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[[newspaper clipping]] WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1957 Pioneer Woman Flyer Tells of Fun at Work By Sonia McConnell "I'm tired of speaking about myself from the 'firsts' angle," Blanche Stuart Scott of Canisteo said yesterday afternoon in an interview. "I'd rather speak about my job in terms of: Don't we have fun?" Looking at the life of this woman, one cannot omit the firsts completely. For she was the first woman ever to drive a car across the U. S. and above all she ranks as a foremost woman aviatrix—the first woman to fly long distance, the first to fly on the East and West Coasts, the first woman to fly a jet plane—a long list. That record in itself indicates a full and dynamic life. But since she is above average in energy, her record does not halt there. She also has been active in radio, as a motion picture producer, as a comedy dialogue script writer in Hollywood and in many other fields. HOWEVER, SHE said she would rather discuss the "fun angle" of her more recent position as a public relations worker and consultant with the Air Force. She took this position in 1954 and held it until about a year ago. "My past job brought me in close contact with people all over the nation through the media of the press, radio and TV. We wanted to acquaint the public with the fact that the United States Air Force Central Museum at the Air Force Base at Dayton, Ohio, was open to the public. "Originally it was not. But its material, the largest collection of aviation material in the world, was at one time only available to Air Force and government personnel." This job kept her travelling constantly for 15 months with no break. "IT MEANT carrying around with me at all times a typewriter, a polaroid camera, an extra coat and a lot of paper—for an endless filling out of records important in my job. I couldn't check any of these things," she said. "But via the newspaper, TV, radio, club talks and the like, I had a lot of fun. One of the joys connected with this job was meeting people more interesting than you." "I worked with people like Gary Moore, John Daly, Steve Allen, Art Linkletter and Jimmy Stewart. Such people have helped to spread the information that the museum is open to the public." "I've addressed many clubs across the country of the type of Zonta, Rotary and Kiwanis and have made contacts with hundreds of vital, interesting people. "In other words, my job is fun and I like it. My work takes me to all the special big air events over the United States." Addressing approximately 35 members of Zonta Club at a luncheon at the Mark Twain Hotel yesterday, she said: [[image]] [[caption]] MOVIE FUN—First American woman aviator, Blanche Stuart Scott, talks over early flying days with James Stewart on the "Spirit of St. Louis" location at Santa Maria, Calif., where Stewart is playing Charles A. Lindbergh in the Leland Hayward Production for Warner Bros. Mrs. Scott, now 63, first flew a plane in 1910. [[/caption]] [[image]] [[caption]] TV FRIENDS—Gary Moore and Blanche Stuart Scott on "I've Got a Secret"—an example of one of the numerous friendships she made as a public relations worker and consultant for the Air Force Central Museum. [[/caption]] [[/newspaper clipping]]
