Show ft Standard-Examin- Sunday July 12 1981 er 7B Famed woman pilot now flying high in new career (at age 63) By JOAN O'SULLIVAN Sixty-thre- e isn’t the age when the average woman launches a new career But no one ever said Jacqueline Auriol is average A French aviation pioneer she was the first woman in the world to cross the sound barrier That was in 1953 at the speed of 6625 miles per hour Now in 1981 she’s skyrocketing with a new career on the board of directors of Avon France the French company of the worldwide cosmetic firm Avon Products Inc Jacqueline Auriol has never been a conformist In 1947 she raised eyebrows in Paris with her obsession for flying As daughter-in-laof the then French was Auriol Vincent she president expected to fly social circles wasn’t her It high only speed She preferred to chalk up air hours and become a professional pilot A 1949 plane crash on the Seine River nearly changed all that virtually destroying w specialty of being a test pilot” Auriol says “So it is even more difficult for women to gain access” Her triumph is all the sweeter because she had overcome “This wonderful thing called aviation had hurt me badly and it owed me much in turn’’ she said “It was aviation and aviation alone that had to make amends” And amends it made placing her name in aviation’s hall of fame when she broke the sound barrier and then the women’s world speed record five times The fact that Auriol whose triumphs have all been field has turned to the feminine in a world of cosmetics for a new career seemed odd until she supplied the link “The fact is that cosmetics helped tremendously I set a great deal of store by them” she said remembering the accident that forced her to take more care of her face than the average woman Additionally her response to working with men her face and leaving “the prettiest woman in Paris a gueule cassee” a newspaper of the time reported employing an expression used to describe post-wa- r soldiers with severe facial wounds and not at the controls” Auriol “I was the said This made a difference in her attitude She was determined to fly again but first she had to face two years of plastic surgery She discusses her accident and her “new face” with ease because she believes in the compensation that stems from personal disaster She speaks of the accident and the years of corrective surgery as “the long journey that has made me what I am” Three years after the fateful crash Auriol was back at the controls as a professional test pilot breaking yet another barrier and becoming the first woman in the world to join the ranks in a theretofore completely male profession “It is difficult even for men to get into this co-pil- ot and machines apparently sharpened her sense of femininity and emphasized a natural bent for meticulous elegance “Whatever your profession having an attractive face always helps” she said “Cosmetics help one to be prettier fresher-lookin- g and better cared-fo- r in an factor They’re developing one’s full important potential” In addition to her new affiliation Auriol is turning a hobby interior decoration to profit Schooled in the subject at the Beaux Arts and Ecole du Louvre in Paris she set interior decorating aside during her aviation career Now she has taken on an assignment from Air France decorating their Paris office and VIP suites throughout the world As always the Auriol has a well in thought-ou- t to change the mind wants She plan of to airline counteract the waiting lounges style male-dominat- ed 25-ye- ar well-organiz- ed syndrome Plan ahead to maintain balancing act The life of the working mother may seem to some a wonderfully rich and ex- But to citing one — others working mothers included — it can seem like a series of balancing acts between family and career home and office Take for example the basic responsibility of feeding the family After a long and busy day at the office the last thing a working mother wants to do is stand in line at a crowded supermarket jour- ney homeward r through rush-hou- traffic with brim- ming packages and then whip up a meal that the entire family (and possibly an un- expected guest or two) will enjoy There is no small for a temptation mother to working stop at a fast-foo- d staurant re- those evenings when no vy fLQS —— — 1 i UJttGHTfAST uMtuxM 9cMng j SilkiUM CONTROL DIET CAPSULES $itcUtci 4-- oz Jar SUNDOWN SUNSCREEN YOUR $5)49 CHOICE 7-- provisions have been made for supper but she does her family and herself no great service if she too often relies upon takeout fried chicken or chop suey for a quick (jofutvcm yj'of’mj ran Dandruff Shampoo Deep Conditioning Treatment COOTROL 28 count Selsun Blue oz bottle and easy meal Organization is the answer for working women with family responsibilities Before the work week begins she should have a good idea ab- SUN PROTECTED FACTOR 6 or 15 screen Daisyr Test Kit 4-- -- ’ out the week’s menu Leftovers on Monday baked chicken oz on Tuesday meatloaf on Wednesday and so on bottle i on each g The bonus to the above dinner suggestions is that they can be prepared in advance — even partially cooked and refrigerated for a day or two until you teKcr’- - time-savin- EP T in home Test Pregnancy Early fe-p- t la MULTI VITAMINS Centrum lEARlY PREGNANCY TEST e each $S49 3 100 return them to the count oven for final cooking Organization begins at the supermarket If you have Care Loving Hair Color Lotion YOUR CHOICE each $5)59 Dental Floss or Waxed Unwaxed enough room in your freezer meats can be purchased in quantity and frozen for later use Be sure to freeze in portions that will HIGH POTENCY STRESS FORMULA VITAMINS 3 3 WITH ZINK WITH IRON satisfy an average meal for you and 749 60 count your family It’s wise to make 679 60 count hamburger patties indi- and freeze them vidually — this way the children can fend for themselves if you find yourself delayed at work Small steaks too should be wrapped individually 50 YARDS and removed as needed Consult a basic MORE THAN 100°° IN cookbook for time limits and techniques for freezing different types of food Seasonal fruit and n TRAVEL COUPONS vegetables freeze FREE easily after blanch- a ing Otherwise of good supply v CSSPRAYS ROLL-ON-S 15-o- z S139 4-- oz frozen or canned vegetables will do in a pinch when you don’t have time to stop for the fresh variety When shopping always make a stop in the pasta aisle and fill in as needed Pasta in any of its many forms is a quick and easy solution to the dinner dilemma Toss it with tomato sauce (which can be prepared well in adv- s159 ance and frozen) freshly steamed and oil or vegetables cream and bacon Children love it Consult some of the COPYRIGHT 1981 SAFEWAY STORES INCORPORATED many “quick and easy” cookbooks that have come out in recent years A- A A v S N A- A y |