The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

The Acton Free Press Wednesday May Something for Everyone Outdoors Bringing a New Depth of Understanding Into Lives of Young and Old Br BILL President Writer Association of America THERE once was a time when outdoors meant Rod and Gun and that wasnt so long ago People looked on the mountain stream as the anglers domain the woods as the province of the People took nature for granted but not the Fishermen and hunters became concerned over their fish and wildlife They fought FOR license fees and taxes to pro vide funds for research and conservation programs to benefit natures creatures theyve been accused of slaughtering They fostered laws to control their harvest so the future of their sport could be assured Then everybody got into the act World War introduced many young men to fishing camp ing boating shooting outdoor skills that in their recrea tional aspect arc fun Traffic congestion became a problem for the Coast Guard Forest Rangers found their weekends occupied as guide nurse and policeman to a population that would fill a small city The gulf between yachtsmen and anglers filled with a new breed of boatmen Instead of a sport for ardent fans outdoors became a recreation relaxation change of pace from the pressures of modem living It became an exercise a feeling of physical wellbeing Spiritual WeUBeing An appreciation grew for the majesty of forested moun tains a clear stream a white sand beach kissing the ex panse of a living and vibrant ocean AH these can bring a feeling of spiritual wellbeing The outdoorsman always knew he didnt have to kill fish or bag a game bird to score his excursion afield a success Now everybody knows it The wave of new outdoors- men swept the countryside And they discovered an un suspected benefit In camp or aboard a boat the family finds itself working together in a way seldom pos sible on the urban scene Even the most recalcitrant youngster can sec an imme diate benefit in his contribu tion to the family welfare Everyone helps toward a common goal Its a fact of life that every thing in the outdoors is inter dependent upon everything else The growing use of the game resource by hunters caused an effect they quickly recognized One that led a famous hunter Theodore Roosevelt to conceive the concept of conservation Remember most people took nature for granted But when one family camping by a clear stream found itself in the company of one hundred other families things started to change Escape to Basics An exploding population burgeoning industry speedier pace of living all combine to make escape to the basics of the selfreliance and per sonal relationships of the out doors a necessary relief But tell us that even the foundations of na ture are threatened They say man is rapidly turning his planet into a hos tile nomansland dotted with bubblecovered oases of habi tation connected by space ship routes plied by mobile modules of living environ ment Of course thats science fiction but its a logical ev olution unless present trends arc changed Trends Changing And one important mam mal must endure lowered standards of health man But trends arc changing The call of the Out doors is bringing a new depth of understanding into our lives The commuter is see ing more than concrete The apartment dweller is learning that you can survive without the help of the building super intendent The family divided by divergent interests at home is finding out they really do need each other Its hard to say whether concern over the environment came because of growing out door interest or the other way around But the experience of spending a night in the woods of discovering the variety of life in the forest gives greater meaning to your own life There is such infinite po tential in the outdoors to sat isfy the personal or social needs of man that those who miss it are to be pitied BILL REID GULF SERVICE No Hwy S Acton MAKE IT A PLEASURE TO ENJOY YOUR VACATION IN A CAR FULLY ROAD WORTHY Headlights Aimed Wheels Balanced Tuneup General Repairs FULLY LICENSED MECHANIC TRY GOING FURTHER ON A TANK OF GULF GASOLINE For Complete Service Phone 8531831 The leading fashion designers never gave this watch a beauty prize his is the iron watch the Rolex Explorer When Sir John Hunt came down from Everest he called it an essential part of my solid case houses a fully certified selfwinding me m vemen t Its a watch a man can be proud of however rough the going Call in at your jeweller and sec the Explorer and the entire range But then they never worked a farm either ROLEX Ideal for the Sportsmans Outdoor Living John Boughton Jeweller Main St N Georgetown 8774311