The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-07-18
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BY Chuck Rattle

BY Chuck Rattle
Weather Is Headache To
Recreation Program
But IL Smiles on Golf
Swimmers On Own Now
Hiking Club to Begin
VacatiOnists Enter
Neighbor At War
Fresh cool breezes, in lieu of
summers anticipated heat, is be-
moaned only by ~ those who di-
rect outdoor recreation programs,
(2) those who want healthy nut
brown tans and swimmers, CD
those who want a bumper corn
crop. Otherwise people are
fairly happy in their lot of postpon-
ing-at least-what seems to be
each season an inevitable heat
wave. Thus far this summer
it hasn't materialized. -.
Results have been nOtewOr-
thy. People don't mind work.
ing half SO much. There Is q
prOfIsiOn of summer becOated
ladies. Gentry are jacketed
and necktied much more fire.
uuently. Swim suits have
become almost an extreme odd
ity. For the summer rec
reatiOn program, seated In the
Park, the results were disast-
rOus. But acceptable. 1t
frightened away swimmers
from the city beach in drOves.
But on certain days when 1t
was warm enough to swim and
be about the Park, without be-
ing frosted by too cooling
zephyrs from Sank Lake, the
attendance jumped by leaps
and big bounds. 1t Is not then
q lack of interest that has SO
cut attendance this season In
the first six weeks of the pro-
gram. burt rather Lack OF
thick-epidermized youngsters.
At that, with swimming attend
ance cut more than half, the pro-
gram has shown surprising con-
tinuity. Each day finds the pro-
gram gaining; each warm day sees
it Jump readily. Best two days
on the beach were two hot days
over the 4th of July weekend when
upward of 200 plunged into cooling
waters. But average daily, in
spite of weather break, is about 40
Harvey said. Other leaders, in
charge of organized games, point
to the fact that interest has been
gaining in their particular branch.
In spite Of lack of enthusiasm for
cooling plunges, Harvey reported
that classes of 30 or more nave
taken lessons ranging from begin
ners to senior Red Cross life saw
ing. l..
Special attention is called to
the fact that the six weeks
period for beach supervision at
the Park terminates Sunday.
From that time on the city
is employing no one in charge
of safe guarding water sports.
Swimmers are on their own
from that time. Parents are
warned of the cessation of wat
or safety control, so that they
may accompany youngsters
who wish to swim. -. In near
ly every other respect the pro-
gram, with the WPA recreation
leaders, will carry on.
Equipment for games, archery,
golf and that sort of thing will
continue throughout the sum-
mer. Time schedule will
remain essentially the same...
Addition of one new item to the
role of the recreation program was
announced by leaders Clarence
Dickinson and Ray Steir this week
Each Thursday boys hiking groups
will be lead on short hikes over
noon or evening meal time.
The group will be taught methods
of camp fire building for cooking
out of doors; they'll be taught GER
tain essentials of hiking as sport
in itself. More than that BIZ
Of nature study is included in the
plan. Above all they propose g
FISHING TACKLE THAT'S FIT
FOR FISHING. III L L Il II u L
HARDWARE. Adv