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V o l. 2 No. 5 January-February
6 th A n n u a l lll- N in e s A ir D erby
U o f I W illa rd A irp o rt, C h a m p a ig n , Illin o is
M ay 24, 1975 - rain d a te M ay 25, 1975
speed and p ro fic ie n c y c a te g o rie s
open to m ale and fe m a le p ilo ts
race k its $2.00. C o n ta c t V on A lte r, R.R.
N o. 1 B o x 419X
Coal V a lle y , III. 61240 lim ite d to 60 a irc ra ft
A fte r b e in g d e la ye d o n e ye a r d u e to th e
fu e l c r is is th e 6 th A n n u a l lll- N in e s A ir
D erby is on its w a y a g a in . T h is eve n t is
u n iq u e in th a t th e p ilo t o f th e ra c in g p la n e
m ay be e ith e r m ale o r fe m a le . A ls o , th e re
are tw o ra c in g c a te g o rie s , speed and
p ro fic ie n c y .
Id e n tic a l a w a rd s w ill be p re se n te d fo r
b o th c a te g o rie s . 1 s t p la ce $200 -- 2nd
pla ce $150 -- 3rd p la ce $100 — 4 th p la ce
$50. T ro p h ie s w ill be give n to w in n in g
p ilo ts and c o -p ilo ts . T he re m ay be no p e ts
o r p a s s e n g e rs in a irc ra ft d u rin g race, b u t a
c o -p ilo t is m a n d a to ry .
Im p o u n d d a te is M ay 23, 1975, w ith a
b u ffe t d in n e r on F rid a y , M ay 23 and
a w a rd s d in n e r on S a tu rd a y , M ay 24, 1975.
C o n te s ta n ts fro m m an y s ta te s , in c lu d in g
G e o rg ia , A la b a m a , F lo rid a , C a lifo rn ia ,
P e n n s y lv a n ia ,
and
C o n n e c tic u t,
have
en tered th is in te re s tin g eve n t in th e p a st.
The d e rb y is s p o n s o re d by th e C h ic a g o
Area C h a p te r, C e n tra l Illin o is C h a p te r &
Q uad C ity C h a p te r.
M ary K ra u tk ra m e r, B r is to l, W is c o n s in ,
is 1975 race c h a irm a n , G a il W e n k o f
H ig h la n d Park, Illin o is , v ic e -c h a irm a n :
M ario n Ja yn e , P a la tin e , lllin o is - h a n d ic a p s
c h a irm a n ; C h a rle n e F a lk e n b e rg , H o b a rt,
In d ia n a , p u b lic ity c h a irm a n ; th e race
b o a rd m e m b e rs a r e :
A n it a A lb e r t ,
O lg e s b y , Illin o is : V o n A lte r, C oal V a lle y ,
Illin o is :
J u lia K o n g e r ,
N o r th b r o o k ,
I llin o is :
M ary
P a n czyszyn ,
G le n v ie w ,
I llin o is : M ary S tro h , B a rrin g to n , Illin o is :
Jo A n n e W a lk e r, R ock Is la n d , Illin o is : and
M ary W a te rs , C h illic o th e , Illin o is .
C h a rle n e F a lke n b e rg
A V IA T IO N C A LEN D A R
1975
Ja n u a ry 1 9 th -- The W h ir ly -G ir ls (In te r­
n a tio n a l W o m e n h e lic o p te r p ilo ts ) 20th
A n n iv e rs a ry " H o v e rin g ” and 8 th A n n u a l
S c h o la rs h ip A w a rd D in n e r, D isn e y la n d
H o te l, A n a h e im , C a lifo rn ia .
The Ninety-Nines, Inc.
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In te rn a tio n a l H e a d q u a rte rs
O kla h o m a C ity, O kla h o m a 7 3 1 5 9
R e tu rn F orm 3 5 7 9 to a b o ve address
2nd Class P ostage pd. at N o rth L ittle R ock, A rk.,
and a t a d d itio n a l m a ilin g o ffice s.
E d ito r........................................................................................................................... M a rd o C rane
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C o n trib u tin g E d ito rs .......................................................................M a ry F o le y - B e tty H ic k s
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P h yllis P ie rce
CONTENTS
_ P re s id e n t Pat's A c tio n L in e ......................................................................................................... 1
T he C o m m is s io n e r Is A 9 9 — B y M a rd o ................................................................................ 2
T h e M ic h ig a n A v ia tio n F e stiva l — C la ire O ja la ................................................................... 1
1975 In te rn a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n — llo v e n e P o tte r............................................................... 1
D a ryl A n n K y le ............................................................. 8
F A .I. C o n fe re n c e — R o se m a ry C o lm a n ................................................................................ 4
H y p o x ia — M a ry F o le y ................................................................................................................. 4
In te rn a tio n a l H e a d q u a rte rs — M a rily n C o p e la n d ............................................................... 5
R e m arks b y Pat M cE w e n a t C e re m o n y .................................................................................. 5
C h a p te r H is to rie s — C a lifo rn ia (c o n t'd ) — R u th R u e c k e rt.............................................. 6
R e g u la r F e a tu re s
W h a t Its A ll A b o u t — C o m m itte e R e p o rts ..............................................................................9
B y Laws R e visio n — Pat J e tto n
A W TA R — PPD — W anda C u m m in g s
A ir A g e E d u c a tio n — 9 9 S ty le — L in d a H o o k e r
In te rn a tio n a l H o t L in e — L illia n S n y d e r
M e m b e rs h ip — G e n e N o ra Je sse n
M use u m R e p o rt — D o ris R e n n in g e r
In te rn a tio n a l N o m in a tio n s — L o la R ic c i.......................................................................... 12
S c ra p b o o k — B e tty M c N a b b ............................................................................................... 13
C h a p te r P e rs o n a litie s — D o nna T ra c y M y e rs b y M a ry N e il......................................... 11
P ro file — Edna G a rn e r W h y te — b y A u le e n H a ll................................................................ 8
N e w s B rie fs .................................................................................................................................... 12
N e w H o riz o n s ................................................................................................................................ 12
N Y -N J S e c tio n R e p o rt — M a rc ia G ite lm a n ........................................................................ 13
C h a p te r R e p o rts ............................................................................................................................ 14
H e a d q u a rte rs B u ild in g F u n d D o n o rs ....................................................................................16
R o s te r A d d itio n s ........................................................................................................................... 31
Ite m s F or S a le (c u t o u t fo r R o s te r).........................................................In sid e B a ck C o v e r
President — Pat M cE w en, 1 6 206 East C e n tra l, W ich ita , Kansas 6 7 2 3 0
Vice President — Lois Feigenbaum , 103 P in e w o o d Dr., C a rb o n d a le , Illin o is 62901
Secretary, Thon Griffith, 3 1 4 R o b in h o o d Lane, C osta M esa, C a lifo rn ia 9 2 6 2 7
Treasurer, Janet G reen, P.O. B o x 629, O ce a n S p rin g s, M is sissip p i 3 9 5 6 4
Board of Directors:
M ary Able, 9 0 0 9 B ra e b u rn V a lle y Dr., H o u sto n , T exas 7 7 0 3 6
llovene Potter, 1 2 7 05 S h o re w o o d Dr. SW., S e a ttle , W a sh in g to n 9 8 1 4 6
M ary Vial, # 3 8 L in c o ln H ills Estates, 3 5 0 0 E. L in c o ln Dr., P h o e n ix, A riz. 8 5 0 18
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INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTION
JULY 30-31,
AUGUST 1-2, 1975
President Pat's
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By llovene Potter
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C o n g ra tu la tio n s on yo u r a c c e p ta n c e o f o u r them e A C T -A C T IV IT IE S - C O M ­
M U N IC A TIO N S and T R A IN IN G ! T hro u g h th e g o v e rn o rs ’ le tte rs and c h a p te r n e w s le tte rs
yo u r ACTIVITIES have been C O M M U N IC A T E D to m e. I a p p re c ia te and w e lc o m e a ll yo u r
co rre sp o n de n ce . I am s o p ro u d o f y o u !
N in e ty -N in e s everyw here are p a r tic ip a tin g and c o n trib u tin g m u c h to a via tio n in t h e ir
co u n trie s a n d c o m m u n itie s . T - th e th ir d le tte r in o u r ACT - is T ra in in g . I am c o n fid e n t b y
now th a t y o u a ll have h a d y o u rB F R ( B ie n n ia l F lig h t Review) - if n o t - d o it n o w ! Your A P T
C hairm an, M a rg o S m ith , urged y o u in h e r c o lu m n (Nov. - D e c .) to g e t APT to o . O ur n e w
APT year has s ta rte d so le t’s A C T and g e t A P T ! W hy n o t m a k e th is p le d g e fo r th e n e w
y e a r- S tay A live in '7 5 ! O n ly by kee p in g p r o fic ie n t and s ta y in g c u rr e n t can we be a s s u re d
of o u r c o m p e te n c e in an a ircra ft. C h a rle n e Falkenberg, o u r F ly in g A c tiv itie s C h a irm a n ,
has s o m e great w a y s to have fu n and keep p ro fic ie n t - d o n ’t fa il to read h e r a rtic le in y o u r
last issu e o f th e “ N ew s".
Thanks to o u r S a fe ty E d ucation C h a irm a n , M arilyn H ib n e r, f o r th e tw o a rticle s in th e
Nov. - Dec. “ N e w s ” . W h a t g re a t ideas she has f o r us to b e co m e m ore a w a re o f o u r p o o r
flyin g te c h n iq u e s th a t m ake us u n s a fe p ilo ts . It’s all fun and g a m e s b u t at th e sam e tim e
we b e co m e s a fe r p ilo ts .
N o v e m b e r 2 1 st w e broke g ro u n d fo r o u r H eadquarters. It w a s ve ry e x c itin g , w ith m a n y
99s in a tte n d a n c e and thanks to a ll o f y o u w h o sent y o u r c o n tin u e d su p p o rt and b e s t
w ishes. It w a s g ra tify in g to kn o w s o m a n y o f you are lo o k in g fo rw a r d to o u r d e d ic a tio n in
1975. H e a d q u a rte rs Chairm an M a rily n C o p e la n d has w ritte n a r e p o r t, w ith p ictu re s, o f th e
g ro u n d b re a k in g ce re m o n ie s - lo o k fo r it in th is issue.
W asn’t th a t a m em o rab le c o m p ila tio n o f p ictu re s and fa c ts th a t o u r frie n d Glen B u f ­
fin g to n g a ve us in o u r last issue? J u s t th in k - 45 years have p a s s e d ! It was great fu n to
see early p ic tu re s o f m em bers B e tty G illie s Louise T h a d e n , T e d d y Kenyon and E d n a
G a rd n e r W h yte . O u r s in c e re th a n k s to M r. B u ffin g to n fo r th e in te re s tin g a rtic le .
I e n jo y re a d in g a n d h e a rin g o f a ll y o u r a c tiv itie s - Keep those letters and new sletters
coming!
TH E M IC H IG A N A VIA TIO N
FESTIVAL A ND RALLY
By Claire Ojala
The w e ll-k n o w n M ic h ig a n C h a p te rs o f
99's S M A L L Race w as rep la ce d th is ye a r by
th e M ic h ig a n A v ia tio n F e s tiv a l and R a lly.
T h is break fro m th e tra d itio n evo lve d over
th e u n c e rta in ty o f a v ia tio n fu e l s u p p lie s
la st w in te r and th e fe e lin g th a t th e 99s
s h o u ld d e m o n s tra te , in a p o s itiv e m an n e r,
th e ir c o n c e rn fo r th e fu tu re o f G eneral
A v ia tio n in a w o rld o f s h rin k in g re so u rce s
and g ro w in g re s tric tio n s on p e rso n a l
a c tiv itie s .
The th e m e o f th is event w as to im p ro v e
p ilo t s k ills in o p e ra tin g a irc ra ft in th e m o s t
fuel e ffic ie n t m an n e r. The R a lly w a s flo w n
e n ro u te to th e event at b e a u tifu l A u tu m n c o lo rfu l B e lla ire , M ic h ig a n and ju d g e d th e
p ilo ts a b ility to fly th e ra lly to p re d ic te d
flig h t plan tim e and fu e l c o n s u m p tio n s .
Scores fo r th e fir s t fiv e p la c e s sh o w e d
co n s id e ra b le s k ills in th is area, p e rh a p s
ga in e d fro m p re v io u s races as th e fir s t five
places w ere w ith in 2 per c e n t o f a p e rfe c t
score.
1 st Place L is a D ixo n
1.9750
2nd Place A d e le B in s fie ld
1.9742
3rd Place S c o tty H a rm o n
1.9678
4 th P lace S h a ro n O xn e r
1.9641
5 th P lace W a lte r S im o n s
1.9452
• A d e le B in s fie ld & W a rre n H e ckse l tie d
fo r p e rfe c t fu e l.
• W a lte r S im o n s w o n fo r p e rfe c t tim e .
The n o n -fly in g p a rt o f th e p ro g ra m w a s a
p o tp o ri o f a v ia tio n lo re ra n g in g fro m
te c h n ic a l p ro g ra m s on e n g in e , fu e ls ,
c ru is e c o n tro l, a irfra m e s and new a irc ra ft
d e v e lo p m e n t s to a v ia t io n in s u r a n c e ,
m ic r o w a v e
IL S ,
hang
g lid in g
de­
m o n s tra tio n s and s ta tic d is p la y s . B ie n n ia l
flig h t re vie w s w ere a ls o g ive n to par­
tic ip a n ts .
A ll a tte n d e e s agreed th a t th is u n iq u e
event w a s in te re s tin g , fu n , a nd a p p ro p ria te
to th e tim e s . T h e re fo re , it w a s d is a p ­
p o in tin g th a t o n ly 26 a irc ra ft e n te re d th e
R a lly ve rsu s th e 60 p lu s s ta n d b y s th a t have
a tte n d e d p re v io u s S M A L L races. T h o se
w h o c o u ld n o t e n te r th e R a lly b u t d ro ve in,
he lp e d to s w e ll th e ra n ks and w ere as
e n th u s ia s tic as th e fly - in s .
S in ce o u r event w a s a tim e ly and u n iq u e
one to th e 99s, it w o u ld be in te re s tin g to
th e S M A L L RAC E B oard to k n o w w h y th e re
w as le ss s u p p o rt th e n fo r pure races.
W rite C la ire O ja la , 26695 S im o n e ,
D earborn H e ig h ts , M i. 48127.
G eneral In fo rm a tio n fo r p o te n tia l C a m pe rs
and F is h e rm e n :
A ir s tr ip s in th e S ta te o f W a s h in g to n th a t
lend th e m s e lv e s to re c re a tio n a l use, we
can d ire c t yo u to se ve ra l. S te h e k in , a t th e
n o rth w e s t end o f Lake C h e la n , p ro v id e s a
m ost
b e a u tifu l
s e ttin g
fo r c a m p in g ,
fis h in g , h ik in g o r ju s t re la x in g . W e have
rest ro o m s th e re as w e ll as p ic n ic ta b le s ,
w a te r and c a m p s ig h ts . C o p a lis Beach ju s t
n o rth o f O cean S h o re s g ive s yo u fly -in
a cce ss to fin e beach c o m b in g , e x c e lle n t
cla m d ig g in g o r s u rf fis h in g o r ju s t w a lk in g
in th e fre s h s a lt a ir. E a sto n a ir s trip , 15
m ile s e a st o f S n o q u a lm ie Pass is a 3,000
fo o t lig h te d tu rf s trip , th a t is b o rd e re d on
the e a st end by S ilv e r C reek, w h ic h is th e
head w a te r o f th e Y a kim a R ive r and
c o n ta in s n ic e size tr o u t fo r th e avid
fis h e rm a n . N u m e ro u s s m a ll roa d s and
tra ils a b o u n d in and a ro u n d th e s trip and
fa ll o f th e ye a r p ro v id e s a m yria d o f c o lo r.
T ie to n a ir s tr ip on R im ro c k Lake ju s t east o f
W h ite Pass. T h is is a very p re tty s e ttin g
im m e d ia t e ly a d ja c e n t to
th e
la k e .
S w im m in g and fis h in g w o u ld be in o rd e r at
the p ro p e r tim e o f th e year. W e have o th e r
s trip s b u t w e h o p e th is w ill h e lp fo r an
o p e n e r. A ll o f o u r S ta te a irs trip s are c lo s e d
d u rin g th e w in te r. F o r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n
re g a rd in g W a s h in g to n S ta te a irs trip s w rite
W illia m
H a m ilto n ,
A s s is ta n t D ire c to r,
W a s h in g to n S ta te A e ro n a u tic s , P e rim e te r
Road, B o e in g F ie ld , S e a ttle , W a sh . 98108.
F o r th e S a lm o n fis h e rm a n w e s u g g e s t
W e s tp o rt M u n ic ip a l a irp o rt, 2300' sod
s trip , p re v a ilin g w in d s fro m th e w e s t w ith
no o b s tru c tio n s , w e have ta ke n o u r A zte c
and C o m a n ch e in w ith no tro u b le . Phone
at tw o s to ry h o u se on e dge o f s tr ip , free
tie d o w n s by H elen D u rh a m ’s 49'/2. Phone
C h a rte r o ffic e s fo r fre e p ic k -u p se rvice fo r
M o te l e tc . W a rm c lo th in g is a m u s t fo r
th e se tr ip s , lu n c h ’s a va ila b le at C h a rte r
o ffic e , fis h in g g e a r fu rn is h e d , a c o m p le te
se rvice. R e se rva tio n s s h o u ld be m ade as
ea rly as p o s s ib le e s p e c ia lly fo r w eekend
and H o lid a y s . A d e p o s it o f $5.00 per
p e rso n and $10.00 fo r a 6 m an b o a t is
req u ire d to c o n firm y o u r re se rva tio n . B a it
and ta c k le s o ld at C h a rte r o ffic e , yo u m ay
b rin g y o u r o w n o r re n l fo r $2.00 per day fo r
c o m p le te se t. B rin g y o u r o w n lu n c h o r buy
fro m C afe. C o ffe e on b o a rd . W arm c lo th e s
and rain g e a r m ay be needed to p ro te c t
fro m w in d o r ra in . N o fis h in g lic e n s e
re q u ire d . W rite S u n ris e C h a rte rs, P.O . B ox
592, W e s tp o rt, W a s h in g to n 98595 fo r
fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n , b ro c h u re s o r reser­
v a tio n s . T he y have 8 b o a ts fro m 36' to 50’
and are a ll fir s t c la s s and C o a st G uard
a p p ro ve d , have lic e n s e d S k ip p e rs and can
m ake M o te l re s e rv a tio n s fo r yo u . Phone
206-268-6611. C o m m e rc ia l a ir se rvice fro m
S e a ttle to H o q u ia m and T axi o r b u s to
W e s tp o rt.
THE C O M M ISSIO N E R IS A 9 9
By M ardo
Esther 0 . Berner
T he D ire c to r o f th e A e ro n a u tic s C o m m is s io n o f In d ia n a is
Esther D. Berner, a c u rre n tly A P T m e m b e r o f th e N in e ty -N in e s ,
In d ia n a C h a p te r. T h is h a n d s o m e , ca p a b le w o m a n p ilo t is
d e d ic a te d to “ th e c o n tin u e d im p ro v e m e n t o f e x is tin g G eneral
A v ia tio n fa c ilitie s , and th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f new fa c ilitie s " to
a ssu re th e
c o n tin u e d
e c o n o m ic
g ro w th
and
in d u s tria l
d e v e lo p m e n t o f In d ia n a . L a st ye a r she s u c c e s s fu lly p ro m o te d a
G o v e rn o r-P ro c la im e d G E N E R A L A V IA T IO N M O N T H by p e r­
s o n a lly p u s h in g a P ro c la m a tio n by O tis R. B o w e n , M .D .,
G o ve rn o r o f In d ia n a , and Lt. G o v e rn o r R o b e rt D. O rr.
M adine Carpenter
Esther Berner, m em ber of the Indiana Chapter of the 99s, holds
the top p ositio n.
The fir s t w o m a n to be a p p o in te d to th e C a lifo rn ia S ta te
A e ro n a u tic s B oard is M a d in e C a rp e n te r, m e m b e r o f th e O range
C o u n ty C h a p te r o f th e 99s. M a d in e p ro b a b ly ca m e to th e
fa v o ra b le a tte n tio n o f C a lifo r n ia ’s G o v e rn o r R o n a ld Reagan
be ca use o f her fly in g her S ta te S e n a to r D e n n is E. C a rp e n te r
h u s b a n d to m e e tin g s in areas th a t m ig h t o th e rw is e have been
in a c c e s s ib le to h im , e s p e c ia lly tim e -w is e . M a d in e has been “ in
th e a ir” s in c e th e 1950’s, w h e n sh e fle w as a T W A h o s te s s . She
w e n t on to re a lly g e t in vo lve d — a c c u m u la tin g h e r ra tin g s as
C o m m e rc ia l p ilo t, flig h t a nd g ro u n d in s tru c to r, s in g le & m u lti
e n g in e ra tin g s , w ith a lic e n s e to fly as an In s tru m e n t p ilo t. H er
in te re s t w e n t to ra c in g and she p la ce d fir s t in b o th th e V ixe n
F ris k and th e P a lm s to P in e s e ve n ts. S he w as s p o n s o re d tw ic e
by A ir C a lifo rn ia in th e A W T A R , b u t fle w tw o o th e r PPDs as w e ll.
H er m a in g o a l in b e in g a C o m m is s io n e r is th e “ h o p e o f sa vin g
a irp o rts and s a v in g L o s A la m ito s fo r a ge n era l a v ia tio n a irp o rt in
p a rtic u la r." H a vin g o w n e d and o p e ra te d her o w n fly in g
b u s in e s s , s h e s h o u ld k n o w w h a t s h e ’s ta lk in g a b o u t. H er e n ­
th u s ia s m and her c o n ta c ts w ith V IP s w ill h e lp a lo t as she
d e v e lo p s h e r p la c e as a C o m m is s io n e r.
M adine C arpenter, Orange County Chapter m em ber thirteen
years, and a past chapter chairm an (1962-64), was nam ed by
Gov. Reagan as the first w om an C o m m issio ner on the State
A eronautics Board.
Geri Halfpenny
S ta rtin g h e r fir s t fo u r-y e a r te rm as A irp o rt C o m m is s io n e r fo r
th e C ity o f S a lin a s , C a lifo rn ia , is G eri H a lfp e n n y , o f th e M o n ­
te re y B ay C h a p te r 99s. H er in te re s t is, o f c o u rs e , th e
d e v e lo p m e n t o f g e n e ra l a v ia tio n , e s p e c ia lly to b rin g a to p a irp o rt
to th e C ity w h ic h w o u ld be d e d ic a te d to th is s e g m e n t o f fly in g .
Im bu e d w ith th a t m a g ic s o u rc e o f e n e rg y th a t se e m s to be a part
o f a 99, her life is e x c e e d in g ly a c tiv e . S he is m a rrie d to a fly in g
P h y s ic ia n , a nd th e y have fiv e c h ild re n , D e b b ie 20, Pam 19, K im
17, J e ff 14, and J im 12. It fo llo w s th a t sh e s h o u ld , fo r th e p a st
n in e years, be g iv in g a irp o rt to u rs to s c h o o l c h ild re n . A ls o , th a t
she s h o u ld have flo w n u n c o u n ta b le lo a d s o f d is p o s a b le d ia p e rs
to th e N a v y in San D ie g o fo r s h ip m e n t to a S a ig o n P e d ia tric
H o s p ita l.
G eri lik e s ra c in g and has c o m p e te d in th e A n g e l D e rby, th e
PAR (P a c ific A ir Race), th e R eno F un Race, and th e M in i D erby
(stag e d b y th e G o ld e n W e s t C h a p te r).S h e has received m a n y h ig h
a w a rd s , a m o n g th e m a F A A C e rtific a te o f M e rit fo r 1971;
M o n te re y Bay 99 o f th e Year, 1972; and th e M o n te re y P e n in s u la
A irm e n P ilo t o f th e Year, 1973.
She is a P riva te P ilo t, S E L, w ith 500 h o u rs and o b v io u s ly G eri
H a lfp e n n y is s t ill on th e w a y UP.
Geri H alfp enn y, o f Salinas, C alifo rn ia, a new C om m issio ner on
the C ity ’s Airport C o m m isio n.
A new C o m m is s io n e r re c e n tly a p p o in te d to th e A rka n sa s
A e ro n a u tic s C o m m is s io n fo r a 5 -ye a r te rm by G o ve rn o r Dale
B u m p e rs , is p e rs o n a b le M arge M cL e a n , m e m b e r o f th e
A rk a n s a s C h a p te r o f th e 99s. She m a ke s it a fa m ily a ffa ir, fo r h ^r
h u s b a n d , B ill, serves in th e c a p a c ity as c h a irm a n o f th e L ittle
R o ck A irp o rt C o m m is s io n , b o th th u s d e d ic a te d to a v ia tio n
se rvice.
M arge has q u ite a fa m ily , w h ic h o n e m ig h t th in k w o u ld o c ­
cu p y A L L o f her tim e — th re e m a rrie d d a u g h te rs , and th re e
g ra n d c h ild re n (w ith m ore on th e w a y !). A s a ty p ic a l “ in v o lv e d
99” , sh e c o n tin u e s to h o ld a P riva te lic e n s e , SE L, and sa ys she
is a p p a re n tly th e p e rm a n e n t tre a s u re r o f h e r c h a p te r, h a vin g held
th is h o n o r fo r a b o u t fiv e years.
M arg e d o e s n ’t m in d a d m ittin g th a t her b irth d a y s s ta rte d on
Ju n e 29, 1920. S he b e lie ve s th a t h e r lo n g e x p e rie n c e w ith
p le a su re fly in g w ill sta n d h e r in g o o d ste a d w h e n it c o m e s to
s u p p o rtin g g e n e ra l a v ia tio n on th e C o m m is s io n .
Virginia Proctor
M arjoie M cLean, of Little Rock, Arkansas, recently appointed to
the Arkansas Aeronautics C o m m issio n.
A s th e fir s t w o m a n to serve on th e A rk a n s a s A e ro n a u tic s
C o m m is s io n , b e in g a p p o in te d by A rk a n s a s G o v e rn o r Dale
B u m p e rs in 1971, V ir g in ia P ro c to r a sse rte d h e rs e lf im m e d ia te ly ,
she b e ca m e v ic e -c h a irm a n o f th e C o m m is s io n in 1972, and
c h a irm a n in 1973. S he is an a c tiv e m e m b e r o f th e M e m p h is
C h a p te r 99s, d e m o n s tra tin g h e r le a d e rs h ip in o u r o rg a n iz a tio n
as c h a p te r s e c re ta ry , v ic e -c h a irm a n , and c h a irm a n ; and g o in g
ahead to th e o ffic e s o f s e c re ta ry and tre a s u re r, and n o w V ice G o ve rn o r o f th e S o u th e a s t S e c tio n .
In h e r jo b as C o m m is s io n e r she sa ys, “ I feel th a t th e m a in key
to th e g ro w th o f g e n era l a v ia tio n is in e d u c a tin g th e p u b lic as to
th e im p o rta n c e o f a v ia tio n in th e g ro w th and d e v e lo p m e n t o f
c o m m u n itie s . W e need to m ake p e o p le a w are o f th e p o te n tia ls ,
needs, p ro b le m s , c a re e r o p p o rtu n itie s , e tc ., o f g e n era l a v ia tio n .
W e can d o th is by sp e a k in g to c iv ic c lu b s , s c h o o ls , w o rk in g w ith
S c o u ts and o th e r y o u th g ro u p s , w r itin g o u r c o n g re s s m e n and
s e n a to rs a b o u t le g is la tio n v ita l to th e in d u s try and a bove a ll,
c re a tin g a g o o d im a g e as a sa fe p ro fic ie n t p ilo t . ”
V ir g in ia h o ld s a C o m m e rc ia l lic e n s e w ith in s tru c to r and in ­
s tru m e n t ra tin g s . She and h e r a tto rn e y -h u s b a n d , w h o is a ls o a
m u n ic ip a l J u d g e o f W yn n e , A rk a n s a s , o w n a C e ssn a 172, and
th e ir fly in g is fo r p le a su re . S he has th re e m a rrie d s o n s , and is a
g ra n d m o th e r, b u t as w ith o u r 99s, th e m o re she d o e s, th e m ore
a c tiv e sh e se e m s to b e co m e in a v ia tio n . S he is p e rs o n a lly
re s p o n s ib le fo r m a n y o f th e in n o v a tiv e p ro g ra m s w h ic h have
g ive n th e A rk a n s a s A e ro n a u tic s C o m m is s io n n a tio n w id e a t­
te n tio n .
Ruth Reinhold
Virginia Proctor, a dedicated m em ber of the Arkansas
Aeronautics C o m m issio n, belongs to the M em phis C h ap ter of
the 99s.
(N O T E : We know there are several Com m issioners yet to be
m entioned. Chapter reporters please inform us of these, and see
that your editor gets a w rite-up and a photo. We are very proud
of the attainm ents of the 99 C o m m issio ners.)
A lth o u g h w e trie d to g e t a p h o to g ra p h o f R u th , w h o is a
m e m b e r o f th e P h o e n ix C h a p te r 99s, p e rh a p s w e can re ly on
th e ir a c c o m p lis h e d re p o rte r N a ta sh a S w ig a rd , to a c c e p t th is
c h a lle n g e on o u r b e h a lf, so th a t w e m ay run it in a la te r issu e .
R u th is on h e r se co n d fiv e -y e a r te rm as a m e m b e r o f th e
A riz o n a B o a rd o f A e ro n a u tic s . S he is p ro b a b ly m o s t w id e ly
k n o w n as b e in g th e p ilo t fo r fa m o u s B a rry G o ld w a te r, e s p e c ia lly
d u rin g h is try fo r th e P re sid e n cy. A s a C o m m is s io n e r, she has
been v ic e -c h a irm a n fo r a year, a nd c h a irm a n o f th is B oard fo r
a year.
O ne o f her in te re s ts is th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f a h is to ry o f A riz o n a
A v ia tio n fro m th e b a llo o n s a b o u t 1890 th ro u g h a v ia tio n
b e g in n in g s to W W II. T he fir s t d ra ft o f h e r b o o k is a lm o s t
c o m p le te d .
She m o d e s tly lis ts h e r m e m b e rs h ip s in a d d itio n to th e 99s in
w h ic h she m a in ta in s an a c tiv e ro le , as th e O X 5 C lu b , th e I.O .C .,
and th e A m e ric a n A v ia tio n H is to ric a l S o c ie ty .
In ke e p in g w ith a new c o n c e p t by A riz o n a , R uth w ill see her
a c tiv itie s on th e B oard w id e n e d to in c lu d e “ b u ild in g h ig h w a y s
a lo n g w ith a ir p o r ts ” . A p e rso n w ith su ch a s o lid a v ia tio n
b a c k g ro u n d as th a t o f R uth R e in h o ld is b o u n d to be a m o s t
va lu e d C o m m is s io n e r.
Federation Aeronautique
Internationale
6 7th General Conference
Sydney, A ustralia
aero d is p la y , N o m a d - A u s tra lia n a irc ra ft
d is p la y .
T w o w o rld c h a m p io n b a llo o n is ts , Dr.
Jan V o e sm a n a nd h is w ife N im i o f th e
N e th e rla n d s m ad e a th re e h o u r f lig h t in a
h yd ro g e n fille d b a llo o n w h ic h ca rrie d 2,000
s p e c ia lly
s ta m p e d
e n v e lo p e s
fo r
p h ila te lis ts .
By Rosem ary Colm an
W O M E N STAR IN F .A .I. A W A R D S
H is to ry w a s m ade w h e n th e 6 7 th G eneral
C o n fe r e n c e
of
th e
F e d e r a tio n
A e ro n a u tiq u e In te rn a tio n a le w a s h e ld in
S yd n e y
fro m
27th
O c to b e r
to
2nd
N o ve m b e r, 1974. It w a s th e fir s t su ch
C o n fe re n c e to be h e ld in A u s tra lia and w as
o n ly th e se c o n d tim e it has been h e ld in
th e S o u th e rn H e m is p h e re .
T he C o n fe re n c e w as o rg a n iz e d by th e
Royal F e d e ra tio n o f A e ro
C lu b s
of
A u s tra lia and 350 d e le g a te s a tte n d e d fro m
m ore th a n 50 c o u n trie s .
The C o n fe re n c e w as o p e n e d a t th e
fa m o u s S yd n e y O pera H o u se b y H is
E x c e lle n c y th e H o n o u ra b le S ir J o h n K err,
K .C .M .G ., K .S t.J ., O .C ., G o v e rn o r G eneral
o f A u s tra lia .
A w a rd s w o n by w o m e n in c lu d e d :L ilie n th a l
M edal - F o r e x c e p tio n a l
p e rfo rm a n c e in g lid in g o r e m in e n t se rvice s
over a lo n g p e rio d on b e h a lf o f g lid in g ,
a w arded to M rs. A n n W e lc h o f th e U n ite d
K in g d o m . A n n h o ld s th e B ritis h N a tio n a l
W o m e n ’s G o ld F lig h t R ecord o f 538 k .m .,
has been V ic e C h a irm a n o f th e B ritis h
G lid in g A s s o c ia tio n fo r 19 years and
C h a irm a n o f its N a tio n a l In s tru c to rs Panel
fo r 22 years. S he has been B ritis h
re p re s e n ta tiv e to th e In te rn a tio n a l G lid in g
C o m m itte e s in c e 1964 and V ic e P re s id e n t
s in c e 1970. She u n d e rto o k th e re v is io n o f
S e c tio n 3 o f th e F .A .I. S p o rtin g C o d e
(G lid e rs).
F .A .I. Paul T is s a n d e r D ip lo m a s w ere
a w arded to M adam e L u c ie n n e B ia n c o tto ,
F ra n ce and M a d a m e E c a te rin a D ia co n u ,
R u m an ia . T hese a w a rd s are m ade a n n u a lly
to th o s e w h o w h ile n o t q u a lify in g fo r o ne
o f th e F .A .I. m e d a ls , have, n e ve rth e le ss,
d u rin g th e p re v io u s y e a rs, served th e
ca u se o f a v ia tio n in g e n era l and p riv a te and
s p o rtin g a v ia tio n in p a rtic u la r, by th e ir
w o rk , in itia tiv e a nd d e v o tio n .
T he F .A .I. a ls o re c o g n iz e s g ro u p e ffo rts
and th is ye a r A u s tra lia 's R oyal F ly in g
D o c to r S e rvice w a s o n e o f th e tw o
re c ip ie n ts . “ 9 9 " R o b in M ille r D ic k s a nd her
h u s b a n d fle w fro m P o rt H e d la n d , N o rth
W e st A u s tra lia to S y d n e y to rece ive th is
aw ard.
A fe a tu re o f th e C o n fe re n c e w as th e
A u s tra lia n Day w h e n d e le g a te s w e re th e
g u e s ts o f th e R oyal A e ro C lu b o f N .S .W .
E vents in c lu d e d ty p ic a lly A u s tra lia n a c­
tiv itie s su c h as a w o o d s h o p , Sheep d o g
tria ls ,
B o o m e ra n g
th ro w in g ,
R e p tile s
d is p la y , Sheep s h e a rin g , C la y s h o o tin g ,
B a r B .C .
lu n c h e o n ,
K o a la
b e a rs ,
K a n g a ro o s , W o m b a ts , a fly - p a s t by F111 c
R .A .F . p la n e s , H ang g lid in g d is p la y by
B ill M oy e s , Ten m an s ta r p a ra c h u te ju m p A u s tra lia n P a ra c h u te F e d e ra tio n , T ig e r
M o th fo rm a tio n - R .N .A .C ., G lid in g S o u th e rn C ro s s G lid in g
C lu b ,
C ro p d u s tin g , U ltra lig h t d is p la y , P itts s p e c ia l
99 M rs. M argaret K entley, M ajo r General
Aarafat, 99 M rs. Nancy Leebold, O .B .E .
photographed at the Royal Aero Club
Bankstown Aerodrom e, A ustralia where
they attended the Australiana Day and
discussed the next F .A .I. Conference to be
held in Tehran, Iran, in 1976. M ajo r General
Aarafat is the Vice President of the F .A .I.
and President of the Iran Aero C lub.
H Y P O X IA (Cont.)
M ary F. F o le y
H e a d a che and le th a rg y u s u a lly o c c u r
a fte r a p ro lo n g e d p e rio d o f h y p o x ia . The
h e a da ch e is m o s t severe in th e fo re h e a d
re g io n , and is p ro b a b ly ca u se d by s w e llin g
o f th e b ra in tis s u e s as a re s u lt o f o xyg e n
d e f ic ie n c y .
F o r t u n a t e ly ,
p e rm a n e n t
ce re b ra l d a m a g e ra re ly o c c u rs . N ausea,
v o m itin g a nd severe w e a k n e s s m ay a ls o
fo llo w h y p o x ic p e rio d s . T he b e s t c u re fo r
th e se s y m to m s is s le e p , a nd if a v a ila b le ,
100 per c e n t o x y g e n .
Y ou m ay have heard th e te rm , “ tim e o f
u s e f u l c o n s c io u s n e s s . ” T h is is th e
o f tim e th a t an
in d iv id u a l ca n
be
re a s o n a b ly e x p e c te d
to
re m a in
f u lly
c o n s c io u s , w ith e n o u g h m e n ta l a le rtn e s s
to p e rfo rm s a tis fa c to r ily a fte r su d d e n
o xyg e n d e p riv a tio n . T h is is m o s t im p o rta n t
in h ig h a ltitu d e fly in g , and is re a lly
a c a d e m ic fo r th o s e w h o ne ve r fly a bove
10.000 fe e t. T he re is m u c h in d iv id u a l
v a ria tio n , o f c o u rs e , b u t here is a g e n era l
g u id e :
A t 15,000 to 18,000 fe e t, w ith o u t s u p ­
p le m e n ta l o x y g e n , s o m e p e o p le m ay fa in t,
b u t m o s t ju s t b e c o m e in c o m p e te n t in o n e h a lf h o u r o r le ss.
A t 20,000 fe e t c o n s c io u s n e s s
can
u s u a lly be m a in ta in e d fo r 5 to 12 m in u te s ,
A t 26,000 fe e t, fo r 4 to 6 m in u te s ,
A t 30,000
fe e t, fo r 1 to 2 m in u te s ,
A t 38,000 fe e t f o r 30 s e c o n d s o r le ss,
and
A b o v e 50,000 fe e t a p ilo t has ju s t 10 to
12 s e c o n d s in w h ic h to p e rce ive th a t he
has an o x y g e n d e fic ie n c y a nd to ta ke
n e ce ssa ry s te p s to save h is life .
In ca se s
o f ra p id d e c o m p re s s io n su d d e n
fa ilu re
of
th e
p re s s u riz a tio n
sy s te m in a p re s s u riz e d c a b in - th e tim e o f
u s e fu l c o n s c io u s n e s s
is even le s s . If
Alan Bean, U .S . A stro naut, M rs. Senja
Robey, m em ber of the Australian W om en’s
Pilots A ssociatio n , Pete Conrads, U.S.
A stronaut, M ad am e Kim Kyung - O, Vice
President of the Aero Club of South Korea,
relaxed and happy aboard a launch on
Sydney Harbour after a luncheon for
Delegates to the 67th F .A .I. Conference.
Som e of the 99s m ight recall when
M adam e Kim was Korea's only wom an
p ilo t, her plane having been purchased
from “green coupons” collected by the
United States of Am erica girls.
p re s s u riz a tio n fa ils a t h ig h a ltitu d e fo r any
re a so n , th e p ilo t and o th e r cre w m em b e rs
m u s t u s e o x y g e n im m e d ia t e ly a n d
d e sce n d as q u ic k ly as p o s s ib le to a sa fe r
a ltitu d e , p re fe ra b ly b e lo w 10,000 fe e t.
R a p id d e c o m p re s s io n in a irc ra ft is an
in fre q u e n t o c c u rre n c e ,
b u t a ll
p ilo ts
s h o u ld be a b le to re c o g n iz e it. M e c h a n ic a l
fa ilu re o f th e p re s s u riz a tio n s y s te m o r
p e rfo ra tio n o f th e c a b in w a lls d u e to
s tru c tu ra l fa ilu re o r o th e r d a m a g e can
o c c u r in any p re s s u riz e d a irc ra ft, in c lu d in g
a irlin e rs .
W h e n a d e c o m p re s s io n h a p p e n s , th e
c a b in a ltitu d e b e c o m e s th e sa m e as the
a m b ie n t a ltitu d e . If th e a irc ra ft is fly in g at
35,000 fe e t, and a h o le is p ro d u c e d in th e
fu s ila g e w a il, ve ry q u ic K iy (a e p e n a in g
u p o n th e re la tiv e size o f th e h o le and th e
c a b in ) th e c a b in a ltitu d e is a ls o 35,000
fe e t. S in c e th e o u ts id e a ir is m u c h c o ld e r
th a n th e c a b in a ir, as th e d e c o m p re s s io n
o c c u rs , m o is tu re c o n d e n s e s fo rm in g a
fo g . T he c a b in b e c o m e s as c o ld as th e
o u ts id e a ir. A n y th in g in th e v ic in ity o f th e
h o le is in d a n g e r o f b e in g su cke d th ro u g h
as th e a ir ru s h e s o u t. F ro m th e rap id
d e c o m p re s s io n s w h ic h have o c c u rre d in
f lig h t, th e p rim a ry d a n g e r c o m e s fro m th e
p o s s ib ility o f b e in g su cke d th ro u g h th e
o p e n in g o r s tru c k by fly in g d e b ris .
A p a rt fro m th e rap id d e c o m p re s s io n
its e lf, th e f lig h t a ltitu d e d e te rm in e s th e
s e v e rity o f th e p h y s io lo g ic a l s y m p to m s
p a rtic u la rly h y p o x ia and
su d d e n gas
e x p a n s io n .
A ll cre w a nd p a sse n g e rs m u s t im ­
m e d ia te ly use th e o x y g e n e q u ip m e n t
p ro vid e d fo r s u c h e m e rg e n c ie s . P ilo t
p a s s e n g e rs c o u ld be a g re a t h e lp to a irlin e
c a b in c re rw s in a s s is tin g o th e r p a s s e n g e rs
to co p e w ith a ra p id d e c o m p re s s io n , and
p o s s ib ly save s o m e live s.
International Headquarters
Ground-Breaking Ceremony
By Marilyn C o p e la n d
It w as a great d a y! P e rfe c t C A F U - 99s fro m O k la h o m a , Texas,
Kansas and Illin o is w e re o u t in g re a t n u m b e r to p a rtic ip a te in the
o ffic ia l gro u n d b re a k in g c e re m o n ie s fo r o u r ne w In te rn a tio n a l
H e a dquarters B u ild in g on W ill R ogers W o rld A irp o rt in
O kla h o m a C ity . T he e x c ite m e n t m o u n te d a s w e a w a ite d th e
arrival o f th e M a y o r o f O k la h o m a C ity , P a tie n c e L a ttin g . The
o ffic ia l m arch m u s ic w a s p la y in g in fu ll a cc o rd w h e n sh e arrived
and th e fe s tiv itie s b e g a n . O ffic ia l g ro u n d -b re a k in g w a s at h ig h
noon on N o ve m b e r 21, 1974. It w as p re ce d e d b y w e lc o m e s ,
resp o n se s and c o m m e n ts by Paul S tra s b a u g h , E xe cu tive
D ire c to r o f th e O K C C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e ;
C ham ber
P re sid e n t, Ed C o o k ; F A A A ca d e m y D ire c to r T o m C re s w e ll;
A irp o rt T rust C h a irm a n P h il R h o a d es; A ir p o rt D ire c to r John
S o lo m o n ; M ayor P a tie n c e L a ttin g ; a nd 99 P re s id e n t Pat
M cE w en. O th e r 99s h o n o re d on th e p la tfo rm d e c o ra te d w ith red,
w h ite and b lu e b u n tin g w e re : L o is F e ig e n b a u m , Ja n e t Green
S u sie S e w e ll, B ro n e ta E vans a nd M a rily n C o p e la n d .
John
S o lo m o n , A irp o rt M a n a g e r, w a s m aste r o f c e re m o n ie s .
A fte r th e fa n ta s tic fanfare o f s p e e c h e s o n the p la tfo rm , th e
fun of d ig g in g o f th e d irt be g an . A ll 99s in attendance w e re
invited to p a rtic ip a te . O u ts ta n d in g a tte m p ts at sh o ve lin g w e re
noted to be d o n e by our H e a d q u a rte rs S e c re ta rie s , L o re tta G ra g g
and Darla B u lla r d . O f course, th e y w e re b e in g a ssiste d by J a n
M illio n , a m e m b e r of th e H e a d q u a rte rs C o m m itte e .
Ninety-N ines pro ud ly posing w ith the shovel are (fourth from L)
Susie S e w e ll, imm ediate past p re s id e n t;
Pat M c E w e n ,
President, and Marilyn C o peland , Headquarters C o m m itte e
Chairman. O ther happy 99s gather around to cheerthem on.
R e m a rk s m a d e by P at
M cE w en,
President of the
N in e ty -N in e s ,
In c .,
Novem ber 21, 1974, at the groundbreaking
ceremony for the H eadquarters Building
site of the N in ety -N in e s , In c ., O klahom a
City World A irport, O klaho m a:
It is w ith a heart fu ll o f th a n k s g iv in g and
jo y th a t I a tte n d th is g ro u n d b re a k in g
ce re m o n y to d a y . T h is c u lm in a te s several
years e ffo rt on th e pa rt o f m a n y to fin d a
p e rm a n e nt h o m e fo r th e N in e ty -N in e s . W e
have fo u n d su c h a h o m e and w e w ill be
e te rn a lly
g ra te fu l
to
th e
M ayor
of
O k la h o m a C ity , and th e C h a m b e r o f
C o m m e rce , th e A irp o rt T ru s t, and a ll th e
o th e rs w h o have w o rk e d so hard to m ake
th is day fin a lly hap pe n .
W e are d o in g several th in g s good here
to d a y ! By b u ild in g a b u ild in g we are
d e m o n s tra tin g fa ith in th e fu tu re o f o u r
c o u n try . W e are d e m o n s tra tin g fa ith in th e
fu tu re o f a v ia tio n in th is g re a t c ity . W e are
d e m o n s tra tin g fa ith in th e w o m e n p ilo ts o f
to d a y and o f th o s e w h o w ill fo llo w in o u r
fo o ts te p s . F o llo w m u c h th e sa m e w a y, we
C o n s tru c tio n o n H e a dquarters b e g a n on th e f o llo w in g
M onday. T h e w e a th e r has been m o s t c o o p e ra tiv e on th e p ro je c t
in N o v e m b e r a n d December. T a rg e t d a te fo r c o m p le tio n is M a y
25, 1975.
Best w is h e s f o r a Happy 1975. P la n to be at the d e d ic a tio n o f
H e a d q u a rte rs , N o ve m b e r 2, 1975 (O u r 4 6 th 99 B irthday).
Our In te rn a tio n a l President Pat M c E w e n , seems to be jo yfu l at
the g ro u n d -b ra kin g ceremonies for the new International
Headquarters B uilding. She was o n e of the main speakers at the
historic event on November 21, 1974.
Away We G o! T he first shovelsful fo r OUR building by VIPS
fo llo w in th e fo o ts te p s o f o u r fir s t
p re s id e n t A m e lia E a rh a rt.
It w a s A m e lia E a rh a rt w h o sa id o f
w o m e n in g e n e ra l and o f th e N in e ty -N in e s
in p a rtic u la r: “ W e m u s t earn tru e re sp e ct
and e q u a l r ig h ts o f m en by a c c e p tin g
r e s p o n s ib ilitie s and if w e th in k and
re sp o n d as c a p a b le h u m a n b e in g s a b le to
deal w ith and even e n jo y th e c h a lle n g e s o f
life , th e n w e w ill have m u c h to c o n tr ib u te ."
She g o t a p a rtic u la r k ic k o u t o f w o m e n
ta c k lin g a ll k in d s o f p ro b le m s . T h is is o ne
o f th e p rim e re a so n s sh e and th e o th e r
w o m e n p ilo ts in 1929 fo u n d e d th e N in e ty N in e s.
T hey e n v is io n e d th e N in e ty -N in e s as
p ro v id in g a c lo s e r e la tio n s h ip a m o n g
w o m e n p ilo ts w ith th e p u rp o s e o f u n itin g
th e m to c a rry o u t e d u c a tio n , c h a rita b le ,
and s c ie n tific a c tiv itie s , e s p e c ia lly th o s e
relate d to a v ia tio n . F ro m th e 99 c h a rte r
m e m b e rs in 1929 w e have g ro w n to a lm o s t
5,000 s tro n g in o u r 4 5 th year. W e w ill
c o n tin u e to g ro w . W ith o u r ne w h o m e as a
fo c a l p o in t, w e c a n n o t h e lp b u t th riv e .
I th in k it is a p p ro p ria te th a t o u r o ffic ia l
e m b le m is a c o m p a s s rose w ith th e N in e ty N in e in te rtw in e d in th e m id d le . W e have
c h o s e n a s ite th a t is c e n tra lly lo c a te d fo r
o u r h o m e a nd h o p e fu lly th e lig h t o f o u r
e n d ea vo rs w ill e m a n a te to a ll p o in ts o f th e
c o m p a s s o u t to in fin ity .
A m e lia
E a rh a rt c o u ld
fo re se e
th a t
a v ia tio n w o u ld be o f g ro w in g im p o rta n c e
to in d u s try and it is th e c lim a x o f th e
p a g ea n t o f h u m a n p ro g re s s fro m o x c a rt to
s p a c e c ra ft. T he re is no fie ld th a t has a
g re a te r lu re fo r o u r y o u n g p e o p le than
fly in g . W e are g o in g to p ro vid e a p la ce fo r
th a t y o u n g s te r to s tu d y fly in g o f to d a y and
y e ste rd a y.
V es, to d a y w e s ta rt a very im p o rta n t new
a d ve n tu re . W e are s ta rtin g c o n s tru c tio n on
a h o m e , fo r th e N in e ty -N in e s , fo r th e next
o ne h u n d re d ye a rs. W h a t a th r ill it w ill be
fo r s o m e , as y e t u n b o rn , y o u n g s te rs to
c o m e to o u r “ h o m e ” and d o rese a rch . If it
w ere n o t fo r th e v is io n a nd f a ith and
c o u ra g e o f a ll o f yo u here g a th e re d , th a t
w o u ld n o t be p o s s ib le .
Chapter
Histories
C alifornia
by
Ruth
(continued)
Rueckert
(Editor's N o te : This is a con tin uation of the first of our series of
State Chapter H isto ries. It has been com piled by Ruth Rueckert,
prom inent m em ber of the Bay C ities Chapter, w ith the
cooperation of the individual C hapters. The newer chapters may
have to be w ritten up later, for som e were formed a fter this was
com pleted.)
RED W O O D E M PIR E CH A P TE R was hostess to the 1956 Spring
Section M eeting (against w a ll, top to bottom of stairs
((G e r a ld in e M ic k e ls e n ( In t e r n a t io n a l P r e s id e n t 1 9 5 3 -5 5 )
Sacram ento Valley C ahpter, Jean C o llin s, Santa Clara Valley,
Edna Penners, San Diego, M artha Lundy, Governor Southw est
Section, Las Vegas, u n id e n tifie d ; Elsie S m ith, and Ethel Kerley,
Los Angeles, and Dorothy W h ite m en , Bay C ities, Next row t to
b: M argaret G erhardt, Bay C ities , Betty G illies and Lois Bartlin g , San Diego, Ruth N itzen , and Christie W arren, Los
Angeles, u nid en tified , and Pat S to uffer, Chairm an of Redwood
Em pire C hapter. Next row to to b: Betty Budde, Bay C ities,
Dottie Sanders, San D iego, Cynthia G ilkison and Iris C ritchell,
Long Beach M argarita Parsons, guest, and Anna Brenner,
Redwood Em pire V ice-C hairm an. On railing t to b : Ruth
Rueckert, Bay C ities, Evelyn Briggs, San Diego, Barbara London
and Bea M edes, Long Beach, Alice Roberts and M arjorie Crow l,
Saguaro (Phoenix), B elle Hetzel (Intern ation al President 194748, M issouri Valley C h ap ter.) Front, Left: Lucile W righ t, N Y -N J
S ection: and front, right: N ellie Palm er, Redwood Em pire C ah ­
pter.
N ov. 20, 1949 th e RED W O O D EM P IR E
C H A P TE R
w a s c h a rte re d w ith seven
S o n o m a C o u n ty w o m e n p ilo ts , w ith A n n a
B re n n e r as fir s t C h a irm a n , and th e o n ly
one o f th e seven c u rre n tly a m e m b e r.
(A n n a w a s N a tio n a l H is to ria n fro m 195564). T he C h a p te r w a s s p o n s o re d by th e Bay
C itie s C h a p te r, and th e g u ild in g lig h t w as
M a rjo rie F a u th , im m e d ia te P ast G o ve rn o r.
H o s te s s e d th e S p rin g S e c tio n in S a n ta
R osa in 1956 - see p ic tu re - a nd th e F a ll
S e c tio n m e e tin g in H o b e rg s , 1963 and
a g a in , a S p rin g S e c tio n m e e tin g in S a n ta
R osa, in 1971, jo in t ly w ith th e Bay C itie s
C h a p te r.
P h y llis C a n tre ll p la ce d 10th in th e 1964
A W T A R w ith B e cky L ig h tfo o t as c o ­
p ilo t ; p la ce d 5 th in 1965, w ith B e tty
W o rs te ll, c o - p ilo t; and 7 th in 1966, w ith
her d a u g h te r, S a n d y C a n tre ll, c o -p ilo t.
E ig h t m e m b e rs o f th e C h a p te r fle w th e
1966 A W T A R , and A n ita W o re l is an
A W T A R T im e r.
A c tiv e in fly - in s , and a irm a rk in g , th e
C h a p te r a ls o has a " P ilo t o f th e Y ear”
aw a rd , w o n by A n ita W o re l, 1967; P h y llis
C a n tre ll, 1968, M y rtle W rig h t, 1969, N in a
R o o k a ird , 1970 and B e tty W o rs te ll, 1971.
R e c e n tly tw o 99 m e m b e rs, in s tru c to r s at
th e S o n o m a C o u n tty A irp o rt g a th e re d in
a ll th e ir w o m e n s tu d e n ts , and fo rm e d th e
SA N TA ROSA C H A P TE R .
J a n . 2 8 , S A N J O A Q U IN
VALLEY
C H A PTER w as c h a rte re d . A la rg e n u m b e r
o f w o m e n p ilo ts in th is area, w ith M o d e s to
as its c e n te r, fo rm e d th e C h a p te r w ith
B illie W y a tt, C h a irm a n ,
F ra n ce s Dias
(G u s ta v s o n ), V ic e -C h a irm a n , a nd Hazel
Z im m e rm a n as S e c re ta ry-T re a su re r.
M e m b e rs o ve r th e ye a rs w ere fro m a ll
p a rts o f th is V a lle y , and in to th e e a stern
h ills . A c tiv e in a ir-m a rk in g , m o n th ly fly -
in s , h o s te s s in g th e S e c tio n m e e tin g s ,
se rvin g as S e c tio n O ffic e rs , a s s is tin g w ith
th e A W T A R - T im e r Fran G u s ta v s o n and
C h ie f In s p e c to r L ou F re e m a n - a nd h a vin g
th re e m e m b e rs , H elen M cG ee o f S o n o ra ,
(2nd p la ce ), Laverne G u d g e l and D o ro th y
M c A llis te r p la ce d in th e to p te n o f th is
fa m o u s Race.
M ay 2 0 th , 1951, H U M B O L D T C H A P ­
TER w a s fo rm e d by seven w o m e n p ilo ts ,
w ith a p ro s p e c t o f fiv e m o re m e m b e rs.
E la in e B a ld w in w a s th e fir s t C h a irm a n , b u t
H u m b o ld t C o u n ty is a re m o te , ru g g e d
area, and th e C h a p te r w a s o n ly lis te d fo r
tw o years.
1952
L a te in O c to b e r, 1951, th e L o s A n g e le s
C h a p te r had g ro w n so la rge , it w a s s p lit
in to th re e c h a p te rs . T he LON G BEACH
C H A P TE R d a te s i t ’s C h a rte r, F eb. 1, 1952,
w ith n in e o rig in a l m e m b e rs , and has
g ro w n to a lm o s t 100 m e m b e rs .
T w o m a jo r p ro je c ts each ye a r p ro vid e
fu n d in g : th e A n n u a l F lig h t In s tru c to r
R e v a lid a tio n C lin ic and th e A n n u a l P a lm sto -P in e s A ir Race, S a n ta M o n ic a to In ­
d e p e n d e n c e , O re g o n .
T he C h a p te r has been th e A W T A R
te rm in u s tw ic e , 1953 and 1967, a nd has
had th e S ta rt fo u r tim e s , 1952, 1954, 1955
and 1960; and been h o s te s s to th e 1961
F all S e c tio n M e e tin g .
M e m b e rs w h o w e re A W T A R w in n e rs Fran B era (M c L in ) seven tim e s , C la ire
W a lte rs , J u d y W a g n e r, Iris C ritc h e ll, and
M a rg a re t M ead, th e la s t na m e d h a vin g w o n
tw ic e . P a c ific c ro s s in g s have been m ade
by C la re W a lte rs , B e ttty F au x , B e tty
M ille r and R o s a lin d M o rrifie ld , a ll in lig h t
p la n e s. S u sa n O liv e r s o lo e d th e A tla n tic ,
and Fran Bera a nd M arg a re t M ead fle w th e
A tla n tic as a te a m in th e L o n d o n to v ic ­
to ria , B .C . Race. The la te Jo a n M errian
S m ith c irc u m n a v ig a te d th e g lo b e . A E M S
A w a rd s have been w o n by D on n a R uth
Evans, J o y c e J o n e s and Jean S c h iffm a n n .
M e m b e r E m m a M c g u ire , in e a rly 1973,
rece ive d th e F A A ’s A w a rd as th e o u t­
s ta n d in g F lig h t In s tru c to r o f th e S anta
M o n ic a D is tric t.
A n a n n u a l A c h ie v e m e n t A w a rd is given
to e n c o u ra g e u p g ra d in g o f p ilo t s k ills ; th e
C h a p te r c o n d u c ts F A A G e n era l A v ia tio n
S a fe ty S e m in a rs ; has a m o n th ly fly - in ;
flo w n several to n s o f DRF s u p p lie s ; is
a c tiv e in a e ro s c ie n c e e d u c a tio n , d o n a tin g
several h u n d re d d o lla rs to a h ig h s s c h o o l
in th is p ro g ra m ; and m a n y m e m b e rs are
te a c h e rs o f a v ia tio n g ro u n d s c h o o l
The
SAN
FERNANDO
VALLEY
C H A P T E R ’S C h a rte r is a ls o d a ted F eb.1,
1952, w ith fo u rte e n c h a rte r m e m b e rs . T h is
a c tiv e C h a p te r has m e m b e rs in and a ro u n d
a v a lle y w ith a very b u s y a irp o rt - Van
N u ys. The 1968 A W T A R S ta rt w a s fro m
FERNANDO
VALLEY
CHAPTER
O F F IC E R S , 1972-73, left to rig ht: Pat
H a lle t, V ice-C hairm an, Pauline Flem ing,
C h airm an , Beverly W oodw ard, Treasurer,
Gerry Vickers, Corresponding Secretary,
an d
M a r jo r y
R o b b in s ,
R e c o rd in g
Secretary.
S u p re m e C o u rt.
th is a irp o rt, and tw o o f th e m e m b e rs are
99 N e w s E d ito r M a rd o C rane, a u th o r o f
pa st w in n e rs o f th e A W T A R , L a u re tta
tw o n o v e ls , and A s s is ta n t N e w s E d ito r
Savory F oy, 1949, and Jean Parker Rose,
B e tty H ic k s , a u th o r o f “ G ro u n d S c h o o l
1950. L a u re tta is a ls o W h ir ly g irl N o. 45,
and was the o n ly w o m a n on P re s id e n t W o rk b o o k ” a nd a W A C O A m e m b e r, are
SCV m e m b e rs .
N ix o n ’s A d v is o ry C o m m itte e on A v ia tio n .
T w o m em b e rs w ith In s tru c to rs R a tin g s
have been te a c h in g G irl W in g S c o u ts to
fly g irls in th e C A P , a nd d a u g h te rs o f 99s.
1958
m s a re s u lt o f w o rk w ith th e J u n io r
C ham ber of
C o m m e rc e ,
a
b e a u tifu l
A p ril 7, SAN G A B R IEL C H A P TE R w as
m e m o ria l s ta tu e o f A m e lia E a rh a rt s ta n d s fo rm e d , an o ff-s h o o t o f San F e rn a n d o
in N o rth H o lly w o o d Park - a p ic tu re o f th is V a lle y C h a p tte r. D o ro th y D a n ce r w a s th e
s ta tu e w as used on th e lo c a l te le p h o n e fir s t C h a irm a n , and is s t ill lis te d in th e
book.
R o ste r. M a n y o f th e m e m b e rs e n te re d th e
A W T A R o ve r th e y e a rs ; in 1961 re p o rte d
1954
88.1 h rs per m e m b e r (w ith no in s tru c to r s in
th e C h a p te r), f lig h t s N -S in c lu d e d A la s k a
J u ly 8 ,
SANTA
CLARA
VALLEY
to P anam a, and E-W a c ro s s th e U .S . and
CHAPER w a s c h a rte re d , s p o n s o re d by th e
C a n a d a ; fu n d ra is in g w as a c c o m p lis h e d
Bay C itie s C h a p te r. T he fir s t C h a irm a n ,
w ith S ca ve n g e r H u n ts ; H o s te s s o f th e
Pat G la d n ey, V ic e -C h a irm a n , J a c k ie P e tty
1962 A ll W o m a n T o u r fro m B ra c k e tt F ie ld ,
and T re a su re r M a rio n B a rn ic k are s t ill
th e S p rin g S e c tio n M e e tin g in 1963 w h e n
a c tiv e in th e C h a p te r. M a rio n B a rn ic k is
th e y to o k 2nd p la ce in n o n -p ro fe s s io n a l
c u rre n tly G o v e rn o r o f th e S o u th w e s t
fly in g tim e ; h e ld a W e a th e r S e m in a r in
S e c tio n . Pat T h o m a s G la d n e y w a s th e 1 s t
1964; a nd 2 c e n ts per lb . a ir - lifts in 1965
w in n e r o f th e A E M S in 1941.
SCV C h a p te r is o n e o f th e la rg e r a nd 1966. S p o n s o re d W in g S c o u ts , o n e o f
w h o m b e ca m e a 9 9 ; s u p p o rte d C .A .P .,
C h a p te rs in C a lifo rn ia , w ith 72 m e m b e rs,
a ndd A O P A P la n ta tio n P a rtie s . G in n y
30 o f w h ic h o w n p la n e s a nd 8 are fly in g
W e g e n e r, th e C h a irm a n o f th e new S a n ta
C lu b s .R a tin g s g o fro m ATR to G lid e r, and
R osa C h a p te r, w a s in s tru c tin g at h e r ow n
an im p re s s iv e n u m b e r o f
m e m b e rs are
s c h o o l fo r s o m e tim e in th is area, b e fo re
p ro fe s s io n a l p ilo ts w ith m a n y th o u s a n d s
he r m ove to n o rth e rn C a lifo rn ia , and
o f h o u rs .
N o rm a W ilc o x w h o o w n s h e r fly in g s c h o o l
H o s te s s
of
tw o
S p r in g
S e c tio n
in T u c s o n at th is tim e , w a s a lo n g -tim e
M e e tin g s , o n e in S a lin a s in 1955, and one
m e m b e r o f th e San G a b rie l C h a p te r
in San J o s e in 1970. S p o n s o r, w ith Bay
c itie s c h a p te r, o f th e M o n te re y Bay and
G o ld e n W e st C h a p te rs .
1960
To p ro m o te g e n era l a v ia tio n in th e
c o m m u n ity , m e m b e rs fle w in fo rm a tio n
O ct. 13, SA N TA B ARBA RA CH A P TE R
over a new s h o p p in g c e n te r a nd had a
d is p la y in th e M a ll; p a rtic ip a te d in A irp o rt w as fo rm e d , w ith 13 m e m b e rs . V ice Day at San Jo s e M u n ic ip a l and P alo A lto G o v e rn o r G eri H ill w a s p re s e n t at th e
A ir p o rt; h e lp e d in A irp o rt B e a u tific a tio n at Ja n u a ry 28, 1961 d in n e r, to g e th e r w ith 3
Palo A lto and R e id -H illv ie w a ir p o r ts ; and o th e r Bay C itie s C h a p te r m e m b e rs , to see
th e
C h a rte r
p re s e n te d .
Two
C h a rte r
a tte n d e d c ity and c o u n ty m e e tin g s to
m e m b e rs , Jo a n S te in b e rg e r a nd D e lla
save th e a irp o rts in th e c o u n ty .
F und ra is in g fo r A W T A R , A E M S , C A E A A b e rn a th y are s t ill a c tiv e m e m b e rs , and
(e d u c a tio n ) and N IF A - w h e n th e N a tio n a l th e to ta l m e m b e rs h ip is n o w 22.
The A W T A R had 11 m e m b e rs p a r­
In te rc o lle g ia te F ly in g A s s o c ia tio n h e ld its
c o n te s t in San J o s e , th e m e m b e rs s u p ­ tic ip a te , and M a rg a re t M ead w a s a S a n ta
B a rb a ra m e m b e r w h e n sh e w o n in 1968 and
p lie d h o u rs o f h e lp , d o n a te d ca sh and fle w
as J u d g e s ; 76 m e m b e rs have e n te re d th e 1970. In th e 1969 A W T A R Jo a n S te in b e rg e r
AW TA R , 2 th e A ll-W o m a n In te rn a tio n a l A ir a d ded 20 m in u te s to h e r tim e in th e race by
s ta y in g a lo ft to h e lp a c o n te s ta n t o rie n t her
Race, and Irene L e ve rto n as p ilo t, w ith
M ario n B a rn ic k , c o -p ilo t, p la ce d te n th in p o s itio n and g e t d o w n s a fe ly . F o r th is th e
th e G reat Race fro m L o n d o n to V ic to ria , o th e r c o n te s ta n ts a w ared Jo a n th e “ G o o d
B .C .; h o s te s s e d th e T e rm in u s o f th e S p o rts m a n A w a rd ” , and F A A DOT A w a rd
P .A .R . in 1972;
h e ld a c ru is e and fo r D is tin g u is h e d S e rvice w a s p re se n te d
p ro fic ie n c y race in 1968; h e ld fiv e S a fe ty by F A A A d m in is tra to r J o h n H. S h a ffe r.
S e m in a rs ; w a s o n e o f th e fir s t C h a p te rs to L o o k fo r th is e p is o d e in R a n d o m -H o u s e 's
h o ld APT C lin ic and s u p p o rt th is p ro g r a m ; so o n to be p u b lis h e d “ G R E A T F LY IN G
E X P E R IE N C E S ".
m em b e rs fly S earch and R e scue w ith
T he m a in a c tiv ity o f th e C h a p te r is
C .A .P .; s u p p o rt th e DRF a nd F ly in g
S a m a rita n s ; a c tiv e ih O ce a n ic S o c ie ty DRF, o f w h ic h Jo a n is In te rn a tio n a l
Sea W a tc h and C o n s e rv a tio n P a tro l; and C h a irm a n , a nd th e H e a d q u a rte rs o f DRF
are in S a n ta B a rb a ra . O th e r a c tiv itie s are 1
have tw o F ly -in s per m o n th .
M em b e r D e s ire e S tu a rt-A le x a n d e r, a c e n t lb . a ir lif t s ; a irm a rk in g ; h e ld an A ir
g e o lo g is t w ith a P h.D . fro m S ta n fo rd , is S h o w , and w a s h o s te s s to th e 1963 F all
c u rre n tly m a p p in g th e m o o n , and s tu d y in g S e c tio n M e e tin g a t A lis a l R a n ch , S a n ta
ro c k s g a the re d on th e la s t tw o m o o n Ynez.
In 1967 th e m e m b e rs p e rfo rm e d w h ile
w a lk s .
M em b e r H e rm a H ill K ay, C a lifo rn ia th e n -9 9 ’s Dr. B a rb a ra L. D rin k w a te r and
B e rkeley Law S c h o o l P ro fe s s o r, w a s one M a u rin e L e o na rd c o n d u c te d a s tu d y e n ­
o f ten w o m e n re c o m m e n d e d fo r c o n ­ title d “ Speed a nd A c c u ra c y in D e cisio n
s id e ra tio n fo r an a p p o in tm e n t to th e R e sp o n se s o f M en and W o m e n P ilo ts ” ,
p u b lis h e d in th e D e p a rtm e n t o f P h y s ic a l
E d u c a tio n , UC S a n ta Barbara.
1961
S e p t. 1, EL CA IO N VA LLEY C H A PTER
w a s C h a rte re d , w ith 11 m e m b e rs b e in g
tra n s fe rre d fro m th e San D ie g o C h a p ter.
O rig in a l o ffic e rs w ere D o ttie S a n d e rs,
C h a irm a n , Is a b e lle M cC rae (H ale). V ice C h a irm a n , B o o C h ris te n s e n , S e cre ta ry and
D o ris R itc h e y , T re a su re r. A ll are s t ill a c tiv e
m e m b e rs o f th e C h a p te r.
A c tiv itie s in c lu d e th e S ta rt o f th e 1965
PPD,
a nd
a s s is ts
w ith o th e rs ; C oC h a irm a n s h ip s w ith San D ie g o C h a p te r on
th e P .A . R a ce s; o rig in a tin g th e fir s t
M e c h a n ic S e m in a r on th e w e s t c o a s t in
c o n ju n c tio n w ith F A A ; p a rtic ip a tin g in th e
F A A A c c id e n t P re ve n tio n p ro g ra m , w h ic h
ta p p e d tw o m e m b e rs as c o u n s e llo rs ; as
m e m b e rs o f th e El C a jo n V a lle y C h a m b e r
o f C o m m e rc e A v ia tio n C o m m itte e , a id is
give n 2 c e n ts lb . a ir lif ts and a irc a d e s ;
s u p p o rt o f A W T A R , A E M S , DRF, F ly in g
S a m a r it a n s , C o a s t G u a rd A u x ili a r y ,
C .A .P ., S h e riff A e ro S q u a d ro n ; a id to
A O P A P ilo t C lin ic s , N P A ; and sa t in on th e
San D ie g o C o u n ty T ro p h y tw o c o n s e c u tiv e
years.
T he C h a p te r s p o n s o re d fiv e 99s fro m
In d ia w ith m e m b e rs h ip s ; m e m b e rs have
been o ffic e rs at S e c tio n level, and held
In te rn a tio n a l C h a irm a n s h ip s ; m e m e n to s
have been d o n a te d to th e San D iego
A e ro s p a c e M u s e u m ; an d n u m e ro u s
tro p h y s
won
by v a rio u s
racers
are
d is p la y e d in th e A d m in is tra tio n B u ild in g ,
G ille s p ie F ie ld .
1962
Ju n e 15, 1962 w a s th e C h a rte r d a te of
th e O R A N G E C O U N TY C H A P TE R , th o u g h
th e f ir s t m e e d tin g w a s h e ld on M ay 2 4 th ,
and th e C h a rte r p re se n te d on S e p te m b e r
1 4 th , by G o v e rn o r G eri H ill, w h o in s ta lle d
th e o ffic e rs . F ifte e n w o m e n c o m p o s e d th e
in itia l m e m b e rs h ip , w ith 69 lis te d in th e
c u rre n t R o ste r.
T w o w o rth y ca u se s are
s u p p o rte d
y e a rly : fly in g d o n a te d s u p p lie s fo r L a L ig a
(an o rg a n iz a tio n fo rm e d by d o c to rs at
W h ite M e m o ria l H o s p ita l) in to re m o te
areas o f M e x ic o ; and fe rry in g s u p p lie s fo r
th e DRF.
T w o S e c tio n M e e tin g s w ere h e ld by th e
C h a p te r, a nd a very h ig h p e rce n ta g e of
m e m b e rs are re p re se n te d at o th e r S e c tio n
M e e tin g s ; a C h a p te r m e m b e r has been on
th e C o u n ty A irp o rt A d v is o ry C o u n c il; held
1 c e n t lb . a ir lif ts (m o s t m e m o ra b le w as one
p u t on a t th e re q u e st o f th e c o u n ty in
c o n ju n c tio n w ith O ran g e C o u n ty A irp o rt
D e d ic a tio n
D ay);
are a c tiv e in aero
e d u c a tio n , G irl S c o u tin g - to e n a b le them
to earn th e A v ia tio n B adge, and h o p e fu lly
b e co m e p ilo ts and 9 9 s ; s u p p ly sp e a kers
fo r se rvice c lu b s and c iv ic o rg a n iz a tio n s ;
s tre s s p ilo t a w a re n e ss, APT rid e s and
u p g ra d in g
to a d va nce d
ra tin g s ;
and
s u p p o rt th e A W T A R and A E M S .
M e m b e r M ara C u lp , w in n e r o f th e 1969
A W T A R , is Lear Je t rate d , and flie s fu ll
tim e th ro u g h t N o rth and S o u th A m e ric a
and E u ro p e.
C ontin u e d next m onth -
E D N A G AR DN ER WHYTE
by Auleen K. Hall
Edna G a rd n e r W h y te , past In te rn a tio n a l
P resident (1955-1957) started h e r f ly in g
career a nd c o n trib u tio n s to a v ia tio n lo n g
before her te n u re o f o ffic e . T w e n ty ye a rs
later, at th e a g e o f 72, she is s till e x tre m e ly
active.
O rp h a n e d e a rly in life , she lived w ith a n d
aunt and u n c le . She g raduated
fro m
n u rsin g s c h o o l as a R egistered N u rs e in
1924. W h ile on d u ty as an RN, s h e h ad a
young N a va l f lie r in her w ard. A f t e r c o n ­
versing w it h th e y o u n g m an, she b e c a m e
in te n sely
in te re s te d in fly in g ,
s ta rte d
fly in g in 1 9 2 6 and made her firs t s o lo in
1927 at R e n to n F ield in the S ta te o f
W a s h in g to n .
Edna re c e iv e d h e r C o m m is s io n in th e
U.S. N avy N u rse C o rp s in 1929 and served
th ro u g h 1 9 3 5 . S in c e 1930 Edna has tra in e d
a p p ro x im a te ly 3800 s tu d e n ts (fro m 11 to
66). B e c a u s e o f th e need in th e ir w o r k , s h e
has had 3 m is s io n a rie s , livin g in h e r h o m e ,
w h ile she ta u g h t th e m to fly . She o w n e d
and o p e ra te d th e N ew O rleans A ir C o lle g e
at S h u s h a m A ir p o r t from 1935-1941. S he
has in s tru c te d U S A F and USN p ilo t s at
M eacham F ie ld , F ort W o rth . A f t e r h e r
re tire m e n t fro m m ilita ry service, s h e a n d
her h u s b a n d w e re fixe d -b a se o p e ra to rs in
Fort W o r th , T x ., Aberdeen, M is s ., and
F lu s h in g , M ic h . S h e was the fir s t w o m a n
to receive th e D e p a rtm e n t o f C o m m e rc e
In s tru c to r R a tin g in W a sh in g ton , D .C . th e
week th e y w e re is s u e d . Today h e r lic e n s e
is e n d o rs e d fo r S M E L, SMES, R o to rc r a ft
and G lid e r, p lu s CFI, CFII, and G ro u n d
In s tru c to r L in k T ra in e r.
Edna n o w o w n s and operates h e r a ir ­
p o rt, A e ro V a lle y Estates A ir p o r t,
in
R oanoke, T e x a s . A fte r 48 years o f s e llin g
and p ro m o tin g
a via tio n , and a n
ac­
c u m u la tio n o f 21,480 h o u rs , she has no
th o u g h t o f r e tir in g . She flie s three to seven
hours a d a y . S he rece n tly said , " I love
every m in u te o f it and take p rid e and
pleasure in e ve ry s tu d e n t. I have g iv e n o v e r
200 B F R s f o r th e FA A . I w ant to b e s u re
th e y are v e ry s a fe w hen I sig n th e m o f f . ”
She has a lw a y s had a keen in te r e s t in
c o m p e t it iv e f ly i n g , s k y w r it in g , a n d
a e ro b a tics a n d has won 117 tro p h ie s . H er
firs t tro p h y w a s c a p tu re d in a 1927 L ittle
0 X 5 Race. E d n a has been racing 46 ye a rs
(she e n te re d 2 a ir races in 1974). S h e has
flo w n th e P o w d e r P u ff Derby 6 tim e s a nd
th e In te rn a tio n a l A ngel Derby 22 tim e s
(and w o n 4 tim e s ). In a d d itio n to h e r ra c in g
and in s tr u c tin g , fo r 13 years, she w a s a
“ f ly in g s a le s w o m a n " fo r an a ir c r a f t
c y lin d e rs c o m p a n y .
In th e m id 3 0 s, Edna was one o f th re e
w om en f lie r s
to gain re c o g n itio n
in
“ A m e rica n
W o m e n ” and “ W h o 's W h o
R eference B o o k o f O u tsta n d in g W o m e n in
A m e rica ” - th e o th e r tw o were A m e lia
Earhart and H e le n R ichey. In 1967 s h e w o n
W om an o f th e Y e a r - W om en’s N a tio n a l
A e ro n a u tic A s s n .; W om an P ilo t C o n ­
trib u tin g M o s t to A via tio n - OX5 C lu b o f
A m e rica a n d B e s t S p o rtsm a n sh ip P y lo n
R acing - C le v e la n d N ational A ir R a c e s . O n
O cto b e r 1 2 , 1974, Edna was se le c te d as a
m em ber o f 0 X 5 A via tio n P io n e e r H a ll o f
Fam e by th e 0 X 5 C lub o f A m e ric a .
Edna w illin g ly a nd e n th u s ia s tic a lly g iv e s
her tim e a n d ta le n ts speaking in v a rio u s
c lu b s and
o rg a n iz a tio n s , e n c o u ra g in g
in te re st
in
w o m e n ’s p a rtic ip a tio n
in
a via tio n . A s k e d h e r hobbies, she re p lie s ,
“ te a ch in g p e o p le to fly safe a n d w e ll,
n u rsin g p e o p le and a n im a ls back to g o o d
he a lth, a n d h e lp in g people o b ta in p ilo t
lic e n s e s w h o c a n n o t a ffo rd to f ly . ”
A ero V a lle y A ir p o r t is on the D a lla s -F o rt
W o rth s e c tio n a l. F ly in to meet and e n jo y a
Legend.
R O U N D U P '75
is th e c o u n ty se a t o f K o o te n a i c o u n try . T he
K o o te n a i In d ia n s w e re tw o s m a ll trib e s in
th e area, p ro fic ie n t in use o f b a rk ca n o e s
and d u g o u ts .
PE N D O R E IL L E L A K E — (P o n d e r ray):
The nam e c o m e s fro m an In d ia n trib e
c a lle d Pend O re ille s by e a rly F re n ch
tra p p e rs . T he se In d ia n s w o re p e n d a n t
o rn a m e n ts as e a rin g s .
M O S C O W — (M o s s c o ): It ’s a fa u x pas to
say it lik e th e o n e in R u ssia . M o s c o w has
several
d is tin c tio n s ... A p p a lo o s a
h o rse
re g is try c e n te r, fie ld pea c a p ito l o f th e
n a tio n , and h o m e o f th e U n iv e rs ity o f
Idaho.
B O IS E : Y o u can s o m e tim e s te ll a n a tive
fro m one w h o is new by th e w a y o n e
p ro n o u n c e s o u r s ta te c a p ito l. W e u s u a lly
say B o y-se e ra th e r th a n B oy-zee.
S P O K A N E — (S p o c a n ): J u s t a c ro s s th e
b o rd e r in to W a s h in g to n , S p o ka n e is o u r
nearby “ b ig ” c ity (200,000 p o p u la tio n ).
S p o ka n e h o s te d E xp o ‘74 th is s u m m e r and
th o s e o f yo u w h o c o m e to R o u n d u p ‘75 by
a irlin e s w ill g e t a g o o d vie w o f S p o k a n e as
yo u c o m e in to S p o ka n e In te rn a tio n a l
A irp o rt.
F o r y o u tr iv ia e x p e rts ...W h ile yo u hear a
lo t a b o u t Id a h o p o ta to e s , w e ’re n ic k n a m e d
th e “ G e m " s ta te ; o u r s ta te flo w e r is
S y rin g a ; th e m o u n ta in b lu e b ird is o u r
s ta te b ird . N itty - g r itty d e ta ils ? W e have no
p o is o n sn a ke s o r p o is o n ivy in N o rth e rn
Id a ho !
D o n ’t w o rry if yo u c a ll us th e P o ta to
S ta te and say Pend O re ille th e w a y it
lo o k s . W e 'll w e lc o m e yo u w ith o pen a rm s
and a s p e c ia l k in d o f frie n d lin e s s . The
na m e Id a h o p ro b a b ly c o m e s fro m a
S h o s h o n i In d ia n e x p re s s io n , “ Ee-Dahh o w ,” w h ic h m ea n s su n c o m in g d o w n
fro m m o u n ta in to p s . C o m e sh a re in th e
su n , J u ly 30 th ro u g h A u g u s t 2, R o u n d u p
'75, C o e u r D’ A le n e , Id a ho .
Edna G a rd n e r W h yte
By Daryl Ann Kyle
PR O N O U N C E IT? I C A N ’T EVEN SPELL IT!
H ere in N o rth e rn Id a h o a fo lk s y , fa rm y ,
w o o d s y , s m a ll-c ity p o p u la tio n ra ttle s o ff
n a m e s lik e C o e u r d ’ A le n e , Pend O re ille ,
K o o te n a i and su c h w ith o u t b a ttin g an eye.
N o, w e ’ re n o t a ll h ig h ly e d u c a te d F re n ­
c h m e n , e ith e r! (A n d o u r F re n ch a c c e n t is
te rrib le .) So fo r th o s e w h o are c o m in g to
C o e u r d ’ A le n e fo r R o u n d u p ‘75, h e re ’s a
s h o rt c o u rs e in th e w a y w e say it d o w n on
th e fa rm .
CO EUR D' A L E N E — (C o u r d u h la n e ):
T he nam e C o e u r d ’ A le n e w as fir s t g ive n to
th e c h ie f o f th e S c h ig u u m is h In d ia n s and
a p p lie d to th e w h o le trib e by F re n ch
C a n a d ia n s e m p lo y e d by H u d s o n Bay
C o m p a n y . The w o rd S c h ig u u m is h re fe rs to
“ an o w l’s h e a rt.”
K O O T E N A I— (K o o t ne e ): C o e u r D ’ A le n e
INTERNATIONAL
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BYLAWS REV ISIO N C O M M IT T E E
Pat Jetton, C hairm an
ROSES, O R C H ID S , B O U Q U E TS to the
m em b e rsh ip . You have re sp o n d e d fa n ­
ta s tic a lly to o u r p le a fo r in fo rm a tio n
c o n c e rn in g y o u r w is h e s fo r th e new
B ylaw s.
W e m ailed 155 q u e s tio n a ire s -to a ll
C hapters and to th o s e S e c tio n s w h ic h have
no C hapters. In s o m e in s ta n c e s th e
C h a p ters d is c u s s e d th e q u e s tio n a ire at
th e ir reg u la r m e e tin g , s o m e c a lle d sp e cia l
m e e tin g s , s o m e had a c o m m itte e o r th e ir
o r th e ir o ffic e rs review th e q u e s tio n s and
som e C hapters m a ile d c o p ie s to a ll th e ir
m em b e rs fo r review . O VER O N E H U N ­
DRED rep lies have b een re ce ive d as o f th is
date, and m ore c o m in g , w e ’re to ld . T h is
rep re se n ts F IF T Y -F IV E C h a p te rs . W e are
d e lig h te d w ith th e m e m b e rs h ip and th e
way you have p a rtic ip a te d in th is m o st
im p o rta n t p ro je ct.
B u t, now we have to read all th e se
a n s w e rs ! By th e tim e y o u receive th is
n e w s le tte r we w ill have read, ta llie d ,
c o m p ile d a n d c o n s id e r e d
a ll y o u r
resp o n se s and s u g g e s tio n s . W e w ill have
m et w ith th e E x e c u tiv e B o a rd and w ill be
hard at w o rk on th e a c tu a l w r itin g o f th e
new B y la w s . W e h o p e you w ill lik e w h a t we
send y o u . W e w ill try to g e t th e m to you by
th e fir s t part o f A p r il s o yo u w ill have
p le n ty o f tim e b e fo re c o n v e n tio n to
co n s id e r them .
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The c o lo rfu l and in fo rm a tiv e C o m ­
mem orative Album is o ff th e p re s s ! T h is
fa s c in a tin g h is to ry o f o u r 27 race s, a
c o lle c to r’s ite m , and fo r racers it c o u ld be
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w as
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in
N o ve m b e r. A t every s to p , w e fo u n d o f ­
fic ia ls a nd g ro u n d c re w s e n th u s ia s tic ,
eager to p ic k up w h e re th e y le ft o ff la st
year, a nd d o th e ir p a rt to w a rd th e s u c c e s s
o f th e 28 th P o w d e r P u ff D erby.
Im p o u n d
d e a d lin e
at
R iv e r s id e
C a lifo rn ia ’s M u n ic ip a l A irp o rt w ill be June
30, 1975. T h is is th e h o m e o f th e A W TA R
“ W in n e rs ’ W a ll” , and h o u s e s th e d e lig h tfu l
Red B a ro n R e s ta u ra n t. In lie u o f a ta k e -o ff
b a n q u e t, R iv e rs id e has p la n n e d a gre a t
W e ste rn B a rb e q u e n ig h t, so b rin g y o u r
C o w g irl C lo th e s .
On ju ly 4, G e o rg e G r iffith w ill d ro p th e
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a irp o rts
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H ale C o u n ty , P la in v ie w , TX (m u s t s to p );
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O H , and B o yn e M o u n ta in A ir p o rt, B o yn e
F a lls , M l. D e a d lin e to fin is h w ill be 1800
EDT J u ly 7.
Kay B ric k a nd B a rb a ra Evans T ra ilB lazed th e te rm in u s , and are raving a b o u t
th e lu s h B o yn e M o u n ta in L o d ge . Im a g in e
in d o o r - o u t d o o r s w im m in g p o o ls a n d
te n n is c o u rts , fiv e g o lf c o u rs e s and beach
c lu b ...a ls o a va ila b le are s a ilin g , fis h in g ,
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In th e L o o k in g F o rw a rd D e p a rtm e n t:
Pam V a n d e r L in d e n o f th e P a lo m a r C h a p te r
is 99 W a ys a nd M ea n s C h a irm a n fo r 1976.
T h o se in te re s te d in s h o w in g e ith e r o f
th e P o w d e r P u ff D erby m o v ie s , c o n ta c t
H elen S h ro p s h ire , M o n te re y C h a p te r.
T he G eneral A s s e m b ly o f th e U n ite d
N a t io n s , b y t h e ir r e s o lu t io n
3010,
p ro c la im e d 1975 In te rn a tio n a l W o m e n 's
Year c a llin g fo r its c e le b ra tio n by in ­
te n s ifie d a c tio n to m ee t th e ne e ds, d e ve lo p
th e c a p a b ilitie s , and u tiliz e th e s k ills o f
w om en.
The P re s id e n t o f th e U n ite d S ta te s has
is s u e d
a
p ro c la m a tio n
c a llin g
u pon
C o n g re s s , fe d e ra l o ffic ia ls , s ta te and lo c a l
g o v e rn m e n t, re lig io u s a nd e d u c a tio n a l
in s titu tio n s , a nd a ll o th e r g ro u p s to h o n o r
w o m e n fo r th e ir o u ts ta n d in g c o n trib u tio n
to th e e c o n o m ic , s o c ia l, p o litic a l and
c u ltu ra l life o f o u r c o u n try .
W e have an o p p o r tu n ity to jo in in th is
n a tio n a l and in te rn a tio n a l p ro je c t w h ic h
w o u ld be a g re a t w a y fo r th e 99s to rea lly
g e t on th e m ap if every m e m b e r and every
c h a p te r w ill b e co m e in vo lve d in th e ir
c o m m u n ity . I sh a re w ith yo u th e fa c t sheet
prepared by Fay G illis W e lls on th e 99s
p a rtic ip a tio n in IWY.
IN T E R N A T IO N A L W O M E N 'S YE A R 1975
FR O M A to Z
W H O : The in te rn a tio n a l o rg a n iz a tio n o f
w o m e n p ilo ts , th e N in e ty -N in e s , Inc.
and th e in te rn a tio n a l o rg a n iz a tio n o f
e x e c u tiv e w o m e n , Z o n ta In te rn a tio n a l.
W H A T : W ill la u n c h th e ir jo in t p a rtic ip a tio n
in In te rn a tio n a l W o m e n ’s Year, 1975.
W H E N : Ja n u a ry 11, 1975. (In a le tte r to all
IW Y ers, th e D ire c to r o f th e U n ite d S ta te s
C e n te r fo r In te rn a tio n a l W o m e n ’s Year,
R u th B a co n , w ro te : “ W e w o u ld lik e th e
YE AR to b e g in w ith a real s a lu te and to
th a t e n d , w e have s e le c te d Ja n u a ry 11 —
th e day A m e lia E arhart le ft H a w a ii o n her
re c o rd -b re a k in g flig h t to San F ra n c is c o .
T h is se e m s fitt in g fo r b o th her deed and
her n a m e re p re s e n t c o u ra g e , v is io n ,
p e rse rve ra n ce , and m a n y o th e r q u a litie s
w h ic h IW Y e x e m p lifie s , as w e ll as
d e d ic a tio n to a c h ie v e m e n t in a n o n c o n v e n tio n a l o c c u p a tio n .)
W H E R E : In a s e rie s o f n a tio n a l and
te rrito ria l c e le b ra tio n s h o n o rin g w o m e n
in a v ia tio n a nd th e a e ro n a u tic a l and
a e ro sp a ce s c ie n c e s . (The c e le b ra tio n in
W a s h in g to n
w ill
be
h e ld
at
th e
W a s h in g to n H ilto n H o te l.)
W H Y : T o c o o p e ra te in a y e a r-lo n g s a lu te
to In te rn a tio n a l W o m e n ’s Year, 1975, as
o u tlin e d by th e U n ite d S ta te s C e n te r fo r
IW Y in its a lp h a b e tic a l c a le n d a r. Each
m o n th a d iffe re n t fa c e t o f w o m e n 's
a c tiv itie s w ill be h ig h lig h te d , b e g in n in g
in Ja n u a ry w ith w o m e n in a v ia tio n and
th e
a e r o n a u t ic a l
and
a e ro s p a c e
s c ie n c e s ;
F e b ru a ry ,
w om en
in
b u s in e s s ;
M a rch , w o m e n
in c o m ­
m u n ic a tio n s ; e tc . (The U n ite d N a tio n s
a lre a d y has p ro c la im e d a tr ib u te to
w o m e n in a ll th e A rts in S e p te m b e r). In
1938, Z o n ta In te rn a tio n a l p ro c la im e d
J a n u a ry A m e lia E a rh a rt m o n th to r its
m e m b e rs , a nd J a n u a ry 11, as AE Day.
F o r over th irty - fiv e ye a rs th e Z o n tia n s
and th e N in e ty -N in e s have jo in e d to
s a lu te th e w in n e rs o f th e ir A m e lia
Earhart S c h o la rs h ip s , in m e m o ry o f th e
n o te d w o m a n fly e r w h o w a s a m e m b e r o f
b o th c lu b s .
H O W : By jo in in g in m e e tin g s , d is p la y s
and c e le b ra tio n s to h ig h lig h t a ll fa c e ts
o f w o m e n ’s c o n trib u tio n s to w o rld
a v ia tio n
and
th e a e ro n a u tic a l
and
a e ro sp a ce s c ie n c e s . E s p e c ia lly by a
s e rie s o f in te r-re la te d e ve n ts on L a u n ch
Day, J a n u a ry 11, 1 975— th e 4 0 th a n ­
n ive rsa ry d a te o f A m e lia
E a rh a rt’s
r e c o r d - b r e a k in g
s o lo
f lig h t
fr o m
H o n o lu lu to San F ra n c is c o , th e fir s t
flig h t lin k in g H a w a ii to th e M a in la n d and
to o u r N a tio n ’s c a p ita l, W a s h in g to n —
fo r o ffic ia l re c o g n itio n o f In te rn a tio n a l
W o m e n ’s Year.
W h a t w e w a n t to e m p h a s iz e is th e
c o n tin u ity o f w o m e n in a v ia tio n a nd th e ir
c o n s tru c tiv e c o n trib u tio n s to th e in d u s try .
P urdue U n iv e rs ity is an e x a m p le . A m e lia
Earhart set up th e w o m e n 's a v ia tio n
p ro g ra m th e re w ith a s p e c ia l w o rk s h o p
labeled “ T in k e rin g fo r G irls O n ly " , so th e y
c o u ld learn m e c h a n ic s . O ne o f th is y e a r’s
Z o n tia n A E F e llo w s h ip w in n e rs is a 1973
g ra d u a te o f P u rd u e w h e re she g o t h e r BS
degree in A e ro n a u tic a l e n g in e e rin g and
w ill use her s c h o la rs h ip to g e t her m a ste rs
in th e s p e c ia l p ro b le m s o f m is s io n
p la n n in g sp a ce v e h ic le s , a u to p ilo ts fo r
la n d in g s
and
u l t im a t e ly ,
c o m p le t e
a u to m a te d flig h t.
AE o p e ne d up th e P a c ific on h e r flig h t
fro m H o n o lu lu to th e M a in la n d ; th e n B e tty
M ille r c o n q u e re d th e w h o le o ce a n w h e n
she m ade her re c o rd -b re a k in g s o lo f lig h t to
A u s tra lia . N a n cy B ird ’s a m b u la n c e se rvice
in A u s tra lia and J e rrie C o b b ’s m ercy
flig h ts in th e A m a z o n B a s in . T he s to rie s
are e n d le s s ; b u t we m u s t s ta rt th in k in g
fa s t, fo r th e tim e is s h o rt.
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NEW Y E A R ’S R E S O L U T IO N :
I W IL L BE MY M E M B E R S H IP C H A IR ­
M A N ’S N U M B E R O N E A S S IS T A N T .
C h a p te r a n d S e c t io n m e m b e r s h ip
c h a irm e n have a jo b th a t is lite r a lly im ­
p o s s ib le to do w ith o u t a c o m m itte e
c o m p ris in g o u r e n tire m e m b e rs h ip . T hey
ju s t c a n ’t u n e a rth a ll th e p o te n tia l N in e ty N in e s.
Be aw a re o f th e fe m a le -ty p e v o ic e s yo u
hear on th e ra d io . Take it u p o n y o u rs e lf to
tag it to a b o d y w ith a nam e.
Be c o n s c io u s o f a s k in g F B O s, s ta te
a e ro n a u tic s o ffic e s , G A D O s (th e G A D O s
c h ie f’s s e c re ta ry m ig h t by y o u r very b e st
m e m b e rs h ip frie n d ) and lin e b o y s if th e y
k n o w any new g a ls fly in g . D o n ’t be
m o rtifie d as I w a s re c e n tly to d is c o v e r th a t
an FBO s e c re ta ry yo u o fte n m ake s m a ll
ta lk w ith is a P riva te P ilo t o f a ye a r’s
d u ra tio n , h e re to fo re u n e a rth e d by th e
N in e ty -N in e s .
Be n o sy. T ra ck d o w n th a t ru m o r o f a gal
fly in g at s o m e lit tle o u tly in g a irp o rt. Be a
d e te c tiv e and lo o k o ve r th e
lis t o f
re g iste re d p ilo ts fo r y o u r s ta te - y o u ’ll be
am azed a t h o w m a n y fe m a le n a m e s yo u 've
never heard o f b e fo re are on th e lis t.
Be o u tg o in g even if y o u ’re b a s ic a lly th e
in tro s p e c tiv e ty p e . Take th e s tu d e n t p ilo t
u n d e r y o u r w in g fo r a d o s e o f en ­
c o u ra g e m e n t and m o th e r h e n n in g . E xp o se
her to so m e o f y o u r e d u c a tio n a l a nd s a fe ty
m e e tin g s .
M e m b e rs h ip “ ru le s ” c a n n o t be b la n k e t
ru le s. W e ’re a g ro u p o f d ive rse p ilo ts fly in g
fro m h u g e c itie s w ith c ro w d e d a irp o rts and
a ls o fa rm s and ra n ch e s. T h e re ’s ju s t no
one w ay to h a n d le m e m b e rs h ip th a t w o rk s
fo r a ll. If each o f us b e co m e s a w are o f new
w o m e n le a rn in g to fly , e n c o u ra g e s th e m in
s a fe ty , and in tro d u c e s th e m to th e N in e ty N in e s, w e w ill a ll b e n e fit. W e w ill m eet
m ore fa s c in a tin g w o m e n w h o w ill b e co m e
o u r frie n d s , w e w ill be c h a lle n g e d by each
o th e rs ’
a c c o m p lis h m e n t s
and
our
o rg a n iz a tio n w ill g ro w in s ta tu re and
c o n trib u tio n to th e a v ia tio n c o m m u n ity .
Even if y o u 're n o t th e m e m b e rs h ip
c h a irm a n , a c t as th o u g h yo u are.
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“THE J O U R N A L O F AEROSPACE
E D U C A TIO N ”
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a d je c tiv e s in th e E n g lis h la n g u a g e to
a d e q u a te ly d e s c rib e th is re la tive new
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A s s o c ia tio n . W a yn e R. M a ts o n , E d ito r in
C h ie f fo r “T H E J O U R N A L ” , a nd h is s ta ff o f
e x p e rts have
p u t to g e th e r th e fin e s t
m a g a z in e
c o v e r in g
a ll
a s p e c ts
of
a e ro s p a c e
e d u c a t io n
to
be
fo u n d
a n yw h e re . T hey d e se rve (and I am s u re w ill
receive)
th e
a c c o la d e s
a nd
u n d y in g
g ra titu d e o f every in d iv id u a l, o rg a n iz a tio n
and in s titu tio n o f le a rn in g in vo lve d o r even
re m o te ly a s s o c ia te d
o r in te re s te d
in
a v ia tio n and sp a ce e d u c a tio n .
“T H E J O U R N A L ” is p u b lis h e d m o n th ly ,
S e p te m b e r th ro u g h Ju n e , th e a n n u a l
s u b s c rip tio n ra te an unbelievably low
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- ’’T H E J O U R N A L OF A E R O S P A C E
E D U C A T IO N ’ ’
w h ic h
is
th e
o n ly
p r o f e s s io n a l p u b lic a t io n d e v o te d to
p ro m o tio n o f a v ia tio n a n d s p a ce e d u ca tio n
at a ll levels.
-T H E D IR E C T O R Y O F A E R O S P A C E
E D U C A T IO N ,” p u b lis h e d a n n u a lly as a
s p e c ia l is s u e o f th e “J O U R N A L .” T he
“ D IR E C TO R Y ” is th e o n ly c o m p le te g u id e
to s o u rc e s o f m a te ria ls a nd a s s is ta n c e in
a e ro sp a ce e d u c a tio n ;
it in c lu d e s a d ­
d re sse s a nd s e rvice s o f a s s o c ia tio n s ,
m a n u fa c tu re rs , p u b lis h e rs , a nd a c o m ­
p re h e n sive in d e x to th e p re v io u s ye a r’s
“JO U R N A L O F A E R O S P A C E E D U C A TIO N .
-"N A S A REPORT TO E D U C A T O R S ,”
p u b lis h e d q u a rte rly f o r th e c o m m u n ity o f
e d u c a to rs , e s p e c ia lly a t th e e le m e n ta ry
and s e co n d a ry s c h o o l le v e ls .
-E a ch new E d u c a tio n a l P u b lic a tio n N a tio n a l A e ro n a u tic s a nd
Space A d ­
m in is tra tio n .
-E a ch new E d u c a tio n a l P u b lic a tio n Federal A v ia tio n A d m in is tra tio n .
-A E R O S P A C E m a g a z in e , p u b lis h e d
q u a rte rly , c o ve rin g d iv e rs , to p ic a l fa ce ts o f
a e ro sp a ce .
-A E R O S P A C E
P E R S P E C T IV E S ,
p u b lis h e d p e rio d ic a lly , c o v e rin g th e news
and v ie w s o f th e n a tio n ’s h ig h te c h n o lo g y
in d u s try .
-P u b lic a tio n s o f e d u c a tio n a l value from
a e ro sp a ce o rg a n iz a tio n s .
Every issu e o f th e “ J O U R N A L ” in c lu d e s
a rtic le s in each o f th e fo llo w in g ca ta go rie s
E le m e n ta r y E d u c a t io n :
S e c o n d a ry
E d u c a tio n : H ig h e r E d u c a tio n : Careers.
M o n th ly fe a tu re s in c lu d e
A e ro sp a ce E d u c a tio n N e w s : C o m m e n t:
R e se a rch : R e s o u rc e s : T e a c h in g Ideas:
N o te s : C a le n d a r o f E ve n ts.
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be in every s c h o o l a n d p u b lic lib ra ry . I am
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The In te rn a tio n a l W o m e n ’s A ir and
Space M use u m o f th e N in e ty -N in e s — W h o
is it? — W here is it? It is yo u a nd m e, and
every p ilo t w h o is in te re s te d a nd in vo lve d
in c o lle c tin g
a nd
p re s e rvin g
a v ia tio n
m e m o ra b ilia , p e rta in in g to w o m e n in
a via tio n . To d a te , th e M u s e u m b u ild in g is
a dream fo r th e fu tu re , b u t th e lo c a tio n is a
re a lity . T ha t is D a y to n , O h io — h o m e o f th e
W rig h t B ro th e rs , th e A ir F o rce M u se u m
and th e N a tio n a l A v ia tio n H a ll o f F am e.
The H a ll o f F am e is re s p o n s ib le fo r th e
idea o f a M use u m c o m p le x , o f w h ic h o n e
day, th e N in e ty -N in e s ' M u s e u m T ru s t w ith
a h u m id ity c o n tro lle d roo m in th e T e rm in a l
B u ild in g a t C o x M u n ic ip a l A irp o rt. D o ris
S c o tt,
N in e ty -N in e ,
a nd
m em ber
of
D a yto n 's A v ia tio n C o u n c il,
is h a vin g
sh e lvin g in s ta lle d in th e ro o m to h o u se th e
m a te ria l th a t has been c o lle c te d .
F o rm e r In te rn a tio n a l S e c re ta ry , Joan
H rubec, has been a p p o in te d A R C H IV IS T ,
w ith G enevieve W is k m a n , an A rc h iv is t
fro m M ic h ig a n to a s s is t her. S in c e th is is a
very te c h n ic a l jo b , Jo a n p la n s to a tte n d a
s c h o o l w h ic h has c o u rs e s in th is ty p e o f
w o rk.
C o lo ra d o C h a p te r o f th e N in e ty -N in e s in
1941 and se rvin g as n a tio n a l se cre ta ry o f
th e C o lo ra d o A v ia tio n H is to ric a l S o c ie ty
and p la y in g an a c tiv e ro le in th e e s ta b lis h ­
m e n t o f th e ir m u s e u m . T h is m u se u m has
a lre a d y d e s ig n a te d a c o rn e r w h ic h w ill be
d e vo te d e x c lu s iv e ly to W o m e n in A v ia tio n .
On N o v e m b e r 9, 1974, D o n n a T ra cy
M yers, p a st p re s id e n t o f th e N in e ty -N in e s
w a s in d u c te d in to th e C o lo ra d o A v ia tio n
H a ll o f F am e by th e C o lo ra d o A v ia tio n
H is to ric a l S o c ie ty . T he a n n u a l b a n q u e t
w a s h e ld in D enver’s B ro w n Palace H o te l
b a llro o m w h ic h w a s fille d w ith h u n d re d s o f
th o se in te re s te d in C o lo ra d o A v ia tio n fro m
b o th y e s te rd a y a nd to d a y .
D on n a w a s h o n o re d as C o lo ra d o ’s fir s t
lice n se d w o m a n p ilo t. She s ta rte d h e r p ilo t
tra in in g in 1935 and received h e r p riv a te
lic e n s e in 1937 w h ile w o rk in g as se c re ta ry
to Ray W ils o n . He ran a fly in g s c h o o l at
th a t tim e w h ic h la te r d e ve lo p e d in to
M o n a rch A v ia tio n and s t ill la te r be ca m e
F ro n tie r A ir lin e s . A s R ay’s s e c re ta ry ,
D onna w o u ld tra d e w o rk tim e fo r fly in g
tim e in an o ld C u rtis s F le d g e lin g . In 1939
she m a rrie d J o h n M ye rs w h o w a s th e n a
F o re s t S e rvice p h o to g ra p h e r a nd la te r
becam e o n e o f M o n a rc h 's fir s t p ilo ts . He
re tire d
re c e n tly a fte r 28 ye a rs
w ith
M o n a rch a nd F ro n tie r w h e re he served in
m an y c a p a c itie s in c lu d in g D ire c to r o f
F lig h t O p e ra tio n s .
D onna has been very a c tiv e in m any
areas o f a v ia tio n in C o lo ra d o in c lu d in g
se rving on th e B oard o f D ire c to rs o f
M o n a rch A v ia tio n and F ro n tie r A irlin e s
u n til h e r re s ig n a tio n in 1951; fo u n d in g th e
Mr. Frank S eiler, President of the
C o lo ra d o A v ia tio n H is to r ic a l S o c ie ty
presenting to M rs. Donna Tracy Myers her
award on being inducted into the Colorado
Aviation Hall of F am e, Novem ber 9, 1974,
in Denver, Colorado.
C u ra to r, Page S h a m b u rg e r, c o n tin u e s to
receive a rtifa c ts fo r th e M u s e u m . N a n cy
B ird W a lto n , o f A u s tra lia , has s e n t her
m o vie s
of
e a rly
fly e rs
and
o th e r
m e m o ra b ilia .
J a c q u e lin e S c o tt,
n e w ly
e le c te d
M useum
T r u s te e
fr o m
W a s h in g to n , D .C ., is c o lle c tin g n e w s ree ls
o f w o m e n in a v ia tio n . C h a rte r m e m b e r,
V io la G e n try , lik e R u th N ic h o ls , saved
m u ch o f h e r e a rly fly in g m o m e n to s and has
give n
th e
M u se u m
m any
c lip p in g s ,
a u t o g r a p h e d p ic t u r e s a n d h e r e a r ly
lic e n s e s . B e tty M ille r, fro m H a w a ii, has
d o n a te d h e r c o m p le te u n ifo rm , w o rn as a
m e m b e r o f th e U n ite d S ta te s W o m e n 's
H e lic o p te r T ea m , at th e fir s t W o rld
H e lic o p te r C h a m p io n s h ip c o m p e titio n la st
ye a r in E n g la n d .
I t ’s a ll red, w h ite and
b lu e w ith o u r A m e ric a n fla g in s ig n ia .
M use u m T ru s t’s T re a su re r, G race H a rris ,
gave a c o m p re h e n s iv e T re a s u re r’s re p o rt at
th e 1974 In te rn a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n . She
a ls o s ta te d th a t th e m e m b e rs w h o have
p le d g ed to th e M u se u m c o n tin u e th e ir
ye a rly p a y m e n ts . T h is fin a n c ia l and m ora l
s u p p o rt is g re a tly a p p re c ia te d . R e m em b e r,
all contributions are tax exem pt under the
M useum Trust 501 C -3 num ber.
F or each S e c tio n and C h a p te r M u se u m
C h a irm a n , p le a se le t’s s ta rt a p ro g ra m o f
A W A R E N E S S . F o r in s ta n c e , if yo u have a
C h a rte r M e m b e r, o r an e a rly N in e ty -N in e
m e m b e r, m ake h e r a w a re th a t th e re w ill be
a h o m e fo r h e r a v ia tio n m e m o ra b ilia .
Im p re s s u p o n each m e m b e r to d o n a te w h a t
th e y have n o w , o r p u t it in th e ir W ill b u t
d o n ’t let th is a v ia tio n h e rita g e be lo s t. T alk
to h e r on a ta p e re co rd e r. A s k a b o u t her
e a rly fly in g , th e p la n e s she fle w , re co rd s
b ro ke n (o r s tru ts ), o th e r w o m e n p ilo ts she
fle w w ith , h e r m e m o rie s o f th e N in e ty N in e s , w h e n and h o w she jo in e d . N in e ty N in e Past P re s id e n ts s h o u ld be ta p ed ,
th e ir a c tiv itie s and m e m o rie s , as o u r
P re s id e n ts , re co rd e d . T hese ta p e s s h o u ld
be s e n t to C u ra to r, Page S h a m b u rg e r, in
A b e rd e e n , N o rth C a ro lin a .
F o r each c h a p te r m e m b e r, m ake her
A W A R E th a t th e M u se u m T ru s t has
r e q u e s te d
her
c o m p le t e
a v ia t io n
b io g ra p h y — as d e ta ile d as she w is h e s .
Y o u , as C h a p te r M use u m
C h a irm a n ,
s h o u ld c o lle c t th e s e , keep a c o p y fo r y o u r
C h a p te r's H is to ry file s , a nd send th e
o rig in a l to C h a rte r M e m b e r,
B la n c h e
N o ye s in W a s h in g to n , D .C . S he is c o m ­
p ilin g an A v ia tio n B io g ra p h ic a l N o te b o o k .
W h a te ve r w e d o , tim e is ru n n in g o u t—
w e m u s t a ll c a m p a ig n fo r th e p re se rv a tio n
o f e a rly a v ia tio n m a te ria l and as M use u m
T ru s t’s C h a irm a n , B e rn ic e S te a d m a n sa id
in h e r a n n u a l re p o rt, " A s yo u g e t in te re s te d
in o u r h is to ry , yo u w ill g a in e n th u s ia s m fo r
th e p re s e rv a tio n o f o u r h e rita g e and th e
M useum
p r o je c t
w ill
c o n t in u e
to
b lo s s o m " .
(Ed. N ote: The Heading N EW H O R IZ O N S
reflects the belief that death is a horizon
toward which we all fly, even though this
new adventure is brought about by diverse
causes. In a sense it is a flight from the
"bonds of earth" to unknown “ New
H orizons”)
Flying on to
NEW HORIZONS
Bertha I. Barbeau-w ith
h u sb a n d
C h a r le s - f a t a l a ir p l a n e a c c id e n t
(C essna 172) near S e a ttle , W A . in
m id -J u ly . (A ll-O h io C h a p te r)
Beverly G. Lang - n a tu ra l ca u se s. No
da te give n . (A ll-O h io C h a p te r)
Marion Deitrich (id e n tic a l tw in s is te r
o f Jan D e itric h , Bay C itie s C h a p te r)
d ie d in D ecem ber o f C a n ce r.
M ildred Hurt, In d ia n a C h a p te r, d ie d
N ov. 26, 1974, at th e a ge o f 81. She
learned to fly at th e age o f 54, and
w e n t on to ow n tw o p la n e s . S he was
a c tiv e in th e 99s, th e In d ia n a p o lis
A ero C lu b , and th e D o lp h in C lu b .
Y ou w ill w a n t to k n o w a b o u t a R U B B E R
S T A M P , C o m p a s s R ose, 2 " d ia m e te r,
$5.00 p p d . A n d yo u m ay o rd e r it fro m
D o r o th y M e r c e r , C o lu m b ia C a s c a d e
C h a p te r, 7001 E. S le re t A ve ., V a n co u ve r,
W A 98664.
W H IR L Y -G IR L S AW A R D
T he w in n e r o f th e E ig h th A n n u a l D o ris
M u lle n W h ir ly -G ir ls S c h o la rs h ip , M rs. Sue
M a th e is o f S t. L o u is , M o ., is k n o w n th e re
as “ S ue In C o p te r T w o ” to lis te n e rs o f
S ta tio n K M O X -C B S .
T he re th is p e tite , s ilv e r b lo n d m o th e r o f
five , serves as p ilo t-re p o rte r fo r th e
s ta tio n ’s T ra ffic W a tc h p la n e , “ C o p te r
T w o ,” th a t is used as b a c k -u p fo r th e f u ll­
tim e tra ffic o p te r.
In 1965, M rs. M a th e is w a s "v o lu n te e re d ”
as a s tu d e n t p ilo t w h e n h e r s a le s e n g in e e rp ilo t h u s b a n d D ick s ig n e d h e r up fo r fly in g
le s s o n s . N o w , 590 flig h t h o u rs la te r, S ue is
a c o m m e rc ia l a irp la n e p ilo t a nd h o ld s an
in s tru m e n t ra tin g . S he sa ys s h e 's o n e o f
th e lu c k y o n e s -- sh e ’s sky h o o k e d ! A
m e m b e r o f th e N in e ty -N in e s , in te rn a tio n a l
w o m en p ilo ts o rg a n iz a tio n , th e M is s o u ri
P ilo ts A s s o c ia tio n and G eneral A v ia tio n
C o u n c il o f M e tro p o lita n S t. L o u is , she w ill
use th e $1,000 S c h o la rs h ip to w a rd her
h e lic o p te r ra tin g .
Hazel A n na G u y , Kansas C h a p te r.
No d e ta ils .
NEWS BRIEFS
D O N A T IO N S T O H E A D Q U A R T E R S
B U IL D IN G S T IL L B E IN G A C C E P T E D . W E
NEED YO UR
D O N A T IO N
NOW .
USE
B L A N K ON PA G E 16. U N IT E D W E G R O W !
BA K E R S F IE LD C HAPTER
99-N O T E S
E le g a n t, ye t in fo rm a l. A v a ila b le in fo u r
p a s te ls (b lu e , p in k , lim e , g re y ) and
a vo ca d o . L e tte rh e a d (tw o 9 's s u p e rim ­
p o se d ) is in m e ta llic g o ld e n g ra v in g . F o ld s
and se a ls fo r m a ilin g ;
no e n ve lo pe
n e ce ssa ry.
O rd e r a ll o n e c o lo r o r va rieg a te d pack
(fo u r o f each c o lo r); 20 n o te s , 20 g o ld
m a ilin g s e a ls are $1.50.
Send c h e c k s to B a k e rs fie ld C h a p ter,
9 9s, 5405 S to c k d a le H ig h w a y , N o. 111,
B a k e rs fie ld , CA 93309.
A tte n tio n :
L itte r b a g s on sa le by th e Lake Erie
C h a p te r have s u c c u m b e d to in fla tio n .
T h e ir o rig in a l s e llin g p ric e is n o t fe a s ib le
at p re s e n t w h o le s a le p ric e s and w ill have
to ca rry a $1.00 p ric e ta g . T h is is s t ill a
b a rg a in fo r th e a ttra c tiv e red, w h ite and
b lu e c o n v e n ie n t h o ld e r fo r n e ce ssary takea lo n g s o r fo r c o lle c tin g litte r in y o u r c a r or
p la n e .
P LE A S E se n d c o n trib u tio n s fo r N .I.F .A . to
J o y F eak, 2824 D a lla s N .E . A lb u q u e rq u e ,
N ew M e x ic o 87110. T he A n n u a l S p rin g
M ee t w ill be h e ld in S a n ta Fe, N ew M e x ic o
on A p ril 18-19-20 c o -s p o n s o re d th is year
by U n iv e rs ity o f A lb u q u e rq u e and th e
C o lle g e o f S a n ta Fe.
J o y Feak
N .I.F .A . C h a irm a n
SPECIAL BUY
MICROPHONE, ELECTRO-VOICE
N E B R A S K A CHAPTER R EC EIVE S
A V IA T IO N EDUCATION A W A R D
The
A v ia tio n
D is t r ib u to r s
and
M a n u fa c tu re r’s A s s o c ia tio n has a w a rd e d
one o f its a n n u a l C e rtifica te s o f M e r it fo r
o u ts ta n d in g a c h ie v e m e n t in a e ro s p a c e
e d u c a tio n to th e N ebraska C h a p te r o f th e
N in e ty -N in e s In c . T his award is g iv e n
a n n u a lly to te n p e rso n s or g ro u p s fro m
th ro u g h o u t th e U n ite d States. This is the
first tim e th a t a Chapter of the 99s h as ever
been so h o n o re d .
In r e c o g n iz in g th e Nebraska C h a p te r,
the A s s o c ia t io n ’s
A via tio n
E d u c a tio n
C o m m itte e c ite d a n u m ber o f a c tiv itie s o f
the N e b ra s k a C h a p ter. These in c lu d e d
th e ir p u rc h a s e o f s u b s c rip tio n s to a v ia tio n
p e rio d ic a ls fo r s e le c te d Nebraska s c h o o ls ,
th e ir a s s is ta n c e
w ith a “ W in g s
fo r
C h ild re n ” o rie n ta tio n flig h t p ro g ra m fo r
u n d e rp riv ile g e d c h ild re n , th e ir e s t a b lis h ­
m ent o f th e f ir s t and o n ly A via tio n E x p lo r e r
p o st in L in c o ln , th e ir fu rn is h in g p la n e s
and p ilo ts fo r h ig h s ch o o l a v ia tio n fie ld
trip s and o rie n ta tio n flig h ts , a n d p a r­
tic u la rly f o r th e ir e n co u ra g e m e n t a nd
a s s is ta n c e to N e b ra s k a sch o o ls by m a k in g
im p o rta n t p e rs o n a l c o n ta cts to te a c h e r s
and a d m in is tr a to r s and p a rtic ip a tin g in
a via tio n e d u c a tio n program s.
International N o m in ation s
A re m in d e r: N o m in a tio n fo rm s w ere
m a ile d to a ll C h a p te rs and S e c tio n s , w h e re
n o C h a p te rs e x is t, in m id -D e c e m b e r, so h o p e fu lly - e ve ryo n e has had tim e to c o m e
w ith an e x c itin g lis t o f c a n d id a te s fo r
In te rn a tio n a l O ffic e rs a nd th e N o m in a tin g
C o m m itte e .
R e m e m b e r th a t o u r o rg a n iz a tio n is o n ly
v ig o ro u s as th e o ffic e rs w e e le c t, and
th o s e e le c te d m u s t fir s t be n o m in a te d
fro m th e C h a p te r le ve l. It is an h o n o r to be
a ske d to serve! M an y g o o d w o m e n are
s ta n d in g by to be a s k e d — c o n ta c t th e m .
N o m in a tio n s m u s t be in th e h a n d s o f th e
N o m in a t in g C o m m it t e e C h a ir m a n b y
M arch 1, 1975.
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A m o n g m y m o s t prized p o s s e s s io n s are
m y p re s id e n t’s s c ra p b o o k s . N o w it's m y
ha p py a s s ig n m e n t to p re p a re th is y e a r's
scra p b o o k s. T he y, o n e fo r th e P re s id e n t,
one fo r h e a d q u a rte rs , are th e o n g o in g ,
p e rso n a l, frie n d ly , e x c itin g s to ry o f n in e ty
n in e s in a ll th e ir a c tiv itie s .
N o t th e fo rm a l c o n trib u tio n to th e ar­
ch ive s
m ade
by
th e
N in e ty
N in e s
H is to r ia n - b u t th e m e m o rie s o f frie n d s and
fu n and a c tiv ity .
SO PLE ASE S T A R T TH E N IN E T Y N I­
NES’ STO RY C O M IN G to
y o u r new
s cra p b o o k c h a irm a n , B e tty M c N a b b , 3114
B each w o o d Drive, P anam a C ity , Fla.
32401.
I N EED:
a. TW O C O PIE S OF E V E R Y T H IN G , IF
PO SSIBLE.
1. If im p o s s ib le , d e s ig n a te w h ic h b o o k .
b. I’ll try to use e v e r y th in g - c lip p in g s ,
m enus, a n n o u n c e m e n ts , n e w s le tte rs , (or
p a rts o f th e m ), p ro g ra m s , p h o to g ra p h s ,
(black and w h ite o r c o lo r) m a g a zin e a r­
tic le s .
B u t s o m e tim e s s o m e th in g w o n ’t f it . So
d e s ig n a te if you w is h a re tu rn ju s t in case.
(And please in c lu d e p o s ta g e .)
c. If you p h o to c o p y , DO be s u re it ’s
G OOD C LE A R p h o to c o p y .
d. If one o f y o u r m e m b e rs re ce ive s a
c o m m u n it y h o n o r , a n e x c it in g
ap­
p o in tm e n t- le t us k n o w a b o u t th a t to o - s h e
IS a N in e ty N in e ! (Even if i t ’s n o t a 99
a c tiv ity .)
e. D A T E E V E R Y T H IN G , ID E N T IF Y
YOUR SO URCE A N D T H E A C T IV IT Y A N D
PEOPLE. W E D O N ’T W A N T TO USE
A N Y TH IN G A N O N Y M O U S !
H elp me m ake th is y e a r’s b o o k s ju s t as
e x c itin g as R u th T h o m a s and Val J o h n s o n
m ade m in e , w h e n I w a s y o u r Prez.
Y o u r c o n trib u tio n , no m a tte r h o w s m a ll,
w ill be g re a tly a p p re c ia te d by J o ’s s o n s as
w e ll as th e L o s A n g e le s 99s. C h e cks
s h o u ld be s e n t to : L yn n e O p p e r, C h a ir­
m an , 10865 P ic k fo rd W a y, C u lv e r C ity ,
C a lifo rn ia 90230.
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S P R IN G F A SH IO N NOTE
F O R LADY PILOTS
By Kathy Forrest
T his S p r in g , M a rth a H o lst o f W e s t
La faye tte , In d ia n a , w ill have no e x c u s e fo r
g e ttin g lo s t, a t le a s t not w h ile sh e 's f ly in g .
M artha h a s ta k e n h e r hom e s e c tio n a l a n d
turned it in t o a fa s h io n a b le a c c e s s o ry fo r
her S p rin g w a rd ro b e . D ecoupaging it o n to
a w oo d e n p u rs e , she co m b in e s h e r e n ­
th u sia sm f o r f ly in g in to the e v e ry d a y
n e c e s s itie s o f c a rry in g a b illfo ld , m a k e -u p ,
etc.
The p u rs e is n o t o n ly a ttra c tiv e a n d a
good c o n v e rs a tio n s ta rte r - it is an e f­
fe ctive “ s p ir it- lifte r - u p p e r " . A fte r a ll - if
you ca n ’t a c t u a lly be fly in g , the n e x t b e s t
th in g is to c a rry it w ith you and m a y b e d o a
little “ w in d o w - s h o p p in g " fo r p la ce s y o u ’d
like to be g o in g . F o r th e lady w h o fly s ,
Spring fa s h io n fo r 1975 is in th e b a g !
M arth a
H o ls t,
In d ia n a
C h a p te r
decoupaged sectio nal purse
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b e rs h ip D ire c to ry u n d e r T re a su re r,
Ja n e t
G reen,
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S A N TA BARBA RA C H A P TE R
Judy Roeser, Reporter
Ten o rp h a n s fro m T iju a n a , M e x ic o w ere
tre a te d to C h ris tm a s g ifts fro m several
S a n ta B arbara s to re s , a s ta y o v e rn ig h t in
th e h o m e o f a S a n ta B a rb a ra fa m ily , and an
a irp la n e rid e fro m San D ie g o to S a n ta
B a rb a ra a nd b a ck a g a in , th a n k s to the
e ffo rts o f L o s N in o s , a S a n ta B arbara
based o rg a n iz a tio n , a nd th e S a n ta B arbara
N in e ty N in e s . T h o se p a rtic ip a tin g re p o rte d
e n t h u s ia s t ic a lly o f t h e ir a d v e n tu r e .
A lth o u g h th e re w a s a la n g u a g e b a rrie r, th e
p ilo to s ( th a t’s S p a n ish ) w ere a b le to m ake
th e m s e lv e s u n d e rs to o d w h e n a b s o lu te ly
n e ce ssa ry. The c h ild re n n o w u n d e rs ta n d
su ch E n g lis h p h ra se s as “ F aste n y o u r seat
b e lts ," " S it d o w n !" and "B e Q U IE T ". The
la tte r p h ra se w a s ta u g h t to tw o b o ys in Evy
T re e n ’s C a rd in a l w h o sere n a d e d h e r w ith
“ J a lis c o , J a lis c o ” u n til sh e c o u ld no lo n g e r
hear th e ra d io ’s tra n s m is s io n s . S p e c ia l
th a n k s to Jan E d m o n d , Evy T reen, Joan
S te in b e rg e r, J u d y R o e se r and to R uth
D e n n is, c h ie f o f th e San D ie g o F lig h t
S e rvice S ta tio n , w h o w a s so h e lp fu l w ith
a rra n g e m e n ts on th e g ro u n d at L in d b e rg h
F ie ld .
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PBS “A V IA T IO N W E A T H E R ”
A HIT W ITH FAA A N D 180
PTV S T A T IO N S
JO A N N STEIER T M E M O R IA L TRUST
By Grace M cG ettigan
In N o ve m b e r, 1973, L o s A n g e le s 99 Jo
Ann S te ie rt p e ris h e d w h e n h e r p la n e
c ra s h e d m in u t e s a f t e r t a k e o f f fr o m
B ra c k e tt F ie ld in P o m o n a . M e m o rie s d im
w ith th e p a ssage o f tim e , b u t a ll w h o kn e w
her w ill lo n g re m e m b e r h e r v ib ra n c y and
love o f life .
Jo w as su rvived by th re e te e n a g e so n s,
R andy, M ark and S te p h e n . W ith o u t m o th e r
o r fa th e r, th e y n o w live w ith J o ’s s is te r in
H u n tin g to n B e a ch , C a lifo rn ia . To a s s is t
them in o b ta in in g c o lle g e e d u c a tio n s , th e
Los A n g e le s C h a p te r used fu n d s in its
tre a s u ry to c re a te th e J o A n n S te ie rt
M em o ria l T ru s t F und a ye a r a g o .
T h ro u g h o u t 1974, N in e ty N in e s fro m
va rio u s c h a p te rs in S o u th e rn C a lifo rn ia
have m ade d o n a tio n s and w e e x p re ss o u r
th a n k s fo r th e ir g e n e ro s ity . H o w e ve r, to
date th e F un d is s t ill to o s m a ll to e n a b le
even one b o y to a tte n d an in s titu tio n o f
h ig h e r le a rn in g a n d , in o rd e r to c a rry o u t
o u r goal o f th is tru s t, m o re m o n e y is
needed.
“ A V IA T IO N W E A T H E R ” a n a tio n a lly te le v is e d p ro g ra m fo r g e n era l a v ia tio n
in te re s ts p ro d u c e d by th e M a ry la n d C e n te r
f o r P u b lic B r o a d c a s t in g , h a s b e e n
r e c o g n iz e d b y th e F e d e r a l A v ia t io n
A d m in is tra tio n fo r its e ffo rt “ to p ro m o te
a v ia tio n s a fe ty in an in te re s tin g and tim e ly
m a n n e r.”
In a s p e c ia l a w a rd s c e re m o n y in New
Y o rk, R o b e rt H. S ta n to n , d ire c to r, F A A
ea stern re g io n , h e ra ld e d th e w e e k ly h a lfh o u r p ro g ra m , tra n s m itte d n a tio n a lly on
F rid a y n ig h ts by th e P u b lic B ro a d c a s tin g
S ervice to m o re th a n 180 p u b lic te le v is io n
s ta tio n s .
“ A V IA T IO N W E A T H E R ” is a c tu a lly a
tw o -p a rt p ro g ra m fe a tu rin g th e la te s t
a v ia tio n w e a th e r c o n d itio n s and p ilo t
in fo rm a tio n . The e x p e rtis e o f th e N a tio n a l
W e a th e r S e rvice , an o n -a ir b rie fe r fu r ­
n ish e d by th e F A A , s u p p o rt o f A O P A , and
t e le v is io n
p r o d u c t io n
s k ills
a t th e
M a ryla n d C e n te r have seen th e p ro g ra m
g ro w fro m lo c a l M a ry la n d co ve ra g e to o ne
o f th e w id e s t n a tio n a l te le v is io n a u d ie n c e s
se rviced by PBS.
Santa Barbara 99s w ith Tijuana orphans
are (L to R), Judy Roeser, Evy Treen, and
Jan Edm ond.
SECTION
REPORTS
New York - New Jersey Section M eeting
Cherry H ill, New Jersey
By M arcia G ite lm a n , Pub. Rel. Chm n.
T he fly in g w e a th e r w a s p e rfe ct fo r th e
g ir ls w h o fle w in to th e N ew Y o rk -N e w
Je rse y s e c tio n m e e tin g in C h e rry H ill, New
J e rse y on O c to b e r 18 and 19. T he “ lo c a ls ”
c o u ld n o t re m e m b e r th e la s t tim e th e
P h ila d e lp h ia se q u e n c e gave th e v is ib ility
as 3 0 -p lu s .
A s th e b u s in e s s m e e tin g g o t u n d e rw a y
on
S a tu rd a y
m o rn in g
th e
g ir ls
a ll
w e lc o m e d
In te rn a tio n a l
P re s id e n t
Pat
M cE w e n . J e rry R o b e rts o u r g o v e rn o r
p re se n te d Pat w ith a W a lt W h itm a n
h is to ric a l b o ttle . T w o new c h a p te rs have
been fo rm e d in th e s e c tio n , P a lisa d e s in
N o rth e rn N ew Je rs e y , w ith B e tty B a rlia as
p re s id e n t; and C e n tra l N ew Y o rk in th e
S y ra c u s e -U tic a ,
N ew Y o rk area w ith
S h irle y H o e rle , P re s id e n t. W e e xte n d e d
o u r w a rm w is h e s to th e se new g ro u p s .
A lo n g w ith th e n o rm a l s e c tio n b u s in e s s we
a ll saw a p re s e n ta tio n o f a ra th e r novel idea
fo r o u r G o ld e n A n n iv e rs a ry C o n v e n tio n , a
C ru is e to B e rm u d a . T h is w ill be fu rth e r
e x p lo re d b e fo re a n y d e fin ite d e c is io n is
m ade. O u r s e c tio n is h o s tin g th a t c o n ­
v e n tio n in 1979.
T h is w a s th e la s t s e c tio n m e e tin g w ith
J e rry R o b e rts as o u r G o ve rn o r. U n d e r her
e x c e lle n t re ig n th e s e c tio n has h e ld th e
te rm in u s o f th e P o w d e r P u ff D erby tw ic e ,
held th re e p ro fic ie n c y races and a d ded
fo u r new c h a p te rs . She w ill s t ill be ke e p in g
a c tiv e as o u r new g o v e rn o r has a p p o in te d
h er s e c tio n "C h a p la in ” . O u r new G o ve rn o r
R uth D o b re scu w a s s w o rn in to o ffic e a lo n g
w ith her new s la te o f o ffic e rs D o ris M ille r,
V ic e G o v ., J u d y M e ltz n e r, S e c 'y ., and
P h y llis S p ro u l, Treas.
T he s e c tio n a w a rd e d A m e lia Earhart
m e d a ls to Kay B ric k , B a rb a ra E vans and
A lm a H itc h in g s , and a c e rtific a te o f a p ­
p re c ia tio n to M in n ie O ste ye e . W e are re a lly
fo rtu n a te to have su c h e n th u s ia s tic w o m e n
in o u r s e c tio n .
O u r day w a s e n ded w ith a d e lig h tfu l
lu n c h e o n and sp e e ch by C a p t. J o h n M.
M ille r - A ir lin e T ra n s p o rt P ilo t N o. 5945.
C a p ta in J o h n h u m o ro u s ly re c o u n te d th e
s to rie s o f h is p e rs o n a l fly in g e xp e rie n c e s
d u rin g th e e a rly fly in g d a ys. He s o lo e d a
'C a n u c k ’ w h e n he w a s a te e n -a g e r, he
m ade e a rly , s e lf-d e v is e d in s tru m e n t a p ­
p ro a c h e s , and he m a in ta in e d a irp la n e s
d u rin g th e 20 's a nd 30’s. He f in a lly re tire d
fro m E a ste rn A ir lin e s as a je t c a p ta in in th e
1960’s. T he ro m a n c e o f th o s e o ld d a ys w ill
never be e x p e rie n c e d by th o s e o f us w h o
f ly
s le e k C h e r o k e e s , C e s s n a s a n d
B o n a n za s u n d e r ra d a r c o n tro l.
W e w ill c o n v e n e a g a in in M ay 1975, w ith
th e h o s te s s F in g e r Lakes C h a p te r, in
R o c h e s te r, N .Y .
N .Y . - N .J . Section O fficers w ith Pat
M cEw en Int’l. Pres. I. to R. Ruth Dobrescu,
G ov., Doris M ille r, V. G ov., Pat, Judy
M eltsner, Sec’y. and Phyllis Sproul, Treas.
Chapter Reports
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A R IZ O N A - C A L IF O R N IA
H A W A II - N E V A D A - U T A H
BAY CITIE S CH A P TE R
Vivian Harshbarger, Reporter
A n o th e r ye a r a n d , to end it in s ty le ,
a n o th e r b e a u tifu l C h ris tm a s p a rty w ith
b e a u tifu l p e o p le — o u r C h a p te r m e m b e rs,
h u s b a n d s and frie n d s fro m o th e r C h a p te rs .
Jo y c e and H al W e lls d id s u c h a g re a t jo b
on o u r 1973 p a rty th a t w e u n a n im o u s ly
vo lu n te e re d th e m fo r th e 1974 e ve n t and it
w as a sm a sh h it.
S p e c ia l tre a ts w ere M a rg a re t and J o h n
G e rh a rd t a ll th e w a y fro m S o u th Lake
T ahoe a nd th e y o u n g e s t g u e s t, D o rcey and
Lee’s fo u r m o n th o ld , K a tie H a d le y,
s h o w in g o ff her b ra n d new te e th w ith a
h a p py g ig g le .
A lth o u g h R u th and Fred R u e cke rt and
me (w ith m y tw o ye a r o ld g ra n d s o n — a real
a irp la n e fre a k) w e re th e o n ly o th e r C h a p te r
m e m b e rs a b le to a tte n d th e F ly -In E le a n o r
W ils o n a rra n g e d a t th e F ly in g L a d y (near
M o rg a n H ill) it w a s a s u c c e s s b e ca u se we
w ere jo in e d by M a rio n B a rn ic k , S a n ta C la ra
V a lle y , a nd N in a R o o k a ird ,
R edw ood
E m p ire . W e m is s e d th e H o t A ir B a llo o n
m eet b u t ta lk e d to s o m e o f th e b a llo o n is ts
w h o are in te re s te d in tra d in g p o w e r pla n e
in s tru c tio n fo r b a llo o n tim e .
J o y c e W e lls and A lm a H in d s are b u sy
p lo ttin g e n try in th e 1975 P o w d e r P u ff
D erby. A lm a b e ca m e very s ic k d u rin g th e
1973 D erby and J o y c e fin is h e d s o lo .
M iria m B ru g h , C a rol B a ke r (o u r s p e c ia l
H o n o ra ry m e m b e r), w ith E lly and Roy
J o n e s had an e x tre m e ly in te re s tin g to u r o f
th e C o ra l Sea a irc ra ft c a rrie r. O u r g ro u p
m u s t have been near th e end o f th e lin e o f
12,000 w a n tin g lu n c h so lo s t a fe w p o u n d s
by th e ir e n fo rc e d s ta rv a tio n . E xce p t fo r th e
h u n g e r p a n g s th e y had a g o o d tim e .
O n D e ce m b e r 30 I s ta rt a w o n d e rfu l new
jo b . I’ ll be a s s is ta n t to th e A d m in is tra to r o f
A d m is s io n s and P u b lic R e la tio n s a t S ie rra
A c a d e m y (a f lig h t s c h o o l) at O a kla n d
A irp o rt. It’s lik e a d re a m c o m e tr u e — b e in g
in vo lve d in m y tw o fa v o rite fie ld s , A v ia tio n
and P u b lic re la tio n s . A s an e x tra b o n u s —
m y new e m p lo y e r s u g g e s te d th e P u b lic
R e la tio n w o rk fo r th e A c a d e m y m ig h t be
h e lp fu l in m y 99 a c tiv itie s .
W e w a n t to a n n o u n c e th a t p la n s are n o w
w e ll on th e w a y fo r th e 1977 In te rn a tio n a l
99 C o n v e n tio n to be h e ld in San F ra n c is c o
and s p o n s o re d by th e BA Y A R E A C h a p ­
te rs. H o te l d a te s are s e t and th e tw o
d e le g a te s fro m each o f o u r lo c a l C h a p te rs
have ag re e d u p o n o ffic e rs and n u m e ro u s
d e ta ils . O u r p la n is to e lim in a te th e
r e g is tra tio n ch a rg e by s ta rtin g n o w to raise
e x p e n se m o n e y. W e a re n ’t p ro m is in g but
w e are g iv in g it a try . O u r fir s t exp e nse
fu n d ra is e r is a ru m m a g e sa le on M arch 8.
D o n a to rs p le a se c o n ta c t R ose Sharp. As
w e w o rk to g e th e r fo r a c o m m o n g o a l, we
b e co m e b e tte r a c q u a in te d and so share o u r
m u tu a l in te re s ts and p ro b le m s .
W e th a n k o u r re p re s e n ta tiv e s , w h o
p re se n te d th e b id , and th e e n tire S o u th ­
w e s t S e c tio n fo r th e ir a cce p ta n c e .
BIG VA LLEY C HAPTER
Bertie Hargis, Reporter
O u r fir s t o ffic ia l m e e tin g w as held J u ly
11, 1974. W e have 6 a c tiv e m e m b e rs and
have been d o in g a lo t o f fly in g .
W e received o u r c h a rte r at th e S o u th ­
w e s t S e c tio n a l w h ic h w a s h e ld in S a lt Lake
C ity , U tah d u rin g S e p te m b e r. Pat M cEw en
o u r In te rn a tio n a l P re s id e n t p re s e n te d th e
c h a rte r to
C h a rle n e K irk o u r c h a p te r
C h a irm a n . T w o o th e r m e m b e rs fo r o u r
c h a p te r a tte n d in g th e s e c tio n a l w ere
Im o g e n e A n d e rs o n a nd B e rtie H a rg is.
O u r C h a p te r w as fo rm e d so o n e n o ug h
fo r C h a rle n e to q u a lify as a d e le g a te o f o u r
c h a p te r to th e In te rn a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n
h e ld a t Las C ro a b a s, P u e rto R ico . She a ls o
re p re n se n te d th e San J o a q u in c h a p te r at
th a t c o n v e n tio n .
F R E S N O C H APTER
K athie M uller, Reporter
D u rin g th e P a c ific C o a st In te rc o lle g ia te
F ly in g A s s o c ia tio n c o m p e titio n held at
C o n c o rd (B u ch a n a n F ie ld ) N ov. 8, 9, and
10, o u r m e m b e rs w ere in v ite d to par­
tic ip a te as ju d g e s fo r th e v a rio u s e ve n ts.
T he s c o re s w e re so c lo s e th a t even so m e
s im p le th in g lik e fo rg e ttin g to tu rn on
s tro b e s -b e a c o n s w e re sco re d a g a in s t the
c o m p e tito rs , a nd it ca m e d o w n to bare
in c h e s d u rin g th e P o w e r O n -P o w e r O ff
S p o t la n d in g s . It to o k s o m e fa s t d u c k in g
o n o u r p a rt to a vo id b e in g “ z e ro e d " w hen
th e d ro p s w ere h e ld in th e ta rg e t areas fo r
th e m e ssa g e d ro p a c tiv itie s . Elva E h rlic h
and h e r 4 9 1/2er D e lb e rt d id th e h o n o rs o f
g e ttin g th e w h o le th in g to g e th e r and w hen
th e A w a rd s B a n q u e t w a s h e ld S u n d a y,
N ov. 10, th e F re s n o C h a p te r g o t a s ta n d in g
o v a tio n fo r its h e lp in th e ju d g in g . It w a s a
real fu n tim e , lo ts o f hard w o rk , and we
h e a rtily agree to a n y a c tiv ity in v o lv in g
y o u n g p e o p le w h o ta ke th e ir a v ia tio n
s e rio u s ly . San J o s e S ta te to o k h o m e m o s t
o f th e h o n o rs and th e g ir ls c o n te s ta n t w ith
th e h ig h e s t sc o re , B a rb a ra T ee te r, U n iv. o f
A riz o n a , w a s p re s e n te d a tro p h y by o u r
C h a p te r.
The A O P A F lig h t In s tru c to r R e v a lid a tio n
C lin ic w a s h e ld in F re sn o Dec. 3, 4, and
5 th , c o -s p o n s o re d by o u r F re sn o 99s and
d u rin g th e sa m e w eek w e a ls o h o s te s s e d
th e F A A C lin ic w ith Ken G a rd n e r o f
T e le d y n e p r e s e n t in g a n o u t s t a n d in g
p ro g ra m .
W e began o u r C h ris tm a s fe s tiv itie s
S a tu rd a y , Dec. 7, a t T om and T h e o la N u tt’s
h o m e and in s te a d o f e x c h a n g in g g ifts , we
do n ate d m on e y to w a rd s p u rc h a s in g a rt
s u p p lie s to g ir ls b e in g d e ta in e d in J u v e n ile
H all fo r th e h o lid a y s . W e have v is ite d th e
H a ll and it is a s o rry s ig h t to see s o m e o f
these
g irls
(no
hom e,
no
frie n d s ,
NO O N E !) and e v e ryo n e ne e ds a F R IE N D
at th is tim e o f th e year.
W e are g a in in g tw o new m e m b e rs in th e
near fu tu re - Jean B a rb e r and G w en
B lo m g re n .
K a th ie
M c N a m a ra
and
her
CoC h a irp e rs o n (?) C a rol B u g a y are g e ttin g
p la n s m ade fo r o u r u p c o m in g F re s n o 400
M en s’ A ir Race, A p ril 25, 26, & 27 and k its
can be o b ta in e d , J a n u a ry 15, by se n d in g
$2.50 to K a th ie at 675 E. E s c a lo n , F re sn o ,
Cal. 93710. W e u n d e rs ta n d it w ill be a
h u m d in g e r o f a c o u rs e . M ake y o u r c h e ck
paya ble to th e F R E S N O 400 M E N S ’ AIR
RACE.
G O LD EN W E ST C H A P TE R
Jeanne Abram son, Reporter
H a ppy N ew Year a nd A lo h a ! M o s t
everyone s e e m s to be o u t on h o lid a y
ja u n ts , so th is w ill be b rie f (fo r a ch a n g e ).
Ja n ie P o s tle th w ia te is a rra n g in g a d in n e r
fly -in to H a yw ard la te in J a n u a ry w h ic h w ill
sp u r e ffo rts to w a rd n ig h t p ro fic ie n c y .
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te rn a tio n a l on J a n u a ry 11 in o b s e rv in g th e
b e g in n in g o f A m e ric a ’s y e a r-lo n g “ S a lu te
to W o m e n ” . G W c h a irm a n Reo G ilm o re
placed L o re tta G a b rie ls o n in ch a rg e o f
lia is o n , and o u r c h a p te r w ill p re s e n t th e
fa s h io n s h o w p o rtio n o f th e lu n c h e o n
pro g ra m th a t day at th e re q u e s t o f Z o n ta .
It w as in te re s tin g to hear on H a w a iia n
rad io o f th e b ig d o in g s p la n n e d at
H o n o lu lu to m a rk th e 4 0 th a n n iv e rrs a ry o f
th e d e p a rtu re o f A m e lia E a rh a rt on her
re c o rd -b re a k in g flig h t to San F ra n c is c o .
N ow th a t y o u are w e ll in to y o u r 1975
ca le n d a rs , DO m ark th e m fo r th e th ird
an n ua l M in i-D e rb y on J u n e . 6. C a ro lyn
Z apata and G eri W ie c k s , c o -c h a irm e n , are
S a fe ty B o a rd as an A c c id e n t In v e s tig a to r.
T h is w ill m ake W a lly th e fir s t w o m a n to f ill
th is jo b . S he w ill w o rk o u t o f LA X , a fte r
a tte n d in g s p e c ia l s c h o o ls in W a s h in g to n
D.C . a nd O k la h o m a C ity . W e are a ll
e s p e c ia lly p ro u d o f W a lly , she is d o in g an
o u ts ta n d in g jo b o f fu rth e rin g a v ia tio n and
w o m e n in a v ia tio n .
B e g in n in g Ja n u a ry 6 th , Ja n e M a rtin w ill
be w o rk in g th e “ B ig B o y s ” via R adar
A p p ro a c h a t L A X ; a n o th e r g a l th a t w e feel
fo rtu n a te to have as a 99.
O u r C h a p te r is s p o n s o rin g tw o m e m ­
bers, C o le e n G ig lio and G ene F itz P a tric k ,
as F lig h t In s tru c to rs o f th e Year. T h is
a w a rd , w h ic h is g ive n b y th e F A A and
A O P A , is o pen to any f lig h t in s tru c to r w h o
s u c e s s fu lly p a sse s at le a st 10 s tu d e n ts in
th e p re v io u s 24 m o n th p e rio d and m ee ts
th e o th e r c r ite r ia o u tlin e d in th e F A A
A d v is o ry .
Jo E lla C h a m p io n is th e p ro u d o w n e r o f
an A-33 B each D e b o n a ir w h ic h sh e used
to c o m m u te to h e r c o n d o m in u m c o m p le x
in Palm S p rin g s . Jo a n D ille y and her
4 9 1/2er M ila n fle w th e ir C e ssn a 172 to
C o lu m b ia , m e t w ith re la tiv e s a nd w e n t
c a m p in g . M a rg a re t C a llo w a y , a lo n g w ith
D e lo res Reed o f San F e rn a n d o C h a p te r,
fle w M a rg a re t’s C o m m a n c h e to M e x ic o
C ity fo r a v a c a tio n a nd to a tte n d a w e d ­
d in g . T he y had a fa b u lo u s tim e .
V ic k ie T h o m a s , w h ile c o n tin u in g her
w o r k a s a f r e e - la n c e p h o to g r a p h e r ,
s p e c ia liz in g in a n im a ls n o w w o rk s w ith th e
A irp o rt M a n a g e r a t S a n ta M o n ica .
W e w a n t to th a n k Pat M c K e n n o n fo r th e
te rr ific jo b she is d o in g as new E d ito r o f
o u r m o n th ly n e w s le tte r, S k y ta le s . W e h o p e
th a t P a t’s C h ris tm a s v a c a tio n ‘s o u th o f th e
b o rd e r’ w ill b rin g her b a ck re fre sh e d to
fa ce th e F e b ru a ry is s u e !
deep in to p la n n in g th e H a yw a rd ro u n d r o b in - c r u is e - a n d - p r o f i c ie n c y
e v e n t.
C o m p le te d e ta ils n e x t is s u e .
LON G BEACH C H A P TE R
Jean M cC onnell -R eporter
New m e m b e rs J a n is C ro o k s , R o se m a ry
Lane a nd O liv ia W e a th e re d have been
w e lco m e d as tra n s fe rs in to th e L o n g
Beach C h a p te r. O u r A m e lia E a rh a rt A w a rd
re c ip ie n t J o y c e J o n e s received h e r C F II in
A u g u s t; J o a n Rees g o t h e r C o m m e rc ia l in
A u g u s t and h e r In s tru m e n t ra tin g in
N o ve m b e r; B o n n ie Z ru s t a c h ie ve d her
C o m m e rc ia l; Eli R o b e rts g o t h e r m u ltie n g in e ra tin g ; and Jean M c C o n n e ll a d ded
an In s tru m e n t ra tin g .
A t th e R eno A ir Race, J u d y W a g n e r to o k
fir s t p la ce in th e F o rm u la O ne C la ss w h ile
C oleen G ig lio fle w her A T - in th e S ilv e r
F in a ls . J u d y and C o le e n w e re th e o n ly
w o m en e n trie s in th e R eno Race. C o le e n
w e n t on th e M ojave Race and to o k fir s t
place in th e E x h ib itio n Race. A s s is tin g w ith
re g is tra tio n , tim in g a nd s c o rin g a t M ojave
w ere L in d a F re n c h , M ary W e n h o ltz , Jo y c e
F a ilin g , M ary P in k n e y , Pat M c K e n n o n and
N ancy Bray.
W a lly F u n k has a c c e p te d a p o s itio n
o ffe re d by th e N a tio n a l T ra n s p o rta tio n
W ally F un k, Long Beach Chapter, NTSB
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LOS A N G E L E S C H A P TE R
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a irc ra ft m a lfu n c tio n s w h ic h m ay b e co m e
c r itic a l if n o t a tte n d e d to .
F o rty F ive d o lla rs co ve rs th e c o s t o f th e
2-d a y c o u rs e a nd in c lu d e s m e a ls. E ig h ty fiv e d o lla rs in c lu d e s th e c o u rs e , m e a ls and
a c c o m o d a tio n s fo r F rid a y and S a tu rd a y
n ig h ts . G rease s m u d g e d fa ce s and d ir ty
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Students of a prior “ Dirty Fingernail
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M agazine.
T ra n s p o rta tio n fro m H a w th o rn e A irp o rt
w ill be p ro vid e d fo r th o s e p la n n in g to fly
in.
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A r t c h w o o d S t r e e t, N o r th H o lly w o o d ,
C a lifo rn ia 91606, b e fo re th e M arch 1st
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T w o te a m s fro m o u r C h a p te r par­
tic ip a te d in th e K a c h in a D o ll Race, and
o n ce a g a in LA 99s re tu rn e d h o m e w ith
h o n o rs . C o n g ra tu la tio n s to N o rm a F u tte rm a n and V irg in a S h o w e rs w h o placed
8 th , a nd to D o ro th y P epin and R achel
B o n zo n w h o p la ce d 9 th !
LA 99s e n jo y e d a p ic tu re s q u e w eekend
fly - in to S e d o n a , A riz o n a , N o ve m b e r 8-10.
O ak C reek C a n yo n w as b re a th ta k in g ly
b e a u tifu l and th e w e a th e r su p e rb .
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m e e tin g .
R o se m a ry, w h o re c e n tly re tu rn e d to th e
U .S . a fte r s p e n d in g m a n y m o n th s in
G e rm a n y as a flig h t in s tru c to r, had s o m e
very in te re s tin g a e ro n a u tic a l e xp e rie n c e s
to relate .
Jean P ya tt and E u g e n ia R o h rb e rg , p ro u d
o w n e rs o f a b ra n d new y e llo w C e ssn a 150,
re c e n tly trave le d to W ic h ita to fly th e b ird
to its new n e st at S a n ta M o n ic a .
B ack on th e f lig h t lin e a fte r re c e n tly
b e in g h o s p ita liz e d are LA 99 M a rily n
T w ic h e ll,
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u n d e rw e n t m a jo r s u rg e ry a nd w e ’re g la d to
have th e m h a le and h e a rty o n ce a g a in .
T he C h a p te r s e n d s a s p e c ia l th a n k -y o u
to N o rm a fo r o n c e a g a in e x te n d in g the
h o s p ita lity o f her lo v e ly h o m e to us fo r o u r
a n n u a l C h ris tm a s p a rty.
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O u r Ja n u a ry m e e tin g a lw a y s b rin g s w ith
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w ill g o u n n o tic e d by new m e m b e rs B o b b ie
R e ite r and Kay S te w a rt.
A ir m a rk in g a c tiv itie s have s ta rte d !
B a rb a ra S te w a rt, M arje H a n so n , B e tty
A c k e rm a n , & B a rb a ra W ard jo in e d th e H iD esert C h a p te r fo r re -p a in tin g o f A p p le
V a lle y in N o ve m b e r. B o th Barbaras lik e to
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A N G E L S w ill be m e m o ra liz e d on a
P la q u e to be p r o m in e n tly d is p la y e d in
th e n e w H e a d q u a r te r s B u ild in g .
T o be in c lu d e d on th e H onor Roll
P la q u e , p led ges m u s t be m a d e by J u ly
31, 1975. P le d g e s m a y be d iv id e d o v er
t h r e e ( 3 ) e q u a l a n n u a l p a y m e n ts .
C o n trib u tio n s a r e ta x d e d u c tib le under
th e a p p r o p r ia te IR S re g u la tio n s .
T h e N in e ty N in e s w ish to T h a n k a ll
m e m b e rs w h o h a v e h elp ed m a k e the
n e w H e a d q u a rte rs B u ild in g a r e a lity .
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th e p a in tin g w as c o m p le te d b e fo re th e ir
noon a rriva l.
W e fo u n d m a rk in g th e B a rs to w -D a g g e tt
a irp o rt w as a m ore in v o lv e d p ro je c t. M ary
A n n J a m is o n , B a rb a ra W a rd , U rs u la T ra cy,
S h a rro n T e m p s , M a r ie C h r is t e n s e n ,
S h ire ly Baker, B e ttty C a rrie r, Jo a n H ill,
K a th y B oyer, a nd o rg a n iz e r S h irle y C o te a ll
p a in te d B a rs to w -D a g g e tt, w ith so m e h e lp
fr o m
In la n d C h a p te r m e m b e rs K a y
P e lle g rin e , V ir g in ia B o g g u s t and S u n n y
R o b in s o n .
E lizab e th S h a ttu c k is p la n n in g th e
P ictu re H u n t on F e b ru a ry 1 a nd M arie
C h ris te n s e n is d o in g th e p o s te rs to a d ­
ve rtis e it. The s ta rt w ill be a t C o ro n a and
fin is h w h e re ve r th e p ic tu re s lead u s. So
far, no one has ever had to break th e seal
on th e e m e rg e n c y e n v e lo p e to fin d o u t
w here th e ro u te en d s.
L ynn N e w to n passed her c o m m e rc ia l
w ritte n and J o a n S a n b o rn earned her
c o m m e rc ia l. J o a n H ill is fin a lly g e ttin g to
fly her new C e ssn a 172 a fte r it w a s h it
tw ic e w h e re it w a s tie d d o w n . H a vin g ju s t
been h ire d to s p o t fis h fo r c o m m e rc ia l
fis h e rm e n , S h irle y C o te a d m its th a t i t ’s
d iff ic u lt to d is tin g u is h b e tw e e n sh a rk and
s w o rd fis h fin s at a ltitu d e .
M any o f th e re s t o f us are a tte n d in g
P o w der P u ff D erby c o m m itte e m e e tin g in
R ive rsid e so th e re w ill be a w e ll-o rg a n iz e d
and fu n s ta rt in J u ly .
P H O E N IX C H A P TE R
N a ta s h a S w ig a rd , R e p o rte r
D ece m b e r is a m o n th fo r g re e tin g s and
p a rtie s, and th e P h o e n ix C h a p te r d id th e ir
share o f p a rty in g . O ne p a rty h e ld m an y
g re e tin g s o f ch e e r and g o o d w is h e s fo r Bev
P o w e ll and h e r fa m ily w h o are m o v in g to
F lo rid a in J a n u a ry , and th e SE S e c tio n w ill
be g a in in g a ve ry a c tiv e m e m b e r. Bev w as
last y e a r’s c h a p te r c h a irm a n , a nd has
a lw a y s been very a c tiv e in a v a rie ty o f
c a p a c itie s .
A n o th e r p a rty th a t w a s w e ll a tte n d e d
w as h e ld in h o n o r o f th e c h a p te r’s 25th
A n n iv e rs a ry , a nd to c e le b ra te C h ris tm a s .
The a n n u a l in itia tio n o f th e “ 4 9 1/2 e rs ” w a s
held. W e o ffic ia lly in itia te d H o w a rd A th e y ,
H o w a rd C h a rd , A la n J o h n s o n , B o b
R ogers, and Pat P a tte rs o n (fro m U tah) in to
th e h o n o ra ry g ro u p .
R uth R e in h o ld , M e lb a B eard and Sue
H arper w ere re c e n tly g u e s ts o f th e C ity o f
S c o tts d a le a t th e d e d ic a tio n o f th e new
c o n tro l to w e r a t th e a irp o rt. It w a s a c o ld ,
w e t, w in d y and b rie f d e d ic a tio n w ith c h ie f
d u tie s h a nded o v e r to M ik e H u n te r. R uth
rep re se n te d th e T ra n s p o rta tio n B o a rd o f
th e s ta te o f A riz o n a ; M e lb a re p re se n te d
the A n tiq u e P lane O w n e rs ; and S ue w as
th e re to re p re s e n t th e c h a p te r.
The la te s t to jo in o u r ra n ks a re : A n n e
M arie B aca (T ra n s fe r fro m LA C h a p te r),
C o lle e n
C ra w fo rd ,
B e t ty
E n g s tr o m
(T ra nsfe r fro m S a n ta B a rb a ra C h a p te r),
B a rb a ra H e r d , P a m M a r le y , C a th e y
N ic h o la is e n and M a rie T ru d e a u (w h o
received an In s tru m e n t R a tin g to o ). T h is
b rin g s o u r c h a p te r ro s te r up to 79 a c tiv e
m em b e rs! W e a ls o have tw o o u t-o f- to w n
99s w h o w ill be w ith us fo r a b o u t tw o ye a rs
sh a rin g in o u r a c tiv itie s : S ie rra B ro w n
fro m th e A lo h a C h a p te r is s tu d y in g AE R O
T e c h n o lo g y at A S U , a nd Ja n e P a tte rso n
fro m th e U tah C h a p te r.
W e hope that all the gals in the SW
Section w ill plan on attending the Spring
Sectional April 11-13 th . O ur chapter w ill
be hostessing the function and we'd like to
show everyone that April is one of the
nicest reasons for living in Arizona!
R EN O C H APTER
M ay E. H askell, Reporter
Even th o u g h o u r C h a p te r has n o t
s u b m itte d n e w s fo r q u ite s o m e tim e , w e
have been ve ry a c tiv e .
In S e p te m b e r w e h e lp e d a t th e Reno
N a tio n a l C h a m p io n s h ip AIR R aces. T h is is
o u r y e a rly m o n e y m a k in g p ro je c t, a fu n
w a y o f m a k in g m o n e y !
E la in e B ro w n ’s h u s b a n d , S ta n , w a s in
th e R eno races th is ye a r fo r th e fir s t tim e .
He p la ce d in tw o e ve n ts. E la in e a nd S ta n 's
s o n , S te p h e n , received h is p riv a te p ilo t
ra tin g in O c to b e r ju s t b e fo re g e ttin g h is
knee o p e ra te d on fo r re p a ir o f an in ju ry
r e s u ltin g fro m a h ang g lid e r la n d in g . J e rri
G a rd in e r has earned h e r A T R , Jean
K u c k h o ff h e r In s tru m e n t R a tin g in her
b e a u tifu l 210 and L o is B ro w n h e r S e a p la n e
R a tin g in th e Seebee.
Y o u r re p o rte r’s h u s b a n d , D ick, earned
h is P riv a tin g P ilo t R a tin g in N o ve m b e r so
n o w I o n ly g e t in h a lf as m u c h fly in g tim e .
K a tie B o ls ta d ’s so n , R oger, s o lo e d on
D e ce m b e r 2 0 th . N ic e C h ris tm a s p re s e n t!
Kay S c h lin k m a n and I p a rtic ip a te d in a
C iv il A ir P a tro l N a v ig a tio n p ro b le m in
O c to b e r. W e each fle w th re e C a d e ts to
C o lu m b ia and had a g re a t tim e b u t we
h o p e th e C a d e ts le a rn e d m u c h a b o u t
n a v ig a tin g .
O u r a n n u a l C h r is t m a s p a r ty w a s
D e ce m b e r 1 4 th at K a tie B o ls ta d ’s h o u se
and it w a s n ic e to have so m a n y
p ro s p e c tiv e m e m b e rs fro m o u tly in g areas.
O u r C h a p te r has te n ta tiv e p la n s to use
s o m e o f o u r T re a s u ry fo r s c h o lo rs h ip s fo r
s o m e o f o u r o w n m e m b e rs.
SAN F E R N A N D O VA LLEY C H A P TE R
V irgin ia R ainw ater, Reporter
T ’w a s a M erry C h ris tm a s a t th e h o m e o f
V e sta and Don M a ltb y . O u r 99 la d ie s
s h o u ld g e t a tro p h y fo r th e ir fa v o rite d is h e s
shared a t th e fe s tiv e p o t lu c k d in n e r, and
w h a t a g re a t tu rn o u t. S e e m s Don lo s t h is
w a lle t tw o ye a rs a g o a t th e ir Utah ran ch .
T he fie ld s w e re p lo w e d re c e n tly and g u e ss
w h a t tu rn e d u p . Y e s! h is d e a rly b e lo ve d .
V e sta fle w to B is h o p a nd P h o e n ix . L ib b y
S venson has a b u d d in g p ilo t in th e fa m ily ,
h e r 1 7 ’/2 yr. o ld s o n , w h o has ju s t s o lo e d .
Pat H a lle tt w a s c h e cke d o u t in a C h e ro ke e
A rro w . M a rg ie R o b b in s pa sse d h e r in ­
s tru c to rs w r itte n . E llen M ille r g o t s o m e
340 tim e . P o lly F le m in g fle w h e r 72 ye a r
o ld fa th e r to S a n ta B a rb a ra . D e lo res P ynes
m ade us a ll a litt le e n v io u s by e n jo y in g th e
su n in M a za tla n and P u e rto V a lla rta .
D e lo res is fly in g h ig h w ith h e r c o m m e rc ia l
w ritte n p a sse d.
B o n n ie S e y m o u r and S u zie N e ff d id a
s tre tc h in th e h o s p ita l b u t are re co ve rin g
n o w . F o n d m e m o rie s fille d Pat H a lle tt
w h ile v is itin g th e f ir s t a irp o rt sh e fle w o u t
o f new S a lt Lake C ity . J o y c e C h a ffin g o t
c a u g h t in th e tu llie fo g w ith h e r flig h t
in s tru c to r (w o n ’t te ll h is nam e) at V e n tu ra
c o u n try a irp o rt. W h a t an e x c itin g s to ry th a t
w a s! S h irle y T h o m rod e in th e b a ck seat o f
a L o d e s ta r. L o rrie B le c k c a n 't sta y on th e
g ro u n d , so o ff she fle w to A p p le V a lle y,
S a n ta Y nez, Las Vegas and PSP. L o re tta
H in e s , Liz N u c k o lls and M ic h e le N aples
d id so m e lo c a l fly in g .
O u r S a n ta Y nez fly - in w a s te rr ific . W e
b ro u g h t in o u r DRF s u p p lie s a nd loaded
up tw o w a g o n s fo r lu n c h in S o lva n g ,
C h ris tm a s s h o p p in g and baked g o o d ie s .
Cec S c h u lm a n ’s m o m sa ys, “ ju s t a sk, I'll
g o ". J e a n ie Day fle w to M o n te re y . R uth
M a yle g o t a p t a nd fle w to B a k e rs fie d , San
C a rlo s , S a c to , and S B A . T h a t’s c a lle d
c a tc h in g u p . J ill S itto n has been g e ttin g a
lo t o f IFR tra in in g . H elen B e rn b a u m fle w
w ith th e C o a s t G uard A u x ilia ry m a k in g
m e ssa g e d ro p s to b o a ts . L o re li and Pat
C a n g in a o have a new M o o n e y, a b e a u ty.
L o la a nd Ed R ic c i p u t in seven s o lid
h o u rs o f IFR tim e on th e ir re ce n t tr ip east
and on to P u e rto R ico and th e V irg in
Is la n d s . Several m ore h o u rs w ere sp e n t
IFR (In F ra n tic R a m b lin g s ) a b o u t th e
te rm in a l le a rn in g th e e ffic ie n c y o f th e
C u s to m s se rvice in P u e rto R ico .
O u r y e a rly c u s to m o f ta k in g h o m e baked
c o o k ie s to th e Van N u ys to w e r o p e ra to rs at
C h ris tm a s tim e , to o k p la ce a t th e 94th
S q u a d ro n re s ta u ra n t fo r a lu n c h e o n th a t
w a s e n jo y e d by a ll.
V ir g in ia R a in w a te r had an e v e n tfu l trip
re tu rn in g fro m San F e lip e . S eem s she
la n d e d h e r B ird in s o m e b u s h e s at B ra c k e tt
a irp o rt. T h a t's c a lle d Bye Bye B ird ie . S h e ’s
n o w a q u a lifie d “ B u sh P ilo t" .
S A N TA BARBA RA C H APTER
Judy Roeser, Reporter
The S a n ta B a rb a ra C h a p te r has a sp e c ia l
h o n o ra ry m e m b e r, L iz C u m m in g s o u r ow n
p e rso n a l F lig h t S e rvice W e a th e r C o n ­
s u lta n t. She b rie fs us b e fo re o u r trip s ,
in fo rm s and a d vise s us o f a ll w e a th e r data,
file s o u r flig h t p la n s , and fre ts lik e a
m o th e r hen w h e n h e r c h ic k s are o u t try in g
th e ir w in g s . F o r o u r N o ve m b e r m e e tin g ,
L iz to o k th e w h o le c h a p te r o u t to a grand
d in n e r at a lo c a l re s ta u ra n t. S uch a lo ve ly
th in g to d o and s u c h a w o n d e rfu l tim e we
had. S he has been an in s p ira tio n to us a ll
and w e are so lu c k y to have h e r in o u r
m id s t.
T he S a n ta B a rb a ra A irp o rt A s s o c ia tio n ’s
S e co n d A n n u a l “ A v io n s d ’ E le g a n c e " was
h e ld N o ve m b e r 10, and a ll agree it w as a
g re a t s u c c e s s . The S a n ta B arbara N in e ty N in e s h e lp e d w ith r e g is tra tio n , even to a
b o o th w h e re w e s o ld p o p c o rn . W e m ade a
litt le m o n e y , b u t n o w w e have th is
p ro b le m . W h a t are w e g o in g to d o w ith th e
fo rty p o u n d s o f p o p c o rn w e have le ft over
(W e had to b u y a f if t y p o u n d bag). S om e
fu tu re a irs h o w w ill fin d us in th e b u s in e s s
a g a in .
T h is m o n th w e a ls o c o -s p o n s o re d w ith
th e F .A .A . a p ro g ra m fo r a ll in te re s te d
p ilo ts on " W in te r F ly in g ” . M r.
Paul
H u n g e rfo rd o f Van N u ys w a s th e F .A .A .’s
e x p e rt on th e s u b je c t. It w as very w e ll
p re se n te d and e x tre m e ly in fo rm a tiv e . M r.
V in c e n t B ro p h y , o u r A c c id e n t P re ve n tion
S p e c ia lis t
at
Van
N uys,
has
been
re s p o n s ib le fo r m a n y fin e su ch p ro g ra m s
in o u r area.
O c to b e r 13 w as th e 1 4 th a n n iv e rs a ry o f
o u r c h a rte r. W e c e le b ra te d w ith th re e o f
th e s ix c h a rte r m e m b e rs p re s e n t. Pam ela
K illia n , o u r fir s t c h a irm a n , D e lla A b e r­
n a th y , n o w a m e m b e r o f th e S a n ta Paula
C h a p te r, and J o a n S te in b e rg e r, o u r o n ly
c o n tin u in g c h a rte r m e m b e r. It w a s fu n
lis te n in g to th e m re m in is c e a b o u t past
w ild tim e s and th e tr ia ls o f b e g in n in g a
new ch a p te r.
Evy and W o o d y Treen d ra fte d m e m b e rs
o f th e S a n ta B a rb a ra C h a p te r a nd th e ir
4 9 1/2 e rs to h e lp th e m a t th e M o ja ve A ir
Races. T he y w ere in ch a rg e o f ram p
c o n tro l and p a rk in g a n d , th a n k s to Evy and
W oody,
a ll
went
s m o o th ly
in
th a t
d e p a rtm e n t.
M ary L e w is in fo rm s us th a t APT fo rm s
are n o t c o m in g in fro m th e S o u th w e s t
S e c tio n as fa s t as th e y s h o u ld .
A
s u g g e s tio n : keep an A P T fo rm in y o u r
p u rse a ll th e tim e and w h e n yo u g o in fo r
y o u r B ie n n ia l F lig h t Revue o r a c h e c k rid e
fo r a new ra tin g , w h ip it o u t on th e ch e ck
p ilo t rig h t th e n and th e re , th e n s tu ff it in an
e n ve lo p e a nd s e n d it to M ary.
W e have th re e new m e m b e rs and fo u r
new ra tin g s . T h a t’s p re tty g o o d fo r a
c h a p te r o f tw e n ty m e m b e rs. O u r new
a d d itio n s are a ll new p ilo ts : B e th H o w a r,
Karen C h a re s t, and M a rily n W e ix e l. A nd
h e re ’s a p o in t fo r W o m e n ’s L ib — n o n e o f
th e ir h u s b a n d s fly . T w o new C o m m e rc ia l
L ic e n c e s : M a rio n F ic k e tt a nd S te p h a n ie
F reem an. T w o In s tru m e n t R a tin g s : Jan
E d m o n d and N in a L e w is . I t’s g ra tify in g to
k n o w th a t s o m a n y o f o u r N in e ty -N in e s are
not
s a tis fie d
w ith
o rd in a ry
re q u ire d
p ro fic ie n c y ,
b u t in s is t on
u p g ra d in g
th e m s e lv e s c o n tin u a lly . L ittle by lit tle we
are ra is in g th e s ta n d a rd s o f g e n era l
a v ia tio n — and is n ’t th a t w h a t it ’s a ll a b o u t?
SA N TA ROSA C H A P TE R
R uth Foster, Reporter
fo r th e a n n u a l A .P .E . T rip (A irp la n e
P ro fic ie n p y E x c u rs io n ) in Ju n e . A .P .E .
P ackages are g ive n o u t in a d va n ce w ith th e
n e ce ssary in fo rm a tio n in o rd e r to p la n th e
flig h t. T he d e s tin a tio n is se c re t, b u t th e
g a ls have a c h a n c e to c o m p e te on c o m ­
p u tin g th e ir a ir speed and fu e l c o n ­
s u m p tio n . A b re a k fa s t g a th e rin g on F rid a y
fo r w e a th e r b rie fin g
a nd
s u b m ittin g
c o m p u ta tio n s , th e n o f f in to th e b lu e fo r
w h o k n o w s w h e re ? T he m en g e t to g e th e r
and jo in th e g ro u p on S a tu rd a y fo r th e
“ A w a rd s D in n e r” . E ve ryo n e h e a ds fo r
ho m e on S u n d a y , h a vin g p u t th o s e fly in g
s k ills to o n e m o re te s t.
A b ig eve n t fo r th e C h a p te r is th e te r­
m in u s o f th e P a c ific A ir Race in O c to b e r,
’75. Fran J o h n s o n is in c h a rg e o f c o ­
o r d in a t in g th e h u n d r e d s o f d e t a ils
n e ce ssary to m ake it a c o m p le te s u cce ss.
Fun a nd hard w o rk ahead.
O u r M e m b e rs h ip C h a irm a n M arg a re t
B o ck is ke e p in g b u s y s e n d in g o u t le tte rs
and in fo rm a tio n to p ro s p e c tiv e m e m b e rs.
M e m b e rs w ill be a ske d to a c t as a Big
S is te r to th e p ro s p e c t, h e lp in g h e r b e co m e
a c q u a in te d w ith th e 99s a nd th e ir a c­
tiv itie s . N ew m e m b e rs a re : B a rb a ra P edley
and J o y R e in e m e r.
L yn n C ary p a rtic ip a te d in th e P o ke r Run
in o u r area and to o k 4 th pla ce . G in n y
W e g e n er, Jo a n
R o b b in s ,
and
Sandy
P e te rson a ls o trie d th e ir lu c k .
F in d in g tim e fo r fly in g in th is b u sy
se a so n w e re S uzi C e sa n o and
L yle
S k o g lu n d , b rin g in g b a ck a P ip e r S u p e r C ub
fro m P e n n s y lv a n ia . J o y and J im R e in e m e r
a ls o w e n t to P e n n s y lv a n ia b rin g in g b a ck a
C e ssn a 172. J u d y J o n e s jo in e d a fe rry in g
run fro m F lo rid a . Fran a nd R hea J o h n s o n
fle w to N ew Y o rk. C la u d ia a nd C h ris
A n s a ld o , as w e ll as A lie n e and G ene Lee
v is ite d re la tiv e s in S o u th e rn C a lifo rn ia .
N in e ty -N in e s re fu s e to be e a rth b o u n d fo r
lo n g !
D o ro th y M e rce r w as in S e a ttle in O c­
to b e r and to o k o n e h o u r in s tru c tio n o f th e
tw o h o u rs d u a l flo a tp la n e tim e th a t she
w o n at th e N o rth w e s t S e c tio n c o n v e n tio n .
S he lo ve d it, a nd p la n s to be b a ck th e re as
so o n as p o s s ib le to ta ke e n o u g h m ore to
g a in h e r ra tin g .
In N o ve m b e r B illie D u tch e r, D o ro th y
M erce r, Pegge B lin c o and M ary C alvert
a tte n d e d a very in fo rm a tiv e F A A N o rth w e s t
R e g io n ’s “ L is te n in g S e s s io n ” h e ld in
S a le m . T he p ro g ra m in c lu d e d p re se n ­
ta tio n s and q u e s tio n and a n s w e r p e rio d s
on “ A ir p o rts P ro g ra m in O reg o n and
S o u th e r n
W a s h in g t o n " ,
“ N o r th w e s t
R e g io n A ir N a v ig a tio n and C o m m u n ic a tio n
F a c ilitie s ” a nd “ A ir T ra ffic and F lig h t
S ta n d a rd s ” . C .B . W a lk, J r . ; R o b e rt B ro w n ,
C h ie f, A ir p o rts D iv is io n and J o h n W ic h e ls ,
J r., C h ie f A irw a y F a c ilitie s D iv is io n gave
e n lig h te n in g p re s e n ta tio n s and fie ld e d
liv e ly q u e s tio n s fro m th e a u d ie n c e .
T w e n ty -s ix m e m b e rs a nd 4 9 1/2ers a t­
te n d e d o u r a n n u a l C h ris tm a s p a rty on
D e ce m b e r 1 4 th . T he re w a s no d o u b t th a t
o u r b a n q u e t ro o m w a s a ro o m fo r a v ia to rs !
A s ix fo o t lo n g w ire and cre p e paper
b ip la n e flo a te d fro m th e c e ilin g , th e a r­
tis tr y o f 4 9 '/2 e r Dale D u tc h e r, and in th e
lo b b y a p o s te r cre a te d by 4 9 1/2er Stan
B lin c o d ip ic te d S a n ta C la u s in h is plane
to w in g a b a n n e r to w a rd th e d o o rw a y
s a y in g "9 9 C h ris tm a s P a rty ” . T he fu n
“ h a n g a r fly in g " and g ift e xch a n g e added
up to th e u su a l "g o o d tim e had by a ll” .
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A LA S K A - ID A H O - M O N T A N A
NORTH D AKOTA - OREGON
SOUTH D A K O T A
W A SH IN G TO N - W Y O M IN G
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Sandy Peterson and A liene Lee, Chairm an
of the Santa Rosa C hapter, w aitin g their
turn in the High A ltitu d e C ham ber at
M ather A ir Force Base.
The c ry s ta ll b a ll reveals a v a rie ty o f
a c tiv itie s in th e new year, s ta rtin g w ith a
C h ris tm a s d in n e r d a n c e to se t th e m o o d
fo r th e h o lid a y s .
A t th e B oard m e e tin g in D e ce m b e r p la n s
w ere m ade fo r a 4 9 1/2 A p p re c ia tio n N ig h t
d in n e r. W ith o u t th e ir h e lp m a n y o f o u r
p ro je c ts w o u ld have fa lle n fa r s h o rt o f th e ir
g o a ls , so , tim e fo r a “ th a n k y o u ".
J a n u a ry w ill b rin g a F ly -in to S a lin a s ,
g iv in g a ll a ch a n c e to ta s te th a t C h in e se
fo o d at th e a irp o rt.
W ith h a rd ly tim e to tu rn a ro u n d , S p rin g
w ill b rin g o u r 3 c e n ts Per P o u n d R id e in
M ay. T h is w ill be th e se co n d fo r us and
h o p e fu lly ju s t as s u c c e s s fu l. W e ’ve m ad e a
lo t o f fly in g frie n d s and w a n t to m ake
m ore.
C la u d ia A n s a ld o is hard a t w o rk on p la n s
Billie Dutcher and Dorothy M ercer on
initial DRF flig h t to Grants Pass in Sep­
tem ber.
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C O L U M B IA C A S C A D E C H A P TE R
M ary C alverl, Reporter
T he h ig h lig h t o f o u r c h a p te r’s y e a r so fa r
has been a re c e p tio n h e ld re c e n tly at
Pegge B lin c o ’s h o m e fo r several p io n e e r
w o m e n p ilo ts fro m o u r area. D o ro th y
H e ste r S te n z e l, N o n a M a llo y P lu m o n d e r,
E llen Jo B a d le y and E velyn W a ld re n w ere
h o n o re d . T he fo u r are a ll m e m b e rs o f th e
O X-5 c lu b , and th re e o f th e m are s t ill
fly in g .
E llen B a d le y w a s th e s e c o n d w o m a n to
s o lo a t th e B e a ve rto n a ir p o r t;
Nona
P lu m o n d e r m ad e m o n e y w in g w a lk in g and
sky d iv in g to pay fo r h e r fly in g le s s o n s ;
Evelyn W a ld re n , fir s t g irl to learn to fly in
th e s ta te o f N e b ra ska , began fly in g in 1928
and is s t ill fly in g lo c a lly as a CFI every
d a y ; and D o ro th y S te n ze l, Tex R a n kin
s tu d e n t, w a s c h a m p io n a c ro b a tic p ilo t and
h o ld e r o f th e re co rd fo r o u ts id e lo o p s . T he
w o m e n b ro u g h t s c ra p b o o k s , p ic tu re s , and
b e a u tifu l in s p ir in g m e m o rie s to sh a re w ith
us.
Pegge Blinco and M ary Calvert brought the
rem aining supplies a few days later.
EA S TE R N W A S H IN G T O N C HAPTER
Daryl Ann Kyle, Reporter
A to u r o f F a irc h ild A ir F orce Base
H e lic o p te r A ir R escue and R ecovery U n it
w a s an in fo rm a tiv e v is it fo r o u r N o ve m b e r
m e e tin g . T he e ffe c tiv e n e s s o f th is rescue
u n it in p e a c e tim e is q u ite m a rve lo u s,
ra n g in g fro m a id d u rin g la s t y e a r’s severe
flo o d s to d e liv e rin g o u tly in g p a tie n ts to
w e ll-e q u ip p e d h o s p ita ls in th e c itie s . W e
n o t o n ly to u c h e d
th o s e
b ig
rescue
h e lic o p te rs , b u t g o t fir s t hand in fo rm a tio n
fro m p ilo ts on h o w to fly o n e . W e a ls o saw
a d e m o n s tra tio n on p a ra -ju m p e r rescue.
O ur s in c e re th a n k s to th e A ir F o rce fo r a
g reat to u r and an o n g o in g jo b w e ll d o n e .
In D ece m b e r w e c e le b ra te d w ith a
h o lid a y d in n e r p a rty at L o u is e P ru g h ’s
h om e in S p o ka n e . W e e n jo y e d s a m p lin g
each o th e r’s fa v o rite d is h e s a nd o f c o u rs e
d id a lo t o f h a n g a r fly in g . W e m is s e d Kay
P e te r s o n , o u r v iv a c io u s m e m b e r s h ip
c h a irp e rs o n w h o w a s re c e n tly tra n s fe rre d
to M o n ta n a . Lana B a ls e r o f S p o ka n e has
ju s t c o m p le te d h e r fir s t q u a rte r at A & P
s c h o o l. Irene A n ro d e to ld us a b o u t fo g
se e d in g a t S p o k a n e In te rn a tio n a l th e n ig h t
b e fore th e p a rty . A v a ried g ro u p o f p ilo ts
w e are!
Fern Lake h o ld s ne w in s tru m e n t and
in s t r u m e n t in s t r u c t o r r a t in g s . F e r n ,
c h a irp e rs o n o f th e 1975 In te rn a tio n a l
C o n v e n tio n , is ke e p in g a ll o f us b u s y
m a kin g p la n s fo r an in te re s tin g , in ­
fo rm a tiv e c o n v e n tio n n e x t s u m m e r w hen
w e “ R O U N D U P ” in C o e u r d ’ A le n e . W e ’ll be
lo o k in g fo r y o u , J u ly 30 th ro u g h A u g u s t 2,
1975!
ID A H O C H A PTER
I.R .A . P ilu t, Reporter
B o is e 's p ilo ts o f th e fe m in in e g e n d e r
tu rn e d in to p o s te r p a in te rs and p u b lic ity
h o u n d s p ro m o tin g o u r c o -p ilo t c o u rs e th e
fir s t w eek o f D e ce m b e r. W e s h a rp e n e d o u r
b r a in s , b ra c e d
f o r th e p e n e t r a t in g
q u e s tio n s s u re to h it, a nd p u t on a s m a ll
b u t s u c c e s s fu l c o -p ilo t c o u rs e . K a rla
R o b e rts p u t it to g e th e r.
B ig B o is e re c e n tly g o t rad a r (th a t m ay
so u n d fu n n y to yo u b ig c ity g a ls , b u t w e ’ve
never had te rm in a l rad a r in Id a ho ) so th e
a s s is ta n t to w e r c h ie f L o a l V a n ce b rie fe d us
on p ro c e d u re s and w in te r fly in g . L o a l is a
g o o d 99 frie n d s in c e h is in s tru m e n t in ­
s tru c to r w a s G ene N o ra Je s se n and he in
tu rn ta u g h t a ir tr a ffic c o n tro lle r and new 99
S ylvia B u rke y h o w to fly . He p re se n te d a
tim e ly and e x c e lle n t p ro g ra m .
Id a ho C h a irm a n A n n S to tt is n o w a
c o m m e rc ia l p ilo t - w a tc h o u t N o rth w e s t
S e ctio n A c h ie v e m e n t A w a rd a s p ira n ts .
A nn has a ch ie ve d her P riva te , In s tru m e n t
ra tin g and n o w C o m m e rc ia l in tw o ye a rs,
is o u r c h a p te r c h a irm a n and S e c tio n
M e e tin g C h a irm a n to o . Lyn C la rk , w h o
flie s o u t o f th e m o u n ta in re s o rt a irp o rt
M cC a ll, is n o w o p e ra tin g u n d e r Part 135.
S he’s fly in g c h a rte r in to th e b a ck c o u n try
and d o in g a lo t o f in s tru c tin g . She re c e n tly
b ro u g h t h e r C e ssn a s 120 and 150 d o w n to
B o is e fo r th e w in te r (he r a irp o rt s n o w s in)
and her s tu d e n ts c o m m u te 100 m ile s (by
car) fo r th e ir w in te r fly in g . H o w ’s th a t fo r
d e v o tio n ? L yn , h e rs e lf, w a s d o w n fo r a
litt le m a in te n a n c e o ve r th e h o lid a y s as w a s
Fran B ro w n . B o th are b a ck on th e lin e
a gain.
C arol D ePue re c e n tly fle w to h e r o ld
s to m p in g g ro u n d s , S o u th e rn C a lifo rn ia , to
b rin g her m o th e r b a ck fo r a v is it. She
e xp e rie n ce d s o m e m ag and fu e l p ro b le m s
in her “ a n tiq u e ” S tin s o n b u t p u t it on th e
g ro u n d lik e th e p ro th a t sh e is. A fte r so m e
m a in te n a n c e h e r re tu rn w a s u n e v e n tfu l.
Eula L o g s d o m
has re tu rn e d
fro m
a
C a rrib e a n c ru is e . J o K in g has been up to
her neck in th e Beaux A rts C h ris tm a s sale,
o u r b ig a rt g a lle ry fu n d ra ise r, and sh e ’s
given up d u a l in th e B a ro n fo r th e d u ra tio n .
Have yo u n o tic e d h o w o fte n 99s are so very
ta le n te d in m o re th a n ju s t a v ia tio n ?
L u c ille and J ig g s T a y lo r h o s te d ag a in
w h a ts b e c o m in g o u r a n n u a l C h ris tm a s
p a rty . L u c ille is a h ig h ly s u c c e s s fu l in ­
te rio r d e c o ra to r a nd h e r h o m e is a
m a g n ific e n t s e ttin g fo r th e C h ris tm a s
g a th e rin g . W e w ere so h a p p y to see fo rm e r
m e m b e r J o A n n C a m p b e ll and h o p e 1975
w ill b rin g h e r a fre s h m e d ic a l c e rtific a te .
M O U N T T A H O M A C H A P TE R
Janet Penner, Reporter
W a s h in g t o n ’ s w e a th e r , t r ip s , a n d
C h ris tm a s a c tiv itie s has h in d e re d o u r
fly in g , b u t s o m e h o w a la rg e g roup- p lu s
several 49V2S m a n a g e d to fin d o u r w a y to
Jean F re e b u rg ’s near P o rt O rch a rd A irp o rt
fo r o u r a n n u a l C h ris tm a s P a rty. P le n ty o f
d e lic io u s fo o d a nd h a n g a r ta lk w a s e n ­
jo y e d by a ll.
E a rlie r th is F a ll several o f o u r m e m b e rs
a tte n d e d th e N o rth w e s t S e c tio n a l a t th e
D o u b le tre e Inn fo r an in fo rm a tiv e and fu n
w e e ke n d.
O u r J a n u a ry m e e tin g w ill be c o m b in e d
w ith th e Z o n ta ’s o f T a co m a . W e are
lo o k in g fo rw a rd to e x c h a n g in g in fo rm a tio n
b e tw e en b o th g ro u p s . M y o w n p e rso n a l
research in to s c h o la rs h ip s fo r g ra d u a te
s c h o o l has revealed th e ir s p o n s o rs h ip o f
o n e fo r w o m e n in a v ia tio n and a e ro sp a ce .
A fte r C h ris tm a s
h o u s e c le a n in g
w ill
h o p e fu lly p ro d u c e m o re ru m m a g e fo r o u r
F e b ru a ry sa le . W e had o u r se co n d ru m ­
m age sa le th e e nd o f J u ly w h ic h proved a
to ta l s u c c e s s . T he y are fu n , h e lp fu l to o u r
fin a n c e s , and in tro d u c e us to s o m e very
in te re s tin g p e o p le !
H o p e fu lly th e m o n s o o n s w ill cease and
w e can a ll fly a g a in !
R A IN IE R C H A P TE R
Peggy Verger, Reporter
W e n o w have th e a p p ro va l o f th e 4 9 V is .
W e had a w o n d e rfu l C h ris tm a s p a rty fo r
o u r D e ce m b e r m e e tin g and th e fo o d w a s
s u p p lie d by th e m e m b e rs . S in c e eve ryo n e
b ro u g h t th e ir s p e c ia lty , th e n a m e w as
c h a n g e d fro m a “ p o t lu c k ” s u p p e r to “ le
g o u rm e t c ru s in e ” d in n e r p a rty. O ne la rge
m is ta k e w a s m ad e . A s o u r g u e s ts , th e m en
w ere a llo w e d to be served fir s t. F o r­
tu n a te ly m o s t o f us are d ie tin g -th o s e w h o
a re n ’t d id that n ig h t. T he re w e re no le f­
to ve rs. H o s te s s Je ri R e y n o ld s b a re ly had
to rin s e th e d is h e s so w e c o u ld ta ke th e m
h o m e . G a il S t ill’s red ve lve t ca ke w a s b e in g
eaten as an a p p e tiz e r. L in d a R o lc z y n s k i
w a s p la n n in g to ta ke le fto v e rs h o m e fo r a
m id n ig h t sn a c k . N o su ch lu ck.
S in ce th e la s t w r itin g o u r m e m b e rs h ip
has g ro w n fro m a h u m b le 5 to an im ­
p re ssive
14.
T he
e n tire
c h a p te r
is
d ire c tly re s p o n s ib le fo r th is in cre a se and
w e have m o re n a m e s y e t to c o n ta c t. T w o o f
o u r new m e m b e rs are b ra n d new p rivate
p ilo ts a nd are to be c o n g ra tu la te d — S haron
V in c e n t and C in d y K n e c h te l. O th e r new
m e m b e rs are ve te ra n p ilo ts N ita L o ftu s and
J a n is Im la y . The new m e m b e rs are n o t th e
o n ly a c tiv e o n e s in th e c h a p te r. Jan M arkey
a nd E lli C u n n in g h a m have b o th w o rke d
hard a nd m e t th e re q u ire m e n ts fo r th e ir
C F Is. E lise S m ith and P h y llis L a u c h n e r are
o u r ta ild ra g g e r p ilo ts -a d if f ic u lt ra tin g in
its e lf. J u d y N e sla n d is w o rk in g on her
“ la n d in g ”
ra tin g
s in c e
each
ta k e -o ff
re q u ire s o n e . M a rcia W a rn e r is o u r Pam
Am
s te w a rd e s s -p riv a te
p ilo t
w ho
is
w o rk in g at n o t h a vin g to serve c o ffe e , tea
o r m ilk at a n y o f th e m e e tin g s . (We w ill
have to s w itc h to w in e .) In te re s tin g g ro u p
w e have and fro m tim e to tim e th e re w ill be
n ew a c tiv itie s to re p o rt.
T h ro u g h no fa u lt o f o u r o w n , w e w ill
p ro b a b ly g e t o rg a n iz e d in th e n e xt few
m o n th s . T he w e a th e r here in th e N o r­
th w e s t d o e s s lo w d o w n o u r fly in g in th e
w in te r m o n th s and leaves us tim e to get
c a u g h t up w ith p a p e rw o rk , m o n e y m a k in g
id e a s a nd d e c is io n m a k in g . By th e s o u n d s
o f th a t la s t s e n te n c e , w e w ill definately
have to s w itc h to w in e at th e w in te r
m e e tin g s .
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ARKANSAS - C OLO RAD O - LO U ISIA N A
K A N SA S - N E B R A S K A - NEW M E X IC O
O K LA H O M A-TE X AS
SO U TH C EN TR A L SECTIO N
ALB U Q U E R Q U E C H APTER
Becky Lutz, Reporter
T h re e s p e a k e r s r e p r e s e n tin g h a n g
g lid in g , b a llo o n in g , and s a ilp la n in g shared
th e ir fu n and e xp e rie n c e s w ith th e 99s and
th e ir g u e s ts at o u r a n n u a l C h ris tm a s
b a n q u e t on D e ce m b e r 18. B o b b i S ta cy
gave a s h o rt h is to ry o f hang g lid in g and
d is c u s s e d th e c h a ra c te ris tic s o f her c ra ft.
S lid e s w e re s h o w n by C a ro l Davis to
illu s tr a te h e r b a llo o n in g e x p e rie n c e s . M ike
K e lle r to ld o f h is s a ilp la n e a c tiv itie s and
d is c u s s e d lic e n s in g and tra in in g .
H ig h lig h t o f o u r h o lid a y a ffa ir w as the
p re s e n ta tio n o f o u r a n n u a l O u ts ta n d in g
G irl o f th e Y ear A w a rd to C la u d ia B eckner.
C la u d ia w as s e le c te d by se cre t b a llo t and
received a tra v e lin g tro p h y as w e ll as a
p e rso n a l tro p h y .
M eg G u g g o ltz and H a rrie t and W illia m
B rin o f th e S a n ta Fe 99s c h a p te r w ere
s p e c ia l g u e s ts .
F ly in g a c tiv itie s : B .J . S la w s o n is no w a
C o m m e rc ia l p ilo t. C la u d ia B e ckn e r and
fa m ily s p e n t s o m e tim e in M a n z a n illo ,
M e x ic o . Roz K in le n and J im fle w to San
C a rlo s , M e x ic o , fo r a w e e kend o f deep sea
fis h in g . L id a S w a n n is ch e cke d o u t in th e
B eech S p o rt and flie s a ro u n d d u rin g
w e e ke n d s.
W e w e lc o m e
our
n e w e st
m em b e r
T he re sa Isa a cso n .
A R K A N S A S C H APTER
M arguerite N ielsen , Reporter
A rk a n s a s N in e ty N in e s m et N o ve m b e r
17 in th e new te rm in a l b u ild in g at A d a m s
F ie ld in L ittle
R ock. D e lo res D eam ,
h o s te s s , w a s a s s is te d by D on n a H ale,
E m m y H a ll, a nd A n n W h ite . The m e e tin g
tim e w a s used to d is c u s s th e p ro p o se d
new by la w s a nd m e m b e rs h ip .
C ary H u n t is th e w in n e r o f o u r tro p h y fo r
h er c o n trib u tio n s to th e g ro w th o f a v ia tio n
in A rk a n s a s .
D o n n a H a le re p re se n te d th e A rka n sa s
C h a p te r at th e S o u th C e n tra l S e c tio n a l
m e e tin g .
C o n g ra tu la tio n s
to
our
n e w ly -w e d .
C h a irm a n L in d a R ic k ie s has re c e n tly
becom e M rs. C e c il H argraves.
Z o n ta C lu b s th e w o rld over w ill h o n o r
A m e lia E a rh a rt on h e r s p e c ia l d a y, Ja n u a ry
11, and fro m “ B ra in w a v e s ” by C .R . M c ­
D o n a ld ...........
“ Pariah”
I am in tim a te w ith m o u n ta in s
I have s e c re ts w ith th e s ta rs
I have b a th e d in h e a ven ly fo u n ta in s
F lo w n th ro u g h ra in b o w s ’ c o lo re d bars
I have heard c e le s tia l m u s ic
A b o ve th e e n g in e s ’ d ro n e
Devined th e a irs a s c o u s tic
By th e s o u n d o f th u n d e rs ’ to n e
I’m no lo n g e r o n e a m o n g yo u
I m u s t ve n tu re over h ig h
A bove th e e a rth ly s p e c tru m
In th e haven o f th e sky
C O LO R A D O C H APTER
Mary N eil, Reporter
W o rk in g hard on F a ll S e c tio n a l fo r 7 5 —
th e w h o le c h a p te r.
V o te d to be w ith and s u p p o rt C o lo ra d o
W rig h t B ro s . M e m o ria l F o u n d a tio n a n n ua l
a w ard d in n e r fo r C h ris tm a s p a rty — 99
tu rn o u t lig h t b u t 250 o th e rs w e re th e re .
T re m e n d o u s s u c c e s s w ith W a lly S ch irra ,
a s tro n a u t,
m a in s p e a k e r,
Jo e
H ig g in s ,
n a tio n a l A F A c h a irm a n and n o te d S h e riff
of
TV
c o m m e rc ia ls
as
m a s te r
of
C e re m o n ie s and o u r o w n E m ily H o w e ll,
la st y e a r's a w a rd w in n e r,
p re s e n tin g
a w a rd s th is ye a r to G o rd o n “ R o c k y ”
W a r re n ,
M r. A v ia t io n
in G u n n is o n
C o lo ra d o area. S e rvin g on
B oard o f
D ire c to rs w ith David O ld s , F A A , Ed
M a rrio tt, A ir F o rce A s s o c , a nd EB Je p pesen o f C h a rt fa m e , Don M u rp h y of
C o o m b s L e a rje t, are N in e ty -N in e s , B e tty
Jo Reed and M ary N e il. S e rvin g on A w a rd
S e le c tio n C o m m itte e w ere 99s E m ily
H o w e ll and Jan G a m m e ll.
B e tty and Earl B e rg e r trip p e d to D a ko ta s
by c a r— b u t B e tty ’s APT in th e p la n e no w
to o .
Pat L u th e r c a llin g h e rs e lf a " F ly in g
F ra m e r"— lo ve s to d e liv e r fra m e s th a t
w a y — m ade a rece n t d ro p o ff in J a c k s o n ,
W y o m in g .
Jean F e rre ll o ff to O k la h o m a fo r s e m in a r
and C h ris tm a s w ith fa m ily in th e E a s t—
a ls o w e n t by Car.
C o lo ra d o 99s p la n n in g jo in t g e t-to g e th e r
w ith Z o n ta In te rn a tio n a l Ja n . 8 th .
M ary and Dave N e il o ff to S a n ib e l Is la n d ,
Fla. fo r h o lid a y s w ith tw o o f th e ir g ra n d ­
c h ild re n w ill d ro p D o lly G ib b o n s C h a p te r
C h a irm a n o ff in P e n s a c o la to see her fo lk s .
The N e ils p la n to see C la re n ce C h a m ­
b e rla in , an o ld frie n d , w h ile in th e F t.
M yers area. C la re n c e by h is o w n d e fin itio n
is “ o ld w h a t's h is n a m e " th e g u y w h o fle w
th e A tla n tic in 1927 th e d a y a fte r L in d b u rg h
d id it. C la re n c e w e n t a ll th e w ay to
M u n ic h , G e rm a n y on h is f lig h t and
received m a n y h o n o rs and a w a rd s, b u t as
M ik e C o llin s s a id , N o o n e re m e m b e rs th e
o th e r g u y s — ju s t th e fir s t. M ike , yo u w ill
re m e m b e r, w e n t on th e fir s t m o o n flig h t
w ith A rm s tro n g and A ld rin b u t never g o t to
th e m o o n its e lf.
H o p e e v e ryo n e had a H a p p y H o lid a y and
th a t w e are a ll a b le to a ffo rd to keep fly in g
a fte r it a nd th e e c o n o m y g e ts th ro u g h w ith
us.
DALLAS C H APTER
Lou M arquess, Reporter
W e w ere m o s t sa d d e n e d by th e lo s s o f
o u r d e a r 4 9 1/2er, M aurice M elto n, h u sb a n d
o f 99, Je rry M e lto n . W e w ill m is s h im and
h is c o n s ta n t d e vo te d s u p p o rt very m u c h .
S ue M a d d o c k ju s t re tu rn e d fro m a tr ip to
E u ro p e w h e re sh e re p re se n te d th e U n ite d
S ta te s a t a 99 c o n v e n tio n . S he w a s en­
te rta in e d ro y a lly , and I d o m ean ro y a lly , by
P rin c e s s A le x a n d ria and B ritis h G o v e rn o r
S h e ila
S c o tt.
Her
a d v e n tu r e s
a re
s o m e th in g to hear!
M an y o f us w e n t v is itin g d u rin g th e
T h a n k s g iv in g h o lid a y s - L o u a n d R o d
M a rq u e ss
to
W h a rto n
and
K o u n tz e ,
D o ro th y W a rre n a nd fa m ily to C o lo ra d o ,
etc.
W e e n jo y e d o u r C h ris tm a s p a rty at
S a n d ra S im m o n s ' lo v e ly h o m e , w ith th e
D a llas R e d b ird C h a p te r as g u e s ts . T h is is
a lw a y s a tim e fo r m e rry m a k in g a nd s o m e
g o o d o le ’ h a n g a r fly in g .
M a rc e lin e T od d to o k h e r p ro fic ie n c y
rid e, m a k in g her A P T a lo n g w ith Lou
M a rq u e ss, S ue M a d d o c k , J e rry M e lto n ,
Jan A lm a n d , a nd Jan W a h re r.
S a n d ra S im m o n s to o k h e r c h e c k rid e in
tu rb in e a irc ra ft, m a k in g h e r th e fir s t
w o m a n ever to g e t c h e cke d o u t in s u c h an
a irc ra ft w ith an a irlin e . W O W ! T he D a llas
C h a p te r in p a rtic u la r and th e 99s in g e n era l
are ve ry p ro u d to have su ch a gal as a
m e m b e r. T h is is re a lly p u ttin g w o m e n in
a v ia tio n in th e s p o tlig h t w h e re w e b e lo n g !
H a p p y sa fe and c a re fu l fly in g d u rin g th e
C h ris tm a s h o lid a y s !
G O LD E N T R IA N G L E C H A P TE R
Linda H ooker, Reporter
“ R a in d ro p s K eep F a llin g On M y H e a d ",
o r “ R a in , R ain G o A w a y , C o m e A g a in
A n o th e r D ay” , s h o u ld be th e C h a p te r
A irm a rk in g C h a irm a n 's th e m e s o n g . W e
have s c h e d u le d S evier C o. (D eQ ueen, A rk .)
tw o w e e ke n d s in a ro w and ra in e d o u t b o th
tim e s . T he fir s t tim e , N o v e m b e r 16, s ix
m e m b e rs ,
( C a r o ly n
B ro o k s ,
M a ry
W h e e lo c k , B a rb a ra R o u th , Jean L e m m o n ,
L in d a H o o k e r, J o M c C a rre ll) and o ne
p ro s p e c tiv e m e m b e r, (Evon Baker) a lo n g
w ith tw o 2 4 % e rs , (D o n n ie B ro o k s and
C in d y M c C a rre ll) s p e n t fro m 7 :0 0 F rid a y
u n til 2 :3 0 A M S a tu rd a y d riv in g up to
D eQ ueen o n ly to w a ke up a fte r th re e h o u rs
sle e p to a g ra y, d riz z ly s u n ris e . B a ck to
T exas e ve ryo n e d rove.
T he n e x t S a tu rd a y , B a rb a ra R o u th , Jean
L e m m o n , J o M c C a rre ll & L in d a H o o k e r
aro se a t 4 :3 0 A M and jo u rn e y e d to P ylo n
A irp o rt in an e ffo rt to fly to DeQ ueen.
Dawn b ro k e to reveal th a t FSS kn e w w h a t
th e y w ere ta lk in g a b o u t w h e n th e y sa id lo w
c e ilin g s , p o o r v is ib ility and DRIZZLE. The
A rk a n s a s C h a p te r w a s in v ite d to jo in us in
th is p ro je c t a nd w ith a n y lu c k a t a ll
so m e d a y w e w ill a ll m ee t a t D eQ ueen to
p a in t a nd re jo ic e a b o u t th e G O O D w e a th e r.
O u r F ly -In to F ly in g T ig e r F ie ld at P a ris,
T exas on N o v e m b e r 9 th w a s a ls o raine d
o u t. On D e c e m b e r5 th , th e G o ld e n T ria n g le
C h a p te r and th e A r lin g to n P ilo ts A s s o c ,
w ill s p o n s o r a S a fe ty S e m in a r in co n -
ju c tio n w ith th e F A A at th e U n iv e rs ity of
T exa s at A rlin g to n . C h a p te r A via tio n
S a fe ty C o u n s e lo r, B renda S tric k le r has
w o rke d c lo s e ly w ith th e F A A in preparing
th e p ro g ra m fo r th is S e m in a r. By the way,
B re n d a w ill a ls o serve th e S .C .S . as
S e c tio n A v ia t io n S a fe ty C o m m itte e
C h a irm a n .
L a st m o n th th e c h a p te r g o a l w as AC ­
TIVE P A R T IC IP A T IO N , we received in ­
s t e a d . ..P R E C IP IT A T IO N . T h in g s a re
b o u n d to lo o k u p ..............
A ll th e m e m b e rs o f th e G o ld e n T ria n g le
C h a p te r w o u ld lik e to w is h every 99
th ro u g h o u t th e w o rld a H AP PY & SAFE
C H R IS T M A S A N D NEW Y E A R . See you
n e xt ye a r sa m e tim e , sa m e place.
N E B R A S K A C H APTER
Sharon M eyer, Reporter
The N e b ra ska 99s are very ple a se d th a t
N e b ra ska G o v e rn o r J. Ja m e s E xon has
p ro c la im e d Ja n u a ry 11-18, 1975 as W omen
in Aviation W eek in N e b ra ska . D iane
B a rte ls w o rk e d very hard p re p a rin g a
p ro c la m a tio n fo r th e G o v e rn o r’s s ig n a tu re .
O th e r N e b ra ska 99s are a s k in g th e ir lo ca l
m a y o rs to p ro c la im th e w eek as a lo ca l
W om en in Aviation W eek. A jo in t Z o n ta —
N e b ra ska 99s b ru n c h w ill be h e ld in
L in c o ln on J a n u a ry 11 to c o m m e m o ra te
th e 4 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry o f A m e lia E a rh a rt’s
re c o rd -b re a k in g s o lo flig h t fro m H o n o lu lu
to San F ra n c is c o .
C o n g ra tu la tio n s to th e w in n e rs o f th e
N e b ra ska 99s a n n u a l C h a p te r A c h ie v e m e n t
A w a rd . T he A w a rd is p re se n te d to th e 99
w h o a c q u ire s th e h ig h e s t n u m b e r o f p o in ts
fo r w o rk in g th ro u g h o u t th e year in 99 and
o th e r a v ia tio n a c tiv itie s . T he w in n e r o f th e
fir s t p la ce tro p h y w a s Vera B a rtu n e k . The
ru n n e r-u p tro p h y w a s a w a rd e d to Dawn
P a rk e n in g . B o th o f th e s e g a ls are o u t­
s ta n d in g m e m b e rs o f th e 99s. T h e ir
c o n trib u tio n s to o u r C h a p te r and tq
a v ia tio n in g e n e ra l are c e rta in ly to be
la u d e d .
D e ce m b e r w as p a rty m o n th fo r th e
N e b ra ska 99s. T he a n n u a l C h ris tm a s p a rty ,
c o -h o s te d by B e tty A lfre d and S haron
M eye r, w a s h e ld at th e C h a te a u L a flu e r
C lu b h o u s e in L in c o ln . The e ve n in g in ­
c lu d e d a d in n e r, p re s e n ta tio n o f th e an n ua l
a c h ie v e m e n t a w a rd s, and a h u m o ro u s
m u s ic a l s lid e -ta p e p re s e n ta tio n o f a “ 99s
N ig h t B e fo re C h ris tm a s D re a m ."
H a p p y fly in g to a ll o f yo u in 1975!
O K L A H O M A C H APTER
M arjorie Hudson, Reporter
Tere L y n c h , w ith h u sb a n d D ic k , o f Enid
fle w th e ir S k y la n e to th e B a h a m as via New
O rle a n s , P u n ta G o rd a and P alm Beach.
W h ile in F re e p o rt th e y m et M e m b e r-a tL a rg e F ra n c e s c a D avis. N e xt m o n th th e y
fle w to W e s th a m p to n , N. Y. to p ic k up
th e ir tw o g ra n d c h ild re n to “ ta ke th e m to
th e o c e a n ” . In s tru m e n t rate d D ic k re c e n tly
pa sse d h is CFI w ritte n and Tere passed her
C o m m e rc ia l W ritte n and is re a d y in g fo r her
c h e c k rid e .
Jan M illio n has earned her In s tru m e n t
R a tin g a nd u p o n fin is h in g h e r c h e c k rid e in
O k la h o m a C ity had to file fo r in s tru m e n ts
in o rd e r to re tu rn to her h o m e base,
N o rm a n .
W e w ere a ll sa d d en e d by th e d e a th by
d ro w n in g in th e ir s w im m in g p o o l o f Dr.
N o b le W y n n , h u s b a n d o f C h a irm a n N o rm a
W yn n , la s t s u m m e r.
The O k la h o m a C h a p te r o f N in e ty -N in e s ,
Inc. w as p re s e n te d a s p e c ia l c e rtific a te o f
m e rit and aw a rd at W ile y P o st A irp o rt in
re c o g n itio n o f o u r s u p p o rt o f g o v e rn m e n t
s p o n s o r e d s a f e t y p ro g r a m
‘‘G ro u n d
A s s is t” . The a w a rd w a s a c c e p te d by
C h a irm a n N o rm a W y n n . A t th is tim e w e
w ere a ls o c o m m e n d e d fo r o u r v o lu n ta ry
a c tiv itie s in a irm a rk in g a n u m b e r o f
ru n w a y s , ta x iw a y s a nd h a n g e r b u ild in g s at
m an y O k la h o m a a irp o rts d u rin g th e year.
In N o v e m b e r w e m e t fo r lu n c h and a
s h o rt b u s in e s s m e e tin g , th e n w e re tre a te d
to a to u r o f th e R AP C O N fa c ilitie s at T in k e r
A ir F o rce Base. D e ce m b e r fo u n d th re e
p la n e lo a d s o f O k la h o m a N in e ty -N in e s at
th e a irp o rt in F o lle tt, T exa s, w h e re we
a irm a rk e d th e ru n w a y w ith n u m b e rs and
to w n n a m e ; a fte r w h ic h w e w ere tre a te d to
a ste a k d in n e r by th e to w n s m e n .
A fte r c h a n g in g th e tim e and c o u rs e d ue
to bad w e a th e r, th e O k la h o m a F ly Lady
Derby w as h e ld N o v e m b e r 10. O f th e
m e m b e rs and n o n -m e m b e rs p a rtic ip a tin g ,
tw o O k la h o m a C h a p te r m e m b e rs w a lke d
o ff w ith tro p h ie s . Tere L y n ch w o n fir s t
place se co n d leg and M arge H u d s o n w o n
fir s t p la ce fir s t leg.
The g ro u n d -b re a k in g fo r th e new N in e ty N in e s h e a d q u a rte rs b u ild in g a t W ill R ogers
W o rld A irp o rt w a s a m o m e n to u s o c c a s io n
a tte n d e d by m an y o f th e c ity o ffic ia ls ,
a irp o rt p e rs o n n e l, N in e ty -N in e s o ffic e rs ,
a v ia tio n e n th u s is ts , and la s t b u t n o t le a st
m any, m a n y O k la h o m a and T exas N in e ty N in e s. It w a s a very im p re s s iv e c e re m o n y
fo llo w e d by a fe s tiv e lu n c h e o n .
S in c e o ffic ia l m o n th ly m e e tin g s are
ta ke n up w ith b u s in e s s , to u rs , e tc ., w e
have been h a vin g a m o n th ly d in n e r in
c e le b ra tio n o f b irth d a y s , o r a n y th in g , fo r
v is itin g p u rp o s e s . T hese are w e ll a tte n d e d
and g re a t fu n .
The O k la h o m a C h a p te r w a s in th e ir
u su a l g o o d fo rm fo r th e C h ris tm a s p a rty at
A rle n e W a lk u p ’s h o u s e in S tillw a te r. T h is
is a w e e ke n d p a rty every year, s ta rtin g w ith
o u r b u s in e s s m e e tin g and fo llo w e d by a
covered d is h d in n e r and
p a rty . The
W a lk u p s ’ h o s p ita lity is w e ll k n o w n and
th is c h a p te r is ind e e d fo rtu n a te to p a rta ke
o f it. A fte r b re a k fa s t th e n e xt m o rn in g
m any s ta y e d on to v is it.
O M A H A AREA CH A P TE R
Pat Krueger, Reporter
S h irle y R is k a nd R o se m a ry B lo c k sp o ke
at th e O c to b e r 15 m e e tin g o f th e B ell
F lye rs , a lo c a l fly in g c lu b , on w h o th e 99s
are and w h a t w e do.
O c to b e r 26 w a s a b e a u tifu l fa ll d a y, so
a lth o u g h s h o rt h a n d e d , G a il T o n n e se n and
4 9 1/2er, P aul, and R o se m a ry B lo c k and son
Ron a irm a rk e d th e N o rth O m a h a A irp o rt
h a ngar. T hen R o se m a ry had a real tre a t
w hen G a il to o k her fo r a rid e in th e ir J-3
C lip p e d W in g C u b to su rve y th e ir h a n ­
d iw o rk .
O u r N o v e m b e r m e e tin g
was spent
v is itin g w ith m e m b e rs o f th e O rch a rd H ill
N u r s in g
Hom e
and
s e r v in g
th e m
h o m e m a d e c o o k ie s .
N o ve m b e r 19 th e O m ah a A re a 99s w ere
in v ite d to th e B e ll F ly e rs m e e tin g to hear
th e ir g u e s t sp e a ke r, th e c a p ta in o f th e Sac
L o o k in g G la ss.
O ur lo v e ly C h ris tm a s p a rty w a s h o s te d
by V e rd a yne M enze and 4 9 1/2er D ick.
A lth o u g h a N e b ra ska s n o w s to rm fo rce d
us to p o s tp o n e o u r p a rty a d a y, fifte e n
w e re in a tte n d a n c e .
M uch e ffo rt has been p u t in to p la n n in g
o u r “ ta ke o f f ” c e le b ra tio n fo r In te rn a tio n a l
W o m e n ’s Y ear fo r 1975 on A m e lia E arhart
Day, J a n u a ry 11 w ith th e Z o n ta C lu b o f
O m ah a . S u a n n e T o w n s e n d w ill g iv e a
c o m m e m o r a tiv e o f A m e lia E a r t h a r t ’ s
h is to ric f lig h t fro m
H o n o lu lu to San
F ra n c is c o .
B e tty J a rv is and G a il T o n n e se n are
w o rk in g on o u r S a fe ty C lin ic s c h e d u le d fo r
F eb. 26 a nd 27.
L a vo nn e a nd B ill T rip p fle w to C anada
d u c k h u n tin g . D id n ’t g e t as m a n y d u c k s as
in th e p a s t b u t had a g o o d f lig h t.
T h e B il l R y n e a r s o n s a n d
L o u is e
S m e ta n a s fle w to F lo rid a to a tte n d th e
A O P A C o n v e n tio n . B ill and G e o rg ia n n a ls o
fle w to A n a c o rte s , W a s h in g to n to v is it o ld
fly in g frie n d s .
SAN A N T O N IO C H A P TE R
Pam ela Crane, Reporter
M e m b e rs o f th e San A n to n io C h a p te r
have been very b u s y d u rin g th e m o n th s o f
N o ve m b e r a nd D e ce m b e r.
The re g u la r m o n th ly m e e tin g w as h e ld at
th e c h a p te r m e e tin g roo m on N o ve m b e r
9 th and ro u tin e b u s in e s s w a s tra n s a c te d .
L in d a P e a rso n, A v ia tio n S a fe ty C h a irm a n ,
p re se n te d a s a fe ty fe a tu re , illu s tra te d by
s lid e s , d e ta ilin g fa c to rs in a re ce n t s in g le ­
e n g in e a irc ra ft cra s h in th e San A n to n io
area. D o ro th y N a va rro w a s na m e d new
A irm a rk in g C h a irm a n .
N e xt s c h e d u le d
a irm a rk in g p ro je c t w ill be th e G u a d a lu p e
C o u n ty a irp o rt a t S e g u in , T exas on
Ja n u a ry 1 1 th , w e a th e r p e rm ittin g . P la n s
w e re m ade a t th is m e e tin g fo r p a rtic ip a tio n
in s a fe ty a c tiv itie s d u rin g th e c o m in g
m o n th s — h a n d in g o u t lit e r a t u r e a n d
se rvin g c o ffe e a t lo c a l F B O s, and s im ila r
p ro je c ts — to a s s is t
in
ra is in g
s a fe ty
c o n s c io u s n e s s o f lo c a l p ilo ts .
F und
ra is in g p ro je c ts w ere d is c u s s e d .
The D e ce m b e r m e e tin g w a s h e ld a t th e
m e e tin g roo m on D e ce m b e r 1 4 th, w ith
several p o te n tia l new m e m b e rs p re se n t.
M e m b e rs vo te d to e s ta b lis h a c h a p te r
s c h o la rs h ip fu n d to a s s is t in u p d a tin g
p ro fic ie n c y , as a p p ro p ria te . F u tu re a ir­
m a rk in g a c tiv itie s w ere d is c u s s e d . Areas
b e in g c o n s id e re d in c lu d e B u rn e t and
G ille s p ie C o u n ty a irp o rts , and S tin s o n
F ie ld in San A n to n io .
A ls o on D e ce m b e r 14th th e c h a p te r
C h ris tm a s P a rty w a s h e ld , o n c e a g a in at
th e c h a rm in g h o m e o f B e ts y H og a n and
4 9 1/2er B ill, w h o a cte d as c h e f to p ro d u c e a
s u p e rb d in n e r fo r th o s e m e m b e rs and th e ir
h u s b a n d s a t t e n d in g . M e m b e rs a ls o
b ro u g h t to th e p a rty w ra p p e d C h ris tm a s
g ifts , s u ita b le fo r e ld e rly p a tie n ts , and
th e s e w e re ta ke n to a lo ca l n u rs in g h o m e
th e fo llo w in g w e e k by a re p re s e n ta tiv e
g ro u p o f 99s, as th e c h a p te r C h ris tm a s
p ro je c t.
C o n g ra tu la tio n s are in o rd e r to va rio u s
c h a p te r m e m b e rs : to C y n th ia M cG ary,
w h o re c e n tly received her in s tru m e n t
in s tru c to r 's ra tin g ; to N o rm a B arr, w h o
w o n fir s t p rize in a re ce n t S h rim p F e s tiv a l
c o o k in g c o n te s t a t G u lf S h o re s (A la b a m a ),
w h e re sh e and 4 9 1/2 Jo h n m a in ta in a p a rttim e re s id e n c e ; a nd to c h a p te r ch a irm a n
C a ro ly n W e tz e l, w h o w ith 49'/2 C h u ck
re c e n tly w o n a ca sh p rize a nd a trip to
A c a p u lc o in a car ra lly !
C a ro ly n and C h u c k a ls o s p e n t C h ris tm a s
in N assau w ith th e ir fa m ilie s ; and o th e r
c h a p te r m e m b e rs have a ls o been tra v e lin g
w id e ly d u rin g th e fa ll, b o th by a ir and o th e r
m o d e s o f tra n s p o rta tio n .
C h a p te r a c tiv itie s s c h e d u le d fo r th e
s p rin g
in c lu d e
a
T re a su re
Hunt
in
F e b ru a ry, a F ly -In and a P o ke r Run in
M a rch , an e d u c a tio n a l p ro g ra m in A p ril at
a lo c a l s c h o o l, an a irp la n e ra lly in M ay,
a n d a d d it io n a l f u n d - r a is in g p r o je c t s
th ro u g h o u t th e p e rio d .
H a p p y N ew Y ear to a ll a nd s a fe r fly in g in
1975!
Cynthia M cG ary, San A ntonio Chapter
m em ber, w ho recently received her in­
strum ent instructor’s rating.
S H R E V E P O R T C H APTER
M arjo W righ t, Reporter
S A C B o m b C o m p e titio n w a s h e ld at
B a rksd a le A ir F o rce Base in N o ve m b e r,
each base s e n t a to p team fro m a ll a c ro s s
th e U n ite d S ta te s a nd a team fo r B rita in
a ls o c o m p e te d in th e b o m b in g c o m ­
p e titio n . The bases c o m p e te d in b o o th
d is p la y s a nd th e S h re ve p o rt 99 C h a p te r
m an n e d th e S h re v e p o rt-B o s s ie r T o u ris t
B ureau ro o m . W o rk in g in s h ifts w e handed
o u t in fo rm a tio n , p ra lin e s , (can d y) and
a n sw e re d q u e s tio n s . D id w e e n jo y m e e tin g
p e o p le fro m M a in e to C a lifo rn ia !
N in e ty -n in e s , E velyn S n o w , M ary Jo
V o ss a nd Je re S a u r sh o w e d th e fifth grade
c la s s o f th e H ills d a le E le m e n ta ry S c h o o l
S h re v e p o rt's
D o w n to w n
A irp o rt.
They
to u re d th e F A A o ffic e s , “ c h e c k e d -o u t” a
C A P p la n e a nd a tw in . Jere a nd Evelyn
th e n v is ite d th e s c h o o l to g ive ta lk s on
fly in g .
N o rth e a s te rn U n iv e rs ity , M o n ro e , La.
w a s th e h o s t fo r a in te rc o lle g ia te fly in g
m ee t in N ov. a nd o u r C h a p te r s p o n s o re d a
tro p h y fo r th e P re flig h t E ve n t. W o u ld lik e
to have seen th a t, b e t th e y to o k th e p la n e a
p a rt p ie ce by p ie ce .
O u r C h ris tm a s p a rty w as h e ld D ecem ber
2 1 st w ith J o A n n C a rro l se rvin g as
h o s te s s . W e to o k th is tim e to p re se n t th e
4 9 1/2 h u s b a n d s w ith nam e b adges to sh o w
o u r a p p re c ia tio n fo r th e s u p p o rt and hard
w o rk th e y c o n trib u te d d u rin g th e year. O f
c o u rs e - w e a te u n til - . W o n d e r if fly in g
h e lp s o n e lo o s e p o u n d s? O h -w e ll, so w e 'll
w e ig h a lit t le m o re n e xt year.
Bob
M a n d e v ille ,
S u p e rin te n d e n t
of
A irp o rts , s e n t a le tte r o f a p p re c ia tio n to
th e S h re v e p o rt C h a p te r fo r th e s a fe ty and
b e a u tific a tio n w o rk th e c h a p te r has d o n e .
C o n g ra tu la tio n s are in o rd e r fo r H elen
H e w itt w h o received a M a ste rs Degree
fro m LSU , B a to n R ouge, L o u is ia n a .
T w o o f th e C h a p te r’s n e w e st in s tru c to rs ,
Jere S a u r and Evelyn S n o w s o lo e d th e ir
fir s t s tu d e n ts th is m o n th . A p ro u d m o m e n t
fo r a ll.
D o w n to w n A irp o rt is lo o s in g a very g o o d
to w e r C h ie f, J im S p e n ce r. J im is tra n ­
s fe rrin g to M o n ro e , La. so o n and th e
c h a p te r p re s e n te d h im a cake as a w a y to
say, “ G o o d b y e and G o o d L u c k ” . A n y to w e r
w o u ld be h a p p y to have J im a nd he’ll be
m is s e d in S h re v e p o rt.
S P A N IS H PEAKS C HAPTER
Joan M . A lyea, Reporter
D e ce m b e r a c tiv itie s fo r th e S p a n ish
Peaks C h a p te r in
P u e b lo ,
C o lo ra d o ,
s ta rte d o ff w ith o u r a n n u a l C h ris tm a s
d in n e r fo r m e m b e rs and fa m ilie s , h e ld at
th e h o m e o f A n n C o u rtrig h t. P le n ty o f
tu rk e y a nd a irp la n e ta lk m ad e it an e n ­
jo y a b le e v e n in g .
A fe w d a y s la te r, o u r s e c re ta ry , M ary
A n n M illb e rn , p re s e n te d h e r 4 9 1/2, D ick,
w ith a baby g ir l, w h o has been nam ed A n n
M ary. A p ro s p e c tiv e m e m b e r fo r S p a n ish
Peaks in a fe w years?
A n n F rin k , J o a n A ly e a and th e ir 4 9 1/2S
are m a k in g p la n s fo r a H a w a ii va c a tio n in
M arch w ith a g ro u p o f o th e r p ilo ts . Y ou
A lo h a C h a p te r p e o p le can e x p e c t a c a ll
fro m us to say h e llo !
F ly in g a c tiv itie s in c lu d e d an a irp o rt
h o p p in g to u r o f C o lo ra d o fo r Jo a n A lye a
and 4 9 1/2 Dale d u rin g C h ris tm a s v a c a tio n ,
and m a k in g o f a m o v ie on p re flig h tin g fo r
use in th e ir a v ia tio n c la s s e s in th e p u b lic
s c h o o ls .
TEXA S D O G W O O D CH A P TE R
Elaine W h ite, Reporter
The n e w ly fo rm e d T exa s D o g w o o d
C h a p te r o f 99s g o t its c o lle c tiv e fe e t w e t
S e p te m b e r 21 in a ir m a rk in g th e n u m b e rs
a t th e A th e n s , Texas, a ir p o r t— o u r fir s t.
L ik e m an y 99s b e fo re us, w e lifte d o u r eyes
h e avenw ard a nd h o p ed th e ra in s w o u ld
h o ld o f f — ju s t lo n g e n o u g h . T h e y d id .
W ith o u r m e m b e rs h ip g e o g ra p h ic a lly
s c a tte re d , w e have varied o u r m e e tin g
p la ce s. Vi M aso n in v ite d th e D o g w o o d s fo r
o u r fir s t fly - in m e e tin g at th e E n n is a irp o rt,
w h ic h she and h u s b a n d B o b m anage.
E lin o r J o h n s o n o f th e D a lla s R e d b ird s w as
k in d e n o u g h to jo in us a nd g ive d e ta ile d
in s tru c tio n s to V ir g in ia K u y k e n d a ll, o u r a ir
m a rk in g c h a irm a n . T hen C h a irm a n Peg
O ng and h e r N e rvou s N a v ig a to r h u sb a n d
J im g re e te d th e D o g w o o d s and th e ir
h u s b a n d s a t a d in n e r m e e tin g O c to b e r 29
a t th e C e d a r C reek C o u n try C lu b , lo c a te d
near th e ir m a rin a , D o n s p o rt. Dr. Ken
K u y k e n d a ll e n te rta in e d th e g ro u p w ith
s lid e s m ade at a s u m m e r a e ro b a tic s h o w ,
a fte r w h ic h each 99 revealed h o w she g o t
h er in itia l in te re s t in fly in g . D o ro th y
D u n ca n , p ro s p e c tiv e 99 fro m T yle r, and her
h u s b a n d D e W itt w ere g u e s ts . The Leon
M e a d o w s and th e Lou W h in n e ry s fro m
A th e n s , and L il and B o b T afe l o f C edar
C reek w ere a ls o g u e s ts . L il is a fo rm e r 99
fro m th e D a lla s and th e D a lla s R e d b ird
c h a p te rs .
T he T h a n k s g iv in g h o lid a y s b ro u g h t o u r
lit tle T exas A g g ie , S h e ri J o n e s , h o m e fo r
th e N o ve m b e r m e e tin g . W e m e t at J o n e s
A irp o rt in A th e n s , th e s to m p in g g ro u n d s
fo r S h e ri’s d a d , Dr. D w ig h t J o n e s , w h o w as
th e in s tr u c to r fo r several 99s in th e
c h a p te r. T h is w a s a b u s in e s s m e e tin g ,
m o s tly c o n s u m e d by a s e rio u s d is c u s s io n
o f p ro p o s e d new In te rn a tio n a l B y-L a w s.
The c h a p te r a ls o re c o m m e n d e d H elen
W e lls as its n o m in e e fo r an A m e lia E arhart
s c h o la rs h ip .
N e w s ite m s : H elen W e lls and her
h u s b a n d , T o m , h o p e to o p e n th e ir a ir
fa c ilitie s so o n n e a r R ice, T exa s. Duane
Perry rece ive d her c o m m e rc ia l tic k e t and
passed th e w ritte n fo r h e r in s tru c to r ’s ;
E la in e W h ite rece ive d h e r c o m m e rc ia l
lice n se .
It is an e n th u s ia s tic g ro u p w e have, and
several n e a rb y w o m e n p ilo ts are in q u irin g
a b o u t o u r a c tiv itie s . W e o n ly h o p e w e can
be a s tro n g lin k in th e p re s tig io u s c h a in o f
th e 99s.
Air m arking runway 17 at the Athens
airport Duane Perry. Elaine W h ite and
Virginia Kuykendall.
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I L L I N O I S - I N D I A N A - IO W A
K E N T U C K Y - M IC H IG A N - M IN N E S O TA
M IS S O U R I - O H I O - W IS CO NS IN
CAPE G IR A R D E A U A R E A C H A P TE R
Sue Long, Reporter
At o u r la s t m e e tin g w e fo u n d th a t so m e
o f o u r F a ll c o n v e n tio n b ills w e re ’" c o m ­
p lim e n t a r y . ”
How
lu c k y
c o u ld
we
b e !!! IT h a t e n a b le d us to g ive fu ll re fu n d to
a ll p e o p le w h o p re -re g is te re d b u t w ere
u n a b le to c o m e to th e c o n v e n tio n d u e to
bad w e a th e r. W e w e re p le a se d to be a b le to
d o th is .
O u r o w n M ary B o yd fro m D ye rsbe rg
T en n e sse e is a tte n d in g Law s c h o o l in
M e m p h is a nd h o p e s it w o n ’t be to o lo n g
b e fo re sh e has th a t d e gree.
Dear L o is (M o th e r as I c a ll her) has been
o u t o f th e a ir fo r a w h ile . T he se c o ld ,
s n o w y , w in te r m o n th s can c u rta il a n y o n e s '
fu n (and fly in g ) b u t I’ m s u re it w o n ’t be
lo n g b e fo re o u r fly in g frie n e d s are up and
g o n e a g a in .
B rig h t S k ie s ........
C E N TR A L IL L IN O IS C H A P TE R
Joan B oyd, Reporter
C e n tra l Illin o is has had s u c h bad
• w e a th e r th a t e ve ryo n e had to d riv e to o u r
la s t tw o m e e tin g s . Even so , o u r la st
m e e tin g at G re a te r P e oria a irp o rt was
a tte n d e d by 15 m e m b e rs a nd 4 g u e s ts .
C h a irm a n , K a th le e n W o o d re m in d e d us
th a t Ja n u a ry 11-18 is n a tio n a l W o m e n In
A v ia tio n W eek. F o r s p e c ia l o b se rv a n c e o f
th e w e e k m e m b e rs m ay p u rc h a s e b o o k s on
A m e lia E a rh a rt and p ro c e e d s w ill be
d o n a te d to th e AE S c h o la rs h ip F u n d . We
are a ll b u s y p la n n in g th e llli-N in e s Air
Derby to be held at W illard Field in
C ham paign this year. Dates are May 23,
24, 25, and rain date May 26. M ary W a te rs,
race b o a rd re p o rte d new ru le s : no p e ts o r
p a s s e n g e rs w ill be a llo w e d in th e race
p la n e s, e n tra n ts p la n e s o w n “ N ” n u m b e rs
w ill be used to d e s ig n a te p la n e s th is year,
and no s p o t la n d in g c o n te s t at th is d erby.
A ls o th is ye a r tw o te a m s w ill be w o rk in g to
f ig u r e ra c e r e s u lt s im m e d ia t e ly — n o
w a itin g fo r la s t m in u te c o m p u te r re s u lts .
Ba rb a ra J e n is o n a nd J a y n e S c h ie k w ill
m ee t w ith N e il P o banz on tra n s p o rta tio n .
O u r c h a p te r is p ro u d to w e lc o m e new
m e m b e rs S a n d r a B e r n a rd a n d L o la
T u e b e rt, b o th s tu d e n ts o f o u r o w n Jean
M c L a u g lin . J a c k ie K la u s w a s a ls o p in n e d
as a new m e m b e r.
Je a n n e M o rse gave a ta lk on p rivate
fly in g to h e r g ra n d d a u g h te r’s s c h o o l c la s s .
T he c h ild re n w ere very e n th u s ia s tic ;
Je a n n e th in k s w e have several p o te n tia l
p ilo ts th e re !
Ba rb a ra J e n is o n , a ls o a m e m b e r o f th e
Illin o is A e ro s p a c e C o m m is s io n , has been
tra v e lin g — to S p rin g fie ld , I llin o is tw ic e fo r
3-4 d a ys, 2 w e e ks in M ic h ig a n , and to
In d ia n a p o lis to a tte n d th e G reat Lakes
R e g io n C A P A e ro s p a c e A v ia tio n S e m in a r.
Jean
M c L a u g h lin
s ta y s
busy
w ith
c h a rte r a nd in s tr u c tin g — in J a n u a ry , she,
h u s b a n d M ac, and a n o th e r c o u p le w ill be
to u rin g C e n tra l A m e ric a in a C e ssn a 210.
L ib b y K a is e r a nd fa m ily fle w th e ir Beach
D e b o n a ir to O la th e , K a n sa s and to u re d
K in g R a d io w h ile th e re . H er c o m m e n t?
W is h w e c o u ld have b ro u g h t h o m e a p la n e ­
lo a d o f g o o d ie s !
Ja yn e S c h ie k a nd fa m ily fle w to D e tro it,
M ic h ig a n fo r T h a n k s g iv in g a nd ran in to 20
in . o f S N O W ! A fte r s h o v e lin g th e pla n e
o u t, to w e r w o u ld n ’t le t th e m d e p a rt. They
fin a lly m ad e it a fte r 3 h rs. o f " c o n fe re n c e s ”
w ith a ll co n c e re n e d .
T he o S o m m e r fle w her C e ssn a C a rdina l
to T u s c o n to be w ith her f a ~ ! ly over
T h a n k s g iv in g and Jo a n B o yd lo g g e d 11 hrs.
in th e ir C e ssn a 182 fly in g fa m ily back and
fo rth fro m K n o x v ille , T e n n . fo r a h o lid a y
v is it.
O ne
la s t
ite m — Kay
M a rte n s ,
our
W ays,
and
M eans
c h a ir m a n ,
in
c o o p e ra tio n w ith B e tty C o m m o n s gave us
a real tre a t la s t m e e tin g . A fte r b u s in e s s
w a s fin is h e d , w e to u re d B e tty C o m m o n s
b e a u tifu l h o m e in P e o ria . D o n a tio n s m ade
o u r tre a s u ry $55.00 ric h e r. W h a t w ill Kay
th in k o f ne xt?
C H IC A G O A R E A C H APTER
Sandy Klock, Reporter
A s w e w e lc o m e in th e new ye a r o f fly in g ,
w e lo o k b a ck on 1974 as th e year th a t
m arke d C h ic a g o A re a ’s 40th year as a 99
c h a p te r - a nd s t ill g o in g s tro n g !
W e had a re a lly fa s c in a tin g m e e tin g in
N ovem ber, to u rin g th e I llin o is A ir G uard
fa c ilitie s at O 'H a re A ir p o rt. It s ta rte d o ff
w ith an in te re s tin g film
on a ir -to - a ir
re fu e lin g , th e n to th e KC -97 s im u la to r,
then on to a w o n d e rfu l and h u m o ro u s
e x p la n a tio n o f p a ra c h u te rig g in g and th e
use o f p a ra c h u te s a nd s u rv iv a l gear.
F in a lly , w e braved th e c o ld ra in to c lim b up
in to a KC -97 ta n k e r, w h e re m a n y o f us trie d
th e le ft se a t on fo r s iz e (s h a d e s o f "1 2
O ’C lo c k H ig h ” , w ith th e g re e n h o u s e ty p e
w in d o w s !” ) and s o m e o f th e m o re d a rin g
g o t d o w n on th e ir tu m m ie s and ch e cke d
o u t th e b o o m o p e ra to r’s b ird s -e y e v ie w !
A c c o la d e s go to L o is C ase a nd J u a n ita
Harr fo r a rra n g in g th is s p e c ia l m e e tin g fo r
us.
C h ris tin e W in z e e has tra n s fe rre d to
C h ic a g o
Area fro m
th e
C o n n e c tic u t
C h a p te r, o f w h ic h she w a s a fo u n d e r. She
w as a ls o w in n e r o f an A m e lia E a rh a rt
S c h o la rs h ip in 1966. C h ris is n o w an in ­
s p e c to r w ith th e F A A G A D O O ffic e at
DuParge C o u n ty A ir p o rt (on e o f seven lady
in s p e c to rs in th e U .S .!), a nd flie s h e r o w n
S te a rm a n . W e lc o m e to o u r C h a p te r!
C h a irm a n E lle n O ’ H ara g o t an h o u r o f
h e lic o p te r in s tru c tio n . S he s a ys, “ I w as so
in trig u e d and e x c ite d , th e re w a s n 't tim e to
th in k a b o u t b e in g even a lit tle s c a re d !”
C a tc h in g up on th e n e w s :
S c o tty
H a rm o n to o k th ird p la c e at th e M ic h ig a n
A ir Race in '74 ( c o - p ilo t w a s D ic k R ush
fro m V a lp a ra is o ). N ic e fly in g !
A ll o f us here w is h a ll o f y o u e ve ryw h e re
a safe and h a p p y a nd h ig h -fly in g N ew
Year!
G REA TER K A N S A S CITY C H A P TE R
Dorothy S tratton , Reporter
O u r N o v e m b e r m e e tin g w a s h e ld at
W ils o n A v ia tio n , F a irfa x A ir p o rt, K a n sa s
C ity K a n sa s. Ja n y B lu s t w a s a g u e s t at o u r
m e e tin g . She re c e n tly m ove d here fro m St.
L o u is ,
N ancy
C a m p b e ll
and
S a n d ra
D am on are new m e m b e rs o f o u r c h a p te r.
S andra ju s t re c e n tly rece ive d h e r p riva te
lice n s e . J o a n R e in d l a n n o u n c e d th a t she
has been c h e c k e d o u t in th e 150 a nd is
d o in g fin e . J o a n is m a k in g a re m a rka b le
recovery fro m in ju rie s rece ive d in an
a u to m o b ile a c c id e n t la s t J a n u a ry.
R uth S ta ffo rd and h u s b a n d S h e ld o n
have m ade a n o th e r f lig h t o v e r th e A tla n tic
d e liv e rin g tw o 182s to J o h a n n e s b u rg ,
S o u th A fric a .
D o ro th y & Don S tra tto n a nd d a u g h te r
Jean s p e n t a w e e k s v a c a tio n th e la s t o f
N o ve m b e r in E n g la n d . T he y v is ite d th e ir
son Steve w h o is a ju n io r at O x fo rd
U n iv e rs ity a nd to u re d L o n d o n .
O ur N o v e m b e r fly - o u t w a s m ad e on th e
14th to B e th a n y M is s o u ri.
N in e o f o u r m e m b e r s , S e c tio n a l
C h a irm a n A m y La w s and Val J o h n s o n fro m
S t. L o u is , C h a p te r a tte n d e d a tre e -s e ttin g
ce re m o n y in A tc h is o n , K a n sa s. A B ritis h
O ak w as p re s e n te d by B ritis h A m b a s s a d o r
S ir Peter R a m s o th a m a nd th e B ritis h
C o n s u la te fro m S t. L o u is , Val J o h n s o n
fle w th e tree to A tc h is o n .
The C h ris tm a s p a rty w a s at th e W a ld o
A s to ria D in n e r P la y h o u s e on T h u rs d a y
D ecem ber 5 th — F u n !
G R EATER ST. LO U IS C H A P TE R
Jan Pocock, Reporter
A tc h is o n , K a n s a s • A m e lia E a rh a rt
M em orial Airport
From le ft; Bobbi M ille r, V-G ov. N .C .
S ection ;
Am y Law s, Governor,
N .C .
Section ; Val Joh nso n; Joan R eindle, Gr.
K .S . C hapter, Sir Peter R am sb othem ;
Jean
W ils o n ,
V - C h m n ,;
M a r jo r ie
E nglem ann; Kathy Z im m erm an , and Ginny
Pacey, all of G reater K .C . C hapter
In N o ve m b e r, w h e n S ir P e te r R am ­
s b o th e m ,
B ritis h A m b a s s a d o r to
th e
U n ite d S ta te s , w a s in v ite d to p la n t a
B ritis h O ak Tree in th e Tree o f F rie n d s h ip
M e m o ria l Park a t A tc h is o n , K s ., V a le ra
J o h n s o n w a s in v ite d to f ly h im fro m th e
K .C . In tn 'l. a irp o rt to A .E . M e m o ria l
A irp o rt a t A tc h is o n . Val a nd N .C . S e c tio n
G o ve rn o r, A m y L a w s, jo in e d s o m e o f th e
K .C . C h a p te r g a ls in A tc h is o n fo r a s im p ly
s u p e r tim e . Q u ite an o c c a s io n fo r o u r fly in
gal Val to c a rry an A m b a s s a d o r and a
G o ve rn o r, in h e r B o n a n za in th e sa m e d a y!
O u r v a rio u s m o n e y m a k in g p ro je c ts have
in crea se d th e o ld tre a s u ry by n e a rly $400,
so w e are a ll on th e w a y to b e in g a b le to
p ro vid e a s u p e r w e e ke n d in S t. L o u is fo r
o u r S e c tio n , n e xt fa ll. W a ys and M eans
c h a irm a n , Peg K ilb y has c o m e th ro u g h
w ith fly in g c o lo rs a nd w e ’re p le n ty p ro u d
o f her a nd h e r m a n y h e lp e rs .
W e ’re oh so p ro u d to o , o f o u r 'C o p te r
S ue! Sue has been g o in g g re a t g u n s as o u r
lo c a l tr a ffic - c o p te r re p o rte r, w a s o n e o f
th e sp e a ke rs at th e Dec. 1 0 th . P ilo t
E d u c a tio n a l M e e tin g a t - w o u ld you
b e lieve, N o a h ’s A rk? G ive n th e k in d o f
w e a th e r w e ’ve had la te ly , I d o n ’t k n o w b u t
w h a t th is very fin e re s ta u ra n t-m o te l is n ’t a
ra th e r a p p ro p ria te m e e tin g p la ce fo r an
a v ia tio n s a fe ty s e m in a r! G A D O ’s M r.
H a rrin g to n s ta y e d in th e b a c k g ro u n d as
S ue jo in e d o th e r s p e a k e rs ; L a rry S im m s o f
th e F .A .A ., B e rt V o e lk e r, and J im B u rn s in
ta lk in g on th e g e n e ra l th e m e o f s a fe ty . The
m e e tin g p la ce and re fre s h m e n ts w ere
s u p p lie d by N o a h ’s A rk c o -o w n e r, and
fly in g e n th u s ia s t, Dave F la vin and y o u r
re p o rte r th in k s G e n era l A v ia tio n is m ig h ty
fo rtu n a te to have frie n d s lik e H IM !
L a te s t fla s h on S ue is th a t sh e has
received w o rd fro m D C A ’s Jean R oss
H o w ard th a t sh e has w o n th e W h irly G irls
S c h o la rs h ip w h ic h w ill e n a b le h e r to go
ahead and g e t th a t ’c o p te r ra tin g . W e are
p ro u d o f o u r s is te r 99!
U n d e rsta n d th e 1975 has been d e cla re d
“ I n t e r n a t io n a l W o m a n s Y e a r ” , w ith
J a n u a ry b e in g d e d ic a te d to W o m e n in
A v ia tio n . G ov. A m y has a d vise d th a t G ov.
B o n d o f M is s o u ri w ill o ff ic ia lly p ro c la im
th e w eek o f Ja n . 11-18 as M is s o u ri W o m e n
in A v ia tio n W e e k. O n Jan 1 4 th ., th e tw o
G ovs, w ill m ee t w ith a ll M is s o u ri C h a p te r
C h a irm a n and th e P re s id e n t o f M is s
Z o n ta C lu b fo r th e o ffic a l p ro c la m a tio n
th e C a p ita l in J e ffe rs o n C ity .
O ur
I n t e r n a t io n a l
S m o rg a s b o a i
C h ris tm a s d in n e r, fe a tu rin g c o n trib u tio n s
o f d is h e s fro m a ll o ve r th e w o rld w a s an
e n o rm o u s s u c c e s s . T h in g s
lik e
L o is
B a rtle t's C rab R a n g o o n , M ary L o w e ’s Ig lo o
C ake (?) a nd so m a n y o th e r b e a u tifu l
s a m p le s o f 99 c u is in e c e rta in ly d id n o th in g
to h e lp th o s e w h o w ere on a d ie t!
W ith a ll th e g o o d th in g s th a t have been
h a p p e n in g a ro u n d S t. L o u is 99s, w e w ere
u n a b le to e sca p e o n e tra g e d y . W e w ere
e x tre m e ly s o rry to hear th a t th e h u sb a n d o f
o u r brand ne w 99, R eta J o n e s w a s lo s t in
th e cra sh o f h is P ip e r A z te c and w a n t Reta
to k n o w th e G re a te r S t. L o u is C h a p te r
sh a re s h e r s o rro w .
IO W A C H A P TE R
Annetta H aack, Reporter
N o ve m b e r
a nd
D e ce m b e r
have
been
“ g o o d and b a d ” w e a th e rm o n th s in Io w a . 99
S u n d a y in N o ve m b e r d a w n e d M IS E R A B L E .
O ne brave p la n e fle w in to M a p le to n . The
rest o f us braved th e h ig h w a y s . R ow ena
B e n n e tt, o u r h o s te s s , p ro v id e d a b e a u tifu l
b irth d a y ca ke - c e le b ra tin g th e 4 5 th b ir­
th d a y o f 99s. W e w ere h a p p y to have a
p ro s p e c tiv e 99 and a p ro s p e c tiv e 66 at th e
m e e tin g .
D e ce m b e r w a s “ p a rty m o n th ” . N a n cy
S to n e (a p ro s p e c tiv e 99) o p e n e d her lo v e ly
h o m e in Des M o in e s fo r a 99 p a rty. G w en
M c C lu re and Pat H a ye s h e lp e d w ith th e
d e lic io u s fo o d . W e d id s lip a b u s in e s s
m e e tin g in to th e a fte rn o o n a c tiv itie s to
s tu d y and m ake s u g g e s tio n s fo r th e
p ro p o s e d b y -la w c h a n g e s .
W e have had s o m e b u s y m em b e rs.
C a ro lyn R o w n e y, S io u x C ity , p re se n te d a
p ro g ra m on “ W o m e n in A v ia tio n " to an
A m e ric a n
G irl
S tu d y
G ro u p .
Je anne
B e d in g e r, a ls o o f S io u x C ity , gave a ta lk to
th e SUX c h a p te r o f Q u o ta C lu b a b o u t PPD.
Several ne w ra tin g s to o : S o n ja M ille r C F I, G w en M c C lu re - C o m m . S u ch b u s y
fa m ilie s - th e ir 4 9 1/2S B o b M ille r and K e ith
M c C lu r e b o th h a v e n e w I n s t r u m e n t
ra tin g s .
W e are d e e p ly sa d d en e d o ve r th e d e a th o f
4 9 1/2 Ja m e s W h ite o f B lo o m fie ld . O ur
th o u g h ts a nd p ra ye rs are w ith L u E tta .
F ro m th e Io w a C h a p te r - H a p p y F ly in g in
1975.
LAKE ERIE C H A P TE R
Helen K eidel, Reporter
U n fo rg e ta b le
e x p e rie n c e s ,
to ld
and
re to ld , o fte n c o m e a b o u t d u rin g an
u n u su a l rain o r s n o w s to rm . S u ch a ta le is
to ld by L o u is e M u ra n k o as “ w h a t a w a y to
end a h o lid a y !" The fa m ily had flo w n in
th e ir C e ssn a 210 to P alm Beach fo r
T h a n k s g iv in g w e e ke n d . E ve ryth in g w e n t
w e ll u n til S u n d a y w h e n th e y w e re to head
b a ck to C le ve la n d and le arned th a t a heavy
s n o w s to rm w a s in th e Lake E rie re g io n . So
th e y d e cid e d to s p e n d a n o th e r tw o d a y s in
th e w a rm su n o f F lo rid a .
C le ve la n d H o p k in s A ir p o rt w as c lo s e d
d o w n fro m la te S u n d a y th ro u g h M o n d a y ,
so w h e n it o p e ne d on T u e sd a y, tr a ffic w as
u n b e lie v a b le . O ver 10,000 p a sse n g e rs w ere
tra n s p o rte d in o r o u t w ith in a very s h o rt
tim e . You can im a g in e th e tr a ffic ja m in th e
sk y . A n d w h e n d o yo u th in k L o u is e
arrived? A b o u t 5 p .m . w h ic h is n o rm a lly
th e b u s ie s t tim e o f th e day a n yw a y.
D e sp ite th e 24 de g re e te m p e ra tu re , th e ir
la n d in g w a s hot as th e y w e re s a n d w ic h e d
in b e tw e en tw o je ts - and w h e n o n e o f
th o s e is on y o u r ta il, y o u ju s t d o n 't d illy ­
d a lly a ro u n d ! It w a s a ra th e r b u m p y fin a l
a p p ro a c h , b u t th e y d id g e t d o w n s a fe ly .
L o u is e is ju s t o n e o f th e very a ctive
m e m b e rs o f th is new c h a p te r w h ic h is
b rin g in g its fir s t ye a r o f e x is te n c e to a
c lo s e . It is e n c o u ra g in g to th e o ffic e rs and
c o m m itte e h eads to have su ch a h ig h
p e rce n ta g e o f a c tiv e p a rtic ip a tio n . A ir
m a rk in g w a s a b ig p ro je c t th is past
s u m m e r and lo c a l n e w s a nd TV cove ra g e
m ade lo c a l re s id e n ts m ore a w a re o f th e
e ffo rts o f th e 99s.
Barb B aron re c e n tly received her in ­
s tr u c to r ’s ra tin g and is n o w b u s y d o in g
f lig h t in s tru c tin g at th e W h e e lin g , O h io
C o u n ty A irp o rt.
LAKE M IC H IG A N C H A P TE R
Evelyn Borst, Reporter
O ur C h a p te r h e ld a s e w in g bee at
F o w le rv ille in th e H o m e Ec R oom w ith
M aria n E g g le s to n a n d N a ta lie K re e g e r as
h o s te s s e s .
E s th e r B e n n e tt is W h irle y G irl n o . 187
w ith C o m m e ric a l H e lic o p te r R a tin g . The
B e lla ire A u tu m n F e s tiv a l and s m a ll R a lly
w as c o n s id e re d a s u c c e s s . T here w ere 250
p e o ple in a tte n d a n c e fo r th e S a tu rd a y
S e m in a rs and b a n q u e t. T he S e m in a rs w ere
p ro n o u n c e d e x c e lle n t w ith to p m en fro m
th e m a n u fa c tu re rs h a n d lin g th e panel
d is c u s s io n s . A b o u t 150 p la n e s F lig h t
P lanned in S u n d a y m o rn in g b u t had to tu rn
back be ca use o f w e a th e r. A b ig d is a p ­
p o in tm e n t to eve ryo n e .
W e jo in e d w ith th e M ic h ig a n C h a p te r fo r
o u r C h ris tm a s P a rty in A n n A rb o r on
D ece m b e r 1 4 th . W e a th e r w a s bad b u t q u ite
a fe w m ade it d riv in g .
M IC H IG A N C H A P TE R
Betty Crook, Reporter
The M ic h ig a n C h a p te r c e le b ra te d th e
Y u le tid e se a so n w ith a C h ris tm a s p a rty at
th e B ria rw o o d H ilto n in A n n A rb o r. Pat
D om as c o o rd in a te d th e a rra n g e m e n ts .
M em b e rs o f th e Lake M ic h ig a n C h a p te r
w ere in v ite d to jo in us fo r th e fe s tiv itie s .
T he N o v e m b e r m e e tin g w a s h e ld in P o rt
H u ron and fe a tu re d a p ro g ra m by J o h n
M a c M u rra y w h o is a m e te o ro lo g is t fro m
C h a n n e l 12, TV, F lin t. In s p ite o f in c le m e n t
w e a th e r, m a n y m e m b e rs a tte n d e d th is
in te re s tin g m e e tin g .
Kay B ric k a nd B a rb a ra E vans o f th e
In te rn a tio n a l
AW TAR
B oard
w ere
in
M ic h ig a n O c to b e r 26-27 to b e g in fin a liz in g
pla n s fo r th e A W T A R T e rm in u s w h ic h w ill
be h e ld a t B o yn e M t. th e fir s t w e e k in J u ly ,
1975. A m e e tin g w a s h e ld in L a n s in g on
F rid a y and o n e at B o y n e M t. on S a tu rd a y .
Those
a t t e n d in g
in c lu d e d
W in n ie
D uP erow , T e rm in u s C h a irm a n , M a rre tta
S im p s o n , T e rm in u s C o -C h a irm a n , and th e
d iffe re n t c o m m itte e c h a irm e n fo r th e
te rm in u s . T he m e e tin g s received ra d io and
te le v is io n p u b lic ity in n o rth e rn M ic h ig a n .
N o te to C o lo ra d o 9 9 s : M a rily n S id w e ll is
now
re s id in g
at
382
C y p re s s
S t.,
B r o o m f ie ld , C o lo r a d o . B r o o m f ie ld is
s itu a te d a b o u t te n m ile s n o rth o f Denver.
M a rily n re lo c a te d a fte r ta k in g a jo b th e re in
F lig h t S ta n d a rd s fo r th e F A A .
L illia n S n y d e r has been a p p o in te d to th e
D e tro it A v ia tio n A d v is o ry C o m m is s io n .
She and L o u is e T im k in fle w to L o s A n g e le s
in L o u is e 's Lear Je t w h e re th e y a tte n d e d
th e
N a t io n a l
B u s in e s s
A v ia t io n
A s s o c ia t io n M e e t in g . T h e y s to p p e d
e n ro u te in W ic h ita w h e re In te rn a tio n a l
P re sid e n t, Pat M cE w e n ca m e o u t to th e
a irp o rt to v is it. W h ile in L o s A n g e le s , th e y
had d in n e r w ith M a rio n B a n ks a nd W a n d a
C u m m in g s . L illia n a ls o a tte n d e d th e A O P A
P la n ta tio n P a rty in H o lly w o o d , F lo rid a .
In Ja n u a ry th e M ic h ig a n C h a p te r w ill
jo in th e Z o n ta C lu b o f D e tro it fo r th e ir
an n ua l A m e lia E a rh a rt C o m m e m o ra tiv e
B ru n c h . T h is y e a r has been d e s ig n a te d
In te rn a tio n a l W o m e n ’s Y ear by th e U n ite d
N a tio n s . Ja n u a ry w ill h o n o r w o m e n in
a v ia tio n , a nd th e A m e lia E a rh a rt B ru n ch
w ill ta ke on an a d d ed
s ig n ific a n c e .
P ro c la m a tio n s have been is s u e d by th e
G o ve rn o r o f M ic h ig a n and th e M a y o r o f
D e tro it. L o m a M ay is c o o rd in a tin g th e
a rra n g e m e n ts fo r th is s p e c ia l e vent.
Q U A D CITY C H A P TE R
Judy H odges, Reporter
C o n g ra tu la tio n s g o to F ern R a th e fo r
g e ttin g h e r M u lti-E n g in e ra tin g in her
Seneca.
W e are m o s t fo rtu n a te to have in o u r
p o s s e s s io n a c o p y o f a p re v io u s ly u n ­
p u b lis h e d p ic tu re o f A m e lia E a rh a rt, ta ke n
by a re la tiv e o f M a rie M e rd ia n . T he p ic tu re
w as ta ke n in G a le s b u rg , Illin o is fo r
p o s s ib le p u b lic a tio n in th e n e w s p a p e r, b u t
n o t used fo r th a t p u rp o s e . It is b e lie ve d to
be o n e o f th e la s t p ic tu re s ta ke n b e fo re she
began h e r tr ip a ro u n d th e w o rld in 1937.
M arie M e rd ia n w a s th e fir s t C h a irm a n o f
Q uad C ity A re a C h a p te r o f N in e ty N in e s ,
Inc. M a rie has s e n t a c o p y to N a tio n a l
H e a d q u a rte rs a nd c o p y w ill be g ive n to th e
M e tro p o lita n A ir p o rt A u th o rity a t M o lin e
A irp o rt.
A t o u r N o v e m b e r m e e tin g w e d is c u s s e d
th e N a tio n a l B y la w s a nd o n e ite m th a t
sp a rke d c o n s id e ra b le d is c u s s io n w a s th e
c la s s ific a tio n o f m e m b e rs h ip . W e fe lt th a t
a m e m b e r s h o u ld n o t be fo rc e d to go
in a c tiv e ju s t b e ca u se sh e lo s t h e r m e d ic a l.
In m a n y in s ta n c e s , th is p e rso n c o u ld be
very v a lu a b le as an o ffic e r and m e m b e r
w ith f u ll p riv ile g e s . By th e sa m e to k e n , it
w as fe lt th a t m e m b e rs w ith a c tiv e m e d ic a ls
w h o d o n o t keep c u rre n t s h o u ld n o t be
c o n s id e re d as a c tiv e as th o s e w h o d o .
T h e re fo re , th e fo llo w in g c la s s ific a tio n s
w ere re c o m m e n d e d : 1. A c tiv e -w ith c u rre n t
B ie n n ia l. 2. A c tiv e -w ith lo s s o f m e d ic a l 3.
In a c tiv e -o n e w h o has n o t a tte n d e d a t le a st
th re e m e e tin g s in th e la s t ye a r 4. L ife o p tio n a l a fte r s p e c ifie d n u m b e r o f ye a rs. It
w as a ls o fe lt th a t L ife M e m b e rs s h o u ld n o t
be p re ve n te d fro m h o ld in g o ffic e o r v o tin g .
C a ro ly n P o b a n z a nd J u d y H o d g e s fle w
to C h ic a g o fo r th e w e e ke n d and V on A lte r
re c e n tly re tu rn e d fro m a tr ip to C o lo ra d o
S p rin g s to v is it h e r fa m ily . V on and C h a rlie
A lte r w ill be d e p a rtin g fo r A u s tra lia on
F eb ru a ry 20 fo r a v a c a tio n .
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N EW Y O R K - NEW J E R S EY
G A R D E N STATE C H APTER
Dolores Jane Z ilin car, Reporter
O u r N o ve m b e r m e e tin g
at S haron
C o u n try C lu b w a s a d o u b le “ f ir s t " - fir s t
m e e tin g a t th e c o m b in e d C o u n try C lu b and
T re n to n -R o b b in s v ille A irp o rt and
fir s t
m e e tin g u n d e r th e C h a irm a n s h ip o f C la ire
K u ric a and h e r n e w o ffic e rs . T he m e e tin g
w a s pre ce d e d by o u r ever p o p u la r s p o tla n d in g c o n te s t, c o n d u c te d by W anda
M a m m e l and h e r 4 0 1/2 L e w is . M ary Kern
to o k f ir s t p la ce w ith L o u is e M e is n e r a
c lo s e s e c o n d . L o u is e had ju s t re tu rn e d
fro m th e F lo rid a K eys in her C h e ro ke e 180.
She is p e rh a p s b e st rem e m be re d fo r
n a m in g o u r p ro fic ie n c y race th e G AR D E N
STATE 300. O u r new c h a irm a n is q u ite an
o rg a n iz e r.
C la ire ’s a b ility
to g e t a ll
m e m b e rs in vo lve d is an a c c o m p lis h m e n t
o n e c a n r e a d ily f o r e s e e . S te p h a n a
G re d s te d , v ic e -c h a irm a n , a ls o a irm a rk in g
c h a irm a n , sa ys M a n a h a w k in A irp o rt is the
n e xt p ro je c t, and m a rk in g w ith "S te v e " is
re a lly ju s t p la in fu n .
R ox L a vin , w h o has earned a C o m ­
m e rc ia l R a tin g , w ill head a c o m m itte e to
s e le c t new u n ifo rm s fo r o u r C h a p ter.
J a n ic e B la c k b u rn pa sse d her c o m m e rc ia l
w ritte n and a c q u ire d a new M oo n e y.
J a n ic e w ill a ls o serve as C h a irm a n fo r th e
1975 G A R D E N STATE 300. C o m m itte e s are
b e in g fo rm e d . G race M cG u ire is busy
w o rk in g on h e r In s tru c to r s ’ R a tin g .
S in c e 1975 has been d e s ig n a te d " In ­
te rn a tio n a l W o m e n ’s Y ear” th e Z o n ta C lu b
o f W a s h in g to n D .C . and th e W a s h in g to n
N in e ty -N in e s are h o s te s s in g a d in n e r at
th e W a s h in g to n H ilto n on Ja n u a ry 1 1 th th e 4 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry o f A m e lia E a rh a rt’s
f lig h t fro m H o n o lu lu to San F ra n c is c o .
O u r a n n u a l C h ris tm a s m e e tin g w as gay,
in fo rm a tiv e and an o ve r-a ll sm ash h it.
Jane M a rtin ’s 4 9 1/2 S te w a rt “ S te w " m ade a
jo lly a nd w itty S a n ta w h ile d is trib u tin g
g ift s to a ll th e g irls . T h o u g h w e had a great
tu rn o u t, w e m is s e d fo rm e r C h a irm a n and
G o ve rn o r, J e rry R o b e rts w h o w a s s n o w e d
in at V e rm o n t w h e re she w a s s u p e rv is in g
re s to ra tio n o f th e ir N ew E n g la n d v a c a tio n
h o m e . B e fo re s ta rtin g h e r p ro je c t in
V e rm o n t Je rry a nd 4 9 1/2 H al s p e n t three
w e e ks v is itin g in O h io , C o lo ra d o , K ansas,
O k la h o m a , In d ia n a and V irg in ia . Je rry had
an e n jo y a b le m e e tin g w ith In te rn a tio n a l
P re s id e n t, Pat M cE w e n . J e rry is a ls o S ta te
C h a irm a n fo r A m e ric a n In d ia n C h ild re n .
W h ile v is itin g S p r in g fie ld , S o u th D akota
and M u s k o g e e , O k la h o m a , J e rry and Hal
v is ite d In d ia n s c h o o ls and an In d ia n G irls
C o lle g e . T he y a ls o s to p p e d at E va n sville ,
In d ia n a to d is c u s s th e A n g e l D erby w ith
s ta ff s in c e th a t c ity is o n e o f th e race
s to p s . N o re tirin g in th e life o f th e retire d
G o v e rn o r o f th e N ew Y o rk - N ew Je rse y
S e c tio n . A n d th a t’s th e T ru th !
G REATER NEW YO RK C H A P TE R
Sally Buegeleisen Reporter
On N o ve m b e r s e v e n th , th e G re a te r New
York C h a p te r o p e ne d th e w in te r se a so n
w ith a g a la p ro g ra m c a lle d “ D in n e r W ith
M ax” , at th e W in g s C lu b in N ew Y o rk C ity .
“ M a x ", o f c o u rs e , is w o rld d is ta n c e reco rd
h o ld e r M ax C o n ra d , lo n g a frie n d o f th e
N in e ty -N in e s . M ore th a n o n e h u n d re d
p e o ple a tte n d e d th e d in n e r a t w h ic h he
w as th e fe a tu re d sp e a ker. He illu s tra te d
h is ta lk w ith s lid e s ta ke n on h is la s t record
a tte m p t, a flig h t a ro u n d th e w o rld by w a y
o f th e P oles.
A m o n g th e d in n e r g u e s ts w e re R o b e rt
S ta n to n , head o f th e E a ste rn D is tr ic t, F A A
and M rs. S ta n to n ; R u th D o b re scu , D o ris
M ille r and J u d y
M e lts n e r,
w ho
are
G o ve rn o r, V ic e -G o v e rn o r and S e cre ta ry o f
th e N ew Y o rk S e c tio n . T he re w e re, in fa c t,
so m an y fa m ilia r fa c e s and o ld frie n d s in
a via tio n th a t m e n tio n o f a n y o f th e m is
sure to o m it s o m e o th e r e q u a lly w e ll lo ve d .
A t th e ris k o f m is s in g s o m e o n e (b u t in th e
h ope th a t n o n e o f th o s e n o t na m e d w ill be
o ffe n d e d ) th e re w a s g e n era l d e lig h t in
se e in g C la ire K u ric a , C h a irm a n o f th e
G arden S ta te C h a p te r; K ay B ric k , fo rm e r
ch a irm a n o f A W T A R ; Jean B a tc h e ld e r and
frie n d s fro m th e N o rth e rn N ew E n g la n d
C h a p te r; S tu M o a k a nd h is P-47 T h u n d e rb ird b u d d ie s ; th e C A P g ro u p fro m
W e s tc h e s te r C o u n ty A ir p o r t;
W illi e
H a n z lik , o f F lu s h in g A ir p o rt; Le o na rd
G reene, P re s id e n t o f S afe F lig h t, and h is
w ife J o y c e , a p ro s p e c tiv e N in e ty -N in e ;
Herb F is h e r, n e w ly re tire d fro m th e New
York P o rt A u th o r ity ; a nd J a c q u e s Is te l (the
m an w h o m ake s p a ra c h u te s ) w ith N in e ty N in e w ife F e lic ia .
J a c q u e s asked to say a fe w w o rd s , and
th e n pro ce e d e d to re c a ll h o w he had
w ritte n to M ax m an y ye a rs a g o , a s k in g
a b o u t ove rse a s flig h ts . He re m e m b e re d
w ith a ffe c tio n th e lo n g , d e ta ile d le tte r M ax
had ta ke n th e tro u b le to w rite in re p ly to a
stra n g e r. J a c q u e s and F e lic ia have s in c e
flo w n th e ir T w in C o m a n c h e a ro u n d th e
w o rld , th a n k s , J a c q u e s in s is te d , to th e
e n c o u ra g e m e n t he received o rig in a lly fro m
M ax.
M ax is th e s u b je c t o f a b io g ra p h y , INTO
TH E W IN D , w ritte n by S a lly B u e g e le is e n (a
m e m b e r o f th e G re a te r N ew Y o rk C h a p ter)
and p u b lis h e d by R a n d o m H o u se . T he
eve n in g p re s e n te d a u n iq u e o p p o r tu n ity to
have c o p ie s o f th e b o o k a u to g ra p h e d by
b o th M ax a nd h is b io g ra p h e r. S eated at th e
head ta b le w ith M ax, b e s id e s th e S ta n ­
to n s , w ere D o ris R e n n in g e r, re p re s e n tin g
th e m e m b e rs h ip c o m m itte e o f th e W in g s
C lu b ; P enny A m a b ile , P ro g ra m C h a irm a n
fo r th e e v e n in g ; P h y llis S p ro u l, C h a irm a n
o f th e G rea te r N ew Y o rk C h a p te r; R o b e rt
L o o m is , S e n io r E d ito r o f R a n d o m H o u s e ;
and S a lly B u e g e le is e n .
P h y llis S p ro u l in tro d u c e d th e e v e n in g ’s
p ro g ra m , and th e n tu rn e d th e m ic ro p h o n e
over to S a lly , w h o p a id tr ib u te to th e
b o o k ’s e d ito r, R o b e rt L o o m is (a B o n a n za
p ilo t) and in tro d u c e d M ax. T he F ly in g
G ra n d fa th e r w a s in rare fo rm . He c a p tu re d
h is a u d ie n c e w ith a p a rtic u la rly ta ll ta le
to ld w ith an a b s o lu te ly s tra ig h t fa ce , and
th e n h e ld th e m w ith th e s to ry o f th a t la st
record flig h t th a t e n ded in a d ra m a tic crash
a t th e S o u th P ole. He c o n c lu d e d h is ta lk ,
as he a lw a y s d o e s , w ith th e very to u c h in g
“ F ly e rs R o s a ry ” . T he e ve n in g e n d ed w ith a
s ta n d in g o v a tio n fo r th e se v e n ty -o n e year
o ld veteran p ilo t w h o s t ill e n v is io n s w o rld
re co rd s.
Fam ous M ax C onrad, feted at a din ner by
the Greater N .Y . Chapter, shown w ith
author Sally B uegeleisen, w ho w rote the
book about M ax, IN TO T H E W IN D , and (r)
Bob Loom is, Senior Editor of publishers,
the Random House.
PA LISA D E S C H A P TE R
Helen Egan Levy, Reporter
A fle d g lin g has flo w n th e n e s t - w e are
p ro u d to have been p a rt o f th e e n th u s ia s m ,
c a m a ra d e rie a nd
“ k n o w -h o w "
o f th e
G rea te r N ew Y o rk C h a p te r o f th e N in e ty N in e s, In c ., a nd d ip o u r w in g s in s a lu te to
a ll w h o m ad e th e P a lisa d e s C h a p te r
p o s s ib le . In s o a rin g on o u r o w n , w e d o n o t
fo rg e t fro m w h e n c e w e c a m e ; each o f o u r
m e m b e rs p le d g e s to c o n tin u e and e n h an ce
th e s p ir it and g o a ls o f th is e v e r-g ro w in g
o r g a n iz a t io n . P a lis a d e s ’ t e r r ito r y e n ­
com passes the g eographical area from the
south end of the Hudson Valley C hapter to
the north end of the Garden State Chapter,
East to the Hudson River and W est to the
Delaware River.
A s o f S e p te m b e r 1 ,1 9 7 4 , th e tw e n ty -fiv e
C h a rte r M e m b e rs fly by w ith a " ta lly - h o ” !
N o t lis te d in th e R o s te r are A n n e C o n lin , of
M a h w a h , N .J ., and B a rb a ra P ig o tt, o f
W a rre n , N .J . A fte r S e p te m b e r, Susan
G o ch jo in e d u s, m a k in g a to ta l o f 26
C h a p te r m e m b e rs.
A S e p te m b e r “ P ool P a rty” , h e ld at R ich
and Peggy N a u m a n n ’s h o m e , w as th e
o ffic ia l la u n c h in g o f o u r C h a p te r, in -
L to R: C larice B ellino, Secretary; Carol
Leipzig, V ic e -C h a irm a n ;
Betty
Barlia,
Ch airm an ;
Blossom
F riedm an,
M em ­
b e rs h ip
C h a ir m a n ;
L o u is e
G a lfa s ,
Treasurer.
Septem ber, 1974 - At the first m eeting of
the new Palisades C hapter - N . Y. - N . J.
Section, The N in ety -N in e s , Inc.
Pool Party held at residence of M r. and
M rs. Richard N aum ann, 55 W estover A ve.,
W est C aldw ell, N .J . - a ”99” and “ 491/ 2 ”
respectively.
s ta llin g Betty Barlia as C hairm an; Carole
Leipzig, V ice-C hairm an; Clarice Bellino,
Secretary; Louise G alfas, Treasurer G uest
o f H o n o r w a s R u th D o b re scu , G o ve rn o r,
N .Y . - N .J . S e c tio n , a c c o m p a n ie d by her
4 9 1/2, C h a rle s.
T he S e c tio n M e e tin g , O c to b e r 1 9 th , w as
w e ll-re p re s e n te d b y o u r C h a p te r m e m b e rs ;
N o ve m b e r 9 th b ro u g h t th e se co n d m e e tin g
in th e fo rm o f a lu n c h e o n “ f ly - in ” to
A lle n to w n -B e th le h e m -E a s to n A irp o rt.
M a n y m e m b e rs a tte n d e d th e
F irs t
A n n u a l A v ia tio n A w a rd s D in n e r, s p o n ­
so re d by M A P A , in h o n o r o f J o h n Karp,
M r. S a fe ty , a nd L ou R a n le y, M r. T e te rb o ro ,
on D e ce m b e r 4 th , at T he C am eo , G a rfie ld ,
N .J .; a c h a n c e fo r d re s s -u p , h a n g a r ta lk
a nd g e t-to g e th e r w ith p ilo ts in th e area. A
C h ris tm a s P a rty b ro u g h t us to g e th e r on
S a tu rd a y , D e ce m b e r 1 4 th , in g o o d ch e e r at
th e h o m e o f B e tty and L ou B a rlia in
O a k la n d , N. J. A ll g u e s ts m ad e m erry b u t
b ro u g h t g ifts to be p re se n te d to B e lle v ille
C h ild re n ’s S h e lte r in B e lle v ille , N .J ., so
o th e rs c o u ld e n jo y a M erry C h ris tm a s .
P la n s fo r 1975 s ta rte d o ff w ith a Ja n u a ry
b u s in e s s m e e tin g a t w h ic h th e C o n ­
s titu tio n and B y -L a w s w ere d is c u s s e d ;
S p rin g w ill see th e a irm a rk in g o f C a ld w e llW rig h t A irp o rt and an A n tiq u e A irp la n e
S h o w a t L in c o ln Park A irp o rt w h e n o u r
N .J . w e a th e r w a rm s up.
A ll g o o d w is h e s fro m P a lisa d e s C h a p te r
to a ll o f y o u fo r a H a p p y F ly in g New Year.
New England Section
C O N N EC TICU T - M A IN E
M A S S A C H U S E T T S - NEW H A M P S H IR E
R HODE ISLAN D - V E R M O N T
C O N N E C T IC U T C H A P TE R
Vivian Utko, Reporter
V ivia n U tk o is ta lk in g to yo u n o w ,
re p la c in g th e w e ll tra ve le d A u d re y S w eet.
She is c o n s ta n tly tra v e lin g h ith e r and yon
w ith o u t a “ re st p e rio d ” to s it d o w n and
w rite a n e w s le tte r, th e lu c k y g a l.
F lig h t a c tiv itie s in o u r C h a p te r have
s lo w e d d o w n in th e p a st fe w w eeks d u e to
o u r N o rth E a ste rn w e a th e r p a tte rn s . Peg
and Don D a vid so n m a n a g e d to squeeze in
a b u s in e s s tr ip to W a sh . D .C . fo r a w eek
fo rtu n a te ly b y-p a sse d bad w e a th e r b o th
w a ys.
O u r N o v e m b e r m e e tin g , a s p e c ia l “ new
m e m b e rs " m e e tin g e x te n d e d to a ll W o m en
p ilo ts in th e area in c lu d in g s tu d e n ts , was
w e ll a tte n d e d . T he m e e tin g w h ic h w as
pre ce d e d b y d in n e r, w a s h ig h lig h te d by
N A S A film o f th e w o rk in g s o f A p o llo 16.
R u th (C ro w e ll) Z im m e rm a n , w a s p re se n t
w ith o u r new 4 9 ’/2, M r. Z. a nd we
c o n g ra tu la te d th e m w ith a w e d d in g cake,
re p la c in g o u r u su a l d o n u ts .
W e ’re fe e lin g so p ro fe s s io n a l n o w w ith
o u r a irm a rk in g a c tiv itie s , and to to p it o ff
w e received s p e c ia l a tte n tio n fo r o u r e f­
fo rts p lu s a p h o to in th e w in te r is s u e o f th e
C o n n . A v ia tio n N e w s le tte r. H o w n ic e to
have a p ro fe s s io n a l ne w s p h o to g ra p h e r as
on e o f o u r m e m b e rs . C a rol P h e lp s, and
n o w as w e c o m p le te o ne o f o u r airm a r k in g s th e y a re p h o to g r a p h ic a lly
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air-m arking event. Skylark Airport is in S.
W indsor, Conn. W e also marked and
painted the runway num bers for them .
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reco rd e d on th e s p o t. C a rol re c e n tly had a
ren d e zvo u s w ith a “ m a il” p ilo t to g a th e r
m a te ria l fo r a p h o to -e s s a y on fly in g th e
m a il. T he m a il run w a s fro m B o s to n -L o g a n
A irp o rt to L a G u a rd ia A irp o rt in N .Y . C ity in
a tw in Beech G -18. T he s to ry w ill be
p u b lis h e d s h o rtly in tw o lo c a l n e w sp a p e rs.
O u r a n n u a l C h ris tm a s p a rty to o k p la ce
in D e ce m b e r and w a s w e ll a tte n d e d a t th e
ho m e o f C a rol P h e lp s . G ee, C a rol ju s t
be ca m e a m e m b e r o f th e 99s th is p a st ye a r
and she has c o n trib u te d to o u r a c tiv itie s
tw o -fo ld .
O u r m o n th ly “ fly - fo r - lu n c h - b u n c h ” g o t
raine d o u t in N o ve m b e r, b u t th e Dec. d a te ,
a lth o u g h m in im u m V F R , to o k p la ce at
W h ite P la in s A irp o rt w ith a d e lig h tfu l
g u e s t. W e c h a n c e d to m ee t a Lake
M ic h ig a n C h a p te r m e m b e r, E s th e r B e n ­
n e tt, w h o w a s p a s s in g th e tim e o f day
w a itin g fo r h e r p a s s e n g e r to re tu rn fro m
h is b u s in e s s m e e tin g . E s th e r jo in e d us fo r
lu n c h , m a k in g h e r tim e pass fa s te r, and
th e n d e p a rte d in h e r c o m p a n y ’s A e ro -S ta r.
Is n ’t th a t w h a t th e 99s is a ll a b o u t?
H AP PY N EW YE A R TO A L L .
W E STE R N N EW E N G L A N D CH A P TE R
M argaret B. B row n, Reporter
O u r N o v e m b e r m e e tin g a t Jo a n B u rle y 's
h o m e w a s pre ce d e d by a pizza p a rty. A fte r
th o ro u g h ly d is c u s s in g th e s u b je c ts on th e
q u e s tio n a ire a b o u t th e N in e ty -N in e B y la w s
and d e c id in g on o u r a n sw e rs.
C h a lre s B o h a n o w ic z o f P io n e e r A v ia tio n
at T u rn e r’s F a lls , M a s s ., h o s te d o u r
C h ris tm a s p a rty on D e ce m b e r tw e n ty se c o n d . W e w ere h o n o re d q u e s ts , a nd in
g ra titu d e to h im fo r h is m a n y k in d n e s s e s
to o u r c h a p te r in years p a st, w e p re se n te d
h im w ith a N in e ty -N in e s C e rtific a te o f
A p p re c ia tio n . M ary S hea d id th e b e a u tifu l
a rtis tic le tte rin g on it, and m a tte d and
fr a m e d
th e
c e r t i f ic a t e .
The
lo c a l
n e w s p a p e r p h o to g ra p h e r w a s th e re to
reco rd th e e ve n t, and C h a rle s w a s o ve r­
jo y e d a t o u r e x p re s s io n o f th a n k s fo r h is
n e v e rfa ilin g s u p p o rt o f o u r a c tiv itie s .
A le x a n d ra T a y lo r fle w to W a s h in g to n ,
D .C ., fo r th e a n n u a l m e m b e rs h ip m e e tin g
o f th e N a tio n a l P ilo ts ’ A s s o c ia tio n , w h e re
she had a c h a n c e to m ee t a nd ta lk to s o m e
o f th e b e s t-k n o w n n a m e s in a v ia tio n .
J o a n ie B u rle y has been nam ed th e
A d m in is tra tiv e A s s is ta n t fo r th e W e s to v e r
Task F orce . S he has been w o rk in g fo r th is
g ro u p s in c e its b e g in n in g , a nd a b ly
de se rve s th is im p o rta n t p o s itio n . T he T ask
F o rce is in c h a rg e o f th e re d is tr ib u tio n o f
th e s u rp lu s p ro p e rtie s o f W e s to v e r A ir
F orce Base, as th is m u lti- m illio n d o lla r
c o m p le x is b e in g d e a c tiv a te d . R e c e n tly ,
J o a n ie fle w le ft se a t in a B e ll T u rb o C h a rg e d h e lic o p te r w h ile it w as on a
lo ca l a e ria l p h o to g ra p h ic m is s io n .
O u r itin e ra n t m e m b e r, Sue S tid h a m ,
w h o re c e n tly received her D o c to ra te , is
no w w o rk in g fo r T exas In s tru m e n ts in
D a lla s, T exa s. S he is very m u c h in vo lve d
w ith th e c o m p u to r p a rt o f th e A ir T ra ffic
C o n tro l P ro g ra m s.
Each c h a p te r m e m b e r is w o rk in g on her
re s p e c tiv e jo b s fo r W o m e n in A v ia tio n
W e e k, c o n ta c tin g v a rio u s M a y o rs ’ O ffic e s ,
th e n e w s p a p e rs , a nd te le v is io n a nd ra d io
s ta tio n s . O u r lo c a l Z o n ta c o n ta c ts have
been very h e lp fu l, and w e lo o k fo rw a rd to a
s u c c e s s fu l c e le b ra tio n h o n o rin g A E a nd a ll
w o m e n in a v ia tio n and th e a e ro n a u tic a l
sc ie n c e s .
HUDSO N V A LLEY C H A P TE R
Arlene S p iesm an, Reporter
S in c e we have been so b u s y here in th e
H u d so n V a lle y, w e a lm o s t fo rg o t to let th e
rest o f th e w o rld k n o w w h a t w e ’ve been
d o in g . In O c to b e r, f o r in s ta n c e , th e
H u d so n V a lle y and C e n tra l N ew Y ork 99s
s p o n s o re d an e x tre m e ly s u c c e s s fu l E m p ire
300 Race. E ntered in th e race w ere tw e n ty one m ale and fe m a le c o n te s ta n ts . The
team o f D onald A lb a n e s e and W illia m
S te in fie ld w o n th e e v e n t and were la te r
h o n ore d at th e H o lid a y In n in S ch e n e cta dy
w h e re a cro w d o f 125 had gathered.
S e cond p la ce h o n o rs a ls o w e re aw arded to
Helen Z u b ro w and A n n e S h ie ld s th a t
S a tu rd a y n ig h t. Due to th e in co n ve n ie n ce
of d is ta n c e ca u se d b y m e e tin g in d iffe re n t
areas o f o u r va st N ew Y o rk S ta te , we have
now b e co m e tw o g ro u p s o f 99s. The
C e n tra l New Y o rk C h a p te r in c lu d e s th e
S yra cu se and th e U tic a s e c to rs , w h ile th e
H udson
V a lle y
C h a p te r
in c lu d e s
N e w b u rg h , P o u g h k e e p s ie , K in g s to n and
S ch e n e cta d y. G e rtru d e F e ls e n , a c o m ­
m e rc ia lly rated p ilo t, is th e new c h a ir­
w o m a n o f o u r c h a p te r. O n S a tu rda y,
N o ve m b e r 2, at S ky P ark in Red H ook, th e
H u d so n V a lle y C h a p te r heard an in ­
fo rm a tio n a l le c tu re o n b a llo o n in g by th e
e x p e r t b a llo o n is t B il l H u g h e s . U n ­
fo rtu n a te ly th e la d ie s w e re u n a b le to have
a b a llo o n rid e be ca use o f th e h ig h w in d s in
th e Red H o o k area th a t d a y . Several o f th e
99s, in c lu d in g Ju n e S im p s o n and P atty
B arone w ere th e re w a itin g a t fiv e in th e
m o rn in g
fo r
th a t
b a llo o n
ride.
On
D ece m b e r 14 o u r g u e s t sp e a k e r was Jon
Keel, a UFO s p e c ia lis t and th e a u th o r o f
such b o o ks as Our H aun ted Planet and
Strange Creatures in T im e & Space. In
a tte n d a n c e were fiv e n e w p ro s p e c tiv e 99s,
th re e 4 9 1/2S and n in e re g u la rs . A n o th e r
h ig h lig h t o f th e m e e tin g w a s th e TV
s h o w in g o f o u r o w n 9 9 s in a c tio n . W e are
fo rtu n a te to have J u n e S im p s o n , w h o is
o u r TV d ire c to r and p ro d u c e r, p u ttin g us
on th e lo ca l ne w s m e d ia . O n D ecem ber 15
Ju n e S im p s o n , a m e m b e r o f th e C ivil A ir
P atrol at O range C o . A ir p o rt d e m o n ­
s tra te d , w ith a s s is ta n c e fro m th re e s tu d e n t
nu rse s (also p ilo ts ), se ve ra l e m e rg e n cy
o p e ra tio n s at th e s ite o f a ir crashes.
O u r D ire ct R e lie f F o u n d a tio n is un­
d e rw a y w ith G in n y S ty le s , J u lie Price and
m y s e lf c o n t a c t in g
lo c a l
h o s p it a ls ,
a u x ilia rie s and d o c to rs . A n y o n e a cro ss the
c o u n try w ith v a lu a b le
h in ts and in ­
fo rm a tio n , please le t us h e a r fro m you.
C o n g ra tu la tio n s to o u r ve ry o w n D oris
M ille r, o u r brand n e w V ic e -g o v e rn o r o f
N ew Y o rk-N e w Je rse y S e c tio n .
f
’i
M id d le East Section
DELAWARE - M A R YLA N D
P EN N SYLVA NIA - V IR G IN IA
C E N TR A L P E N N S Y L V A N IA C H APTER
M ary G albraith , Reporter
T he N o ve m b e r c h a p te r m e e tin g w a s held
at th e lo v e ly h o m e o f D o c to rs M a rjo rie and
C h a m p P o o l in W o rm le y s b u rg . B e ca u se o f
th e b e a u tifu l w e a th e r, m an y o f th e g irls
w ere a b le to fly - in .
99 d o in g s : A lic e F u c h s fle w to Denver to
w o rk w ith Je p p e se n & C o. in p re p a rin g
a v ia tio n
m a te ria l
fo r
P ip e r A ir c r a ft’s
tra in in g p ro g ra m . R o n n ie J o h n s o n and
h u b b y , Ray, a tte n d e d th e P ip e r sa le s
m e e tin g a t D is n e y w o rld . “ B o o ts " H u ste d
and 4 9 1/2 Rod s a ile d th e C a rrib e a n on th e
n ew Q ueen E liz a b e th II. A t a b o u t th e sam e
tim e , J o y c e W illia m s o n and h u sb a n d
c h a rte re d a 41- fo o t s a ilb o a t o u t o f St.
V in c e n t a nd
e x p lo re d
th e W in d w a rd
Is la n d s .
O u r a n n u a l C h ris tm a s d a n ce , h e ld in
S ta te C o lle g e , w a s w e ll a tte n d e d and
proved to be an e n jo y a b le e v e n in g . The
o rc h e s tra c o n s is te d o f m e m b e rs o f th e
P e n n s y lv a n ia B lu e B and o f P enn S ta te
U n iv e rs ity w ith o u r 99 C h ris A n n M yers
s in g in g several n u m b e rs . Hazel B a rto le t
and C a ro ly n H a rb o lis d e se rve th a n k s fo r
p ro d u c in g a s u c c e s s fu l p a rty .
Dr. M arjorie Pool, Central Pa. Chapter DRF
Chairm an and M ary G albraith loading
M ary’s Navion for DRF flig ht
Chairm an Carol
W in dsor (straw
hat)
conducting p oo l-side m eeting of Central
Pa. Chapter
Helen S h e ffe r, c h a p te r AP T c h a irm a n ,
org a n ize d a C iv il A ir P a tro l F lig h t C lin ic
g iv in g th e b ie n n ia l flig h t c h e c k rid e s o u t o f
W illia m s p o rt A irp o rt w ith th e a s s is ta n c e o f
M arian G a rb ric k .
W e w e lc o m e A n n T u rle y as a new
m em b e r to o u r c h a p te r.
N ew est A P T m e m b e r is B e ve rly B a ile y .
M A R Y L A N D C H A P TE R
Paulette Jones, Reporter
D ecem ber b ro u g h t m u c h b u s y n e s s and
fu n
as
th e
h o lid a y
se a so n
d o e s.
“ In tro d u c tio n to F ly in g " c la s s e s at th e
YW CA w ill be o ffe re d a g a in s in c e it w as
su ch a s u c c e s s in O c to b e r.
Ja ck P o age’s b a n n e r-to w in g D e c a th lo n
a n n o u n c e d a new g ra n d c h ild fo r R oy and
S a lly W illia m s ; c le v e r and m u c h e n jo y e d !
J ill B ro w n w a s a c c e p te d a t th e Naval
F lig h t T ra in in g C e n te r. E d n a S o m e rlo c k
g o t her AT P . Kay B a ys has a d d e d F lig h t
In s tru c to r to her lis t o f a c h ie v e m e n ts .
O u r c h a p te r had a g re a t C h ris tm a s
p a rty — co ve re d d is h d in n e r at th e h o m e o f
o u r c h a p te r c h a irm a n R ene B irc h . G u e s ts
fro m A ld in o A irp o rt h e lp e d w ith th e
fe s tiv itie s w h ic h in c lu d e d in itia tio n o f
th re e new 49V2S and a baby p ic tu re g u e s s in g c o n te s t. R e a lly a fu n tim e !
M aryland C hapter C hairm an Rene Birch
was the instructor at this session o f the
“FLY W ITH T H E Y” classes. She was aided
in other sessions by 99’s Ginny V o gel, left,
Sally W illia m s , right, Kay Bays, June
Hanson, and Annabelle Fera.
Three m em bers of the Bel A ir YW C A and
Md. 99's “Introduction to F ly in g ” classes
join CFI A nnabelle Fera in a preflight
inspection of her Cessna before takeoff
on, for several, their very first flig h ts . Kay
Bays piloted a Piper 140 to help w ith the
orientation rides.
V IR G IN IA CH A P TE R
Kendra J. R oth, Reporter
A rm ed w ith p a in t, b ru s h e s , a nd la d d e r,
th e V irg in ia C h a p te r m a n a g e d to p a in t o ne
sid e o f th e P o rts m o u th te tra h e d ro n . Rain
prevented th e o rig in a l a tte m p t e a rlie r in
O cto b er.
The th ird S a tu rd a y in N o v e m b e r proved
to be a b e a u tifu l d a y fo r fly in g to o u r
m e e tin g in L u ra y , V irg in ia . T here w a s even
a lit t le s n o w on th e S h e n a n d o a h M o u n ­
ta in s . C a ro lin e S c h u tt, fro m th e Bay C itie s
C h a p te r, jo in e d us. W e are h a p p y to have
he r w ith us w h ile sh e is in th e area.
O u r very o w n O rie n ta rio n , J a n ie A lle n ,
a n n o u n c e d th a t she w o u ld h o ld a c la s s on
O rie n ta ry in C h a rlo tte s v ille . A c c o rd in g to
h o s te s s , M ary A n n M c C o n o c h ie , q u ite a
fe w p e o p le p a rtic ip a te d in th is u n u s u a l
s p o rt. (E d . note: W e give up. W hatzit?)
The A e ro d ro m e a t th e H o lid a y Inn in
R ic h m o n d
was
th e
s e ttin g
fo r
our
C h ris tm a s p a rty . M a n y 4 9 1/2 ’s jo in e d us fo r
d in n e r and la te r a p a rty h o s te d by th e N ew
K e n t A irp o rt.
O u r C h a p te r has n o w a c c e p te d fo r
m e m b e rs h ip , th re e la d y p ilo ts . T h e y are
Bev C o sb y, D o ttie H a rtle and K e n d ra R o th .
W A S H IN G T O N , D .C . C H A P TE R
G ladys E. W ise, Interim Reporter
A n o th e r g re a t fly - in , th is tim e to h is to ric
W illi a m s b u r g ,
V ir g in ia ,
h ig h lig h t e d
N o ve m b e r a c tiv itie s , sta g e d by Bea W ild e r
a nd B e tty F is h e r. T w o -p a rt b u s in e s s
m e e tin g s in v ite m a x im u m m e m b e r p a r­
tic ip a tio n -o n e p a rt fo r fly -in n e rs w h o
c a n n o t a tte n d w e e k n ig h t m e e tin g s ; th e
o th e r p a rt fo r th o s e w h o are tie d up on
w e e ke n d s.
Part I th is m o n th to o k p la ce a fte r b ru n c h
at W illia m s b u rg . It fe a tu re d Jo E d d e lm a n
te llin g a b o u t h e r new b o o k , Cow s on the
Runway, d u e o u t in
J a n u a ry .
L u cy
T h o m p s o n a tte n d e d fro m th e V ir g in ia
C h a p te r.
Part II, h e ld a t M ary H o rn e r's h o u se , let
us w e lc o m e o u r n e w e st m e m b e r, E m ily
J o n e s , a nd H e le n K in g , w h o w e h o p e w ill
jo in u s. M illie W e n ze l a nd F ra n c in e
B o w m a n m ad e th e e ve n in g p ra c tic a lly a
re u n io n s in c e th e ir o w n fly in g d u tie s have
k e p t th e m fro m o u r fly - in s . F ra n c in e has
a ccru e d m o re th a n 500 fly in g
h o u rs
d u rin g
th e p a st ye a r by in s tru c tin g
w e e ke n d s a t th e Q u a n tic o F ly in g C lu b .
S he is b e in g p o s te d by th e S ta te D e p a rt­
m e n t to A fric a 's Ivo ry C o a s t n e x t s p rin g .
A b o u t th e m o s t e x c itin g eve n t g o in g
r ig h t n o w is th e J a n u a ry 11 k ic k o ff to
I n t e r n a t io n a l
W om en’s
Y e a r.
The
W a s h in g to n , D .C . 9 9 ’s, c o -h o s tin g w ith
th e D.C. Z o n ta s , in a u g u ra te th is y e a r-lo n g
c e le b ra tio n a t th e W a s h in g to n H ilto n H o te l
w ith a tr ib u te to W o m e n in A v ia tio n and
th e A e ro sp a ce S c ie n c e s . It p ro m is e s to
a ttra c t s o m e o f a v ia tio n ’s m o s t p ro m in e n t
p e o p le as w e ll as to p n a m e s in g o v e rn m e n t
and b u s in e s s . Fay W e lls is o ve ra ll c o o r­
d in a to r. G la d y s W is e , as C h a p te r C h a ir­
m an , serves as c o -C h a irm a n
w ith th e
Z o n ta P re s id e n t. Jean
H o w a rd ,
Fran
N o ld e , B la n c h e N o ye s, M ary Jo O live r,
F ra n c in e B o w m a n , M ary C a ro lin e A d le r,
M arle n e C la rk , Iren e W irts h a fte r are a m o n g
o u r p ro m in e n t m e m b e rs a lre a d y w o rk in g o r
s c h e d u le d to b e g in w o rk to m ake th e
eve n in g a ro a rin g s u c c e s s . T h e IW Y
trib u te , tie d to th e 4 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry o f
A m e lia E a rh a rt’s re c o rd -b re a k in g flig h t
fro m H a w a ii to th e m a in la n d , w ill tra ce
a c h ie v e m e n ts o f w o m e n in a v ia tio n fro m
th a t d a te to th e p re se n t.
The C h a p te r vo te d o v e rw h e lm in g ly to
s u p p o rt
and a s s is t
M arya n n Je s s u p ,
S e c tio n G o ve rn o r, in a c h ie v in g an A d v is o ry
S ta tu s to th e U n ite d N a tio n s fo r th e N in e ty
N in e s . W e u rg e a ll C h a p te rs to in q u ire
a b o u t and b a ck th is u n iq u e o p p o rtu n ity .
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South e ast Section
A L A B A M A - F L O R I D A - G E O R G IA
MISSISSIPPI - N O R T H C A R O L I N A
SOUTH C A R O L IN A - TENNESSEE
v __________________________ y
A L A B A M A C HAPTER
Juanita H alstead , Reporter
T he A la b a m a C h a p te r had
a
gre a t
m e e tin g
in Lu ve rn e o n N ov. 3,
w ith
h o s te s s
S u n n y T u rn e r. W e a th e r
w as
p e rfe c t, m e m b e rs e n th u s ia s tic a nd g la d to
g e t to g e th e r a nd to to p it a ll o u r G o ve rn o r,
Bee Reid fle w d o w n in h e r b e a u tifu l green
B onanza.
W e w ere p le a se d to have w ith u s, as
g u e s ts , b e s id e s Bee, A n n R o cka Pen­
sa c o la , F lo rid a ; B illie P o w e ll, L u v e rn e ;
W ilm a G revey and B e tty W illc o tt, b o th
fro m J a s p e r; and V ivia n C a n n o n fro m
M o n tg o m e ry .
A ll o f th e s e g ir ls
are
p ro s p e c tiv e 99s and w e are lo o k in g fo rw a rd
to h a vin g th e m w ith us.
L u ve rn e 's a irp o rt had had an e x te n s io n
th is ye a r a nd s in c e S u n n y flie s o u t o f
Lu ve rn e she th o u g h t and th e re st o f us
a g reed, th a t th e new ru n w a y s h o u ld be
n u m b e re d . S o, w h e n w e d e p a rte d th e re it
w a s, in b rig h t w h ite p a in t 22 and 04. W e
w ere q u ite p ro u d o f it and kn o w m any
o th e rs w ill a p p re c ia te th e m in th e fu tu re .
C h a irm a n , M iria m P u llin s w e n t over
b u s in e s s and heard c h a irm a n re p o rts .
Then w e a ll fo u n d a n ic e c o o l s p o t and ate
o u r p ic n ic lu n c h e s .
On Dec. 8 th , tw e n ty o d d , in c lu d in g
several 4 9 V 2 S arrive d in M o n tg o m e ry .
J u a n ita & F o y H a lste a d w ere h o s ts fo r
lu n c h at th e ir h o m e in th e c o u n try .
Even th o u g h it w a s a b it e a rly th e
C h ris tm a s tre e w a s up a nd g ifts w ere
e xch a n g e d .
A s h o rt b u s in e s s m e e tin g w as h e ld .
P ro p o se d B y-L a w ch a n g e s w ere review ed
and o p in io n g ive n .
A m id
lo w h a n g in g , s c u d d y c lo u d s
e ve ryo n e d e p a rte d to m ee t on Ja n . 5 th in
H u n ts v ille .
H o p e e ve ryo n e has had a H a p p y Safe
H o lid a y .
BLUE RIDG E C H APTER
Virginia G ilreath, Reporter
N e w ly fo rm e d B lu e R id g e C h a p te r o f th e
S o u th e a s t S e c tio n w a s h o n o re d to have
In te rn a tio n a l T re a su re r Ja n e t G reen fro m
O cean S p rin g s , M is s is s ip p i to p re se n t
th e ir c h a rte r. T he lo v e ly c e re m o n y w as
he ld in A s h e v ille , N. C. at th e b e a u tifu l
new G reat S m o k ie s H ilto n w ith 60 p e o p le
a tte n d in g th e h a p p y o c c a s io n .
T he 6 c h a rte r m e m b e rs are L o u is e
W h ite , R u b y Lee E a so n , V irg in ia G ilre a th ,
Lee O rr, E la in e Cave and F rie d a Z o llin g e r.
The C h a p te r n o w has a to ta l o f 33 m e m ­
bers.
T he fo llo w in g
m e m b e rs have been
e le cte d to o ffic e . Louise W h ite , Chapter
C h a ir m a n ;
R uby
Lee E a s o n ,
V ic e
Chairm an; Priscilla S tickney, Secretary;
Frieda Z olling er, Treasurer.
C h a p te r m e m b e rs a p p o in te d by th e
C h a irm a n are V irg in ia G ilre a th , C h a p te r
R e p o rte r; B e tty C a ld w e ll, A .P .T . C h a ir­
m a n ; Lee O rr, M e m b e rs h ip C h a irm a n ;
J o y c e C a n n o n , A m e lia E a rh a rt C h a irm a n ;
N in a T w ee d , A ir m a rk in g ; B a rb a ra C a rte r,
M use u m C h a irm a n ; H ild a G o le y , A ir-A g e
E d u c a t io n ;
C a r o ly n
P ila a r , C u r r e n t
E ve n ts; L u c y M e rritt, F ly in g A c tiv itie s ;
M ary E llen C a s te llo e , H is to ry (S c ra p b o o k );
C arol M c K in n e y , P u b lic R e la tio n s ; L ib b a
B ro w n , S o c ia l C h a irm a n .
The B lu e R id g e C h a p te r is hard at w o rk
to be 100 p e r c e n t A .P .T . s o o n . R e c e n tly
B e tty C a ld w e ll received h e r c o m m e rc ia l
lic e n s e , C a ro ly n P ila a r earned her A & P
lic e n s e , m a n y o th e rs are w o rk in g on
In s tru m e n t, C .F .I. and G ro u n d In s tru c to r ’s
ra tin g s .
T he C h a p te r w ill have m o n th ly F ly -In
m e e tin g s on th e 4 th S u n d a y at d iffe re n t
lo c a tio n s .
J u d g in g by th e n u m b e r o f la d y s tu d e n t
p ilo ts in o u r area w h o have been a tte n d in g
o u r m e e tin g s , th e C h a p te r has tre m e n d o u s
p o te n tia l to e n la rg e even m o re in th e near
fu tu re .
The B lu e R id g e C h a p te r e xp re sse s th e ir
g ra titu d e fo r n o w b e in g a p a rt o f a g re a t 99
o rg a n iz a tio n w ith o u ts ta n d in g la d y p ilo ts
a ll over th e w o rld . M ay w e a ll u n ite
to g e th e r to d a y fo r a b rig h te r to m o rro w and
w o rk to w a rd s re a c h in g new h e ig h ts in
a v ia tio n .
Left to rig h t— International Treasurer,
Janet Green presenting Chairm an Louise
W h ite w ith the Blue Ridge C hapter Charter
in A sheville, North C arolina.
DEEP SO U TH C H A P TE R
Betty W . M cN ab b, Reporter
Deep S o u th C h a p te r— s m a ll b u t g o in g .
W h o are w e, a nd w h a t d id w e d o in 1974?
By ro s te r and c a le n d a r, th e n :
CARNURU,
C a r o ly n
(K e n n e d y ):
C o m a n c h e P ilo t.
R eceived a N u rs in g
degree a nd a ne w h u s b a n d in 1974.
P ra c tic e s
her
n u rs in g
p ro fe s s io n
in
C o lu m b u s , Ga.
D A R LE Y , P a t: H a rd -w o rk in g B u s in e s s
A d m in is tra tio n te a c h e r in th e C o rd e le ,
G a., h ig h s c h o o l.
D EEN , M a rie : N e w e st m e m b e r; fro m
M o u ltrie , G a ., flie s C h e ro ke e 140.
F IE LD S , M a g g ie : T a lla h a s s e e . H o s te s s
w id m o s te s ’ fo r 1973 and 1974 Deep S o u th
C h ris tm a s p a rtie s . W o rk s w ith h u s b a n d in
W a llp a p e r
p a s te
b u s in e s s .
R aces
H o b e y c a ts on th e G u lf C o a s t. F lie s C e ssn a
182.
H A L L , J u d y : M a c o n , Ga. H u sb a n d Je rry
is re co ve rin g fro m h e a rt a tta c k ; J u d y is
PIC o f b ra n d new S kyh a w 9 9 JH , u s in g her
new in s tru m e n t ra tin g . A c tiv e in M aco n
P ilo ts ’ A s s o c ia tio n . A c c id e n t P re ve n tio n
C o u n s e lo r.
Past
C h a irm a n .
D e le g a te,
P u e rto R ic o c o n v e n tio n .
M cN ABB ,
B e t t y : A r r o w . H o s p it a l
c o n s u lta n t, s p e a ke r, w rite r. A s s is ta n t, A ir
O p e ra tio n s , USCG A u x , v iii d is tr ic t. J u s t
received N a tio n a l C o m m a n d e r’s C ita tio n ,
C iv il A ir P a tro l. (H ig h e s t S e n io r T ra in in g
a w a rd .) F in is h e d 10 ye a rs on 99s In te r­
n a tio n a l B o a rd a nd th is ye a r u n d e rto o k
s c ra p b o o k s .
B e t ty
is
an A c c id e n t
P re ve n tio n C o u n s e lo r a nd a f lig h t in ­
s tru c to r. T a lke d to C e n tra l N ew Y o rk
P ilo ts ’ A s s o c ia tio n th is s p rin g , w o n d e rfu l
99 h o s p ita lity .
REIS, Lee D . : B u sy ca re e r w o m a n in
Savannah a re a ; ke e p s M o o n e y h o t as a
b u s in e s s to o l.
S T R O N G , A ly c e : w ith 49'/2 B y ro n , fle w
9000 m ile s in th e ir C a rd in a l th is s u m m e r,
A la s k a and C a n a d a. S h o w s h e r fa b u lo u s
s lid e s at p ilo t m e e tin g by fre q u e n t in ­
v ita tio n .
TOM AN,
J o y c e : C h a p te r C h a irm a n .
C ivic le a d e r— PTA prez, G irl S c o u t leader,
L ittle L e ague s p o n s o r. F lie s C e ssn a 150.
V IR G IN IA
M c K E E , J o y c e ’s m o th e r,
c o m m u te s
b e tw e e n
hom e
c h a p te r ,
In d ia n a , and G re e n w o o d , F lo rid a h o m e c u m -s trip , is a c tiv e in b o th c h a p te rs ! W e
a p p re c ia te b o rro w in g her. F lie s C e ssn a
150 and A e ro C o m m a n d e r.
W R IG H T , E s th e r: H e r 182, s p o rts a new
g a rn e t a nd g o ld p a in t jo b . A c c id e n t
P re ve n tio n C o u n s e lo r. F lig h t In s tru c to r.
H o lid a y Inn K eeper. In te rn a tio n a l C o m ­
m itte e
C h a irm a n ,
9 9 s,
A ir
M a rk in g .
W A C O A . R a c in g p i l o t , p la c in g a n d
b rin g in g h o m e tro p h ie s fre q u e n tly .
M Y E R C H IN , S a n d y : L ive s in A tla n ta ,
te a ch e s E x e c u tiv e re a d in g and sp e a k in g
s k ills
fo r
D e p a r tm e n t
of
H um an
R e so u rce s. A tte n d e d P u e rto R ic o c o n ­
v e n tio n .
P E TE R S O N ,
N ancy:
O th e r h a lf o f
P e te rson F ie ld , F B O in m id d le G e o rg ia .
1974 c a le n d a r in c lu d e d fly - in s ; B ie n n ia l
F lig h t R e v ie w S e m in a r ;
N a v ig a t io n
e x e rc is e in w h ic h fo u r c h a p te rs p a r­
tic ip a te d ; s p e a k e rs on tw o v a c a tio n fly in g
(H o lid a y s
w ith
W in g s );
s e m in a rs
in
A tla n ta (A ly c e a nd B e tty ); a s s is tin g w ith
sa fe ty s e m in a rs in G e o rg ia a nd F lo rid a .
Herb S ch aaf, G ADO S afety S p ecialist,
A tlan ta, G a ., w ith his three A ccident
Prevention Counselors from the Deep
South C h ap ter. Herb presented the chapter
a plaque in appreciation of their e ffo rts,
the chapter gave him a Gold S afety Pin in
thanks for his assistance to them . The
counselors are Judy H all, Betty M cN ab b ,
and Esther W right.
Deep S o u th p re se n te d H erb S ch a a f o f
S o u th e rn R e g io n G A D O , S a fe ty S p e c ia lis t
in G e o rg ia , w ith a g o ld s a fe ty p in , in
g ra titu d e fo r h is c o n tin u e d k in d n e s s e s and
a s s is ta n c e to th e c h a p te r.
M e e tin g s are th e fir s t S u n d a y o f each
m o n th and y ’a ll c o m e .
F LO R ID A S U N C O A S T C HAPTER
Doris Herndon, Reporter
T he b e a u tifu l h o m e o f Dr. R o th m e y e r in
C h ry s ta l R iver w a s th e sce n e o f th e
N o ve m b e r m e e tin g o f th e F lo rid a S u n c o a s t
99s. It w a s a S a tu rd a y m e e tin g and h e ld in
c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e F ly in g F arm ers.
J e n n y C o o k, a lo y a l a nd e n th u s ia s tic 99,
w a s c h o s e n to re p re s e n t th e F lo rid a
S u n c o a s t C h a p te r as a p p lic a n t fo r th e A.
E. s c h o la rs h ip . G o o d lu c k J e n n y ! A
s p e c ia l w e lc o m e to o u r new m e m b e rs :
T erry W a lte rs , C h ris ty S a m p le and T h e lm a
Is e n h o w e r.
O u r a n n u a l g e t to g e th e r w ith
th e
G ra s s h o p p e rs w a s h e ld in D e ce m b e r. The
very g ra c io u s J u a n ita B lu m b e rg w a s o u r
h o s te s s at th is a ffa ir. It is a lw a y s a
p le a su re to v is it J u a n ita and h e r lo ve ly
h o m e ‘T ra n q u ility ’ . I am s u re e ve ryo n e w ill
agree th a t th e N o v e m b e r and D ece m b e r
m e e tin g s w ere in fo rm a tiv e and e n jo y a b le . I
w o u ld lik e to ta ke th is o p p o r tu n ity to w is h
e ve ryo n e a very h a p p y a nd sa fe N ew Year.
M E M P H IS C H A P TE R
Belle H edges, Reporter
T he fir s t M e m p h is eve n t o f th e In te r­
n a tio n a l W o m a n 's Y ear in 1975 w ill be th e
N in e ty -N in e s lu n c h e o n in h o n o r o f A m e lia
E a rh a rt, th e 11 th o f J a n u a ry , w ith g u e s t
sp e a ke r S a n d ra S im m o n s , a D a lla s 99.
O u r m e m b e rs have been fly in g m any
h o u rs lo c a lly and a fa r. Jean and W illia m
M c C a rth y fle w th e ir 1945 N a vio n to
H o u s to n . N e tta and D o u g H o ld e n had a
gre a t f lig h t in th e ir B e lla n c a V ik in g to
S p o k a n e ’s E xp o '74 a nd th e n on to V a n ­
co u ve r, B .C .
N o t m a n y fu tu re m o th e rs -in -la w can
ta ke th e ir d a u g h te r's fia n c e fo r a lo ca l
s ig h ts e e in g flig h t !
S teve B o w e n was
g re a tly im p re s s e d w ith
M a ry ’s m o m ,
C a ro ly n S u lliv a n , a fte r th e ir fu n flig h t.
O u r n a tio n 's c a p ito l is m o s t aw e in ­
s p irin g a n y tim e , b u t w h e n B e lle and
P osey H e d g e s (w ith c h ild re n D a rw in and
P o se y, III) fle w rig h t up th e P o to m a c , past
M t. V e rn o n , th e m o n u m e n ts o f J e ffe rs o n ,
L in c o ln and W a s h in g to n , to la n d at
W a s h in g to n , D .C ., th e y a ll fe lt a great
s u rg e o f p a trio tis m . In th e ir B o n a n za V35B
th e y w e re tre a te d even b e tte r th a n th e big
b o ys w h e n th e k in d ly g ro u n d c o n tro lle r
to ld a 747 to “ g ive w a y to th e lit t le o n e !”
The fin e tre a tm e n t d id n ’t s to p th e re e ith e r.
E n ro u te to N ew Y o rk th e y w e re ve cto re d
rig h t up th e H u d s o n to th e S ta tu e o f
L ib e rty , h e ld fo r tw o 360’s o ve r th e E m p ire
S ta te B u ild in g , th e n la n d e d rig h t in fro n t o f
E astern at L a G u a rd ia !
T he b e a u tifu lly d e c o ra te d , w a rm ly in ­
v itin g h o m e o f H ild a a nd D o yle Savage was
th e fe s tiv e s e ttin g fo r fo rty m e rry m a k e rs to
c e le b ra te th e a n n u a l C h ris tm a s p a rty .
F u n n y g ifts , fa n ta s tic fo o d and fly in g
frie n d s a ll m ixe d e a s ily to m ake a h a p py,
m e rry, C h ris tm a s , h a p p e n in g .
New Y e a r's R e s o lu tio n s ? T h in k a b o u t
th is : th e se c o n d m o s t c o n ta g io u s fo rc e is
E N T H U S IA S M ! H o w e ve r, th e fo re m o s t
c o n ta g io u s fo rc e is L A C K o f e n th u s ia s m .
STRIVE IN '75!
ye t a n o th e r T .V . a p p e a ra n ce fo r o u r
M is s is s ip p i m e m b e rs : A s th e m e m b e rs
a rrive at B ru ce C a m p b e ll F ie ld in J a c k s o n ,
a lo ca l s ta tio n w ill be on h and fo r in ­
flig h ts , la n d in g , and ta x iin g s h o ts , as w e ll
as in d iv id u a l in te rv ie w s . A s w e sh a re in th e
S a lu te to W o m e n in A v ia tio n , let us
bro a d e n o u r s c o p e a nd in c lu d e all w o m e n
p ilo ts , 9 9 s, and n o n -9 9 s , as w e ll.
So u th A frican Section
M rs. Virginia Proctor, M em ph is C h ap ter, is
sworn in by Arkansas Suprem e Court
Justice Frank H olt for her second term on
the Arkansas A eronautical C o m m issio n.
M IS S IS S IP P I C H A P TE R
Jenny M c W illia m s, Reporter
S o u th e a s t S e c tio n and S o u th C e n tra l
S e ctio n m e m b e rs , p le a se ta ke n o te : The
M is s is s ip p i C h a p te r a n d th e S o u th
L o u is ia n a C h a p te r are a lre a d y w o rk in g very
hard to m ake o u r 1976 S p rin g J o in tS e c tio n M e e tin g o n e yo u w ill th o ro u g h ly
e n jo y and w o n ’t w a n t to m is s . The dates
are April 22 through 25, 1976, in Baton
Rouge, L a., s o m ark y o u r c a le n d a r n o w .
W e w a n t to see th e ram p in B a to n R ou g e
F ILLE D w ith y o u r a irp la n e s b e a rin g th e
B ic e n te n n ia l L o g o !!! J o t th e d a te s d o w n
now!
O u r N o v e m b e r m e e tin g w a s h e ld in
Ja cks o n w ith th e m a in to p ic b e in g th e 1976
S p rin g S e c tio n a l. S p e c ia l g u e s ts w ere
P o lly B a u g h m a n , C h a irm a n o f th e S o u th
L o u is ia n a C h a p te r, Pat W a rd , a nd M o lly
S to c k w e ll. T h e y a rriv e d v ia a tu rb in e po w ered B e ll R a n g e r II h e lic o p te r, c o u r­
te sy o f The H ilto n a t C o rp o ra te S q u a re in
B a to n R o u g e . E rn e s tin e M ahan is o u r
c h a p te r’s c h a irm a n o f th e A .E . S c h o la rs h ip
C o m m itte e , and fo rtu n a te ly h e r b ro ke n
a n kle w ill n o t in te rfe re w ith h e r p a p e r w o rk
on th e a p p lic a tio n fo rm s fo r o u r 1975
C a n d id a te — P e g g y M c C o rm ic k .
W e w e lc o m e H a rrie tt H a ll to th e 99s.
B R A VO S are a g a in in o rd e r fo r Ja n e t
Green w h o re c e n tly pa sse d h e r A T P w ritte n
e x a m in a tio n !!
The CFI C lin ic fo r F lig h t In s tru c to r
A irp la n e C o u rs e th a t w a s c o -s p o n s o re d by
th e M is s is s ip p i C h a p te r w a s a tre m e n d o u s
s u cc e s s . T here w e re 130 re g is tra n ts , tw o
of w hom
w e re M is s is s ip p i 9 9 s — D ot
E th e rid g e and M a rg a re t S h ip le y .
O u r M is s is s ip p i A ir T o u r has te n p la n e s
p a rtic ip a tin g , a t th e la te s t c o u n t, so we
e xp e c t th a t to tu rn o u t very w e ll, a ls o .
B e rn ice K e lly has a rra n g e d th re e T .V .
in te rv ie w s la te ly fo r o u r m e m b e rs . K itty e
G reen, E th e l R a d ze w icz, and M a rg a re t
S h ip le y a ll d id a very fin e jo b on w h a t is a
fa r-re a c h in g b e n e fit fo r o u r c h a p te r.
Ja n u a ry 11, 1975, is L A U N C H DAY fo r
IN T E R N A T IO N A L W O M E N ’S YE A R 1975;
pla n s fo r o u r J a n u a ry re g u la r m o n th ly
m e e tin g in c lu d e a jo in t L u n c h e o n w ith th e
Ja ck s o n (M S ) C h a p te r o f Z o n ta In te r­
n a t io n a l. J a n e t G r e e n , I n t e r n a t io n a l
Treasurer, a nd m e m b e r o f th e M is s is s ip p i
C h a p ter, w ill be th e G u e s t S p e a ke r.
F u rth e r c e le b ra tio n o f AE Day w ill in c lu d e
P a u lin e M a lla ry , C a ro ly n S te e le , C a ro lyn
U p to n , C a ro ly n B aker, J a n ic e M assee,
E velyn T ra m m e ll, L o is L a cy, P aula S c h ­
w a rtz , P e g g y H u s b y a nd V ir g in ia Y ates.
T he p ro g ra m p re s e n te d by th e F A A w as
m o s t in fo rm a tiv e a b o u t h o w to p revent
a c c id e n ts b e fo re th e y h a p p e n . T h is a ls o
gave us a c h a n c e to m ee t m a n y o th e r p ilo ts
in th e A tla n ta area.
C o n g ra tu la tio n s to D o ris E n g e rra n d on
g e ttin g h e r In s tru m e n t R a tin g .
Fran Salles, M ississipp i Air Tou r C oor­
dinator, is pictured w ith a group of
M ississipp i 99s at a recent m eeting to
finalize the M ississipp i Air Tour. The tour
w ill begin in O live Branch on D ecem ber 26,
and end at G ulfpo rt on January 1, w ith
interm ediate stops in 11 o ther M ississippi
c itie s . From left to right are M s. S alles;
C a ro lin e
C heek,
C lin t o n ;
Jenny
M cW illia m s, Jackson; M ich elle C lunan,
C anto n; and Peggy M cC orm ick, G reen­
w ood. The tou r is being sponsored by the
Travel and Tourism Departm ent of the
M ississipp i Agricultural and Industrial
B o a rd , th e M is s is s ip p i A e ro n a u tic s
C om m ission and the M ississipp i Chapter
of 99s.
N O R T H G E O R G IA C H A P TE R
Carolyn S teele, Reporter
W e b e g an th is ye a r w ith o u r a n n u a l
In s ta lla tio n B a n q u e t on S e p t. 14. It w a s
h e ld at th e C h a tta h o o c h e e P la n ta tio n C lu b
in
A t la n t a ,
G e o r g ia .
The
c h a p te r
th o ro u g h ly e n jo y e d th e fu n , fo o d and g o o d
tim e s . Kay G u ic e and P a u lin e M a lla ry
pre se n te d s lid e s a nd n a rra tiv e fro m th e
In te rn a tio n a l C o n v e n tio n in P u e rto R ico fo r
th e p ro g ra m .
P a u lin e
M a lla ry
a nd
M a vis
C heek
rep re se n te d th e c h a p te r at th e F a ll S e c­
tio n a l M e e tin g on M a rc o Is la n d . F ro m
re p o rts it w a s re a lly w e ll d o n e .
The n e x t c h a p te r fu n c tio n w a s o u r F a ll
R u m m a g e a nd B ake S ale h e ld in B re m a n ,
G e o rg ia . T he w e a th e r c o o p e ra te d and
m ade fo r a lo v e ly F a ll day.
The V a c a tio n F ly in g S e m in a r w a s su ch a
su c c e s s th is S p rin g th a t w e have been
asked to p u t th e s h o w on th e roa d . On O ct.
18th th e p ro g ra m w a s p re se n te d to th e
L o ckh e e d F ly in g C lu b a t th e ir a n n u a l
b a n q u e t. T h e p ro g ra m c o n s is ts o f ta lk s on
F ly in g th e Is la n d s by B e tty M c N a b b ;
F ly in g A la s k a by A ly c e and B y ro n S tro n g ;
F ly in g th e R o c k ie s in th e W in te r by
C a ro lyn S te e le and F ly in g in M e x ic o by
W a n d a C u m m in g s . It is M .C . by K a y G u ic e
and c o o rd in a te d by P a u lin e M a lla ry . W e
are p re s e n tin g th is jo in tly w ith th e Deep
S o u th , so th e b illin g is by th e N in e ty N in e s o f G e o rg ia . T he n e xt p re s e n ta tio n
w ill be Ja n . 24, 1975 in A lb a n y , G e o rg ia .
The c h a p te r w a s aske d by th e F A A to
h o s te s s th e S u rviva l S e m in a r fo r th e
Pea ch tre e P ilo ts A s s n . on O c t. 2 9 th.
M e m b e rs
p re se n t w e re :
Kay
G u ice ,
M erle Ball, Reporter
M uch lik e a h a n d fu l o f w h e a t to s s e d in to
a 3 0 -k n o t w in d , so are th e “ 9 9 s” s c a tte re d
o ve r th e s o u th e rn tip o f th e A fric a n
C o n tin e n t. T h is m ake s re g u la r c o n ta c t th a t
m u c h m o re d if fic u lt, b u t th e re are s o m e
sh re d s o f n e w s to re p o rt.
O ur
Annual
S o u th
A fric a n
F ly in g
C h a m p io n s h ip C o m p e titio n , a lw a y s a d u e l
b e tw e en th e g u y s and g a ls , is m ade up o f
th re e p re c is io n fly in g te s ts u n d e r th re e
d iffe re n t e x a m in e rs , p lu s a w ritte n paper.
T h is y e a r's event w a s based a t V irg in ia ,
D u rba n , on th e 2 9 th -3 0 th
N o ve m b e r.
C o n g ra ts to A u rie l M ille r fo r to p p in g th e
c o n te s t w ith 85.67 p e r c e n t, a nd ru n n e r-u p
T ric ia O w e n , w h o h it 83.89 per c e n t. The
n e xt tw o p la c e s w ere fille d by m a le s w ith
fig u re s o f 78.39 p e r c e n t and 77.99 per
ce n t.
U n d e rs ta n d a b ly , A u rie l a ls o s co o p e d th e
“ B e st W o m a n P ilo t” a w a rd a n d , w ith
T ric ia , d id us a ll p ro u d . W e w o u ld be so
h a p p y to have T ric ia jo in th e ra n k s o f th e
“ 9 9 s” . T w o o f la s t y e a r’s to p p e rfo rm e rs
w ere m is s e d , h o w e v e r: C h a rm a in e C la n e
and M ad g e G r iffith s w ere u n a b le to
c o m p e te .
A n o th e r g re a t a c h ie v e m e n t w a s ch a lke d
up by C a ro l Lee and h u b b y A n th o n y , w h o
re c e n tly re tu rn e d fro m an e x c itin g F ly in g
S a fa ri. B o th have o n ly had th e ir lic e n s e s a
s h o rt w h ile and sh a re th e fly in g and
n a v ig a tin g in th e ir C h e ro ke e 235. W ith
n a v ig a tio n a l a id s in th e se areas fe w and far
b e tw e e n , th e y m u s t have had th e ir w o rk
c u t o u t fly in g fro m D urban to S a lis b u ry ,
K a rib a , B o o m ie H ills ,
V ic to ria
F a lls ,
C h o b e in B o ts w a n a , th e n on to K hai R iver
L o d g e , a nd b a ck a g a in via K u g a n a on th e
O ka vo n g o S w a m p s . N o w o n d e r th e y feel
lik e w o rld b e a te rs ; and th e y m u s t have
m a n y e x c itin g m e m o rie s to re live at th e ir
le is u re .
In c lo s in g , I w o u ld lik e to e xte n d m y
b e st w is h e s fo r m a n y h a p p y fly in g h o u rs in
1975 to a ll “ 9 9 " m e m b e rs.
T R A N S V A A L C H APTER
A rm a lie vo n M altitz, Reporter
A very e x c itin g a nd m e m o ra b le eve n in g
w as h e ld at th e D ip lo m a t H o te l in
Jo h a n n e s b u rg on S u n d a y, S e p te m b e r 1st,
1974, w h e re a d in n e r w a s h e ld fo r th e
p re s e n ta tio n o t th e new C h a rte r to th e
C h a p ter.
It w as w e ll a tte n d e d by a ll th e T ransvaal
m e m b e rs , th e ir h u s b a n d s a nd frie n d s .
A m o n g th e s p e c ia l g u e s ts p re se n t w ere
B rig a d ie r G illila n d , J a c q u e s G e rm is h u y s ,
B o b P re lle r, and th e ir w iv e s . O n ce ag a in
Bea Read o f th e S .A .B .C . h o n o u re d us
w ith her p re se n ce , and g u e s t p ilo t w as
y o u n g L in d a F itz g e ra ld , an in s tru c tre s s
fro m A vex A ir. A n n W h ite , o u r o u tg o in g
S e c tio n a l G o v e rn o r, fle w up s p e c ia lly fro m
D urban to p re s e n t th e C h a rte r to o u r
C h a irla d y , Eva H o llin g w o rth .
M uch fu n and la u g h te r w a s heard fro m
th e in itia tio n o f th re e 49'/2S , n a m e ly Ian
F ra ze r-Jo n e s, P e te r H e in z, and Derek
H u n t-D a v is . A ll th re e w e re s u b je c te d to
b e in g b lin d fo ld e d , to h o ld in g th e ir h a n d s
above th e ir h e a ds w ith fin g e rs c ro s s e d and
ta k in g an o a th . A lto g e th e r it w a s an e x­
tre m e ly g o o d e v e n in g w ith e x c e lle n t fo o d
and even b e tte r c o m p a n y .
O u r n e x t s o c ia l eve n t w a s th e C h ris tm a s
p a rty , w h ic h fo llo w e d on a very s h o rt
m e e tin g fo r th e p u rp o s e o f d e c id in g on th e
d a te fo r th e n e xt C h a p te r m e e tin g , and
a ls o fix in g th e fin a l d a te fo r th e a n n ua l
S e c tio n a l m e e tin g , to be h e ld on 1 2 th —
13th A p r il, 1975, at M ase ru .
A n g e la H e in z had p re p a re d a d e lic io u s
b u ffe t s u p p e r fo r th e 99s a nd th e ir
h u s b a n d s , a nd w h ile th e w in e flo w e d ,
d is c u s s io n s ranged fa r and w id e in s u b je c t
m a tte r. P ro s p e c tiv e m e m b e r L illit h B illin g
de cla re d it to have been tr u ly a m o s t
s u c c e s s fu l e v e n in g , a nd e xp re sse d w h a t
w e a ll fe lt.
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British Section
Susan Brooks, Reporter
A p ril a nd J im m y C la v e ll a nd G u v S h e ila
S c o tt had an e n jo y a b le lu n c h -tim e v is it
w ith E rd in e and B ru c e M c C o llu m fro m th e
K e n tu c k y B lu e g ra s s C h a p te r. W e w ere
b o th h o n o re d and d e lig h te d to receive th e
K e n tu c k y B lu e g ra s s C h a p te r’s h is to ric
g o ld A m e lia m e d a llio n , and th e lo ve ly
s c ro ll th a t c a m e w ith it, th o u g h sad th a t
E rd in e c o u ld n o t s ta y to p re s e n t it p e r­
s o n a lly at o u r fu ll s e c tio n m e e tin g .
The fo llo w in g w eek several o f th e
s e c tio n s p e n t a g re a t d a y g e ttin g to kn o w
C a ro lin e S m ith , re c e n t C h a irm a n o f th e
C h ic a g o C h a p te r, a nd h e r 4 9 1/2, G e o rg e .
W e had a ll in te n d e d to ta ke th e S m ith s
a c ro s s to F ra n ce fo r lu n c h , b u t o u r O ld
E n g lis h b ra n d o f w e a th e r le t us d o w n .
O ur H a n g a r S e s s io n s e c tio n m e e tin g
fe a tu re d a B rin g and B u y sa le , A n n C a rte r
fro m A u s tra lia , and a re p o rt fro m F re y d is
and S u za n n e on th e ir re ce n t v is it to
R u ssia . A n n is w o rk in g in L o n d o n w ith th e
A u s tra lia n W in e s B u re a u (l), and w ill be
w ith us u n til C h ris tm a s .
C o n g ra tu la tio n s to A p ril and J im m y
C la ve ll on th e ir H e lic o p te r R a tin g s , o b ­
ta in e d in C a lifo rn ia , on a w h ir lw in d tw o
week c o u rs e !! N o w th e y ’re lo o k in g fo r a
b a ckya rd m o d e l.
E liz a b e th O ve rb u ry is b u s y in A fric a ,
w h e re sh e is a g a in fly in g . W e n o w have
th re e m e m b e rs in A fric a w h o are s till in o u r
th o u g h ts .
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Australian Section
v is its to a ir tr a ffic c o n tro l c e n tre s w h ic h
w ere w e ll a tte n d e d and a ls o to A m b e rle y
A ir F o rce base. O lg a w ill be in M e lb o u rn e
in A p ril to a tte n d th e A n n u a l In te rn a tio n a l
C o n fe re n c e o f A ir T ra ffic C o n tro lle rs .
T he se c o n fe re n c e s are a tte n d e d by A. T.
C .s fro m a ll a ro u n d th e w o rld to d is c u s s
a nd e x c h a n g e id e a s to im p ro v e th e s ta tu s
quo.
A u s tra lia n w e a th e r in 1974 has n o t been
c o n d u c iv e to V .F .R . and m a n y c o u n try
la n d in g s tr ip s have s p e n t a g o o d deal o f
tim e u n d e r w a te r. H e re ’s h o p in g fo r b e tte r
fly in g c o n d itio n s in a ll w a ys in 1 975 .
Rosem ary C o lm an, Reporter
A ll a tte n tio n w a s fo c u s s e d on S yd n e y
O verseas A ir T e rm in a l on S u n d a y m o rn in g
27th O c to b e r w h e n d e le g a te s w e re a rriv in g
fo r th e F. A . I. C o n fe re n c e . 99 M a rg a re t
K e n tle y w a s th e F. A . I. T ra n s p o rt M an a g e r
fo r th e h e c tic w e e k to fo llo w . C a th y F o u rie
fo u n d h e r s c h o o l g ir ls ’ G e rm a n h a n d y
w h e n m a n y d e le g a te s a rrive d e a rlie r th a n
e x p e c te d . It w a s th e d a y o f c h a n g e -o v e r fo r
d a y lig h t s a v in g s tim e and b o th a irlin e
in fo rm a tio n se rv ic e s a nd th e 99s a la rm
c lo c k s w ere c o n fu s e d . N a n cy B ird W a lto n
arrive d w ith c a s c a d e s o f o rc h id s fo r th e
C o u n te s s von H a rd e n b u rg w h o m sh e had
re c e n tly v is ite d in G e rm a n y . A ls o on th e
scene fin d in g ca b s and a d v is in g on m o n e y
m a tte rs w ere L a yn e G la n v ille -W illia m s , Pat
M c A u le y a nd R o se m a ry C o lm a n . A fte r a
reprieve a t lu n c h tim e , S h irle y H a rris ,
A u d re y W illia m s and Ju n e Perry a rrive d to
h e lp w ith th e a fte rn o o n flig h ts . A lig h tin g
a lso w ere M ad a m e B le rio t o f F ra n ce ,
d a u g h te r-in -la w o f th e fa m o u s F re n ch
a v ia to r, M rs. A n n e W e ls h fro m th e U n ite d
K in g d o m to rece ive an a w a rd , M adam e
K im K y u n g - 0 fro m S o u th Korea.
In te rs ta te a rriv a ls in c lu d e d M rs. Peggy
K e lm a n and M rs. M arg . J o h n s o n fro m
Q u e e n s la n d , M rs. E s th e r M a th e r, M rs.
W rig h t and M rs. H o p e fro m V ic to ria , M rs.
S h irle y A d k in s fro m W e s te rn A u s tra lia ,
a ls o M rs. R o b yn D ic k s w h o w as to a c c e p t
an a w a rd on b e h a lf o f th e R o ya l F ly in g
D o c to r S e rvice .
It w a s a h e c tic b u t s a tis fy in g w e e k. 99
W e n d y Hare w as on th e L a d ie s C o m m itte e
w h ic h p ro v id e d a s p le n d id lu n c h e o n fo r th e
d e le g a te s a t P alm B each.
A m o s t in te re s tin g S e m in a r w a s h e ld by
th e G u ild o f A ir P ilo ts and A ir N a v ig a to rs
in S yd n e y on 7 th D e ce m b e r in th e S te p h e n
R o b e rts T h e a tre a t S y d n e y U n iv e rs ity . T he
th e m e
w as
P ilo t
T ra in in g .
M arg a re t
K e n tle y , a G u ild m e m b e r s u c c e s s fu lly
p u b lic iz e d th e e ve n t e s p e c ia lly a m o n g
w o m e n p ilo ts .
N a n cy L e e b o ld
s p o ke
e lo q u e n tly in a n s w e r to o n e q u e s tio n on
wom en
in a v ia tio n .
O th e r in te re s te d
p a rtic ip a n ts in c lu d e d R o se m a ry C o lm a n
and L ayne G la n v ille - w illia m s . W e w e re a ll
ple a se d to learn th a t o n e w o m a n ’s a p ­
p lic a tio n is c o m in g up fo r c o n s id e ra tio n by
a m a jo r A u s tra lia n a irlin e .
O ve rse a s: A n n e C a rte r is in France
v is itin g th e fir s t fe m a le 1 st O ffic e r o f A ir
F rance. M ary O ’ B rie n is p re s e n tly in
B o s to n — she
has pa sse d
h e r S e n io r
C o m m e rc ia l N a v ig a tio n E x a m in a tio n and
is w o rk in g on A ir T ra n s p o rt R e g u la tio n s .
A t h o m e : O lg a T a rlin g has a rra n g e d
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M E M B E R S -A T L A R G E
H o e c k, B r ig itte ( R l ) (G e r h a r d )
Z a u n w ie s en 62
7 S tu ttg a r t 70
W est G e r m a n y
0711 721539
M a g n u s d o t t ir ,
S v a n d is
(S .
B enediktsson)
A s p a rfe ll 4, 3B
R e y k ja v ik , Ic e la n d 71303
M a r c h e r , J y tte (H e lg i Jonsson)
G re n im e l 2.
R e y k ja v ik , Ic e la n d 10880
P a ls d o ttir, M a r g r e t (H a lld o rs s o n )
A e g isid a 88
R e y k ja v ik , Ic e la n d 13116
Von M ic h a lk o w s k i, M a r lie s e
(R l)
(C a rl F e r d )
M u n s te r 3
7816 M u n s te r ta l, G e r m a n y
07636 511
A U S T R A L IA N S E C T IO N
H a r r is , S h irle y (J a m e s A .)
101 S ta n le y St. A r n c liffe
S ydney, N S W 2205, A u s tr a lia
599 1335
H e r b e r t, D r . D o ro th y H . ( R l )
P .O . Box 325, C h a r le v ille ,
Q ueensland 4470, A u s tr a lia
692 o r 24
Johnson, M a r jo r ie Joan ( R l )
24 O 'C o n n e ll S t., K a n g a ro o P oint
B ris b an e , Q uee n s lan d 4169,
A u s tr a lia 91 4600
S o ftle y, N a n c y M a r in a ( B a r r y D .)
25 H ig h S tre et
S tr a th a lb y n , South A u s tr a lia 5255
085 36 2244
B R IT IS H S E C T IO N
A r c h e r , Joan M . ( R l ) (L e o n a r d )
42 F o re s t E d g e
B u c k h u rst H ill E ssex 1G9 5 A A
E n g la n d 01 504 8638
W illia m s , L y n n A n n a (N e il)
4, H e a th fie ld C o u rt, A v e n u e Road
St. A lb a n s , H e rts A l l 3Q F
E n g lan d
56 67019
F R E N C H S E C T IO N
O liv ie r M a r t i n , P a tr ic ia
C a rle to n U n iv e r s ity , F re n c h D e p t.
O tta w a , O n ta r io K1S 5B6, C a n a d a
288.12.59
E A S T A F R IC A S E C T IO N
Stephenson, V ir g in ia G ay
P .O . Box 21341, N a iro b i
K e n y a , E a s t A fric a
K a re n 2212
U n d e rw o o d , S is te r M a r y Sean
Box 30125
N a ir o b i, K e n y a , E a s t A fric a
27281
S O U T H C E N T R A L A F R IC A S E C T IO N
A r m s tro n g , K a y M a r ily n (C h a r le s J .)
B otsw ana D e v e lo p m e n t C orp.
P .O . Box 32
A lld a y s 0909, T r a n s v a a l, South A fric a
R hodesian F la m e L ily
H a l l, R o s e m a r y M a r g a r e t ( P e t e r
N o e l)
c-o T e c h a ir , Box M R 34
M a rlb o ro u g h , S a lis b u ry
Rhodesia 29512
E A S T C A N A D A S E C T IO N
E a s te rn O n ta rio
S m ith , B e v e rle y J oan (J a m e s )
184 A lb ro L a k e Road
D a r tm o u th , N o v a Scotia B3A 3Z2
C a n a d a 902 463 9358
F ir s t C a n a d ia n
C la r k e , J ac q u e lin e P a t r ic ia ( R l )
75 H a v e n b ro o k B lv d ., A p t. 507
W illo w d a le , O n ta rio , C a n a d a
416 861 2511
Johnson, F ra n c e s J oan (R o b e r t)
2149 P r im a te Road
M is s is s a u g a , O n ta rio L 4 Y 1V5
C anada 416 279 7316
Joyce, T h e re s a 'T e r i ' (R o n a ld
300 N o rth s h o re B lv d . W .
B u rlin g to n , O n ta rio , C a n a d a
525 6250
N E W E N G L A N D S E C T IO N
C o n n e c ticu t
M o n a h a n , L a u r a V ic to r ia ( R l )
R F D No. 1, B u n g a y H ill R d.
W o o dstock, C T 06281
203 974 0166
E a s te rn N e w E n g la n d
C la y b a u g h , M a r y F e h r m a n
( R l)
(T h o m a s A .)
2 D a n fo rth R d ., A p t. 29
N a s h u a , N H 03060
603 888 4971
G io v a n n u c c i, J ea n n e F ie r y (D a n ie l
T .)
88 H a r r ie t A v en u e
S h re w s b u ry , M A 01545
617 844 9202
H o g a n , C a ro l K n ig h t (D o u g la s E .)
28 R a n d s P la c e
B e d fo rd , M A 01730
617 275 8654— 861 8274
N o r th e r n N e w E n g la n d
G o o d w in , S heri A nn
O ld M a s t R oad
Y o r k , M E 03909
207 363 3788
R ic h a r d , L o r r a in e
1 H a ig S tre e t
M a n c h e s te r , N H 03102
603 622 8902
N E W Y O R K N E W J E R S E Y S E C T IO N
C e n tr a l N e w Y o r k
D u tc h e r, J a n e E .
109 Rose L a n e , N o. 7C
R o m e , N Y 13440
315 339 1030
L u d in g to n , S h irle y Wood (R a m s e y G .)
414 A c a d e m y S tre e t
F u lto n , N Y 13069
315 592 9144
T h e s ie r, D o ro th y E (R o g e r L .)
37 So. 2nd S tre et
F u lto n , N Y 13069
315 592 5079— 593 7141
F in g e r L a ke s
B e n n e tt, J u d ith C. (J a m e s )
674 R e g in a D r iv e
W e b s te r, N Y 14580
716 671 7021
M o h a n d is s , C a ro l A. ( M ik e )
2550 C lo v e r St.
R o c h e s te r, N Y 14618
716 461 3683
M o o r e , H e le n M . ( R l ) (D a y n e )
RD 1
H o lc o m b , N Y 14469
315 657 7929
G a rd e n S ta te
B ro w n d o rf, Rhoda W . (L a w r e n c e )
9005 W in c h e s te r A ven ue
M a r g a te , N J 08402
609 822 4600
P a n k o w , K a th e r in e B ird s a ll
2 L a n e of A c res
H a d d o n fie ld , N J 08033
609 795 1686— 429 4472
S m ith , D o ro th y J. ( R l ) (Joseph F .)
126 V a n B ra c k le Road
M a ta w a n , N J 07747
201 566 1296
G tr . N e w Y o r k
H o lla n d , A liso n L . ( R l)
300 E . 49th S t., A p t. 3A
N e w Y o r k , N Y 10017
212 759 5891
W e s te rn N Y
W ils o n , F ra n c e s L . ( R l )
200 P ilg r im Road
T o n a w a n d a , N Y 14150
716 833 9631
M I D D L E E A S T S E C T IO N
C e n tra l P A
P e te rs , E d y th e G eo rg e n e (A r t h u r M . ,
J r .)
Red L a n e , R D N o. 4
D a n v ille , P A 17821
275 4245
E a s te rn P A
G a y n o r , N a n c y A . (J a c k )
1414 H u n tin g d o n P ik e
H u n tin g d o n V a lle y , P A 19006
215 885 5387
Izzo, A n g e la
235 South 6th S tre et
R e a d in g , P A 19602
G t r . P itts b u rg h A re a
B a r tk o , M a r g a r a t e (N o r m a n )
2306 J a m e s S tre et
M c K e e s p o r t, P A 15132
412-7511528
M o tk o w s k i, M a r ia n Louise
103 Loc u st D r iv e
P itts b u rg h , P A 15237
412 364 7133
M a r y la n d
H a w k in s , D on n a J . ( R l )
1004 C e d a rc r o ft Road
B a ltim o r e , M D 21212
301 433 2798
V ir g in ia
L e s te r , P a t r ic ia P h illip s
202 E T h o re a u C irc le
H a m p to n , V A 23666
826 5503
R o th , K e n d ra Jones (J a m e s E .)
P .O . Box 66
Q u in c y , M l 49082
424 1969
W a s h in g to n , DC
A d le r , M a r y C a ro ly n (P e te r K .)
1820 G o lf V ie w C t.
R e sto n , V A 22090
703 471 1738
Jones, E m ily A nne (C h a r le s E .)
8327 C a r r le ig h P a r k w a y
S p rin g fie ld , V A 22152
703 451 9416
S O U T H E A S T S E C T IO N
A la b a m a
H e ro , N ic k ie W a r r in e r ( R l ) (A n d r e w )
3205 M o b ile H ig h w a y
P e n s a c o la , F L 32505
904 432 5012
W illc u t t, B e ttie (H a r m o n )
R t. 2, Box 115 D
A r le y , A L 35541
205 221 2208
B lue R id g e
A d a m s , A nne H o rto n (S a m u e l T .)
1219 F ie ld s to n e Road
M o o r e s v ille , N C 28115
704 663 3237
B la n k , C r e m ild e D .
4101 S h e rid a n D r iv e
C h a r lo tte , N C 28205
704 536 8890— 536 3864
B ro w n , O liv ia H . (H e n r y J .)
503 W e m b le y Road
G r e e n v ille , SC 29607
803 288 6378
C a ld w e ll, B e tte M a e (C h a rle s L .)
P .O . Box 42
G r a m lin g , SC 29348
803 472 2547
C an n o n , J o yc e L .
407 B Y a r d le y Ct.
S p a rta n b u rg , SC 29301
803 585 5882
C a r te r , B a r b a r a H . (C h a rle s )
1 A rb u tu s T r a il
G r e e n v ille , SC 29607
803 232 5204
C a s tle llo e , M a r y E lle n (J o h n )
8 C a stell D r iv e
G r e e n v ille , SC 29611
803 246 2523
C ooley, J ea n (R o b e r t)
R t. 2, Box 201
In m a n , SC 29349
803 578 2941
F is c h e r, D e b o ra h L y n n (L a u r e n c e )
230 P e lh a m R o a d , A p t. 231
G r e e n v ille , SC 29607
803 271 9766
F lo w e rs , D ia n e K a y
5 -E W e llo n g a te A pts.
R o c k y M o u n t, NC 27801
919 443 6414
G o le y , H ild a T e n nyson (R ic h a r d L .)
R t. 3, Box 319
In m a n , SC 29349
803 472 8781
H a rtn e s s ,
Edna
G la d d e n
( R l)
(T h o m a s S .)
R o u te 9
G r e e n v ille , SC 29609
803 242 3849
H a rtn e s s , Jo P r in g le (T h o m a s P .)
305 B rid g e w a te r D r iv e
G r e e n v ille , SC 29607
803 244 6176
H ill, P eg g y M a h le r
P .O . Box 82
Benson, N C 27504
919 894 3949
H o o k e r, P r is c illa F .
R t. 2
L a n d r u m , SC 29356
803 895 3749
Johnson, L u c ille C.
10 B re w s te r D r iv e
T a y lo r s , SC 29687
803 268 1986
K e n n e d y , M a d e lin e B. ( M a r k )
P . O . Box 465
S p a rta n b u rg , SC 29301
803 582 1909
M c K in n e y , V iv ia n C a ro l ( K ir b y T .)
7 W in d e m e r e D r iv e
G r e e n v ille , SC 29607
803 268 1631
M e r r itt, Lucy W.
'M e r r iw o o d ', R o u te 4
E a s le y , SC 29640
803 859 6430
M u n fo r d , J oyce B a tts (R o b e r t B .)
P .O . Box 603
W ils o n , N C 27893
919 237 0252
S te ll, S h irle y P u r y e a r (A lb e r t G .)
509 R obin Hood D r iv e
R a le ig h , NC 27604
919 834 2002—829 3064
S tic k n e y , P r is c illa H . (John M . )
1500 M a rlw o o d C r.
C h a r lo tte , N C 28212
704 537 8228
T w e e d , N in a L e e (M a r io n W .)
R o u te 10
S p a rta n b u rg , SC 29303
803 583 4045
C a ro lin a s
P a y n e , Jo E lle n ( W illia m B ., J r .)
6308 H ic k o r y H o llo w Rd.
J a m e s to w n , N C 27282
919 454 3410
R o c h e s te r, D a v is B. (W .L ., J r .)
P .O . Box 127
A b e rd e e n , NC 28315
919 944 7616— 673 8191
W h ite , H e le n E . H . ( R l ) (P ie r c e S .,
J r .)
617 B on h a m Road
S a lu d a , SC 29138
803 445 8181— 445 7222
F lo r id a S p ac e p o rt
P a d g e tt, J a m ie Lou (G e o rg e E .)
1220 N o rth M a in St.
K is s im m e e , K L 32741
846 3443—892 4727
S to ry , D o ris M e llo tt ( G ir a r d H ., J r .)
5314 C y p res s C re e k D riv e
O rla n d o , F L 32805
305 851 9424
F lo r id a Suncoast
B o ritz , J o yc e M a r ie ( R l ) ( W illia m R .)
186 C a ric a Road
N a p le s , F L 33940
813 597 4268
K itt y H a w k
T h o m s o n , J oan L . ( R l ) (F r e d C .)
435 R id g e fie ld Road
C hapel H ill, N C 27514
942 1291
T u n n e ll, C. D ia n e
R o u te 2
S p rin g H o p e , NC 27882
919 478 5644
M e m p h is
D u n a v a n t, D o ra (W m . D a v id , M D )
574 S. B e lv e d e re
M e m p h is , T N 38104
901 276 7267
M is sis sip p i
H a ll, H a r r ie t t M o n ro e (J o e M . , J r .)
P .O . Box 1063
L iv in g s to n , A L 35470
205 652 7386
H a m ilto n , M a r y B eth ( P e r r y N .)
3524 E d m a r P la c e
Jac ks o n , M S 39216
601 982 4350
N e w O rle a n s
B ra n d o n , E d e F . ( R l ) (L o u is E .)
1133 C ly d e s b a n k D r iv e
A p t. C
H a r v e y , L A 70058
504 368 7443
No. G e o rg ia
Y a te s , V ir g in ia G re e n e (E u g e n e A .)
450 M a n o r R id g e D r ., N W
A tla n ta . G A 3035
404 355 1645
Tennessee
H a m m e r , Jean H e n ry (J a m e s W .)
R oute 2
D a n d rid g e , T N 37725
615 397 2742
H e w in s , J oyce P a r h a m (G le n n H .)
P .O . Box 293
L e n o ir C ity , T N 37771
615 986 7458
N O R T H C E N T R A L S E C T IO N
A ll-O h io
A n g s ta d t, B e tty H . (D o n a ld E .)
3233 P e b b le Beach R oad
G ro v e C ity , O H 43123
614 878 2170
H o ttin g e r, M a r ily n Jo (J a c k W .)
408 W . W ooster
B ow ling G re e n , O H 43402
419 352 0637
H u n t, S h irle y C olleen (L e o n a rd O .)
R t. 4, South A c res
C a ld w e ll, O H 43724
614 732 5034
S ch w a n , S tacel Ir e n e (W illia m J .)
130 G u ern s e y A v e n u e
C olum bus , O H 43204
614-274 1594
S h a v e r, J u s tin e M a r ie (B e n n e tt H .)
544 M e r r im a n R oad
A k ro n , O H 44303
216 836 6387
S ta h l, M ild r e d L e o n e tte (D o n a ld L .)
5391 B lue Ash R oad
C olum bus , O H 43229
614 846 3481
T a y lo r , Lois A . (R ic h a r d )
1011 W h ite O a k D r iv e
S p rin g fie ld , O H 45504
513 323 8350
T r u b e y , V e re n e L illia n (R o b e r t W .)
260 A m fie ld C o u rt
G a h a n n a , O H 43230
614 237 3747
W in n , J u d ith M a e (R o g e r T .)
1131 O rte g o D r iv e
F a ir b o rn , O H 45324
513 879 0649
C e n tra l Illin o is
B e rn a rd , S an d ra S. ( L a r r y P .)
1836 W . M oss A v e n u e
P e o ria , IL 61606
309 674 2101
T e u b e rt, L o la H o w e ll (C h a rle s L .)
478 E . H igh P o in t Road
P e o ria , IL 61614
692 2679
V a n a tta , J a n ic e K a y (J o n K .)
R R N o. 1 C a h a n d e lle H ills
C h a rle s to n , IL 61920
217 345 4364
C e n tra l M is s o u ri
M a ie r , R oselee A d lin (B ru c e R.»
R oute 1
H a r r is b u r g , M O 65256
314 693 3605
C hic ago A re a
A m b ro s e , M a r ily n Jean
2901 R oslyn T r a il
M ic h ig a n C ity , IN 46360
219 872 5921
G r a d o w s k i, J u a n ita E lle n (Joseph E .)
9817 S. T u lle y A v e n u e
O a k L a w n , IL 60453
312 499 0772
J anus, P r is c illa W a lla c e
5319 N . N a to m a A v e n u e
C h ic ag o , IL 60656
312 631 1633— 562 6300
K a is e r, F r ie d e l Beisen (W illia m J .)
28 W 154 H illv ie w D r iv e
N a p e rv ille , IL 60540
312 357 0910
O 'B r ie n , L u c re z ia F .
6 S. 503 B rid le s p u r D r iv e
N a p e rv ille , IL 60540
312 355 2016
S ervos, M a r io n Lou is e (G e r a ld )
21 W 254 C re sc e n t B lv d .
G len E lly n , IL 60137
312 858 5794
S m ith , M a r ily n H .
10362 M ic h a e l Todd
T e r r . 1 No.
G le n v ie w , IL 60025
312 824 6049
T e m p lin ,
P .E .R .T .
P .O . Box
B a r tle tt,
P h y llis R . ( F r a n k C .)
C re atio n s
83
IL 60103
V a n R e e th , J oan D . ( R l ) (P h ilip J .)
21W430 P a r k A v e n u e
L o m b a rd , IL 60148
312 627 5685
W h ip p le , F lo re n c e G r a c e (S tile s R .)
2111 So. D a r r e ll R oad
M c H e n r y , IL 60050
312 526 6512
G tr . K a n s as C ity
C a m p b e ll, N a n c y A nn (R o b e r t J .)
12414 O v e rb ro o k
L e a w o o d , KS 66209
913 649 9047
D a m o n , S a n d ra G ra c e
6758 P en n s y lv a n ia
K a ns as C ity , M O 64113
816 333 6758
G tr . St. Louis
C ash , G lo r ia D e ll ( J . D . )
2325 St. C la ir
B re n tw o o d , M O 63144
314 961 9157
Jones, R e ta M a e (R o b e r t L .)
141 C a r m e l Woods D r iv e
St. L o u is , M O 63011
314 391 1871
P o s te r, C h ris tin e M a r ia
1226 I in d g a te D r iv e
K irk w o o d , M O 63122
314 965 2592
In d ia n a
S h o w a lte r, B a rb a ra A nn (R o n a ld D .)
711 C a r lin D riv e
A n g o la . IN 46703
219 665 2656
W y a n d t, E s th e r A ile e n
6526 W h ite th o rn C t.
In d ia n a p o lis , IN 46220
317 255 9489
Io w a
M u e h l, P a tr ic ia G o d d a rd ( R l ) (P h il H .)
210 N . V a n Buren
O ttu m w a , IA 52501
515 682 8439
A x e lr o d , B e a tric e M a y ( L a r r y )
1971 A ld e rs g a te D r iv e
L y n d h u rs t, O H 44124
216 449 2686
B a k e r , M a r y E lle n ( R l )
(C h a rle s H .)
4629 T ie d e m a n Road
C le v e la n d , O H 44144
216 251 5330
B u c h a l, D e b ra R enee
10912 E lm w o o d A v en u e
G a r fie ld H e ig h ts , O H 44125
216 581 2928
G o u g e r, S haron Louise
26151 L a k e s h o re , N o. 1510
E u c lid , O H 44132
216 261-1766
Ju h as z, M a r g a r e t M a r y
9417 B r y a n t R oad
W in d h a m , O H 44288
216 274 2276
O 'D e ll, A nn M a r jo r ie
118 H o llyw o o d A v e n u e
A k ro n , O H 44313
216 864 8980
P o r te r , P a tr ic ia F ra n c e s
27500 Bishop P a r k , N o. 105
W iC k liffe , O H 44092
216-944 9440
S c h m id t, Lois B. ( R l )
(J u lia n C .)
13175 P le a s a n t V a lle y R d.
M id d le b u r g H g ts, O H 44130
216 885 2829
S ta r k , B. P a t r ic ia ( R l )
(J o h n P .)
35126 C annon Rd.
C h a g rin F a lls , O H 44022
216-248
S ta rk ,
55 F i r
A k ro n ,
3597
N a n c y A lic e
H ill, A p t. 7C3
O H 44022
216 376 3597
S te in e r, J une E la in e
5263 W . 46th. St.
Bobb, C a ro l E la in e
(R o g e r )
7440 R o g e r T h o m a s D r iv e
G en e s ee , M l 48437
313 640 1157
K ila n s k i, D r . D o ris B uhr
(E d w a r d )
6550 H a n n a n
W a y n e , M l 48184
313 722 2640
P a r k e r , Susan Thom pson
(G e o rg e M . )
323 E dison B lv d .
P o rt H u ro n , M l 48060
313 987 3692
S u th e rla n d , V ir g in ia
(N e a l R .)
1980 R e d d in g R oad
B ir m in g h a m , M l 48009
313 642 8756
W e d e l, G e n e lle L .
(C liffo r d J .)
2185 E . Cook R oad
G ra n d B la n c , M l 48439
3 )3 694 9085
M in n e s o ta C h a p te r
F ir m in h a c , L a Jea n R.
(J o h n M . )
P .O . Box 364
B e a v e r B a y , M N 55601
212 226 4778
L e e , B e v e rly E liz a b e th ( R l )
(L a w r e n c e E .)
115 B e lle A v en u e
M a n k a to , M N 56001
507 387 3301
S O U T H C E N T R A L S E C T IO N
A lb u rq u e rq u e C h a p te r
H a m lin , Jo A nn
(F r e d )
3036 P a lo A lto , N E
A lb u q u e rq u e , N M 87111
505 296 2827
Isa a cs o n , T h e re s a M ie g litz
(R ic h a r d S .)
1308 M im b r e s S t., SW
A lb u q u e rq u e , N M 87105
505 836 0375
W a r r ic k , E ld a V ir g in ia
( D a r le K .)
12805 S u m m e r , N E
A lb u q u e rq u e , N M 87112
505-293 8965
D a lla s C h a p te r
F la to , V ir g in ia F . ( R l )
E d w in , I I I )
5130 C a p e A nn
C orpus C h r is ti, T X 78412
888 5777— 991 3302
E l P aso C h a p te r
D a v is , P a t r ic ia S haw
( J im )
110 F e s t iv a l, C l
E l P aso, T X 79912
915 584 3257
U n d e rw o o d , E v e ly n e ( R l )
(H o m e r E .)
934 M e s ita
E l P aso, T X 79902
915 532 8396— 532 6137
F t. W o rth C h a p te r
H u d a k , M a r y A nn
3625 A v e n u e K .
F t. W o rth , T X 77105
817 924 3158— 536-3625
Lubb o c k C h a p te r
Low e, D e ra K ay
(W o o d y K .)
P .O . Box 1270
Id a lo u , T X 79329
806 892 2616
P a r m a , O H 44134
216 661-8760
N e b ra s k a C h a p te r
L a k e M ic h ig a n C h a p te r
B o s c h etti, M a r g a r e t A nn
1105 P a lm e r L a n e , A p t. H
E a s t L a n s in g , M l 48823
517-351 6043
Johnson, F ra n c e s R a d fo rd
(E d w a r d S.)
4300 W . H ig h la n d R oad
M ilfo r d , M l 48042
313 887 7975
E ric k s o n , S h a rro n K a y
(R o b e r t L .)
P .O . Box 128
C olon, N E 68018
402 647 2845
H e n n e , J u d y C la re
(John D .)
1810 T e r r y a v e n u e
B e lle v u e , N E 68005
402 291 4497
B a rn es , C a ro l P re b le
(W a lte r C .)
6301 L a n s b ro o k L a n e
O k la h o m a C ity , O K 73132
405 721 2666
San A n to n io C h a p te r
A y le s w o rth , M e lb a H . ( R l )
(L y n n )
R t. 2, Box 172E
B oe rne , T X 78006
512 537 4493
San A ntonio
W e h m a n , F ra n c e s J e tte r
(V ic to r W „ J r .)
5027 C ozum el
San A n to n io , T X 78233
512 656 2164
T ip of T e x a s C h a p te r
L e w is , B a r b a r a D . ( R l )
(Joe A .)
217 C a p e H e n ry
C orpus C h r is ti, T X 78412
512 991 6102
M c N e il, K a th ry n B. ( R l )
(L a u r e n c e )
5125 O cean D ric e
C orpus C h ris ti, T X 78412
991 4189
T o p e k a C h a p te r
L a n e , P a t r ic ia R . ( R l )
(G a r y L .)
221 E d gew ood A v en u e
T o p e k a , KS 66606
913 235 5622
M a r s h a ll, V ir g in ia Stow e
(K e n n e th r . )
300 S. 17th (P .O . Box 473)
M a n h a tta n , KS 66502
913 539 2842
T u ls a C h a p te r
Bousum , J e r ily n M a r ie
(K e n n e th N .)
R o u te 2
In o la , O K 74036
918 543 2272
W ic h ita F a lls
H a r r is , M a r g a r e t E liz a b e th
(Q u in to n D .)
4604 S ie r r a M a d r e
W ic h ita F a lls , T X 76310
817 692 7789
N ich o lso n , L in d y Lu
(R o b e r t B .)
4604 T a m m y D r iv e
W ic h ita F a lls . T X 76306
N O R T H W E S T S E C T IO N
A la s k a C h a p te r
J a m e s , T e re s a D . ( R l )
3714 M o rto n A v en u e
W est P a lm B e ac h , F L . 33406
W a lto n , E m m a Lu
(J im C .)
2014 C ra ta e g u s C irc le
A n c h o ra g e , A K 99504
907 279 9918
C o lu m b ia Cascade
B ogh, J u a n ita D . ( R l )
(D o n )
1027 N .E . 122nd. A v en u e
P o r tla n d , O R 97230
503 256 0542
E a s te rn Id ah o
M c D o u g a ll, A nn B a rro n ( R l )
(Is a a c E .)
R t. 3, S age D r iv e
P o c a te llo , I D 83201
208 232 2649
E a s te rn W as h in g to n
D u n lo p , B a r b a r a H e r w a t
(John S., M . D . )
762
20th A v en u e
C la rk s to n , W a 99403
509 258 8147
A nderson, Louise Jean
(A rn e A .)
18811 M e r id ia n A v n u e , No.
S ea ttle , W A 98133
206 542 2660
Idaho
P a tte rs o n , C a ro le y R a e ( R l )
1 * 10 !/, F ir s t St. SO.
N a m p a . I D 83651
208 466 0504 — 466 0446
M o n tan a C h a p te r
A lb rig h t, D o ro th y F ra n c e s
(R o la n T .)
P .O . Box 307
Roundup, M T . 59072
323 1709
G unn, E liz a b e th M . ( R l )
(P h il)
910 N . L a s t C hance G ulch
H e len a , M T 59601
406 442 6080
N orth D a k o ta
M a rte n s , Sharon W . ( R l )
( H .J .)
138 E . 15th S tre et
G ra fto n , N D 58237
701 352 2501
B untin g, F r e id a Best
(H a r r y C .)
4624
12th P la c e So.
S ale m , O R 97302
503 997 3501
W illa m e tte V a lle y
D oland, P a tr ic ia E lle n
(F lo y d D ., J r .)
R t. 1, Box 3267
F lo re n c e , O R 97439
503 997 3501
L o h r, D o ri W . ( R l )
(B ill)
R oute 3, Box 18
L ebano n, O R 97355
503 258 4015
P e ters en , M a r g a r e t I.
(W illia m J .)
P .O . Box 2288
S ale m , O R 97308
503 364 2690— 581 2411
S O U T H W E S T S E C T IO N
A la m e d a County C h a p te r
B eldin g, B e v e rly
(W illia m F ., J r .)
5254 F a lm o u th P la c e
N e w a rk , CA 94560
415 797 8291
H a lla m , P a tty M . ( R l )
(D ouglas C .)
1350 A la M o a n a B lv d , N o. 1801
H onolulu, H I 96814
808 524 2633
Aloha C h a p te r
H o rn , K a re n A nn ( R l )
1925 K a la k a u a A v e n u e , N o. 1803
Honolulu, H I 96815
808 955 5789
O 'C onnor, R uth E lk in to n ( R l )
(R o g e r E .)
No. 909 H a rb o r S qu are
700 R ic h a rd s St.
H onolulu, H I 96813
808 254 1913
D e n n e y , P a ts y R uth
1551 E a to n A v en u e
San C a rlo s , C A 94070
(415)
D e n n e y , P a ts y R uth
(W illia m C .)
1551 E a to n A v e n u e
San C a rlo s , C A 94070
415 592 1497
H i-D e s e rt
F u r la n o , D on n a M a r ie
(D o n a ld R .)
20081 B e a r V a lle y Road
A p p le V a lle y , C A 92307
714 247-8497
In la n d C a lifo rn ia
L a n g w e ll, M ild r e d A lin e
12594 M ic h ig a n
G ra n d T e r r a c e , CA 92324
714 783 2672
La s V e g a s V a lle y C h a p te r
B e c k w ith , Louise Snook
(M a h o n H .)
2195 W in d m ill V ie w R oad
E l C a jo n , C A 92020
714 449 9708
S anta C la r a V a lle y
C a m p b e ll, G r a c e N o rm a
1084 R ic k e n b a c k e r St.
San Jose, C A 95128
408 292 0587
C hase, C a ro ly n n M a r ie
(N o r m a n L .)
3259 T re b o l L a n e
San Jose, C A 95122
408 238 0587
D a v is , P a t r ic ia A rle n e
(M ic h a e l L .)
675 W . R e m in g to n D r iv e
S u n n y v a le , C A 94087
408 736 1044
M e itu s , J a n e t A nne
(R ic h a r d )
P .O . Box E A
LOS G ato s, C A 95030
408 354 1585
R e id , A m e lia C . ( R l )
489 H a ls e y A v en u e
San Jose, C A 95128
408 251 4939— 297 3082
C liffo r d , C a th e rin e Lee
(E ld e n )
2217 D o ri A v e n u e
L a s V e g a s , N V 89101
702 642 4893
Los A n g e les C h a p te r
R o h rb e rg , E u g e n ia T ra p p
567 T a h q u itz P la c e
P a c ific P a lis a d e s , CA 90272
213 459 3552
M a r in C ounty C h a p te r
D re n o w a tz , C la ir e
P .O . Box 1234
N o v a to , C A 94947
897 8268— 897 5185
L o w r y , T h e a S nyd e r
(T h o m a s P .)
P .O . Box 762
W o o d a c re , C A 94973
415 488 4721
San D ie g o C h a p te r
S h ig le y , C a ro l M a n n
(L e r o y H .)
3559 M a r le s ta D r iv e
D a n D ie g o , C A 92111
714 278 7511
San F e rn a n d o V a lle y
C h a ffe r , J o yc e A nn
3416 lone D r iv e
L :o s A n g e les , C A 90068
213 851 4727
S c h u lm a n , C e c e ile 'C e c'
(B a r r y )
7738 C h a n d e lle P la c e
Los A n g e le s , Ca 90046
213 876 7888
T r a c y , Donna M a ( R l )
2475 L o y L a n e
Los A n g e les , C A 90041
213 256 0957— 680 2815
San G a b r ie l V a lle y
E l C a jo n V a lle y
M i l l e r , J oanne C a th e rin e
(J o h n n y A .)
1142 B e d fo rd S tre et
S an ta P a u la , C A 93060
805 525 8860
W a g n e r, M a r jo r ie Lou
(G le n n E .)
9417 E l C a jo n S tre et
V e n tu r a , CA 93003
805 647 2222
S anta Rosa C h a p te r
E ric k s o n , M e lb a Moss
( W illia m E .)
559 M y r a W a y
San F ra n c is c o , C A 94127
415 586 7 1 ))
W o ly n , A d e le L a v e rn e
( H a l)
101 B a yw ood A ven ue
H ills b o ro u g h , C A 94010
415 342 22226
C oachella V a lle y
T u r n e r , M a r y Louise
(C a l)
P .O . Box 1723
P a lm S prin gs, C A 92262
714 325 6411
C h a re s t, K a re n Sue
(Joseph G .)
15 O ce a n V ie w A v e n u e , N o. 5
S an ta B a r b a r a , C A 93103
805 965 8187
W e ix e l, M a r ily n Loeb
(J o e l)
763 B irc h W a lk , A p t. A
G o le ta , C A 93017
805 968 1340
G o m e z , T r u a d e E lis a b e th
(M a n u e l)
201 R a n s o m W a y
M o n te r e y P a r k , C A 91754
288 5388
S alv es on, S h e ry l Jean
(N o r m a n L ., J r .)
972 M a r y m o u n t L a n e
C la r e m o n t, C A 91711
714 626 5051
S kiles , Jessie M a r y
(G e n e )
12798 10th S tre e t
C hin o , C A 91710
O r c u tt, K a re n A .
15467 M a r t y Steet
G len E lle n , C A 95442
707 996 9021
R e in e m e r , Joy L o r r a in e
(J a m e s R .)
5439 V is ta G ra n d e D r .
S anta R osa, C A 95401
707 542 9084
T ucson C h a p te r
R o b e rts o n , T e re s a C a r b a ja l
(G e o rg e D .)
7025 A rro w h e a d D r iv e
Tucson , A Z 85715
602 298 7504
Y u m a C h a p te r
W ils o n , F ra n c e s C.
H&HS S 3 ATC, MCAS
Y u m a , A Z 85364
602 344 0376
IT E M S F O R S A L E
P le a s e r e m o v e & s t a p le in y o u r 1 9 7 4 - 7 5 M e m b e r s h i p D i r e c t o r y
fo r re a d y r e fe r e n c e .
B R A C E L E T . H e a v y c u r b lin k b r a c e l e t w i t h c h a r m # 1 4 0 3 / 1 8 4 7 T T
( 3 / 4 ” M o n o g r a m w / p r o p o n r o u n d b a s e ). S t e r l i n g - $ 1 3 . 0 0 ;
G o l d F i l le d - $ 1 8 . 0 0 . O r d e r f r o m C h i c a g o A r e a C h a p t e r *
B R O C H U R E S $1 OO p e r d o z e n 9 9 H e a d q u a r t e r s . * *
C E R T IF IC A T IO N O F A P P R E C IA T IO N
A v a i l a b le to C h a p t e r s
a n d / o r S e c t i o n s $ 2 . 2 5 e a . p p d . P a r c h m e n t 8 1 / 2 " x 1 1 " , b lu e
a n d b la c k o f f s e t . I n s c r ip t io n ; " In r e c o g n i t i o n o f y o u r in t e r e s t in
A v i a t io n a n d y o u r g r a c i o u s p a r t i c i p a t i o n in t h e a c t iv i t i e s o f o u r
o r g a n i z a t i o n . Y o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e N i n e t y - N i n e s is d e e p l y
a p p r e c i a t e d a n d w e h o p e th is C e r t i f i c a t e w i ll s e r v e a s a la s tin g
m e m e n to . " O r d e r fro m 9 9 H e a d q u a r t e r s .* *
CHARMS
L a r g e C o s t u m e J e w e l r y S i z e P ie r c e d " 9 9
M ono­
g r a m . S t y l e 1 1 1 5 ; S t e r li n g - $ 1 0 . 0 0 ; G o l d F i l le d - $ 1 3 . 5 0 ;
S o l id 1 0 K G o l d - $ 4 0 . 0 0 . S m a l l e r p i e r c e d " 9 9
M o n o g ra m w /
p ro p (3 /4
s iz e ): S t y l e 1 4 0 3 : S t e r li n g - $ 6 . 5 0 ; G o l d F i l le d $ 8 . 0 0 ; S o l id 1 0 K G o l d - $ 1 9 . 5 0 . S m a l l p i e r c e d
99
w /p r o p
o n r o u n d b a s e , s p e c i f y # 1 4 0 3 / 8 4 7 T T : S t e r li n g - $ 8 . 2 5 ; G o l d F i l le d - $ 1 1 . 5 0 ; S o l id 1 0 K G o l d - $ 2 7 . 0 0 . O r d e r fr o m C h i c a g o
A re a C h a p te r *
C O V E R S , 9 9 F I R S T D A Y . C o v e r s w it h A m e l ia E a r h a r t C o m m e m ­
o r a t i v e . 0 8 a ir m a il s t a m p c a n c e ll e d a t A t c h is o n , K a n s a s , J u ly
2 4 , 1 9 6 3 . $ 2 .0 0 . 9 9 H e a d q u a r te r s * *
C U F F L IN K S
P ie r c e d " 9 9
M o n o g ra m w /p r o p ( 3 /4
s iz e )
S p e c i f y S t y l e 1 4 0 3 : S t e r li n g - $ 1 4 . 0 0 p r.; G o l d f ille d - $1 7 .5 0
p r. S a m e . " 9 9 " w / p r o p o n r o u n d b a s e . S p e c i f y S t y le 1 4 0 3 /
1 8 4 7 7 T : S t e r l i n g - $ 1 9 . 5 0 p r ., G o l d f i l l e d - $ 2 4 . 5 0 p r. (C u f f
lin k s h a v e c o n t o u r s t y le d h i n g e d b a c k a t t a c h m e n t s ) . O r d e r
fro m C h ic a g o A r e a C h a p te r *
C U T , C O M P A S S R O S E . 9 9 C o m p a s s R o s e c u t fo r s ta tio n e r y
$ 3 .0 0 p p d . 9 9 H e a d q u a r t e r s .* *
E A R R I N G S P ie r c e d " 9 9 M o n o g r a m w / p r o p ( 3 / 4 s iz e ) . S p e c i f y
S t y l e 1 4 0 3 : S t e r l i n g - $ 1 4 . 0 0 p r ; G o l d - F i l l e d - $ 1 7 . 5 0 p r. ( I f
f o r p i e r c e d e a r s , s p e c i f y .) S a m e , " 9 9 ” M o n o w / P r o p o n r o u n d
b a s e . S p e c i f y S t y l e 1 4 0 3 / 1 8 4 7 T T : S t e r l i n g - $ 1 9 . 5 0 p r.; G o l d F i l le d - $ 2 4 . 0 0 p r. ( I f f o r p i e r c e d e a r s , s p e c i f y .) ( E i t h e r s ty le
e a r r i n g s in d a n g l e s t y le , a d d $ 1 . 5 0 p e r p r a n d s p e c i f y .) O r d e r
fr o m C h i c a g o A r e a C h a p t e r *
N E W S A d d i t i o n a l c o p i e s o f N i n e t y - N i n e N e w s , a s a v a i la b l e
$ 1 .0 0 . 9 9 H e a d q u a r te r s * *
P I N , O F F I C I A L 9 9 . G o l d p l a t e d w i t h m o v e a b l e p r o p e l le r . $ 3 . 2 5
p p d . 9 9 H e a d q u a r t e r s .* *
P IN S
L a r g e C o s t u m e J e w e l r y S i z e . P ie r c e d
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M o n o g ra m .
S t y l e 1 1 1 5 : S t e r li n g - $ 1 0 . 0 0 ; G o l d - F i l l e d - $ 1 3 . 5 0 ; S o l id 1 0 K
G o l d - $ 4 0 . 0 0 . S m a l l p i e r c e d 9 9 w / P r o p ( 3 / 4 " s iz e ) . S p e c i f y
S t y l e 1 4 0 3 : S t e r li n g - $ 6 . 5 0 ; G o l d - F i l l e d - $ 8 . 0 0 ; S o l id 1 0 K
G o ld - $ 1 9 .5 0 . O r d e r fro m C h ic a g o A r e a C h a p te r *
R O S T E R . 1 9 7 4 -7 5 . $ 3 .2 5 p p d . U S A . 9 9 H e a d q u a rte rs **
F o r A p p l i c a t i o n a n d D a ta F o r m s W r i t e 9 9 H e a d q u a r t e r s * *
S e n d to
* * 9 9 H e a d q u a r t e r s A d d r e s s : T h e N i n e t y - N i n e s , In c , W ill R o g e r s
S t a t i o n . P .O . B o x 5 9 9 6 4 . O k l a h o m a C i t y . O k l a h o m a 7 3 1 5 9 .
‘ C h i c a g o A r e a C h a p t e r . R it a V . A d a m s
L i n c o ln s h i r e . I l lin o is 6 0 0 1 5 .
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C u m b e r la n d
D riv e .
AH in the
For George and Shirley Cote
of Newport Beach, California, flying is a real family affair. Each owns an aircraft and both have
commercial tickets with single and multi-engine instrument ratings plus thousands of hours of
flight time. D S h irle y also has flight instructor and glider ratings, has won numerous cross­
country races and was named 1971 Pilot of the Year by the Orange County 99s. And she's been
flying for only six years! O H e r husband, George, has a rotary-wing rating, a degree in airport
management and has served for over 20 years as an aviation administrator in both the public
and private sectors. He is currently a 112 Commander representative and is working toward
a law degree. O L ik e many aviation families, the Cote’s insure with USAIG. ‘‘Over a 20 year
period, USAIG has provided me with an entire spectrum of coverages . . . from individual
aircraft liability to airport liability for a complete system of airports,” says George. ‘ ‘And
they’ve never let me down . . . not just when we had a claim but also when we needed advice
and guidance on hard business decisions. They’ve really helped me stay in aviation . . .
both safely and profitably.”
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