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·--.. . ..... // ,, NEWS 9 9 LETTER 193'7 Ruth K. Wakeman, 2821 Hillside :Drive , Burlingame , Calif .AMELIA EARHART After hoping to the last possible moment, we have to uccept with heavy hearts the loss of America's and the world 1 s foremost woman flyer. Amelia Earhart's career has been a bright page in aviation history. Receiving national · notice for the first time when she flew the Atlantic with Stultz and Gordon in the Friendship, she followed this with a remarkable list of "firsts". She was the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo; the first woman to fly an autogiro; the first woman to received the Distinguished Service Cross; the first woman to fly non-stop a cross tho United States, non-stop from Mexico City to New York; the first woman to fly from Hawaii to the Uni tcd States. : Comhining in unusual deg ree facility · as a pilot with great charm and ability as a lecturer and writer, Amelia Earhart has presented aviati on to the public, particularly women in aviation, in a most pers uasive way, so that all women pilots owe her an immeasurable debt. She was among the small group who founded the 99 1 s; was the Club 1 s first president; has always been interested in its welfare and found time in her extreme ly busy, strenuous life to give much valuable counsel and backing to club projects. · It brin gs a slight comfort to us that she once said if she had her ch oice of time and place to leave the world it would be in the middle of one of hor long flights. Whate ver may be said ag ainst dan ger ous flights "for the fun of itn it is well to remember that the greatest happiness comes to mankind not from the useful and practical alone; that the spectacular and romantic, high endeavor and courage and joyousness in the»bright face of dangern, all of which Amelia Earhart exemplified, bring an enrichment to life which is incalculable. --Mabel Britton 99 PROGRAM AT NATI ONAL AIR RACES T HE ANNUAL MEETING of 99 1 s for 193'7 will bo hold Sunday morning, Sep t. 5th at 10 o'clock sharp at the HOTEL CLEVELAND in Cleveland. Every member of tho 99's is welcome to attend this meeting, and to take part in the discussion, but only qualified delegates may vote on such matters us may come before the meeting. Gu'"EST for 99's and their nuests will be at ?;30 Sunday evening at t ho H otel Cleveland, at per person, including tax and tip. THE BOTE L CLEVELAND , which will bo 99 during the NationOl Air Races, offers tho following rates to 99 1 s:

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Page 1: 9 9construction. March: Al Zwink, Radio Expert, who gave us valuable information and instructions on procuring a radio operator1 s license. April: Harold Draner, Parachutist, who

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NEWS 9 9 LETTER

193'7 Ruth K. Wakeman, 2821 Hillside :Drive , Burlingame , Calif •

.AMELIA EARHART

After hoping to the last possible moment, we have to uccept with heavy hearts the loss of America's and the world 1 s foremost woman flyer. Amelia Earhart's career has been a bright page in aviation history. Receiving national ·notice for the first time when she flew the Atlantic with Stultz and Gordon in the Friendship, she followed this with a remarkable list of "firsts". She was the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo; the first woman to fly an autogiro; the first woman to received the Distinguished Service Cross; the first woman to fly non-stop across tho United States, non-stop from Mexico City to New York; the first woman to fly from Hawaii to the Uni tcd States. :

Comhining in unusual degree facility · as a pilot with great charm and ability as a lecturer and writer, Amelia Earhart has presented aviati on to the public, particularly women in aviation, in a most persuasive way, so that all women pilots owe her an immeasurable debt. She was among the small group who founded the 99 1 s; was the Club 1 s first president; has always been interested in its welfare and found time in her extremely busy, strenuous life to give much valuable counsel and backing to club projects. ·

It brings a slight comfort to us that she once said if she had her choice of time and place to leave the world it would be in the middle of one of hor long flights.

Whatever may be said against dangerous flights "for the fun of itn it is well to remember that the greatest happiness comes to mankind not from the useful and practical alone; that the spectacular and romantic, high endeavor and courage and joyousness in the»bright face of dangern, all of which Amelia Earhart exemplified, bring an enrichment to life which is incalculable.

--Mabel Britton

99 PROGRAM AT NATI ONAL AIR RACES

THE ANNUAL MEETING of 99 1 s for 193'7 will bo hold Sunday morning, Sept. 5th at 10 o'clock sharp at the HOTEL CLEVELAND in Cleveland. Every member of tho 99's is welcome to attend this meeting, and to take part in the discussion, but only qualified delegates may vote on such matters us may come before the meeting.

Gu'"EST DINN.:~ for 99's and their nuests will be at ?;30 Sunday evening at t ho Hotel Cleveland, at ~~l.65 per person, including tax and tip.

THE BOTEL CLEVELAND , which will bo 99 head~uartors during the NationOl Air Races, offers tho following rates to 99 1 s:

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Singlc- ro01_n with bo.th ------·------i 2.~5 Doublo " ' · -U . .• ' ·' -· ·------------f 5.00 Connecting double rooms ----------w 4.50 Tioublo rooms with twin bods, bath-$ 6.00

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TRANSPORTATION will bo provided members to and from tho Hotol Clove­Tur7d. and tho Air Haccs each do.y.

R:~GT3TRATION - All 99 1 s will please register at the 99 booth at the Clzva10.ni Hotel as soon as you arrive. If you cannot come in personally, phone the Cleveland, giving your name and Cleveland address during the races.

R~SE~V:i'rIONS for ~1!!.~ o.nd guest dinner should be made through Florence Boswell, chairman of tho arrr.ngemcnts. Since the Great Lakes Exposition is in Cleveland at the samo time as tho National Air Races, it is advisable to got your reservations in as early as possible. Address:

Floronco H. Boswell, 1334 Inglowood Drive, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Phone: Yellowstone 1313

YJ \LDO -."J.\TERMAN is to manage tho womon 1 s race at tho National Air Races .

",If_BRI_..:i..G:ES - Annette Gipson to dwn.rd Thompson Magoffin, June 30th at t11e Little Church Around the C8rner in New York City. After a honeymoon trip to Europo, they will return via the Normandie to New York, Aucust 16th.

AIR R.l.CE CO!.n1IT1'EE N.l!i\'/S - The committee appreciates the many inter­ec-ting letters it ho.srocei vcd regarding current fooling on contest a.nd races. ~'hoy will prove a groat help in cEtablishing future policy. But so fur tho letters have been mostly from now members, Girls who only roccntl;y- leni·ncd to fly. They offer excellent sug- · geStions and. criticisms. Now, can wo hear from tho older girls too, girls who have soon many contests and can offer us valuublo material? Wo naed word from everyone, else our decisions rJill not include the opinions of all, and then it ~ill be too late to express your ~ishes on the typos of events being offered. Send replies to Melba Beard, 1881 l1eadov1brook Road, Al tadena, California.

R1rnro LICJ:NSES - Do you hold a Radiotelephone Third Class license? Ii' you expect to renew it, go look at the expiration date on tho license. then st art renewal activities from three to five months before exnira tion.. Such is the friendly tip that comes from helba :Oe ard, who wa i tc<l too lone and lof't her pho ne l ice r.se whon there wa"' n'i enough time to fulfill renewul requirements. If you haven't been oper a ting, it i s easie r to loose the license and t ake a new examination. Howcvor, Melba. has her Amateur Radio Opera.tors License, a.nd her orm ra.dilio sta tion , W3ozs , so docsn 1 t miss tho ppono lice.nse .

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NEWS JJ'ROM 1.I.1HE SEC 1.rIONS

NEW ENGLAND SEC ·rrmP S report for the year 1936-3'7 gives a splendid showing of the group 1s o.ctivi ties and accomplishments. Twelve regular meetings have been held, one specie.l meeting, two dances and two dinners. The following speakers gave talks: November, Capt. Albert Edson, Manager of the Boston Municipal. .Airport, who told us of the changes and development of the Roston Airport and flying in early days. Dec: Inspector Robt. Hoyt, Dept. of Commerce Inspector , who spoke on licenses. Jan: Dr. Frederick E. Cruff, Flight Surgeon, who talked on Aviation Medicinea ~eb: Tommy Atkins, professional builder of Model Airplanes, who explained the ins and outs of model airplane construction. March: Al Zwink, Radio Expert, who gave us valuable information and instructions on procuring a radio operator 1 s license. April: Harold Draner, Parachutist, who gave us instructions in para­chute jumping. May : Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie flew their Lockheed to Eoston an9, were guests of honor at our dinner and dance, May 22nd • • • • • At the Oct. meeti ng the Club voted to send an appropriate \.'Jedding gift to each member of the New England Section of 99 1 s who married while in the chapter . We chose a pair of sterling salts and peppers, shcped like a loP-wing monoplane and with the"99 Clubn~ engraved on thn Hin~s. Bernice Blake Perry was the f irst one to receive such a r; j-ft •.••••• . On t~rn occas ions we have pre se nted floVJers to out-standing <J~l membcrP \1ho ho.vo hNrn guests in BoGtono Once to Louis0 Thaden and oticc to O'"'a Johnson •.•.•• ono of our mcmbors , Margaret Kimball of ~exint::t on, received he Uon-Schedu.led Instrument Ratinr" ~he in one of f i vo r:ome n to hold this high armrd.. • • • • Both of our cl ance"' \.1nro held at Shobe Airlines Hangar. On the first dance we cle ared .:;?68 nr1c. on tho ''•1cond, ~)3000 He had a Ceiling Zero bridge party in Be. ;q _.u clcnrocl :', 70 ••••••• ":Jc have di<::!burso d ~~400 from our children 1 s 'OP.C!Ji.ional fund and have a good bo.lance left in the treasury. We h LVu t ~.ken in 9 ner1 mombors this yccXJ..·.

--Gove1~nor,Daisy :M. Kirkpatrick ~'he Now Englund Soc! tion. hold i t:.:i annunl mooting on bo ard :Mrs . Hortens e Hc..rris 1 yanht r1 i tl1 lC: girl:.; present. We had a delicious buffet luncho:- · eon and after the meeting Mrs .. Harris took us for a speed boat ride around .... or-ton IlRrbor , ~Jhich was loaa.s of fun as the clay was very hot . We elec t d nevi officers for the coming year and we all feel inspired by the cr.nd r1ork that our outgoing Governor, Daisy Kirkpatrick, has done. Sho has been a tire less and onerge tic worker and we are ex­tremely proud to have her runnine for the national Presidency •••••••• Joan ~'\.dam~:l, who is fast approachi ng her Transport License, is our new Governo r and we feel certain that she can ab ly carry on the fine v10 rk which Daisy stnrted. Congratulntions und good luck, J ean l Vice-Gov. is Elizaoeth Hoi-ton , : o.n extremely faithful meml:ler •••• It was over so nice of Dorothy Monro of the Carolina g1·oup to fly up from Cape Cod to our annual meeting. We al l enjoy meeting the girls from other Chapters o.nd if they are all as nice as Dorothy, we wish theyt d come oftenor ••••.• Nnncy Tier , a Charter Member , has rejoined after several years ab"cnce and v:c a.re eve r so glad to have her back. She flew to our Booton 11 'l, tillf from Connecticut and upon leaving saluted us b~l circling tho Yr>cht severnl times ••• ••• our August meeting is t o be a bouch p· -rty. Romom·oer you g-als frolil other chapters, the first Sat. in th0 month is our date for a get-to3ether and you 1re always aelcoma •••••• rn closinG I pause for a moment in Gile nt tribut e to "A., E':, u grand girl, loved and admired b:; nll those who had the pri-gilege of knowing her; fearless, courageous and ab ove aJ.1 ----a sincere and loyal friend.

----Lorraine Defren Frankland. ...

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--.1 - .-· N:i:JV! YORK-N.E(i/ JERSEY - No meeting during the summer months, but by ma.l:ing a couple of telephone calls .I managed to r;ather a few i terns: Thanks a lot, Novetah D0venport, you certainly are up on all the nows that 1 s fit to print. I think you ought to resume writing this column instead of me.~ •••• Althea Lister made a roundtrip to California via American Airlines. Althea spent about three weeks there and thoue:ht the plane trip grand , but doesn't have the same opinion of Cnlifornia. (1!,loridans, talce note).. • • • • • I see by the papers that Annette Gipson now has a co-pilot •••••• Mary Samson is doing quite a bit of flying at Floyd Bennett Airport •••• Amy Andrews is doing as much flying as ~· ever in her Wright-powered Stinson, talcing trips of a few hundred miles or so, but doesn 1 t consider it worth mentioning •••••••• Magda Tisza is organizing a lfow Jersey Aviatrix Club, the o"l:lject of which is to enable ;·1omen to le<-'..rn to fly 2.t a minimum rate. Sounds e,11 right to me , here is wishing lou success with it •••••• 99 1 s regret learning. of the passing of Tiny Gardner 1 s fe,ther. We all extend our deepest · sympathy ••••••• Elly :Beinhorn, 99er from Germany, rms here for a short visi t--too short, as we h:Ld no time to make arrangements even for a luncheon for hero You all know, no donbt, that Elly 1 s husbar..d, Bernd Rosemoyer won the George VRnderbil t Cup e:':t this year ts automobile race at Roosevelt Raceways ••••.• I have been wonrlering where Lucille Bcudre~u has been all this while and finally learned that she has })eon spending a great deal of her time on her farm in Ue.ine. Now, Lucille is ar!ay for two months, visiting Enr,land and France. She nxpects to do a lot of flying over there, to visit the Paris Exposition, a nd. will attend the InternationaJ. Art Oon3ress to be held in PaTis in ;,t;g us t ••••..•.. Alma Hn.rwood 1 s husbs.nd h;:i.s been 11ppo inted United States District Judge for tho Canal Zone. .Alrna, however, was in c1uite c. tr.ilGpin the day I t ~1.lkod to her~ because of a ccrtnin newspaper article which stated that they e:;:pcc tdd to commute monthly b!V plane. You 1Jill have to do Bo noVI, Alma, as you uouJ.dn: t have peo1Jle not bolieYing \Jhat they :cc £,d in tho papers, could you? •••••• Fay Gillis \ie~li:: has pc.rted with her leopa:;.'d "Snooky", brought hack from Ethiopia. Linton Wells ho.s contra.cte6. to v1ri te another book, so Fay will .soon be off for foreign ports once more. Linton is the author of that very intercs ting and enteJ:'te.ining Blood on th0 Moon •••.••• Congratulations to :.Sanra 1...rr.w Brunton f or n innirig a Remington ·portable awarded the only woman to \'l~n :her C license , i nciica ting proficiency in soaring flight, d·u.ring the Elmire meeto •••••••• 1.:'his sc1·ibc~ incidentnlly is planning to fly down to M:exico this month in her Monocoupe ••••••••• That 1 s all , sec ;you in Cleveland!

---Kay Traulsen

SOU'J.1H':'1t.S'l'?iRN S3CTION - Los AngeJ.es Chapter - Esther Johnson left July 15th i:o:~ 1N.ls0ons-in to do some plain arirfuncy fishing and will })rocced from there to .:J.cron, Ohio, to visit relatives. Late:-c she intends to .journey dorm North Cvrolina vmy, but will be in Cleveland for · the Air RaceE and 99 convention.oe•••••Melba Be~ra h~s been spending consid­era"tle ti.me ovP.rhauling her ship.. She ~-1u.r.' aGsis ted by the Al Lary Flying Service. She must have d.one a goocl job for her Bird is re­licensed •••• ~ ••• The 0 1 J)ormells 1 accompanied oy Esther Johnson, Dorothy Goort:;o u.nil Elizabeth Ifoywu:rd Ci.e-luxe truilorud to tho hip:h Sierras for some fishing tho first wook of Julyn Tho trip w~s more eventful than ho.d been anticipated , due to tile disappearance of young Jim for

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a.' -day and a nieht. He . demonstrated his ability to take care of him­seli' by building a fire and then spending the night in a tree •••••.•• The Oxnard winging party sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of that city on July 11th was carried out on schedule, but not quite as plannedn Dorothy George and Elizabeth Hayward in a Waco, Anita Thorley and Esther Johnson in a Fairchild, Melba Beard and Bessie Owen in Iv:elba 1 s Bird arrived without mishap, but an ill wind failed to blow the fog off the Long Beach coast in time for Dorothy Reuther and Gladys O r:Donnell to take .off. A cabin plane chartered by Bessie Owen which was also to have carried Clema Granger, Peggy Goslin and Myrtle 1lims developed motor trouble at take-off time. Betty Mao Furman and Grace Scott· Cooper plodded along bravely in a small ship, but they wero afraid that they would meet the others coming back, so they turned home, Melba :Beard and Jack m. Miller charted the cou.rse. Prizes put up by Bud MoTris, Joe Plosser_of the Grand Central Flying School and C. C. Hosley of Aircraft Industries of Glendale will be awur<led at the Bessie Owen party Aug. 1st in Santa. Barbara •••••••• Melba Beard, our flight chairman, is planning something new in the line of flying contests soon~ The girls who were fogged in last July 11th and missed competing for the lovely prizes put up for the Glendale to Oxnard Flight, will have another opportunity sometime in August when u treasure hunt will be hold in the metropolitan area. Flying time will not be over t~o hours, nnd ground time will be less than that, so a large turnout of private and rented ships is expected. Details will be sent through the mail. Melba has a discouraging job and deserves Olli1 loyal support and appreciation for the time, energy and money which she expends in promoting these flights •••••••• Gladys O 1 Donnell and Dorothy George were the only :private pilots to attend the dinner given at the Biltmore in honor of the Russian flyers •••••• sunday, July 18th Dorothy George flew two friends over the Santa Susane valley to show them the apricots drying on the drying sheds. This is a glorious sight from the air and is well worth the trip.

---Gayle Stewart

Bay Ci ties Chapter - Maude Miller was hostess to the Chapter at the JP.I~· u06ting and entertained us all at dinner at the Californi Inn ir1 San Francisco, July 5th. After a most delicious dinner we adjourned to Maude 1 s lovely new apartment where the business meeting wa.s con­ductedo Those present were : Janet Knight, Bea Nadon, Ruth Rueckert, MA.rjorie Hook, Vilma Johnston, Anna Cort Meyer, Pat Kendall, Nelda Anderson, Afton Lewis, Har11 iet Isaacson, Olive :Bledsoe , Phyllis :Burchfield and Ru th W a.keman ••••••• Nelda Anderson, our nenes t :rpember, has rAcently received her L.C. license. She left July 18th for a monthrs trip to Alaska •••••••• J anet Knight and Afton Lewis departed, July 18th for a twelve days' vacation trip to Idaho •••••• on July 19th ilarriet IsaF.J.cson ente11 tained Bea Uadon, Olive Bledsoe, Gretchen Dor,eo of· Alaska, Ruth Wakeman and Mrs. Mooro , with the guest of honor , Eclna Rxown , at luncheon at the Women's Athletic Club in On.kland. The occasion was u farewell to Edna Johnson Brown , who sailed on th13 President Hoover Sat. July 24th for Arabia to join her husband. Ruth nueckert and Bea r;adon were CJ.own o.t the boat to see her off ••.•••• Harriet Isae.cson recently flew a Fairchild 24 down to Del Monte r1here she ,joined Eelen Richc:r and a friend for luncheon at the Hotel •••••••• ':'he August winging pai"'ty vms scheduled for breakfast at the Club House at Rio Del l.1ar, near Santa Cruz, bp:t Sunday the 25th dswmed gray and clondy on tho coast, so an impromptu get-together w~r no.do at the Bay Airdromo and Ruth Rueckert , Ben. Ne.don, Phyllis Burchfield, Dolores Guinther, Harriet Isaacson anQ. Ruth ~Jo.kemn.n bren.kfa.sted at tho \'iomen 1 s Athletic Club in Oaklc.nd •••• OJ.ivc Bledsoe and Mnrjoiro Hook flcFJ to Rodding and return in tho ln.ttor 1 s Floot •••• Otivo hn.s ,just purchased u de-luxe mod.cl ]'lout for herself • · /:I . . _ q '7

,- ----Ruth Wn.knmnn ~I 3

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MIDDL..~ EAST.GRN SECTION - Helen Jones of Lancaster, Pennsyl vnnia has recently received her Private License. She is just sixteen years old.

UORTH CENTR~~L SSC'.i.'ION - Michigan Chapter - Another one of those grand week-ends was enjoyed by the Michigan 9 9 1 s July 17th and 18th, when JGanette Lempke of Bay City was hostess. This trip is looked forrn:rrd to from year to yoar and this is why----Joanette dashed out to moot us at th0 airport, then on we went to a lovely yacht, sailed up to the Olub for lunch, had a speed boat at our disposal at which each took turns soloing. our dinner on the yacht was none less than two 12 lb turkeys and all the trimmings. The evening was spent in swimming, dancing, sailing and refreshing drinks, then a tired crowd rolled into their bunks. We v1ere sor17 Mabel and Dr. Britton couldn 1 t be with us on Saturday, but they flow in Sunday morning and spent the day ••••••• · The Michigan Air Tour this yea.1~ is the last VJ eek in JJ1].y. Lelia :Baker, her husband and son, Roger Dale, are going, als o the :H:c:i.rtungs flying family of four and stewarde.ss (nursemaid). They are flying in their new Ce 0 sna •••••••• Hrn:ry and. Mabel Britton expected to heud westrJard in their Waco the latter part of July to attend the Rodeo in Cheyenne • ••••• The August meeting is to be in Flint with Peg Horton as hostess.

---Gladys Hartung .Northern Ohio Chapter - Florence Boswell has recently re turned from a I'lying trip through Te::rn.s, Oklahoma and Kansas. She took delivery of her new Cessna C 3? in Wichita and from there flew to Ft. Worth to visit her husband ts family. She was acsompaniod by her daughter, Louise, 14 years old. In Oklahoma City she met Dorothy Pressler Jhorgan, Governor of the South Central Section. Since returning to Clevihland Mrs. Boswell and. the Cleveland girls have been very busy making arrangements for entertainins ggrs &t the National Air Races in Sept •••••••• Air Dof'onse Day at the Grec:i.t Lakes Exposition will be S}onso1·cd by CleVuland 1 s h'omen 1 s Chupter of the N.A.A. All 99 1 s who are in Cleveland or can come to Cleveland are invited to attend. If you have your own ship you may join the Air Parade that will fly over the Exposition . Notify 1!1lorence BosHell if you can attend, stating whether or not you will fly ••••••• Manila Davis Talley of Dayton, Ohio, writes that she is moving to Portland, Oregon and hopes to remain there lonf enough to attend 99 meetings. She has been ih Boston part of the \'Ji nter a nd ap1·ing o.nd has been so busy she hasn 1 t had time to get to the uirport . :

Illinois Chapter - JP-ne Meyer was hostes.s to the Illinois Chapter at a lunch at her home, Sunday July 18. Four guests qere present; Mar3ueri to 8-reeno, ]urQftU of Air Commerce, Chicago; Dorothy Nash, ~·/omen 1 s Editor of 02k LC:Jo.ves; Bello Hetzel, 99or from Omo.ha, \Jho hu.s do no such swGll work in organizing a chapter there, and a netv Illinois member, Horah Lee Madison of Danville •••••••••• we missed our president, J.J.ne Ruy, who is having such & grand time in Germany. Ruth Haupt did a t·ine job pinch hitting for her •••••• rn the absence of Emma Spr ague , who is in JPloridu - how our e;uls do tro.vel - Mue Wilson told uc Li.bout the plu.ns of the Chicago Girls Flying Club, u loc a l orc;;1niz c,tion of \.Jhlch 1';e 1 re all members , to hnve un all femme nir "'hou in September . 11hc 99ers would fly in it •........•• Maxi no Bennett, U"bel Sherman o.nd Do1·o~~hy Ring suggested tha t the next meeting be held u.t Curtiss Airport, August 16th at 11: 30 A.H. The meeting was ad.journed.

---Jane Meyer

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SOUTHEASTERN SECTION ·- ·-Due . to Ruth Stilson 1 s absence for the summer , Cla;rton Patterson has asked me t o act as reporter . In a way I tm sort of glad , as it gives me a chance to tell our 99 1 s who don 1 t know Clayton, what a swell and regular person sho is •••• always the aweet , untiring worker for oui~s, or any good c ause •••••• • ••••• Ruth Stilson, who is a student at Guilford College i s spending her vacation in New York and taking advantage of learning blind flying while working as a secretary f or Will i am Ripley Strong, instructor of blind flying at Roosevelt Field •••••• •• Mary Nicholson has accepted a position as secretar y t o J acqueline Cochran and is also learning the art of blind flying at Roosevelt Field •••••••••••• The three Behrs, mamma, pappa and baby Behr went on that grand four- day Georgia Tour. There were over 35 shij)S in the convoy and every one hud a grand time, but oh, w~s it hot1 Everyone of us was pretty well wilted except baby Billy Behr, v1ho wus still t'.,.Oing strong und furnishing amusement for the gang. He didn't ovon turn cissy and cry when the plane was forced down on the odPe of tho Su:vo.nno.h swamps for four o.nd one half hours, duo to ·0lllod gnc lino o.nd n couple of misfiring plugs. Nell rms flying at

tho title and Billy was asleep in his daa.dy 1 s lap in front. Mammo. got a fe1·1 gray hll.irs finding a safe landing plo.cc and pappa more gro.y hairs \·1hen bf.'. by run off with parts while he was repairing the motor • .•••• There were some grand girls on the tour. Charlotte Frye, who c an handle her Beechcraft like a veteran , even after it suffered a cracked piston, limped into Augus ta. v-.Ji th that sweet, but dignified smile she Jl'lS for everyone. Hor husbR.nd, "Doc", vas along too in his Monoc oupe Inn• t that a swell idea for husband and wife· to have their own separate planes? rt docs away with "b ackse at flying"~ JimmiG Kolp (a Texan bouuty) was on tho Tou1' in her Sp_fbrtan and Mrs . Lock,·rnod accompanied her nice huPband, Ralph, in the Gulf Stinson. A big vote of thanks goes to him and the Gulf Products, as they made this tour possible by thei r generosity of furnishing free fuel and plenty of it •• •• ••• • Hor.r many ggts a1e going to show up at our new airport dedication this fall? 1Je are c,etting up plenty of prizes, money and stunts to make it ·rnrthnhile to you. We 111 put it over in a big way if we have to sell shoe strings to do it.

- - - - Nell Behr

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