Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-30

Of that existence.
BY NEA Service
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29-Cali-
fornia, which has more than a
third OF all the licensed women
flyers in the country. is beginning
to wonder inst how long it will be
before the women step cut and
begin competing with men for jobs
in commercial aerial transport
service.
Approximately 200 women in
America have licenses as pilots,
and SO OF them live in California.
Since women have proved that
they can fly ably, and since in
other lines of work they have
taken their places on an equality
with male wage-earners. their en-
trance into the commercial field
Is expected in the near future.
As a matter of fact. they have
already entered 1t. If not rs pilots,
then as managers.
Two Teach Aviation
Four years ago Mrs. Twyla ].
Kelley bought an airplane. rented
an airport at Long Beach. near
here, and set UP an aviation school
for wonien She hired a govern
ment-trained male pilot TO do the
teaching. and found pupils flocking
to her standard.
A little later she bought o
airplanes and increased the size
OF her teaching force. Now she
owns her own airport at Haw-
thorne. California. and her school
Is a pronounced success.
Another woman 10 succeed in
the same line or work IS Miss
Margaret Perry. formerly a rich
and idle New York society girl.
firing OF golf and tennis. Miss
Perry took I'D flvinr As a diver
sion and quickly became an avia-
ton enthusiast. She came 10 Los
Angeles. and recently tonk over 2
LARGE airport at Culver CITY. close
70 Los Angeles. and onened a school
OF aviation there. She also hires
rovernment-trained pilots TO do
the teaching. while She MANAGES
the airnort and tho school. Her
S"hool fits its ruDils for the hightes
pilots licenses granted.
Other Fields Open
Aviation Is not the only new
field that'is opening for women. A
certain big western railroad has
adopted q woman courier service"
for its Indian tour trips and motor
cruises from the main line OF the
railroad. On these trips. which take
tourists through northern New
Mexico. Arizona. Nevada, Colorado
and Utah. four tourists ride in a
machine accompanied by a driver
and a woman courier, who as as
hostess on the trip, meeting the
guests at the train and looking
after their comfort while the tour
is in progress.
Miss Henrietta Gloff OF Santa
Fe. N. M, was the first woman
courier. A graduate of the Uni
verSity Of Chicago. she points out
that a woman who wants one of
those courier jobs must have a good
education and must be thoroughly
schooled in the history Of the
southwest. must know Spanish and
must have a good knowledge of
Indian arts and crafts. The rail-
road maintains a school of instruc-
ton at Santa Fe to instructive
prospective couriers. offering ms
.ruction free, but requiring cand-
idates to paw their own expenses.
II now has 40 women couriers and
plans to increase its force.
A Handwriting Expert
Another unusual career for
women was discovered by Miss
Marjory Quigley Of Los Angeles,
who is a handwriting expert, work
ing mostly on criminal cases.
Asked what preparation is needed
for such a position. she gives a
resume Of her own career:
II first took a thorough course
in penmanship. Then I was sec-
rotary and understudv for several
wears 10 Milton Carlston. a noted
handwriting expert. I worked with
him in his laboratory and helped
him on documents. 7 also gave
considerable time to the study Of
law and of documents. This work
can be done Just as we'll by a
woma mas BY a man. but to succeed
she must give years of preparation
to IL"
Still another out-of-the-ordirarv
career has been found by Miss Mary
z. Smith OF Los Angeles. who
specializes in managing political
camDaigns. She beran her career &C
a reDorter on a Des Nnines Ia.
newspaper. got interested in Dnliti~~
and began doing clerical work for
politicians. From that lob she
graduated 70 serving on corrrit-
tres. and in the nurse OF timee
disnlaved such ab'l'tv the' she wae