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W A S P N E W S L E TT E R

p ub li sh ed b y t he

ORDm OF FIFINELLA

3 10 S ec on d s t.I th ac a, N . Y .

E d i t o r sM a r y S t r o k . P e t e r , 4 4 - 2R ut h M ar y P et r y, 4 4- 2

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W e h er eb y p re se nt o ur f ir st p ri nt ed e di ti on o f t he W AS P

N EW SL ET TE R, - we w il l a pp re ci at e a ny c om me nt s a nd c ri ti -c is ms y ou m ay h av e.

W e a re c el eb ra ti ng t he o cc as io n b y se nd in g t hi s i ss ue o f

t he NE WS LET TE R t o a ll WA SP s, w het he r o r no t t hey ar e me m-b er s o f th e O rd er o f F if in el la . W e h av e d is co ve re d,

t hr ou gh l et te rs w e h av e r ec ei ve d i nq ui ri ng a bo ut t he O rd er ,

t ha t m an y g ir ls h av e n ot s ee n c op ie s o f o ur p ub li ca ti on ,

bu t h av e h ea rd o f i t a nd w an t mo re i nf or ma ti on ab ou t i t.S o h er e g oe s: -

T he O rd er o f Fi fi ne ll a, a n o rg an iz at io n o f e x -W AS Ps , w as

s ta rt ed a t ax we ll F ie ld -a bo ut a m on th b ef or e i na ct iv at io n

i n o r de r t o s pr ea d r ee mp lo ym en t i nf or ma ti on , t o pr ov id e a

m ea ns o f k ee pi ng in t ou ch w it h o ne a no the r, a nd t o fo rm a

u ni fi ed o rg an iz at io n t o in fl ue nc e l eg is la ti on a nd p ot en -

t ia l em pl oye rs in a v iat to n. B y D ece mb er 2 0, 1 94 4 w e h ad3 00 m em be rs ; at t he p re se nt t ime we h ave o ve r 70 0. A c ha ir-

m an , a s ec re ta ry -t re as ur er , a nd a b us in es s m an ag er h av e

b ee n a ppo in ted , a nd w e ha ve a n a dv is or y c ou nc il o f 2 5 mem -

b er s r ep re se nt in g a ll c la ss es . T he se a pp oi nt me nt s a re f o ro ne y ea r.

T he O rd er o f F i fi ne ll a h as s ev er al p ro je ct s i n p ro gr es s;

th e W ASP N EW SL ET TE R, a S ch ol ar shi p F un d w hi ch i s t o b e a

m em or ia l t o t he W A SP s w ho d ie d i n s e rv ic e, a nd a We lf ar e

F un d f rom w hic h l oa ns m ay b e m ade t o me mb er s in g oo d s ta nd-i n g .

I n a dd iti on , a W AS P R os te r o f H om e A dd re ss es is n ow b ein g

p ri nt ed an d s ho ul d b e re ad y f or ma il ing v er y sh or tl y. Su b-

s cr ip ti on s a re o ne d ol la r a nd s ho ul d b e s en t t o t he o ff ic eo f t h e S e c r et a r y - Tr e a s u re r .

M em be rs hip f ee s of t he O rd er o f F if in el la a re $ 5. 00 a y ear ,p ay ab le t o t he Se cr et ar y- Tr ea su re r. U po n p a ym en t o f th e f ee

y ou w il l r ec ei ve a m e mb er sh ip c ar d a nd a y ea r s ub sc ri pt io n

t o t he N ew sl et te r. Ba ck i ss ue s w il l b e s en t u pon r eq ues t.

M or e d et ai le d i nf or ma ti on a bo ut t he o rg an iz at io n a nd p ro je ct s

o f t he Or de r o f F if in el la w ill b e s en t u pon r eq ue st t o t heN E W S L E T T E R o ff ic e, 3 10 S e co nd s t. , I th ac a, N ew Y or k.

O FF IC ER S O F T HE O RD ER O F F IF IN EL LA

C h a ir m a n C l ar a J o M a r s h , 3 5 0 4 C o ur v i l l e R d ., De t r oi t , Mi c h .

S e c r e t a r y -

T re asu re r R ut h M ar y Pe tr y, 1 04 D ev on R d. , I th aca , N . Y .

B u s i n e s s

M an a g e r H al l y S ti r e s , 3 6 3 3 L av el l Dr . , L os A ng e l e s 41 , C al .

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JOBS

The tollOll'ing wire was receiTed reoently from Clara .r.h.

JOB POSSIBILITIES WASPSWITHINSTRUCTORSRATING. CONTACTJIR.

J. D. GILLESPIE, GILLESPIEAIR LINES, NASHVILLE,TENNESSEE.

'175PER JIOflTHGUAlWi1'lD), '3 PERKORTH"EACHHOUROVERFIFTY

HOURSPER KONTHONINSTRUCTION. IF INTERESTEDCONnCT HI14

IMMEDIATELY.

DPCFERRYUG

As many WASPsundoubtedly know by nOlI', Defense Plant Corporation is oon-

traoting with many looal operators throughout the COtmtry for ferrying

PT-19's which are to be tlown into civilian airports and sold for oivilian

use. ManylIASPs are already engaged in this sort of work, and we suggest

that anyone interested. oontaot nearby airports, for a oonsiderable part ot

this ferrying is being done by ex-WASPs, who are experienoed in this sort

or work.

INSTRUCTING

Wendy Barclay wires that she is desperate tor instructors in 0-80 horse-

power. If anyone is intere8ted~ oontact Wendy at Bisbee Airport, Tucson,

Arizona.

Katherine lIenges writes us about instructing jobs open at the -new airportW

at Plattsburg, N. Y. The manager wants a womanwith oross-country exper-

ience - the job should pay well, and as someone said, WIt's a good omen

when a man prefers a WOJllUl tlier to a man.w

CALLFORPHYSICALEDUCATIONINSTRUCTORS

We quote from a letter reoeived by Clar Marsh from the University of IOII'aand forwarded on to us.

-I amwriting to ask you if you can put me in touoh with any person

released trom the ~Ps in Deoember who might be interested in apply-

ing tor a position at the University ot Iowa. We shall have several

vacancies in our physical education department next year. We are in

needot

two general instructors in sports, and of an instructor whobaa had publio sohool experience aDd who has specialized. in the field

ot folk and sohool dancing. Candidates must, of oourse, have had

professional training in the field at physical education. The person-

al qualifioations are as follOll'sl basic integrity, a high degree of

intelligence, an outgoing, triendly-disposition, attractive appearanoe,and ability to. work well with students and colleagues. I know it

sounds like a very high order of qualifioations. We are not perfeo-

tionists, but we think that the persons in these positions will have

a very great influenoe over our students, and we are anxious that itbe a good influence.w

Anyone who pouesses these qualifioations and is interested may oontact KissElizabeth Halsey, State TIniversity ot Iowa, Department of Physical Eduoationtor Women, Iowa City, Iowa .

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ToMembersof the Order:

As your BusineSlSManager, I shall endeavor to pertorm all duties pertinentto this office to the best of myability and to your satisfaction individuallyand as a united group. Anyideas or suggestions will be IIlostheartily received.

Oneot the first and foremost purposes of our organization is to establisha "Living Memorial"to the forty-one girls whogave their lives for our country

as WomenAirforce Service Pilots.

Walt Disney Productions has given us sole right to use the Fifinella insigneon stationery, decals, patches and pins. The sale of such items will be thesource of deriving funds for the scholarship. Accordingto our lease, we cannotsell these articles to anyone but membersof the Order ot Fifinella. The term otthe lease is for one year, and can be renewedit the four items are sold to, andused by, membersof the Order exclusively. The reason for this is quite sane, asmanycompaniespay to use a Walt.Disney Production insigne on calendars, etc. Wehave the privilege of using. the Fifi insigne because we are not commercializing

on it, but establishing a scholarship.

Betty Williams has been worki.ngwith lIleon the setting upot purchases torthe tund. Being an artist, she has designed three difterent letterheads for yourselection in stationery. The dies are nowbeing made. Weshall have printedcopies of letterheads in the next Newsletter, fromwhich you can select and order.The decals are approximately three inches in diameter. Theyare dual purposetransters, usable on luggage, windshields, etc. The patches are the samesize andcolor as the decals. The.pin is a-.ller than the one sold at Sweetwater,-but with

just as muchdetail. Fiti herself is raised above the circle and it is all ster-ling silver. Weare certain that you will like her. It is hoped that each memberwill purchase a pin as recognition of her membership. OurWASPwings were used indesigning the ring. Betty designed the ring one evening while sitting in front otthe fireplace at the cabin during the 44-6 reunion. It maybe had in 14K gold orsterling. It is distinctive and most attractive11 Weare fortunate in having itmadeby a very reliable firm which has earned its reputation by its fine workman-

ship.

Wantyou-all (strictly Texa') to knowthat we have been in and out ot so manyfirms, to see about having the above items madeso that they wouldall meet withyour approval that I'll probably be wearing the decals on mylapels and the pins

on mywindshield.

Wehave had various ideas concerning the problemof howto handle the scholar-ship fund. The first idea was to send one girl throUgh a complete aeronauticalcourse, both flying and ground school. Wehave had other ideas such as having afund fromwhich girls mayborrowDlOneyfor their flying as is done in colleges.

This wouldIIleanthat moregirls could take advEr.ntageot the moneyand if a smallamountof interest were charged it would enable us to increase our tund. However,I shall checkwith the universities betore the next Newsletter comesout and find

out just howwewould set up a scholarship loan fund. '

Wehope to have drawings of all iteme to be purchased. in the next Newsletter

along with an order blank.

Wouldlike very muchto have your ideas and suggestions.

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Sincerely.

lsI Hally Stires3633 Lavell DriveLos Angeles 41. Calif.

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A UT O A CC ID EN T O N WE ST C OA ST

T he f ol lo wi ng i te m w as s en t i n r e ce nt ly b y H al ly S ti re s:

" Th e ma ny f ri en ds o f K ay A ls pa ch a nd H ay de n H ea d, 4 4- 6, w il l r eg re t t o l ea rn o f

t he t ra ge dy w hi ch o cc ur re d F eb ru ~y 2 6, 1 9 45 . T he c ar i n w hi ch t he y we re r id in g

s ki dd ed o ff t he h ig hw ay a lo ng Y al i b u B ea ch , C al if or ni a, h it a n e m ba nk me nt , a nd

f in al ly c am e t o a s t op a ft er g oi ng o ve r a p re ci pi ce i nt o t he w at er 's e dg e. F at es te ppe d i n a nd tw o o f our f rie nds wer e tak en fro m o ur m id st. I t i s wit h hea rt-

f el t s ym pa th y t ha t w e e xt en d t hi s n ew s t o t ho se o f y ou t o wh om t he a bo ve i nf or ma -

t io n w i ll m ea n h e ar t ac h e. "

W N A A

F ro m a l e tt er s en t t o u s b y M is s G la dy s D al li mo re , p re si de nt o f t he W o me ns N at io na l

A er o na u ti ca l A s so c ia t io n , w e q u o te t he f o l lo w in g p a ra g ra p h:

" An y WA SP s w ho a re i nt er es te d i n W NA A a re b ei ng g iv en a c om pl im en ta ry m em be rs hi p

f or o ne y ea r. T hi s i s i n r ec og ni ti on o f yo ur o ut st an di ng s er vi ce t o ou r c ou nt ry .

Y ou h av e d on e a re ma rk ab le j ob a nd w e a ll r eg re t t ha t t he W AS P p ro gr am w as d is -

co nti nue d. If y ou k now of an y W ASP s w ho ar e int er est ed we wo uld be gl ad t o h ave

t he m g et i n t o uc h w i th o ur N a ti on al P ro gr am C ha ir ma n, M rs . E un ic e M ec as ke y, 1 10 4

I n su r an c e E x ch a ng e B u il d in g , K a ns a s C i ty , M i s so u ri . "

W NA A a ls o p ub li sh es a b i mo nt hl y m ag az in e, " Sk yl ad y" , w hi ch h as m an y i nt er es ti ng

a nd s ti mu la ti ng a rt ic le s, s om e wr it te n b y WA SP s, a nd s om e w ri tt en a bo ut W AS Ps .

A F if in el la L og , t el li ng w ha t t he e x- WA SP s a re d oi ng , w il l b e a r eg ul ar f ea tu re .

Y ou 'l l l ik e i t!

A BO U T T H AT R O ST E R!

W e h av e r ec ei ve d m an y l et te rs a sk in g u s w ha t h as h ap pe ne d t o t he W AS P R os te r.

R es t a ss ur ed t ha t w e h av en 't f or go tt en a bo ut t he R os te r, o r t he d ol la r b il ls s en t

in to p ay f or t hem . Th e m oney is al l d uly acc red ite d to e ach pe rso n who ha s se nt

i t i n, a nd R ut h i s wo rk in g < ma y f ur ip us ly o n t h e mo un ds o f n ew n wn es a nd a dd re ss es

wh ich hav e be en lit era lly fl ood ing us. I t i s at t he pri nte rs no w, a nd wil l be

m ai le d o ut a s qu ic kl y a s we g et i t. P AT ID IC E, l it tl e W AS Ps l

L ET TE R O F T HA NK S

Ma rio n Ha gen of 4 4-6 sen ds us a l ett er for i nc lus ion in the ~~ LET TE R. M ar~ on wa s

r id in g w it h P eg gy M ar ti n o n a t es t h op w he n P eg gy c ra sh ed a nd d ie d a s ho rt t im e

l at er . M ar io n s uf fe re d m an y s er io us i nj ur ie s a nd s pe nt c on si de ra bl e t im e i n th e

h os pi ta l, b ut f ro m l at es t r ep or ts , i s a l mo st c om pl et el y r ec ov er ed .

" Ev er yo ne o f m y o ld c la ss ma te s w er e s o g ra nd . I r ec ei ve d f lo we rs , c ar ds , a nd

le tte rs f rom a llov er. Mis s C ochr an wi red me a h uge bou que t of r ose s. W hen y ou

w ri t e u p y ou r n ex t N EW SL ET TE R, w ou ld y ou t ha nk t he m a ll f or t he ir t ho ug ht fu ln es s

d ur in g t he s ie ge I ha d i n t he h os pi ta l. E ve ry th in g w as s ur el y a pp re ci at ed , b ut

1 j us t n e ve r g ot a ro un d t o wr it in g a nd t ha nk in g e ac h o ne p er so na ll y a nd n ow t he y

h av e a ll g on e h o me a nd h av e d if fe re nt a dd re ss es . I wo ul d a pp re ci at e i t a lo t i f'

y ou w ou ld d o t hi s "

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CONTEST

Here is another entry in the contest for the best aooount of an amusing flight

experienoe. It was written by Betty Soantlsnd of 43-5, who was stationed at Romu-

lus. A.50 War Bond Prize will be awarded the winner at the close of the contest.

One of mymanyWaspie ha-ha memories has to do with SNAFU,long sinoe

oalled the more dignified M.A.T. Baok in SNAFUdays, we otten were disgrunt-

led and annoyed with its quirks and peculiarities and the sohedulesthat were

always set up not to be kept, but now in oivilian retrospeot, memories of

SNAFUare good for a lot of ohuokles.

This tale of woe took plaoe Maroh 30, 1944, and began at the 3rd Ferry

Group Base. Whenever the phone rang in a Romulus barracks and a haunted WASP

Operations voice sputtered, "SNAFUleaving for Buffalo in 30 minutesl" it

seemed to have the same maelstromio effect as somone on the othel" side of

the world shouting to a poker game of p-shooter pilots at some CBI field,"Soramblel Zeros approaohing at ~,OOOl"

So, the ohosen three of us, Buffalo-bound to run PT-26s down to Roosevelt

Fie Id, hurried like ad grabbing up all the warm flying clothes we oould find,

inoluding not only our own, but everyone el se' 8 we could lay our hands on, and

stuffed everything in our paraohute bags. And our B-4s were pregnant wi th

novels and knitting and oivilian clothes, for we all were old hands at this

being weathered in at Buffalo's Lenox Hotel for anywhere from one to three

weeks. With all our paoking, we still made it to SNAFUat the South Hangar by

noon, the soheduled departure time. We threw our junk on the C-60 and orawled

in ourselves to find the only other oooupants two enlisted men in the oookpit

working on the artificial horizon whioh was "out". "Ohl Fine" say we, along

with a few other ohoice ATe expletives. Do you know haw freezingly oold itoan be in Miohigan in ~rch? So we three traipsed baok to the hangar to keep

warm and try to find out from the ship's Captain what time he would be leaving,

beoause NATURAlLYwe had rushed over with no lunch, - no time for it. The

Captain, in a typioal Snafuish way, was unoertain of departure time and didn't

think we should leave to grab something to eat beoause the gyro might be repair-

ed any minute now. So we stood around waiting for two hoursl

I decided nowwould be a good time to turn in my parachute bag, which had

half the bottom out of it, for a new one at close-by Consolidated Warehouse.

I proceeded to 00 just that, and c oourse the minute I turned my baok the Capt-

ain tears out to the ship which somehowmiraoulously is ready to go, starts the

engines in one minute, taxies out to the end of take-off runway like a whirlingdervish, and is sitting out there olear aoross the field ready for take-off

olearance when I oome out the door of Consolidated and spot myP-60 SNAFUolear

to hell-n-gone at least a mile away but still on the ground. I didn't give up.

I oouldn't. Praotioally all my worldly gOOlhwere on that plane in a B-4 bagbcund fcrr Buffalo. ,

Hot-footing it aoross the field, on my first two leaps off the osment rEp

and in to the March mud, I lost both my overshoes to the stioky Buoking earth.

I rescued them and hailed the AOoruising by in a Recon and gasped out my pre-

dioament to him. His admonition was, ~Hop in and hang onl- We bounoed aorOBS

the field at top speed and I was praying every bounoe that SNAFUwould not swing

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out into take-off position and wondering what the WACsand wolves in the Tower

thought of the Reoon that was doing some law flying out in the landing area.

WeJlB.deit. I stood at the end of the wing tip and motioning, asked the Cap-

tain if I could get aboard. Very disgustedly he nodded assent, and burfetted

in the slipstream, I struggled on and collapsed.

But this story doesn't end here - oh, no, there's still morel Do you

remember from your meteorology-the CPkAir Mass that comes down over the Great

Lakes from north central Canada in the winter time and is full of ownulus

clouds and snow and icing and law oeilings and all that stuff that made Romulus

ferry pilots the chief source of revenue for the Lenox Hotel during the winter

of 1944. Well, anyhow, the C-60 was on instruments all the way and it was

, rough as a oob. Finally enough time elapsed for us to have reached Buffalo and

we did land, but it wasn't Buffalo Municipal, for when we looked out the win-

dows, our old Lookheed was surrounded by cadets in blue. It was an RCAFAT-IS

sohool at "'elland, Ontario, ~Omiles west of Buffalo. The gyro instruments had

gone out again, and since Burfalo was on instruments with low visibility due

to snow showers, the Captain elected to sit down at this school field and wait

for our destinati on to open up. By this time the other two WASPs,Lee Cook am

Ruthmary Buckley, both of 43-5, were so starved that when the awe-.truok oadet.

suggested a oup of tea, they quickly accepted. I was starved, too, but decided

to stay 1n the ship beoause getting left once a day was enough for me. Cookie

and Buokywandered off in searoh of food and a john. So what happens! Yes,

that's right, you guessed it. The Captain receives a good weather report via

radio and takes arf out c there without Cookie and Buolcy. Gosh, I felt sorry

for them - one had even left her purse in her plane seat. Well, I knew they'd

show up in Buffalo sometime, but I womered if they would mve trouble getting

through border customs. The rest of the passengers were big P-39 drivers, so

when we unloaded at Buffalo, they were all going to Niagara Falla and I was the

only one going to t he Lenox laden with 3 parach ute bags, 3 B-4 bags, and 2purses.

Cookie and Bucky made it in very late in the early morning. Cookie wall

furious and she was gonoa quit this g.d. Ferry Commandright now and go back to

a noral sane way of' lite, and I could understand why atter listening to their

night's adventures. On disoovering they had been left, some kind man off'ered

to drive them from the training field into the city of' WeIland where they could

catch an infrequently run train to Buffalo. They all piled into hils right-hand

drive Canadian version of' the Austin and were well on the road when a tire bl.

He had no spare nor repairs, so they sat in the oold waiting to hitch-hike.

Finally, someone did pick them up 8l1dtook them into WeIland where they caughtthe train. I

But, oh, for the Ilf'e of a f'erry pilotl Ofttimes it was more like a Comedyof' Errorsl

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Y ou w il l n o d ou bt n ot ic e, w e m os t f on dl y h op e, o ur n e w l et te rh ea d. F or i ts v e ry

a tt ra ct iv e m ak e- up a nd d es ig n, w e w is h t o t ha nk F lo re nc e S hu ts y o f 4 4 -5 , w ho s en t

it i n to us. Your edito rs, who certa inly ar e n o a rtist s by a ny str etch of thei ma gi n at io n , a pp re c ia te i t .

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REPCiiTOF44-W-6 REUNION

Karie Pedersen and AvaHamm

Weimagine there are manyof you whowould be interested in hearing about whathas happened at WhyWorry Denduring the month of January and, although over thetime limit, during February. Wehave had so muchtun that we would like to share

it with you, we only wish you could have been here in person.

Representatives from 4 4 - W - 6 included: AvaHammMaryBreidenbach Sue Booth, "

Juner Bellew, NancyUpper, Verneda Rodriguez, Betty Williams, Gen North, JanetHutchinson, Pat Hopkins, Marie Pedersen, Kary Reineberg, Penny Hall, Frances Cough-lin, KayAlspach, Nancy Hanks, Beverly Beesemyer, HaydenHead, Edith Cragin, Doro-thy Bancroft, and Mildred Coats. Somedropped in tor just an afternoon, some fora couple of days, some for a week or two, and. now tIJ(om" Stires, is having to rentthe cabin as a broad hint to those who still remain. (ha ha) They, by the way,are moving to Los Angeles (provided they can find a house) in search of employment.

The following dropped in from other classes to pay their respects and to see if any-

thing was cooking, and we don't mean spare-ribs and sauerkraut. 44-fl-5, Betty Shunnj44-W-7, Gertrude Dietz, KayElliot, and Doris Boothe; 44-W-8, Bonnie Dorsey; 43-W-7,Betty Clark, Dorothy Avery, Jane Tallman, Betty Archibald, Dot Kielty, and LoisDobDin. Along with these we had Janet Hutchinson's sister, four lady Marines, and

eight of Uncle Sam's GI's and officers from MarchField.

Sunny California fooled us, muchto our delight, and the ground was covered withsnow. It enabled us to pound off part of our parachute spread when the toboggan

jumPed the run and shot over a four foot embankment. )4anyindulged in snowballtights and face washings, while others pursued the finer art of snow sculpturing

by making a lite size WASPand also a pair of Wings.

Sore and aching muscles (not involved in parachute carrying) were encountered as aresult of navigating by foot up to the mountain tops and downthe mountain streamswith their boulders and waterfalls. Somewith faulty depth perception spun into

the icy water and trudged homewith squishy shoes.

Manystrange tracks in the snowlured some to build traps and try their hand, but

their efforts were ignored by our animal friends.

Domestic traits were discovered as tasks such as cooking, washing, ironing, andcleaning were accomplished. 'Course there was always wood to be chopped and fires

to build.

Evenings indoors were spent playing bridge, shooting craps and marbles. Woodcarvers maderings, wings, planes, ships, and fancy bot tIe tops tor hand painted

bottles (rememberW-6, the bottle babies.)

Guess that about covers everything except the WASPRoster marking our visit inthese parts. It hangs at Roger's Market and contains everyone's name, a small

Fifi, and a white P-39 called the w A s p Ghost Ship.

After our happy days here we recommendmanymore get-togethers for all Fitinellas

in_order to help maintain our cODlllOnbond.

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Elizabeth Phillips of 44-10 says, "Please list myhomeas another WASPNEST-Solo and I will be only too happy to share mybed with any wayfaring WASPswhoshould be in Indianapolis or vicinity." Betty's address is 5953 Evanston Ave.Indianapolis. Indiana

Andfrom Jimmie Parker Glasser, 44-3, - "I'm keeping an extra bed on hand just

in case one of you Waspies lands at Municipal in Houston and wants a place tothrow your cap. Could take care ot three and myhouse is less than 2 milesfrom the airport. Address is 2905 Amherst, Houston, Texas."

Ann~ooneyn Atkeison of 4 4 - 9 and 10 says, ~y I add myhometo the presentlist of WASPNESTS. I have lot s of roomfor anyone or number of WASPsthathappen to be near KWlday,Texas, at any time. For anyone whois myguest, I'llteed 'em broiled T bones and all the chicken they can eat - just a touch ofSouthern hospitality!" Yipes1 It's worth a hitch-hiking trip downthere justto see what a T bone steak looks like, or chicken tor that matter 1

Fromllarge Hurlburt, 43-6, we hear, "The three of us (Rusty McLean,Marge Logan,

and Marge Hurlburt) are going to live in a cottage on the lake, where there'llbe swimming,boating, horseback riding, tennis, dances at a neighboring clubhouse, etc. etc. and we hereby extend an invitation to all WASPin the country todrop in. AWASPNESTETTE- but we think we can take care of all whocare to stopover." Marge can be reached at the Willoughby lofunicipal Airport, Willoughby,Ohio.

Marge Logan, 43-7, writes the following: "I would like to add another WASPNESTto those already listed, although I believe this Nest is quite tamiliar to manyot the Ate girls whohave already visited the spot. It is myhomein Billings,)(ontana. As my father is manager of the airport there and our ranch house isjust one and a half miles fram the airport, it is a convenient :spot in which tospend a little time. :Myfamily has a great liking for any and all WASPsand you

can be sure that any WASPwill be more than welcome- so if you get out West,just go to the airport and look for Dick Logan or call 3-0593 and say you need aplace to stay and a good homecooked meal. .I amsure the ATCgals will recommend

this WASPNEST."

W e have an enthusiastic letter from Jo Wallace Orr, 44-2, - "I would be delight.edto have "Scotsmoor", Longmeadow,Kass. put on the mapas a WASPNEST,as myfamily would be tickled to death to have anyone stop over anytime." ,

Peggy Niapel, 44-5, writes, "I'd like to offer my apartment as a WASPNESTtoranyone whomight happen through, here. As far as I know, I'm the only one herewithin miles and it would be nice to see someof the girls again." Peggy's ad-

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Oneof the best ideas we've heard, which is rapidly becominga reality, is oneHazel Raines and Sissy Sieber of 4 4 - 3 originated. In Hazel's ownwords, "theoriginal idea is to open the first airport in the country operated entirely byex~ASPand to specialize in teaching womento !.ly." It's a flying schoolcharter service, and aircraft sales and parts business all combined, - we ~er-

tainly hope it works out to be somethingtangible, for it's a wonderful thing.

Betty Scantland of 43-6 sends us the following set of suggestions: "All of usmust be reconciled that military flying is a thing of the past. I visualize theOrder of Fifinella as a definitely cooperative clearing house o! aviation industryjobs, of money-makingideas, of all aids and helps to us whowish to continue fly-ing as a livelihood. TheOrder of Fi!inella can be to womenflyers what any high-ly organized association is to its respective professional group; be what theA. K. A. is to doctors or the Airline Pilots' Association is to its 'gods', etc.Weknowthere is no separate society for female doctors as opposedto male doctors,but it seems for a while longer that female pilots will be distinct fromaale -pilots until it is recognized moreuniversally as Barbara Poole puts it, 'that a

plane knowsno sex.. I see two or three WASPstogether in several large cities ineach state in a cooperative interstate freight line business exchanging experiencesvia the Order o! Fifinella as to what could be dug up for pay load cargoes andwhe:reto go to rind cargoes, exchanginglists o! namesof manufacturers and busi-nesses that need the speed and timeliness o! air !reight, exchangingideas on howto keep operating costs down,.howto makeand howto save lOOneyand yet be in theflying gamewherewe'd rather be than any place else "

Irene Crumhas muchthe samesort of basic idea, as have so manyothers whohavewritten in to us and which only lack of space prevents us fromincluding, "Doyou realize that if a thousand of us went together and borrowed$3,000 each (fromthe Government)it wouldmakethree million, and we could start a pretty good

Airline with that! Wecould be centrally located, and have every aircraft manu-facturer agree.to give us a distributorship in order to have his plane representedby us. Build a flight school! Runcharter trips to our ownresorts ownedby theOrder! There will-also be millions of little homeless children, - these too couldbe cared for with our profits in a fewyears, and we could build goodstrong Amer-ican citizens to help fill the places madevacant by this war. Wecould ownranches' in Texas, resorts in the North, South, East, - in fact anywherein the

world with air service to each place . "

LETTERFROMALASKA

Wepromised you parts of Ruth Reilly's letter fromAlaska in the last issue andhere it is, - Ruth is 44-7: '

"1 left for Alaska by train to Seattle to pick up Jean McFarland, 44-5; by boatto Juneau - a warmthough foggy coastal trip (the inside passage is beautiful be-yondyour dreams) and to Fairbanks via Anchorageby Alaska Air Lines. I only wishI had the time and ability to describe that trip - flying at 50-150feet throughten and twelve thousand foot mountainpasses in fog so thick that flying one sideof the pass madethe other wall invisible; colors of green, blue, gold, red, andbrownshowinglike a giant linoleum through the ice over vast stretches of tundra;being weathered in at Cordova, little changedfromgold rush days, mining and fish-ing settlement hidden :i..nmisty mountains with mantles of fog and crownsof snow

outsparkling diamonds, - real kings; flying high over huge impregnable fortressesof stone and infinite unaltered space - really God's land undisturbed by mortal hand."

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W A SS U P G O SS I P

W e n eve r r un sh or t o f ma te ri al i n th is c olu mn l A nd f or ou r f ir st i te m, I na B ar kle y,

o f 4 4 -4 , w ~s m ar rie d o n D ec . 7 th t o L t. R oy P et sc h o f Ch ey enn e, W yom in g. Bo th

w er e s ta ti on ed a t P er ri n F ie ld , T ex as . A nn M or ea n, 4 3- 7 wa s m a rr ie d t o C ap t. G eo rg e

S tap le s on F e b 2 7th in t h e M ar ch F ie ld C ha pel a t Ri ve rsi de , C al. O n J an . 5t h, L ee

W ar re n o f 4 4- 3 b ec am e M rs. L ou ie D oe rr , w ife o f Ma jo r L oui e D oer r. W ed di ng w as a tG re en vi ll e, M is s. w he re s he wa s s ta ti on ed . M ar y H ar ri et N es bi t, 4 4- 5, w as e ng ag ed ,

t he la st we h ea rd , - n o d ou bt m ar ri ed n ow , t o L t. L . Ear ne st H ea rn o f Ma ran a A AF .

T o q uo te M ar ge ry M oo re o f 4 3- 4, " 25 p er ce nt o f t he g al s s ta ti on ed a t L ib er ty . F ie ld

d id r ig ht w el l b y th em se lv es , f al li ng v ic ti ms t o Da n C up id , - Be rt ha M ar y C li ff or d. .

4 3-4 ma rr le d Lt . W al te r E . L ym an w ay b ac k l ast No v. 2 5th . E dn a H ine s P ed la r, 4 3- 4,

m ar ri ed L t. J am es C . B is ho p o n J an . 1 3t h, M ar ga re t B ru ns , 4 3- 4, m ar ri ed F lo H a r o l dS li ke r t he e nd o f J anu ar y" - a nd Ma rg er y h er se lf be ca me e nga ge d t o L t. D ou gl as G .

J ud e o n t he 2 4t h o f Fe b. , w ed di ng p lan s p ost -w ar . C ar o~ A nn N ic ho ls on of 4 4- 7

b ec am e M rs . L es te r W. L e wis , Jr . o n t he 2 3rd of F e b. H e i s a li eu te na nt in t h e U .S

N a va l R e se r ve .

G in ny S te ll , 4 4- 1, a nn ou nc es th at s he e xpe ct s a b a by si st er f or h er l it tl e s on inJ un e, - Gi nn y' s h us ba nd i s a c ap ta in w it h P an A me ri ca n A ir wa ys a nd f li es t he b ab y

c li pp er S -~ . Je rr y H ar dm an J or da n o f 43 -5 h as s ent u s a c ar ~ a nn ou nc in g t he

a rr iv al o f l it tl e J ea n K at hl ee n J or da n, a f ut ur e W AS P, - Je rr y' s h us ba nd i s Ca pt .

E dw ar d J am es J or da n. J ea n i s c er ta in ly b ei ng t ra in ed t o t he s ou nd o f pl an e s bu zz -

i ng o ve rhe ad , f or h er p ar en ts l iv e n ear O rl an do , a bou t 2 b loc ks f ro m t he A ir Ba se

wh ic h ma ny W AS Ps w ill r em em be r f or t he O TC t hey to ok t her e. A nd a p lug f or M ar y

M ar ga re t P et er , b et te r k no wn a s " Cu eb al l" , ( he r mo th er i s wr it in g t hi s, s o re el s

s he c an g et a wa y w it h i t) - s he s ho ws s ig ns o f a d di ct io n t o t he f ly in g p ro fe ss io n,

s le ep in g a ll d ay a nd d is si pa ti ng a nd h ow li ng a ll n ig ht !

T he M ia mi g an g of e x- WA SP s a re ce rt ai nl y d oi ng a ll r igh t b y th em sel ve s. T hey j us t

r e c e n tl y ha d a ~ ~ sp r e a d, p ic t u r es a n d c o p y , i n one o f t h e l oc a l n e w s p ap e r sd ow n t he re , - p ic tu re s w er e o f Wi n W oo d, M il dr ed C al dw el l, D ot S wa in , C ar o B ay le y,

D or is G ee , K at he ri ne L an dr y, a nd o ne b un dl e q f s or ro wf ul l oo ki ng c an in e e ye s a nd

f ur , C hau s, w hi ch t he p ap er s ays i s D an ish f or F ido - l ea ve i t t o t he WA SP s t o t hin k

t ha t u p 1 W e o ug ht t o h a ve m or e o f t he se b us y W AS PS N ES TS a ro un d t he c ou nt ry .

E li za be th C ar se y, 4 3- 6, m ar ri ed L t. C ar te r i n D ea rb or n n ot s o lo ng a go . B oth we re

f or me r l y s ta ti on ed a t Ro mu lu s. B et ty H ar tz , 4 3- 7, f or me rl y o f Ro mu lu s a nd G un te r,

m ar ri ed S gt . C ha rl es C ar ro ll o n Ma rc h 3 rd a t B al ti mo re . M ar y B el le A hl st ro ~, 4 3- 3,

i s- e ng ag ed t o a C ap t. S mi th . D or ot hy N ag el o f 4 4- 10 w as m ar ri ed o n t he 1 2t h o f

A pr il at t he L uk e F ie ld C ha pe l t o L t. Ca rl J ose ph Al ly .

D or ot hy B ri tt, 44 -4 , an d A . C . Ma nn o f th e U . S . N avy w er e m ar rie d i n Fe b. a nd a ren ow s ta ti on ed i n H ut ch in s, K an sa s, b ut a ft er h e g oe s t o s e a a g ai n, D or ot hy i s p la n-

n in g t o g o b ac k t o s ch oo l. D or ot hy D in vl id di e, S ea ma n 2 / c o f t he W A VES , i s no w t hewi fe o f R ay D or man dy , a pi lo t. B ot h a re a t Sa n Di eg o. Vi rg ini a S tre et er o f 43- 5

wa s ma rr ie d o n t he 2 6t h o f J an. t o En sig n F . Ro ss C ut ler , wh o i s s ta ti on ed a t t he

N av al A mm un it io n D ep ot i n P or ts mo ut h, V a. M ar y R et ic k, 4 4- 6, wa s m ar ri ed o n Ma r. 1 7

t o L t. R i cha rd C aul fi eld , i ns tru ct or a t P ec os A AF . T he y w il l l iv e i n P ec os, T exa s.

N OT E: T he N ews le tte r S ta ff wo ul d a pp rec ia te i t ve ry m uc h i f y ou m ar ri ed g irl s

w ou ld g iv e y ou r m a id en n am es a nd g ra du at in g c la ss w he n y ou w ri te . O ur m a il in g

l is t is i nh er it ed f ro m S wee tw ate r, a nd it t a ke s a l ot o f s le ut hi ng t o f ig ure o ut

wh o s o m e of y ou a r e . T h a nk s a lo t!- 1 0 -

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WASPDOINGS

Kost of the WASPieshave, by now, settled down to some stable form of employment,

some are just wandering around the country, some (like the Florida gang) having

a wonderful time. And for news of those you haven't heard about:

Martha Smith, 43-6, is instructing at the Municipal Field at Eufaula, Ala. Shesays that there are instructing jobs galore in that part of the country for any-

one interested. Dolly Sexton of 44-5 is a flight instructor also, teaching at

Rosemead, California. Violet Nisley of 44-9 is making plans to get her instruc-

tor's rating. Jean Downey, Maggie Gee, Elaine Harmon, and Marie Jacobson, all of

44-9, had a joyous and boisterous reunion in Oakland a short time ago. Maggie

has returned to the University of California and is majoring in physics, Elaine

is working for CAA's Airways Traffic Control, Yarie is a passenger agent for West-

ern Airlines.

Six WASPs,formerly stationed at Tyndall Field, went back to work there as Dis-

patchers in Post Operations. They are Odine Bishop, Martha McKenzie, Betty Rich-

ards, Alma Newsom,Mary Ann Palmer, and a WASPnot originally stationed at Tyndall,Millicent Peterson. Yary S. Reineberg of 44-5 has had an offer of a crop dusting

job which sounds tempting; Mary was a former surgeon-chiropedist, having practiced

in York, Pa., her home, for six and a half years before entering training in the

WASP. And from Peg Parish of 44-7 comes news, through her swell little. mimeographed

newsletter, that Anne Henry is at home in Texarkana and has enrolled in the local

Junior College; Marge Neymanis back at her old job in San Francisco with Standard

Oil, Jean Landa is working as a junior technician in the Engineering Department of

Fairchild in Hagerstown, Maryland; - all the above mentioned girls are 44-7.

FromDixie Dixon, ,44-9, we received information about her classmates, Barbara

Hershey, Lillian Glezen, Sarah lllshouse, Kay Kleinecke, and Esther Stahr are in a

CAARadio Communicator's school in Fort Worth; PamCarr, Sis McGrath, and MarjorieChristiansen are working for Consolidated in California. June Wolfe, Mary Thoits,,Gail Sigford, and Suzanne Irvine, all 44-10, are working toward their instructor's

ratings at Spartan in Tulsa. Pat Houran, also 44-10, is working at Earl Henry's

airport in Oklahoma City.

And ye worn out old editors, 44-2, believe it or not, found time to take a DPC

ferry trip to Ponca City, Oklahoma, and back, pushing equally worn out PT-19s

through some of the messiest weather (we speak with ~ restraint) we have ever

had the bad luck to fly through. The trip took nine days in all, which was about

five days longer than it should have taken . like old times, though, RONing

at Springfield, st. Louis, Indianapolis, Akron, then home. While in St. Louis we

called up Margie Needham, also of 44-2, who is ferrying for DPCoff and on. BettyPeters of 44-6 was also on the trip. Our Indianapolis RONwas spent at Betty Scant-

land's (43-6) apartment, - a grand hangar flying session.

Helen Ann Turner of 43-5 and Betty Clements of 43-5 have both accepted positions as

hospital recreation workers with the Red Cross overseas. The A8sociat~d Women

Pilots of Boeing Field, an independent organization, most of whose members were

pilots o~ the Pacific Northwest before the war, honored its returned ex-WASPsat a

luncheon, - amongthe WASPsso honored were Virginia Hill, Barbara Erickson, Pat

Hiller, Arline Davis, Ruth Anderson, and Celia Hunter, who gave us this information.

Betty Naffz of 43-4 writes us that she is about. to be udrafted" into the Air Evacu-

ation Corps as a nurse. Mildred Taylor Marshall, 44-5, has returned to her old

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j ob a t C ha rl ot te , N . C . h ea di ng a n a vi at io n d ep ar tm en t o f t he M cA li st er C al "s on

I ns ur an ce A ge nc y, I nc . L ev on a H ov e o f 4 4- 10 i s no w e mp lo ye d a t t he W as hi ng to n

N at io na l A ir po rt w it h t he A TC a s a Li nk I ns tr uc to r a nd f in ds i t q ui te i nt er es t-

i n g , s a y s s h e g e t s t o s e e a s is t e r W A S P n o w a nd t h e n.

E th el M ye r, 4 3- 6, w it h M ar jo ri e P op el l, 4 3- 5, i s b ac k a t S ha w F ie ld , S . C. i n-

s tr uc ti ng .i n L in k. M ar ga re t P ar is h, 4 4- 7, i s w or ki ng f or P ra tt a nd W hi tn ey i n

H ar tf or d, C on n. M ar ge L og an , 4 3- 6, i s tr av el li ng a bo ut t he c ou nt ry a nd h as c om ea cr os s m an y W AS Ps , a nd j oi ne d i n ma ny o f t he ir r eu ni on s. L as t h ea rd , B ar ba ra

P oo le a nd L eo tt a C oo k ( WA FS a nd 4 3- 5) w er e g ue st s o f R ut hm ar y B uc kl ey a t h er

s um me r h om e i n Fo rt L au de rd al e, F la . R um or h as i t th at J ua ni ta B el is h i s w or ki ng

i n Op er at io ns a t P it ts bu rg h, t ha t M ar ge K et ch am i s d oi ng c on tr ol t ow er w or k.

Y vo nn e A sh cr af t, f ro m M on ta na , i s ou t wo rk in g f or a n i n st ru ct or 's r at in g a nd h as

s ev er al i ns tr uc ti ng j ob s l in ed u p. l la ry M cD on ne ll , 4 3- 6, i s te ac hi ng s ch oo l a t

t he p re se nt t im e.

A nn e B er ry , 4 4- 2, h as a j ob a s n ew s r ew ri te r f or S ta ti on W HA S i n Lo ui sv il le , K y.

R ut h G ro ve s o f 4 4 -9 i s t ea ch in g A nc ie nt H is to ry a nd E ng li sh a t t h e H y de P ar k H ig h

S c ho o l . H a z e l R ai n e s a n d S i s s y S i eb e r , 4 4- 3 , a r e o n t h e v e r ge o f o pe n i n g a n a i r -

p or t, s ta ff ed w it h w om en o nl y, i n O kl ah om a C it y, - we 'd l ik e t o h ea r m or e a bo utt ha t d ea l .

M an y o f y ou w il l b e i nt er es te d t o k no w o f t he w h er ea bo ut s o f t he f or me r A ve ng er

F ie ld i ns tr uc to rs - yo ur e di to rs , w hi le w ai ti ng f or t he w ea th er t o l if t, w er e d is -

s ip at in g i n t he C of fe e S ho p a t t he I nd ia na po li s M un ic ip al A ir po rt w he n w ho s ho ul d

w al k u p t o o ur t ab le i n t he u ni fo rm o f a n E as te rn A ir li ne s p il ot b ut M r. L an dr y,

f or me r a dv an ce d n av ig at io n i ns tr uc to r. I ns tr uc to rs O ld ha m, R ud ol ph , J on es ,. a nd

S pe er a re W ar ra nt O ff ic er s i n t he A TC ; Y r. B ur ch fi el d i s an a ge nt f or T WA i n S an

F ra nc is co j P ac e i s f ly in g P -4 0' s f or t he A TC , t he l a st w e h ea rd . S au nd er s i s al so

w it h t he A TC . C ap t. P ok or ny i s ov er se as f ly in g P -5 1' s o ut o f an I ta li an b as e.

L t. L aR ue a nd L t. M cA na ny a re s ta ti on ed a t s an M ar co s a nd a re l iv in g i n A us ti n;

C ap t. C re am er i s f ly in g b -2 5' s a t En id , O kl a. ; C ap t. S he pa rd - B -1 7' s a nd l at erB -2 9' s a t Se br in g, F la . C ap t. M il le r i s w it h I nt el li ge nc e a nd O p er at io ns i n an

E me rg en cy R es cu e S qu ad ro n , in t he S ou th P ac if ic . L t. C la yt on i s fl yi ng C -4 7' s a t

S ed al ia , M o. ; L t. N an ce i s te mp or ar il y i n A lt us , O kl a. t ak in g 4 -e ng in e t ra ns it io n;

L t. P in ks to n i s a t B la ck la nd s A AF , W a co , T ex as a nd M aj or U rb an i s at S an A ng el o.

C ap t. W ar d i s a t Al oe F ie ld , V ic to ri a, T ex as a nd C ap t. H as ki ns i s ov er se as . C ol .

R oy P . Wa rd , C om ma nd in g O ff ic er a t A v en ge r, h as b ee n s ta ti on ed i n F or t W or th w it h

t he I ns pe ct io n D iv is io n o f th e F ly in g T ra in in g C om ma nd a nd r ec en tl y h on or ed t he

g ~ l s a t t h e W A S P N es t t h e r e w it h a vi si t ; h e h a s r ec en t l y b e e n t r a n sf e r r ed t o

B ry an . C ol . G eo rg e F . Ke en e, a no th er f or me r A ve ng er F ie ld C .O . w ho h ad b e en s ta -

t io ne d a t G oo df el lo w F ie ld , S an A ng el o, i s g oi ng o ve rs ea s.

J oa n B la ir , 4 4- 8, i s in Tu cs on l iv in g w it h T y H ug he s, a ls o 4 4- 8. E mi ly P or te r,4 4- 1, i s f er ry in g P 'l '- 19 'sf or D Pe , a s a re a ls o l la rg ar et N e ed ha m, 4 4- 2, A de le

S ch ar r, 4 3- 3, D ol or es ) ,{ eu re rR ee d, 4 4- 1, a nd B ar ba ra W ar d, 4 3- 4. B ar ba ra D on ah ue ,

W AF S, J an Z uc ho ws ki , 4 3- 4, a re o n t h e s am e d ea l, f er ry in g f or a L an si ng d ea le r.

M ar ga re t E hl er s, 4 4- 2, i s w or ki ng a t t he N i co le t H ot el i n Mi nn ea po li s. l fa ri ap ne

B ea rd , 4 3- 5, i s i n t h e l r ar in es ; D or ot hy E be rs ba ch , 4 3- 5, i s i n T am pa , F la ., p la nt -

i n g g ar d e n s a n d w o r k in g a s a Nu rs e ' s A id e . T he g i r l s a t N ap i e r F i e l d w ho w e nt

b ac k a s Li nk I ns tr uc to rs a re l iv in g i n t he ir s am e q ua rt er s a nd e at in g a t t he

O ff i ce rs C l ub .

R ut h C li ff or d, 4 4- 8, i s i ns tr uc ti ng f or t h e J oh ns on A er on au ti ca l S er vi ce s, G il be rt

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F ie l d, W in te r Ha ve n, F la . R os e P al me r 4 4- 6 A nn Atk ei so n 4 4- 10 Je an B ab b 43 7d S id n Wl l . " " ,- ,an ey JIfU. e r, 4 3- 1, a re f er ry ~n g D PC p la ne s a nd a re m a ki ng r eg ul ar t ri ps b e-

t we en W ic ke nb er g, A ri z. a nd F o rt W or th . N an H az el ti ne h as j oi ne d t he W AV ES a nd i s

a ss ig ne d t o t he Na va l A ir Tr an sp or ta ti on S er vi ce . M ar gu er it e H as ki ns w ho w as a

4 4- 6 t r ai ne e, ha s j oi ne d t he S PA RS . M il li e D av id so n a nd K a y D 'A re zz o ' bo th 4 4- 4

a re w or ki ng i n th e T ex as L eg is la tu re , a nd s o i s Gr ac e P ok or ny , w if e ~ f C ap t. A l' J.

P ok or ny , w ho u se d t o b e a c he ck p il ot a t S w ee tw at er .

P en ny H al l, 4 4- 6, i s w or ki ng a s to we r o pe ra to r i n S an ta B ar ba ra , C al if . S ue B oo th

J un er B el le w, I re ne C ru m, a nd F r an ce s C ou gh li n, a ll 4 4- 6, h av e b ee n s ig ne d u p wi th '

th e Re d C ro ss a nd ar e wa iti ng to b e ca ll ed . A nn L or e, 44 -3 , is wo rk in g i n op er a-

ti on sa t M ea ch am Fi el d in F or t Wor th , f or De lt a Ai rl ine s. Be tt y Cl ar k, 4 3- 7, P at

P at em an , 4 3- 5, a nd B ev er ly B ee se my er , 4 4- 6, a re w o rk in g a t t he M on ro vi a A ir po rt i n

L os A ng el es , p ai nt in g p la ne s, m as ki ng " NC 's " a n d t e a ri ng d ow n p la ne s w hi le w or ki ng

f or t h ei r i ns tr uc to rs ' r at in gs . J an et H ut ch in so n, 4 4- 6, h as b ee n p ut ti ng i n he r

s pa re t im e w or ki ng o ut r ac e h or se s a t t he P im li co T ra ck i n M ar yl an d. L au ra " La rr y"

R ut le dg e, 4 4- 6, i s i n F or t W or th a tt en di ng t he C AA C om mu ni ca ti on s S ch oo l.

A nn C r is we ll , 4 3- 6, i s w or ki ng f or t he C ou nt y W el fa re B oa rd a s a s oc ia l w or ke r i nR iv er da le , M d. M ar ie P ed er se n, 4 4- 6, i s t ea ch in g k in de rg ar te n i n th e L os A ng el es

P ub li ~ S ch oo ls . M ar y B re id en ba ch , 4 4~ 6, i s do in g d ra ft in g f or D ou gl as A ir cr af t.

D or ot hy B an cr of t, 4 4- 6, i s al so a tt en di ng t he C AA Tr ai ni ng S ch oo l i n Lo s A ng el es

l ea rn in g t o be a t ow er o pe ra to r. P eg gy N is pe l, 4 4- 5, i s bu sy r un ni ng c ha rt er t ri ps

a nd i ns tr uc ti ng i n L in co ln , N eb ra sk a. E ll en or K ur te n, 4 3- 5, i s ed it in g a . s w e l l

l it tl e g os si p s he et , w ri ti ng o f a ll t he p eo pl e s he h as c om e i nt o c on ta ct w it h

d ur in g he r f ly in g c ar ee r a s a W ASP - i f yo u'r e in ter es te d in h er n ew s, w ri te he r a t

21 1 S. P ri mr os e , M on ro vi a , Ca li f. .

P at C h ad wi ck , 4 3- 2, i s w it h N or th ea st A vi at io n C o. i n Po rt la nd , M ai ne . P ar t o f he r

j ob i s t o p r am ot e a vi at io n f or w om en - s he a ls o i ns tr uc ts a nd s ay s s he i s l oo ki ng

f or wa rd t o c ro p d us ti ng s ea so n u p i n A ro os to ok 's p ot at o c ou nt ry .

r ro m u i xi e D ug an o f 4 4- 9, w e r ec ei ve d a n A m us in g F li gh t E xp er ie nc e t ha t w a s s oa mu si ng a nd s o g oo d w e d on 't d ar e p ri nt i t, t ho ug h t yp ic al o f m an y W AS P' S e xp er ie nc e.

On ly t o th e i nn er c ir cle of d ul y a cc re di te d W AS Ps w il l w e d iv ul ge a ny of i ts in -

f or ma ti on l S id S id da ll , 4 4- 2, b et te r a nd m o re p op ul ar ly k no wn a s C la ri ce I so be l,

s ta te s t ha t s he h as b ee n r op ed i nt o s pr in g h ou se c le an in g a t h e r h om e i n A ll ia nc e,

U hi o. T he " Al lia nc e Fl as h" a ls o s ay s t hat s he i s i n th e p roc es s of g et ti ng he r

i ns tr uc to rs r at in g, a nd i s h av in g h er t ro ub le s m as te ri ng t he m a ne uv er s o f t he l i~ tl e

ye llo w p la ne , a s we a ll a re . Fl or enc e Em ig o f 4 4-1 0 se nd s ~s n ew s of h er cl as s-

m at es ; D ot ti e D av is h as b ee n f er ry in g P T' s f ro m S ou th C ar ol ~n a t o M as sa ch us et ts

a nd C h ar ly ne Cr eg ar i s in N or ma n, O kl a. f er ry in g L Q' s a nd P T' s b et we en N or ma n a nd

Tu ls a. Do io re s L amb i s ba ck ho me i n Los An ge le s w or ki ng a t Va il F ie ld d oin g so mef er ry w or k a nd m ak in g c ha rt er t ri ps , a ls o h el pi ng o ut w i th t he s ho p wo rk a t o dd

t im es . J ua ni ta D re ie r i s t em po ra ri ly w or ki ng f or C at ho li c C ha ri ti es i n Oa kl an d,

C al . ~ rg ar et E ge r i s at te nd in g B ow li ng G re en U ni ve rs it y i n Oh io a nd i s ma jo ri ng

i n s pe ec h w o rk . S he i nt en ds t o co nt in ue h er s tu di es f or f ou r y e ar s.

M ar th a D av is , 4 3- 2, i s r un ni ng O pe ra ti on s f or W hi ti ng F ie ld , P en sa co la , F la .

a N av y P B4 Y ( B- 24 ) S qn ., O pe ra ti on al T rn g. S he e xp ec ts h er h us ba nd h om e f ro m

n ex t m on th w he n t he y' ll g o b ac k t o Lo ng B ea ch a nd t he 6 th F er ry in g G ro up .

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Here is an itemwhiohmaybe ot interest to girls whowere at Avengeratter Mayl~. Elizabeth Phillips, 44-10, writes us as tollcwu -They mayr~call thatat that time we aoquired a minute bundle at fur (oanine) whomwe named'Solo'and adopted as a . scot. Solowas the otfioial esoort tor all formations, andour valiant and noisy detender against any and all men, for whomshe nourisheda protound distrust. Solo got to be myward after 44:-9 graduated, and she devel-

opedwormaand pinkeye praotically simultaneously. So, rather than leave her be-hiDdwhenthe field olosed, I shipped her home- express oolleot, of oourse. Mybewildered parent. oheerfully paid the oharges at $20.56, reuarking that apparent-ly they got in return twenty dollars' worth ot orate and fitty-six oents worth atdog. But nOlI'that she's been properly trained as to her behavior in her newin-door environment, they are quite wonover to her side, andIthink Ioan satelysay she bas a "good heme-.

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