other elite o f W ashington and
the
NOT AMS
NEW ARTICLES FOR SALE
sas, 66205
and she
DO, our m em b er from R io de Janeiro,
h istorical m aterials from the people
o f B razil on A lbert D um as, the great
By El Cajon Valley Chapter
Gold metal with blue and white enam­
el, Official Compass Rose Insignia.
Prices: 1 to 5, $2.00 each; 6 to 12, $1.75
each; 13 to 24, $1.50 each; and 25 or
m ore $1.25 each, prepaid. Ideal for
charms, necklaces, ear rings, or for
embedding in plastic
fo r
paper
weights, pen holders, etc. Give them
to your Ninety-Nines friends for Christ­
mas. Order from DOTTIE CAMP­
BELL, 1751 El P ico Dr., El Cajon,
California, 92020 and make checks
payable to El Cajon Valley Chapter,
The Ninety-Nines, Inc. Proceeds to
Amelia Earhart Scholarship Fund.
~i I
POWDER PUFF DERBY ENDORSER
m a s m ailing.
— o—
WANTED
TH E
SMITHSONIAN
IN STITU TE
WANTS Y O U R P IC T U R E in the Nine­
ty-Nine annual yea rb ook w hich is
p la ced
in the. N ational A ir M useum .
SOPHIA PAYTON receives her race number “ 4” from VERD A BRITTINGHAM, Indiana Chapter Treasurer, not knowing that in a short while she would
also receive the award for piloting the best Mooney.
H ave you set any record s, w on any
races, a ccom plish ed any first's fo r w o­
m en— or anybody— in the field o f avia­
tion or are you
a grou p
of
ch arter
m em bers o f a ch apter
If
your
ch apter’ s
Student pilot MISS “ PEACHES” PORT
telling of her latest (and perhaps last)
multi-engine cross-country flight.
history - m aking
events in prior ye a rs w ere not r e co rd ­
ed—let’ s am end that situation. There
is
room
for
im portant pa ges
in
the
Section Meeting
Reports
annuals o f earlier years. Send those old
photos, clippings, etc., along with the
new er ones fo r 1965, 1966 and fo r the
com ing 1967 as they
W irtschafter,
B
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occu r
1209
to
SOUTH CENTRAL SECTIONAL
MEETING (FALL)
Irene
Hazel 11. MeKendrick
Presidential
Apartm ents, Philadelphia 19131.
T o paraphrase the P ostm a n ’ s Creed-.
N either rain, nor fronts, n or low ce il­
ings,
Know A n d Abide
By Your
FOR SALE
FLIGHT
VALET—White
ment travel bag, 50”
plastic
Your Equipment
shall
stay
gar­
w ould rival the M arines, the staunch,
devoted, dedicated, and som etim es wet
and gold compass Rose and “ Ninety-
m em b ers of the South Central Section
b ra v ed
all
the
a b ove
elem ents
and
post­
m ore, used variou s m ethods of trans­
portation and straggled into Shreveport
Wilke,
on S eptem ber 30fh for the fall m eeting.
507 S. Manus Dr., Dallas, Texas. 75224.
Several who w ere forced b a ck on F ri­
ED NOTE — Matches
day, got up ea rly enough Saturday to
Nines”
A n d Those Of
thunderstorm s,
in length with
full zipper opening. Imprinted in blue
Limitations
n or
the South Central Ninety Nines from
th eir appointed Sectional M eeting in
Shreveport. With E spirit de Corp that
paid.
written beneath.
Dallas
Chapter.
$3.00
Helen
Iowa Chapter’s
Flight Bag to make a keen travel pair!
arrive on tim e fo r the business m eet­
ing. W hat a tfe m e M o u s tribute to the
Enthusiastic guests of the Shreveport Chapter during the South Central Section’ s fall meeting, September 30, October
1, and 2.
great and
stout hearted
gals
in ou r
section w ho defied all to get there.
F o r those o f you who “ threw in the
tow el” , you m issed a w hale o f a m eet­
ing, and we m issed you . . .
tional
a ccou nt
and
put
it
in
the
pitality
suite
w as
us
punch. Our hostesses w ere dressed
ante-bellum fo r the even in g and had a
fund
to
be
fountain
fo r
ternational
Convention
a
rea d y
com p lete
held in 1971.
with
all
special savings a ccou nt fo r the In­
spew in g
beautifully ca tered a ffa ir including 100
The follow ing item s w ere discussed
4. E lected a N om inating Com m ittee
ch a ired by B R O N E T A EVAN S and
pounds o f shrim p, sandw iches, stuffed
and acted upon during the short busi­
including M A R Y A B L E and M A R I­
ness m eeting on Saturday m orning:
LY N CO PELAN D .
eggs, etc. Due to the lou sy w eath er
it w as a sm a ller than anticipated
1. The Soring Sectional will be in Tul­
sa, Okla., at the Cam elot M otor
H otel on A pril 16-18, 19S7. The Tul­
sa Chapter c m 5 as ladies-in-w ait­
ing from K ing A rthur's Court and
invited the South Central Section
and the Southeast Section to hold
a
joint
Tulsa.
m eetin g
A nother
at
the
invitation
castle
in
w as
ex­
tended from N atchez, M ississippi for
a joint m eeting, but the vote w as to
go to Tulsa.
5. D ecided
to table
for further study
the advisability o f electin g an “ Out­
standing 99 o f the Section ” aw ard.
6. R ea d
the
ch apter
reports.
There
w ere 11 ch apters represented at the
m eetin g o r about 57% of the sec­
tion. Sham e on the ch apters w ho did
not send in a report. W e sure would
like to know w hat you a re doing.
7. H eard reports from
the o ffice rs of
the section on their activities.
The fun-an d-gam es-parf of the m e e t­
2. The new and a ctive South Louisiana
Chapter w on the G overn or’ s A w ard
in g w as just great. A ll day lcn g m e m ­
bers of the Shreveport Chapter w aited
for the highest percen tage of at­
tendance. Chapter Chairm an P A T
W AR D prom ptly ca lled a cau cus
at the airport for a w arm b ody. Th ey
and then announced that their Chap­
had pralines and cajun coffe e all re a ­
dy plus a T V ca m eram a n . N ever h ave
w e been so w a rm ly receiv ed as when
ter w as donating the ch eck to the
A m elia E arh art Scholarship Fund.
w e arrived in 105PEG, a red M ustang.
The gals fin a lly g a ve up and went to
3. V oted to take $100.00 out o f the S ec­
the hotel fo r the socia l hour. The hos­
crow d , but what w e lacked in n um ber
w e m ad e up in enthusiasm. A s each
new arrival appeared, th ey w ere greet­
ed with ch eers and questions on th eir
own particu lar “ w a r story” on how
they m a d e it.
Later our own beloved “ G U V ” held
open house, w here she served cook ies,
nuts, coffee, and things while w e sat
around and told lies to each other. The
D allas
Chapter held a ca u cu s to re ­
hearse
fo r a song th ey sang a< the
business m eeting, but from the w a y it
sounded they didn’ t get much, done.
Saturday
b a ck
m orning
the
w eather got
on the right side and the g a ls
flock ed
in from
all direction s to
at­
tend the business m eeting.
A bus took us to the C ross Lake Inn
fo r lunch. L ots of d oor prizes, and the
Decem ber 1966
big event was President' A LIC E R O B ­
E R T S presenting a jew eled g a vel pin
to
fo rm e r
ED N A
International
GARDNER
P resident
W H Y TE .
Lots of
good food later, w e w ere entertained
by som e original songs and a ja zzy
“ sing - along with JO A N ’ ’ session.
“ PEA CH E S”
PO RTS told us about’ a
student cross-eountry that w a s “ som e­
th in ’ else” .
Lunch w as follow ed b y a trip to the
Planetarium . D on ’ t know w here I ’ ve
been, but’ this w as m y first visit and
I was enchanted b y it. Som etim e du r­
ing our tour through the stars, fo rm e r
International President R U T H D E E R ­
M A N arrived with h er own story o f tw o
nights in M ineral Wells.
B ack to the hotel for som e rest and
re a d y for dinner at the P etroleu m
Club. They had tw o tables m arked 80
and 100 oct'ane. D o n ’t know
the
dif­
ference, but obviously our Section is
all high perform ance b eca u se the 100
octane got the biggest play. RUTH
D EER M A N w as presented h er jew eled
g a v e l pin at dinner. The speaker w as
M ARION COLE of Cole B rothers A ero­
b a tics group. He is a grea t speaker
and is sort'a the H erb Shriner or Will
R o g e rs type speaker. He had d ia ­
gram s on ba sic aerobatics and also
brought along tw o film s on a erobatics.
Sunday
m orning
w as
“ go
h om e”
PRESIDENT ALICE ROBERTS shown presenting immediate Past Presi­
dent RUTH DEERMAN her jeweled gavel pin. Looking on is South Central
Governor, ARLENE WALKUP. Not present for this picture was EDNA GARD­
NER WHYTE, International President 1955-57, whose gavel pin was awarded
earlier in the day by Alice.
tim e and b y noon m ost every on e had
departed and brought to a
Teal great sw inging w eekend.
close
a
To the girls in fhe Shreveport Chap­
te r who w orked
so hard, w e
salute
you and say “ Thanks-Thanks-Thanks.”
These gals are just great! T h ey sm iled
with tears in their eyes as the ceilin g
lowered on F rida y and with great heart
ca rried on when fhe crow d w as sm aller
than expected. I ’m sure they w ill be
eating shrim p fo r breakfast fo r m a n y
moons. This w as a w ell-planned and
well-organized w eekend. The activities,
the original “ P ea ch es P o r t” script, the
original songs, costum es, d oor prizes,
and
points
everything
to a
con nected
talented
bunch
w ith
of
it,
gals,
w h o ga ve their all fo r this Sectional
M eeting. F o r those o f us lu cky enough
to be there w e know th ey ca m e through
like “ gang busters.”
AE
S C H O L A R S H IP
C A N D ID A T E S
D E A D L IN E Jan. 15th
December, 1966
The new officers of the New York-New Jersey Section who were installed at the
Fall Sectional, LaGuardia Airport. L to R: PEG WAHL, Vice-Governor; KAY
HILBRANDT, Governor; ALICE ROBERTS, International President; DOTTIE
BOCK, Secretary; and MINA ELSIINER, Treasurer.
—17—
Attending the N.Y.-N.J. Fall Sectional meeting were 9 past Governors of the Section, and the newly installed Gov. Milbran.lt. They are L. to K. MARION LOPEZ, SELMA CRONAN, PEG NORRIS, DORIS RENNINGER, the retiring Gov­
ernor ALICE ROBERTS, International President, KAY HII,BRANDT, KAY BRICK, JEANNA SPIELBERG, MARJORIE
GRAY, LOIS FAIRBANK, and IRENE KEITH.
N.Y. N.J. FALL SECTION MEETING
October 15, 1966
Sheraton Tenney Hotel —
La Guardia Airport
Betty Patten, Reporter
O ctober found
alm ost
one
hundred
Ninety-Nines o f the N .Y .-N .J.
Section
gathered together on the edges o f L a
Guardia A irport fo r our b ig “ F a ll Sec­
tional.” An Omni Clinic, an installa­
tion luncheon, and a business m eetin g
m ade it a real flyin g day. W e w ere
so honored b y the presen ce o f ou r In­
ternational
President
ALICE
R O B­
ER T S, which added such a v e ry special
touch to the day.
The p rogra m
w as
one of
GOVER­
*
The “ O m ni C lin ic" presented b y M R .
J. P A T R IC K M U R P H Y of Airw ork,
CRONAN,
PEGGY
Inc. m ad e it seem that, with good
ra dio equipm ent and the “ know -how ”
K A Y BRICK , JE A N N E SP IE L B E R G ,
M A R JO R IE G R A Y , LOIS F A IR B A N K
R E N N IN G E R ,
NO RRIS,
KAY
D O R IS
H ILBRAN D T,
o f using it properly, flitting around the
and IR E N E
K E IT H . That
sure adds
M etropolitan a rea is pu rely a snap —
up to a n um ber o f yea rs
o f se rv ice
in the air (hat is!
and devotion to the Ninety-Nines.
At the luncheon, w e found that all
The
installation
ce re m o n y
found
fou r o f our Chapters w ere w ell rep re­
D ORIS R E N N IN G E R stepping out to
sented,
do b ig things on the E xecu tive B oa rd
and K A Y H ILB R A N D T m ovin g into
and
our
w ere with us too.
C onnecticut
visitors
Chapter Chairm en
M eCUL-
the G overn or’ s seat. T eleg ra m s o f con ­
LOUGH, and G A Y M A H E R had e x ce l­
gratulation to both DORIS and to KAY
w ere sent b y a cou ple of other G ov­
.TUI IE
VON
SAAL,
E L L IE
lent follow ings. P E G W AH L represen t­
ed the folks “ w a y out W est” in N ew
Y ork State and p rom ised that w e
ernors b y the nam es o f R O C K E F E L ­
shall be h earing m ore fro m them .
a ll o f us, w ish ou r new G overn or suc­
E xcitin g,
too, w as
the
presen ce o f
L E R and HUGHES. They, along with
cess^
NOR D O RIS R E N N IN G E R ’s excellent
presentations that I fe a r w e have
ten G overn ors of the N .Y .-N .J. Section.
P E G W AH L b ecom es the V ice G ov­
grow n used to and now exp ect.
T h ey w ere M ARIO N L O P E Z, SE L M A
ernor, D O TTIE BOCK will handle the
Decem ber 1966
S ecretary’ s job and M IN A E LS H N E R
m oves ov e r into the T rea su rer’ s spot.
ALICE RO B E R T S gra ciou sly installed
the new officers.
The next big treat w as the NinetyNines’ film “ The Stam p of F riend sh ip’ ’
which w e
felt w as
beautifully
done.
The New Y ork Chapter hopes to buy
it so perhaps we shall see it again.
To wind up the busy day, DORIS
R E N N IN G ER conducted her final busi­
ness
m eeting
and
BR AN D T with a few
left
KAY
HIL-
little tidbits to
be concerned about—such as p rep a ra ­
tions for the International Convention
in ’69 and perhaps a ra ce term inus.
It's all right, K A Y —w e'll all help.
Annual F ly in g P etticoat P roficien cy
D erby. W e w ere honored to have
B E T T Y MicNABB r a c e with us.
T w o n ew m em b ers joined us from
Huntsville. They a re P E N N Y DICK­
ERSO N and E L A IN E BRO'WER. We
NANCY B E E L A N D held her first
m eeting, a s Chairm an, in Oct. in
G reenville. F ou r 99’ s, from H untsville,
had tw o gueSts; M A R T H A TO B Y , our
Southeast Section G overn or flew in
to visit with us and w e w ere delighted
to see her. She brought PO LLY DUN­
CAN with her! A lso from HUNTS­
V IL L E ,
ca m e
another
prospective
m em b er, L Y D IA PIC K U P . W e are all
w aiting fo r L Y D IA to gelt 'her license.
clim b ed
aboard
K A T H L E E N
V A U G H N ’S new 172, determ ined to
win the E T A T roph y for K A TH LE E N .
The con versation in the plane went
som ething
like this.
“ K A TH LE E N ,
w e ’re too ea rly ov er this checkpoint,
slow
d o w n !”
Ten
minutes
later.
“ K A TH LE E N , w e ’re goin g too slow,
speed u p !” This wenit on all the w ay.
The n av iga tor was so busy w atching
the clo ck that she forgot to w atch
w here w e w ere going.
We landed just 5 second s o ff the
ETA , but ou r ga s consum ption w as
w ay off. H m nim , could it have been
all o f those different throttle settings?
Who won the trop h y ? K A TH LE E N .
ALABAMA CHAPTER
DONNA WILLARD, Reporter
SUE W ITT invited us to have our
m eeting at her farm in August. S U E ’ S
farm , in G reensboro, turned out to be
2,000 acres of beautiful cattle and fa rm ­
land, com plete with sw im m in g pool
,and ra ce horses.
The whole fam ily w as invited. T w en ­
ty four attended with six airplanes
flying in. This w as our idea of a
meeting! E a ch o f us brought a picnic
lunch, spread it out on a p icn ic table
and ate S m orgasbord style. H om e­
grown w aterm elon w ere stacked up
like cannon balls in the front yard
and were yu m m y eating. W e all d ecid ­
ed that “ this w as the p la ce w e ’d
most like to get w eathered in .”
The A labam a Chapter h as a rev olv ­
ing E T A plus gas consum ption trophy.
NANCY B E E L A N D won it fo r the third
time. She w as one m inute o ff on her
E TA. W e also h ave a M erit Aw ard
Trophy that will be won b y the pilot
who up-grades her licen se the m ost
and who gives the m ost service to her
chapter.
Our new o fficers w ere announced
and
are
as
follow s — Chairm an,
NANCY B E E L A N D ;
Vice-C hairm an,
B ETTY F E R R E L L ; S ecretary, J E R R Y
CHASE; Treasurer, SUE W ITT.
H ers w as the on ly plane that flew in!
N AN CY arran ged for a w eather­
m an, from M ontgom ery, to speak to
us. He g a v e us a v e ry educational talk,
and then asked us w hat s e rv ices w e
w anted better b riefing on. W e wanted
Is your Chapter sponsoring an
A E Scholarship Candidate?
N o one w ins without try in g !
m ore a ccu ra te in form ation on winds
aloft. He advised us to a sk fo r actual
winds. If w e don ’t ask for a ctu al
winds the b riefer will give us com puted
winds, w hich a re not alw ays accu rate.
W e a ls o asked w hy the w eatherm en
did n ’t give us the tops of clouds, and
w ere in form ed that this problem is be­
ing w orked on.
BE N N IE P E T E R S was ou r host for
the N ovem b er 6th m eeting at the Tus­
ca loosa Airport. M R . M EADOW S, from
the lo ca l F A A Station w as on hand to
show us a film about the F ly in g F a rm ­
ers. As w e all sat w atch in g the F ly ­
ing through South A m erica , a plan
form ed in m an y m inds. A fter the
m ovie we discu ssed the possibilities of
our Section planning a flyin g vacation
together. Y ou w ill be hearing m ore
about this later.
NAN CY B E E L A N D w on the E TA
Our Septem ber m eetin g w as in­
cluded with the Sectional m eetin g in
Atlanta.
T roph y fo r the fourth tim e. She at­
tributed her win as the result of ask­
ing the w eath er bureau for the adtual
winds aloft instead o f the com puted
winds.
W e learned that lesson last
In Septem ber, The F ly in g Petti­
coats of Huntsville, held their Second
m eeting. G ood for you NANCY, y ou ’re
the on ly one who rem em b ered !
F iv e planes flew in loaded with
13 m em b ers, tw o guests, a reporter
fr o m the T u sca loosa News, and two
49% ers. A grea t m eeting!
O ur Christm as party w ill be held
in M on tgom ery. W e a re bringing our
4 9 % ers and gifts. D uring the party
w e a re planning to have a cerem ony
a n d initiate a ll the 49% ers.
A la b a m a has grea t plans for the
future, follow ing is a list o f ou r new
ch airm en . A ir S pace E ducation —
B E N N IE P E T E R S , A ir M arking —
D IC E Y M IL L E R , Airport B eautifica­
tion — DONNA W ILLARD , F lying A cti­
vities — L A V IN IA SPILM AN . It’ s a
start anyw ay. R ea d about ou r pro­
gress!
P E R SO N A L P A T T E R : NANCY and
4 9 % er J E F F B E E L A N D have been
flyin g to the football g a m es in T u sca­
loosa
and
Birm ingham .
GERRY
CHASE flew up to K noxville, Tennessee
in 1:20 and then hiked 5 m iles to
Mt. Le Cante in 3:15 and then hiked
up to Charlies Bunion. B E T T Y F E R ­
R E L L flew com m ercia lly to San Juan,
Puerto R ico and St. Thom as. She re­
ports that private flying abounds in
that region. D IC E Y M IL L E R is con­
centrating on her Instrum ent rating,
about 30 hours last month. The rest
o f the hours she flies com m ercia l to
such p la ces as Orlando, F la., M ariette, G a., and M em phis, Tenn. K ATH ­
L E E N VAUGH N is on her w ay to
Nassau for Thanksgiving. MARION
M A Y is stayin g hom e three days study­
ing for her C om m ercial. LAVINIA
SP ILM A N
is
studying for
her
Corm
m ercia l.
Instrum ent and going to
ground school. Our new est m em ber,
E L A IN E B R O W E R recen tly flew to
Atlanta fo r the Society of Wom en
E n gin eers Section m eeting. LY D IA
PIC K U P , also a m em b er of the SWE
a ccom p a n ied her.
CAROLINAS CHAPTER
KAY NISBET, Reporter
The Carolinas Chapter has voted
to pu rch ase a cop y of the film about
the
fly a w a y
of
the
A m elia
Earhart
First D ay Cover. The film w ill be
rented to any interested grou p trrough
Chairm an B E B E R A G A Z.
Carolinians LOUISE SM ITH, PA G E
SH A M B U R G E R, V IR G IN IA R IL E Y ,
E M IL Y K E L L E Y , and B E B E R A G AS
flew to the Southeast Section m eeting
in Atlanta, Septem ber 10-11.
In O ctober, the Carolinas Chapter
had a joint m eeting with the P etti­
coa t Pilots in R aleigh . E v ery on e w as
greatly im pressed with th eir organ i­
zation and enthusiasm fo r flying.
[SARA SHONK, still with the U. S.
State D ept., is now in Saigon.
B E B E R A G A Z and K A Y NISBET,
along
with
A U T R IE
LEH R
and
CLA RA
TH ARPE
o f the
All-Ohio
Chapter, ferried four C herokees from
V e ro B each to Santa M onica. In spite
o f bad weather, head winds, sm oke and
haze, they had a great tim e a ll the
w ay!
A new book on M onoplanes b y the
Carolinas’
fav orite
author,
PAGE
SH AM B U R G ER, w a s released in O ct­
ober.
N ew ratings; H elicopter — LOUISE
SMITH (also grandm other)
C om m ercia l — K A Y N ISBET.
FLORIDA SPACE PORT CHAPTER
DOT MACNAMARA, Reporter
The b ig news this m onth is our
A ir M arking program . And when I sa y
big, I m ean it! CY B E E R S , ANN CONWA Y , B E T T Y
SH ERM AN,
OLGA
WILKINSON, K . R IL E Y , CH ARLOTT
CORBIN, and D O T M ACN A M ARA, as­
sisted b y 4 9 % ers DON B E E R S , R O G E R
M ACN AM ARA, and tw o C A P Cadets,
gathered Saturday, N ovem b er 12 to
m ark a taxiw ay at O rm ond B each.
T he city o fficia ls w ho furnished the
paint, didn’t know the 99s so they
didn’t finish layin g out the letters b e­
cau se they w ere so sure none would
c o m e to paint; and they thought if w e
did cvom e, w e w ouldn’t get past the
M in Orm and. Not only did w e get past
the M, w e finished O rm and b y shortly
after noon. Sixty gallons of pairit w ere
put on 60 ft. high letters (a sm all por­
tion was in advertantly put on other
99s). When I sa y “ w e ” painted, I
use “ w e ” loosely because it w as late
when w e got to O rm ond. O rlando H ern­
don A irport w as so busy Saturday
m ornin g it took twenty m inutes to get
airborne. Som eone pointed out we could
have driven faster. H ow ever, w e got
hom e and faster and besides flyin g is
safer than driving!
M y 4912 e r exonerated m y lateness
by cleaning the rollers after the job
GEORGIA CHAPTER
BETTY W. McNABB, Reporter
w as ov er. P ardon m e while I praise
him a bit. W asn’t he w onderful to do
that m essy jo b for u s?
O ur N ovem b er m eetin g w a s at
C raig A irport in J acksonville. W e had
v e ry good attendance as usual. CY
BEERS,
BETTY
SH ERM AN ,
ANN
CONW AY,
BARBARA
and
guest
grounded every bod y, but LOIS and
G E O R G E LAC Y a n d daughter LOU,
M Y R T L E and W ALT CAG LE , CAROL
and A L H A R P E , M A R Y L E E N IX,
E S T H E R G R U P E N H A G E N (w hom we
LOUISA TA M M from the Orm ondD eytona area ; M A R Y BLA C K W E LL
and guest B O B B Y ST E E N and DOT
M A C N A M A R A fro m O rlando; JOAN
D AVIS and B E T T Y T R A C Y from V ero
stole
recen tly
from F lorida
Space
Porlt), and JE A N V O Y LE S drove down
to Griffin, to be guests of brand-new
m em b ers E L L E N CASW ELL and B E T ­
T Y JO ALLISON for luncheon at E L ­
B each and M elbourne; hostesses K.
R IL E Y and C H ARLO TTE CORBIN
w ere from Jacksonville.
M A R Y B LA C K W E LL g a v e us an­
other Instrum ent lesson, this tim e
principally on holding patterns. She
m akes it sound m uch easier than the
L E N ’S hom e.
Then to H am pton, G a., to tour At­
lanta Center, a lw a ys an eye-opening
experience.
P E R SO N A LIT IE S: D 0 L O R E N E
LOW E has m ov ed to D allas. G rab her,
D allas Chapter, you have a w orker
here— CFI— CAP— good gal and LIK ES
to work.
B E T T Y M cN A B B flew to Clinton Io­
A IM does! Gotta g et out there and
practice.
The D ecem b er m eeting w ill b e a
joint m eeting with the Sun Coast and
G old Coast Chapters of the 99s together
with the G rasshoppers at G rasshopper
F A Y BLACKSTONE ’S ranch northeast
o f Sarasota. She prom ises us a w einer
roast, hay ride, h orseback riding and
all the fun of a day in the country.
T h e O ctober m eeting w a s held at
the hom e of JO AN DAVIS in V ero
B each. JOAN just recen tly m oved from
O rlando to V ero B each. Nine m em ­
bers, ANN CONW AY, C Y B E E R S ,
JOAN DAVIS, O LG A WILKINSON,
B E T T Y T R A C Y , R IC K Y CUNNING­
H AM , B A R B A R A H A ZA R D , B E T T Y
SH ERM AN , M A R Y B LA C K W E LL , DOT
M A CN A M ARA with guests JO SELY N
BRONSON, LOUISA TA M M , E V E L Y N
ED SON and one p rosp ective m em ber,
M A R D A SA L ISB U R Y , w hom w e voted
into ou r Chapter at that m eeting, w ere
in attendance.
M A R Y B LA C K W E LL ga ve us a les­
son on w eather. JOAN didn’ t need to
attend becau se she had ju s t gotten her
A d v a n ce G round School rating. Con­
gratulations to JOAN. M A R Y assures
us that all the M E A s, MOCAs, Cumu­
lus, C irriform , etc. will straighten out
in our m inds. I surely h ope she is
right!
O LGA W ILKINSON, M A R G A R E T
STANNAH, M A R D A SALISBU RY , and
D OT M A C N A M A R A flew to the G ra ss­
h opper m eeting in Leesburg.
Just in ca se you h av en ’t heard our
new
o ffice rs
are:
Chairm an,
CY
B E E R S ; V ice-ch airm a n , ANN CON­
W AY;
R ecord in g
Secretary,
JOAN
DAVTS;
BETTY
BETTY
Corresponding
SH E R M A N and
TRACY.
S ecretary,
T reasu rer,
O CTO BER :
D rive-in!
W eather
w a, M ilw aukee, W isconsin (dined with
D E E D O H E ISE , FL O R E N C E TO N Y,
RAM O N A H U E B N E R , AND — and —
another W isconsin Ninety-Nine) (M y
head is bow ed in sh a m e). Then hom e
v ia Edw in, Tenn., collectin g a nonb irdm an passenger n am ed H ARO LD
M cN A B B .
B E T T Y and HOLLY SMITH flew
in the annual F lyin g Petticoat D erby
in H untsville, A labam a, w on third
pla ce — it’ s a rea l tun-race m ost o f
the participan ts Ninety-Nines. Copilots,
delightfully, get duplicate trophies. The
ra ce w as about 180 m iles overall, 4
stops and a spotlanding, tim e enroute
a n d fuel consum ption the decidin g
factors.
N O V E M B E R : Fly-in for luncheon
at the excellent T erm in al restaurant on
M a co n ’ s m unicipal Airport. M Y R T L E
and W ALT CA G LE , CARO LYN and
B IF F K E N N E D Y (bringing CAROL
L O W E R Y and son JO D Y from A lb a n y),
LOIS, G E O R G E , and LOU LAC Y,
JE A N V O Y LE S, M A R Y LOU N IX ,
and prospective JO YC E FO X .
JEAN
is
having
fun
with
the
V O Y L E S ’ Cub, the C essna
reserved fo r business and
try. CARO LYN ran out of
pum p enroute hom e, had
A m ericu s and leave the
210 being
cross-coun ­
a vacuum
to stop in
C om anche,
continuing in a Sky Hawk.
F ou r N inety Nines participated ias
instructors in the A O PA flight clin ic
at C allaw ay G ardens, G eorgia — 90
students, 80 airplanes, 30 instructors
(half a dozen fem a le types)
ONE
R U N W A Y AND NO T A X I STRIPS.
But a sharp F A A tem porary-tow er
control
cf(?W
and
a
sm art
organizer
who had us all funnel in at a given
speed and altitude from a point six
m iles south of the field kept e v e ry ­
thing under p erfect control.
Ninety-Nines w ho instructed in the
clinic w ere N O RM A W O RLAN D , K en ­
tucky
Chapter
Chairm an,
VELTA
BENN, veteran A O PA clin ic partici­
pant, CHRIS W IN ZE R , AE Sch olar­
ship winner, and B E T T Y M cN AB B.
Then B E T T Y departed on a fourday CAP search for a Sky-R aider
down in the North F lorida sw am ps or
the Gulf, and hopefully reports that
several girls in that area are interest­
ed in form ing a new chapter. Now,
says BE T TY , to w hom do I report
this inform ation? Gold C oast? Sun
C oast? Sky P o r t?
M aybe I ’ d better
just tell A LB E R T A .
D E C E M B E R m eeting:
Joint
with
Alabam a, Huntsville. Y ’all com e, if
you 're in our neighborhood!
New
G eorgia
T reasu rer:
LOIS
LACY.
Anybody fo r RON kits?
MEMPHIS CHAPTER
ANN HATTEN, Reporter
There w ere thunderstorm s in the
M emphis M etro Passport R oom O cto­
ber 15 or a t least that w as the topic
of the slide talk given b y M R . JOE
W ALK ER of the W eather Bureau at
the Annual Dutch T reat luncheon given
in honor o f p rosp ective
m em b ers.
M ARY STAN LEY kept our end of the
table wide-eyed with a m ost d escrip­
tive narrative on the Stanley trip to
Guthrie, Oklahom a where h er 4 9 % er
acquired a C om m ercia l G lider license.
(A winch tow must be second best
only to a G em ini blast-off). M A R Y
STAN LEY F IE L D in Augusta, A rk­
ansas is now the hom e base for a
4-place Schw eitzer 232 glider. B efore
departing for a two m onth stay in
Philadelphia w here she will be
busy
in research a tthe U niversity o f Penn­
sylvania M edical Center, D R. CHRIS
BROWN took a hop in the Schw eitzer
232 and brought back m ost enthusias­
tic com m ents to back up M A R Y ’S
stories o f silent flight.
BILL and G E R R Y B A K E R now
have a Skyhawk a nd are busy getting
acquainted with it.
INA W A L K E R and LOIS O ’ N EAL
flew to an air show in D yersburg,
Tennessee. INA flew a M ooney E x e ­
cutive and LOIS a Super M ooney. We
understand the turnout of the local
populus far exceed ed expectations.
A hearty w e lco m e to new m em b ers
JUNE PE N TECO ST, Linda Arnold and
T ris Buchanan. T R IS flew a Cherokee
160 to Jacksonville, F lorid a for a
surprise visit with her husband who
is stationed there with the N avy. Sur­
prise it w as! He didn’t even know she
w as taking flyin g lessons. On the w ay
dow n bad w eather forced T R IS to
spend the night on a duster strip in
the m iddle of now here. H er husband
b ra vely a ccom p a n ied
her back
to
M em phis, how ever, departing J ackson ­
ville at 1500 feet on clim b-out, he ner­
vously inform ed her thal was high
enough.
DR. BEN and JUNE PEN TECO ST
m ad e a w eek-end flying jaunt in their
Skyhawk to the Stockholm S m orgas­
bord restaurant located on the air­
port at H eber Springs, Arkansas and
highly recom m en d the flighl and the
food.
M ARTH A and FR A N K TO B E Y m ade
a trip to Philadelphia to visit relatives.
It seem s headwinds w ere so stiff they
had to g o around the mountains in­
stead of over.
JOANN H ALL is now the proud
possessor of a M ulti-Engine rating.
IF R w eather forced us to the high­
w ays instead of the a irw a ys for ou r
N ovem b er m eeting in Wynne, Arkan­
sas. Our hostesses planned a most
en joya b le luncheon m eeting a t the
W ynne Country Club. Guest Speaker,
R E V E R E N D E . E . BOONE, form er
SAC pilot, presented a m ost in form a ­
tive presentation on A ir R escu e and
included som e hum orous tips on how
to m ake a safe and g ra cefu l em er­
g en cy landing in the top of a forest
full of trees . . . w ell the b ird s to it!
TENNESSEE CHAPTER
EDNA DAVIS, Reporter
The Tennessee Chapter m et in K nox­
ville at M cG h ee T yson A irport for lunch
end a v e ry pleasant business session.
T h ose present w ere LA D Y M cR E Y NOLDS, RUTH THOMAS, G E N IE R A E
O ’K E L L E Y , E V E L Y N B Y R O N JOHN­
SON,
G LO R IA
CAROW AN,
MARY
JA N E Q U A R R E L S and IR E N E F L E W EL LE N . O u r visitors w ere LON M E R ­
C ER from Chattanooga, B E T T Y M c­
NABB, Albany, G a., who w as on her
w ay hom e from M ilw aukee, and JAN E
W EIN SLO G E L from Cincinnati, who
was on her w ay to Ashville, North
Carolina.
Now for som e things w e did and
will be doin g soon. N ew officers w ere
elected: L A D Y M cR E Y N O L D S , Chair­
m an; RLTTH THOM AS, V ice Chairm an;
B E E R E E D , S ecreta ry; IR E N E F L E W EL LE N ,
T reasu rer;
and
ED N A
DAVIS, R eporter.
Our Chapter would like to be hos­
tess to a 99 from one of our foreign
chapters a fter the convention at Wash­
ington D. C.
The old Island A irport in Knoxville
has a new term in al and a new name,
“ Downtown A irp ort.” T h ere will be a
three-day progra m to ded icate the
airport. About six hundred pilots are
invited as guests o f the airport. Our
Chapter will be hostess .at the ded ica­
tion and have an exhibit there. We
will include som e clippings of past
P ow d er Pu ff D erby races. G ENIE
R A E O ’K E L L E Y is in charge.
W e are happy to report that B EE
R E E D has her Instrument rating.
Th ree df our m em b ers attended the
Southeast section m eeting in Atlanta;
LA D Y M cR E Y N O LD S , RUTH TH OM ­
AS and E D N A DAVIS.
In N ovem ber, w e will be hostess
for the dedication o f a new pilots’
lounge in the Chattanooga airport.
E ighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) is
being spent on this lounge. It is to be
used by pilots of private airplanes.
E V E L Y N B R Y O N JOHNSON is now
teaching ground school at M orristown
air-port to app roxim ately thirty stud­
ents. E V E L Y N , with her thousands
of hours in the air, had a new flying
thrill recently. She w as invited to ride
in K n ox ville’ s first 727 jet, ow ned by
United A ir Limes. In all o f her licenses,
there is not o r e for hunting, so she
broke the hunting law and caught a
buzzard in the front-end of her Bonanza.
The buzzard w as of no value, but the
d a m a ge to the front of her plane was
expensive. B eing the pilot she is, she
had no trouble bringing the buzzard
and the airplane in for a safe landing.
NO. CENTRAL
SECTION
ALL-OHIO CHAPTER
EDY MAXIM, Reporter
A ll-O hio’s 1966-67 o fficers are: Chair­
m an — M ARION B E T Z L E R , V iceChairm an — CLA R A T H A R P E , S e cre ­
ta ry — M A R IL Y N N M IL L E R , and
T reasu rer — JOHN ST Y P E .
A U T R IE L E H R is servin g on the
International A ir M arking Com m ittee.
In the North Ceneral Section, E D Y
occa sion a lly does a lon ger trip to
F lorid a t o fe rry b a ck a P ip er fro m the
fa c to ry .)
J O A N /E D Y
continued
to
Cleveland
L akefront
A irport,
from
w here JOAN took a ca b to her office.
EDY
flew
“ P ee-W ee”
to
C leve­
land.
H opkins
(7 m inules)
to her
o ffice . A t 5 o ’clock , b a ck into the
T ri-P a ce r and dow n to L akefront to
m eet JOAN again. A irborn e again
and o ff to Strongsville (1-2 m inutes)
to hom e port. A different w ay to co m ­
1966 All-Ohio Chapter Achievement Awards. CONNIE JONES (left) 1st place
winner in 1965 presents 1st place rotating trophy to EDY MAXIM. 2nd place
award
was presented to AUTRIE LEHR, Srd MARILYN COLLETTE- 4thCONNIE JONES, 5th-CLARA THARPE. The 49</2er trophy was awarded to
ROY STYPE.
M A X IM — V ice G overn or, JAN ICE
K U E C H E N M E IST E R — T reasu rer, and
CONNIE JONES is on the N om inating
Com m ittee.
D espite the lim ited “ v iz ” , due to
those typica l fall h aze con ditions, good
attendance at the annual m eeting in
Septem ber at Cuyahoga County (C leve­
land). Thanks to M ARIO N STACKS
a nd V IR G IN IA B L A K E L Y for the nice
arrangem ents. All w ere sorry that the
tour of the B ede A viation plant was
ca n celled, but the invitation is ex­
tended fo r a future date, when B ede
is better set up with m ore fo r us to
see.
4 9 % er IVAN T R O F IM O V bought a
1936 W a co bi-plane ov er the protest
of K A R E N , w ho said that a fte r it is
restored, she w ould h av e to w alk
the wing, just to uphold the tradition of
such a craft.
CONNIE JONES flew a Cessna 182
to D enver in August to attend a onew eek cou rse at C olorado W om an ’ s
College. In August and Septem ber,
CONNIE g a v e “ Flighty L a d ies” talks
to the P air.esville E xch a n g e Club,
P a in esville O rder o f the E astern Star,
and the A m herst R ota ry Club. M ore
about CONNIE: A ll h av e en joyed the
splendid a rticle about her in the Sept­
e m b er issue o f A O PA PIL O T. H ave
heard a lot o f n ice com m en ts e v e r
since.
P E T E and JE A N B O N A R a re o ff
to the Orient for 6 weeks.
P A T and M Y R O N C O L L IE R view ed
Cape Cod, P lym outh R o ck b y A ero
C om m ander (b ird ’ s e y e v iew ). A B os­
ton w eek-end w as included.
G o o d show at Sectional from AllOhio. M A R IL Y N C O L L E T T E /M A R Y
SC H E A F E R in an “ M ” Bonanza, JA N ­
ICE
K U E C H E N M E IS T E R /A U T R IE
L E H R — “ 182” , JIM and L E E ROCK
and C LA R A T H A R P E on top the
“ cu e s ” doin g 103K in their M ooney.
In a new Queen A ir, M A R G E and
JIM GO RM AN , G A Y L E and J E F F , and
P A T and M Y R O N CO LL IE R . In C L IF F
CRABS “ 195” , C L IF F . CONNIE JONES
and JOANN S T Y P E ; JOAN H RU BEC
E D Y M A X IM in “ P ee-W ee” . A fine
full-scheduled
jo y e d it.
Sectional.
We
all
en­
On Sunday, M A R IL Y N /M A R Y and
J O A N /E D Y w ere “ w eathered ou t” of
Ohio, and so it w as indeed a pleasure
to rem ain in Illin ois’ good w eather, land
at the private strip at N aperville, and
taxi the Bonanza and the T ri-P a ce r to
E V A and H ARO LD W H IT E ’S front
(b a c k ? ) ya rd and tie-dow n fo r the
night. A w onderful RO N ! M on day, af­
ter the ground fo g dissipated, dff for
points east. J O A N /E D Y had a brief
f ’ el and food stop at Sandusky. (G ood
to see SUE G R IF F IN G , w ho continues
to do a lot o f island hopping and an
m ute around town,, but it w as a tim esaver!
Lots o f O hio tea m s at the SM ALL
R A C E . C ongrats to CONNIE JO N E S /
B A R B A R A K N A P P , who flew a “ tired”
T ri-P a ce r and p la ced 3rd. CONNIE
also receiv ed the P ip er trophy fo r the
best fix ed -g ea r score. D O TTIE AN­
D E R S O N /N E V A P A IN T E R placed 7th.
JOANN and R O Y S T Y P E placed 10th
and receiv ed a set of spark plugs. Also
flyin g the interesting “ occa sion al show­
e re d ” cou rse w ere M A R IL Y N COL­
L E T T E and M A R K SAVAG E (w ho w as
getting a m a n ’s view o f the R a ce
for the F L Y E R m a g azin e), JANICE
K U E C H E N M E IS T E R /L E H R ,
JOAN
K U E C H E N M E IS T E R /A U T R IE LEH R.
JOAN
H R U B E C /E D IT H
PH ILLIPS,
M ARION S T A C K S /V IR G IN IA B L A K E ­
LEY
and
IONE
S H E L T O N /E D Y
M AX IM .
MUGS, A N Y O N E ?
L A S T
F L I G H T
JAN E BR AN TL EY
Nov. 5, 1966
CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER
LEAH WARREN, Reporter
P retty fall w eather so w e h a v e had
two g ood m eetings. Both at Mattoon,
Illinois — Coles County Airport. Any­
one on cross-coun try, b e sure to m ark
this as a good stop. S erv ice and new
pilot lounge is tops and a v e r y nice
restaurant in the new term in al build­
ing. A nother fa v orite spot fo r a food
stop with our m em b ers is the R edw ood
Inn - southeast ed g e o f D anville—a l­
m ost on the Indiana - Illinois state
line. T h ey have developed a v ery
n ice sod Strip on the east side of
the Inn. B rin g you r own tie-dow ns if
you feel you need them and th ere is
no service, just good food served buf­
fet style.
O ctober m eeting w e had sixteen
m em bers, 6 prospects, and 5 other
guests. N ovem b er had low er ceilings
so one plane used som e instrument
tim e; JE A N R E A D , our Treasurer,
and G LO RIA F A R R , our Sectional
Chairman and tw o guests from P eoria.
This m ade 9 m em bers, 7 prospects,
and 3 other guests, G ood food and
plans fo r the Sectional d o bring the
grou p out. B y next m eeting w e hope
to have severa l o f those prospects on
the m em b er side.
W e have been ca rry in g on a pro­
gram of orientation for all. Introduc­
tions, flying tim e, and planes w e use
have served as a form o f roll-call.
B A R B A R A JENISON had film s o f som e
o f AW TAR. A W T A R p rogra m s have
been passed around with Ninety Nine
News copies. N ow w e are ordering
nam e badges to com plete ones we
have had for awhile. W atch for us.
E specially at Spring
Sectional
at
P eoria the first Sunday in M ay. Spring
com e early!
LIB B Y ANN DUNSETH is busy
checking out. in new m odels—a M ooney
Super 21 and a B eech B onanza to her
grow ing list. D E E D HOLCOMB found
out about this E ast-W est business on
a trip to N ew E ngland in th e Cessna.
6 hours out and 9 to co m e b a ck . She
had M AX along on the trip out but
sent him hom e on C arvelle. M ARTH A
McMAHON set up a com pa rison too.
Flew collegia girls fr o m M a co m b to
Mattoon in 56 minutes and they took
6 hours to return by bus. SH IR LE Y
FULK got a trip to Jackson, M ich. M et
M ichigan 99 and en joyed a short visit.
H er hubby w as up there to s e e the
big snow. JEAN R E A D busy on that
Instrument Instructor rating. W as sch e­
duled this w eek but got delayed so
now is set fo r D e cem b er 7. Is p ra c­
ticing on two local pilots and flying
several charters—su ch as one to A rk­
ansas to pick up am bu lances. B A R ­
BA RA JENISON had a period of turn
around; started for Stowe, V erm ontbad weather, started for M eigs-bad
weather; drove to M ichigan to help
her m other m ov e to Illinois. M A R ­
JORIE K E L L Y is so thrilled o v e r her
grand-daughter
soloing
that
she
doesn’t w orry about when she flys.
She gave h er gran dm oth er the shirt
tail piece at the M ilw aukee Sectional.
She and her father w ere there as
M A R JO R IE ’S guests to h ear J E R R IE
MOCK w ho autographed her progra m
then.
W e are stunned b y the loss o f JAN E
a n d E D B R A N T L E Y . T h ey cra sh ed in
K entucky while on th eir w a y to Tus­
ca loosa , A labam a for the football gam e.
The B R A N T L E Y S h ad spent several
days with D R and BO N N IE F E R R E L L
in P a lm Springs in O ctober when the
F E R R E L L ’S w ere vaca tion in g there.
M em ories help som e.
CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER
M ARY R. SHUMWAY, Reporter
Just b a ck from a grea t m eeting
held at A u rora M unicipal A irp or.,
A urora, 111., ch airm an ed b y B A R A B R A
PE N C E and her com m itteie. They
even g a v e us tw o tries at the “ spot
landing’ ’ contest and you rs truly ca m e
in first (best one counited, thank g ood ­
n e s s !) Then to the co ffe e and rolls,
hangar talk, business m eeting, and
gettin g a cquain ted with n ew prosp ectives. Incidentally ou r Chapiter v ot­
ed in ov er tw enty new m em b ers last
year, yeah! G E R R Y K R A U SE and I
showed our “ PO W D E R P U F F " m ovies
lo wind things up in spite Of too m uch
h anger light.
G reat to hear from R IC K COO LEY,
our gla m orou s H iawatha, w ho reports
she a nd DICK w ere in A labam a from
August 15th to Septem ber 15th on “ bow
and a rro w ’ ’ hunting expedition into the
interior. T h ey flew the S kym aster up,
then the outfitters c a m e and picked
R a ce in Alpena, M ich., on a business
trip. T he follow ing w eek they flew on
to Southbridge, M ass., to visit Old
Sturbridge V illage and en joy the m agni­
ficent autum n coloring. A fter tw o days
visit with son JOHN and his wife
NANCY in W altham , M ass., they join ­
ed the Sportsm an P ilots’ A ssociation 's
F a ll Cruise at Basin H arbor Club,
V ergennes,
V erm ont.
(I
think we
should m a k e A LIC E our traveling a m ­
bassad or o r s o m e th in g !)
G ood to see LOUISE KOKESH back
flyin g again after a short stay in the
hospital but you ca n ’t keep a good
g a l down!
SUE and G ARTH ROSCOE flew to
D enver last w eek a n d raved about the
beautiful aspen trees. SUE w as sorry
she m issed the 99’s at Jefferson Coun­
ty, A irport Colorado, but had n ice trip.
At Moline, Illinois they saw the M ay­
flow er W4A B lim p pre-fligitin g, w hich
w as quite an experience.
O ctober 1st, JOAN SCH OGER flew
h er 172 up to northern W isconsin to
view the beautiful and colorfu l scenery
below . Sez it was as pretty a s a p ic­
ture!
H ARO LD and E V A W H ITE flew to
Springfield Septem ber 29th to attend
the Illinois P ress Convention. They
look o ff in treir D ebonair in the after­
noon from N aper A ero and an hour
g la ciers, Alaskan Penn, and even look­
ed into a volca n o, im agine! W eather
w as great, hunting w as great, and the
flying was w onderful. And this gal can
cook too!
later landed at Capitol Airport. When
they stepped out o f the plane, R A Y
KOKESH (LO U ISE ’S 49y2 ’ er) walked
up to them . He w as down there to
re-licen se his Bonaza. They returned
Saturday noon.
G E R R Y K RAU SE and R A L PH have
been busy participating in a ir races.
First, M ichigan Sm all R a ce and In­
d ia n a ’s F a ir L ady R a ce. Said they
d id n ’t win, but had lo ’ s of fun.
K A T IE BO Y D and BO BBIE JOHAN­
SEN flew in the M ich igan Sm all R a ce ,
and had a w hee of a tim e. Also learn­
ed a bit about ra ce techniques. K ATIE
stopped in D etroit on w a y hom e to
spend Sunday with friends and BO BB IE
returned to C .iica g o with her 4 9 % er
JOE.
B E T T Y R ID D L E and 4 9 /e r HO­
W AR D just returned from National
Business A ircrh ft Convention in St.
Louis and w ere glow in g about w onder­
ful hospitality they receiv ed from 99
L O R E T T A SLA V IC K while there. LO R ­
E T T A really show ed them around and
they w ere m ost a p p recia tiv e. (T h at’ s
w hat w e like to hear a bout ou r 99’ s !)
A LIC E and JOHN H AM M O ND and
their M oon ey
“ Susie
Q ” , flew
to
P hiladelphia from the M icigan Sm all
Y O U RS T R U L Y and JOHN also have
been busy flying. E n joyed the Section­
al at M ilw aukee, flew in the M ich i­
gan Sm all R a c e and then went on to
a fa m ily w edding in Philadelphia, Pa.
G ot w eathered in one night in M ans­
field, Ohio, but when tops are 20,000
with
em bed ded
thunderstrom s and
freezin g level is 9,000, the SHUMW AYS no go! H A PPIN ESS is getting
w eathered in on ce in a while and en­
jo y in g it!
them up in Super Cubs for the flight
to the base ca m p . R IC K b a gged a
m oose and a caribou with the bow and
arrow , while DICK took m ov ies with his
B'olex of the hunt, n ow h ow ’s that for
som eth in g? She said she w as goin g to
take m ovies in W isconsin in Septem ­
ber, so DICK could hunt for a change!
They also did a lot of sightseeing from
the air in the Skym aster, seeing the
GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAPTER
Joy Morrison, Reporter
R esponse has been grea t to the 99
POW DER P U F F D E R B Y
gu m m ed
stam ps. F r o m you r support, w e have
been able to send A W T A R $500 since
July tow ard the 1968 PO W D E R P U F F
D E R B Y . Send you r m on ey in anytim e
to A LE A H COMBS, 4726 Skyline D rive,
M ission, K ansas, 66205. Y ou can use
these stam ps on all form s o f com m u ni­
cations, not just you r personal m ail.
O rder all you want, w e have plenty.
T he G reater K ansas City Chapter
initiated B IL L K IN G ’S new hangar at
the Olathe City A irport on O ctober 1.
The hangar took on the a pp earance o f
a nightclub, com plete with a floorshow
and com bo. The Chapter sold a pproxi­
m ately 400 tickets; p roceeds went to
A W T A R and air m arking.
In appreciation fo r the cooperation
of the C A P during the last year, M A R Y
ANN
NOAH,
SARAH
G O RELICK ,
RUTH ST A F F O R D and CO LEEN G O R­
DON flew 28 cadets on orientation rides
from the Olathe City Airport. F o r the
m a jority, it was their first airplane
ride. T he pilots g a ve th em a briefing
along with the ride.
SARAH G O RELOCK, outgoing g ov ­
ernor o f the North Central Section, was
presented a K ansas City Skyline charm
from the m em b ers o f the K ansas City
chapter.
C O LEE N
G ORDON
w as elected
to
the B oard of D irectors o f K ansas City
A ero Club. She and M A R Y ANN
NOAH, V ice President, a re the only
w om en on the board. T h eir over-all
goal is to maintain M unicipal A irport
as a field fo r light a ircraft, if and when
MCI is developed fo r co m m e rcia l
travel.
She recently re ceiv ed her H elicopter
rating, b ecom in g No. 107 in the W hirley
G irls and is, at press tim e, M issouri’ s
only fem a le h elicopter pilot.
M A R Y ANN NOAH and ST E LLA
LEH M AN entered the M i c h i g a n
SM ALL R a c e and placed fourth in the
field o f 52 participants.
T he G reater K ansas City Chapter
brought hom e the silver attendance
bowl from M IK E , winning it from (he
G reater St. Louis Chapter and b y the
w ay, St. Louis, you can exp ect an en­
gravin g bill fro m us soon.
The d om estic engineers took tim e
o ff from their household duties to fly
to OMA fo r their O ctober fly-out.
M A R G A R E T W RIG H T and N ITA IR ­
WIN w ere alm ost scratch ed
from
lunch but due to their sw iftness of
Silver Anniversary Banquet of the Greater St. Louis Chapter held Sept. 17,
1966 at Executive International Inn, St. Louis, Mo. From I. to r. REV. FATHER
RAYMOND M cKEE of the Redemptorist Order, originator of “ Dial-A-Saint”
program and mem ber of the National Association of Flying Fathers; MRS
A. J. CERVANTES, and the IION. A. J. CERVANTES, Mayor of St. Louis;
JERRIE MOCK, guest speaker; ROCK ROGERS, M.C.; IRENE RAWLINGS,
Chapter Chairman, and her 49'/2er, ERWIN RAWLINGS; and DONNA MYERS,
International Vice-President.
foot w ere able to ca tch a ride with
R U TH S T A F F O R D in her A pache.
K A Y CAIN brought a guest who was
delighted with the idea o f flyin g to
O M A fo r lunch. If the ra ces had been
on, the la dies would still be there.
D on ’ t forget to send you r m on ey for
the stam ps. T he G rea ter K ansas City
Chapter w ishes you a happy holiday
and h ere’ s hoping for good flying
w eath er in the w inter m onths.
GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER
Am y Laws, Reporter
St. Louis had its ow n ‘ aviation w eek ’
as S eptem ber slid into O ctober. F o r
the N B A A convention, airplanes by
the dozen flew into L am bert Field
fro m all o v e r the w orld, for an ex­
citing statis display. At the sa m e tim e
the OX-5 held its convention with
m an y fa m ou s n am es attending. Seen
at the banquet F rid a y night w ere
som e
Well-known 99’s —
AN ESIA
P IN IE R O MACH ADO (Shorty) from
B razil w ho w as the honored guest a c ­
cla im ed a s “ D ean of W om en P ilots of
the W orld ,’ ’ BLANCH E N O YES, Char­
ter m em b er of the 99’ s and F F A ’ s
H ead of A ir M arking; VIO LA G E N ­
T R Y and M E L B A G O R B Y B R E A D , a l­
so 99 Charter m em b ers; and JIM M IE
K O LP, Ft. W orth Chapter, and m e m ­
ber of the P resid en t's W om en ’s
v isory B oa rd on Aviation.
A d­
SH ORTY M ACH ADO was a ccom p a n ­
ied to St. Louis by her husband, A IR
M AR SH A L L A. A P P E L NETO, o f
B razil, and SEN O R VA SIL D E CUNHAO, Brazilian A m ba ssa dor to the U.
S.
The
OX-5
Club
aw arded
her the
T in y B roa d w ick A w ard. While not a
99 TIN Y B R O AD W IC K was, neverthe­
less, on e o f ea rly aviation ’s outstand­
in g w om en, since she w as the first
w om an to m a k e a parachute ju m p
and h er ca re e r included daring stunts
like
wing-w alking.
N ow
w hite-haired
but still sparkling-eyed, T IN Y is the
livin g exa m ple o f the dauntless spirit
that Is in all these p ion eer pilots o f
the O X-5 Club— all o f them truly ‘for­
ev er y ou n g .’
Our Installation of O fficers w as held
ait the Sunset Hills Country Club at
a joint luncheon given by the National
P ilots A ssociation and St. Louis Chap­
ter 99’s. L O R E T T A SLAVICK w as hos­
tess, BLANCH E N O Y ES and PA U L
V AN C E , M onsanto’s pilot - salesm an
w ere guest speakers, B L A N C H E ’S talk
covered
su bjects
like air-m arking,
w hich is d ea r to her heart, and air­
port beautification finishing with an in­
spiring prayer. She then installed our
1966-67 officers: V A L JOHNSON, Chair­
m an; RU TH TA K S E L, V ice-C h airm an ;
and B E T T Y W ILLISTON, T reasu rer;
(K IT HE ACOCK, S ecreta ry, w as ab­
sent due to illness.) IR E N E R A W L­
INGS, retirin g Chairm an, handed the
ga vel o v e r to VA L , and presented each
o f her outgoing o ffice rs with a long­
stem m ed rose. BLA N CH E a lso pinned
our
newest
m em b er,
NORM A
BRAUCH.
Attending the North Central Section
m eeting at M ilw aukee, W ise, this fall
w ere ROSE JO LY , JON POCOCK, and
IR E N E RA W LIN G S in R O S E ’S Cessna
172; and V A L JOHNSON. RUTH T A K ­
SEL and A M Y LAW S in V A L ’ S Bon­
anza. Com plim ents to the girls o f the
W isconsin Chapter who did such a
fine job, especia lly in the attendance
prize departm ent. P r a c tica lly every
girl receiv ed one. This rep orter got
lucky and went hom e with a beautiful
tweed suit b y Junior House. W e w ere
also duly im pressed by the w onderful
hospitality of the P ip er D ealers of
Tufts-E dgecum be, Inc. w ho not only
chauffered us around town to find a
place to eat (an enchanting restaurant
with the unlikely nam e o f ‘ D utch ’ s
Sukiyaki H ouse’ ) but who also g a ve
us a dem onstration ride in a Tw inCom m anche.
It was com in g b a ck from this ride
that w e w itnessed one lady pilot cau se
an airliner to m ake a go-round rather
than chew her up on final, w hile at
the sam e tim e another fem ale-type
pilot (w ho shall rem ain n am eless)
landed in disgust on a taxiw ay after
giving up trying to get the tow er’ s
attention when she couldn’t see the
rather sm a ll black top runw ay to w hich
she had been cleared. E ven m ore hil­
arious was the offen ded grow l o f the
airliner’s Captain, “ I thought the Air
Show w as last w e e k .” O rchids to the
Unshakeable tow er m an w ho after
seeing they w e re all hom e-safe, did
the only thing he could — he ignored
them and clea red us to land. (Note to
99’s: better bone upon controlled-field
E D IT H and A L OLOVITCH w ere
hurt seriou sly in an autom obile a c c i­
dent. A t last rep ort they w ere hom e
from the hospital and 'on the m en d .’
V A L JOHNSON held a breakfast
B oa rd m eetin g with her o ffice rs re­
cen tly and had to fly in winds gusting
to 40 knots. LOIS S H A F E R braved
s a m e winds in her C herokee. LOIS is
flyin g ch a rter for the P oh lm an Corp.
out o f F osta ire F ield w here h er 49% ’ er
is teaching ground school and flight
i n s - t r u c t i ng. A lso teach in g ground
sch ool o v e r at Interstate A irm otive at
Lam bert Field is SUE H ARRIS, a
potential m em ber.
M A R Y M C K IL LIP and SUE M ATH ­
IAS flew to Dallas, T ex a s a n d entered
the D allas Doll D erby. W hile they
didn’ t win, they rep orted th ey had a
w onderful tim e. SUE and JOAN LAM B
have started their own w eekly fly-ins
to various towns in a hundred m ile
radius— lunch and cross-coun try exp er­
ience.
G O LLY M IN E R flew to Ft. W ayne,
T oledo, .and M onroe to visit her gran d­
children. She plans to g o to San F ran ­
cis co to a convention soon by plane ami
then d riv e to C arm el and L os Angeles.
JAN POCOCK w as pleased to enter­
tain B E T T Y R ID D L E o f the C hicago
Chapter w ho w as in ST L at the NBAA
convention with her husband w ho is
Chief Pilot for Sundstrand Corp. JAN
w orks for the L a m b ert Field o ffice of
M onsanto C h em ical Corp. and is busy
helping them plan their proposed m ov e
to Spirit o f St. Louis A irpark. Also in
the m a k in g a re plans fo r a Flying
Club there, utilizing up to date air­
cra ft— anyone interested ca ll JAN.
A lso
m aking
the
sw itch
to
‘S p irit’
is ROSE JO LY who has accep ted a
position o f secretary at the M ark A ero
Corp. w ho w ill base their execu tive
planes there.
“ It’ s a G irl’ painted on the runw ay
landings. These incidents m ake funny
hanger-flying talk, but they d on ’ t help
our reputation any a s fe m m e fliers.)
at St. Charles A irport announced to
the w orld that F R A N and AU G G IE
H EN K E are the proud parents of a
b a b y daughter, born O ct. 31, 1966. Con­
gratulations to them ! It’s a cinch that
bein g b o m into a flyin g fa m ily such
FLYING ACTIVITIES
as the H EN K ES insures her future a s
a 99’ er som eday.
K IT HEACOCK, h om e fro m the hos­
pital after an operation, rep orts her
D octor has grounded her from a ero­
batics until Spring. M eanwhile she is
working at Collinsville A irport and
plans to teach aerobastios as soon as
she gets the m ed ica l okay.
GRACE
CO VY EAU
flew
her
non-
pildt husband to C h icago fo r a H allo­
w een pa rty recen tly and plans to m ake
it N ew Orleans fo r N ew Y e a r ’s.
Jet-set
yet!
—
M ERLE
FRAM E
(w ho w as hostess at Oct. m eetin g) and
B E T T Y W ILLISTON and th eir 4 9 % ’ers
flew to F lorida in a Sabre-liner to pick
up P ea b od y Coal Co. exec. G irls got to
bask in sunshine a few hours and home
in tim e to cook their youngsters sup­
per that night. It w as M E R L E ’S s e c­
ond trip in one weekend.
H ave to m ention how proud I am of
‘ w hat’s happen ing’ in ou r fam ily! Num ­
b er One daughter, BONNIE, who has
been with Ozark Airline as a Hostess
sin ce July, is now engaged. N um ber
One m an-of-the-house, 4 9 % ’e r JACK,
has been appointed to the M unicipal
A irport Com m ission of the City o f St.
Louis.
R eceiv ed a phone ca ll fro m E L E A N ­
O R B A IL E Y o f th e M ontana Chapter
w ho w as in town fo r a week-end. I was
happy to find her a baby-sitter for
tw o-year old nephew in the person of
N u m b er T w o daughter, D EN ISE, so
E L E A N O R and husband, and sister and
brother-in-law , could g o out to din­
ner a t our fam ous G aslight Square.
Next d a y we had a grand chat and I
learned that E L E A N O R lives in Cal­
gary, Ontario and is helping organize
the renow ned C algary Stam pede to be
held there this sum m er. P roof again
that to be a 99 m eans to belong to
a sisterhood of som e of the w o rld ’s
m ost interesting wom en.
H eard that LA U R A SE L L IN G E R has
receiv ed a n ice prom otion at Pet Milk
Corp. H er jo b in volves handling trans­
action s and stock tran sfers in con ­
nection with all new com panies being
purch ased
by
her
com pan y.
Del
SCH ARR w ho flew a lot in August is
too busy now teaching forty-five 8th
g ra d ers at Low ell School, and taking
additional cou rses at H arris T each ers
C ollege and W ashington U niversity, to
get behind the w heel fo r awhile.
M issing at the N ovem b er m eeting
held at JE A N L E N N E R TSO N ’S hom e
w ere RUTH T A K S E L and V A L JOHNson w ho w ith th eir husbands have
gone o ff to the B aham as to participate
in the annual T reasu re Hunt. Also
goin g to island-hop are the LE N N E R TSONS. T h ey plan to b e there for
Thanksgiving, and to celebrate a w ed­
ding anniversary. JE A N says she is
celeb ra tin g becau se she h as been m a r­
ried as m a n y y e a rs a s she has been
single, o r half her life a w ife. She
w ouldn’t say how long she has been
m arried though.
RUTH T A K S E L attended the Beech
C om pany’ s
“ Sales
S p ectacu lar”
of
their new B eech a ircra ft m odels at
W ichita, Kansas. She ca m e b a ck ravin g
about the w onderful hospitality there.
A lso the cou rtesy she receiv ed a s a
m em b er of the A viation P ress in being
invited to w itness B oein g ’ s B & W , a
rep lica o f the first plane built b y the
com pa n y fifty yea rs ago, fly at M c ­
W e hope to soon be able to offer our
story for the use o f the oth er chapters
in our section for the cost of postage
and shipping.
Also, on the w eekend o f Nov. 5, the
Des M oines 99s are gen erously inviting
the Iow a Chapter to com e to Des
M oines fo r a cock ta il party and buffet
N ovem b er — o ff to B luegrass Field in
Lexington for som e edification and edu­
cation on “ W inter F ly in g H azards,”
cou rtesy
MR.
CH ARLES
H A R D Y,
Chief M eteorologist of the Lexington
supper. Plans ca ll for us to stay o v e r­
night and hold ou r N ovem b er m eetin g
W eather B ureau. W e’ ll take in new
m em b ers,
BARBARA
H EALY
and
M A R Y H ILLIA R D , both of Lexington,
at that m eeting. D on ’t know how m e m ­
bership
Chairm an
P A T HUDGENS
NINGS. W elcom e girls! Potential m e m ­
bers and recen t guests at ou r m eet­
ings are LO RN A JAM ES, JE A N N E
RE U SSEAU o f Colum bia, 111., and
M A R Y LOW E of G reenville, 111. all
the next d a y. This prom ises to be a
w onderful w eekend, to say the least!
Our congratulations and best w ishes
finds the tim e, but she keeps produc­
ing such w onderful prospective 90s.
W e’re grow ing!
go to C A R M A M O H LE R w ho recen tly
b eca m e M rs. E. E . AU G U STIN E and
P riva te R o t s .
now lives in Ankeny Iow a!
Chairm an N O RM A W ORLAND and
BO BBIE
KLETTER
(W ays
anil
M ean s), a ccom p a n ied b y 49% ers, flew
Connell A ir F o r ce Base.
Hurrah! F iv e new m em b ers voted
in this m onth: JOAN LAM B, G R A C E
OOVYEAU, G E O R G IA KNOW LTON,
GUSSIE PA T R IC K and FA N N IE JE N ­
Due to the length of this new sletter
w hich started a ctu ally in Septem ber,
I find it is lim e now to wish you all
a M erry Christm as and a H appy New
Y ear. W ould you believe . . .? H appy
H olidays!
IOWA CHAPTER
Mary Lou Ballensky, Reporter
Iow a was showing o ff her loveliest
fall co lo rs as w e gathered in Ottum wa,
O ctober 9th, fo r our regu lar m eeting.
One w ould have been tem pted to ask
fo r an adjournm ent in fa v or o f a trip
along the
tage o f the
est hues,
through on
M ississippi to take
trees dressed in their
but a co o l front
strong n orthw esterly
advan­
bright­
m oved
winds,
and pleasure turned to w ork fo r any­
one who' had to be a irborn e for v ery
long.
B EA
JOBE
and
LEN ELLE
HUNT
hosted a lo ve ly dinner at the Ottum wa
Country Club fo r ten 99s, six 49% ers,
and fou r guests.
While the m en w atch ed the last gam e
of the World Series, LOIS G R A N G E
took up her new duties a s Chairman
to preside o v e r our m eeting.
SH IR LE Y H AR TM AN o f B loom field
was invited to b e co m e our newest
m em ber, and it w as announced w e are
gaining a tran sfer from the Phoenix
Chapter, G E R A L D IN E W A L K E R , now
at W aterloo, Iow a.
A s the final touches are being m ade
to our “ slide sto ry ’ ’ of the 99s, w e dis­
cussed plans to show the story to
w om en attending the annual P ilo t’s
Sem inar at A m es on N ov. 5th. The
Iow a Aeronautics Com m ission is anx­
ious for us to be hostesses to the
w om en w ho a cco m p a n y their husbands
to the Sem inar, and o f cou rse, we
couldn't pass up the ch an ce to tell
them about the 99s and the satisfaction
of being pilots fo r them selves.
KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CHAPTER
Nancy Craig, Reporter
Except: for a 13” (count ’e m ) snow
in ea rly N ovem b er and a fe w deluges
now and then, just to keep the FAA
w eatherm an honest, it’ s been bright
blue flying w eather this fall for us
99s of K entucky B lu egrass. W e’re new
and slow , so w e opened our ballots for
1966-67 o ffice r s just after the deadline
for the last News, but here they are:
NORM A W O RLAN D , Chairm an; D O R ­
IS SH AKE, V ice-C h airm an ; M A R IE
REISS, T reasu rer; NANCY CRAIG,
S ecretary.
“ Y ou a ll” don ’t 'know what y o u ’ re
m issing if you h av en ’t been to one of
ou r Fly-Ins. In O ctober we flew-in to
F ort K nox as the guests of M AJO R
M A R Y ARM STRO N G (P h oenix Chap­
ter), COL. JAM ES CH ILDERS, A ir­
field C om m ander, COL. DAN BRIGGS,
Chief o f Airport Operations, and the
Fori K nox A ero Club. It sounds im ­
pressive, and it w as as w e branched
at the O ffice r’s Club and then split up
either to tour the Patton M useum
(a cre s of tanks, etc) or M A R Y ’S d e­
partm ent at Ireland A rm y H ospital.
D espite om inou s n otices re: “ firing in
p r og ress” and “ keep west of the Retricted A re a ,” we all m ade it in and
out o f G odm an Field without giving
the m ilitary con trollers anything m ore
excitin g than the pleasure o f our fe m ­
inine v oices on their tow er frequen cy
— and I think all m ilitary personnel
con cern ed w ere im pressed a s JU D Y
SH ORT and M A R Y H IL L IA R D arrived
fro m L exington in J U D Y ’S Hughes 300
h elicopter. (F o r those of you who
knew and adm ired JU D Y as we did,
she w as killed, trag ica lly, in a heli­
cop ter accid en t several w eeks ago.)
to M ilw aukee in the Aztec for Fall
Sectional. They ca m e b a ck fired up
with enough enthusiasm to b e 198s, so
m ore of u s will see you at the next
Sectional. The K L E T T E R ’S A ztec is
one plane that m akes all the Fly-Ins,
and B O B B IE ’S usually in the left-hand
front seat nowadays.
M AJ. M A R Y ARM STRON G , whom
w e ’ve adopted, had a busy fall in her
Cherokee 160, ferryin g three Fort Knox
A ero Club m em b ers to V ero B each,
F lorida to pick up their new Cherokee
180, and then o ff to Janesville, W iscon­
sin to com bine business and pleasure.
NO RM A W ORLAN D , in early N ovem ­
ber, left us and our snow y taxi-w ays
(runw ays, (fortunately, w ere scra p ed ),
traveling to Pine M ountain G eorgia to
instruct in a A O PA clin ic there — two
360’s and a Pinchhitter course. Best
of all, h er surprise room -m ate at the
m otel there w as B E T T Y M CNABB,
form er International S ecretary, w hose
typewriter1 produced our new charter
this past sum m er.
M A R IE REISS is im provin g her fly­
ing skills, sam e instructor but b igger
and faster airplanes — co-piloting to
M ansfield and Zanesville, Ohio recen t­
ly. Skill-building for RUTH SE L L E Y ,
too, w h o’ s being ch eck ed out in a
Comatnche 180. She and 4 9 % e r DOUG
flew dow n to Lexington for H om ecom ­
ing, U. K. vs. Houston. When JEN N IE
LEE
ping
take
is a
V A N D E R T O L L ’S not goin g shop­
via airplane, she and 49x/2er JA Y
in the football g a m es; the latest
j.aunt to K noxville, Tenn. for the
U K -Tennessee gam e.
Our bu sy P rog ra m Chairm an, SKIP
GUM BERT
and
R IT A
LENEAVE,
JOANN KINNISON is w orking aw ay
at Instrum ent ground school, and fly ­
ing 172’s again, too, often with DORIS
SHAKE, ou r early-bird breakfast flier.
What is it about coffe e and doughnuts
os “ Sunken Lunken”
(C in cy) that
DORIS likes th em b etter than those
have planned another fine F ly-In for
in L ou isville?
49% e r G E O R G E G U M B E R T is P r e s ­
ident-E lect of the Flyiing Ph ysician s—
s o SK IP will be busy next year. Busy
right now is our B eaum ont, T exas
m em ber, V IVI AN DERSO N . It's hard
to keep track o f just what all she is
doing,
but
sh e ’ steach in g
private
ground school and recov erin g from an
energetic All-Texas A ir T ou r taken
with 4 9 % er DON in O ctober. Check
with her about, a unique 'traffic pattern
used on the T ou r; it gets lots o f dif­
ferent type a ircra ft into practica lly
any field quickly, expeditiously, and
safely.
NANCY CRAIG and 4 9 % er R A Y flew
to St. Louis to M cD onnell A ircraft for
a National C om puter S erv ices Sem inar
—lots of w ork and not n early enough
flying. N A N C Y ’S standing in line fo r a
helicopter ride when R A Y gets his c o m ­
m ercial. H om e fro m the hospital and
convalescent is V IR G IN IA CH A M B E R LAIN; we hope sh e’ ll be airborne aga'n
v e ry soon.
Would you believe what ca m e out of
a Cessna 150 the Other da y at B ow ­
man F ie ld ? W igs — the latest item
'in air ca rg o , property of our own 99
stylist, M A R Y ANNE B R A N G E R S; she
keeps us lovely and coifed, despite
wind and weather. Speaking Of weath­
er, R ITA and DOUG L E N E A V E have
tem porarily left ou r som etim e IR F
type fo r the sunny skies o f St. P eters­
burg, said trip in on A pa ch e th ey’re
thinking about adding to their fam ily.
of
If you all are still with us, w e 99s
Kentucky B lu egrass wish all ou r
friends a M erry F ly in g Christm as and
a Happy Landing N ew Y ea r!
MICHIGAN CHAPTER
MARY PELTO, Reporter
The O ctober m eetin g of the M ichi­
gan Chapter w as held in Alpena in
conjunction with the SM ALL ra ce. F o l­
lowing breakfast at The G rove, A LIC E
DAVIS called the m eeting to order.
Prospective 99, E V E L Y N BORST,
from K alam azoo w as introduced by
ELOISE SMITH and 66 B A R B A R A
FIS H E R w as presented b y M A R G E
H A TFIE LD . B A R B A R A is from D e­
troit.
JULIA M EEK S w as “ pinned” and
w elcom ed. Incidentally, JU LIA just
passed her Instrum ent flight test on
Sept. 26.
Other recent su ccesses are M AISIE
STEARS,
Instrum ent
written,
and
M A R IL Y N SIDW E LL, B a sic G round In­
structor.
In close you happenfed to b e w atching
“ T o TeU the T ruth ” on CBS-TV on
O ctober 4th, that was ou r B E R N IC E
STEAD M AN eluding the panel.
L IB B Y SCH UCKER, 49% er JIM , and
their th ree ch ildren flew W est to P ik e ’ s
Peak, R o ck y Mountain National Park,
Jackson, W yo., tand Y ellow stone N a­
tional P ark. A ll that in one week,
thanks to flyin g. Say, isn’t that great!
D uring the airline strike, M A R IL Y N
SID W E LL flew
“ P la y m a te
of the
Y e a r ,” ALLISON PAR K S, to St. Louis.
ALLISON is a student pilot in Arizona.
DO RO TH Y
B R E W E R a nd fam ily
flew to Abilene for a w eek to v isit her
m other. Then she and GAL flew 66,
H ELEN SOULE and her husband JIM
to M adison, N. C. to p ick up their
brand new Cherokee 140. DOROTHY
with CAL and JIM piloting the 140
back. D O RO TH Y w asn ’t rea lly keen on
m ountain flyin g with 3 to 4 m iles visi­
bility due to haze.
M A R Y CREASON reports fou r
w om en students with one recen t
H er Co-pilot in the SM ALL ra ce
JE A N W A R D E N , of N ew E ra,
three hours dual, so far.
new
solo.
was
with
The M ichigan Airport M an agers A s­
sociation
aw arded
WGHN,
Grand
H aven, this y e a r ’s a w ard fo r broa d­
castin g m ost beneficial to avialion.
W om en ’s D irector, G IN N Y G RO AT,
presented a w eekly series on flying
lessons featuring the v o ice of M A R Y
CREASON . Since the progra m s w ere
subm itted for the aw ard, G IN N Y has
soloed under the expert guidance of
M ARY.
JU LIE AU ERB ACH had her first e x ­
p erien ce with weather. H er plans 1o
travel through the South visiting friends
and relatives w ere stym ied on all sides
b y w eather. She w as delayed four days
on this end due to a pocket o f bad
w eather in Tenn. When she finally got
there and on to M on tgom ery, she was
held on the ground so long, she had
to ca n cel plans to fly to T u scaloosa,
Sarasota, and Dothan. She did m ake it
to Atlanta, which she found exquisite
in the afternoon sun, and back to
Nashville. But there she sat behind
a stationary front until the Instrument
rated ow ner of the plane ca m e down
and got her b a ck to Detroit. Just in
tim e fo r JU LIE to change her clothes
and lea ve for the SM ALL ra ce, R u m or
h as it that she c a n be found studying
a volu m e on instrum ent flying.
P A T CLA R K and M A R Y P E L T O
along with th eir husbands and four
o f their children clim bed a b oa rd a
Cherokee Six and flew to M a ck in oc Is ­
land to the
m eeting. It
both w ays,
ton. B y the
gross!
N ational Pilots Association
w as an 'instrument flight
with a side trip to H ough­
w ay, th ey w ere still under
The N ovem b er m eeting o f the M ichi­
gan Chapter w as held in Jockson, with
M A R Y CLA RK our gra ciou s hostess.
T he attendance w a s w ell in e x cess of
75, with
m an y m em b ers bringing
guests. We w ere treated to a view ing
of the m o v ie on the Stam p o f F riend­
ship, about the Stamp com m em oratin g
A m elia E arh art. Our- Chapter owns this
co p y o f the film and we are willing to
rent it out to interested groups. If in­
terested, w rite M A R Y CLARK .
W ILL CON N ELLY presented LINDA
M ARK H AM , the CH ARLO TTE CON­
N E L L Y trophy which she won by co m ­
ing in first in the SM ALL ra ce. E ach
year, M R. CO N N ELLY aw ards the
private pilot with the best score a
trophy in m em ory o f his w ife CH AR­
LOTTE.
New 99s accep ted at this m eeting
w ere LIN D A M ARK H AM , B attle Creek,
and E V E L Y N BORST, K alam azoo, and
P A T COM AR, Adrian. W e’re proud to
h ave you all.
On prosp ective 99, DOROTH Y DOU­
CE T TE of H owell, receiv ed her private
pilot rating on 9-9-66. Significant?
CLA IR E .and K EITH OJALA spent
three w eeks in Septem ber touring G er­
m any, Austria, Switzerland and Italy
in a Volksw agon. They met som e peo­
ple at a flying club in H off an, Austria
and did som e flying around the Aus­
trian Alps in a French M orrone Co­
m anche.
H A ZE L JACOBS and RO SE BANKS
c a m e in 5th in the F a ir Lady-Indiana
R a ce. They w ere aw arded a trophy
and
check.
SH IR LE Y
G RAD O LPH
w ent along to keep the girls in line.
DICK JACOBS had to go down with
the girls, due to instrument condi­
tions, and BOB G R A D O LP H arrived in
plenty of tim e fo r the banquet.
P A T and F R A N Clark flew 2,600
m iles on the T ex as A ir Tour, making
26 stops. Lost the paint on the landing
ed g e o f the w ings in w eather and w ere
presented a can of paint for having
the w orst looking plane on the tour.
K A R N A CLA RK attended the m eet­
ing with h er parents. She’ s hom e en ­
route betw een her y e a r’ s turn of duty
with V IST A a Durango, C olorado and
a n ew assignm ent in W ashington, D. C.
I ’ m m u ch relieved to be able to say
I ’ve
finally
got Flight
Instructor
rating I ’ve w orked so hard for all sum ­
m er. F ro m m y n on-flying days o f only
three and a half years ago, I ’ve m ad e
a b ig step— and cou ldn ’t be gladder.
The K alam ozoo County Pilots A s­
sociation honored E LO ISE SMITH on
Septem ber 10th with a d a y of flying
activities and a dinner. W e’re a ll proud
o f her m an y accom plish m en ts.
CARO LYN GOETCH EUS has been in
15 states in the past 3 m onths. She
flew her 172 solo to the O A PA P lan ­
tation Party, exp erien ced carbu retor
ice, anoxia, .and delay due to rattle­
snake on the runw ay. H ow ’ s that
again ?
M ARIO N NEW M AN, K a la m a zoo and
CAROL BOWEN b eca m e 66s.
NAOMI W E ITZM A N , Lansing, pass­
ed her Instrument written and C om ­
m ercial exam s.
ALICE DAVIS was unable to attend
this m onth’ s m eeting. She went co m ­
m ercial to Pennsylvania.
The tow er operator w as n early ov er­
w helm ed with ou r departure fro m
Jackson. Since the w eather was a b so­
lutely ideal, m ost of us flew to the
m eeting — must have been 25 planes
taking o ff one after the other. W e need
m ore o f that kind of weather!
$0. CENTAL
SECTm
ARKANSAS CHAPTER
Margie Nielsen, Reporter
A rkansas is happy to report four
brand new m em bers, NANCY FR IT H ,
transferred fro m O klahom a Chapter,
teaches P h ysica l E du cation at Little
R ock U niversity, and placed third in
Skylady D erby, M ena, Arkansas. First
lesson August, 1966. Solo flight 1,378
m iles in Septem ber. P riva te .and Ninety
Nine in O ctober. W hooo P ig Sooie!
JAN E B E R R Y , Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Cessna dealer. D E LO R E S M ITCH ELL,
Sallisaw, O klahom a v e ry a ctive Girl
Scout leader. W elcom e A board! C oach­
man Inn Little R ock . N ew o fficers in­
stalled.
DONNA H ALE,
Chairm on;
B E T T Y E BO LLEN , V ice Chairm an;
NAN CY FR IT H ,
S ecreta ry;
MARY
DU K ETT, T reasu rer; A LIN E NEUTH,
and RUTH M cAD AM S, M em bership;
M A R G IE N IELSEN , R eporter.
M A R Y DU K E TT , 49V2 , and two
sm all daughters flew their Skyline to
New Y ork and M assachusetts, resp ec­
Attending the Pine Bluff meeting were Arkansas Chapter mem bers left to
right; Nancy FRITH, MARY DUKETT, DONNA HALE, BETTYE BOLLEN,
ALINE NEUTH and JANE BERRY.
tive hom e states, with a stop in Phila­
delphia. Th ey brought hom e v e ry good
m ovies, including shots o f N iagara
F alls and M artha’s V ineyard. T h ey had
a la y-over in P aducoh due to w eather.
D ELORES
M IT C H E L L
and
49%
flew their D ebonair to T e x a s fo r the
football ga m e. B E T T Y E BO LLEN and
49% flew their 182 to F ayetteville for
the football g a m e at R a zorb a ck Stadi­
um. They also took a vacation in the
182 to F lorida. RUTH M cA D A M S stays
busy flyin g her C om m ander to all
points North, East, South and West. W e
have been m issin g P A T LACY at the
m eetings but hope she will m ake the
next one.
A LIN E NEUTH has been flying c o m ­
m e rcia l lately. N ew Y ork on business.
L os A ngeles fishing in Salton Sea and
P a cific. A LIN E flew to Cape K ennedy
in A ir F o r ce C-124 with Civil A ir Patrol
and tea ch ers o f A erosp a ce E ducation
fo r b riefin g on the G em ini flight and
tou r of Cape K ennedy, D allas, T exas
for a w eek of w ork in D allas A pparel
M arket. D allas, again fo r a national
board m eeting and Skylady D erby
m eetin g in F ort Worth.
SALLIE SIMMONS flew to Canada
to visit friends. W e reg ret SALLIE has
m oved to K ansas City, but, w e are
happy she is still a m em b er o f our
chapter, as is CIN DY M O RRIS o f D al­
las, CIN D Y participated in the D allas
Doll D erby.
M A R G E N IELSEN , 49% , and chil­
dren flew their A pach e to N ew Y o rk
to visit relatives. M A R G E w as A rkan­
sas d eleg a te to the convention in Seat­
tle, participated in A W T A R and the
D allas D oll D erb y. The Dallas r a c e
was v e ry well organ ized and v ery suc­
cessfu l, thanks to DO RO TH Y W A R R E N
and M A R G E BUNCH, who really did
a jo b superb. The banquet w as te rrific
with H ILARIOU S H A ZE L M cK E N D R IC K stealing the show with her in­
terpretation of the ra ce. M A R G E a lso
appeared on K FSA -T V Noon On F iv e
show for an interview about The P ow ­
d er Pu ff D erby and the D allas D oll
D erby.
AUSTIN CHAPTER
S. I’ . Tapley, Reporter
One of o u r m em bers, M A R Y SMITH,
w as invited to a ccom p a n y the party
of form er T exas G overn or ALL E N
SH IVERS to W oodville, T ex a s fo r the
dedication o f a plaque, a historic
m a rk er honoring M R. SH IVERS for
his part in T exas history. M A R Y has
helped m ake som e history as w ell as
w atching it m ade.
ily
H A R R IE T T M ATLOCK and her fa m ­
have purch ased .a Com anche 250
and
have
shown
h er
som e
T exas-
L ouisiana thin a ir . . . som e soupy air
too, w e hear, including a one-sided
argum ent with a line o f Texas-size
thundershowers. P atience is a virtue
reserved sp e cifica lly fo r N inety-Nines.
B E V E R L Y G R E G G h as m et an A b i­
lene Ninety-Nine; this while the one
w as loggin g hours, the oth er flyin g
in fo r an Austin lunch. B E V E R L Y
herself buzzed o ff to Pont Aransas, had
lunch, m otored round the island and
returned on another day.
At ou r first m eeting, IR E N E B1LBROUGH ga ve us a lou r o f C am bridge
T ow er A partm ents fro m ground-level
sw im m ing pool to rooftop garden. O f­
fice rs selected by v ote and appointm ent
are:
Chairm an, P E G G Y D O U G AL;
Vice-Chairm an, IR E N E BILB ROU KH ;
Secretary-Treasurer, H A R R IE T T M A T ­
LOCK. IM IE P R ID D Y logged 23 sunny
hours to B reezy Point, Minn, with a
pal. Sounds like a dandy w ay to while
aw ay sum m er days. R em ind you r
earth-bound com ra d es what a soaring
gcod tim e one can h av e on just such
days. Children love it, b abies sleep
through it . . . lo t’s g o flying!
COLORADO CHAPTER
Some of the Colorado Chapter Ninetv-Nines beaming over a job well done, late
October, when they airmarked JEFFCO Airport (Jefferson County Airport, at
Broomfield, Colorado, northwest of Denver. Standing left to right 24 3/4 er
LEIGH ANN BLUE, HELEN CHOUN, MARGE BLUE, CAROL TILFORD,
BARBARA MARIAN; Front Row, AL H ARRY of Jeffco Airport and chief paint
pourer, DONNA MYERS, GAIL MITCHELL (she and BARBARA are fin- Colo.
Airmarking Committee, and made all the templates) and GWEN CRAVEN.
Paint, courtesy of MR. BILL HUNTSBARGER, Mgr. of Jeffco Airport.
Helping celeb ra te the C olorado Chap­
te r ’s “ T w en ty-F ive Sky Blue Y e a r s ” at
luncheon O ctober 22nd at Crossroads
West, Stapleton International A irport
w ere three ch a rter m em b ers, DONNA
M Y E R S, JAN E N E T T L E B L A D and
RUTH WOODWORTH W E B E R (the lat­
ter only recen tly returned to D enver.)
M R. R A Y WILSON, ea rly-d a y aviation
pioneer, airfield and flight sch ool op er­
ator, founder and fo rm e r president of
M onarch Airlines (now F ron tier) w as
our guest speaker. He spoke
growth o f aviation in our R ock y
tain R egion and of the excitin g
in store for us in the future.
o f the
Moun­
things
There
w ere 33 m em bers and guesits present
to help blow out the can dles and cut:
the cake. N ice to have V IP ILLO VEN E
PO TTER, G overn or of NW Section with
us. Thanks to all oth er Ninety-Nines
and form er C olorado
sent greetings.
“ The Search
w as review ed
fo r
by
m em b ers
who
A m elia E a rh a rt”
Author F R A N K
G O ER N E R O ctober 19th at the D enver
W om en’s
P ress
Club.
F R A N K IE
WAITS (D allas Chapter now residing
in D enver) invited the Chapter to re­
view. Our M A R G E B LU E introduced
M R. G O E R N E R , w hat a fin e speaker
this gentlem an is and w hat an excitin g
story he told in his b ook o f his search
for A E. DONNA M Y E R S , H ELEN
1966 N.I.F.A. Meet, Boulder, Colorado. DORIS LANGHER- Colo. Chapter, pre­
sents the Arlene Davis Memorial Trophy, sponsored by the All-Ohio Chapter, to
NANCY FRITH, Oklahoma State University and Okla. Chapter.
CHOUN, JO DENNIS, and M A R IL Y N
NO RD STRO M :are still talking about the
M ARIO N and G A IL M IT C H E L L got us
o ff on our A ir M arking this fall with a
book and M R . G O E R N E R ’S review .
Our new A irm a rk in g Chairm an B A R B
big splash O ctober 27th at Jefferson
County Airport. A s the accom pa n yin g
and SUE GROSSM AN. SUE AN D R EW S
reported on the A ll T exas A ir T ou r
and ga v e all kinds of a dvice about
flyin g an A ir T ou r with a b aby.
W hew! ! ! ! P A T JE TT O N announced
that M ARIO N and BOB AUEURN
would show m ov ies on their Trip to
M exico, at A ir H aven on Sept. 26th and
everyon e was invited.
It w as voted to rea ctiv e the tele­
phone com m ittee in hopes of getting
better attendance. T h e next m eeting
lo b e held at H E LE N W IL K E ’S.
S o-o-oo-o-o!
T he O ctober m eeting w as held at
H E L E N W IL K E ’S house and the fol­
low ing com m ittee ch airm an w ere ap­
pointed:
M em bersh ip,
Pat
Jetton;
S crapbook, Lit T a ffell; A erosp a ce E d.,
E lin or Johnson; Fund R aising, Helen
W ilke; H ostess, B illie Scott; P rogra m ,
M a ry K itchen s; F ly in g A ctivities, Su­
san G rossm an ; A ir M arking, B etty
H undley; Pu blic R elations, Charlotte
Bbanum ; Telephone, H azel Corry.
The O F F IC IA L 99 G A R M E N T BAG
is goin g grea t guns. T h ey are white
with a blue and gold 99 em blem on
them and a re $3.00. W rite Helen Wilke
507 S. M anus, D allas, T ex a s 75224 and
send her $3.00. She will forw ard the
b a g and pay the postage! Y ou just
ca n ’ t beat a dea l like that. Our 49 % ers
have a lrea d y said they w anted one als.o
so w e are ch eck in g on that and will
let you know m ore later.
E L IN O R JOHNSON and H A ZE L M cK E N D R IC K w ere nom inated fo r the
A m elia
E arh art
Scholarship funds.
1960 N.I.F.A. Meet, Boukler, Colorado. FREDDA TURRILL, Colo. Chapter,
presents the Achievement Award, sponsored by The Ninety-Nines, Inc., to
JEAN DISTIN, University of Colorado.
photo attests — they did a beautiful
jo b and as you can see they a re a neat
looking crew . Well done, gals. Thanks
to M A R IE E N G LE M A N fo r publicity
and pictures in the F r e e D ispatch on
this.
Had tw o su ccessfu l finan cial adven ­
tures this last month. Our stars o r
ga la xies o r w hatever must be right.
F irst our annual ru m m a g e sale O c­
tob er 7th — n ice profit and N ovem ber
10th b ox supper auction at DONNA
M Y E R S h om e. M any, m an y clev er
boxes and lots o f good food and an­
other n ice profit.
P ip er A ircraft Convention brought
N inety-Nines SHELIA SCOTT, G over­
nor
British
Section;
CH ARLO TTE
DODSON, Portland, O regon;
E E R R A , Long B ea ch ; T O N Y
FR A N
PAGE,
Ft. W orth; and E L IZ A B E T H SE W E LL,
O klahom a City, to M ile Hi D enver. All
lunched w ith Colorado Ninety-Nines
O ctober 10th at T op o f The R ock ies.
D ecem b er 3rd the Colorado NinetyNines, 49% ers, and guests will gather
at W oolhurst Country Club for ou r an­
n ual Christm as dinner party. So to
e a ch o f you our v e r y best H oliday
G reeting from all the C olora d o Chapter.
DALLAS CHAPTER
Hazel H. McKendrick, Reporter
The D allas Doll D erb y w as a real
blast. See Sp ecia l R eport.
This is a joint report fo r the Septem ­
b e r and O ctober m eetings, so w e will
deal w ith a bit of past business and
present business.
Septem ber m eetin g held at PH Y LLIS
E M M E R T S house and w e w elcom ed
tw o new m em b ers, B E T T Y H U N D LEY
E L IN O R wants her Instrum ent, Instru­
ment Instructor, and I n s t r u m e n t
Ground
In spector
ratings.
H A ZE L
wants h er M ulti-Engine, a nd all Ground
In structor ratings. We wish these gals
lots of luck!
It w as d ecid ed that the N ovem ber
m eetin g w ould be a fly-in to Lake
W ay Inn on Lake T ra v is (ju st outside
of Austin).
CH ARLO TTE BRAN U N has volun­
teered the con feren ce ro o m o f South­
western T ypographies for use as a
m eeting pla ce instead o f m eeting in
hom es. This is .a cen tra lly located site
and would b e easily a ccessib le to all.
The suggestion w as tabled for further
study and w ill be voted on at the next
m eeting.
T o stim ulate attendance, the Dallas
Chapter :has d ecid ed on a m onthly news
letter to a ll o u r m em b ers announcing
the com in g events and rem inding them
to com e. P A T JETTO N will w rite this
and if a^y of you have an y ideas to
fr o m A rlington State U niversity and
LT V w as ca m p in g at h er doorstep. She
is now their new E ditor o f T echn ical
W riting Division.
W e w elcom ed tw o prosp ective new
m em b ers SUSIE CH ARLTO N 1and B E V ­
E R L Y T A Y L O R . B E V E H L Y is rather
unique in that she flies an airplane,
out does not drive a ca r. H er husbano
d rives a ca r, but does not fly an air­
plane, so they m ake quite a sw ingin ’
team . W e also w elcom ed a transfer
m em b er, N O RM A K U D R E S Y from the
E l B a so Chapter, w ho has transferred
her m em bership to D allas w hile she
is in school in Denlon.
P lw an s a re underw ay to airm ark the
ELINOR JOHNSON, Dallas Chapter
AE Scholarship ‘ co-candidate.’
airport at H illsboro and for the pilots
w ho w ere flyin g around last Saturday
during the D oll D erb y this w ill b e a
b ig w elcom ed thing. Just w ish they had
done it b efore!
E L PASO CHAPTER
Mary Olmstead, Reporter
W e cord ia lly w elcom e Ihe follow ing
new m em b ers: V IR G IN IA K A Y BOND
o f L a s Cruces, w ho tran sferred from
A lbu qu erque Chapter, D O R O T H Y
BLACK , CORINNE B R A C K E T T o f A la­
m og ordo, W AN DA GARSO N, M ARTH A
M O O RE, ond V IR G IN IA PETERSO N .
K A Y BOND (M RS. CALVIN ) is a
native of St. Louis, M o. She soloed at
A lbuquerque, N ew M exico, w here she
w a s a m em b er o f the Sandia B ase
M ilitary F ly in g Club a lon g with her
pilot husband, a native o f H am lin,
T exas. He is a retired Lieut. Com dr.
USN, w ho is now w orking for Zio Corp.
on the A pollo p roject. T he BONDS have
three sons — ages 17, 15, and 6 and a
9 y e a r old daughter. Only the oldest
son seem s interested in follow ing his
paren ts’ hobby. K A Y and CALVIN are
now m em b ers of the White Sands Test
F a cility F ly in g A ssociation at Las-
One of the 2 Dallas Chapter AE Schol­
arship candidates, HAZEL McKENDRICK.
help stim ulate attendance,
her know.
please
let
Our beloved editor w a s out flying
recently and landed at M a jors Field,
Greenville, T ex as a n d ran into a
couple o f gal pilots, B etty E nglish, and
Mrs. R o ge r White. T h ey eiter went
to join our Chapter or fo rm a chapter
of their own. T he D allas Chapter is
going to assist them in trying to form
their own chapter. This will be one of
our projects fo r the com in g year.
ROWENA BURNS recen tly graduated
C ruces M unicipal Airport.
CORINNE B R A C K E T T , a native of
N ew E ngland, has lived in Boston and
N ew Y ork, soloed at G ulfport, M iss.,
and lived severa l y ea rs in Lubbock,
T e x a s b efore m ovin g to A la m ogordo,
N ew M ex. CO R R IN E is Flight Instruc­
tor for D esert A irw ays at A la m ogorda
M unicipal A irport, and, being current
in a ll single-engine planes, is m ighty
busy w hile h er husband is in Viet Nam
servin g with A irborne Communication®.
M A R T H A M O ORE (M RS. CH ARLES)
a native of D allas, T exas, lived in A l­
buqu erque w here she graduated from
the U niversity. The flyin g bug bit her
when V IR G IN IA CU TTERS husband,
BILL, ga v e h er h er first plane ride.
Shortly afterw ard th ey m ov ed to E l
P a so where her husband w as appointed
A irport M an ager in 1949. It w asn ’t un­
til tw o sons, tw o grandchildren, and
fifteen y ea rs later that M A R T H A got
a ch a n ce to “ scra tch that flyin g bug
itch .” She is now h alf-ow ner o f a 172.
Son CH ARLES, JR . lives with his w ife
and tw o children in F ort W orth where
he attends. The Baptist Sem inary, 16
y e a r old RIC H A R D attends high school.
B esides ca rryin g on the fam ily busi­
ness, M A R T H A is learning to tran­
s crib e B raille.
W e a re s orrj to dela y until next
month, biographies o f new m em bers
D O RO TH Y BLACK, W ANDA GARSON,
and V IR G IN IA PETERSO N .
International F ly in g F a rm e r Queen,
E l P a so C hapter’ s E L L E N JAN E AN­
D ERSO N in a new plane (Centurian)
has covered m an y a ir m iles ca rrying
out her duties. F rom Y orkton, Sas­
katchew an, w here she w as speaker and
helped with the crow ning o f their new
Queen, M IL D R E D BEAM ISH, a piolt
w ho is n ow w orking for re r IR ; on to
B akersfield, Cal., with their Queen,
LIL LIE RUSSELL, a student pilot, who
with E L L E N JAN E, had a helicopter
ride to their m otel. Then on to N iagara
F alls, Ontario, Where E L L E N JAN E
spoke at the Ladies Luncheon, to the
N ovem b er workshop at W ichita, where
she w as O fficial H ostess assisted by
International D uchess TR IC IA SMITH.
One of the speakers on this program
w as G E N E N O RA JESSEN , our Inter­
national S ecretary. T h ere w ere also
trips to the A nderson C olorado ranch
and to their w inter E l P a so hom e.
A m ong the m a n y guests at South
West A ir R a n g ers’ 25th Anniversary
Open H ouse w ere Albuquerque Chapter
Ninety Nines; Chairm an, ELIZA B E T H
H AW ES; Secretary, N AD A B O R D E R
and
A ir-M arking
Chairman,
M EG
GUGGLOS. F r o m Long B each Chapter,
B E T T Y M IL L E R , w ho flew the P a cific
in a P iper, ca m e for a Reunion with
Mr. P iper, Senior.
E D N A G A R D N E R W H YTE and JIM ­
M IE KO LP, both m em b ers o f Fort
W orth Chapter recen tly R O N ’d with
past International President, RUTH
D E E R M A N , RUTH has been b u sy hav­
ing han gar sessions with 66’ s at her
hom e and taking them on tours of
RAPCO N and the Control T ow er. She
reports that there are thirty-five 66’ s
in our area — and 14 of them are
prosp ective 99’s. N ext month there will
be m ore news about ou r 66’s.
BETTY
R O G E R S flew
a
Cherokee
to B row nsville with R U B Y TATM AN
relaxin g in the co-pilot seat and the
re a r seat occu p ied b y tw o non-pilot
passengers, fo r one it w a s h er v e ry
first plane ride. T h ey attended an In­
surance Convention. R U B Y w ill b e in
H allendale, F lo rid a when she rea ds
this. H opes she sa ys “ T hanks” to
RUTH F'LEISH ER fo r those kind w ords
she had in her letter to RU TH D E E R MAN.
K now
how
anxious
RUTH
F L E IS H E R m ust be fo r the d a y her
husband returns fro m V iet N am . Wish
space allow ed fo r C A T H ERIN E M AG R U D E R ’S Skymjaster trip to Lake
Tahoe, Reno, L a s V eg a s and P a lm
Springs and fo r listing all the 99’ s and
66’s w h o attended the A la m org ord a A ir­
show .
HIGH SKY CHAPTER
Evelyn Hershey, Reporter
The slate o f o ffice rs fo r 1966-67 are
the sam e as last y e a r and sin ce you
h ave just receiv ed y ou r new roster
I ’ll not go inlto detail on this m atter.
On to the n ew s of o u r Chapter, som e
good, som e bad and som e on the thrill­
ing side. M IL D R E D GOODSON, T reas­
urer o f South Central Section, father
passed aw ay. W e w ere so s orry to hear
about that but M IL D R E D is doing
well. Also her broken rib s have healed
and she is looking fo r another air­
plane.
The H igh Sky C rapter did not have
any m em bers represented a t South
Central Section m eetin g in Shreveport;
but, RUTH D E E R M A N , the past In­
ternational President o f th e 99’ s, and
WIN G R IF F IN R O N ’d in M idland on
their w ay hom e from E l P a so and ga ve
our Chairm an, V E L M A L E E C O PE ­
LAND, pa rticu lars o f the m eeting,
sounds like w e rea lly m issed a good
thing!
P a t Petosky, ou r Sec.-T reas., pa rtici­
pated in th e Civil A ir Patrol, Search
and R escu e O peration held in Odessa,
Texas. This w as a state-wide test given
b y F A A to see how proficien t you are
at flying within fiv e (5) m iles o f dow n­
ed a ircra ft. P A T is doing w ell with her
flight instruction and is livin g in B ig
Spring, Texas.
CH ARLO TTE H U N TE R , N A N C Y
ERUM LOW , and L IL LU R TIN G are
all busy with m a n y projects, fam ily,
flying, businesses etc.
JAN (JO AN N E) B R Y A N T is still
talking about flyin g the last A W T A R
with B E T T Y H E N R Y . T h ey plan on
flying it again next year, w hich will
DOLL DERBY WINNERS from Houston Chapter. Left to right, LOUISE BICK­
FORD, fourth place; M ARY .JANE NORRIS, first place, Cessna Award Winner,
90 Award Winner; and M AY BEIX E FI,ETCHER, third place.
m a k e it their third y e a r to participate.
W e a re proud of them and wish them
m uch luck.
B E T T Y H E N R Y a n d husband, J. W.
(SH O TG U N ), ju s t purch ased a new
P ip er A ztec licen sed “ S G ” w hich rea lly
confuses the tow er b oy s becau se when
B E T T Y is flyin g she giv es the call
num ber “ Sugar G irl” (SG) and when
HOUSTON CHAPTER
Martha Akins, Reporter
“ P ie in the S ky” w as the heading
the Houston P ost ga v e to a v e ry nice
feature com p lete with pictures LOUISE
B IC K F O R D and o u r publicity ch air­
man, SALLY COX ca m e up with the
idea o f having a p ress party, a joint
V E L M A L E E C O PE L A N D will have
her C om m ercia l b y the tim e this is in
print and then on to the In structor’s.
She is starting to clim b and is goin g
all the w a y to th e top.
E V E L Y N H E R SH E Y is doing what
all good w ives n ever do but is being
effort o f 99s and P etticoat Pilots. It
turned out to be quite a success. In­
vitations w ere sent to all new s m edia
in th e a rea to attend the party on
a Saturday afternoon at Houston North­
w est A irport. M R . and M RS. CH ARLES
HOOKS, ow ners of the airport did a
w onderful jo b getting things ready.
T h eir cook, A M E L IA , m akes the v ery
delicious pies served at the airport
and co o k she did to serve plenty of pie
at our press party. It just fits for
co e rce d into bein g the Instructor to
h er Sam . This 4 9 % er is getting ready
to ca tch E V E L Y N with his C om m er­
som eon e with this nam e to w ork at an
.airport. A n yw ay the P ost thought so
and g a v e us som e of the best publicity
cia l and In stru ctor’s. Then th ey a re
planning on their son bein g n ext in line.
At the last tw o m eetings w e have
had a visitor, a fo rm e r W ASP, and if
we have had. T w o la rg e tables were
cov ered with all the trophies and
aw ards the girls have w on and they
spoke quite w ell o f the flyin g our girls
■have done. W e also had generous tele­
vision co v e ra g e on 6:00 P . M. and
10:00 P. M. news.
F iv e planes fro m the Houston Chap­
iter flew the D allas Doll D erb y Oct.
22 and y o u should see the lo ve ly troph­
her husband is flyin g he g iv e s the call
n um ber “ Shot G un ’ ! ! ! With the new
A ztec she a cq u ired her M ulti-Engine
rating.
any ex-W A S P ’s a re around w e would
like to help J E R R Y B A D G E R as she
is planning on reJentering aviation. If
you can help us, please h oller ! ! !
Until next tim e m y fine fellow fly ­
ing fem a les . . . w e H igh Sky-ers are
o ff and flyin nn nn nggggg........
ies g iven this year. T h ree of the top
fou r places w ere won b y Houston 99s.
M ARY JAN E NO RRIS, co-pilot 49y2er
BOB NORRIS took first place. Second
place was E D N A G A R D N E R W H Y TE,
co-pilot STEVE P R IC E , both from Font
Worth. M A Y B E L L E F L E T C H E R , c o ­
pilot 3 9 % er L A R R Y F L E T C H E R w ere
third. Fourth pla ce w as LOUISE B IC K ­
FORD, co-pilot 4 9 % er C. M . BICK ­
FORD. The other tw o entrants w ere
M AR Y A BL E , co-pilot 4 9 % er CONNIE
ABLE, and M A R IL Y N ST O N EBERG ,
co-pilot RUTH H ILD E B R A N D . The
girls reported the best D oll D erb y yet
and are looking forw ard to next year.
The O ctober m eeting w as held in the
F F A offices with V'irgie Ellison our
hostess. M R. I. W. H A R P E R from the
Houston F A A o ffice g a ve pointers on
winter operation of aircraft which was
especially interesting since Houston has
such mild clim ate. We d o not often
have the opportunity to fly in sub­
zero tem peratures. W e also view ed
slides on accid en t prevention.
The N ovem ber m eeting w as held in
the hom e of A LIC E SEABO RN with
IR A M ORTON ROSS as co-hostess.
Speaker was D R . G IE SE L L, ond F A A
m edical exa m in er
responsibilities o f a
M A RILYN
and
BERG along With
w ho discussed 1he
m ed ica l exam iner.
CHUCK
STON E­
RUTH and TOM
H ILD EBRAN D flew the A ll-Texas-A irTour in which 85 airplanes participated.
During their stop-over in Houston,
M ARY A B L E did a fine jo b coord in ­
ating transportation to the m otel from
Houston’ s H obby Field.
JOAN T H O R N B E R R Y is now 2ND
LT. JOAN T H O R N B E R R Y , a nurse in
the U. S. A ir F o rce. LOUISE B IC K ­
FORD got to fly a 1935 Stinson R e­
liant which was quite a thrill. I am
sorry to report the recen t death of
JEAN ALLISON, husband 6f R H E A
H URLEE ALLISON.
MABLE ED ITH O LIV E R , A irm a rk ­
ing Chairman, reports a new A ir M ark­
ing job at Cham bers County Airport.
Next target is Jasper. Our new slate
of officers have started their reign
with a bang and a re looking forw ard
to a v ery exciting year.
NEBRASKA CHAPTER
Lois B. Durham, Reporter.
On hand to w e lco m e m em b ers o f the
Nebraska Chapter fo r their O ctober
meeting in Scottsblu ff w as DALLAS
DECORY, Sioux Indian and student of
Indian lore. H e presented each pilot
and passenger w ith a ‘ P e a ce P ip e ’ as
a mem ento of the occa sion . R egistra-
Dressed in full regalia of the Sioux' tribe, Scottsbluff’ s DALLAS DECORY pre­
sents the “ Pipes of P eace” to Nebraska Chapter m em ber DONNA BRI MMER
ami her 49!/ier MAYNARD of Lincoln.—Photo by JOY LANE, Christian Studio,
tiering, Nebr.
tion was held in a cov ered w agon which
had been loaned for the event b y the
P latte V olley Council of Cam p Fire
G irls. A co ffe e w as served in the hom e
o f PA U LIN E and JOHN P E R R Y and
later a luncheon at B ig John ’ s BarB-Que Pit p receded tours to the Scott s
B lu ff National M onum ent and other
points of loca l interest. M iniature c o v ­
ered w agons w ere table favors. Hos­
tesses w ere: PA U LIE P E R R Y , JOY
LAN E ond D O TTIE ADCOCK. Attend­
ing w ere: DONNA B R U M M E R and
24V2er, SH IR LE Y AM E N , 49y2er, and
2 sons; M ARION LARM ON, JE AN N E
G IV E N , M ARTH A P U R D Y , M A R Y
LOU PH E LP S, BETH HOUCHIN, and
guests JAN N IELSEN , M R . and M RS.
BILL H EILIG , all of Scottsbluff, and
P A U L IE ’ S 4 9 % er and 3 children,
J O Y ’S 4 9 % e r and her son, and DOTT I E ’ S 49y2er and her daughter.
N ovem b er brought out the winds and
22 b ra ve souls to the C om pass R oom
in Lincoln, FL O R E N C E and M ILLIE
had arran ged for a lovely lunch, and
the topic o f the da y seem ed to be ‘get
acq u a in ted .’ W e w elcom ed ANN A B ­
BOTT, P E G G Y ST R O M E R , new m em ­
bers, and B ETH HOUCHIN, a transferin fr o m W isconsin. W e also had as
guests, E M IL Y F A R R E N S and H E LE N
SE L LE T IN , both TO G A graduates, and
FRA N C E S W RIG H TM AN . Present a't
this m eetin g w ere: JE A N N E G IVEN ,
ANN ABBO TT, M A R Y LOU PH E LP S,
SHARON M E Y E R , P E G G Y STR O M ER ,
JOY LAN E, E V E L Y N SE D IV Y , B E R NIE
BAUER,
PAU LIN E
PERRY,
F R A N C E S ROSE and 49% er, PAU ­
LIN E HAWKS. M IM I H AYW ORTH and
49% er,
VERDAYNE
M E N ZE
and
4 9 % er,
B ETH
HOUCHIN,
M ILLIE
B A R R E T T , M ARTHA P U R D Y , SH IR­
L E Y AM E N , F L O R E N C E BORING and
LOIS DURHAM .
D ecem b er will find us in ou r best
bib and tucker at our Christm as party.
Our party begins with canapes at
MIMI H A Y W O R TH ’S and on to Eiast
H ills for dinner and dancing on D e­
ce m b e r 3rd, and ends with a m eeting
and flya w a y on the 4th. C ards and
m aps will be in the m ail shortly.
U pperm ost in m ost N ebraska fans
through these days is the winning Cornhusker team , and alm ost all of the 99’ s
here are loyal fans who follow tile
team , Colorado, W isconsin, Iowa, and
K ansas ga m es found the 99’ s well
represented in the traffic pattern, and
when JE R O M E took JE AN N E G IVEN S'
plane to Kansas, she and V E R D A Y N E
took M E N Z E ’S and went to Iow a for
a flight sem in ar. PAU LIN E P E R R Y
ferried a Super Cruiser to Montana.
Johnny and she had a b rief vacation
because o f it, and returned to Lincoln
to have JOHN elected V P o f the R es­
taurant A ssociation of N ebraska. E E R NIE B A U E R has been filling all of her
d a ys instructing, chartering, and keep­
ing the tw in-ratting current. E V E L Y N
SE D IV Y
is circlin g the field with
thirty-som e first graders, but seem s
to find the pattern fun and stim ulating.
P E G G Y ST R O M E R dropped E R IC in
Lincoln and paused long enougr to
join us fo r lunch on her w o y to W ash­
ington, D. C. to speak for the TO GA
program . F R A N C E S ROSE h as been
flyin g betw een O m aha and K ansas City
building
up hours, and
JE A N N E
G IV E N is w orking on the Instructor
rating. H E L E N N E ST LE E R L IC H and
JOHN headed w est on their second
honeym oon, and V E R D A Y N E and B IL L
M E N ZE flew to Oklahom o to m eet the
new grandson. M IM I H AYW O RTH is
attending graduate school in h er spa re
time, and S H IR L E Y A M E N keeps a
shift at
the B lood Bank. BONNIE
Y O R K didn’t m ake it this tim e, but the
new store is open and con su m ing all
of th eir e xtra tim e. W e ’re all con cen ­
trating on our p ro ject fo r next y ea r,
so w ater out a ll you unbeautiful air­
ports . . . . here we com e!
SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER
Marion Burke, Reporter
The San Antonio Chapter en joyed a
luncheon m eeting at the D obbs H ouse
Co*ffee Shop on N ov. 12. Plans w ere
discussed fo r a ch apter Christm as
party. Sounds like fun.
B E T SY HOGAN has been spending
a lot o f tim e ot L ake T ravis a t Austin
lately. The HOGANS ju st purch ased
som e a cre a g e and cabin at Lake T ravis
and are having grea t fun fixin g things
up fo r a w eekend rouse.
W e h ave several n ew gal fly ers in
the area w ho have been attending
m eetings. We hope that they wifl soon
have a private certifica te and ca n join
ou r group.
H oliday tim e alm ost here, lots to do
. . . so enough new s for now. T he San
Antonio Chapter w ishes e o cr and ev ery
99 a v e ry m e rry X m a s and a H appy
New Y ear. Think safe . . . F ly safe and
lets h ave the safest h ohday ever.
SHREVEPORT CHAPTER
Evelyn Snow, Reporter
Our F a ll Sectional held h ere at
Shreveport w as successful and well at­
tended . . . w e wish to com m en d ah
you persevering pilots who m ade it in
spite of no cooperation fro m the weath­
er m an on a rrival da y! W e rea lly en­
jo y e d the opportunity to show you our
southern hospitality. At o u r O ctober
m eeting, w e spent a v e ry en joya b le e v e­
ning reading aloud the notes of thanks
From the Opelousas, Louisiana, Daily World, taken on October 15th. Chairman
of the South Louisiana Chapter, PAT WARD, arriving at the Opelousas Airport
and being received by mem ber JIMMIE LAFLEUR.—Photo by Daily World.
w e rece iv ed fro m you lovely people
w ho w ere h ere. W e app reciated hear­
ing from you . . . it m a d e all our effort
w orth while! It w as strictly I.C .R . the
night we gathered at C O R I N N E
ST R IC K L A N D ’S for that m eetin g and
CORINNE topped t':e even ing o ff by
turning out the lights and servin g fla m ­
in g ch erries ju b ilee . . (w e know the
editor d oesn ’t want m enus, but this one
w as so sp ectacular, I ju st had to try ).
E d. Note (O K This T im e !)
In the b u sy w eek b efore the Section­
al H E LE N H E W ITT receiv ed her In­
strum ent In structor’ s rating. H er first
student w as fellow 99, H E LE N W R A Y ,
w h o’s a lso been bu sy tryin g n ew air­
planes on fo r size . . . she soloed the
E rcou p e and flew to M em phis to
have lunch with her daughter.
je n n y
M cW i l l i a m s flew co-pilot
With 4 9 % er DO N to Baton R ou ge . .
All the w ay on instruments. JE N N Y
also buzzed dow n to the annual flyin at Tallulah, L a., w here our co n ­
vention speaker, M ARION COLE, g a ve
an exhibition of his aerob a tic skill.
H earty congratulations to JU D Y and
DAVID M O O RE, w ho are the proud
parents of a G pound 9 ou n ce Future
99,
D A R IN D A
KAY!
T he
baby
thoughtfully w aited until the sectional
w as o v e r to m ake h er debut.
W hile
SARAH
H E N L E Y ’S
4 9 % er
G E O R G E took th e instrum ent instruc­
tion fo r his co m m e rcia l rating from
H E L E N H EW ITT, SARAH has been
b u sy on h er ow n . . . she soloed the
140 and flew to North Carolina. SARAH,
w e h eard you m uttering about the
steerable tail wheel on the 140 having
a m ind o f its ow n . . . and a con trary
one at that!
M A R T H A CH RISTY, w h o’s been tak­
ing a hit o f teasing about the flying
she’ s been dding fo r a loca l funeral
h om e, fle w a cou ple o f livelier Cscuse
the expression ) passengers recently . .
on the occa sion of dau ghter BRO O K S’
birthday, M A R T H A took BROOKS and
h er house guest for an aeria l view o f
Shreveport.
JO AN
CARROLL
flew
with her
49t i e r D A V E to a G eologica l Conven­
tion in L afayette, La. While there they
flew out o v e r the G ulf to view inter­
esting geolog ica l form ations
.
. par­
ticu la rly the salt dom es.
J E R E SAU R and her 4 9 % er H E N R Y
took his gran dm oth er to M ississippi
recen tly. H E N R Y ’S G randm other is 84
y ea rs you ng and thinks flyin g is the
greatest!
E V E L Y N SNOW and 4 9 % e r DAN
took son D A V ID on a flight to Lake
o f the Pines and T exarkan a on his 14th
birthday. D A V E Y got his first “ stick
tim e ” and is fa r in ’ to go for his license.
Picture appearing in the Opelousas, Louisiana, Daily World on the occasion of the fifth mem ber of LAFLEUR family
receiving his Private License on his 17th birthday. Left to right: RICHARD, JOHN with his new certificate, 49'/2er DOC
LAFLEUR, South Louisiana Chapter 99 JIMMIE LAFLEUR. Lower right is CLAUDE, also licensed.
SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER
New officers fo r 1966-67: Chairm an
PAT
W ARD,
V ice-C h airm an
DEE
COMEAUX, S ecretary M A R Y JEAN
PR E STRID G E,
T reasu rer
PATSY
JONES. Appointed positions: A ctivi­
ties NITA D E L A R O D E R IE , P u blicity
FOY WEST, Statistics M O LLY STOCKWELL, M em bersh ip JAN PH ILLIPS,
Scrapbook H ELEN HOOKS, A ir M a rk ­
ing GLORIA W AR D.
First o f all, let us say that this
Chapter thoroughly en joyed the SC
Section m eeting in SHV! Attending
from our Chapter, through rain and
w ater and hours of driving w ere M O L­
LY
STOCKW ELL,
MARY
JEAN
PRE STR ID G E , N ITA D E L A R O D E R IE ,
her 49’,2er, and son; P A T W AR D , JAN
PHILLIPS,
YVO N N E
R Y D E R . We
w ere especially proud to h ave won the
Section Attendance A w ard — a ch eck
for $25, which w e turned o v e r to the
A E Sckolaship Fund — and ackn ow ­
bers, 7—49V2ers, and 2 new 66’s. Guest
speaker w as M R . J. H. PEARSO N ,
ledge with great pride the lovely white
gfavtel, en gra ved with ou r Chapter
nam e and date of ch arter, presented
to us by the SHV Chapter. In a word,
IT WAS G R E A T !
Our O ctober 15th m eeting, held in
O pelousas w as attended b y 8 m e m ­
bers, 2—66’ers, and 3 49 % ers. W e w ere
guests of O pelousas F lyin g S erv ice for
lunch at The Inn, cou rtesy of its ow n­
ers, JIM M IE L a F L E U R and her 49er
“ D o c .” F ollow in g the luncheon we reld
ou r business m eeting- at the airport
and en gaged in a Com puter Contest—
aviation insurance agent of the C om ay
A gen cy in Lafayette, with a m ost in­
form a tive interesting talk and question
period. W e m et in the lovely hom e of
G IN N Y SMITH and enjoyed co ffe e and
sweets.
10 questions. A set of Cessna cocktail
glasses was won b y G LO R IA W AR D.
And JIM M IE L a F L E U R bakes the
RE ST CAKES!
Our N ovem b er 13th m eeting, held in
L aF ayette, was attended b y 12 m e m ­
W e w elcom e three new m em bers:
B A R B A R A T E E R of Baton R ou ge,
IL E N E W E B E R of Lafayette and PA T
CHRIST of H oum a. And three new 66’ s:
LE N O R A M cW ILLIAM S of Opelousas,
M A R G A R E T RUTH of Lafayette and
CAL M E R E D IT H of H oum a. B A R ­
B A R A and ILL E N E are form e r 66’s.
Our D ecem b er m eeting will be held
in B T R at the hom e o f FOY and PHIL
W EST
—
a
covered
dish
Christm as
m eeting, on D ecem b er 10th. FO Y and
P H IL toured E u rop e this past sum m er
and 'have som e delightful slides to
show us. This is a lso when w e w ill
initiate 49t ie r s in their ow n solem n
cerem ony.
And we have been flyin g! M O LLY
STOCKW ELL m ade her first ferry trip
to the Cessna F a ctory in ICT on O c­
tob er 8th, her first flyin g in alm ost
3 years. B rought b a ck a new Skyhawk
on a v e ry windy, rainy day. W e all
ended up, at 11:00 that night, grounded
because o f fatigue and IF R w eather in
BTK, a t E sle r A irport in Alexandria,
78 knots fro m hom e. V e ry g ood start
for M O LLY, but follow ed by three
m ore trips to CAVU w eather! She also
flew a dem onstrator to H oum a fo r a
dea ler 'show and m ade the acquaint­
a n ce o f PAT CH RIST and CAL M E R E ­
DITH on this trip.
DEE
CO M EAU X
and
4 9 % er
B IL L
have have been ch ecking out in the
A ero C om m ander 200 this fall. Then
D E E and P A T SY m ade a trip to the
fa cto ry in A lbany to fe rry b a ck a new
A ero C om m ander 100. T h ey reported
absolutely horrible w eather, even for
ducks, and got w eathered in a t E v e r­
green, A labam a, o f all pla ces. The sil­
v e r lining on the dark clouds w a s the
v e ry nice people in E verg reen who
turned an unpleasant ex p erien ce into
a nice one. D E E ca lled on h er re­
sources as a C AP m em b er and called
the E verg reen
Squad
C om m ander,
COL. L E E SMITH, w ho gra ciou sly pro­
vided them with transportation during
their stay, as did the G a m e W arden,
W. A. TH AM ES. A M R. B Y R O N W A R ­
R E N , W arren F ord Co., w ho ow ns a
Cessna 140 was kind enough to gather
som e aviation fuel for them and a r­
ranged fo r them to cash a ch eck, and
M A Y O R H E N R Y SESSION offered his
assistance. These things have a w ay
o f putting ob scu re plaices on the m ap
fo r those who happen upon them .
And the W AR DS have a new addi­
tion: a Cessna 170B— N338B— of which
they are esp ecia lly proud. It is fully
instrument equipped and With a crosswind g e a r w hich is proving to be a
real ball, especia lly fo r P A T and
G LO R IA w ho are m ostly con ventional
g e a r pilots. P A T ’S first instruction was
in a Cessna 140 but this is G L O R IA ’ S
first exp erience with a tail wheel. No
problem
at all for P A T ’ S 49% er
R O G E R , nor fo r D A V E H OLM ES (part
ow ner and G L O R IA ’S b o y frien d ). But,
of course, P A T w as the lu ck y one Who
happened to be flyin g when they land­
ed in L afayette fo r the N ovem b er m eet­
ing and the tailw heel spring b rok e on
touch ( ! ! )
down. It had been cra ck ed
before, unknown to the new ow ners, and
m a d e an aw ful noise on the runw ay—
b u t not n early a s m u ch noise as the
passenger-ow ners m a d e with the rib ­
bing they g a v e P A T . She hopes they
en joy ed their flight, b eca u se it w as
the last tim e she w ill pilot th e airplane
with the other 3 OW NERS lookin g on.
The L aF L E U R S rep ort that their No.
2 son, Claude, has b ecom e a sooring
enthusiast. Y ou m a y re ca ll in the O c­
tober News that it w as stated that the
L aF L E U R S are a 100% flyin g fam ily.
JIM M IE started flyin g in 1958 when
her 49% er, DOC, bought a Cessno 120
and w as w orkin g on his P rivate. JIM ­
M IE started hanging around the air­
port instead o f bein g left at hom e.
A fter he got bis licenses, JIM M IE de­
cided just to learn how to land one,
for safety sake, and “ got the b u g .”
She was soloed in 1959, a month be­
fo re DOC bought a Cessna 170B (N4428B). She got h er licen se in January,
1961, and to date has flow n 450 hours.
She lists her occu pation as housew ife,
but is a ctive in the W om an ’ s A u xiliary
'to the A. M. A. and the Ladies A ltar
S ociety and 'is a m e m b e r of A O PA
DOC is an M D in gen eral p ra ctice and
they a re ow ners df Opelousas F lying
S erv ice (see O ctober New s. T h ey h ave
5 boys. RIC H A R D , 21, C om m ercia l
Pilot, CD AU DE, 18, P rivate, JOHN, 17,
P rivate, THOMAS, 15, passed h is P r i­
va te written and w orking tow ard solo,
PH IL L IP , 11, loves to fly and is bidin g
tim e until he is old enough. The three
oldest b oys all soloed on their 16th
birthdays and receiv ed their private
licen ses on the 17th, all in N4428B.
JIM M IE is organist at ch urch and
plays piano, paints, loves to cook and
sew, sw im , shoat and collects rocks,
lim ited to precious and sem i-p reciou s
stones w hich 4 9 % er en joys cutting and
polishing. DOC is the F A A m ed ica l ex­
am in er in their a rea and they attended
the sem in ar in OKC in late Septem ber,
which g a ve JIM M IE an opportunity to
visit 99 H eadquarters and m eet A LIC E
R O B E R T S, w ho hanDened to be there
at the sa m e tim e. With 5 pilots in the
fam ily, they are quite aviation m inded
and a ctive enthusiasts o f the 99s, a
rea l asset to ou r Chapter.
January
m eeting
is
tentatively
planned for H oum a, an invitation from
our new m em b er, P A T CHRIST. We
will discu s further ou r air m arking
projects at that tim e. Y es, the D ecem ­
b er m eetin g will b e an excellen t tim e
to initiate our 49%iers! Then w e ’ll put
them to w ork! G ood la dy pilots w e are,
second to none — but good piaint brush
operators w e a in ’t. H elp! On som e F E W
things w e have to adm it, the fellow s
do co m e in bandy.
Til* OF TEXAS CHAPTER
Eluine Needham, Reporter
M E R L E D UNNAM just hasn’t stop­
ped all su m m er and fall . . . first,
E u rope, N ew Y ork, California, and
then to ‘ qu a in t’ B ig Bend, Texas.
ARDAT'H M cC R E E R Y and fam ily
had tw o glorious trips to C olorado and
then to R uidos, N ew M ex ico v ia the
Skym aster . . . A R D A T H says flying
the fa m ily plane is som e different than
an A ir R a ce.
P A T M cN E IL and husband a re just
sold on the L ea r Jet — “ just lets us do
so m u ch m ore than the Baron and
istill tim e for 99 a ctivities.” Their
daughter Sue is being m arried Thanks­
givin g; SUE has been a B ran iff H os­
tess.
N ew s o f LU C ILLE V A N T Y N E re ­
co v e ry after being in the 'hospital two
m onths is wonderful.
“ . . .so they sa y . . . ” the 99 flight
rides for Corpus Chrisli Aviation D ay
w ere the best of all and w e are per­
m anently invited to participate. A R ­
D ATH flew up from M cA llen and toted
passengers all afternoon. Our new
p rosp ectiv e m em b er, ALICE R O CK ­
W ELL, m ovin g h ere recen tly from
Buffalo, N. Y ., rea lly did a fine job.
“ but I ’m tired ,” she says. PA U LIN E
GLASSON,
LEN A
JACKSON
and
EL A IN E
NEEDHAM
have a lrea d y
scent a portion of the intake b y A ir
M arking Six towns and traveling 325
m iles in tw o days.
LE N A and PA U LIN E have had two
trips to Cincinnati the past month and
in betw een PA U LIN E had -a visit w 'th
the hospital fo r surgery. This is tim e
fo r L E N A ’ S annual hunting trip . . .
but by J eep rath er than the 172.
E L A IN E N E E D H A M let no grass
g row under h er feet-recen tly on a trip
to A ustria, Switzerland and F ra n ce ;
then on to California . . . now, to
teach those little first graders.
Our n ew est m em b er, JE A N BECK,
has rea lly n eglected her Skylane fo ’’
Pistol M atches . . . the n ew spaper
w ouldn't look natural without J E A N ’ S
pictu re m odelin g som ething. Just you
w ait, JE A N , when you start w orking
on you r Instrum ent written . . . w ell . .
V A D A TE N N E N T has just returned
from a visit with her M otrer at Colo­
ra d o Springs . . . this tim e b y Jet.
G eologist LOUISE CLARKSON and
husband, FRA NCIS, also a G eologist,
are in Aloska on a field trip, but how
do you m anage goin g fro m a 90 degree
tem perature to a 6 d egree b e lo w ?
fly-in breakfast and a parachute drop
display. A fter L a b or D ay, CATHY
TULSA CHAPTER
Jean Engler, Reporter
earned m ore hours b y flyin g to Circle
Hot Springs (30 m iles south o f the
A rctic C ircle) fo r a few days of sw im ­
Tw eedle-dum .
N ot
a
thing
to
do
but con ju re up a Spring Sectional.
W e’re starting ou r m on ey raising p ro j­
ects and projects n eed people. So call­
ing all Chapter N inety-Nine and e v e ry ­
one else who can com e up with ideas
that add up to foldin g green.
It would be nice to m a ke this a real
group effort, so w hy nol give Colleen
a call and roll up you r sleeves. One
of our ideas, thanks to TRISH SMITH,
is our post card s. All Ninety-Nines
should want these. M A R Y SHADDOCK
will b e m ost happy to baby-sit with
your well-spent dollar.
W e had a good turn out at JAN
MAURITSON'S last m eeting and we
are ever grateful to AN N A H LE E and
JIM M Y JONES fo r letting us co m e up
to the Double-J R anch at Grand Lake
for the weekend. With all the eafing,
riding, soiling and flyin g w e didn’t do
much “ N inety-N ine-ing.”
Please, P lease, P lea se let’s do our
share and m ake our Spring m eeting
one of the good ones. See you later.
NORTHWEST
SECTION
ALASKA CHAPTER
Kathryn Wills Wayer, Reporter
Fortunately,
but
unusually,
we
h ave had a beautiful long fall, enabling
our enthusiastic pilots to get into the
a ir and en joy m any outings, viz.
In her Super Cub on floats, RUTH
O'BUCK took JESSIE DODSON and her
two and one-half y e a r old daughter,
M A RG U E R ITE, to Coghill Lake which
is near P rin ce W illiam Sound. It was
a bright beautiful da y — p erfect for
a picnic!
BLANCHE K R A G E R and M ARIO N
ZA E G E L shot a few du cks on the
Susitna duck flats, with nary a broken
landing gea r or other casualty—just
A irm en ’s A ssociation . A cou p le of
w eeks later, th ey flew to K enai for a
m ing in the heated indoor pool.
LAVELLE
BETZ
flew to Skwentna
with CATH Y for a n ostaligc visit to
the F . F . A. Station where L A V E L L E ,
and her husband, DICK, lived nineteen
y ea rs ago. This w as h er first visit
Ihere in m an y years.
P A T M cG E E attended a breakfast
w ilh the A laska A viation Com m ittee
w here plans w ere form u lated fo r the
Ninety-N ines to sponsor the A ir P io ­
neers Banquet on June 24th for the
Centenial Aviation week. K eep w atch­
ing for m ore inform ation on ou r Cen­
tenial plans.
CA T H E R IN E K IPP E N H A N m ad e a
fall fishing trip to the W ood R iv e r area,
north of D illingham (B ristol B ay area)
in her Cessna 140. She didn’t ca tch a
thing but her fishing parlner, ,a guest
from M innesota, caught a 21% inch
rain bow trout, w eighing 3% pounds.
A lso caught a 24-inch A rctic Char
(E astern brook trout) and an 18-inch
G rayling. Just an exa m ple of what
NW Section m em b ers h ave to look fo r ­
w ard to when th ey con vene in A nchoroge for their Sectional in Septem ber of
1967.
Happy Suntan to RUTH O'BUCK,
w ho is spending N ovem b er in F lorida,
much to the chagrin of other A nchor­
a g e m em b ers, who are rapidly b e co m ­
ing snowbound as the w inter gets
started.
K A TH R Y N W A Y E R is waiting for a
sturdy slate of ice 1o form on B ig
Lake so as to go forw ard with the
construction of the fam ily cabin.
RUTH HURST, representing profes­
sional pilots, and RUTH O ’BUCK,
representing
flight
instructors,
are
m em b ers of the first General Aviation
Com m ittee to be organized. It con ­
vened in A n ch orage O ctober 18th. It
w as gen erally successful and m any are
thankful that G eneral Avation, through
this com m ittee, has the
F ed era l A viation A gen cy.
ear
of
the
When P resident Jornson arrived in
A n chorage N ovem b er 1 from the F a r
ducks.
NANCY K E S L E R and C A TH ERIN E
K IPPENHAN flew to F airban ks in
E ast, enroute to W ashington, one of
the new s rep orters in the entourage
w as 99 Charter M em b er F A Y GILLIS
W ELLS (M RS. LIN TO N ). She w a s met
KATH Y’S Cessna 140 to help sell raffle
tickets for a Cessna 172 for the Alaska
after a rrival at E lm en d orf A F Base
by A laska Chapter Chairm an, RUTH
H URST. Although M RS. W ELLS was
extrem ely busy with telephone and
typew riter, she found tim e to speak
w ith RUTH about the u pcom in g Internationol Convention to be held in W ash­
ington, D. C. in June of 1967, and ecou raged attedance by A laska m em ­
bers.
Will close with a rem inder to start
m akin g you r plans to visit us at the
Sectional in Septem ber of next year.
MONTANA CHAPTER
Beverly Ledbetter, Reporter
The M ontana su m m er lasted longer
then usual this yea r and w as appre­
ciated b y all of us but b y this date
the planes h ave all been winterized
ond the snow and cold have com e to
slow things down a bit. M uch o f the
news this m onth co m e s from ELSIE
CHILDS and others who w ere kind
enough to keep their ears open and
send m e news of the two m eetings I
m issed. L ying in a hospital bed is nol
m y idea of how to spend a 99 m eeting
day. I ’ m a m on g the living again and
rea d y to attend at least one m eeting
a week.
The Billings m eeting w as attended
b y 36 m em b ers and guests. Inter­
national V ice President, DONNA M E Y ­
E R S w as there along with E xecu tive
B oard M em ber L Y G IE H AGEN (who
brought along Mont. Charter m em b er
M IL LIE SH IN N ) and our new Section
G overnor, ILO VEN E P O T TE R , who is
W hirly Girl No. 58.
Contestants of B ig Sky No. 3 pre­
sented Co-Chairm an P E A R L M AGILL
and m e with silver 99 pins. Many
thanks to all o f you from both of us.
W e will w ear them wilh pride and
m a n y fond m em ories.
C om m ittee
appointm ents
for
the
Chapter m ade by E LSIE for the co m ­
ing y ea r include, K A Y W ID M E R , M em ­
bership Chairm an; P A T JOHNSON,
A ir A ge E du cation; M A R Y STEV EN ­
SON, AE Scholorship Chairm an; and
B E V . L E D B E T T E R Reporter. PUD
LO V E L A C E was appointed to the In­
ternational N om inating Com m ittee.
T h e O ctober m eeting held in B oze­
m an held in the Adm inistration build­
ing at the airport was hosted b y D O R ­
OTH Y SABO, PUD LO VELACE , KAY
W ID M E R , and P A T ECTO'N. Fourteen
m em bers w ere present although they
w ere all com pelled to fly low and slow
b y autom obile due to snow and bad
w eather that day. Com ing the greatest
distance was M A R T H A GAUNCE from
Williston, N. D. w ho had stopped by
Jordan to pick up V I V I E N N E
SCHRANK.
PEARL
M A G IL L
and
DOROTH Y CRA IG rod e dow n with
B O E B Y K R A M E R , N O RM A ROW LAND
and ANN H A F E R com pleted the group
fro m Billings. H E L E N and E L S IE a r­
rived fro m H elena. There w as discus­
sion about next y e a r ’s ra ce and other
business. A E scholarship tim e is here
again and selections m u st be c o m ­
pleted soon.
BIG
SKY FLYING
W elcom e to three n ew m em bers,
M A R Y COMBS, Billings; MADONNA
SMITH,
Lew istow n;
and
PH Y LLIS
PO D M O R E , Billings.
A w eek of con centrated flying by
P E A R L M A G IL L at B illings resulted
in her obtaining her Instrum ent and
Instrum ent Instructors ratings. Congratulatios. One highlight of the w eek ’ s
study period w as a cross-cou n try un­
d e r the hood to Pendleton, Oregon with
an IR F approach at W alla W alla, Wash.
Shie was flyin g a V-35 B eech cra ft Bon­
anza. The flight w as m a d e at 17,500
ft. and she had her first exp erien ce
o f using oxygen. D O RO TH Y CRAIG
and ANN H A F E R presented h er with
a co rsa g e and a sm all co ffe e party to
celebrate her success. P E A R L plans
to conduct ground sch ool cla sses this
winter and one o f her students just
passed his P rivate flight check. BOB­
BIE K R A M E R w as lucky enough to
get to go along as passenger on the
trip to Pendleton with P E A R L .
RO SE LLA BJORNSON, one of our
Canadian m em b ers w ho w e see fa r too
seldom , w a s recen tly featured in a
w rite-up in the C algary H erald. R O ­
SE LLA attends the U niversity o f Cal­
ga ry, w here last year, she helped o r ­
ganize a flyin g club on ca m p u s. As
fa r a s she knows, she Is the youngest
w om an pilot in Alberta. T w o yea rs ago
when she obtained her license at the
age o f 17, she w as the youngest person
in Canada to obtain that rating. She
flys a C essna 170 and has built up the
200 hours required for the C om m ercial
rating, after w hich she plans to w ork
fo r her Instructors rating. She has taken
up G lider flying just for the fun of it.
The M P A F all Fly-In held at the
Viking L od ge in W hitefish found DO T­
TLE P A Y N E , R O S E M A R Y BOW M AN
and E L E A N O R G R E E N IN G in attend­
an ce. The P A Y N E S and BOWMANS
and tw o other G reat F alls cou ples en­
jo y e d the R en o A ir R a ces. T h ey spent
one nite in Tahoe where JIM P A Y N E
“ lost his shirt” literally that is. Would
you believe ? ? . . . they w ere w eather­
ed in a da y at R en o . . .
M ontana F ly in g F a rm e rs held their
convention
in
Shelby.
LAULETTE
HANSEN, retiring State Queen, V E R ­
NA WOOD, and E L E A N O R G R E E N ­
ING en joyed a visit with the Inter­
national F lyin g F a rm e r Queen, E L L E N
JA N E AN D ERSO N , a m e m b e r from
E l P a so Chapter. L A U L E T T E spoke at
the queen ’s luncheon, and showed film s
taken o f the r a c e this sum m er. GLENN
CHILDS provided the film .
LU E LLA and K E N N elson have
traded their shiney A ircou p e fo r a
M ooney. T h ey m ad e their first cross­
country trip in it when Ithey took their
freshm an and soph om ore daughters to
E ast Lansing, M ich igan w here they
attend the Univ. of M ichigan. B E V E R ­
L Y NELSON, a sophom ore, has been
a ccep ted a s a m em b er of the H onors
C ollege w here an A-m inus a vera ge is
required fo r adm ission. K E N and LU
en joyed the flight a cross Lake M ich i­
gan and a ppreciated the Coast Guard
“ lake w a tch ” system they provide.
T he A O P A Plantation P a rty in P alm
Springs g a ve CARO L and JOE O R L E Y
.an excu se to get aw ay in their B on­
anza. Such a la rge gatherin g o f flying
enthusiasts and so m uch fun and sun.
P E A R L and B R E N T M A G IL L v a ­
cationed in B ou lder and D enver, C olo­
ra d o with fa m ily and friends. They
spent tw o da ys w eathered in b efore
returning hom e.
C A R O L and JOE F R A S E R and fa m ­
ily flew to R apid City in their Co­
m an ch e w here they added a new m e m ­
b er to their fam ily. Th ey picked up a
Collie puppy that should be the “ b o s s ”
b y now.
T he D ecem b er m eeting will be held
in G reat Fdlls. It is close enough for
m e to m ake it flyin g or driving and I
hope to thank personally all o f you
who sent m e ca rd s and good w ishes
during m y hospital stay.
WILLAMETTE CHAPTER
Jane Capizzi, Reporter
We have had three m eetings since
t’"e last report. In Salem , M R . BOB
DUNN and M R. R A L P H M cG IN N IS of
the State B oard of A eronautics m et
with us, to report on new airports and
im provem ents to existing ones. Th ey
also discussed A ir M arkings with us.
W e decided to keep the sam e officers
since we h ave only been a Chanter a
short while.
JA N AMUNDSON receiv ed her C om ­
m ercia l licen se and recom m en d s it in
o rd er to be a b etter pilot. VIO LA
W A L K U P and CH ARM IAN B Y E R SJONES passed their w ritten Instru­
m ents. CH ARM IAN has been to New
H am pshire TW ICE this past sum m er.
CH ARM IAN , R O S E T T A V E N E LL,
ROSE M A R IE STOLSIG, and B E T T Y
G R O V E S flew to Reno. At Salem , LOU
WICKS g a v e us a quiz on frequencies,
m aps, and things all good pilots should
know.
BONNIE
BRADFORD
w as
given a bouquet o f
red rose buds and
a silver vase with
an inscription as
first P resident of our Chapter.
Our next m eetin g w as in Lebanon
with the lunch served b y the ladies of
a loca l church. D ORI LOH R talked
about V enezuela and show ed slides
of their visit there with a prom inent
fam ily. B E T T Y ST A R K E R , a C orvallis
C herokee pilot, w as a guest.
A few days ago,
w e m et n ear the
A lbany airport. T E R R I SOULEK, a
student pilot from Springfield, w as our
guest. IM O G EN E C H AM BE RLAIN has
a new A M E L rating. She ferried a
new Cessna 150 from St. Louis, pick­
ing up a friend in K ansa City and g iv­
ing her 25 hours of dual instruction on
the w ay back. B E T T Y GR O V ES and
her 4 9 % e r flew to R en o fo r a w eekend
recen tly. T h a t’ s all fo r now — this
O regon rain certainly slow s down our
flying time.
WYOMING CHAPTER
Dorothy Misner, Reporter
M A B E L ANESI, Chapter Chairm an,
greeted NIK I W E A V E R , V ice Chair­
m an and her daughter ANN when they
arrived alt L an der in their Cessna 172
for the O ctober A ir M arking m eeting.
W here w as everyone e ls e ? N ot in Lan­
der, and M A B E L and NIKI can vouch
for that. H ow ever, this did not deter
M A B E L and NIKI; they pilched right
in and the L ander A irport is now A ir
M arked.
W ednesday, O ctober 26th is a da y
W yom in g 99’s w ill rem em b er. W e had
a w onderful visit with ILLO V EN E
P O T T E R , Seattle, new G overn or of our
N orthw est D istrict. She and her hus­
band flew in to W orland in their P iper
A ztec and spent the da y getting a c ­
quainted.
NIKI W E A V E R ,
M A R IE
ENGEL-
M AN, and B E T T Y ADAM S w ere inter­
view ed recently on radio station K W O R
on the W om en ’ s H our program . The
station has invited them to return to
tell the pu blic m ore about the NinetyN ines and w om en in flying.
PA U LIN E POW ERS, now checked
out in a Cessna 180 and a M ooney, ar­
rived
in
W orland
fo r
the
N ovem ber
schedule this last sum m er, spending
one w eek in Honolulu as consultant at
the A erospa ce Education Workshop.
Plus tw o w eeks in M ontgom ery, Ala­
b a m a to assist with the pilot high
sch ool A erospoce E ducation program
w rich w ill g o into effect in 23 schools
this fall throughout the United States.
In addition, ALT H E A also conducted
an A erosp a ce W oiksh op in Ellensburg,
W ashington and one da y at the A ero­
spa ce W orkshop in W alla Walla, W ash­
ington. B usy girl!
A lrea d y in the prelim inary planning
stage, is O regon Chapter’ s revival of
their annual Petticoat D erby for sum ­
m e r ’67. M ore about this to com e.
CH ARLO TTE DODSON has just re ­
turned from
Northwest Section Governor ILOVENE POTTER, Seattle (on wing) visits
Wyoming Chapter. On hand to greet her w ere I. to r. PAULINE POWERS,
Greybull; DOROTHY MISNER, Worland; ELAINE MONCUR, Powell; MABEL
ANESI. Cliapter Chairman from LANDER; VIRGILEA SWORTS, Thermopolis;
and NIKI WEAVER, Worland.
m eeting
in
her
M ooney.
M AEEL
ANESI and V IR G IL E A SW ORTS flew
in in M A B E L ’S C herokee 235 and w ere
greeted at the airport b y B E T T Y A D ­
AMS, M A R IE E N G E L M A N , and NIKI
W EAVER.
E L A IN E
M ONCUR
got
roped into clerk in g fo r a h orse sale,
NIKI had to lea ve and m ake a flying
trip to Cheyenne, I w as having a bout
witr the flu, so the rest o f the 99’ s went
to M ARIES fo r their m eeting and then
lunch at the W ashakie Hotel M atador
Room . B E T T Y presented an interest­
ing program in the u se o f the co m ­
puter. E veryon e jou rn eyed hom e laden
with “ P oly W o g s,” (ca n d y w e hope to
sell to swell our treasu ry).
Since this will probably appear be­
fore the H olidays,
from
W yom ing
Ninety-Nines to all Ninety-Nines, “ M er­
ry Christmas, H appy N ew Y ear.
OREGON CHAPTER
Patti English, Reporter
Oregon Chapter’s O ctober m eeting
held at Troutdale A irport was one of
catching up on all the past su m m er’s
activities. The m ain event of the sum ­
m er season w as the chicken and ham
Hanger D inner-D ance, Co-Chairm aned
by G RETC H EN F R A S E R and CH AR­
LOTTE DODSON, held at H illsboro
Aviation’ s la rge hanger in late August.
Altogether, about $350.00 was raised
for the benefit of the O regon M useum
of Science and Industry (OM SI) to
build a ram p up to the DC-3 dpnaied
to O .M .S.I. by West Coast A irlines for
use as an exhibit. E a rlier, on the sam e
da y there w as an Antique A irplane
Show with m any thrills being provided
by M IR A SLOVAK with his aerobatics.
Our August m eeting as a fun affair
on the Oregon coast at F loren ce. E v e ry ­
one ventured out for som e “ w ild” rides
in a Dune B u ggy o v e r the Sahara-like
Sand Dunes. LUCY D R U C K E R says
sh e’d rather do spins any day than
som e of those dives down the sand
dunes.
Oregon Chapter had tw o A W T A R en­
trants this year. LUCY D R U C K E R as
pilot and R IT A GINN, a s co-pilot in
one and RUTH W IK A N D E R as pilot
in the other. RUTH rem arked, that af­
ter flyin g the A W T A R with the w eather
encountered enroute and on return, if
anyone Lears her com plain ing about
O regon w eather, please g iv e her a good
kick. R IT A GINN and LUCY D R U C K ­
E R verify this with “ on e doesn ’t fully
app recia te the ‘built-in natural air con ­
ditioned w eath er’ here on the Oregon
coast until you have a try at hot
w eath er flyin g a cross the country dur­
a flyin g trip to Denver,
C olorado as a guest o f the P ip e r A ir­
cra ft Corporation at the P ip er Internationol m eeting. She had a fine visit
with SH ELIA SCOTT and lunched with
the C olorado Chapter while there. M AX
CONRAD was also present at the Piper
m eeting. H ow ever, CH ARLOTTE says
it seem ed m ore like a m eeting of the
99’s than a P ip er m eeting.
RUTH DOLAND and her 49 tie r,
F L O Y D , m ade a flying trip via Tri­
pa cer to M innesota and Iowa in Au­
gust visiting friends and relatives.
RUTH W IK A N D E R , well, RUTH is
alw ays flying you know, had just re­
cen tly returned from a flyin g jaunt to
Las V ega s with D R . “ G IL L IE ” G IL L I­
LAN D to attend a F ly in g Physicians
Convention. This sum m er, RUTH was
flying passengers to V ancouver, B. C.,
Sonoro, California and w eekly trips to
North Bend and Ocean Shores, Wash­
ington with vacationers.
SOUTHWEST
SECTION
BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER
Marianne Laxngue, Reporter
W e are busy w orking on our A via ­
tion E ducation project. JUN E E D ­
W ARDS, our chairm an has been doing
a g rea t jo b on this project and has
B y the w ay, all the beautiful roses
at the International Convention w ere
furnished by the O regon Chapter and
from our own M A R G A R E T T E U F E L 'S
m ad e a lot o f progress. JUNE E D ­
W ARDS, RH O D A THOMPSON, and
M AR IA N N E LA X A G U E have been ap­
pointed to an A dvisory Council to the
B akersfield C ollege along with other
loca l aviation people, to determ ine the
rose nursery. Also, supplied w ere the
A rch w ay cook ies and Sow yer color
slides for the A W T A R good ie bags.
A LT H E A ADAM S really had a full
type o f aviation su bjects to be added
to the cu rricu lum . W e will have m ore
new s on this next month. E A R L SAMS
of the State D epartm ent of Education
ing the sum m er.
w as
ou r
speaker
at
ou r
N ovem b er
luncheon m eeting.
We have three new m em b ers; F L O ­
RA D ARLIN G , SUZANNE BECKH AM ,
and B E T Y TR E G O N IN G . SUZANNE
is one of fiv e ch ief w om en P h arm acists
in B akersfield. B'ETTY is w orking on
h er twin-engine rating.
RHODA
THOMPSON
has
obtained
her G lider rating and LAU RIN E W HITM E R 'S sons JIM and M IK E, ages 17
and 18, obtained their P rivate P ilot’s
licenses.
ALICE and R O Y P E M B E R T O N flew
to M enache M eadow s for the closin g
da ys of the fishing season and caught
a n ice
lim it o f trout.
BAY CITIES CHAPTER
Loretta Gabrielson, Reporter
“ H A Y W A R D ” painted in seventyfive foot letters in b la ck and yellow
now adorns the cross-w ind runw ay
at H ayw ard Airport. With the layout
cre w starting at 7:00 A.M . on O ctober
15, and the painters, refreshm ent crew ,
equipm ent chairm an, publicity, and
paint crew starting around 7:45 AM —
the painting w as a ccom plish ed b y 3:45
FM . We had a w onderful crew of A ir
E xp lorer Scouts (13) to assist us and
did they w ork! Th ey obviou sly d o not
belong to the teen-age set that run
around and see how m uch trouble they
can cause. They w orked right along
with the adults and did a trem endous
iob of m ixing and hauling paint as w ell
as
helping
with
the
painting.
Then
they asked when w e w ere goin g to
do another m arking and cou ld they
help again. T he m em b ers of A ir
Squadron 634 o f the San F ra n cisco
B ay A rea Council o f B oy Scouts of
A m erica
w ere:
GARY
CENTONI,
BILL G R IF F IT H , RICK M cA N U LTY ,
RO Y GROSHONG, T E D GROSHONG,
KEN
M AYER,
DENNIS
LONG,
CHUCK R O TH ACH ER, B IL L A D D I­
SON,
CHUCK
G ERTO N ,
B ILL
H A R R Y , BOB JONES, G LEN N B IG ­
LE R , and M R. CENTONI, their ad­
visor. T h ey are sponsored b y A ir­
craft Pilots bf M etropolitan Oakland.
The A irport C om m ission m em bers
ca m e out in suits and ties and served
co ffe e to as w ell as the A ir National
Guard (based at H ayw ard airport) in
dress uniform . They cou ldn 't help paint
but they sure could — and did — serve
co ffe e to (he painters. C offee flow ed all
day. M R . FR A N K WHITCOMB, A ir­
port M anager, secured the paint from
the city of H ayw ard. He also provided
a
pilot
to
fly
our
photographer
Beading left to right during presentation of plaque — M ARY FIELDS, ADELE
CHASE, ELLY .JONES, .JOSEPH W. CHAUDET, GLENN PLYMATE, HIA­
LEAH BEILICH, PJITH KFECKERT.
o v e r to get action pictures. The pilot
w as C. W. (SK ID ) M ISE N E R , 49V2er
of W R A Y M ISE N E R .
The com m ittee ch a irm a n for the
m arking w ere: A irm arking Chairm an,
G LA D Y S
COBB;
Layout,
H ELEN
K E LT O N ; Publicity, E L L Y JONES;
Equipm ent,
M IRIAM
BRU G H ;
R e­
freshm ents,
RUTH
M A G IL L;
and
Painters, M A R Y F IE L D S . Assisting
H E LE N KELTO N for the Layout C om ­
m ittee w ere H IALEAH
R E IL IC H , L O R E T T A
RUTH
RUECKERT,
CLOUD,
BRUCE
and
HARRY
G A BRIELSO N ,
P H Y LISS M c-
JU D Y
DONOVAN,
and
BIG ELO W , Other m em b ers
taking part w ere JAU N D A BIG ELO W ,
DO RO TH Y
G A R L IE P P ,
FRAN
G RA N T ,
G A IL
LAN E,
CARO LIN E
SCHUTT,
ETH EL SCH AFFER
and
DONI P E R E Z . P rosp ectiv e m em bers
w ere NANCY W ALLIS, P A T K R O E L E R , G IN N Y PR IT C H A R D , M A R Y
DU VALL,
BETTY
and
dau ghter
K A TH Y M A R Q U A R D T from APM O.
Altogether, it w as a v e ry su ccessfu l
d a y and the m a rkin g looks beautiful
from the air. It co v e rs 20,269 sq. ft. —
10,692 ft. yellow and 9,577 ft. black,
using 85 gallons of b la ck paint and 120
gallons of y ellow paint.
JAU N D A B IG ELO W and M Y R T L E
W RIG H T flew to N ew port B ea ch with
G LA D Y S COBB for the F all Sectional.
E xcep t having to take off through a
hole ov er San F ra n cisco, the w eather
w as beautiful. O range County 99’ s w ere
wonderful hostesses and a good tim e
w as had b y all. W e learned a lesson
the hard w ay thuogh, w e could h ave
had the trophy fo r the m ost Air
M arking if w e had sent our report
in soon enough. (N ot take it to Sec­
tional! ) Th ey did m ore m arkings than
w e did but we cov ered m ore square
feet. Oh well, better luck next time.
Just b efore school started, H IALEAH
R E IL IC H and G LA D Y S COBB took
tw o student friends (hou sew ives) of
H I’S to M onterey for lunch. These are
w om en w ho h ave “ alw ays w anted to
fly .” It was a gorgeous day— and
they flew along the coastline. “ Con­
g ra ts” to the M onterey Chapter, that
1-a-r-g-e
airm arking
M ONTEREY
PEN IN SU LA looks g r e a t !!
JAU N D A BIG ELO W flew to Tonopah, N evada on Oct. 15 with her son,
BRU CE , as pa ssen g er/n a viga tor. They
flew in the exciting “ Base R a c e ” Sun­
day and her ch a rm in g hostess took
first place, but “ ch a rm in g hostess’ or
net, JAU N DA tried and ca m e home
with the second pla ce trophy.
D ue to recen t m odification to her
“ em p en n a ge” (rem ova l of tail bone)
E L L Y JONES hasn’ t piloted much late­
ly. H ow ever,
she did m anage to get
30 min. o f dual in a glider at Skysailang, what a th rill!!
B E L L E M cC R A E , and as delegates,
BO O CH RISTEN SEN , B A R B A R A HILL,
SAN D ERS from ou r Chapter; B E T T Y
W H ARTON and E L E A N O R R IC H AR D ­
CAROLINE
SCHUTT
and
4 9 % er
H EN RY flew to P a lm Springs for the
AOPA Convention. H E N R Y took the
BARBARA
SON from the San D iego Chapter on
the 15th and b y BOO CHRISTENSEN,
ISA B E LLE M cC R A E , DOTTIE DAVIS,
DORIS R ITC H E Y and again DO TTIE
C A M P B E LL , LYN N COULTHARD and
D O TTIE SAN D ERS on the 16th. $852.14
w as raised and distributed a m on g the
Pinch-hitter cou rse in their S-Bonanza.
CAROLINE took the N o-E ngine course
and went on to get her G lider rating
at Tehachape. She w as w inner of one
o f the daily d oor prizes; a K in g SolidState M icrophone. D uring the con ­
vention they 'took “ tim e ou t” to fly
to Blythe and see “ D E E ” SOUTHARD
who transferred fro m San F ra n cisco
International Flight S erv ice Station to
TUCKER
and
DO TTIE
SAN D ERS. It w as gra tify in g that our
new m em b er, LYNN, w a s the recip i­
ent o f a w onderful d oor prize of a VH F
ra d io to be installed in her ca r to
receiv e a ircra ft frequen cies through
her ca r radio. N ow she says that she
can pretend she is flyin g when it is
n ecessa ry
County
fession
to
drive
in connection
as a dental
to
Im perail
with her pro­
hygenist. BOO
C H RISTEN SEN and D O TIE SAN D ERS
w ere appointed to join M AD IN E PA R -
the Blythe FSS the firslt of Sept. They
w ere her first visitors and w ere m ade
most w elcom e. The SCHUTTS, on
another weekend, took 3 E xp lorer
Scouts to B oonville on Sat., w here they
visited the M endocino County F a ir and
S E L of O range County Chapter to read
and a pprove the m inutes of the Section­
Apple Festival. The next day, they
flew again to B oon ville to pick up
the Scouts and return them to Oak­
land after their cam p-out. Another
IDA G A Y hopes to h ave a “ sw ing­
in g” y e a r for our Chapter and has
appointed
the
follow ing
Com m ittee
Chairm en: AE Scholarship, B A R B A R A
T U C K E R ; Publicity, BOO CH RISTE N ­
SEN;
A ir M arking, LYN N COUL­
T H A R D ; Scrap Book and Newsletter,
D OTTIE
SAN D ERS;
W ays
and
M eans, A IL E E N SAU N D ER S; T ele­
phone, D O TTIE DAVIS; M em bership,
B A R B A R A H ILL; F ly in g A ctivities,
ISA B E LLE M cC R A E ; A erosp a ce E d u ­
cation,
BARBARA
ALM A N D ;
and
N om inating
Com m ittee,
LEAH
LIERSCH . LYN N COULTHARD is a l­
rea d y selecting possible sites for air­
m arking places in the back country as
well as pla ces in the Im perial V alley
to w ork with m em bers df C oachella
V alley Chapter. So with a spark plug
such as she, we hope to b ecom e a ctive
in A ir M arking this year.
flight w as m ade to U sibelli for lunch
with the APM O. T h ey also flew to
Tetoachapi to CAROLIN E cou ld get
her glider rating— but it w as too turb­
ulent so they returned the follow ing
Saturday, stayed all night and bright
and early Sunday, she began soaring
and com pleted the requ irem en ts and
flight test the sam e day. Lots o f fun!
An
unofficial
presentation
of
the
JOAN M E R R IM A M SMITH plaque to
the Oakland A irport wias m ad e to
JOSEPH W. CH AU DET, President of
the Board of C om issioners of the Port
df Oakland, and to G LEN N P L Y M A T E ,
Assistant M a n ager of the Oakland A ir­
port of G eneral Aviation, by ViceChairman
H IALEAH
REILIG H
on
Sept. 21st. Those attending the pre­
sentation
w ere
MARY
FIE L D S,
AD ELE CHASE, E L L Y JONES, RUTH
R U E CK ER T
and H IALEAH
R E IL ICH. The plaque will not be hung un­
til the JOAN M E R R IM A M SMITH
LOUNGE is com pleted at the airport.
The lounge will b e for the use of gen ­
eral aviation pilots only. T he plaque
w as designed and crea ted by A D E L E
CHASE, a cera m ist and fo rm e r 99.
EL
CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER
Dottie Sanders, Reporter
Ten of our m em b ers attended the
m ost su ccessfu l F all Sectional M eet­
ing sponsored b y the Orange County
Chapter at the N ew porter Inn at N ew ­
port B each, California, Septem ber 2325: DOTTIE DAVIS, A IL E E N SAUN­
DERS,
BARBARA
ALM AN D ,
ISA­
al Business M eeting. Thanks to Orange
County Chapter for a w onderful tim e
and for their perfect ch oice of
N ew porter Inn for the m eeting!
the
H olding a m em bership in the El
Cajon C ham ber of C om m erce, and
servin g on the Aviation Com m ittee, our
Chapter aided in the first Annual AirCade at G illespie Field O ctober 15-16.
It w as a display of 1967 m odels of
a ircraft, as well as antique and ex­
perim ental m odels, and 1967 m odels of
autom obiles. T o rep ay the operators
for their coop eration when raising
funds for the 1965 P ow d er P u ff D erby
Start, w e con du cted the 2c-per-pound
flights, the operators furnishing the
airplanes and pilots and receiv in g all
p roceed s fro m the flights. IDA G A Y
w as Chairm an of Ithis portion of the
activities and w as assisted by DOTTIE
C A M P B E LL ,
LYNN
COULTHARD,
BARBARA
HILL,
A IL E E N
SAUN­
D E R S,
our
prospective
m em b er
F L O R E N C E F R A S E R , and DOTTIE
operators in a ccord a n ce to the num­
b er of pounds flown b y each one. At
3:30
PM
on
Sunday,
O ctober
16th,
the D isplay and T roph y Case was
o fficia lly presented to the County of
San
D iego
for
its
w onderful support
and the com plete cooperation o f all
San D iego County O fficials and G il­
lespie Field P ersonnel by DOTTIE
SAN D ERS for the Chapter. It was
a ccep ted by M R. H E N R Y BONEY
representing the County B oard of Su­
pervisors.
A
m essage
from
Kay
BRICK, Chairman of AW TAR, w as also
rea d by M R. J E R R Y HOLLINGS­
W ORTH, Chairm an o f the Aviation
C om m ittee of the Cham ber of Com ­
m erce. T rophies won by AILE EN
SAU N D ERS in the past P ow d er P u ff
D erb ies and by DO TTIE SANDERS,
o f the P ow d er P u ff D erby Start in
1965, and our certifica te from, AW TAR
of successful participation. In addi­
tion, A IL E E N SAUNDERS w as one of
the ju dges for trophies presented to
the
E xperim ental
A ircraft;
49% er
JOHN T U C K E R received First P la ce
— and ii w asn ’ t fixed either! The event
w as a
com plete
success.
C orrection: In a form er issue, your
rep orter erron eously advised that MAC
H UNTINGTON had started her own
flight school, nam ing it Fisher A ir­
craft at Lindbergh F ield— it is “ MAC'S
A V IA T IO N ” , with flight training at
both Lindbergh Field and G illespie
Field. At Lindbergh she does occu p y
the space which w as form erly Fisher
A ircraft. Sorry about that MAC.
Our O ctober m eeting was held at
the hom e df DO TTIE SAN D ERS with
a program presented by Flight In­
stru ctor
N ED
PO W ERS
showing
slides and narrating on his exp erien ce
of flying in the Sudan country, wilth
em phasis on the w ay of life of f - e
'natives and the problem s involved
in building an air strip and teaching
the natives to fly.
LCD R.
DOROTH Y
presented
form s
.and
GREEN,
explained
USN
the
effort being m ade to h ave a co m m e m ­
orative
stam p
SMITH issued.
for
JOAN
M E R R IA M
Guests
attending
w ere
F R IE D A
E'REISE, our prospective m em b er who
kept her new license a secret since
July, and m em b ers from the San
D iego
Chapter.
LOIS
BAR T LIN G ,
EVELYN
BRIG GS, H E LE N
DICK,
JUNE H ICKOX and B E T T Y LA M B E R T
— ’ tw as good to see everyon e again.
B A R B A R A ALM AND, our C hapter’ s
A erospa ce
E ducation
Chairm an,
is
Working v e ry hard in this field, The
current p roject is a five-sided display
boa rd at the San D iego A erospa ce
M useum in B alboa P a rk coverin g
W om en in A viation and T he NinetyNines. H er plans are v e ry thorough
and w ell thought out, and when co m ­
pleted will be a credit to the h istory
of w om en in aviation. Charter m em ­
bers of The Ninety-Nines, as w ell as
others m aking h istory fo r w om en in
aviation are being con tacted for pits
tures—if anyone has any, please send
them to B A R B A R A with nam e and
explanation of the pa rt she has played
in aviation. E a ch side of the display
fftf;-: - |
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Airport at Tonopah, Nevada, a favorite gas stop between Reno and I,as Vegas.
Site of the October 16th races and holder of the nation’s record for bringing
in the largest number of lost airplanes.
will have a different background color
— red, A M E L IA E A R H A R T and found­
ers of the Ninety-Nines; yellow , a
history o f air ra ces; green, oversea s
m em b ers; white, loca l w om en in avia­
tion business; Ninety-Nine blue, an
.air chart and m em bership scroll. Y ou r
w riter had an opportunity to visit the
m useum and found that m a n y people
see all o f the displays. T h ey are all
v ery worthwhile, and she believes that
all efforts in this direction are v ery
b eneficial in acqu ain tin g the public
with aviation, especia lly w om en who
have had a part in its’ history. Our
Chapter has a group m em bership ,
as well as m any individual m em b ers
o f the Chapter. ISA B E L L E M cC R A E
is a m em b er o f the B oard o f D irectore of the m useum .
BARBARA
ALM OND
ch arm in g hostess at our
w as
our
N ovem b er
m eeting in San M arcos, (a little ground
navigational problem to her h om e.)
We w elcom ed FL O R E N C E F R A S E R
as our newest m em b er and g a ve trib­
ute to LE A H LIERSCH in the form of
a N inety-Nine pin with a g a vel in
appreciation fo r her fine leadership
during her term as Chairm an for the
y e a r 1965-66. Our A ux Tank w as won
by our new Chairm an ID A G A Y .
(Maybe- it w as a bribe fo r continuing
the fine jo b she is doin g as ch airm an
this yea r.)
A ll o f us wish all o f you the m erriest
of Christm ases and a N ew Y e a r filled
with lot of flying and happy landings!
DE BAER and JOYCE BEAII. busily keeping up with the announcing and tim­
ing duties at the Tonopah, Nevada Races.
FALLON CHAPTER
Elaine Brown, Reporter
We seem to be in volved in a last
m inu te fly-in scra m b le b efore the w in­
ter storm s set in. And what a w on­
derful idea! The first one o f the fall
season w as at Tonopah, N evad a on
O ctober 16th, arran ged for b y our
Chapter Chairm an, B E R T H A CLINE,
and given p rim a rily for 99’s, their
husbands,
and
guests.
The
fly-in
breakfast included pylon ra ce s and
flour bom bin g contests plus an added
attraction o f a lost a irplan e location
dem onstration.
Tonopah
has
located
and talked in m ore lost planes than a n y
station in the country. One glan ce at
the en closed photo o f the airport m a y
give you a faint idea o f the vaStness o f
the a rea and w hy Tonopah holds this
dubious honor. Between real e m e r­
gen cies,
BERTHA
uses
h er
175
to
“ get lost’ ’ in, ju st to keep the F .A .A .
b oys in practice. And speaking of
practicin g, B E R T H A m ust b e doing
just that as she took 1st P la ce in the
flour bom bin g contest with a score of
275. 2nd P la ce wone to JACK P A R D -
their little T-Craft, JO YC E is b a ck to
w ork on th eir Stinson. She hopes to
LARSON, Chairm an; RUTH DIBIASE,
V ice-C hairm an;
NANTSY
M ARSE-
have it all cov ered b y Christm as. She
says the wings and control surfaces of
the M eyers are com pleted and that
NICH, Secretary; and NORM A GUN­
DERSO N, Treasurer.
We .also w elcom ed Idaho transferee
B. J. W AY N E and hope she and her
fa m ily will be happy in Las Vegas.
B E T T Y S L A T E R of the Phoenix
Chapter w as a guest at our O ctober
luncheon m eeting at the Tropicana
Country Club. Plans for the com ing
it should b e in the air in a few w eeks.
H ow does she do it?
Our last m eeting w as at the hom e of
LOIS W ILLIAM S w here we m et pri­
m arily to lay plans for the San D iego
to R en o Fun R a ce (a continuation of
the Fallon Fun R a ce, only 60 m iles
E a s t !) W e did, but also m anaged to
con su m e a m ost deliciou s lunch and
hear an interesting lecture from E D
BLALOCK, (G liding Instructor) on the
BEIiTHA CLINE, Chairman of the
Fallon Chapter who placed first in
both the flour bombing and women’s
pylon race in Tonopah, Nevada on O c­
tober Ifitli.
ICK, and 3rd w as a three w ay tie b e­
tween
FR A N
GUSTAVSON,
LOIS
BROWN and LOIS W ILLIAM S, all with
a score of 100. The pylon ra ces w ere
really excitin g with B E R T H A CLINE
again in 1st P la ce , JAU N D A B IG E ­
LOW (B ay Cities Chapter) taking 2nd,
and LOIS W ILLIAM S in 3rd. The m en ’ s
pylon ra ce w as a sagebrush sw eeping
affair with M IK E BROW N sw ooping
in 1st, RICK B L A K E M O R E (T on o­
pah base operator) 2nd, and GUS
GUSTAVSON 3rd. A few cou ples flew
down the night b efore; F R A N and
GUS GUSTAVSON,
LOIS
and
M IK E
BROWN. E LA IN E .and STAN BROWN
with their guests, JU D Y and D UANE
COLE (E xecu tive S ecretary of the
Reno
National
Cham pionship
A ir
R aces) and JAU N D A B IG E LO W and
her son. A w onderful spot for a fly-in
and an excitin g day, cold wind, g ra y
skies and
all!
DOROTHY
and
CARROL
STAU FF
couldn't m ake it to Tonopah as they
and their lov-a-lee new Cessna 210 took
a trip to San F ra n cisco where CAR­
ROLL took his exa m s for the B oard
of Internal M edicine. They also spent
a week-end in Santa B arbara, of w hich
DOROTHY says, “ L ov ely city, but
fo g g y !” Must do som ething about that
gals!
JOYCE B E A IL sa ys she had a
wonderful trip to Tonopah with DE
BAER in her M usketeer. JO YC E adds,
“ We did a switch. H usband, BOB,
flew us down and b a c k .” A fter selling
disastrous effects of the roter cloud.
The sky w as a ccom oda tin g, with sev­
eral excellen t exam ples. A rare op­
portunity and som ething all mountain
pilots should be aw are of.
Just yesterday, Nov. 12th, w e m an­
aged to get ov er to Carson City, N ev­
ada for their fly-in breakfast, spot
landing, flour
bom bin g
contest and
parachute record seeking jum ps. It w as
the only half w ay decent day w e ’ve had
lately so we decided to take the scenic
route— The P iper J-3 Cub! F orty-five
m inutes for a norm al tw enty minute
hop, and worth e v e ry long, relaxin g
(minute of it. L oved m y 4 9 % e r’s co m ­
ment as we passed ov er Waishoe Lake.
“ H ey! Is this airliner equipped for
oversea s flig h ts ?” While ov er in Car­
son, we w ere m et by O RA D E ST R E E ,
and saw LOIS and D AVE W ILLIAM S
with student pilot son, D AVE JR .,
LOIS BROW N and children in the twin
C om anche and her 49y2er, M IK E , in
t'-e Sea-Bee. We w ere only sorry that
w e cou ldn ’ t stay to hear the results or
oven wait for our' num ber to com e up
in the flour b om b in g contest, but there
w as that “ long trip ” to R e ’ o to con ­
sider. W e did present a dry wash near
W ashoe Lake with three strategically
placed sacks of flour. Anyone know of
a b om b site to fit a J -3 ?
All for now. R em em b er, it’s not too
ea rly to start planning to enter the
San Diego-Rieno Fun R a ce. W e have
som e excitin g tim es in store for you
while y o u ’re staying at the Spark’ s
N ugget. C ircle the date, June 10th.
LAS VEGAS VALLEY CHAPTER
Gerry Whitton, Reporter
A v e ry M erry Christm as to each and
e v e ry one of you.
The L W C of 99s began its new y ea r
in S eptem ber with a dinner at F on gs
Cardens at which tim e w e w elcom ed
our new officers. T h ey are LOIS ANN
m onths including fly-ins and
festivities w ere discussed.
holiday
W e would like to extend our thanks
to the 99s of Northern A rizona fo r their
efforts in regard to the N ovem ber
G rand Canyon fly-in. Unfortunately
only tw o of our m em bers, LOIS ANN
LARSO N and N O RM A GUNDERSON
w ere able to attend. H ow ever they
returned with glow in g reports of the
d a y ’ s activities.
G lad to know DAWN O PAT G RA N ­
G E R is back in the a rea and hope to
see her at future m eetings.
D on ’ t forget when y ou ’re in Las
V egas to ch eck flight service. They
have our loca l roster posted and w e ’d
love to have a cup of coffee with you.
LONG BEACH SECTION
Katee Moskow, Reporter
Our chapter is b ecom in g quite pro­
fessional on handling “ Tw o Cent a
P ou n d” (form erly “ Penny a Pou nd” )
rides and
freshm ents.
June w as a
and M A R Y
selling hot dogs and re ­
Since our first kick o ff in
grea t success, L E E TIT LE
P IN K N E Y saw an oppor­
tunity to do it again. Th ey w ere able
to persuade the m an ager o f the T o r­
ran ce Airport to let the Lon g Beach
Chapter handle the concessions for
their
A irport D ays
in Septem ber.
W eather and patrons cou ldn ’t have
been m uch better, allow ing a short
period Sunday afternoon, but it didn’t
dam pen the spirits of pilots or passen­
gers. They patiently m unched hot dogs
with or without buns, while waiting
t'-eir turn. M any thanks to the LOS
ANGELES C H A P T E R ,
our own
4 9 % err, and all the fixed base oper­
ators donating tim e, aircraft, and fuel.
The Chanter presented a solo trophy
to JA N E T W ITH ERSPOO N at the ban­
quet
follow ing
A irport
D ays.
She
soloed in one day as Avion A ir Flight
Schools prom otion taking 8 hours 6
minutes.
CARO LE DUNN has been busy again
organizing the “ 4 9 % er R a c e ” . She re ­
ceiv ed a great deal of help from the
F allon Chapter and the F resn o Chap-
ter. The ra ce this y e a r began at Fallon,
who gra ciou sly hosted and v e ry a ctiv e­
ly entertained the entrants. LOUCIEL
F R E E M A N handled the inspection of
aircra ft
v e ry
thoroughly.
F resn o
Chapter took ca re of tim ing those
flying-by, a s w ell a s those stopping
fo r a quick cu p o f coffee. And then
on to O range County Airport. The
results w ere as follow s: 1st BUD
CH A N D LER : 2nd M ICH AEL BROW N,
co-pilot E A R L BUCHANAN; 3rd R O B ­
E R T P IN K N E Y , co-pilot JOHN NITZE N ; 4th R O B E R T CEN ICERO S; 5th
GUS GUSTAVSON;
6th PA U L T.
DODGSON, co-pilot CAL M ACPH ER SON; 7th JAC K W O REL. c o - p i l o t
C L IF F
P O R T E R F IE L D ;
8th
NED
CANTILLON, co-pilot G E O R G E G R IF ­
FITH ;
and 9th P H IL IP R E A M E S.
O ctober m eeting w as held at EM M A
M C Q U IRE S’ hom e. A fter all business
was discussed, C LA IR E W A L TE R S
entertained us with m ovies she had
taken on her Australian ferryin g trip
v ia Honolulu. She adm its better than
'fifteen hours in one ju m p is a bit
rough, and that’ s a m ighty vast ocean,
the P a cific. She’s b a ck to m aking quick
trips to W ichita picking up Cessna 150’s
to stock her school flightline with new
aircraft.
CAROLE DUNN flew an A erobatic
Exhibition at D aggett A irport in her
Citabria. JO YCE FA IL IN G of LVS
Chapter was one of the hostesses for
B arstow C ham ber o f C om m erce for
the Buffalo B arbecu e Dinner and A ir­
show Annual W eekend.
JOAN D IL L E Y and 4 9 % er w ere
called b a ck to N. D akota on a 2-hour
notice, due to fam ily illness. D ecided
the could beat airlin er tim e in their
Cessna 172. Not quite the vaca tion they
intended.
RUTH N ITZEN and JOHN had a
nice flyin g vaca tion to K am aloops,
B.C. Canada and spent a w eek fish­
ing at R ain bow Chain Lakes. On w eek­
ends you can find th em flyin g to Lake
H avasu for boating and fishing.
D O RIS M IN T E R , 49y2e r , and three
children spent the su m m er flyin g from
Santa M onica, D allas, N ew Orleans,
M em phis, St. Joe, R apid City, Jackson
Hole, Salt Lake City, Las V egas and
hom e in their Cessna 210. T h ey flew
4600 m iles in a pp roxim ately 29 hours.
LOS ANGELES CHAPTER
Rachel Bonzon, Reporter
Seven m em b ers of our Chapter at­
tended the Southwest Sectional M eet­
ing at the N ew porter Inn:
BEU LAH
K E E , M A R Y ANN KASLOW , T IL L IE
E LE M E N T S, R E B E C C A H ELD , ANN
LODW IG,
RACHEL
BONZON,
and
A IL E E N P IC K E R IN G . The weekend
w as well organized, and w e had a
grea t tim e. Thank you, O range County
girls.
Som e o f our girls a ssisted the Long
B each Chapter with their hot dog
stands and 2c a pound airplane rides
at T orra n ce Airport D ay, and som e
a lso assisted with the San F ernando
V a lley C hapter’s rides at Burbank.
At ou r O ctober business m eeting,
held at the K itty H awk Restaurant on
Santa M on ica Airport, it w as decided
to ch ange the location of our gala
D ecem b er 3 dinner. M A R Y D O R R has
m ost gra ciou sly invited us to hold this
event at her h om e, 24840 P a cific Coast
H ighw ay, M alibu. D etailed new s will
rea ch neighboring Chapters and other
friends directly, and w e hope that
m any of you will be able to join us
on this occasion .
It w as our pleasure on O ctober 14 to
m eet and entertain at dinner a m e m ­
b er of the A ustralian Section of NinetyN ines, RH ONDA STEW A R T . Sixteen
m e m b e rs and 4 9 % ers of the L. A.
Chapter greeted RH ONDA, who spent a
little tim e here on her extended trip
around the world,
and
brought us
greetings and inform ation from
Down
Under.
LIN A B LA C K M O R E
has recently
b ecom e M RS. STRO U P. W e all send
congratulations and best wishes to
M R . and M RS. STROUP.
LYN N O P P E R has recently b ecom e
G randm a, and BOB the proud G randpa
o f little DION. F R IT Z I (H E A N E Y )
OLSON is G randm a to little F R A N C E S.
C ARO L and B E R N IE LEW IS have
outfitted a trailer to keep over at
the Colorado R iver, w here then en joy
frequent fishing trips.
We a re happy to w elcom e new m e m ­
bers ELO ISE B R E E S E , M A R Y D O RR.
BETH K A ISE R , and SUSAN O LIV E R .
JE A N IV A N O F F flew to t' e R eno
A ir R a ces, and reported a v ery good
tim e. One o f thie highlights was the
photo finish of the A ero C om m ander
200 ra ce, in which one of our m e m ­
bers, SUSAN O L IV E R , placed a v ery
close second, som e ten seconds, behind
JA M E S FRANCISCUS. SUSAN also
receiv ed h er Instrum ent rating in O c­
tober. Congratulations, SUSAN!
L A R R Y and R A C H E L BONZON flew
to C abo San Lucas, B a ja C alifornia,
on N ovem b er 11, and tried out the deep
sea fishing.
MONTEREY BAY ,S IXTION
Dorothy M. Ban/.haf, Reporter
Most of ou r m em b ers m ake a “ good
sh ow ’ ’
at
the
business
m eetings.
Chairm an H E LE N SH RO PSH IRE has
m anaged to arran ge interesting social
gatherings, interspersed with in form a­
tive and know ledgeable knack of selec­
tion for both speakers and cen tral lo­
cations for the m eetings. M eetings
h ave been filled with su bjects that in­
terest m em b ers: E ngine E m e rg e n cy
P rocedu re, Trouble Shooting, to w ays
and m eans of raising m on ey. Outside
ch a pter
ch allenge
from
brought’ all M onterey
pilots into battle fo rm
Santa
Chapter
Clara
sharp
when JA CK IE
P E T T Y offered to com p ete in a spotlanding contest. SAND RA F O R R E ST
and JACK IE m ust be com m en ded fo r
their helpful hands during our toil with
paint and brush during sw abbing o f
M onterey and Salinas A irport M arking.
Chairm an SH RO PSH IRE spreads the
good w ord at Shriners m eetings where
aviation enthusiasts con tacts a re filed
aw ay for prom otion Of the location, for
raising m on ey and cem enting relations
in sofar as a base for possible NinetyNine, Inc. Sectional in fall o f ’67.
SA L L Y
PL U M M E R
has
earned
a
M ulti-Engine rating this month. D E L L
HINN has covered m any air m iles
recen tly. A flight to M ex ico to attend
a
m ed ical
convention with 49% er
G E O R G E and a flight to San D iego to
attend a graduation at the M arine
base. T w o aspiring Ninety-Nine m em ­
bers, JOAN H USTED, a new pilot,
and SUE JOHNSON from H ollister
will be w elcom e within the ranks soon.
M ARY
ELLEN
EISEM A N N
has
been hostess in her love ly Colonial
hom e in Salinas on occasion o f general
m eetings but w ill be hom e to all m em ­
bers fo r a ga la Christm as fest this
year. On the agenda will be initiation
rites for our 49% ers. M ystery cloaks
the scene b u t happy co-pilots will
em erge.
A bid for F a ll Sectional and plans to
sponsor a M em ber At L a rg e elect next
y e a r are interest spaw ning grounds
of the future. This y ea r sponsors o f the
Cam p F ire Girls, the busy m em b ers
have on the agenda, a Penny-a-Pound
even t and participation in the third
annual antique fly-in at the W atsonville
A irport in M ay of 1967.
ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER
Ann Cantillon, Re[H>rter
P a lm Springs, the land o f the sun
w orshippers will be the haven fo r
O range
County’s annual
Christm as
Party. This y e a r w e decided to m ake
it a real a ffa ir by inviting four other
chapters to join us in a “ fly-in ” to the
Desert A ire Hotel.
Shame departm ent for old “ B u ffs".
E LLY A YO U B, one of our newest
m em bers with a brand new pilot’ s
certificate and total hours o f 45 recen t­
ly took the Instrum ent written and
passed. B oy, how does that gra b y a ?
Some of us h ave been trying fo r ages
just to w ade through the books. No1 to
put GIN NY C H A N D LE R in second
place, she took the written and passed,
but sorry GIN N Y you fall into the
Buff category.
At long last we get to m ark our air­
port. K A Y M A LICK w orked like a
beaver, not only with our A irport Com ­
mission, but con tacting other ch a p­
ters that have had the exp erien ce of
air m arking. Through all of this, we
did decide one thing: W e w ish Orange
County A irport had a nam e like TA F T
o r SUN. I ’ve n ever seen so m any let­
ters.
I have just had the opportunity to
write an article on A LIC E RO B E R T S
for the A ir-A ge News. It w as real fun
to write about such an a ctive and in­
teresting person.
M Y RN A SH A N FIELD and M AD INE
thank E D N A for the quick work she
did gathering our flight tim e so we
could win the “ Sectional Flight Tim e
T rop h y ” this year.
Lest I forget, the second annual
49% er r a c e (now labeled the R og u es’
R a ce ) held at F all Section tim e was
won by our ow n BUD CH AN D LER
flying his Skym aster. There was a
little m ixup in the scoring, but BUD
finally ca m e out on top. Then at the
oth er end we had G E O R G E G R IF ­
FIT H and N ED CANTILLON placing
last in N E D ’S (not m ine) 235 C hero­
kee. All in all, the fellow s rea lly had
a fun time, and surely can tell belter
stories than any of us.
N ANCY CREW S has been sw earing
fo r yea rs that som e da y she was goin g
to build an airplane. H er ga ra ge is
now the b ase of operations with two
strapping sons and one willing hus­
band helping her. F r o m w hat I can
gather, she has purchased an old
T a ylor Craft, stripped it, and is now
in the long process of dolling it up.
K now ing NANCY, she will do the lest
flying too.
Until next month, a H appy Thanks­
givin g to all.
PHOENIX CHAPTER
M arjy Crowl, Reporter
m eeting
The C actus R oom a t the R am a d a
Inn w as the scen e of the Installation
L uncheon arranged by JU AN ITA N E W ­
E L L in honor of our outgoing P resi­
dent,
TRU DY
M URPHY.
DOTTT
P E T E R SO N from Eugene, Oregon,
T R U D Y ’S sister, was present and the
w as held at the hom e of ANN CANTILLON,
w here 20 m em b ers
and
guests had the opportunity to m eet
and listen to JU D Y W ILLIS w ho had
just returned fo r a y e a r in K orea.
JU D Y w as hostess for F ly in g T ig er
Airlines and had visited the Orient
which she found quite exciting so d e­
cided to return to w ork in K orea with
a Special S erv ice O rganization. Not
only did JU D Y have excitin g tales to
tell, but brought slides along to illu­
strate her story.
M ARY
BERTHA,
a
prospective
C h a p ter’s gratitude w,as aptly e x ­
pressed by M A R Y V IA L . A 99 co m ­
pa ct had been selected a s the “ som e­
thing to rem em b er us b y .” N o reason
to elucidate, in the publication anyw ay,
why we w ere esp ecia lly happy to h ave
our own ALICE R O B E R T S, Inter­
national President, b a ck h om e to in­
stall our Chapter O fficers for’ the
com in g year. Conducting an im pres­
sive, solem n, and pleasant cerom on y,
ALICE im pressed M A R Y V IA L , as
Chairm an: JE AN N E M ORRIS, as V iceChairm an; SUSAN STORM , Secretary;
m em ber has just returned from tre
Piper fa cto ry in V ero B each, F lorida
whee she picked up a Cherokee for
Martin Aviation. M A R Y w ill be taking
her check-ride N ovem b er 17, it will
be a pleasure to w elcom e her into our
Chapter.
EDNA STEN N E TT sold her TriP acer. E D N A just w on ’t seem like
and M A R JY CROW L, reporter with
th eir responsibilities to the Chapter in
particular and the 99s in general, BEV
PE R IM A N , Treasurer, was unable 1o
be present. M A R Y B R A D L E Y , nation­
PA R SE L have been m akin g regu lar
trips into M ex ico flyin g doctors and
m edical supplies into the villages. Plans
are now in the m ill for our Chapter
to m ake our annual trip in F ebru ary.
Our
N ovem b er
luncheon
EDNA without her little bug. Also
I know that whole Chapter Wants to
a lly known a s a d og handler and
judge, in addition to con du ctin g the
D e V alley O bedience D og Training
Classes, dem onstrated her adroitness
b y presenting seven dogs and their
handlers from her classes. W elcom ed
b a ck follow ing a long absence partly
due to illness was M A R Y W E A V ER ,
who related how long it took to ob­
tain a new engine for their D ebonair.
JESSIE W IM M ERS had just return­
ed from
a three week cruise to
H aw aii.
NOLA
EARL,
prospective
m em ber,
and
her
husband
JOE;
49% ers
JO E
STORM
and ELG IN
N E W E LL; and M IRIAM G E B B IE were
th ere in addition to Chapter m em bers.
Our N ovem ber business m eeting was
held at the breathtakingly beautiful
hom e of M A R Y R A T T L E Y in Paradise
V alley. The program , arranged by
JE A N N E M ORRIS, w as both enter­
taining a nd educational thanks to CARL
SWANSON JR. of F F A Tow er, ad IKE
ELLIS, o f F A A TRACON. Other guests
w ere JO D Y VOLL, JO SCHUSTE,
GEORGE
VIAL,
STAN
VIAL,
(M A R Y ’S son,
who has since passed
his test for private licen se), A R T
B A T T Y and K EITH SASSER. New
m em b ers present w ere E V E L Y N SAS­
SER, SUE H A R P E R (w ho is taking
an aerob a tic course in a Citabria),
and M AY DAVIS (w ho just purchased
a Sky lane 182).
JU AN ITA N E W E L L invited MELE'A
B E A R D and W ILM A BLAND to fly
to Grand Canyon for the flight to meet
the LAS V E G AS and Northern Arizona
Chapters. ELG IN N E W E LL was a
guest
(bu sm a n ’s
h olid a y!)
MARY
V IA L flew up solo. Sam e weekend
JUNE K A ISE R and M A R JY CROWL
w ere in Y um a attending the State
Aviation C onference. JUNE bad flown
dow n with RUTH REIN H O LD on F r i­
day in the E x ca lib u r w hich RU TH IE
flies for and with B A R R Y GOLDW A T E R (singly and in com bination),
who w as a prom inent speaker at the
convention.
FREDA
and
M ICK EY
T O L IV E R flew to Los M achis, M e x ’co
for a week-end o f rest on the beach,
later look the children for the w eek­
end. M A R Y LOU BROWN flew the
G eological Su rvey’ s T-34 to Hanksville, Utah.
M Y LES R U G G E N B E R G of the FA A
w as the highlight of the O ctober busi­
ness m eetin g held at hom e of JO ANN
W IN T E R LIN G . His com m en ts on the
subject m ade the film on “ W ake T u r­
bu len ce” m uch m ore valuable
significant.
Couldn’t catch
all
and
the
chatter but h ere’ s the gist of som e of
it: BETH USH ER flew with Northern
A rizona Chapter o f their Pemny-aPound A irlift. SUSAN STORM has
been ferryin g husband and his fellow
49% er, VAL, have been checking pos­
sible ca m p in g sites fo r ch urch youth
groups fro m 3000 feet (via Cessna
Skyhaw k). M A R Y and A R T E ATY
flew to P a lm Springs to A O PA P lan ­
tation P arty. M A R Y BRO W N is ch eck ­
ing out in the G eologica l Su rvey’ s
D eH aviland B eaver. The W IN T E R LING fa m ily went to the Northern
A rizona 99s m eetin g and fly-in break­
fast at H olbrook, JU A N IT A and ELG IN
N E W E LL flew to their ranch in Cali­
fornia in their B onanza to visit JU AN ­
IT A ’S 95-year-old m other. T h ey also
flew to K A IB A B fo r the 3-day wild
turkey shoot— had their turkey shortly
after sunrise opening m orning. (Stan­
dard procedu re fo r those t w o !) South­
w est Sectional at O range County, Cali­
forn ia w a s attended b y Chairmlan
M A R Y V IAL, retiring Southwest G ov­
ernor, P A T LAM B A R T, (R IC K and
P A T R IC K ), SUE H A R P E R , M A R Y
LOU
BROW N,
M A R JY
CROWL,
TRUDY
M URPHY,
JESSIE
WIM-
REDWOOD EM PIRE CHAPTER
Phyllis Cantrell, Reporter
Our O ctober m eeting w as held at
Cam eron Park, Calif., about 35 m iles
northeast of Sacram ento. This w as the
airport dedication day and we en ­
joy ed the com plete tour o f this unique
subdivision. T he airport is 6000 feet
long — hard su rfaced and has adjacent
lots so you can taxi you r plane to you r
own hom e, plus a lovely cou ntry club
with an 18 hole g o lf course. M em bers
present
included
AN ITA
W O REL,
BETTE
SMITH,
PA T
ST O U FFE R ,
M Y R T L E W RIGH T, HILDA CASEY,
and yours truly. 49% er belonging to
W O REL, SMITH, CASEY and CAN­
T R E L L ca m e along too.
E E T TE SMITH has been m ore a c ­
tive in her flyin g lately. She flew to
(he Southwest Sectional m eeting at
Orange County in her Cessna 140 with
ANITA W O R E L as co-pilot, and also
took a trip to F resn o for a few days.
ANITA and JACK
W O R E L just
bought a Bonanza, and are v e ry proud
indeed, (w ho w ouldn't b e ? ) It’s an­
other step up from their Cessna 170,
which they still have and would like
to sell—A nyone in the m arket for a
good 170? B ein g new ow ners, the
W O RELS take in just about all the
weekend get-to-gethers and fly-ins, one
being the P la cerville fly-in breakfast
tw o w eeks ago w here AN ITA won the
the youngest
airport m ore often now.
Our N ovem b er m eeting w as held
at LOUISE M O N T A R O ’ S lovely rest­
aurant Sonom a J o e ’s in Petalum a. It
w as raining so m ost of us drove.
LOUISE pick ed up tw o guests at the
P eta lu m a airport and brought them
ov er to the m eeting. T h ey w ere R A Y
JE A N NORTON, a student pilot, and
h er husband FR A N K .
M em bers
present
w ere
AN ITA
M ONTARO, M Y R T L E W RIG H T, AN N A
BRENNER,
BECKY
LIGH TFO OT,
SAN DY, and P H Y LLIS C A N TRELL.
H ILD A CA SE Y has a cce p te d the of­
fice of S ecretary for the next year.
It’ s nice to have you b a ck HILDA.
M eeting was adjourn ed with plans
to m eet again at Sonom a J o e ’s in
D ecem b er for our Christm as P arty.
M erry Christm as
SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER
Virginia Townsend, Reporter
M ERS, and JU NE K A ISE R .
trophy for being
grandm other.
P H IL just recen tly purchased a Cher­
okee 235. M a yb e w e ’ll see h er at the
flying
Another new a ircra ft ow ner is our
BE C K Y LIG ItTFOOT. She and 4 9 % er
Our Septem ber m eeting, w hich was
a blast, w as held in the hom e of
C LA IR E R A L E Y , pot luck dinner,
sw im m in g
and
picture
taking
by
C L A IR E . During the m eeting ou r new
o ffice r s w ere selected. Th ey a re LaR U E
BROW N, Chairm an; V IJA B E R R Y ,
V ice ch airm an ; V IR G IN IA TOWNS­
END,
Secretary;
LILLIAN
GRAY,
T reasu rer; JU AN ITA B O W LER, New s
Letter. We have a good crew goin g out
and a good crew com in g in. G ood luck
to all!
This bein g va ca tion tim e and good
w eather, the B rew ers, ED ITH , her
4 9 % er JIM , and their tw o girls flew
to G reenville, 111. in a 250 Com anche.
T w o w eeks o f fun so says ED ITH .
VIJA B E R R Y and her 4 9 % er H ASK­
E L L flew to M ex ico for a fun-filled
week. RUTH W A G N E R and her 49% er
Southern C alifornia and the other is
stationed in F lorida. The pilot train­
ing for a blim p is an eight month
course. G oodyea r has ten pilots. The
b lim p was here in S acram ento for the
State Fair.
On a L ady B ug flight to W illits a
few w eeks ago, the w eather turned
bad, so the girls headed for Oroville.
Our new est L a d y B ug is H ELE N
M O RG AN from the Ohio Chapter. She
just m oved into ou r area and w e are
en joyin g her good com pan y. O hio’s
loss is S acram ento gain. N ice to have
you with us H ELEN . I hear tell
ED ITH B R E W E R is one of our best
navigators. E T A s dow n to the last
m inute. She n ever m isses!
A nother L ady B ug flight this month
w as to M odeso .and to tour through the
G allo w inery. One tour w as conducted
b y M RS. G ALLO and M RS. ROSSI.
This w as one o f our m ore interesting
days. W e saw everything from the
tim e the trucks brought in the grapes
from the fields, to the tim e the wine
w as shipped. Space w on ’t allow me
to tell you everyth ing we saw, includ­
ing the m aking of their ow n bottles, but
for m yself, I w as certainly im pressed!
E a ch and everyone of us receiv ed a
bottle o f pink Cham pagne. T o top off
the day, the G allo people treated the
L a d y Bugs to lunch at one of M od esto’ s
finest, Cot’ e D ’ O ro Restaurant— “ um
g o o d .” B elieve m e, not one of u s w ere
w atching ca la ries. T h e L ady B ugs on
this flight w ere C LA IR E R A L E Y ,
D O ROTH Y H E N D E R LO N G , DONNA
M ARTIN , C ARO L H AM M OND, A D E L E
ING O GLIA, F L O R E N C E B R E E N , and
h er
sister
FERN
COBB,
ED ITH
BREW ER,
M A R IL Y N
JAKS,
CE ­
LE S T E SWANSON, V IR G IN IA TOW N­
SEND, M ARrA N RIGG S, MRS. G E R ­
A LD H ENDERSO N, RUTH LUM MIS,
H E L E N M ORGAN , V IJA B E R R Y , and
A L spent severa l months in E urope.
Should have som e interesting stories
and pictures to tell and show. M any
m ore I ’ m sure just h aven ’t heard.
Last month M cC ellan F ield and the
‘ ’ Connie’ ’ . This m onth som e of w ere
lu cky enough to get a ride on the
G oodyea r blim p. F L O R E N C E B R E E N
and her 4 9 % er JACK, LA R U E BROW N
and h er 4 9 % e r N O RM and you rs truly
M RS. LO W E LL SW E TZE R . F iv e air­
planes and one ca r m a d e this trip.
Our m a n y thanks to M RS. G ALLO and
MRS. ROSSI for a d a y we w ill n ever
w ere som e of the lucky peop le to get
a ride. Thanks to the B R E E N S, C A R ­
OL H AM M OND and h er 4 9 % er for
the flight F R E D , and E D ITH B R E W ­
E R . This blim p, that so few o f us
w ere lu cky to get a flight in, belongs
to the G oodyea r Tire Co. T h ey have
two. One here on the W est Coast in
Our S eptem ber m eetin g included a
scru m ptiou s pot luck dinner at T E R R Y
V A SQ U E Z ’ lovely new Mt. Soledad
forget. R ea l nice people. H ow one
grou p of gals have so m uch fun I
don ’ s know, but I ’ m glad w e do.
SAN DIEGO CHAPTER
Evelyn Briggs, Reporter
'home, and an excellent co lo r film
df the 1966 San D iego-F allon Fun R a ce.
Our thanks to D R. G E R A L D BANKS
(M A R IA N ’ S husband), who m ad e this
ve ry professional looking film with
Corps O fficers’ Club— Cocktails 7:00,
Dinner at 8:00.
M ARIAN is down in M azatlan to
fly her husband b a ck from crew ing
a sailboat ra ce from Long L eech.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER
Helen McGee, Reporter
Continuing our em phasis on the so­
ciability of flying, 11 m em b ers of our
Chapter and three guests flew in to
Colum bia for our O ctober m eeting.
A fter a tou r of the state historical
park, H ELEN M C G E E hosted the
grou p fo r lunch and a short business
m eeting at her hom e on Sonora.
P ilotin g planes w ere JEAN M U R ­
R A Y , Stockton; M A R IE M cDO W E LL,
Gustine; M A R T IE GRAH AM , Antioch;
and G E O R G E ANN GARM S, P alo Also.
Fun Installation of new officers of the San Diego Chapter. President, RUTH
EBEY, Vice President, LYNN BRIGGS. Secretary, M ARGARET MOODY,
Treasurer, JUNE HIOKOX.
exciting m u sical accom pan im en t, and
to JOHN M U LLEN , (M A R T H A ’S hus­
band)
w ho
helped
with the
showing.
JUNE and JIM H ICKOX had a storm
chasing trip to Illinois. They kept
catching it and h aving to sit down
and wait a bit. R eturning, they had
terrific winds out of W inslow which
forced them to m ake a 180. M ARTH A
and JOHN M U LLE N , M A R IA N and
G ERALD BANKS, ea ch couple in their
own plane, flew to H arlingen, T exas
to the Confederate A irforce Airshow.
It was ont of the m ost en joyable air
shows they h ave seen. B E T T Y W H A R ­
TON and her 49V2er CLAUDE flew
on another breakfast hop to Catalina
Island, and on V etera n ’ s D ay to Las
V egas w here she m ad e her first night
landing.
H ard-w orking
M ARGARET
LANG helps regu larly at the San D iego
A erospace M useum where plans are
being com pleted for the building of a
replica df the Spirit of St. Louis, hoping
to have it done b y M ay 22 for the 40th
anniversary
celebration.
LOIS
and
H A RRY BA R T LIN G . E LSIE and ED
WATSON,
M ARGARET
and
JIM
MOODY all attended the A O PA P lan ­
tation Party at P a lm Springs. E LSIE
and ED also flew to the BarstowDaggett F ly In.
At our O ctober dinner m eeting at the
Marine Corps O ffice rs’ Club, our new
officers w ere installed at a fun ce re ­
m ony.
BETTY
W H ARTON,
peppy
M em bership Chairm an, surprised us
each with w inged n ecklaces holding
a ppropriate appendages for each office
— on R U TH 'S wings was a w atch; on
L Y N N ’ , a com p a ss; on M A R G A R E T ’S,
a pencil; and on JU N E'S, a m inia­
Passengers w ere SH IR LE Y M IL LE R
and E V E L Y N JOHNSON, Stockton;
DO RO TH Y K O E B E L, Gustine; BILLIE
W Y A TT , E V H E N D L E Y and LA U RA
MAY
CRAW FO RD ,
M odesto;
and
IR E N E
NEALON,
Hillsborough.
IR E N E PIG ATI, a private pilot from
Antioch, DORIS CONTANTZ, Portola
V alley, and M A R G E SMITH, Palo
A lio, w ere guests along with B E T T Y
STRAND, wife of L e FBO at Colum ­
bia, and ALICE FAR IS, a student
pilot from Sonora, who helped wilh
the ground transportation.
W e com bin ed our N ovem b er m eet­
ing with a m st successful rum age sale
ture ch eck book. As she presented
e a ch o ffice r with her decoration, she
read cle v e r and am using adm onitions
w hich she had com posed.
in M odesto. The M odesto gals m ade
the arrangem ents with everyone try­
ing to work ait least one o f the days.
M A R G A R E T AN DREW S, recoverin g
While B E T T Y L A M B E R T w as on a
fam ily vacation in Ontario, she m an­
a ged to get into T oronto long enough
to pick up her Canadian tourist license,
from a recent illness, stood by to nick
up anyone flyin g in. H elping w ere
JEAN , CH ARLOTE R Y A N , L A V E R N E
G U D GEL, E LA IN E SMITH, M A R IE ,
BILL IE ,
JE A N E N N E
THOMPSON,
and so could en jo y sea-plane trips
o v e r that beautiful part Of the world.
M A R G A R E T and M U R R A Y GOOD­
RICH a re flyin g their Bonanza to
B oulder, Colo, to share a turkey with
relatives
for
Thanksgiving.
RUTH E B E Y , B E T T Y GILLIES,
R U B Y K E A V E N Y , B E T T Y W H AR­
TON, ST E LLA H ARD IN , E L E A N O R
RICH ARDSON
and
guest,
K IT T Y
SCH IEDING, thoroughly en joyed at­
tending the Southwest Sectional at the
N ew porter. They w ere full o f enthusi­
asm for the hostesses and the ideas
gained there. T h ey happily announcd
w e had won third pla ce fo r air m ark­
ing.
H usbands and guests are invited D ec.
9 to ou r C hristm as party at the M arine
LA U R A M A Y , EV, PAU LIN E CHRIS­
TEN SEN ,
DO RTH A
B R ID G E F O R D ,
S H IR LE Y , H ELEN and J E A N ’S m oth­
er, MRS. GLEN N CUPP. T h ere’s noth­
ing like a ru m m age sale for sociability.
These last m onths have been m eeting
tim e for m any of our m em bers.
M A R IE and her husband, ALAN, and
G E O R G E ANN with R E N E , LA V E R N E
and guest DOROTH Y M cA L LIST E R
flew to the Southwest Sectional at the
N ew porter Inn. V aluable pointers w ere
picked up for the next F all Sectional
w hich our Chapter will ho~t in Stock­
ton. Just hope we can d o as excellent
a jo b a s the O range County gals.
M A R IE and ALAN also attended the
C alifornia F ly in g F a r m e r ’ s conven­
tion in B akersfield along with VI and
AL LA E R U C H E R IE and PA U LIN E
and B IL L CHRISTENSEN.
F ly in g down to the A O P A Plantation
P a rty in P a lm Springs w ere CH AR­
LO TTE and husband, B ILL , and V I
and A L.
B IL L IE ’ S been attending m eetings
of the California A viation Association
on legislative m atters.
JE A N and h er husband,
HARLEY,
took part in the Stockton A eronautical
A ssociation ’ s test of skill in n av iga ­
tion and spot landings, ending with
breakfast in Los Banos.
D O R TH A ’S recen t flyin g exp erien ce
has been confined to the tra ffic pat­
tern at Stockton M etropolitan, helping
ch eck out cu stom er’s planes.
W e ’ve w elcom ed tw o new m em b ers
recently. IR E N E N EALON o f H ills­
borough rece iv e d h er P riva te P ilot’ s
license April 27th and has m ore than
75 hours. She recen tly ch ecked out in
a Bonanza and will be flyin g that from
now on. R E N E is the m other of four
girls, ages 12 to 20, and her husband,
also a pilot, is an en gineer with B ech ­
te l Corporation.
SH IR LE Y M IL L E R , Stockton, re­
ceived her P riva te P ilot’s in August
and has already passed h er C om m er­
cia l w ritten as well. T o build up hours,
she takes friends on a flight regu la rly
e v e ry week. She and h er con tractor
husband have fou r sm all children .
TUCSON CHAPTER
Pat Nolen, Reporter
Tucson
99s had
Penny-a-Pound
another
A irlift on
successful
O ctober 23.
W e ca rried 167,981 pounds o f enthusi­
astic
hum anity.
V ital
statistics:
24
donated a ircra ft flow n b y 34 volunteer
pilots. Tucson A irport A uthority bought*
1380
gallons
of
gas.
Tucson
T ow er
reported this ninth y ea r to
best organized airlift o f all.
In N ew
Y ork ,
on
be
the
SHIRLEY MARSHALL holding the Lady Hay Drummond-Hay Trophy.
Septem ber
25fh,
SH IR LE Y M ARSH ALL receiv ed a sig­
S H E R R Y B O IC E receiv ed h er Instruc­
ticn com p a n y in the N ogales area.
nal
tor
A eron autics;
her C om m ercia l w ritten; and W E N D Y
SY L V IA B A R T Z, S H IR L E Y M A R ­
SHALL and P A T N OLEN from T u c­
the L a d y H ay D rum m ond-H ay T rophy
BLA N CH A RD has put her new Instruc­
son,
fo r 1966! Our ch apter is honored b y
having SH IR L E Y join such an illus­
tor R a tin g to w ork in the W DC area .
RE IN H O LD
the 2nd International H angar Session
aviation.
M A R Y ARM STRO N G w as featured
in a Louisville n ew spaper m agazine
in H erm osillo, Sonora, M exico, N ovem ­
m ilestone
section with good pictu res and a d ia ry
b er ll-13th. G O V E R N O R ENCINAS, of
in the flyin g ca re e r o f D O ROTH Y J E N ­
o f her participation in the ’66 AW T A R .
Sonora, and SEN ATO R B A R R Y GOLDW A T E R open ed the C onference, which
honor
national
trious
fro m
the
Association
grou p
N ovem b er
of
W om en ’ s
of
w om en
11th
in
m arks
a
Inter­
KINS. It is the 30th A n n iversary o f h er
C om m e rcia l/In stru ctor
R ating.
DOT
has been a part o f the am azing prog­
ress that
lives.
We
have
aviation
has m ad e
in
ou r
R ating;
of
new
ratings:
CLARK
passed
C ARO L EW IN G has a new p rosp ec­
tive 99, but w as b a ck a m on g us to
do a terrific jo b with the loadin g
FR A N CIS
has
and
JUNE K A ISE R
from
and RUTH
P h oenix
attended
w as a im ed at solvin g border-crossin g
problem s,
and
a rrivin g
at
a
higher
d egree of m utual understanding.
cre w for Penny-a-Pound.
FRAN
news
M IR Z A
been
doin g
C harter and F e r ry flyin g fo r an a via -
PAT
G IL B E R T
and
h er
49y2er,
C H A R LIE , h ave m ov ed into their new
Decem ber 1966
jew elry store and PA T has p rom ised
in San
da y and also
F lying in from L a s V egas w as Chair­
to com e t'o our next m eetin g now that
visit with their b oy who is servin g a
m ission and presently living in O range.
m an N ORM A GUNDERSON in her 172,
L Y L E BECK ST R A N D , ou r n ew Chap­
M A R Y V IA L flew solo from Phoenix,
ter
Chairm an,
m ade
the
Saturday
luncheon
business
also a Chapter Chairm an. F rom P hoe­
nix too, JU AN ITA N EW E LL, 49% er,
m eeting, and M A R J and DON M A C K E Y
E LG IN , M EL B A B E A R D , and WILMA
and LOUISE and K E IT H ANDERSON
BLAND. JU AN ITA flew a Bonanza. Our
ca m e for the evening festivities
itook hom e a d oor p rize). It
(and
w as
Chairm an M A R Y LIK EN and daugh­
ter, LO RI in their 172 Sky hawk from
The O ctober m eetin g w as held at the
W A R D as co-pilot. LOIS W AR D flew
a 140 from P rescott. JU N E E L Y and
she
has
recovered
from
the
serious
injuries she rece iv e d in an autom obile
accident last year.
UTAH CHAPTER
Alberta Nicholson, Reporter
LUCILE CH RISTOPHERSON, our ap­
pointed R eporter, w rote to m e aboard
TW A
enroute fo
E urope,
sayin g
had left P ro v o and had
m ail
the
Utah
forgotten
Chapter
news,
she
to
and
would I pinch-hit fo r her, so here it
is. All is not pla y fo r LU C ILE fo r she
is in E u rope to set up a tour fo r the
Christopherson
T ravel.
She
plans
to
visit the 99 M em bers-A t-L arge a s she
goes through E ngland, Scotland, H ol­
land, G erm any, D enm ark, Sweden, and
N orw ay. This is nice w ork if you can
get it. I re m e m b e r the delightful tim e
D iego the first
it
in
tim e
and
for
grea t fun.
her
w as
LORI
ANN
NELSON.
H olbrook. I flew our Skylane with DOT
spaciou s hom e of another new Ogden
m em b er,
with
IR E N E
D eM ARS,
which
turned out to be an interesting p rob ­
daughter CARO LE drove from W illiam s
and took us to and from Moqui Inn,
lem in navigation since if sets in a
secluded a rea fa r o ff the m ain road
w here w e had lunch and talked flying.
in the
meet'
foothills surrounding the city.
Due to
an early
snow,
ch eck
points
such as the m iniature g olf pla ce re­
m ained
vered
closed,
and
bul
the
all a rrived
girls
p erse­
safely for
fhe
I had m aking the acquain tan ce o f D R .
showing of M A U R E E N ’S slides of her
trip to A laska in a grou p of three
LUCIE W YM AN S and JAC COUSINS
just a few yea rs a g o in H olland and
Super Cubs, which w as both interest-
Brussels,
We
all
had
nd
fun.
talk
Chapters.
it ’ s alw ays
with
99s
fun
from
to
other
L e t’ s do it again soon.
Three Chapters w ere represented at
this m eelin g with all three Chairmen
present.
That should be som e sort of
record , I think.
O ctober 9th found 99s and 491/2 ers
w in ging their w a y to H olbrook for
b reakfast. W e eouidn’t have picked a
The gorgeous
AE
Indian S u m m er w ea ­
SC H O L A R SH IP
ther we h ave been h aving is the grea t­
est for flyin g and every on e is taking
C A N D ID A T E S
advantage of it. The Utah State Uni­
D E A D L I N E Jan. 15th
b etter
at Logan right when the leaves w ere
M A X IN E
ing and educational (w hich is a real
A ir
a ccom plish m en t
E xp lorers
since her plane w as grounded and she
flew with K A Y B E E R w ho w as still
air
w as
smooth
as
I flew in our plane; LOIS W AR D from
NIELSON flew
som e o f A L B E R T A ’ S
the
JUNE E L Y and R O B E R T KNOTT, 66
JE A N K N O T T ’ S son; JEAN , daughterin-law JE SSY E , m y 4 9 % er B IL L and
versity sponsored a Fly-in and Sem inar
so brilliant.
day,
could be. DOT flew a club plane with
for
hom e
slides).
The phone rang in the o ffice one
da y and to m y great surprise il w as
none other than ou r International T rea ­
P rescott; JO W IN T E R LIN G and fa m ­
ily from P h oenix; and NAID A B O R D E R
and
fa m ily
from
A lbuquerque;
they
w as
w ere returning from a vacation in
H aw aii. T h ey w ere at the Prescott
airport when LOIS w as leaving so
MAUREEN
here with m ate, F R E D , w ho ca m e 1o
she invited them to fhe breakfast. R eal
RICH ARDS and tw o o f our four new
deer hunt with his three brothers who
nice
m em bers from Ogden w ere there and
although their flight w as great, they
live here. We w ere lucky to have her
ca m e. H olbrook airport m an ager, JIM
R O A C H and his w ife JE A N N E , M A R Y
at the solo stage. A fter returning fo
SLC, M A X IN E flew on o v e r 1o P rice
to spend
the
w eek-end.
really thought the speakers w ere great,
too. M AU R E E N , along with
JOAN
surer,
RUTH
RUECKERT.
She
co m e ov er for C offee Sunday m orn ­
ing to meet the Utah m em b ers and
give
them
an opportunity to get a c ­
m eeting
her
and
so
glad
they
E LL E N , W A R R E N and LORI LIKEN,
WILLIAMS and ELO ISE W ILLIAM S of
quainted with one of their International
and JIM T A N N E R com pleted the list
of those present. Not quite, JEAN
Clearfield, h ave em b a rk ed on a ven ­
officers. W e en joyed you r visit, RU TH .
D E C K drove from W inslow.
ture w hich they hope will g iv e them
NANCY R E U L IN G had another in­
teresting trip to P eoria, Illinois and I
m ore flyin g and at the tim e w ill im ­
prove their flying technique. T h ey plan
to take
additional
instruction
for
in­
strument flying, plus training in several
different types o f
planes.
They h ave
had one session in a Cherokee 180, a
Com anche 250 and several in Cubs.
They will m eet tw ice m onthly to form u­
late plans.
understand she and GINI S T R E E T O R
have been doing a lot of flyin g down
around the fabulous Southern Utah
country.
ty Chapter fo r a te rrific F all Sectional.
ALBERTA
and
W ALT
NICHOLSON
flew down early, so as to attend their
b o y ’ s graduation from the M arines
w ent
b a ck
to
the
airport
for
n am ed
and
A ir
JE A N
D ECK ,
M arking
Fund
Chairm an;
R aising
JEAN
K N O TT will w ork with JEAN on Air
M arking. DOT W AR D , A ir A ge E du ­
cation Chairm an;
NORTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER
Ruth Smith, Reporter
E leven 99s, l-4 9 % e r and 2 potential
Congratulations to the O range Coun­
We
our business m eeting. M A R Y ELLE N
ful
jo b
DOT did a w onder­
of organizing
our
Pennies-A-
Pound; m ore about that later. C ARO ­
L Y N SH O EM AK ER, H istorian;
Our
m et at Grand Canyon
S crapbook w as passed around at this
on N ovem b er 5th. L as V ega s Chapter
gals w ere planning a fly-in there and
m eeting. JU N E E L Y did a great job
99s, w e hope,
asked that w e join them , so that w a s
the first y ea r and R O SE M A R Y K AH LE
follow ed it up. I ’ m sure CARO LYN
our m eetin g for the month.
w ill do a g o o d job too. B E T H is our
M em bersh ip
Chairm an
and
I’m
re­
G W EN
CALD W ELL, w a s recen tly
porter again.
Be sure to look fo r item s fo r sale
A m erica
from
M IL L E R .
our Chapter in the new roster.
in
on a trip with her husband
I m a n a ged to
have a few
C igarette lighters and book m atches.
w ords of greetin g with B E T T Y ’ S hus­
D on ’t only look— O R D E R .
W e think our Pennies-a-P ound was
band CHUCK, on a recen t tran s-P acif-
a huge success. 451 people w ere flown
w e w ill see them both b a ck again one
fo r a total of 46,263 pounds. 13 planes
took part and the tem pora ry tow er
da y soon. GW EN w a s v e ry thrilled
when SARAH G O R E L IC K w as able
reported a total of 348 takeoffs
to
and
BR ITISH
and w as v e ry happy to m eet B E T T Y
ic delivery flight he m ade.
fly
B IL L
and
herself
to
K ansas
note
form
to
save
plans
fo r
Thanksgiving
Eve
Party.
BURY
travels.
SCOTT'S
previous exp erien ce som e of ou r gols
had when they helped the Tucson
R O SE M A R Y ARN O LD m ad e a fly­
ing visit to B risbane recen tly to ap­
LY ,
ch apter with their P A P . W e plan to
p ea r on a loca l T V p rogra m “ W hat’ s
C AZA LE T , D IANA BAR N A TO W A LK ­
h ave another one next y e a r with p os­
sibly a lon ger trip ov er beautiful Oak
m y S e c r e t ? ” While here she also m ade
ER,
a flight' in a Bell H elicopter. A s you
DON, ANN W ELCH , and m y self:
Creek.
know R O SE M A R Y is our on ly Aus­
tralian W hirly Girl. She and I are
interested in com in g to the USA next
prosp ective m em b ers D APH N E PO YN -
Congratulations
w hole
thanks
to
day
to
H E LE N
the
LAW ­
R E N C E , our newest C om m ercia l pilot.
That m akes 4 C om m ercia l pilots in our
ranks with 2 of them holding the
rating of Instructor; B E T H and DOT.
RO SE M A RIO PH ILL IPS is the other
C om m ercia l Pilot.
JU N E and L A R R Y E L Y
year
to
enter in
the
they
in
encountered an Airline Strike on their
The
sm oothly,
when
report
it w as
in operation.
C om m anche
This
s p ic e ! O ctober m eetin g at D IAN E
B A R N A TO W A L K E R ’ S flat; subject;
City
v e ry
h er
hope
landings during the nearly ten hours
went'
in
Do
SECTIO N
P ow d er
P u ff
D erby. O nce w e solve the financial
angle of this p rosp ective venture, the
rest should be easy.
The next m eeting o f the Australian
are plan­
month. T h ey plan to g o down to Y u ca ­
W e all en joy hearing
E L IZ A B E T H
(chairin g
MARGO
POPE,
m eeting
a b sen ce),
and
HUNT-
YVO N N E
CONES,
SUE P H ILL IPS,
TER
in SH EILA
PAM ELA
M cK E L L A R ,
BETTY
OVER­
GILLIAN
LE M IN A
D E LP H IN E
GOR­
also
G R E Y -F ISK ,
“ Sixty Six” B A R B A R A CANNON, and
m ost w elcom e addition: CARO L KOCZON
from
CAROL
England,
Club,
G arden
spending
has
State
Chapter.
about 6 m onths
joined
cu rrently
fam ous
fam iliarizing
in
T ig er
herself
with T ig er Moth prior to taking T ig er
Club a ccep ta n ce test. W e look forw ard
ning their annual trip to M ex ico next
tan this year.
M em bers there;
C O N S ID E R C H A N G E S TO THE
to
having
her
join
in
our
activities
while she’ s in this country. Just have
C O N S T IT U T IO N & B Y -L A W S
J U N E ’ S a ccou nt at ou r January m eet­
to m ention w onderful dinner D IANA
g a ve us after the m eeting— absolutely
ing.
Next m eeting w ill be at F la g sta ff on
delicious food and wine—m a n y thanks,
D ecem b er 4th at the airport Cafe.
Since this w ill be our D ecem b er
N inety-Nines w ill be held in A pril next
y ea r during the Annual G eneral M eet­
DIANA.
Issue— M E R R Y
ing o f the Australian W om en
A ssociation . N ext y e a r Q ueensland will
of m onths: M A R JO R IE DYKES' and
4 9 % er JOHN t'o Sardinia and Tunis in
be the hostess State and w om en pilots
from all o v e r Australia w ill gather at
their
the
G reek island, lucky people. YVONNE
CHRISTM AS!
Australian
★
“ G old
C oast”
60 m iles
P ilots’
south
of
Brisbane.
Section
M em b ers’ journeyings in last couple
Cessna.
PO PE
I w as v e ry sorry not to be a ble to
m eet F A Y G ILL IS W ELLS during her
F R E Y D IS
and
TIM
SH ARLAN D to their villa on a rem ote
to
M in orca
(M editerranean
island) with her two sons. B E T T Y
and E R N IE CONES toured the con ­
South P a cific tour a s a m e m b e r of
P R E S ID E N T JOHNSON’ S P ress Party,
but I w as on duty at the R a d a r site
tinent in their M orris O xford, specialty
this
fo r the P resid en t’ s a rrival and w a sn ’ t
off-du ty ’til 3 a .m . the next day. P E G
B elated congratulations to NANCY
B IR D W ALTON on her O .B .E .! When
part of the w orld. If is now closing
on another busy y e a r and w e w ill all
K ELM AN
N AN CY w as in this cou ntry to rece iv e
our greetings to her hotel. She m a n ­
the honor from
soon
a ged to ring P E G the follow ing m orn ­
of British Section ga ve h er a lunch­
eon to celeb ra te: viz, SH EILA SCOTT.
E L IZ A B E T H O V E R B U R Y , F R E Y D IS
Olga Tarling, Secretary
I guess as S ecretary of the Austra­
lian Section Ninety-Nines, I had better
give you som e m ore
be
news from
planning fo r 1937 activities.
and
b efore
the
an orch id and
A fter all the m id yea r R ating E xa m s
ing
in A ir T ra ffic Control and also having
parted fo r Tow nsville, so at least w e
did m a ke som e con tact.
com pleted m y R a d a r Course, life seem ­
ea rly
I sent
President
de­
con verted fo r sleeping in as w ell as
driving!
SH ARLAN D,
the Queen, m em b ers
and
M ARGO
M cK E L ­
L A R . W e’ re all so pleased about the
until ou r fa m ily decided to buy a new
W ell, I think that’ s about all m y
present news.
Our G overn or M A R ­
hom e. W e are now just about settled
and I am planning a Christm as and
G A R E T K E N T L Y seem s to h ave c o v ­
ered m ost of our m em b ers’ activities
served.
House W arm ing P a rty
to put us underway.
— so till next tim e—
ed to subside to a m ore leisu rely p a ce
in
D ecem b er
One of our Australian W om en Pilots.
in
the
last
issue
of
C heers to all from
the
N ew sletter
honor, w hich cou ld not be
G reat new s re:
She’ s
“ D own U n der.”
passed
the
m ore d e­
B E R Y L SANDERS.
w ritten
exa m s
for
Airline Trattspdrt Pilots L icense. These
are v ery tough
(m u ch m ore so than
U. S. A T R e x a m !) and it’ s quite ra re
to pass them first tim e, as B E R Y L ’ s
done. V ery m an y congratulations from
us all!
B E R Y L w ill h ave h er A L T P
autom atically as soon as sh e’ s logged
the rest' o f the required hours.
GILLIAN
again.
down
LIAN
CAZALET’S
G regory
A ir
out
of
Services
luck
closed
operations at N ew castle— G IL­
“ redundant” along with other
G regory
pilots.
LIAN w orked
Last
com p a n y
G IL­
for in N ew castle w ent
into liquidation, left her with no jo b
and large chunk o f b a ck sa la ry ow ing,
n ever receiv ed to this day. H ow ever,
still shortage o f pilots in spite of
winter season loom ing up; so w e think
and
hope
G ILL IA N
will
be
w orking
again shortly.
M ore details on illustrious new m e m ­
ber ANN W E LC H : learned to fly 1934:
ferried all m an ner o f serv ice aircraft'
during w a r in A ir Transport A u xiliary;
since
w a r ANN
has
been
prom inent
figure in gliding w orld, job s including
Chairman of British
G liding A ssocia
tion Instructors
Panel,
M a n ager of
British G liding T eam for 7 years, D i­
rector of W orld G liding Cham pionships
1965, and D irector o f all National
Championships since 1985— all these
tim e-consum ing jo b s
bein g
on
volun­
tary basis. A w arded M .B .E . for “ ser­
vices
to
gliding
and
w ork
with
the
British
T eam ;
has
also
receiv ed
R oyal A ero Club S ilver M edal and
A URIEL M ILLER of Durban at the South African Flying Championships for
private pilots.
0 . P. Jones Cup for her contributions
to gliding. In “ spare tim e”
( ? ) w rites
books! 49t i e r L O R N E also v ery w ell
known in gliding world.
now
ou r local Ninety-Nine H eadquar­
ters. A party w ill be held at the F lyin g
Club
w hich
is
located
betw een
Welcome
P re­
toria and Johannesburg, to m ark the
and
o cca sion and it is hoped that all the
SOUTH A F R IC A N
girls w ill be able to attend.
Congratulations
H ere, in her ow n w ords, is a history
SECTIO N
of
A U R IE L
M IL L E R ’ S
to our newly formed
flying.
“ M y flyin g started o ff on a bursary
South African
aw arded b y the Durban b ranch of the
Yvonne
Lourens,
Reporter
W om en ’ s Aviation A ssociation — given
At last South A frica has b e co m e a
Section of the N inety-Nines. U nfor­
for w inning an essay com petition (on
w hy w e w ould like to fly ), and then
tunately, despite endless efforts to get
bein g put' through an elem en tary flyin g
to Seattle, none of our m em b ers could
test.
be at the 1966 Convention to receiv e
flyin g up to the P riva te P ilot’ s test.
the C harier personally, but it arrived
safe and w ell in the post!
This Charter will be handed
to
Grand
Central
F lyin g
Club,
This
the
largest and m ost a ctive club in A frica ,
for safe-keeping, as G ran d Central is
paid
I w ent solo in 6%
then
over
b u rsa ry
duly
presented
for
all
my
hours and w as
with
a
lovely
bronze figu re depicting a w om an pilot,
given b y C om m ercia l A ir Services for
first solo. Then b efore seeing even
20
hours
flying,
I
n early
ga v e
up
Section
flyin g tw ice. This w as becau se o f a)
stalls (w hich I find m ild now) and
b ) spins— they frightened the life out
of
m e.
(H ow
could
I
possibly
ever
m a n a ge them b y m y self When m y eyes
w ere shut tig h t!)
Then,
when I had about 22 hours,
I had occa sion to be ob server in an
A ero-C om m ander piloted b y the P resi­
dent o f A ero Club of S. A .—G rahan
W ulff.
The
trouble
in the
plane
developed
air and a s
engine
we
w ere
returning fo V irginia A irfield the en ­
gines cut, and we w ere fo rce d to crash
into the sea.
B esides a
few
cuts, a
thorough wetting, a short sw im ,
and
som ew hat shaken w e w ere none fhe
w orse fo r w ear. F r o m that ra th er un­
usual— exp erien ce w e b e ca m e eligible
fo r m em bership o f an exclu sive inter­
national club—the G oldfish Club.
F ive m onths after starting the flyin g,
I got m y P riva te P ilot’ s licen se, and
licensed to fly Cessna 150s and 172s,
and Cherokee 180. The T ig er Moth
will be next, I hope.
The South A frican flyin g ch am pion ­
ships w ere held in Durban o v e r fhe
9th and 10th July this y ea r, and I
w as talked into entering. The w eather
w as good to us, and I w as lu cky enough
to be placed second in the ch a m pion ­
ships and found three W om en ’ s A via ­
tion trophies presented to m e.
These
b e in g :—B rits floating trophy fo r best
S.A. w om an pilot, M arie M ills trophy
fo r
best fo rce d
landing,
and
Bertha
Solom on trophy fo r best under 60 hours
pilots
(m ine bein g 55 h ours).
A s fa r as w hat I
do
fo r
a living
goes, p h a rm a cy is m y line. So study­
ing
has
kept
me
busy
since
I
Left to right: Outgoing Chairman, CHRIS WINZER; new member- TRINA
JARISH; and incoming Chairman, PRIL LOVERIDGE.
left
school. A lw ays keen on sport and out­
H ORTON. CHRIS W IN Z E R and guest,
fo the m anagem ent of our group this
door life.
school in
NINA H ETM AN w ere o ff to New Y ork
for the G rea ter New Y ork Chapter
y ea r.
installation.
has a full y e a r ahead. Our new Chair­
Although represen ting the
h ockey, tennis, sw im m ing
and netball team s,
I now only m a n ­
age league squash and
flying o f c o u r s e !’ ’
h ockey.
And
Our congratulations g o to A U R IE L ,
w ho with com p a ra tiv ely little exp er­
ience in flying, ca m e second in the
S. A. cham pionships
w om en.
SHARON
arduously
fo r
m en
and
SIMMONS
tow ard
w orked
preparin g
m ost
ou r own
installation banquet on O ctober 22nd;
and
she
w as
fortunate
in
obtaining
T E D W IN Z E R as gu est speaker.
He
presen ted highlights o f his professional
ca re e r as a pilot and now, jet captain.
F or the installation itself, CH RIS W IN­
Z E R passed along the ga vel o f ch air­
m an to P R IL L O V E R ID G E and nam ed
E V E L Y N M U RCH as Vice-C hairm an,
NEWENGLAND
SECTION
while CYN TH IA K E M P E R retains the
office o f secretary and B E T T Y SAGAN
rem ains as ou r T reasu rer. The Chapter
presented CH RIS with a silver R e v e re
bow l, thanking h er fo r the long hours
CONNECTICUT CHAPTER
Ruth P. Buckley, Reporter
Along ca m e four— CHRIS W IN Z E R ,
P E G DAVIDSON, E V E L Y N MURCH,
and P R IL
L O V E R ID G E attended the
N ew E ngland
Sectional in L aw ren ce,
M ass.,
gorgeou s
on
a
fall
da y
and
had a m arvelous tim e! And again
ca m e four—RtJTH B U C K L E Y , M A R Y
and lively participation she has given
Is Y O U R chapter report
in the N E W S ?
If not, W H Y not ? ? ? ?
the
CHRIS
A m elia
recen tly
E arhart
w as
aw arded
Scholarship
and
m an anticipated a productive and bu sy
year.
RU TH B U C K L E Y
pinned
our new ­
est m em b er, T R IN A JARISH , with a
corsa g e o f white flow ers tied with
roy a l blue ribbon, in the tradition o f
the Chapter. M em bers and friends at­
tending the installation w ere as fol­
low s: CYN TH IA and BUD K E M P E R ,
M A R Y and K EN H ORTON, E V E L Y N
and DICK M URCH, B E T T Y
CHRIS
and
TED
W IN ZE R ,
SAGAN.
P R IL
L O V E R ID G E ,
JERRY
G A R D IN E R ,
RUTH B U C K L E Y , G IN N Y and DICK
C A RRIC ATO ,
SHARON
SIMMONS.
P E G G Y and DON DAVIDSON, M A R I­
LY N
and
JOHN H U B B E L L ,
ELLEN
and TOM P U R D Y , prosp ective m e m ­
b e r K A Y LIT TE N and husband BASIL;
also, three girls from
the Conn. W o­
m en ’ s
F lyin g
Club:
LOIS
OLDS,
C ARO L LABINSKI and IR E N E BA TES,
as w ell as several guests.
The N ovem ber m eetin g w ill b e a
luncheon given b y P E G DAVIDSON
P A R K E . At the end o f the cou rse ea ch
and E V E L Y N M URCH at P E G ’S hom e
pletion, severa l overhaul m anuals, and
H elicopter ride
in North H aven,
a piston as a rem em b ra n ce. The girls
of N ew Y ork Authority.
all!
bring
our
and D e ce m b e r will
Christm as
a
C ertificate
of
Com ­
o f L iberty donated b y H elaire Copters
Lim ited,
and
RU TH
BLISS won the
donated b y
the Port
Lucky girls,
E V 'S
recom m en d ed this cou rse v ery highly
to anyone w ho has the opportunity 1o
been
attend.
M A D D E N are planning a trip to F lo r­
The Garden State Chapter has a c ­
cep ted the responsibility as the H ost­
o f the plane being “ Bent W ing” . Must
b e a story behind that one.
about
at
receiv ed
G U ILFO RD abode. F ew rep orts have
relayed
party
girl
flyin g
a ctivity.
Perhaps, after reading this the m e m ­
b ers will be en cou raged to speak up.
“ T o those o f you
ess Chapter for the Start o f the P ow d er
whom I have not seen person ally since
P u ff D erb y in A tlantic City in Ju ly
m y taking of o ffice —thank you for
your confidence. A nd I w ould like to
1967.
Chairm an’ s note:
JU D Y
M ELTSNER
has
been
M INA
ELSCH N E R
and
D O LORES
ida in D O L O R E ’ S Cessna 150, the nam e
BETTY
PATTO N
is
a
m em b er of
appointed Chairm an o f the Start and
(he P a ra m u s F lyin g Club at Teterb oro A irport, and is presently arran g­
say briefly that w e h ave been asked
she w ill keep you in form ed of all the
ing an a ssem b ly progra m on aviation
by the F lorida W om en
P ilot’ s A ssoc,
developm ents in the m onths 1o com e.
a1
to m anage a U. S. entry ra ce stop
in H artford fo r the IA R next M ay,
A ctivities planned for our Chapter
include a Christm as P a rty on D e ce m ­
in E nglew ood,
and we
b e r 17 at F ly in g W R anch. This date
h ave
a ccep ted.
M ore
about
is also
piloted
it next month! ”
the a nn iversary of the first
airplane flight. On January
15, w e are having another B ox Lunch
A uction at M orrisville Airport.
N.Y. - N. J.
SECTION
The G arden
other
future
the
fall
season
with
plans
October,
fo r
the
m an y
of
com in g
our
ST R IC K L E R
her up
AE
In
m em b ers
at­
SC H O L A R SH IP
A ir T ra ffic Control T ow er
Atlantic
City
problem s
Airport.
that
pilots
He
h ave
at
discussed
when
op­
keep
posted
for
details
of
the
A greal m an y m em b ers of ou r ch a p ­
ter
en joyed
the
Section
m eetin g
on
O ctober 15th at the Sheraton Tenney
Inn, La G uardia Airport. International
important point he em phasized, n ever
President
to ask the tow er to
99s and
66s,
CRONAN
cop ter
this
Can
has a new book
fall,
titled
B e ” . Published
“A
H eli­
by
Ran-
dam H ouse, it’ s fo r beginning readers.
Publishing dale is N ovem b er 15.
4 9 % er W A L T E R
flew
and
their daughter
instrum ents,
they sat it
IR E N E
KEITH ,
a
Pan
A m erican
D ispatcher, had a w onderful flight in
Septem ber to R io de Jan eiro fo r five
then
on
v ia
B razilia
to
P ort
o f Spain.
On
S eptem ber 26th
the N ew
Y ork
area had tw o international 99 visitors
a rrive on the sam e da y at Kennedy.
F rom Australia, via E ngland, w as
RHONDA ST EW ART o f L id com b e, who
on
is on a six m onth tour of three con ­
“ say
hand io bid good -b ye to out-going G ov­
tinents. The even ing arrival w as SHE­
along
ern or DORIS R E N N IN G E R , and hello
to
in com in g
G overn or
KAY
HIL-
ILA SCOTT, G overn or of the Great
Britain Section. On hand to m eet
B R A N D T . B efore the installation m eet­
SH EILA and RH O N D A
R E N N IN G E R , M I N A
again ” .
Several o f our
SELM A
appearing
d ays;
G REATER NEW YORK CHAPTER
Charlotte M. McCollum, Reporter
erating in and around a controlled
airport, particu larly busy airports. One
he afraid
and has been exhibited
hom e to R ed Bank, N. J.
events.
F.A .A .
the
ca m e to the rescu e, v ia C om m ercial
and flew the fam ily Com anche 400
in Atlantic City fo r a luncheon m eet­
ing. Our speaker w as JOHN A. MC­
Ihe
of
around
tour
D E A D L I N E Jan. 15th
Start of the D erb y and other com in g
of
painting
on
at G im bles in N ew Y ork and at an
exhibition in Philadelphia.
rent on the
port. Then on N ovem b er 13, w e m et
C ontroller
LO PE Z’s
A ngels is now
country,
School
out fo r five days. Finally son PH ILLIP
but
Chief
the
High
C A N D ID A T E S
tended the N ew Y ork-N ew J e rs e y Fall
Section M eeting at L aG u ardia A ir­
D ERM OTT,
M ARIO N
Blue
M orrow
N. J.
to her colleg e in Indiana and w ere
prom ptly w eathered in. Not being cu r­
a
y ea r.
D w igh t
M A R G A R E T LA U D E N SLA G E R
T h a i’ s all the news for this month
brunch at F lyin g W R anch and m ade
our
FAYE
tem b er and has a lrea d y had
for her first airplane flight.
The G arden State Chapter is v e ry
busy these days. On S eptem ber 18 w e
o f f"
99.
o f Brigantine had a b a b y girl in Sep­
GARDEN STATE CHAPTER
Nancy Smith, Reporter
“ kicked
State Chapter has an­
Ihe
with m em b ers from the E astern Pennyslvania Chapter, attended a B asic
A LIC E
ROBERTS
w as
“ Omni C lin ic”
E ngine School at AVCO L y com in g D i­
M R.
P A T R IC K
a
JU LIE VOM SAAL, SELM A CRONAN
vision
in W illiam sport,
m o s t in form ative progra m , well w orth
and K A Y H ILBRAN D T. The day w as
Those
attending
LOCH,
JU D Y
WHISTON,
w ere
Pennsylvania.
MARY
JU N E
M E L TSN E R ,
ANN
FL O R E N C E
WALSH,
J.
presented b y
w ere DORIS
ELSCHN ER,
ing, the
MURPHY
w as
spent:
seein g and hearing.
P rosp ectiv e
m em b ers
at.
tion m eetin g included DOT
W arren Township,
N.
J.;
at
K ennedy
including
a
visit
S ec­
to the tow er fo r RH ONDA, then din­
K IR B Y ,
DORIS
n er at T ra d er V ic ’ s in Ihe city for all.
the
ANT, and JOAN B E R T L E S. The cou rse
STOLL, Chappaqua, N. Y .; and LYN N
M IN A a lso ran into M A R IE D 'A LT E R IO , G overn or o f the M iddle-East
dealt m ainly with the 0-320 and 0-360
tear-
C H ALM ER S TW A ITE , New R och elle.
B E T T Y PA T TO N w on the Channel
Section, at G abby R en nin ger’ s Fly-In
at Pottstow n, P a ., airport the end
down and reassem bly. T h eir instructor
In this five d a y cou rse w as C H A R L E S
M aster R adio, G A IL BR O W N LE E won
o f Septem ber.
the H elicopter ride around the Statue
BARBARA
M AD ELIN E W ILCOX, M A R G E
engines
and
included
com p lete
BRY­
BROTH ERTON ’S
new
address
is R .
R.
1,
Lim ehouse,
tario, Canada. B A R B A R A
m e m b e rs of ou r Chapter,
On­
is still a
preferrin g
fo r the m om ent to rem ain so, rather
than
b ecom in g
a
m em ber-at-large.
Good luck in you r new hom e and new
location, B A R B A R A !
And
I
thank
those
responsible
for
getting the news to m e this month,
m ain ly M IN A ELSCH N ER,
JU LIE
VOM SAAL, and RU TH BLISS. With­
out' them this w ould have been m ighty
short!
LONG ISLAND CHAPTER
Honey Kate Trattler, Reporter
Biggest
new s
this fall:
our highly
successful Penny-A-Pound held on O c­
tober 29th at Long
Airport.
O ver
three
Island-M acA rfhur
thousand
people
turned up, and w e w ere able to give
rides to seven hundred and fifty. The
ch apter m ad e about nine hundred d ol­
lars— not' bad fo r ou r first airlift! We
all w orked m ighty hard, and w ere
fortunate
bands,
and
in
having
friends,
the
help
from
fixed b ase
airport
tow er
and
hus­
operators,
New Lonj; Island Chapter officers at the installation luncheon. Left to right:
RUTH DOBRESCU. Secretary; HONEY KATE TRATTLER, Vice-Chairman;
RITA GIBSON, Chairman; and JOAN FLEISCHMANN, Treasurer.
m a n a ge­
m ent personnel. E very on e rea lly pitch­
the
ed in to m ak e it a m em ora b le day.
M acArthur term inal building.
On O ctober 22nd, ju st one w eek b e­
fore the Pcnny-A -Pound, our Installa­
tion luncheon w a s held at the M a rcpierre
restaurant
in
F arm ingdale.
Guest o f honor, G O V E R N O R
KAY
H ILB RAN D T, installed the new officers
— Chairm an,
R IT A
GIBSON;
V ice-
Chairm an, H O N EY K A T E T R A T T L E R ;
Secretary,
RUTH DO BRESCU ;
and
Treasurer,
JOAN
FLEISCH M ANN.
HANK B O R N E R , Transportation E d i­
tor of the
“ Lon g
Island C om m ercia l
new
restaurant
D ouglas
the M E E K E R residen ce. The trick or
N ext in D e ce m b e r is the Christm as
E T H E L F E D D E R S , D O RITA NORTON,
party— this
year
to
in
the
be
Continental restaurant
held
in
frca ters
at
the
Syosset
on
F rid a y, D e ce m b e r 9th. F estivities b e­
gin at 8 p.m .
N ew est L on g Island Ninety-Nine is
H E L E N M O X IM , with a y e a r o f flyin g
and 137 hours tucked aw ay. W elcom e,
H E LE N . W e’ re delighted to have you
with us.
M ore new s:
re ce iv e d
the
E L L IE
A m elia
M cCULLOUGH
E arh art
m ed a l
present w ere
N AOM I M E E K E R ,
PEG
WAHL,
and T E R R I
P IR -
RU N G .
E T H E L and P E G flew b y jet 1o New
Y ork for the F all Sectional. P E G in­
vited the Section to W estern N ew Y ork
fo r the Spring m eetin g. This is som e­
thing w e have all been wanting to do
for som e tim e. now. NAOM I, E TH E L ,
and T E R R I w ere lu cky enough to see
Ihe p rogra m that P A T M U R P H Y puts
on when it w as sponsored b y one of
R e v ie w ” , and one of our specia l guests,
fro m the “ Lon g Island E a rly F ly e rs ”
rece iv e d
a handsom e
identification
bra celet as a token o f a ppreciation for
all his help to the new Chapter. Then
for her A W T A R entry. The m ed a l w as
presen ted b y ch a rter Ninety-Nine m e m ­
outgoing
LOUGH w as presented with a Ninety-
b e ca m e a m em b er of the “ Interna­
tional O rder o f C h aracters,” n icknam e:
Nine costu m e pin. There w ere
GERO N IM O — and a M erry Christm as
about flyin g fo r a cou ple o f months.
and H appy N ew Y e a r to you all.
W e’ re looking forw a rd to seeing her
pictures taken on the trip at a m eet­
Chairman
E L L IE
M cCULsom e
audible sighs o f relief as she put it
on— R IT A
one
GIBSON
pin E L L IE
had
selected
didn’ t h ave. It
ber,
VIO LA
GENTRY.
E L L IE
also
the
w as
a lovely luncheon!
Now som e D e ce m b er dates to note:
The Long Island N inety-Nines and
Sixty-Sixes w ill m od el clothes, suitable
fo r flying, at L on g Island A irport on
WESTERN NEW YORK CHAPTER
Terri Pirrung, Reporter
Cider, doughnuts, and som e business
w as the progra m fo r our N ovem b er
m eetin g held on H allow een night at
the
B u ffalo
fixed-b a se
operators.
W e w ere glad to see our Chairm an,
D O R ITA b a ck to her old ch ipper self
a fter a bout with a bu g she picked
up during her travel to R u ssia and
Israel.
Said
she
cou ldn ’t even
think
ing in the n ear future.
PEG
said the latest A irm ark ing in
the Dunkirk-Fredonia area has been
on the ro o f of a F redonia high school.
W e w ould like to say a belated w el­
com e
to H A R R IE T
M IL L E R
and
Sunday, D e ce m b e r 4th at 3 p.m . This
F R A N C E S M U R R A Y , our new est m e m ­
will be
b ers on the other
co-ordinated with an a ircra ft
exhibit set up on the ram p— and the
whole show celeb ra tes the opening of
C O N S ID E R C H A N G E S TO THE
C O N S T IT U T IO N & B Y -L A W S
-5 4 —
side of the
state.
H ope you w ill b e able to co m e over
our w a y for a m eetin g som etim e.
able
k J lM IO O L E EAST
SECTION
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CHAPTER
Marion Dunlap, Reporter
E veryone had a good tim e
m eetin g
ANESIA
C lub.”
AN ESIA
MACH­
sented h istorical docum ents and orig­
inal papers to the Smithsonian Insti­
SK IP
tute from the cou ntry o f Brazil in
com m em ora tion o f A L B E R T DUMAS,
by
som e
of
including
SH E P ­
H ARD . And, how lu cky could the stunt4 9 % er B IL L JACKSON had
retired
from
the
FAA
gines.
fun and surprises fo r the
m et
nom inating
h er friends—
show
w itnessing the show !
girls
of
air
ning a tour w as m ad e o f A v co Corp.
m anufacturer of L y com in g a ircra ft en ­
the
us
ton, w here he w ere a fford ed a private
ers b e ? ?
this,
fold
MACHADO as “ W om an of the Y e a r—
for the 0 X 5
just
F ollow ing
She
ADO, 99 m em ber-at-large, recen tly pre­
Middle E ast Section m eetin g at W il­
eve­
the grea t whole, no m atter how sm all.”
pleasant surprise and thrill to see this
particu larly
ax’ The
F rid a y
im aginable! !x0!
hidden paradise so close to W ashing­
liam sport,
Pennsylvania.
p la ce
—JACQ U IE SM ITH 'S private landing
strip at A ccok eek , M aryland. W hat a
prior
to
fam ous aeronaut. While in St. Louis,
BLA N CH E w a s on several ra dio pro­
g ra m s
Planning— Ideas fo r fund raisin g and
and a beautiful luncheon w as
given
in her honor attended
by
the
convention
President of Zonta International, M is­
w ere (he ch ief topics for discussion.
M em bers w earin g their Ihinking caps,
souri V a lley Pilot’s, N AA and m em bers
Party which w as a delightful affair.
Saturday m orn in g brought quite a
besides
BLANCH E
NANCY LY N A M , M A R Y A N N JESSU P,
of
few of the girls flyin g in IF R as the
JACQ U ELIN E SMITH, B E A W IL D E R .
weather w as not to o coop era tive.
H E LE N
the 99s and pinned their newest m e m ­
ber.
in the Susquehanna R oom
of the L y ­
com ing
Acquainted
H otel
fo r a
G et
The Section business m eetin g began
RUTH
the
new
o fficers
included:
M U R P H Y , JA N E RALSTON,
F R E C K L E T O N ,
HEDY
at 10:00 a .m . w ith the election of the
following o ffice rs: K A T E M cCAR IO,
J A F F E E , LA U R A J E R E N E R , N E L L IE
JACKSON, H A ZE L DW IGGINS, W E N ­
Governor:
H A ZE L
BARTOLET,
DY
G overnor;
H A ZE L
DW IGGINS, T rea ­
surer;
and
BARBARA
V ice
FAR Q U H A R -
SON, Secretary.
Many fine things are bein g planned
for
the
Im’ernational
Convention
B LA N CH A RD ,
DORIS
LIL
VELTA
should m ake this a m ust on their lists
o f events.
the
press.
A fter
installed
the
luncheon
the new
the G reater St.
Louis
V acations— Y an kee
BEA
flew to her hom etow n
o fficers
Chapter of
W ILD ER
for vacation—
BENN,
CA P E COD— and had a m arvelous
tim e, even though she took with her
an a cquired southern Virginia accent.
W H ITE,
M IT ZIE
KELLER,
CH ESNES,
ADELE
COTTON,
V IR G IN IA
THOMPSON,
BLANCHE
NO Y ES and JE A N ROSS HOW ARD.
in
Washington, D. C. next y ea r. E very on e
of
C O N S ID E R C H A N G E S TO THE
Som e
of
the
present
G IL B E R T K E L L E R ,
AL
K EN
guest’s
W H ITE,
SCOTT,
JO H N
and
JOHN
CH ARLES
C O N S T IT U T IO N & B Y -L A W S
VIRGIN IA TH O M PSON , Chairm an of
49M>ers
at
JACQ UIE SM ITH'S included: COMDR.
DONALD LY N A M , P H IL IP JESSUP,
CHESNES,
JERRY
KELLY,
MAJOR
W ILLIAM SON,
M ICH AEL
CAPTAIN
O ’ CONNELL
(M a­
congratulated our Chapter on 1he m any
SH IR LE Y M ARSH ALL g ra ced ou r at­
rine P ilot) and G U N N E R Y SER G E AN T
M O RRIS BEACH — the latter three from
accom plishm ents during ou r first year.
tendance b y com in g all the w a y from
the 13th Infantry Battalion. T h ey show ­
A fter the business m eetin g everyone
Tucson, A riz. Other visitors included:
D O TTIE R E E S E , JU D Y PATO N , and
JE A N H OW ARD 'S M other and Aunt
V iet N am , from w here they recen tly
returned. If any o f you would care
the
Section
N om inating
C om m ittee
enjoyed a good lunch at w hich tim e,
prizes
w ere
presented
to
lucky
re­
pictures
about
N ew Chapter—W e shall m iss A LIC E
FUCHS and N AN CY T IE R , W ho are
som e good for the M arine R eserve
C A R E Fund, at 1028 Connecticut A ve­
Flights
finale to a w onderful w eekend.
MARYLAND CHAPTER
ED ITO R
N O TE:
AD A
M ITCH ELL
baby
of
A new film ca lled Stam p o f F rien d ­
JOAN SM ITH 'S
of
set
ship w as shown a fter the luncheon.
This is the story o f A M E L IA E A R around the W orld. This w as a grand
nothing
thrilling
to pep up you r m eetings, contact
M AJOR W ILLIAMSON and really do
H A RT’ S and
sa y
a
D AVID
cipients. H A ZE L B A R T O L E T w as pre­
sented with a floral arran gem en t.
— to
ed
W H ITE.
tran sferring to other Chapters. R U T H
F R E C K L E T O N announced her return
nue,
N.W .,
T h ey
w ill
now that the M aryland Chapter is well
on its w ay, and she is w orkin g to or­
attend you r a ffa ir to show the film s.
ganize a new Chapter n ear R ich m on d,
ties o f an international fla v or in W ash­
Virginia.
ington goin g on at all tim es, that it
is difficult for us to attend them all.
Congratulations— G o
out
to
FRAN­
W ashington,
have
D.
som eon e
C.
20036.
interesting
W e have so m a n y glam orous activi­
kidney
CES N O LDE, who w as in ch a rge of
JE A N
operation and is recu perating. She is
the W om en ’ s R a c e in the National A ir
the A rm y
the organizer of M aryland Chapter and
Show
at
found tim e to have our International
form erly m em b er o f W ashington.
F red erick , M aryland,
to our ra cer
JA N E RALSTO N, and to M ITZI K E L ­
L E R , who has receiv ed h er twin
ternationa] T reasu rer RU TH R U E CK -
has successfully
undergone
a
WASHINGTON, I). C. CHAPTER
Ruth Freckleton, Reporter
1967 CONVENTION C ITY
Off We Go Into the high blue yon der
over
L a b or
D ay
w eek-end
rating!
w a ys
President
preparin g
for
(al­
another fabulous
H OW ARD w as busy at
H elicopter Convention,
A LIC E
ROBERTS
and
but
In­
E R T in a receiv in g line at her hom e.
I
0 X 5 M eeting—BLAN CH E N O Y ES
ROSS
arrived
when
m ost
of
the
guests
w ere leavin g a s m y little P U G (F reck lelon 's A ero Queen) won in the D og
— and it was indeed gratifying fo r the
trip
F A A ),
Show that day. G racin g the tea table
Washington m e m b e rs to ra lly around
their new o ffice rs at the m ost desir­
quoted som ething A M E L IA E A R H A R T
said: “ Satisfaction is bein g a part o f
N O YES, sw apping stories in between
as
an
execu tive
of
the
and pouring for JE A N w as BLANCHE
D ’A L T E R IO
W ELLS, Chairm an of the activities
(and
her
co-C hairm an
V IR G IN IA
COTTON, Capital F ly In; JA N E R A L ­
fro m Philadelphia. I m a n a ged to co r ­
THOMPSON, w ho w a s u navoid ably a b ­
STON,
“ G et
ner the H onorable M RS. A L B E R T
THOMAS, C ongressw om en from T exas,
sent from the m eetin g). NANCY L Y N ­
H AZEL
DW IG G INS;
AM
A w ard Luncheon;
w ho is servin g her h usband’ s unex­
pired term . M RS. THOMAS is sold on
the M iddle E ast Section to attend the
Sm ithsonian;
V IR G IN IA THOMPSON,
W ashington Chapter m eetin g at A D E L E
R eserva tion s;
HEDY
COTTON'S residen ce— and w hat a d e­
portation,
“ Thank
Y ou s” ,
Central
C hapter; and F R A N C E S N OLDE will
cups
with
E L S IE
M A CAR IO and
M cB R ID E ,
M A R IE
KATE
aviation and helicopters, and incidental­
ly I suspect JE A N w as instrum ental
sparked the
n earby
Chapters o f
other
hotel
a rran gem en ts;
A D E LE
A cquainted
LIL
P a rty ” ;
CHESNES,
BLANCHE NOYES.
JAFFE,
T ran s­
downtow n
lightful hostess she is! R epresen ted
w ere JO Y C E RO GG IO , R E A WELCH,
W ashington this w eek. H urrah! H and­
IR E N E W IR T SC H A FT E R , E LS IE M c­
take ca re o f the Banquet, as w ell as
aeria l Photos. Incidentally, all I can
revea l now is that the them e will be
in
getting
a
heliport
in
som e G E N E N O R R IS of the AIA , w as
B R ID E ,
chaperoned b y his w ife, JAN , w ho w as
B A R A FAR QU H ARSON from the E a st­
an International one and you w ill be
the third gal
ern
receiv in g all kinds of inform ation b e ­
in C olorado to receiv e
her private ticket. L et’ s get her flyin g
with u s !! M aybe w e can get a new
W ashington
m em b er??
M AYETTA
BEHRENGER
(form ery
from
K A TE
P a .,
Chapter;
on
BAR­
C A RO LYN
H AR-
fore
(with their 4 9 % e rs ), from the M ary-
ington
Santa
hand
long.
Inquiry
a n d /o r
suggestion
from any one o f you is w elcom e. W ash­
is
live— and
such
an
alm ost
exciting
as
place
gran d
to
to
visit.
P L A N N E X T SU M M E R ’ S T R IP NOW.
W e heard that M A Y E T T A B EH ­
Next News D E A D L I N E
band, is m y n eighbor at Andrew s A ir
F o rce B ase. Im p ecca b le fashion-plate
LY N AM ,
and
BOLIS from Central P a .,
Chapter;
LOIS B A T Y and LEA H STINCHCOMB
Clara V a lley) and m ore recen tly from
Peru with her N a vy C om m en der hus­
NANCY
M ACAR IO
R IN G E R
December 20th
(who
visited
our
m eeting)
has had a fligh t with the Blue A ngels
with
(on N a vy D a y ).
COM DR. DONALD LY N AM , h er w a r­
land C h aoier; as w ell as H E D Y J A F F E ,
rior, greeted everyon e
LA U R A Z E R E N E R , JA N E RALSTO N ,
Congratulations g o out to the girls
w ho are w orking lo r their Instrum ent
BETSY
R ating, including M A R Y A N N E SH EL­
as if h er trip
from the A O PA Plantation P a rty at
P a lm Springs, California, w as just
nothing at' all. She and V E L T A BEN N
represented us as
AO PA Clinic.
instructors
at the
I spent a m inute saying “ h ello” to
W EE KS,
N AN CY
LY N AM ,
FRA N C E S N O LD E, H A ZE L
GINS, B E A T R IC E W IL D E R ,
DW IGM ARY-
LEY
JESSUP.
It w a s
a
toss-up with
the
A m elia
ANNE JESSU P, A D E L E COTTON, and
E arh art C om m ittee t'o select tw o from
RUTH F R E C K L E T O N , from the W a sh ­
three: H A ZE L DW IGGINS, NANCY
LY N A M and W E N D Y BLA N C H A R D —
ington Chapter.
A D E L A ID E TIN K E R , just b a ck from,
F A Y , w hom you w ill reca ll did suc’t
terrific jo b on the A m elia E a r­
and the first tw o have been selected
overseas, and there w as such a furor
a
of
friends
hart C om m em ora tive Stam p program ,
gathering around, I gra b b ed m y c a m ­
guided the gals up to the flight line.
and National.
RUTH FRECKLETON
era
The
“ volunteered'
ing a grou p o f w om en in R ich m on d,
com m ittee w ork:
V irginia to form their own Chapter—
V IR G IN IA
say
and
TH OM PSON ’ S
left-—h aving
“ w e lco m e ”
to
tim e
only
FAY
to
GILLIS
their
follow ing
people
assistance
fo r
W ELLS. II w as nice lo see ALIC E,
R U T H , and all the others so happy.
JO Y C E RO G G IO , International
licity;
RU TH FRECKLETON,
The H OW ARD teas are fam ous.
W ashington; LEA H STINCHCOMB and
F a ce d with the p rosp ect of the 99s
International Convention next y ea r, the
LOIS B A T Y ,
area ;
LER;
spinning
D ecorations,
props
around
FAY
in
W ashington
W ays and M eans— M IT ZI K E L
W ashington area m em b ers h ave started
their
W om en
P u b­
local
JO
EDDLEM AN
G overn ors
will
handle
P a rty,
and
for
the final
evaluation
at
Sectional
is en courag­
and now aw aiting sanction b y Section
and.
H eadquarters,
Charter is issued.
Christm as P a rty
b efore
m eetin g
the
w ill
new
be
D ecem b er 10 at H E D Y J A F F E 'S hom e
at
five
fly in'
o ’ c l:c k .
If
you
are
nearby,
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Toronto 6, Ontario, Canada
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3211 Altura Ave.
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430 Palos V erdes Blvd. No. 3 Long Beach
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24840 P a cific Coast Hwy.
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656-2953
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496-2210
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317 G race St.
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722-4720
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426-6791
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300 Greenwood Ave.
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229 Oak Street
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Stanton, Minn. 55081
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990 Crestw ood D rive
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967-3316
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2330 Dallin St.
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Van Ginkel, Jeannette M. (Mrs. M ichael
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Toronto 10, Ontario, Canada
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925-7222
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232 Delam ere Ave.
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271-7722
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500 E m ery Str'eet
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London, Ontario, Canada
434-2907
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143-50 H oover Avenue
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(212) RE 9-3479
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2407 Polk Drive N. E.
Alabam a
Huntsville, Ala. 35801
536-6080
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4611 Raton Blvd.
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859-0326
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1001 Eastern W ay
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424-3721
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Box 13
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776-1576
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P. O. B ox 1148
Florida Suncoast
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355-6348
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377-5764
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584 H itchcook
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474-2801
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SO 1-9224
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421-7375
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Sacram ento V alley
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299-6721
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2207 N. Masters
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AT 5-1311
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3025 Aurora Ave.
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566-6117
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1109 Catalina W ay, Apt. CD.
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772-7841
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510 S. 118th St .
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613 East 26th St.
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632-2241
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217 B irch Street
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872-2843
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F A 7-3154
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2012 V alencia Dr.
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366-4598
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Indore 2, M. P., India
25123
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1827 1 /2 S. B everly Glen Blvd. L os Angeles
Los Angeles Calif. 90025
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633 Gunderson Ave.
Chicago A rea
Oak Park, III. 60304
(312) EU 3-3819
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106 M ontgom ery Avenue
W isconsin
A rdm ore, Pa. 19003
(215) M I 2-4698
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2901 Sentinel D rive
Midland, Texas 79701
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Dean)
B ox 3-127
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