Marshfield News-Herald from Marshfield, Wisconsin • 9

THE MARSHFIELD NEWS Wednesday. HERALD. Marshfield, Wis. A April 29. 3 1 -ri Outdoor Theater Joys of Doing Nothing While Retired Can Pall (Third of a Series) All those activities are passive.

By CHRIS MACGILL Most people feel a need for doing (Associated Press staff Writer) something that's creative or in-What are you going to do hen I volves contact with others, you quit work for good? How to get started? Many cities "I'm going to loaf and fish," have recreation centers for older you may say and mean it, but Pple. There are clubs for oldsters unless you're most unusual you'll golden age clubs, three-quarter soon find that the joys of doing century clubs, grandmas clubs and nothing pall very quicklv. tn? like. If you happen to live in The time to start thinking about I a community with many retired retirement is now. If your life is I residents all you have to do is pick wound around your job and its as-: choose.

sociations vou may have a hard But d011' think J'ou have con- camping as childish, social workers have found it works out very well. It has been particular boon for people from large cities. However, the camp program that does well for children doesn't suit their elders, the camp staffs have found. Oldsters want leisurely strolls, not organized hikes; sunbathing, not dips in chilly pools; plenty of time to sit and talk to each other, not a constant hustle. Enrolling for courses at night school or a nearby college is an-j other favorite activity with many elderly people once they conquer the feeling that studying, like camping, is for youngsters.

A psychologist ran an experiment with three groups of people one aged 20 to 25, one aged 27 to 37 and one with members between 40 and 70. For two months he taught them Russian, a most difficult language. All three groups 4 ine yourself to old people's groups. I CilP fitUCfiflWW PROPOSED nab CAMP DEVELOPMENT Shown here is an architect's drawing of Lodge at Boy Scout Camp Chickagami. Work on the $1,800 addition Chickagami, in Portage County, is one of the two Boy Scout camps time developing new interests when i your employment ends.

If you have a hobby or several of them, you're in an enviable position. Retirement will mean more time to do the things you enjoy. More than once, a retirement hobby has flowered into a whole new career for a man or woman. Even if it doesn't do that, your hobby is likely to keep you in the swim of things. But suppose you have reached retirement and never had had time or inclination to develop outside interests.

Time is likely, to pass slowlv with nothing to do but read. listen to the radio or watch TV. ADDITION the proposed addition to Sunset is expected to begin about May 1. operated by the Samoset Council. Bloom and son visited Thursday with Mr.

and airs. Henry Lang-feldt. The average person in Ireland eats about 3,500 calories a day compared with an average of a-bout 3,200 in the United States. Qnaaaa MOVIES IN MARSHFIELD ARE YOUR LEAST EXPENSIVE FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT! TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY EVENINGS AT Prices 14c 60c Tax Incl. Fabulous In Irs Magnificence! To Open Friday Fireworks Show Is Set for Inaugural Fireworks will mark the opening of Marshfield's 10-13 Drive-in Theater Friday evening, May 1.

Gates will open at 6:30 o'clock, with the fireworks display slated to begin at dusk. The new drive-in, at the northeast corner of the junction of Highway 10 and 13 south of Marsh-field, was started last July and completed at a cost of approximately $50,000, according to John P. Adler, owner of the enterprise. "I believe it is one of the most modern and best drive-ins in the state," Adler said. The outdoor theater, which accommodates 420 cars on 10 granite surfaced ramps, each with "in-the-car" speakers which can be regulated for volume in the individual autos.

Surrounding the theater is a 7-foot-high "habitat" fence of split cedar rails. The screen, on a structure built to withstand wind pressures of 30 pounds per square foot, is actually 38x50 feet in size, providing a picture surface 32x36 feet. A low-lying concrete building, 35-41 feet, is so built that it is below the line of vision of the audience. It houses the projection booth, restrooms, and concessions. A 3xl2-foot picture window in the concession stand enables customers to view the motion picture from that portion of the building.

Here, too, is a gas-heated room where patrons can "warm up" on chilly evenings. The entrance to the theater is on Highway 10; the exit lies on Highway 13. Adler pointed out that, from the angle of safety, it is possible to avoid crossing busy highways and remain on "inner lanes, simply by driving south from the city on Washington avenue to Highway 10 and turning right to the theater. On leaving, patrons turn right on Highway 13 for the trip back into Marshfield. Both entrance and exit are brightly lighted, and roads into the theater are also well illuminated.

Ten floodlights are turned on between performances. Enough attendants will be on hand to direct traffic and police the area, he said. The outdoor theater will open each evening at 6:30, with the first of the two performances slated for dusk. The enterprise is expected to operated each season until about the middle of October. One inch of rain means more than 100 tons of water to an acre.

11 1 iilnirf HI 4 THE LOVELINESS Kohler Signs Bill to Revise School Laws MADISON Wi A bill to recodify and revise school laws was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Kohler. The measure was introduced on the opening day of the 1953 Legislature, Jan. 14, by the State Legis lative Council at the request of the i Council's education committee. It was the result of a long study of school laws.

Kohler pointed out that the mea-, sure did not create any additional power or make substantive changes in law, but that arrangements were completed to meet certain objections. The governor also signed a bill to exempt truckers, hawkers and peddlers from license requirements while working on the grounds of a festival held under the direction of a non-profit organization. Loyal Couple Visits Relative at Rochester LOYAL Mr. and Mrs. Sid Collins visited Saturday with Mrs.

Collins' sister, Mrs. Howard Tru-chot, who is a surgical patient at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn. Mrs. Truchot is from Cho-teau, Mont.

Mrs. Leonard Smith, Phillips, Mrs. U. Cain, and Mrs. Lester Feet Consult a Shoe Specialist FIRST TEES.

EACH MONTH FIRST VISIT, MAY 5 Town and Country SHOE MART Scout Council Plans Project At Chickagami A construction project long a-waited at Boy Scout Camp Chickagami is scheduled to begin about May 1, Samoset Council officials announced today. The development is a 16x32-foot addition to Sunset Lodge to serve as living quarters for the two cooks employed at the camp, house a walk-in cooler, and provide storage space for the kitchen. I The decision to build came last week at a meeting of scouters in Wisconsin Rapids, when it was reported that the necessary $1,800 in money and materials had been collected. Firms in Marshfield, Medford, Wisconsin Rapids, and Stevens Point contributed to the fund. Also discussed at the meeting, in charge of Dr.

A. H. Anderson, Stevens Point, were various maintenance projects, including painting and new roofing for the cabins, flooring and step repairs, and installations of a new water pump, double sink, and booster flame in the kitchen. George Becker, Stevens Point, will be general supervisor for the project. Camp Chickagami is located on Sunset Lake in Portage County.

The camp, which opens June 14, is staffed by scouts from Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids, and Stevens Point. Chickagami also serves the Girl Scouts of this area for five weeks during the summer months. News-Herald Classifieds Get Results OF YOUR Choice Fabrics learned as much Russian as the average college graduate learns in a year. Just to be sure, the same groups were taught shorthand. Again there was no important difference in the skill of the young and the old students.

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Don't overlook volunteer service to the community. It may range from joining the Ground Observer Corps to helping out at the blood bank. However, organizations which enlist the volunteer aid of older people should keep in mind that many of them are on very restricted budgets. Some areas have been experimenting with camping for old people. In spite of strong initial pro- tests from oldsters who think of CAPTURE HOME! Exquisite Designs Phone 545-W ,4 00 speakers I MEWS THE A 30 CtNTUtT fOX Also Candid INI WADTDINKG TO 9 FINAL TIMES TONIGHT im J.n nnr THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Evening Shows at Prices 14c 60c Tax Incl.

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