THE NINETY-NINES, Inc.INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS

N ew s L etterInternational H eadquarters — P. 0 . Box 1444 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

AIR TERMINAL BUILDING — W ILL ROGERS FIELD -----------------------------------

President's ColumnN ovem ber, 1956

Our w onderful g o vernm en t se t aside a day in N ovem ber for a big tu rk ey d inner and to be w ith your fam ily and friends. The m ost im p o rtan t of all, to say a p ra y e r of thanks for our m any blessings, th is we should do every day of the y ear. We all know th a t re a l happ iness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfe it.

T hanks goes to the M ichigan C hap ter for finding us a w onderful new m e m ­ber, from A ustra ilia . Genni Roche, we a re happy to have you as a Ninety- Nine. Ada M itchell, the new governor of the M iddle E a s t Section, has in ­jected a lot of new en thusiasm and in te re s t in th a t a re a . I had the p le a ­su re of attend ing th a t Section m eeting in W ashington, D. C .? and found it very well a ttended and m ost in te re s t­ing. Good w ork, g irls.

S ta r t th inking of your new national o fficers, it w ill not be long before the nom inating com m ittee w heels s ta r t rolling in Ja n u a ry . T ry to pick g irls who have a desire , d rive and tim e to do the job well. It is a g re a t honor to se rve in any office of the N inety-N ines.

W ith about 16,000 licensed w om en pilots, I am su re we can find lots m ore good N inety-N ine m em b ers , le t’s try to find them . We w an t our o rg an iza ­tion to grow and grow, un ited we can do so m uch m ore for all w om en pilots and av iation in genera l.

Do not go th rough life doing little th ings painfully, you w ere m ade to do g re a t th ings g rand ly , happily .

F lying is a good clean outdoor spo rt and an excellen t m en ta l d iversion. L e t’s all keep flying.

S incerely yours,

3 1 .

E dna G ard n er W hyte

HEADQUARTERS VISITORST helm a L indzay, M ichigan C h ap te r;

M arie Rushing and M arth a Anne R e ad ­ing, T exas C hap te r; C ora M cDonald, A labam a C hap te r; H azel Z im m erm an and 49M>er A. E ., San Joaqu in V alley C hapter, and E. N. H udm an, husband of R ita, C aro linas C hapter.

NOVEMBER, 1956A BOUQUET FROM

" I K E "S a tu rd ay night, Oct. 27, the Los

A ngeles C hap te r held its annua l S ta r ­dust D inner D ance a t the M iram ar H otel in S an ta M onica. We w ere g re a tly honored th a t the P re s id en t of the U nited S ta te s sen t us a te leg ram to be read to our group on th is o cca­sion. As you know, P re s id en t D wight D. E isenhow er is the only U nited S ta te s P re s id en t ev e r to hold a p ilo t’s license.

We thought you would like to publish a copy of the te leg ram of recognition to the w om en pilots of the nation from the P re sid en t. I t re a d s as follows:

1956 Oct. 27 PM 12:25 OMVVO WA122 Long Govt P

D—WUX The W hite H ouse, W ash­ington, D. C.M iss C hristie C. W arren , C h a irm anLos A ngeles C hap ter The N inety-N ines Inc.4526 W est 63 St., Los A

To the m em b ers and guests of the Los A ngeles C hap te r of The N inety-N ines, I send g ree tings. The ta len t and experience of our licensed w om en pilots a re p a r t of the reso u rces of our nation . As m em b ers of the W om en’s A ir F o rce S erv ice P io lts and the Civil A ir P a tro l, you con tribu te m a te r ia lly to the a ir pow er of A m erica .

Best w ishes for m any p ro s­perous and p leasan t flying hours.

Dwight D. E isenhow er

We feel th a t all N inety-N ines will be as th rilled as we a re over the P re s i­d e n t’s g ree ting because it includes them too.

S incerely ,C hristie W arren C ha irm anLos A ngeles C hap ter The N inety-N ines, Inc.

AV/TAR7957A rem in d e r: M ake your p lans now

to p a rtic ip a te in the 11th Annual All- W om an T ran sco n tin en ta l Air R ace. The s ta rtin g point will be San M ateo County A irport a t San Carlos, Calif. The te rm in u s will be a t N orth P h il­ade lph ia A irport, P h ilade lph ia , P a .

The D atesIm pounding D eadline Ju ly 3Take-off Ju ly 6D eadline to F inish Ju ly 10A w ards D i n n e r Ju ly 11

R ules and regu la tions and ap p lica­tions for en try will be ava ilab le a fte r the firs t of F eb ru a ry . P lease add ress all inquiries to AWTAR, Inc., 2611 E a s t S pring S treet, Long Beach 6,Calif.

Look for the news about the route in the nex t issue of th is News L etter. The AWTAR is sponsored by The N inety-N ines, Inc., sanctioned by the N ational A eronautic A ssociation and conducted under the ru les and reg u ­la tions of F ed era tio n A eronautique In tern a tio n ale . — B etty H. Gillies, C hairm an .

99 PROSPECTSWe h e a r v ia the bird-vine th a t

qu ite a few gals a re learn ing to fly! E ach m em b er should m ake it a “ m ust p ro je c t’’ to inquire a t ev ery a irp o rt you visit for nam es of w om en who a re flying there . Bet you’ll be su rp rised how m any 99 prospec ts you m ay uncover th is w ay! If out of your s ta te - drop a line to the respec tive s ta te ch a irm an or to m e. A ccording to our set-up—new m em b ers don’t com e to us—99’s m ust go to them . GOOD HUNTING. — Lois Dobbin, In te rn a tio n a l M em ber­ship C hairm an .

1956-57INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS

PresidentEDNA GA RD NER W HYTE

3155 Willow P a rk Dr.F o rt W orth 11, T exas

Vice PresidentBRONETA DAVIS Minco, O klahom a

Secretary ELOISE SM ITH

Route No. 6, Box 135 K alam azoo, M ichigan

TreasurerJIM M IE KOLP

Box 591 E le c tra , T exas

Executive Comm ittee LOUISE SM ITH

421 E dgedale D rive High Point, N orth C arolina

ANN W ADDELL 108 N orth N inth S tree t G arden City, K ansasBARBARA EVANS

40 S tu a rt P lace M anhasset, New Y ork

Deadline For News The F irs t Of E ach M onth

Pilots Briefing

Next News L e tte r new s to he sent in not la te r th an the firs t of Ja n u a ry . T here will not be a News L e tte r in D ecem ber due to the C hristm as ru sh and the prin ting of the R oster.

H ave lots of nice p a rtie s for the N inety-N ines over the holi­days, £ they a re the g ran d est group of people you will find an y ­w here.

M ake a New Y e a r’s Resolution to a ttend and w ork w ith your Section and C hapters, th is will pay you the very best dividends.

Any of our m em b ers hav ing a com m ercia l license, w ith an in ­s tru c to r ’s and in s tru m en t ra ting , in te rested in a position paying about $500 per m onth, w rite E dna G ardner W hyte im m edia te ly .

NEWS L E T T E R R E P O R T E R S : PLEA SE, both your p rin te r and ed ito r ask th a t your new s be typed on sy2xll paper, double spaced and full width of the page.

COMING EVENTSD ates of the 1957 national con­

vention, McAllen, T exas, June 14 and 15.

AWTAR from San C arlos, Calif, to P h ilade lph ia , P a . Im pounding deadline Ju ly 3, takeoff Ju ly 6, finish and aw ard s d inner. Ju ly10 .

This w as the s ta r t of the A nnete Gipson I. J . Fox Close Course R ace at R oosevelt F ield, 1934. Can you te ll m e who they a re from left to righ t?1. ?, 2. ?, 3. E dith D escom b, 4. A rlene D avis, 5. E dna G ard n er W hyte, 6. F ra n c e s M arcellis, 7. H elen M cCloskey Rough, 8. S usana H um phries,9. A nnete Gipson, 10. M arg e ry Ludw igson, 11, A m elia E a rh a r t, 12. ?, 13. P eggy R eam y, 14. H elen R ichey, 15. M rs. I. J . Fox, child unknown.

The Amelia Earhart Memorial ScholarshipQuite som e tim e has elapsed since

the h is to ry and rou tine of the AM ELIA EARHART M EM O RIAL SCHOLAR­SH IP sponsored by the NINETY- N IN ES has ap p eared in the News L ette r. D uring th a t in te rv a l m any new m em b ers have joined the NIN ETY - N IN ES and a re not fully in form ed about th is p ro jec t w hich the o rg an iza ­tion as a whole has built up to a point w here the rew ard h as doubled in value. K eep th is issue in your files av a ilab le for rea d y re fe ren ce to a n ­sw er questions w hich m ay a rise r e ­g ard in g the scholarsh ip .

A m elia Earhart Who is A m elia E a rh a r t? To those

who have com e into being w ith in the la s t 25 y ea rs , she m ay seem to be a m y th ica l person, but to those who w ere co n cu rren tly ac tive in av iation w ith her, she still is a very re a l p e r ­son. T hrough h er w ork and influence, w o m an ’s p lace in av ia tion w as w id­ened and m ade m ore secu re . Quoting from Rep. W m. H. A very in his le tte r to P o s tm a s te r G enera l S um m erfield requesting g overnm en t recognition of A m elia E a rh a r t by an issue of a com ­m em o ra tiv e s ta m p in h e r honor, here a re som e of h e r acco m p lish m en ts:

F irs t w om an to fly the A tlan tic O cean solo.

F irs t w om an to pilot an autogiro ,

and to cross the U nited S ta tes in the autogiro .

F irs t w om an to receive the D istin­guished F ly ing Cross.

F irs t w om an to fly non-stop across the U nited S ta tes.

F irs t w om an to fly from H aw aii to the U nited S ta tes.

She also w as the firs t to set an official speed reco rd for w om en. She w as the firs t w om an to becom e a con­su lting m em b er of the facu lty a t P u r ­due U niversity , specializing in ae ro ­n au tics and c a re e rs for w om en. F u r ­th e r q u o t i n g from Rep. A very: “ A m elia E a rh a r t can be counted am ong A m eric a ’s p ioneers in science, m edicine, industry and exploration . A lthough she received the hom age of the w orld, she rem a in ed a m odest, dignified and ch arm ing w om an to the en d .”

F rom the beginning, A m elia w as a “ good” N inety-N ine leader. At h er suggestion the n am e of the o rg an iza­tion ind icates the n um ber of c h a r te r m em b ers . She w as its f irs t presiden t. F o r se v e ra l y ea rs she donated a trophy a t the N ational A ir R aces for the w inner of the W om en’s Closed C ourse event. F o r a y e a r or m ore she gave a h a t each m onth to the 99 who landed a t the g re a te s t num ber of a i r ­po rts during each 30 days. She ded i­ca ted h er f irs t book, “ The Fun of I t ” to the N inety-N ines. No m a tte r how busy she m igh t be, she could alw ays

Lois Dobbin, K ansas C hap ter c h a ir ­m an, p resen ting the aw ard p laque to Ann C lark of G arden City, w inner of th e $300 F ligh t S cholarsh ip of the Bobby Slade M em orial Fund.

extend a helping hand to the Ninety- N ines.

A Memorial To HerOn Ju ly 2, 1937, the w orld w as sud ­

denly shocked by new s flashes th a t A m elia’s around-the-w orld flight w as in trouble over the P acific . It w as her unfinished flight. A flight w hich would have been ano ther “ f i r s t” for her reco rd of ach ievem en ts. The Ninety- N ines had lot a m ost ou tstanding m em b er.

W hat could they do to c a r ry on h er unselfish in te res t and en thusiasm for a ll w om en in av ia tion? Out of m any suggestions subm itted , the scho larsh ip p r o j e c t w as se t up as a “ living m e m o ria l” to her, the m ost am bitious united effort w hich the N inety-N ines had und ertak en to date.

The ResolutionThe idea w as brought into rea lity

w hen the New York-New Je rse y S ec­tion donated over $1200 to s ta r t the fund.

At the in te rna tiona l convention of the N inety-N ines in A lbuquerque, N. M., in Ju ly , 1941 under the p residency of B etty Gillies, a reso lu tion w as p ro ­posed and approved to se t up the “ A m elia E a rh a r t M em orial S cho la r­sh ip ” w ith a fund then to ta ling about $2500. So well thought out w as th is p ro ­posal th a t v ery few am en d m en ts have been n ecessa ry to keep it up-to-date.

A brief outline of the resolution (with notes of am en d m en ts in p a re n ­theses) :

Shall be known as the “ A m elia E a r ­h a r t M em orial S cholarsh ip F u n d .”

Shall be ad m in iste red by five t r u s t­ees of w hom two shall be p e rm a n en t tru s te es and th ree sha ll be elec ted for th ree y ea r te rm s. (The nam es of the cu rren t tru s te e s a re listed in the m em bersh ip ro s te r under C om m it­tees.)

N om inations for the elec tive t ru s t­

ees a re subm itted by the executive board for the annua l ballot.

The tru s te e s sha ll e lec t one of th e ir n u m b er as tr e a su re r . The tru s te e s sha ll deposit all m onies con tribu ted to the fund in a sav ings bank until it to ta ls $5,000, then it m ay be invested in secu ritie s of class A ra tin g by Moody (and stocks ra te d BBB or b e tte r by F itch ). All deposits, w ith ­d raw als and investm en ts sha ll be m ade in the nam e of “ A m elia E a rh a r t M em orial S cholarsh ip F u n d ” and w ith d raw als shall be signed by the tru s te e t r e a s u re r and one of the p e r ­m an en t tru s te es . T ru s tees sha ll sub ­m it rep o rt of th e ir ac tiv itie s and fiances a t each annua l convention.

Only the “ in co m e” from said fund shall be used to pay for the sc h o la r­ship aw ards.

The ob ject of the scho larsh ip fund shall be to provide an aw ard of $150 (now $300) for a m e m b er who h as had 200 hours or over of solo flying.

S cholarsh ipsThe scho larsh ip s aw arded in 1941

and 1942 w ere con tribu ted outside of the fund as the fund w as not yet su f­ficient to provide the n ec essa ry in ­com e. Then W orld W ar II in te rvened and not until 1946 w as fu rth e r concen­tra te d effo rts m ade to build up the fund to its p resc rib ed m in im um of $5,000. By 1947 sufficien t in te re s t from the sav ings deposits had accu m u la ted to finance the th ird scho larsh ip of $150. In 1948 the aw ard w as inc reased to $200 and in 1955 it w as fu rth e r in ­creased to $300. Continued generous contribu tions by the various C hap ters and ind iv iduals and in c reased ra te of incom e on investm en ts of the fund has m ade the inc reased aw a rd s possible. The am ount in the fund today re p re ­sen ts a lm ost in to ta l the am ount w hich has been con tribu ted , and each and every do llar is ea rn ing incom e from

w hich to pay the annual aw ards. E xpenses of adm in is te ring the scho lar­ship p ro jec t has been kept to a m in i­m um .

A scho larsh ip has been aw arded each y e a r since 1947 and a silver ann i­v e rsa ry scho larsh ip w as aw arded in 1954 in addition to the annual sch o lar­ship. W inners of the scho larsh ips a re listed in the m em bersh ip ro ste r. The scho larsh ip is offered to N inety-Nine m em b ers on a com petitive basis. A fter the app lica tions have been processed and voted upon by the tru stees , a panel of th ree hono rary judges chosen each y e a r from personnel prom inent in the av iation field outside of the N inety-N ine organization cast the ir votes to m ake the final decision on the w inner.

In rec en t y ea rs , the announcem ent of the com petition for the cu rren t scho larsh ip has ap p eared in the J a n ­u a ry or F e b ru a ry issue of the News L e tte r to provide sufficient tim e to p rocess the app lica tions and select the w inner in tim e to aw ard the scho larsh ip a t the annual convention.

Q ualificationsIn ad m in iste rin g the scho larsh ip p ro ­

jec t, the tru s te es have added to and su b trac te d from and am ended the qualifications of app lican ts until it h as s im m ered down to the following cu rren t basic req u irem en ts :

1. A ctive 99 m em b er in good s ta n d ­ing for a t least TWO consecutive years p rio r to the opening of the curren t fisca l y e a r (Sept. 1).

2. Two hundred solo hours (p re fe r­ab ly since acqu iring p riv a te ra tin g ).

3. A gree to use the ra tin g ce rtif ica ­tion or tra in in g acqu ired th rough the aw ard for a t least TWO y ea rs th e re ­a fte r.

4. A nnual ea rn ings of not less than $1,000; not m ore than $3,500. If m a r­ried , the h u sb a n d s’s incom e and fa m ­

The H onorable Copa P res id en te B a tis ta of Cuba, a very generous and g rac ious host to all of our w om en pilots who w ere con testan ts in the 1956 In te rn a tio n a l A ir R ace, C anada to Cuba.

ily s ta tu s and needs will be taken into consideration also.

O riginally the scho larsh ip w as lim ­ited to an in stru m en t ra tin g , but v e ry soon it w as expanded not only to cover any advanced flight ra tin g , but also to em b race o ther possib ilities in the ae ro n au tica l field such as control tow er opera to r, m eteorologist, ed u c a­tor, m echanic.

The N inety-N ines can be tru ly proud of th e ir “ A m elia E a rh a r t M em orial “ A m elia E a rh a r t M em orial S cholar S cho larsh ip .”—Je an n e tte L. Sovereign, P erm an en t T ru s tee and C hairm an , Board of T rus tees, A m elia E a rh a r t M em orial Scholarship .

Among The Internafional MembersSince she w as 16, M rs. Hideko

Yokoyam a has been a head line -m aker. T hat y ea r shocking m any m ales in th is m a n ’s country, she piled up enough tra in ing hours aloft and passed a rig id succession of te s ts to becom e the youngest m em b er of the fa ir sex ever to win a p ilo t’s license in Ja p an . She soloed nea tly and g racefu lly cushioned an old biplane to land, the board of exam iners re lu c tan tly gave her top m arks. And so h e r colorful c a re e r as an a m a te u r av ia tr ix began, w hich neither w ar nor m a rr ia g e halted . A fter the w a r ’s end, all Ja p an e se pilots w ere grounded, but M rs. Y okoyam a w as determ ined and w ith h a rd tra in in g becam e J a p a n ’s firs t w om an to win p ilo t’s w ings since the end of the P acific W ar. H er fam e sp read ac ross the P acific and a few y ea rs ago, she w as invited to join the N inety-N ines, an organization hav ing som e of the w orld ’s m ost d istinguished lady fly ­ers, w ith h ea d q u a rte rs then in New York, now in O klahom a City, Okla. Again she w as the firs t Ja p a n e se to win this coveted m em bersh ip th is year, becom e the firs t w om an of the land to fly a je t.

On the ground or off the airfie ld , the petite lady c a rrie s out an asso rtm en t of im portan t jobs, a lw ays charm ing ly and gracefu lly , w hich is the w ay she flies her plane. She is a good m other and efficient business w om an. W ith her ta len t as a flyer and a business w om an she had long w an ted to go into business — in the blue yonder. She estab lished not long ago the Chuo Koku (C entra l A viation C om pany) w ith only one light p lane, a C essna w hich her husband pu rchased for her. S u r­prisingly enough, th is proved to be an im pressive success, m apping, ae r ia l photography and even the old pub­licity stun t of aird ropp ing leaflets and handbills. B usiness has im proved so m uch she p lans to buy ano ther plane for her Cruo Koku, but m ost of all she is a good m other, and w hen asked if she planned to tu rn h e r ch ild ren into flyers, gave a fla t “ n o !” “ I would be so s c a re d ,” she said.

By Ora StevensO ctober m eeting w as held a t the

Boston City Club on the 17th w ith d inner a t 6:30 p .m . J e r ry G ard in er p resen ted M ary Ann L ippitt w ith a 99 pin for the w onderful w ork she accom plished during h er te rm as s e c ­re ta ry . J e r ry a l s o in troduced the guests of honor, S elm a C ronan, fo rm er governor of New York-New Je rse y Section, and Iren e Keith, new ly e lected governor. S elm a p resen ted our new governor, B a rb a ra K eirnan , w ith a gavel from the NY-NJ Section to c a rry on our fu tu re m eetings. She spoke reg a rd in g 99 ac tiv itie s in h e r group and led the in sta lla tion cerem onies. The new officers a re : B a rb a ra K eir­nan, governo r; C harlo tte K elley, vice governo r; O ra S tevens, se c re ta ry , and Lois W artm an , tr e a su re r . A fter the m eeting , Capt. B a rk e r, connected w ith the ROTC p ro g ram a t N o rth eas te rn U niversity in Boston, showed two in­te re s tin g colored film s on in stru m en t flying. O ther guests and m em b ers a ttend ing w ere M r. and M rs. M ax H ol­com b, M r. and M rs. W illiam S eaver, P a t Arnold, M r. and M rs. R alph Horn, M r. and M rs. R obert M cCray, N ata lie W atson and M rs. A nnekath P e te rson .

M ary Je ffrie s is flying to Des M oines, Iowa on h er vacation this m onth and then driv ing on to F lo rida

C harlo tte K elley re tu rn ed from a tr ip to B erm uda and got in som e w on­derfu l flying experience w hile th e re .

P ag e S h am b u rg er w an ts to let the g irls know she has tak en on a new av ia tion trav e lin g job and she can be reach ed th rough h er hom e a t P ag e Hill, A berdeen, N. C. Good luck w ith your new job.

B a rb a ra M anchester of H artfo rd is now M rs. B iederm an and Phyllis Pope of S. W eym outh is now M rs. L iv e r­m ore.

G overnor B a rb a ra K eirnan has ju s t appoin ted the following com m ittee ch a irm en to help w ith the 1956-57 w ork in the New E ngland Section: N om in­ating com m ittee . C hris S eav e r; News L ette r, P a t A rnold; p ro g ram com m it­tee, S a ra H ayden ; nom inating com ­m ittee , U rchil W ales; scho larsh ip fund ch a irm an , M ary Ann L ippitt.

The N ovem ber m eeting of the New E ngland Section will be held a t P ro v ­idence on S atu rd ay , the 17th, a t noon. It w ill be s tr ic tly a business m eeting w ith M ary Ann L ippitt m ak ing the a r ra n g e m e n ts for luncheon.

The S.M .A.L.L. R ace w ill be S ep tem b er 13, 1957 into T ra v e rse City, M ich., in connection w ith the P au l B unyan F estiv a l.

YORK 7 MY. - MJ.fr SECTIONBy Manila D. Talley

Ju s t L anded — F u tu re p ilots: a son, G erald W ebster, to Alice Je a n and Ted S ta r r ; a son to K am ala and Theodore Vass, th e ir th ird child.

D ates to R em em b er — D ecem ber m eeting and C h ris tm as p a rty a t Selm a C ro n an ’s.

Lost and Found — R equests for m a rrie d nam es and ad d resses of fo r­m er m e m b ers : Ila Fox, M arjorieBrown, Agnes W ilcox and Je a n Hoyt. New m em b ers we a re proud of a re : R uth Hill and H azel Kulik. P rospective m em b ers a re : M rs. D orothy Julick . M rs. D oris R enninger, Ju lie A ncor;- pora and B runhilde Kem pf.

F ligh t T alks — T here w ere 36 m em ­bers and guests a t our O ctober dinner a t the B eaux A rts Hotel. Our guest sp eak e r, Capt. Scott F low er, PAA en ­g ineering pilot, gave us a m ost in te r­esting and in fo rm ative ta lk on com ­m e rc ia l je ts . He m ade flying them sound so good th a t he should not be su rp rised to find a s tack of requests for co-pilot on th e firs t trans-A tlan tic flight.

We w ere delighted to have Teddy Kenyon, a c h a r te r m em ber, w ith us, and our beloved p ast president, Alice H am m ond. Alice and her two lovely d au g h te rs w ere in the E ast looking over colleges. We hope it m eans we will see Alice often.

M arjo rie D avis w as also presen t, hav ing ju s t re tu rn ed from P uerto Rico w here she spoke a t the U of PR , at P o ly technic Institu te , St. G erm an and a t Ponce Univ., P once while th e re as studen t of ethnology.

Irene K eith gave a ta lk about her w ork as d isp a tch er for P an A m erican A irw ays a t the WIAA, 16 Oct. ’56.

Selm a C ronan spoke a t the New E ngland Sectional m eeting a t the Boston City Club and p resen ted an ivory gavel to the Section, p roperly inscribed .

H onors and A w ards — N anette M. S p ears has been prom oted to full colonel CAP and given com m and of the New J e rse y Wing. We a re proud of th is honor she has received in recognition of h e r efforts in behalf of the field of av iation .

R uth N ichols has been prom oted to lieu tenan t colonel, New York Wing CAP, and h as been se tting up the m ed ica l and a ir-evacua tion section of the New Y ork W ing staff.

P erso n a l Colum n — A num ber ot NY-NJ 99’s a tten d ed the p rem iere of the m ovie “ T ow ard the U nknow n” on B roadw ay. B a rb a ra E vans and R uth N ichols w ere in terv iew ed before cu r­ta in tim e.

R uth H am ilton , fo rm er New England

Section governor, has been v isiting M arjorie D avis.

Genni B. Roche, en rou te from Aus- tra ilia to E ngland, v isited K ay B rick and a ttended a p rog ressive group of p a rtie s and get-together m eetings w ith 99’s a t the a irp o rt, the K itty H aw k room , W ings Club, E m p ire S ta te Ob­serva tion Lounge and a t the p rem iere of “Tow ard the U nknow n.”

M iriam C rocker fulfilled a life a m ­bition to fly on h er 70th b irth d ay and a ttended the O ctober d inner also.

Sm all W orld D ep a rtm en t — D uring m y y ea r and a half ab road , I v isited 19 countries and a t a d inner la s t M arch in K arach i, P ak is tan , the lady next to m e asked if I knew M rs. Rough. I rep lied th a t I had raced aga inst H elen M cCloskey Rough, a fo rm er 99, in 1933. H elen had been her d inner guest two days before. On a re tu rn flight, in a C-54, from A sm ara E ri tre a to Cairo, E gypt, an eng ineer sitting next to m e saw m y 99 pin and said, “ My wife w as a c h a r te r m e m ­ber of 99. She is T helm a B u rle ig h .” D on’t forget to w ea r th a t pin.

H elp W anted — A irline pilot (fe­m a le). Sunday New Y ork T im es. I called and its for co-pilot DC-3 type, non-scheduled run, m ulti-engine r e ­qu ired . In s tru c to rs arp also w anted here .

JIMIDDIE EAST f SECTION

WASHINGTON, I). C. CHAPTER By Virginia L. Thompson

The c h a tte r flew on Oct. 12, betw een bites of ice c ream a n d delicious sponge cakb served by our hostess, N ancy T ier.

M itzie M oore, w ith the help of her daugh ter, C ortnev (a fu tu re “99’e r ” ), B lanche Noyes, N ancy T ier, B etty F isher, D orothy M itchell, H azel Dwig- gins, D aisy V aughan, Ann Ash, M ari­lyn Link and V irginia Thom pson, pu t the finishing touches on p lans for our big M iddle E a s te rn Sectional M eeting on Oct. 27 and 28.

The o ther big item of business w as determ in ing “W hose W ho” for the com ing year. M itzie M oore is once aga in Chief P ilo t; V irginia Thom pson, Co-Pilot; H azel Dwiggins, K eeper of Log Books; and E leano r D avis, F ligh t E ng ineer in C harge of F inances. L as t y e a r ’s F light C rew : M itzie M oore, Je a n H ow ard, B etty F ish e r and D or­othy M itchell tu rned in a 4.0 p e rfo rm ­ance, a high ta rg e t for the new crew to shoot.

This put the m ix tu re in idle cut-off for the evening.

Je an H ow ard, F ra n Nolde and B lan ­che Noyes repo rted w onderful sp e ak ­ers and a g rand tim e a t the 25th An­n iv e rsa ry of S ta te A viation O fficials, L ake P lacid , N. Y., on Oct. 1, 2, and

3. B lanche then w inged h e r w ay n o rth ­w ard to M ontreal to a tten d the In te r ­n a tional Civil A viation O rganization M eeting.

M itzie M oore pu t in a good w ord for the “ 9” w hile ac ting as one of the P an e lis ts on the County A irport C om ­m ission w hich m et in B altim ore , Md., Oct. 13.

H ot off the P re ss — a new a irc ra f t book a t the Sm ithsonian In stitu te . I t is en titled , “ N ational A eronau tica l C ollections.” M arilyn Link rec o m ­m ends it h ighly so you know it is good. Cost — a m ere $1.50.

S evera l O hioans have r e c e n t l y flown in to see our beau tifu l s ta te and renew old friendsh ips. J e a n B onar and Doc. w inged th e ir w ay h ere to v isit Ann Ash and fam ily as did M ary G orm an and Jim . Ann still h as a soft spot in h er h e a r t for h e r fo rm er Ohio C hap ter. We a re m igh ty happy to have h er w ith us.

Je a n H ow ard is still galivan ting around . This tim e to the W estern F o r ­um of the A m erican H elicop ter Soci­ety in D allas on Oct. 2, 8 and 9. She w as delighted to see D orothy Young, a “ 99’e r ” and also a “ W hirly G irl” from D enver. G etting float tim e in a helicop ter w as a big th rill for Jean .

Good new s — M ai C asey and h er “ 49% ’e r ” , M in ister for E x te rn a l Af­fa irs in A ustra lia ,, w ill be in W ashing­ton, D. C., on Nov. 7 th rough 10.

Our A laska trav e lin g G eologists, F lo rence Robinson a n d F lo rence R ucker, have re tu rn ed w ith in te re s t­ing ta les and m any beau tifu l m ovies of th e ir p ic tu resque trip . T hey spent two w eeks flying over p a r ts of the U nited S ta tes and C anada to Lake M inchum ina, located abou t 150 m iles sou thw est of F a irb an k s , A laska.

T heir p ro jec t, believe it or not, w as to study sand dunes over an a re a 100 m iles long by 50 m iles w ide in A laska. They sound like “ w rong w ay C orri­g a n ’s ” to m e. N evertheless, w ith ex ­c item en t high and the th ro ttle full on, th e ir S uper Cub seap lan e lifted itself g racefu lly from the P o tom ac R iver and headed no rthw estw ard . A fter p a ss ­ing th rough C anad ian C ustom s a t C rane Lake, they continued to wing th e ir w ay th rough C anada, flying over L ake of the Woods and L ac du Bon­net to N orw ay H ouse, a h is to rica l old H udson’s B ay Co. P ost. At L ac La Ronge, the wind w as blowing so h a rd they w ent in c irc les try in g to ge t th e ir seap lan e to dock. They finally sa iled in b ack w ard s as did the local Bush P ilot.

At F t. M cM urray, the jum ping off p lace for the north , they v isited the fam ous ta r sands (sandstone fo rm a ­tion im p reg n ated w ith asp h a lt) . The sands w ere in te restin g but the town w as knee deep in m ud. F t. C hipew yan w as an o th er old h is to rica l P ost v is ­ited. It w as from h ere th a t M acK en­

zie s ta r te d his tr ip down the r iv e r nam ed a fte r him in 1789. At F t. Sm ith, they landed a t the foot of som e rap id s in the S lave R iver w hich flows along a t 12 m ph. F lo rence R ucker re a lly had to g rab the dock here. Then on th rough buffalo and a lot of bush country to Yellowknife, a m od­e rn town sim ila r but not as la rge as F a irb an k s . M odern conveniences w ere a delight. A bath tub a heaven ly sight.

At N orm an Wells, site of the Canol oil fields, F lo rence Robinson got her “ d ig n ity ” a bit w et w hen she fell into the lake as they a ttem p ted to dock. W hile spending the n ight a t F t. Good Hope, they along w ith approx im ate ly 50 Ind ians saw an old w estern movie in the local school house. H ere the m en sa t in front, the w om en in back. This v illage also has a 100 y ea r old C atholic church w hich has m any nain tings and decorations by the old fa th e rs who had used fish oil to mix th e ir pain ts.

Two days w ere spen t a t Aklavik, C anada, the m etropolitis of the north. T heir no rth ern m o st point w as a round tr ip to T uk tuyak tuk (P o rt B raban t) on the A rc tic O cean w here they land ­ed the f irs t day of the season th a t the ice w as off shore. This is located 100 m iles n o rth eas t of Aklavik. After crossing the R ichardson M ts. to the w est, they v/ent th rough custom s at Old Crow. F a irb an k s w as indeed a w elcom e sight. T heir cabin gave a gorgeous view of Mt. M cKinley. Their neighbor (unusual to have one in th a t country) had even p lan ted a garden for them .

To add fu rth e r to the en joym ent of th e ir trip , they had an opportunity to t ry ano ther m ode of flying — a heli­copter ride.

All in all, they flew around 150 hour? in th e ir sean lane and landed on some 30 or 40 lakes around Lake Munch- um ina.

T hey a re thoroughly sold on A laska, hav ing ju s t previously spent five y ears th e re , and hope to re tu rn next su m ­m er. Since A lask a’s “ cold s to ra g e ” is less dam ag ing to a irp lan es than our delightfu l w ea ther, “ Old F a ith fu l” v/as secu rely tied down and given a fond pa t before they boarded a P an A m erican C lipper on Oct. 2nd for the s ta te s . F o r exc item en t and beauty, they feel th e re is no p lace like A laska. C are to try it?

W hat flying m ach ine m ade its first public dem onstra tion h ere in W ash­ington recen tly th a t has never been flown by a w om an? F o r the answ er com e to our nex t C hap ter M eeting at M arily n L ink ’s a p a r tm e n t on Nov. 16.

W eather m ay som etim es ground our a ir m inded g irls, but never let it be said th a t it stopped them . Nine s ta tes w ere rep resen ted a t the Middle E a s t­ern Sectional M eeting on Oct. 27th at

the DuPont P laza H otel in W ashing­ton, D. C.

Following the luncheon, our go v er­nor, Ada M itchell, p resided a t the business m eeting and in troduced all distinguished gues ts: E dna G ard n er W hyte, In te rn a tio n a l P re s id en t; Bron- e ta D avis, In te rn a tio n a l Vice P re s i­dent; Louise S m ith and B a rb a ra Evans, M em bers of the B oard ; K ay Brick and B lanche Noyes, P a s t In ­te rna tiona l P re s id en ts ; N ancy T ier, C harter M em ber; M a rg a re t C allaw ay, C hairm an-P h ilade lph ia C hap te r; M a r­ilyn Collett, C hairm an-A ll Ohio C hap­te r; “ M itzie” M oore, C hairm an-W ash- ington, D. C. C hap ter and v isiting guests. Je a n M cKaig, our new Section­al S ecre tary - T re a su re r, w as kep t quite busy record ing a v e ry co n s tru c­tive and in te resting business m eeting . M arilyn Collette co rd ia lly invited our Section to join th e ir sp ring Ohio Sec­tional M eeting in A kron on A pril 26, 27 and 28. W ith such an in te restin g program and w onderful opportun ity to m eet others, who could resis t.

In speaking before th is g roup and the ir guests a t the evening banquet, Mr. Ja m es Pyle, A cting A d m in is tra ­tor, C. A. A., told how our o rg an iza ­tion has a p a r t to p lay in help ing to solve the P ro b le m s of T ra ffic Con­trol. He spoke of the trem endous growth, utilization, tra ffic control cen ­te rs and national defense. In 1955, we had a to ta l of two m illion personal flying hours. In 1965, th is figure is ex ­pected to rise to 2,750,000; 1970, 3,500,- 000 while the m ilita ry w ill p robab ly reach 15 million flying hours by 1965. All of this m eans prob lem s in: com ­m unication, inadequa te equipm ent, high altitude control, a irp o rt and transoceanic prob lem s. H ow ever, the fu ture p icture of av ia tion is not rea lly a black one for th e re a re m any sources of help: rad a r, Air D efense C om m and, closed circuit TV, ra d a r sa fty signals, peripheral com m unication , assign ing individual frequencies, au tom ation and high speed a irp o rt te rm in a ls . In clos­ing, he urged the ac tive support of all aviation groups since only th rough an energetic and unified action can a solution be found to the problem s th a t face all aviation a ir tra ffic control.

His rem a rk s w ere preceded by the introduction of d istinguished v isito rs by the m istress of cerem onies, B lanche Noyes. T h e y included besides the above m entioned: Mr. and M rs. R alph P latt, F airch ild E ngine and A irp lane Corp.; Col. and M rs. P au l F onda, wing com m ander of M ary land CAP; Mrs. Pyle, wife of our sp eak e r; Joe Geuting, m anager, U tility A irplane Council; Mr. and M rs. V ern H oagland, aviation editor of A ssociated P re ss ; Mr. and M rs. Ed H ogan, a s s is ta n t d irector of Air F orce A ssociation; and Joanne Alford, Miss A ir P ow er for 1956, who hopes to in te re s t the youth of A m erica in aviation, e ith er in flying or engineering. She is leav ing on a

six m o n th ’s speaking tou r to various high schools in 27 s ta te s . O ur ch ap te r w as very happy to w elcom e h er as a new m em b er of the 99 organ ization and our chap te r.

All p resen t ap p re c ia ted the k indness of the m a n u fa c tu re rs who p artic ip a ted in the p ro g ra m : F a irch ild Engine and A irp lane Corp. for the nice cocktail p a rty , and gifts from B utler A viation, C apitol A irlines Inc., E a s te rn Air L ines Inc., Colonial D ivision, T ran s W orld A irlines Inc., and B ran iff In te rn a tio n a l A irlines.

“ M itzie” M oore, ch a p te r ch a irm an , and various m em b ers helped to m ake th is a m em orab le occasion for all.

On Sunday, m any enioved the in te r­esting and h is to rica l p laces in and around W ashington.

EA STERN PENNSYLVANIA C H A PTER

By P eggy B orekThe M iddle E a s t sectional in W ash­

ington, D. C. accom plished an exce l­lent business m eeting , a p leasan t social, and the a lw ays happy occasion of v isiting fellow 99’s. Ada M itchell, new governor, presided . E dna G ard n er W hvte, B roneta D avis and Louise S m ith got as fa r as A nderson, S. C., in a 170 w hen w ea th er fo rced them to en tra in . Kay B rick and B a rb a ra E v an s cam e down from New York. M em ­bers of the All Ohio C hap te r cam e to invite us to a com bined M iddle E ast- N orth C en tra l Section m eeting in Ak­ron, Ohio next A pril. The re s t wand- dered in from P ennsy lvan ia , V irginia, and, of course W ashington itself.

M a rg a re t C allaw ay outlined p lans for the 1957 TAR te rm in u s in P h il­ade lph ia . Je a n Ross H ow ard su g g est­ed rounding up ex-W ASPS for 99 m e m ­bersh ip . B etty W arren announced th a t P ittsb u rg h w an ts to be the TAR te r ­m inus in 1959 in conjunction w ith th e ir cen tenn ial ce leb ra tion .

E dna a lw ays m akes you feel as though the 99’s a re h e r special charge and she in tends to tak e good ca re of us. She is anxious to m ake ce rta in read in g m a te r ia l av a ilab le to us, w ith board approval, w ithout re leasin g our m em b ersh ip list. She w an ts us to be constan tly a b re a s t of the la tes t ae ro ­n au tica l in form ation . She has good sug ­gestions for m ak ing the News L e tte r even m ore in te resting . In our “ sh y ” little w ay we s ta te d th a t som etim es it does ra th e r rea d like a m enu. I ’ve concluded th a t flying people a re the ea tin g est people anyw here .

H ad a fasc in a tin g ta lk w ith N ancy T ier, who learn ed to fly w hen th e re w e re n ’t any b rakes, enclosed cock­pits, in s tru m en ts or o the r tr iv ia like such. She told of hav ing to land every few m inu tes until the engine cooled; of clim bing out to ju m p w hen she couldn’t pull out of a f la t spin only to have h er shifted position change the b alance and r ig h t the plane a t so m e­th ing like 200 fee t; and of sending a te leg ram to Mr. T ier w hich re a d : “ D e­

layed, s tre e t being re p a ire d ,” instead of “ s tru t being re p a ire d .” I could only say th a t the ea rly b irds ce rta in ly o v er­w orked th e ir g u ard ia n angels.

G eorge Beckw ith, an a irp o rt chum , and I m anaged to s tea l the A eronca at N orth P h ilade lph ia A irport la s t w eek only to get a w hite light a t the end of the runw ay because the s tuden t had finally a rriv ed . Though in stru c to r Bill K inkle foiled cu r f irs t a ttem p t, we m an ag ed to run off w ith the plane a few m inu tes before sunse t — enough tim e for each of us to get a landing in. I flew from the back sea t and landed in the best g rassh o p p er fa sh ­ion. But it occurs to m e th a t you should be ab le to fly from fron t seat, back seat, inside out or upside down if y ou ’re any good a t all. I t ’s im portan t to fly a t least once a w eek or the ru st g a th e rs and you’re bound to give an am azing ly poor dem onstra tion or else com e down w ith a thud, ne ither of w hich is to be recom m ended .

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ALABAMA CHAPTER By Meredith Ward

We m eet on the th ird Sunday of each m onth. In O ctober we m et a t the B irm ingham M unicipal A irport, and as the guests of C en tra l Aviation, Inc., we saw a p riv a te show ing of a colored m ovie “W ings of A d v en tu re .” This w as a beau tifu lly done “ d o cu m en ta ry ” of the fe rry flight of a P ip er A pache to P re to ria , Scuth A frica from Lock- haven, P a . Pug and Bill P ip er m ade the flight.

A dditional announcem ents and in ­fo rm ation grow ing out of th is m eeting contained the following asso rtm en t of fac ts—E lizabeth W ade could not a t ­tend because th is w as h er w edding day. H er m other, M innie (also a 99 m em ber, you know) couldn’t be with us e ither.

TE N N E S SE E CH A PTER By Georgiana McConnell

The officers of the S ou theaste rn Sec­tion w ere om itted la s t tim e. C ongratu ­la tions to B urnette S pencer, governor; V erna B urke, vice governor, and B etty M cNabb, se c re ta ry - tre a su re r . L e t’s give these fine officers our full sup ­port.

O ur E velyn B ryan is a busy gal. Be fore we can get h e r la tes t ra tin g pub­lished she has ano ther. C ongratu lations on the in s tru m en t ra tin g , m ulti-engine ra tin g and being prom oted to m ajo r in the CAP as the flying safe ty officer for T ennessee G roup IV. We a re all v e ry proud of E velyn.

The H ilberts, Ja n e and Louis, flew to Colorado in th e ir Bonanza in late A ugust. H ea r th a t they had a w onder­

ful tim e touring the s ta te in a f rie n d ’s car.

The C hattanooga g irls will hostess our O ctober m eeting .

CAROLINAS C HAPTERBy Nancy M ayes

The C aro linas C hap te r held its fall m eeting O ctober 7 w ith B etty and J im H am ilton a t th e ir F ly ing H fa rm in C harlo tte , N. C. E ste lle B radshaw , Caroline H em bel, N ita H udm an, E dith Long, N ancy M ayes, S a ra Shonk, and Louise Sm ith w ere th e re . B etty served a delicious buffet luncheon.

The business m eeting followed. A rep o rt w as given on the na tional con­vention and TAR. New C aro linas C hap­te r officers w ere announced. S ara Shonk, ch a irm an ; N ancy M ayes, vice ch a irm an ; and M axine W alker, secre- ta ry - tre a su re r .

Much of the business consisted of p resen ta tion and discussion of fu tu re p lans and p ro jec ts .

We will have a fly-in a t Colum bia M unicipal A irport N ovem ber 4 a t 1 a .m . w ith an a l te rn a te ra in da te of N ovem ber 11.

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MICHIGAN CHAPTER By E lsie Ferich

In spite of a fickle cross wind and gusty skyw ays, the M ichigan C hap ter w as well rep resen ted a t the O ctober m eeting . The tr ip to G rand H aven w as a p roverb ia l rainbow of a u t u m n colors. Our ch arm in g hostess w as M ary C reason, and h er 49Mj , Bill, w as th e re to chauffer us to a ta s ty b re a k ­fast of ham and eggs and all the fix ­ings. It w as ju s t the -perfect touch a f te r the sky-line r id e !

We M ichiganders a re out to build up our m em bersh ip , and som e new faces w ere p resen t. M ary C reason brought B etty (P a rm e n tie r) B ytw erk, a fo rm er m em ber, and Alice H am m ond in tro ­duced B etty Crook and Ju lia M cP h er­son. H elen W etherill brought R uth O ’Buck; L eah H iggins, Alice D avis and yours tru ly b rought P a t Edge. W ith the in te res t the gals showed, I th ink it is ju st a m a tte r of tim e before we add th e ir nam es to our roll. We a re happy to w elcom e back Sue H ickm an and Ju a n ita B erry , two fo rm er m e m ­bers.

C ongratu lations to E loise Sm ith, our in te rna tiona l se c re ta ry , and Becky T hatcher, our governor of the N orth C en tra l Section. We a re m ighty proud to have them rep rese n t us. Alice H a m ­m ond rep o rted speak ing a t the O cto­b er m eeting of the G rosse P oin te B usi­ness and P rofessional W om en’s group on the AWTAR and IAR and Ja n e y H art flew the en tire length of our s ta te tw ice in one w eek. Good public r e la ­

tions such as these m ake m ore 99’s. N ancy L a F a rg e becom e the bride of D ean A. B randon on O ctober 12 a t Angola, Ind. We hope th e ir ja u n t to G eorgia is only te m p o ra ry and they w ill soon be a ttend ing our m eetings in M ichigan again .

GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER By Adela R. Scharr

P lease sh a re w ith m e an ad m ira tio n for th is zealous ch ap te r, w hose bouy> ancy keeps it v igorously ac tive in the a ir. W ith so m any m em b ers bobbing about, i t ’s difficult to analyze w hat y eas t w as added to the le th arg ic ch ap ­te r of six y e a rs ago. Visible resu lts show m any new m em b ers and a fleet of a irp lan es .

G re a te r St. Louis h as sp read its in ­fluence. The S ep tem b er m eeting w as a t DeSoto; N ovem ber will be on 10th a t C olum bia on Ken N ew land’s invi­ta tio n to m eet the S tephens College fledglings.

This is a rep o rt on the O ctober Glh m eeting a t Je fferson City. Am y S um ­m e rs m et everyone a t the a irp o rt, p r o u d l y d em o n stra tin g h er new Lincoln, ca rry in g us to the hotel w here we a te luncheon w ith m em b ers of the M issouri P ilo ts ’ A ssociation, also m eeting th e re .

Who cam e? Sylvia Blcom , M ickey C lark , V irginia D uenke, Ju n e E vers. E rm a Jaco , R uth Lake, J a y L aw ­rence, M axine Loeffler, D orothy Rum - sey, M arjo rie S chaeffer, A dela S ch arr, L o re tta S lavik, A m y S um m ers, D or­othy W heeler, and D olores W helan.

B usiness? Serious — the N ational A ero T rad e A ssociation m eets in St. Louis on N ovem ber 3 and som e 99’s will a tten d the luncheon. M em bers told th e ir accom plishm en ts for points to ­w ard w inning the ch a p te r annual ach ievem en t a w a r d . The financia l s ta tu s of the c h a p te r ’s D orothy Condon M em orial Fund w as rev iew ed. Since M ickey C lark m ade the best score in AWTAR, she got the annual aw ard of $50.

C heerful — A m y is swooshing to M innesota before she and Doc a re en- rou te to T exas A ir T our. E rm a and G. J. a re TATing also. M ickey and P au l, in la tte r p a r t of O ctober, will fly to A rizona, C alifornia, S eattle and re tu rn . D orothy ( last y e a r ’s c h a ir ­m an stam p ed as renew al) is flying a C essna 140 now. H er 120, m inding its own business in a h anger, w as b a tte red in a w indstorm , so Dot has a new in te rest.

Anxious note — R ae Logsdon in Jew ish H ospital.

INDIANA CHAPTER By Jane E. Ackors

The O ctober m eeting w as held a t the beau tifu l new split-level te rm in a l in Ind ianapo lis on the 14th and 15 m e m ­b ers tu rn ed out for the occasion. Follow ing the business m eeting and luncheon, we w ere w elcom ed by Col. P h ilip R oettger, superin tenden t of the

field, and then taken on a tou r which w as m ost im pressive .

The Ind iana g irls have been getting around a bit. Jo an Ferguson , M ildred H urt, and Ja n e and G eorge Ackors a ttended the sectional m eeting in M innesota and our thanks to the chap­te r for a w onderful tim e. E sther B urner and T annie Schlundt flew to C olorado and la te r E s th e r and her 49^ e r w ent to New York and Tannie and h er 491J>er flew to W isconsin for a w eekend. M ildred H urt and her 4 9 ^ e r flew to Arizona and thence to M exico for a vacation , and Betty N icholas m ade a tr ip to New Je rse y to b ring back h er m o ther for a visit. Jane S im m ons also w ent to New York and had quite a ride in a helicopter, win- clow-peeking a t the UN. R ae Cawdeil had an equally th rilling ride in the m uch-publicized helioplane and Jane A ckors and her 4 9 ^ e r a re quite h ap ­pily se ttled in th e ir new hom e. We have th ree new brides in the chap ter: M ary S p renger Wise, Lucy W illiam s W ilhite and R uth D insm ore W arner. O ur congra tu la tions and best w ishes for th e ir happiness.

C ur new officers for the coming y e a r a re : T annie Schlundt, cha irm an ; Jo an F erguson , vice cha irm an , and E the l Knuth, se c re ta ry . C ongratu la­tions and lots of luck, gals.

ALL OHIO CHAPTER By Betty Wertz

The N orth C en tra l sectional will be held in Akron, A pril 26, 27 and 28. Lots of in te resting en te r ta in m en t is being lined up so everyone plan to attend. Any 99 in the a re a is cordially in­v ited to attend .

We finally had beautifu l flying w ea th er for our O ctober m eeting at M iller F ield. T here w ere 22 m em bers and 18 guests p resen t. Our hostesses, M arth a Wilcox, H elen Ailes and Alice Schlott, had a lovely lunch and pro­g ram . Our new officers: chairm an, J e a n B onar; vice ch a irm an , lone Kip- linger; se c re ta ry - tre a su re r , E d i t h M axim , conducted the m eeting.

We congra tu la te the following: Joan I-Irubec on h er election to se c re ta ry of the N orth C en tra l Section; Helen W iedw ald and h er prospective 99 on O ctober 14; M ary S cheaffer on her p riv a te license; Bonnie B utler for her co m m erc ia l; M artha W ilcox for check­ing out in a C essna 195; and Rosalie B rach t for new hom e.

Jody and D rexel Scott flew to O kla­hom a City for the N ational Air Show. Jody has been on the Youngstown rad io ta lk ing for the 99’s. lone Kip- linger is to have a TV app earan ce in Toledo concerning h er AWTAR ex­perience . Our 99’s a re getting lots of publicity . R uth G unther has been do­ing som e night flying. Meg Berning and h er husband now have a Cessna 170. Meg is now publisher and editor of the G re a te r C incinnati A irm ens News. E dith F ried rich is correspond­ing se c re ta ry . The club recen tly had

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Cub Scout D ay, tak ing the scouts and their p aren ts for rides. They a re a l­w ays busy doing th ings in Cincy.

The W ertz’ have sold th e ir Stinson and don’t know w hat they will be fly ­ing in the fu ture . B ette Ingw er has been enjoying th e ir 172 flying into M iller F ield and M ansfield w ith the nice long (???) runw ays. Joan H rubec and Eddie M axim have been in M ans­field frequently for v isits. Je a n and Doctor B onar keep up th e ir flying hours with tr ip s to various m edical m eetings, sectionals, etc. M arge G or­m an and 49M>er spent som e tim e in northern M ichigan. Sophia P ay ton and 491/2er (cap tain with L ake C en tral) a re now living in L im a. We hope it w ill be perm anent so Sophia can tra n s fe r from the Indiana C hap ter back to the All- Ohio. We are looking fo rw ard to seeing her at our m eetings. She and h er hus­band have just finished recovering the wings of the ir bi-plane and a re read y for engine and assem bly . R osalie Bracht had quite an experience g e t­ting home from the C hagrin F a lls m eeting. She flew in a 170 to the meeting, then in a T ri-P a c e r from Chagrin F alls to Copley then an Air- coupe on to Akron.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER By Leah Warren

Our m eeting is so la te in the m onth we have to dash for deadline. Will we m ake it? More deta ils on our m e m ­bers next m onth. Food w ith friends was our topic this tim e a t the P a r a ­dise Inn Motel n ea r C ham paign, 111. Dora D ougherty as hostess and guide took us over the 1956 AWTAR route and with help from H elen G rienke gave us highlights of the jaun t. It should have been sung to the “ L adies from 49 P lan e s .’’ Know we would all have loved to be th e re and increased the num ber to a hundred . T im e to s ta rt thinking of next y ea r and how we can help m ake it a b igger and better-known race.

D ecem ber 1 is the next m eeting date. Hotel Rogers in Bloom ington, 111., with Helen G rienke as hostess, will be the place and 6:30 the tim e. With only five m em b ers and th ree prospective m em bers p resen t t h i s tim e we can surely im prove.

Our secretary , F lorence M usser, has been to su rgery and is about read y to go home. So glad for we rea lly m iss her. She rea lly keeps us all in touch with each other and even ts of m a jo r im portance to us.

MINNESOTA CHAPTERBy Marietta Sonnenberg

The M innesota g irls in rem in iscing about the North C en tral sectional the}' hosted in S eptem ber and in checking over accounts, found they have a healthy trea su ry left desp ite all the expenses, so they voted not to accep t the $25 offered by the section for the meeting.

P resen t at the O ctober business m eeting at the hom e of H elen and

G eorge M asterton in M inneapolis w ere A udrey B aird , Ja n e W hite, M a rg a re t Cam pbell, T am ie Olsen, D orothy An­derson, F lo rence S criver, S hirley Iv e r ­son, M arian R adke, L au ra Black. H elen and M arie tta .

Ja n e handled h er f irs t m eeting as ch a irm an and v ery w ell indeed. She nam ed the following as ac tiv ity h ead s: M a rg a re t C., m em b ersh ip ; M arian , scrapbook ; F lo rence , civil defense, and M arie tta , News L e tte r. Also a m a jo r p ro jec t for the ch ap te r for the com ing y e a r w as decided on — m a in ­ta in ing a concession a t the annual M inneapolis A ir F a ir . It w as the la st m eeting for D orothy before she m oved to Chicago and the gang p resen ted h er w ith one of the lovely 99 com pacts. She w as rea lly th rilled w ith it and we know the Chicago A rea C hap te r will w elcom e th is good 99’e r w ith open a rm s . Now we have to w orry about losing A udrey soon to the “ w ild s” of N orth D akota, but hope sh e ’ll be able to hop over for m eetings now and then.

The N ovem ber session will have been held by the tim e th is is published. Je an n e and Chuck Scheifley w ere the hosts a t th e ir lovely hom e in R oches­te r.

S evera l m em b ers p rom ised to w rite the P o s tm a s te r G enera l to u rge him to issue a s ta m p com m em o ra tin g A m elia E a rh a r t. Jan e , A udrey, S h irley and M a rg a re t w ere scheduled to fly down in J a n e ’s 310 for the a ir m eet a t D uP age County A irport, 111. I had p lanned to go along, as I used to r e ­port for the E lm h u rs t, Villa P ark . L om bard and D uP age County new s­p ap e rs and would like to see the old stom ping grounds aga in , but a N orth C en tra l C ircu lation M anagers conven­tion kept m e in R ochester.

H appy w ords from fo rm e r good M innesota m em ber, D aw n A rcand, who is m a rrie d and se ttled down out W est now. T h a t’s 30 for now.

U PPE R IOWA CHAPTER By Helen Flaherty

M arie B lank w as hostess to the 99’s on Sunday, Oct. 21, a t a noon luncheon, a t the a irp o rt in M ason City. A short business m eeting w as held and a d is­cussion w as held about holding a joint C h ris tm as p a r ty to g e th er w ith the Iowa C hap ter in D ecem ber. M em bers p resen t w ere Ja c k and Bunny Wilson, Bob and M aggie A dkins, K itty H ach and two sons, D arre ll P lace and B etty B arton, and M arie Blank. We w ere so rry to h e a r th a t R uth S ch leusner will not be renev/ing h er m em b ersh ip th is com ing y ear. A fo rm e r m em b er of the U pper Iowa C hap ter, M rs. Wyn Eno, has given h er beau tifu l 99 pin to H elen F lah e rty . Wyn said th a t since she is no longer ac tive in flying, she w an ted som eone to have it and w ea r it who w as still flying. A vote of thanks to Wyn for h er goodness and thoughtfu lness and I w ill do m y best to be w orthy of such kindness. The N ovem ber m eeting will be w ith V ir­

g in ia K oestner, D uncom be, Iowa.

CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER By Dorothy Vachout

Our big new s th is m onth is our a n ­nual a irm ee t. It w as held on O ctober 14 a t D uP age Co. A irport. The w ea th er w as good except for som e wind. Our luck held until the afternoon, w hen a s l i g h t ra in show er sen t everyone scu rry in g for she lte r. A ctivities r e ­sum ed quickly as the show er w as a very sho rt one. This y ea r we had a reco rd crow d of sp ec ta to rs w hich m ade us all very happy. Deedo H eise from W isconsin, Ja n e W hite, M arg a re t C am pbell, P a t G jorvad , A udrey B aird, and S hirley Iverson (all of M innesota) cam e to join us. The M innesota g irls cam e in Ja n e W hite’s C essna 310. It is a beauty! We w ere also g lad to have Je ss ie G ronowski, B etty M organ and K ay F e rr is w ith us. H av en ’t seen them in a long tim e.

C ongratu lations to all the w inners! H ere they a re and the even ts they won: E va W hite and co-pilot K itty H aw k (her C ocker Spaniel and good luck ch a rm ), firs t X-C ra c e ; Shirley Iverson and co-pilot M a rg a re t C am p­bell, second, X-C ra c e ; Donna Giles, p r s t , p riv a te pilot spot landing; H elen O ’H ara , second, p riv a te pilot spot land ­ing: Doris L angher, firs t, com m ercial pilot spot landing ; Bea Siemon, se c ­ond, com m ercia l pilot spot landing; team of Sylvia Roth and Lois C assidy, f irs t, bom b dropping; team of Carol Cooper and G lorya Laukis, second, bom b dropping; L eonard P rice , 49M>er spot land ing ; Ja n e W hite, sp o rtsm a n ­ship trophy ; Donna Giles, o u ts tand ­ing p riv a te pilot; D oris L angher, ou t­stand ing com m erc ia l pilot. The floa t­ing trophy w as aw arded to Donna Giles. All the g irls who en tered all the events, but did not win, w ere given th e ir choice of silver or gold 99 charm b race le ts . Bill D onahue of D uPage A irport aw arded the trophies. W hen they all w ere d istribu ted , M arge Rag- lin p resen ted him w ith one th a t said “ T hanks, B ill.” Our w ay of showing our app rec ia tion of the m any th ings he has done for us. The sp e c ta cu la r event of the day w as Mike B urson’s p a ra ­chute ju m p from a 170 piloted by Sylvia Roth. Mike is G ean ' B urson’s 49V2er. E veryone w as b rea th less till he landed safely .

S orry th a t Iren e L everton w as un ­ab le to a tten d the a irm e e t th is year. She is kep t very busy in h e r new position as co-pilot on DC-3’s for G en­e ra l A irw ays, Inc. C ongratu lations, Irene, and good luck!

WISCONSIN CHAPTER By Bernie Voelker

The O ctober m eeting of the W iscon­sin C hap te r of 99’s w as held on S un­day, the 21st, a t T ru ax F ield, M adison. M iss B ernie V oelker of Sun P ra ir ie w as the hostess. A to ta l of nine w om en pilots a ttended of w hich seven w ere 99’s w ith M ary Seym our and Je a n e tte H erling ge tting th e ir p ap e rs filled in to

b e c o m e 99’s. M ary received her license in S ep tem ber and Je a n e tte in Ju ly .

The highlight of the m eeting w as a tour of the CAA control tow er a t T ruax , conducted by chief contro ller, M r. P ric h ard . A fter the tour, a busi­ness m eeting w as held in the office of the a irp o rt m a n ag e r, R obert Skuldt. The new W isconsin C hap te r officers a re as follows: M rs. Iren e M oore of D elavan , ch a irm an ; M rs. G ertrude F a u s t of E a s t T roy, vice ch a irm an ; M rs. Avis P e te rso n of B araboo, s e c re ­ta ry , and M rs. E la ine F ra n ck e of M ilw aukee, tre a su re r . Those attend ing from M ilw aukee w ere Deedo H eise, E lsie P e te rs , D ora F ritzke , E la ine F ran ck e , and G enevieve S harp . F rom D elavan cam e Iren e M oore, our new ch a irm an , and M ary Seym our and Je a n n e tte H erling from M adison. A door prize w as given by B ernie and guess who won it ( re m em b er th is w as a m eeting of w om en p ilo ts), our m ale guest, Mr. L. P ric h a rd .GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAPTER

By Marjory FarrellC ur S ep tem ber m eeting a t B etty

S iggs’ lovely hom e w as well a ttended , and a delicious m eal w as savored b}̂ all. A fter the v ery good d inner, a brief business m eeting w as held by our ch a irm an , S arah G orelick. It w as sug ­gested by B etty Siggs th a t our ch a p te r give support to the new p sy ch ia tric receiv ing cen te r being es tab lished in one of K ansas C ity ’s ch ild ren ’s hom es; a s a consequence of th is suggestion, we will endeavor to provide som e equ ipm ent for the cen te r.

Dee S outhard flew to the CAP SARCAP a t Cape G ira rd eau recen tly , one of the two w om en pilots th e re ! She has gone on W ing S taff—is now a m ajo r.

M ary R uth D ietrich has been busily prom oting av iation a t K ansas M edical C enter. She has thus fa r ta lked a doctor into the a ir, and five solo hours, and is cu rren tly w orking on the launching into the a ir one or two poten tia l 99’s. She has two nu rses poised to tak e wind, ju s t needs to give one m ore delica te push!

Joan Cayot is busy tak ing courses a t evening school.

Your rep o r te r had a w onderful flight to Cheyenne, S alt L ake City and L as V egas recen tly . My firs t ta s te of m oun­ta in flying — and I like it. Too soon back to w ork!

KANSAS CHAPTER By Lois Dobbin

The $300 flight scho larsh ip from the Bobbe S lade M em orial Fund w as won

by Ann C lark of G arden City, Kan. Ann is 16 y ea rs old, has had two y ea rs in W ing Scouting and has h er silver w ings; she subm itted the w inning essay on “W hy I w an t to L ea rn to F ly .’’ The p laque aw ard p resen ta tion w as m ade in W ichita, O ctober 28, by K ansas ch a irm an , Lois Dobbin. All five ap p lican ts received lovely iden ti­fication b race le ts . S pecial guests w ere M rs. H am ilton (m o ther of the la te Bobbe S lade), H azel Ja ck s , lead e r of a ir age education , and W ing Scout troops from W ichita and G arden City. Anne W addell and Lucile D ienst flew the G arden City W ing Scouts to W ich­ita . Upon re tu rn in g to G arden City, the w inner, Ann C lark , w as m et by the m ayor and ch a m b e r of com m erce who p resen ted h er w ith a bouquet of roses. A recep tion a t the G irl Scout cabin followed. Ann is e a g e r to s ta r t flying, and we know she will be a c red it to W ing Scouting. WTe a re re a l p leased to p resen t th is f irs t flight scho larsh ip ev e r aw arded to a g irl te en a g e r in K ansas. We hope it is “ only the beg inn ing” and th a t m any m ore will follow.

O ctober m eeting w as held a t G rea t Bend, w here an a ir m a rk e r w as pain ted in reco rd tim e. F irs t clouds we have seen in K ansas for 60 days ap p eared the day of our m eeting , how ever, five a irp lan es ap p eared from all over the s ta te , and we had a rea l en joyable day. H ad so m any people pain ting we couldn’t get it laid out fas t enough —but th a t is the w ay we like it. Those a ttend ing w ere M arie E ng lem an , N ina M ontgom ery, Anne W addell, Lucile D ienst, Ju lie Snowhill, D orothy Speer, M a rg a re t Yourdon, Lois Dobbin and P h ila Knitig.

TEXAS C HAPTERBy Ruby H ays

As pinch h itte r rep o rte r , I ’ll try to le t everyone know w hat the T exas C hap te r has been doing. We have been very busy w ith elections, babies and new units! C ur fall s ta te m eeting w as held in M idland w ith a group of p ro s­pective 99’s as hostesses. Only two of the group a re 99’s, and they rea lly put on a lovely convention. They have a w onderful g roup of w om en pilots th e re and you will be h ea rin g m ore about them soon.

C ur new officers a re : A rdath Mc- C reery , c h a irm an ; Louise C larkson, vice c h a irm an ; Anne D uthie, secre- ta ry - tre a su re r , and C ornelia D avis, m em bersh ip .

We attended the firs t m eeting of the new A bilene U nit. R uth D eerm an , Ouida P ark in s , R uby H ays and Anne D uthie from El P aso and A m a Lee Ja m eso n and C ornelia D avis from Del Rio a ttended . M arian L ippott is the firs t ch a irm an of the Abilene Unit. They have a po ten tia l of 25 p rospec­tive 99’s in th a t a re a . O ur best w ishes to those g irls.

A m a Lee p resen ted the T exas C hap­te r w ith a die to use for p rin ting our

official s ta tionery . We all s ta rted for hom e adorned w ith a beautiful blue and w hite 99’s corsage, p resen ted by the Abilene g irls, of course. At the ra te our T exas C hatper is growing, our m em bersh ip cha irm an , Cornelia D avis, will have a busy tim e.

L ast S a tu rd ay the E l P aso Unit flew to L as C ruces, the A lbuquerque Unit flew down, and we had a w onder­ful jo in t m eeting a t the hom e of Iela C arw ard ine.

EL PASO UNIT By Doris Hurt Powers

A gain we have had two m eetings in the la st m onth. On the 6th we had a m eeting a t the In tern a tio n al A irport to d iscuss our p lans for ano ther a ir ­port day and to assign som eone to take the G irl W ing Scouts on a tour of the a irp o rt. We a re sponsoring this group and som e of our g irls will do the teach ing and o thers will p a rtic i­pate in th ings such as the airport tour. R uth D eerm an and Ruby H ays a re the tour lead e rs and will set up th e ir own tim e w ith the scouts. These a re our fu tu re 99’s, so m ake it good.

R uth D eerm an , our sectional gov­ernor, explained the point system on our new contest for th is year. It is a trophy aw arded to the 99 who has com piled the m o s t points between O ctober 1, 1956 and M arch 15, 1957. Po in ts a re given for m eetings a tten d ­ed, a irm ark in g , w inning a flying con­test, se a rch and rescue, new ratings, landing a t new a irp o rts , publicity and ta lk s and lec tu res . Also the unit or ch ap te r having the la rg e s t num ber of m em b ers p a rtic ip a tin g in the contest will receive a cash bonus. It sounds like a w onderful idea to stim ula te m em b er p artic ipa tion and a good idea should alw ays be passed on.

On S atu rday , Oct. 20, we had a joint m eeting w ith the A lbuquerque g irls at L ela C a rw a rd in e’s lovely hom e in Las C ruces, N. M. F rom El P aso we had Lois H ailey, Ann D uthie, Ruby Hays, R u th D eerm an , Joy Chisolm, Delo G erard i, a new m em b er and Ouida P a rk in s as a guest. T here w ere th ree p lanes from A lbuquerque w ith seven of th e ir m em b ers attend ing . Thanks you for the lovely luncheon and fine hosp itality , Lela.

CORPUS CHRISTI UNIT By Elaine Needham

F ive of us 99’s from Corpus (Louise C larkson, P au line G lasson, V eta Ten- nent, M erle D unnan and E laine N eed­ham ) drove like crazy pilots do down to quain t M cAllen for a very profit­ab le m eeting w ith H elen D isney, A rd­ath M cC reery and Sidney S m allridge. W e’re rea lly planning and schem ing for m oney-raising ideas, cute tricks and anyth ing unusual for a never-to-be- fo rgo tten super convention in McAllen, T exas for 1957.

Above the c la tte r, skee-ra tch and drip , d rip of beloved ra in and some hail stones, we m anaged to elect a

new officer — m e — la te s t News L e tte r scribe.

Pauline G lassen is our a irm ark in g cha irm an again th is year. The glint shining in those eyes spell out only one thing — gals, get rea d y for m ore b listered hands, black and blue knees and black and yellow pain t — w e’re in for a record-b reak ing a irm ark in g year.

Along w ith us on th is tr ip w as a fu ­tu re 99 (we b reak them in ea rly , you know) Rookie T rom m , a native of Holland, soloed recen tly under the watchful eye of P au line G lassen. M ak­ing her hom e in Corpus C hristi along with paren ts and t h r e e b ro thers, Rookie is fast becom ing an aviation enthusiast and loyal T exan — draw l and all. A good com bination don’t you think?

Helen D isney flew into Corpus on a race from M cAllen to Cotulla. I t w as a nice rest-stop, as about 40 m ore people seem ed re lu c tan t to leave the cool breezy hanger, coffee and Cokes when tim e cam e to ra c e off.

Pauline G lassen and h er te am cam e in firs t p lace th is y ea r — national pistol shooting. One b e tte r over la s t y e a r’s second place. P re tty fancy pants shootin, I would say.

COLORADO CHAPTER By Alice S. Fuchs

Colorado m em b ers have been hit bv the trav e l bug. M ost exciting tr ip bv any of our m em b ers w as T helm a T hom as’ E u ropean tour. She flew to Scotland and from th e re b ranched out to the S candinavian countries, F ra n ce , England and R ussia. W e’re looking forw ard to seeing p ic tu res of the tr ip at our next m eeting .

V erna C hristopher leaves for N assau on N ovem ber 1 via BOAC on a tr ip which she won from C ontinental A ir­lines (her em ployer).

The Chouns and T eppers recen tly attended a Shrine P a tro l conference in K ansas City, w ith Ed and Joe p a r ­tic ipating in the p a ra d e in th e ir “ Cub S cooters.’’

Dot and P au l Young attended the helicopter forum in D allas on O ctober 7, 8 and 9, w here P au l p resen ted a paper on “ High A ltitude H elicopter O perations.’’

D arlene and F red G ray will be off to La Ju n ta soon and thence to N ebraska to d em o n stra te the Mooney.

M arilyn and H arold N ordstrom spent the w eekend a t the B roadm oor a t Colo­rado Springs recen tly — ce leb ra ting their 10th w edding an n iv ersa ry .

To rep len ish the tre a su ry , Colorado m em bers staged an O ctober ru m m a g e sale th a t netted $60. D inner for our October m eeting w as provided by P a t Urling, w herefore each m em b er pre- ent contributed the price of the m eal to the tre a su ry — w ith a to ta l in take of $31.

W e’re so rry to lose our m ilita ry m em ber, Capt. Phyllis Johnson, who is being tra n sfe rre d to C alifornia.

NORTHWEST SECTION

ALASKA CHAPTER By Lois Wise

We m issed the S ep tem ber p ub lica­tion but w an t to include a little from th a t m eeting .

A ileen S aunders from San Diego m et w ith us a t our S ep tem b er m eeting , held a t Doll B ooth’s hom e. Aileen and h er husband flew a p lane up the h igh ­w ay and have joined the ran k s of the “ A lkan F ly e rs ,” a non-profit o rg an iza ­tion.

Doll recoun ted h er experiences in flying over the g lac ie rs betw een Sew ­ard and W hittier. T h at a re a is m ark ed by its high g la c ie r fields descending rap id ly to low land or w a te r and is in te restin g not only for the scenery but also for the a ir cu rren ts . H elen S nyder had a tr ip to T alk ee tn a in h e r T ri-P ac er, and of course, C arole Gil lespie w ith h e r in stru c tin g and C-46 supply line trav e lin g , has been all over the skies.

O ur O ctober m eeting w as a t F a t M cG ee’s hom e in Turnagin-B y-The- Sea. R ene N eilsen got down from P a l­m er, and w ith M arion Zaegel d iscussed m uch about log cabin building, r e ­roofing, and fire wood g a th erin g — building in g en e ra l is a lw ays a good su b jec t for discussion in th is country .

C arole re tu rn ed over the highw ay the la s t w eek in S ep tem b er w ith h er p lane from S eattle and added h er s to ries of the flight and te rra in to the long list from the A lkan F ly ers . I t ’s so easy and p leasan t to re fly the rou te w hile sitting com fortab ly in an u p ­ho lstered cha ir. We all thoroughly en ­joyed the flight.

We also d iscussed the possib ility of en terin g a float in the F u r R endezvous next F e b ru a ry ; the possib ility of h a v ­ing a d inner m eeting a t R abb it Creek Inn ; and ended the evening w ith an inv itation to hold our nex t m eeting a t L o rra in e E rik sso n ’s hom e.

IDAHO CHAPTER By M argaret E . Gig ray

It w as guest n igh t a t the O ctober 16 m eeting of the Idaho 99’s a t B rad ley F ield Lounge. L eah L iersch , Boise CAA control tow er o p era to r and a 99, spoke about h e r w ork and gave som e excellen t po in ters on flying from a controlled a irp o rt. N inety-N ines p re s ­ent included D oris A tkinson, E u la Logsdon, B a rb a ra H ornback , C a th ­erine B eckley, M a rg a re t G igray, E dna H ettinger, F ra n Brown, C lair Ju s tad , L au ra Conner, Je a n K eith, G eorgia M yers, Joyce M orcom , Millie Shinn, H elen H igby, Cleone B erry , and po ten­tia l Je a n e tte Hopkins, who has just tu rned in an app lica tion for m e m b e r­

ship. G uests included M ariane C arver of the Idaho D ep a rtm en t of A ero­n au tics , D arlene Bovce, M ae Eason. M adge P ete rso n , H elen M ichlik, Agnes H am ilton and D orothy Clvburn. All m em b ers w ore th e ir w hite blouses w ith 99 insignia, and p ic tu res w ere ta k en of the group for 99 national h e a d o u a r te rs a t th e ir request.

H elen H igby p resen ted inform ation reg a rd in g the nossible fo rm ation of a W ing Scout group.

S ec re ta ry B a rb a ra H ornback re p o r t­ed th a t our d irec to r of ae ronau tics, Chet Moulton, w as still receiv ing con­g ra tu la to ry le tte rs on the p a r tic ip a ­tion of the 99’s in the In tern a tio n al N orthw est A viation Council convention la s t S ep tem ber.

Je a n e tte H opkins, our new est app li­can t for 99 m em b ersh ip is the d au g h ­te r of CAA Safetv Agent J e r ry H op­kins (who inc iden ta lly gave th is r e ­p o rte r h e r check flight p rio r to r e ­ceiving h e r co m m ercia l l i c e n s e ) . Je a n e tte received h er p riv a te license the 13th of A ugust and logs tim e now reg u la rly in a C essna 140. She is one of the youngest pilots in Idaho.

W ESTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER By Mildred M andeville

The O ctober m eeting , held in the Skyroom , Boeing F ield, on the 15th, w as presided over bv our new ch a ir­m an, M elba Owen. A ru m m ag e sale to ra ise money w as d iscussed and it w as decided to have it in W est S eattle som e tim e in ea rly D ecem ber. A C h ris tm as d inner - dance w as also ag reed upon w ith the da te to be de­te rm in ed a t our next m eeting .

Two new m em b ers , M ildred P earso n from E v e re tt and Bonny B erger from S eattle , w ere p resen t. M ildred ownes a PA12 w hich she keeps a t P aine Field . B onny’s C essna is kept a t R en­ton A irport.

M ovies and 35mm slides of the L ip­stick D erby will be shown at our next m eeting to be held a t the sam e place on N ovem ber 19.

It w as a g irl for M ickey G illm an. Now she has th ree fu tu re 99’ers.

MONTANA CHAPTER By Marjorie L. Roile

At a b rea k fa s t m eeting , S ep tem ber 29, a t the lovely hom e of Inza R iedesel in B illings, the M ontana C hap ter e lec t­ed the following o fficers: cha irm an , D orothy Sabo; vice cha irm an , M ar­jo rie L. Rolle; se c re ta ry , N orm a W ing­field, and tre a su re r , W inifred (Pud) L ovelace. O rpha D ann, our flying school te ac h er, w as p resen ted w ith a gift of ap p rec ia tio n for the w ork she has done in a ir education in the e a s t­e rn p a r t of M ontana. O rpha trave led over 50 m iles by a irp lan e (or by tru ck in bad v /eather) to teach av iation ed ­ucation to school te ac h e rs in the Miles City, M ont., a re a every F rid a y night for m any w eeks.

We a re p leased to w elcom e ano ther fu tu re 99 m em ber, Cheri Schw arzrock.

E va S chw arzrock and h er new 24% a re spending the w in te r a t F o rt Knox, Ky., w here Capt. J a m e s (4 9 ^ ) is a t ­tending N ational G uard cam p. V era T h ro sse l’s em ployer, Long C onstruc­tion Co., has ju s t pu rch ased a new tw in Bonanza and V era h as acqu ired som e dual and qu ite a bit of co-pilot tim e on business tr ip s in w estern United S ta tes. Jo a n G reening, our youngest M ontana pilot, has ju s t r e ­tu rned to school a t N orthw este rn U ni­versity , w here she is studying jo u rn a ­lism . Louise B utcher, w ife of M ilton B utcher, one of the F ly ing F a rm e rs , is a w elcom e addition to our chap te r. Louise and h er husband of W inifred, M ont., own a P ip e r T ri-P ac er . M a r­jo rie Logan Rolie, a cap ta in in the Air F o rce R eserve , spen t two w eeks active duty a t M alm strom A ir F orce Base, G rea t F alls , Mont. W hile on ac tive duty she assisted w ith the Civil A ir P a tro l cadet encam pm en t, and is the evny of our group because she flew for IV2 hours in the F-96 (a ll-w eather je t figh ter) used by the 29th F ig h te r In te rcep to r Squadron a t M alm strom . M arge also h itched a ride to H am ilton F ield , Calif., w ith the a ir fo rce a f te r a ttend ing t h e N orthw est sectional m eeting a t Boise, and spent two w eeks in San F rancisco , Calif.

EASTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTERBy Evelyn WaMren

E veryone had a heckofalo tafun a t the O ctober EW C hap ter m eeting held a t the w heat ran c h hom e of M innie and C arl Boyd, n ea r P u llm an , O cto­ber 7. The huge Boyd hom e, a th ree- la y e r affa ir, even has an e lev a to r to se rv e the th ree floors. (If M innie had to clim b all those s ta irs she w ouldn 't h ave tim e to fly h e r T ri-P ac e r .)

It w as the firs t a n n iv e rsa ry of the ch ap te r and B etty Seavey had th ough t­fully brought a b irth d ay cake w ith ap p ro p ria te 99 tr im m in g s to help ce le­b ra te the event. All the incum ben t o fficers w ere re-elected for the com ­ing y ear, w ith M innie Boyd, L ydiellen H agan , B etty S eavey and M ary D rink- w a te r aga in serv ing as ch a irm an , vice ch a irm an , se c re ta ry and tre a s u re r r e ­spectively .

It w asn ’t until everyone had a rr iv ed a t M innie’s th a t M innie Boyd learned th a t she had been elected Sectional vice governor. Gini R ichardson w as re-e lected governor and D oris A tkin­son and N orm a W ingfield w ere r e ­e lected s e c re ta ry and tre a su re r .

The E a s te rn W ashington 99’s h a v e n ’t le t any g ra ss grow under th e ir w ings the p ast m onth, p a rtic u la rly the W alla W alla a re a g irls, who firs t assisted a t the W alla W alla Air F a ir , O ctober 14, d isplaying a irc ra f t , reg is te rin g 243 kids th roughout the day, of w hich nine won free flights and in g en e ra l ta lk ­ing th e ir heads off to help boost a v ia ­tion. M innie Boyd, B etty Seavey, P a r ry C asey and Ann W arren did the honors. On the heels of th a t the S p ray ers convened in W alla W alla two

w eeks la te r and the g irls had to sc u rry around, a rra n g in g a luncheon and p ro ­g ram for the w om en in a tten d an ce and to help w ith re se rv a tio n s and courtesy ca rs . Som ehow, blonde, e ffervescen t B etty Seavey ta k es it all in h e r stride .

SOUTHWESTSECTION

BAY CITIES CHAPTER By Lindy Boyes

F irs t m eeting un d er gu idance of new officers w as held O ctober 19 a t the San F ran c isco hom e of b ran d new m em b er M a rg a re t Topping. G eri Hill p resided a t the brief m eeting . M ost of the evening w as devoted to cha tting and chew ing — scrum ptious cheese cake w hipped up by our hostess.

A ctiv ities of m em b ers w ere r e ­vealed . R uth R u eck ert flew h er h u s­band in the fam ily C essna 120 to Co­lusa, som e 100 m iles from San F ra n ­cisco, to a duck hunting club w here F red hunted ducks, of course. M abel Z ehr and hubby, Otto, have been w orking out the fam ily F unk in m uch local flying from the San C arlos A ir­port ( las t y e a r w hen the TAR s ta rte d from th is field it w as nam ed the San M ateo County A irport, hooray for b rev ity ). M a rg a re t Topping is piling up the hours a t H alf Moon B ay A irport for h e r co m m erc ia l license, has only about 10 to go. M iriam B rugh and R uth R ueckert en rou te hom e from the SW sectional m eeting a t S alt L ake City in R u th ’s 120, M ariam is given the con­tro ls to get m ounta in flying experience and also is dubbed “ F latland-T exas- g a l-B ru g h .” L indy Boyes fe rry in g a CAP L-16 from C rissy F ield (P resid io of S. F .) to H em et, n e a r R iverside , Calif., long ride w ith one h e a r t-w a rm ­ing experience w hen stopping for gas in the San Joaqu in V alley tu rn s out the field is a p riv a te s tr ip and a fte r filling up w ith 10 gallons of gasoline and being offered the use of the sw im ­m ing pool and the au tom obile to go to town for som eth ing to ea t, the fa rm er- ow ner re fu ses p ay m en t for the petro l. “W ouldn’t know w hat to ch arg e you in the firs t p lace or w hat to do w ith the m oney if you gave it to m e, and, be­sides, 10 gallons m ore or less here don’t m ake any d iffe ren ce .’’

SAGUARO CHAPTER By Marjy Crowl

O ur O ctober business m eeting w as held in D oris G lina’s new hom e in M erryvale T e rrace . A su rp rise baby show er w as given D oris by a ttend ing 99’s, M elba B eard , J im m y e Lou S hel­ton, W ilm a Bland, B etty K nier, Alice R oberts, M ary M cNeil, Ju a n ita Newell and M arjy Crowl.

L itchfield N aval Air F ac ility w as the site of our fall q u a r te rly m eeting . P eople a rr iv ed v ia p lanes and ca rs betw een 12 and 12:30, as p lanned, and

proceeded to the C ivilian C afe teria for luncheon w here p laces w ere set for 63 people.

V incent F itzgera ld , d irec to r of the A rizona A viation A uthority , and Cm dr. F ed d ern of the L itchfield N .A .F. gave b rief ta lk s.

W hat a delightful su rp rise to learn th a t H azel W akefield and fam ily have m oved here perm anen tly . N ew spaper publicity about the quarte rly , m eeting “ flu sh ed ” h er from the bushes of business. She, h er 4 9 ^ e r , Sid, and son, Dick, w ere a t the N aval Air F acility . Hope the Chicago A rea C h ap te r’s loss is our gain.

M em bers of our ch ap te r and of the W ing Scout troop w hich we sponsor a re cooperating w ith Art B ethancourt, cap ta in for Arizona, on the a irp o rt flight opera tions survey . Wing Scouts w orked out a t Sky H arb o r A irport, V erne Brooke, B etty K nier, M elba B eard and Alice R oberts a t P a rad ise A irport and your tru ly a t A irhaven A irport.

BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER By Bert Haycock

In O ctober we com bined business w ith p leasu re and had a d inner m e e t­ing a t H aycock House in Pond. Though our group is sm all all the g irls rea lly t ry to a ttend our m eetings even though it m eans th a t one of us will have to m ake a tr ip of 80 m iles reg a rd le ss of w here the m eeting is held. We are very m uch in hopes of in te resting new g irls in joining our ch ap te r and with the cooperation of the local new s­p ap e rs we a re rea lly on the search for new m em bers.

M arc ia F an d rem , E dna Long and P risc illa Spencer a ttended an all-day m eeting of the executive board of C alifornia A viation E ducation Asso­ciation in B akersfield th is past week. M arc ia is p residen t and we a re all proud of the ou tstanding job she con- tina lly does in th is im portan t work.

F lo rence M oody’s daugh ter, M ar­g a re t, is to be m a rrie d th is m onth.

O ur nex t m eeting will be N ovem ber 2 in B akersfield a t the hom e of P r is ­cilla Spencer.

LOS ANGELES CHAPTER By Mari jane Brown

O ur O ctober m eeting convened in W inifred W illm ore’s beautifu lly dec­o ra ted a p a r tm e n t in P a rk La B rea Tow ers.

H ighlight of the evening w as B a r­b a ra Je a n S ew ald’s vivid account of h er tra v e ls and ad v en tu res w ith the Lowell T hom as expedition to film C ineram a IV. The p rincipal m eans of tran sp o rta tio n w as a G lobem aster, but the p a rty also used boats, ra fts , gon­dolas, snow shoes, skis, e lephants, horses, donkeys, etc.

B a rb a ra a ttended the coronation of the King of N epal, and m ingled with V IP ’s from m any lands. She trave led norrow and hazardous tra ils th rough

the lofty m ountains w hich rim the fasc inating p arad ise known as H unza, th a t fabulous kingdom w hose hea lthy , happy citizens pay no tax es and need no police force. T hese people a re all descended from A lexander the G reat, and th e ir p resen t ru le r is b ro th er of the Aga K ahn.

F rom an outcroping along the w ay B a rb a ra ex trac ted a handfu l of n a tu ra l garne ts, w hich she bountifully d is­tribu ted as gifts to each g irl p resen t. (M oral: N ever m iss a m eeting .)

Countess L illy Coudenhove-Calergi, who is spa rk ing a m ovem ent to con­vene an annual in te rn a tio n a l congress of w om en flyers in E urope, has su g ­gested an annual trans-A tlan tic a ir race , following the AWTAR, and p re ­ceding the convention. If you a re in­te rested , tell the g irls on the AWTAR com m ittee.

COACHELLA VALLEY CHAPTER By Faye Douthitt

Our firs t m eeting since the su m m er vacations a re over w as held M onday, Oct. 28, a t the D esert A ir Motel. A fter the m eeting w as a journed we all en ­joyed a lovely lunch in th e ir nice d in­ing room .

Zaddie B unker is now the proud ow ner of a N avion 205 (Rocking C hair No. 2). As everyone re m e m b e rs No. 1 w as an E rcoupe. Being a N avion own­e r m yself I know she took a step in the right d irection . We a re happy to h ea r th a t Zaddie w as crow ned queen of the F lying Club convention in S eattle — see h er in N ovem ber issue

of F lying. A fter the convention she w ent by boat to A laska. She says nex t tim e it will be by a ir. H elen K enaston and husband flew in a Beech Bonanza to C anada, had a v ery lovely tr ip but had to cut it short because of a change in th e ir d a u g h te r’s w edding plans. T hey now have & son-in-law.

SAN DIEGO CHAPTER By Edna E. Penners

1956 AWTAR m ovies w ere shown a t our O ctober 18 m eeting in the lovely new hom e of M ayetta B ehringer, r e ­cent tra n sfe re e from the Long B each C hap ter. Also, co m m ittee ch a irm en apointed w ere : M arian C arver, a s s is t­a n t se c re ta ry ; E velyn B riggs, board m em b er a t la rg e ; J e a n Cousins, fly ­ing ac tiv itie s ; L ea H anlon, h is to rian ; E ileen S aunders, p ro g ra m s; B etty L am b ert and M arian C arver, ru m ­m age sales.

We a re very proud of our D ottie S anders for w inning so m any honors in the annual a ir g am es. She won a trophy for second p lace in 180 spot landing, second p lace trophy for the profic iency ra c e , and f irs t p lace w ith the h ighest to ta l points for all even ts, for th is she w on1 the F red E. E ise rt aw ard . C ongratu lations, D ottie.

SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER By Ardell Hauk

On O ctober 16 our re g u la r m onthly m eeting w as held a t San Jose A irport in the ca fe te ria , cou rtesy of " 'a r io n B arn ick . Once ag a in we postponed our election for nex t y e a r ’s ch a p te r of­fice rs because th e re w ere not enough

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS P. 0 . ROX 1444 — OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

WILL ROGERS FIELD

News LetterF IR ST CLASS MAIL

Wynema Masonhall, EditorMinco, Oklahoma

P R I N T E D IT' C H I C K A S H A BY T H E S T A R P U B L I S H I N G C O .

of us in a tten d an ce to m ake up a quorum . N ext m onth we expect 100 p ercen t a ttendance .

We m ade up a ca len d ar of m eetings for the next six m onths to com e. Also a te n ta tiv e schedule of fly-ins for the nex t six m onths. If the w ea th er will ju s t cooperate we can look fo rw ard to som e rea l in te restin g flights. In No­v em b er w e’ll all fly to the Nut T ree for lunch. The food is rea lly delicious. We w an t to fly to P ism o Beach to go clam m ing , but h a v e n ’t decided yet if the m onth should have an “ R ” in it or not. In A pril we all w ant to fly to the sp ring sectional in L as V egas.

LONG BEACH CHAPTER By Ruth Gay

P lan s for a C h ris tm as p a rty a t the new hom e of B etty Loufek in G arden G rove w ere d iscussed w ith en thusiasm at the O ctober m eeting . C hairm an Donna Chilcote p rom ises to cook a tu rkey , and the re s t of us a re to bring the “ tr im m in g s .” T here will be d an c­ing and en te rta in m en t and “ toys for to ts ” on the p ro g ram .

The highlight df the evening w as a ta lk by John D enan, a irp o rt tra ffic con tro ller from the Los A ngeles tow er. He explained su rveillance and p re ­cision ra d a r to us. Long B each has installed su rve illance ra d a r and is now anxious for p rac tice runs.

H ostesses for the evening w ere Ruth N itzen and Polly B ocker. They served us a v a rie ty of delicious doughnuts and lots of apple cider. It w as one of the nicest evenings we have had.