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Scofieids have
B.W. Schofield in his garden
When you walk into
B.W. Schofield’s barber
shop on Main Street in
Mount Joy, the first things
you might notice are the
psychedelic artificial parrot
and the fluorescent tropical
fish.
Then you might find
yourself staring at the
bright plastic flowers and
the paint-daubed cabinets.
B.W. and Ann Schofield
live in the back of the
shop: If you are lucky
enough to be invited into
thier home, you will find
yourself in a very lush
environment. The rooms
are like an artificial garden
in full bloom. Bunches of
grapes hang from the
ceiling, painted bric-a-brac
sits in every ‘ corner, and
there seem to be hundreds
of flowers.
Mr. Schofield’s love of
extravagantly cheerful dec-
orating grew out of his love
of gardening.
“lI always raised flowers
and did a lot of fishing, I
really got into the flow-
ers,’ he says.
Barbers do a lot of
standing in one place, Mr.
Schofield points out. At 71,
he works a 60 hour week
and plans never to retire,
but all that standing gets to
his legs.
“You get all stiffened
up,”’ Mr. Schofield says.
“So I like to get outside
most colorful home in town
and get the sun and some
exercise.”’
Ann Schofield says, ‘‘He
crawls around on his hands
and knees out there. It
keeps him going.”
Fortunately for the pub-
lic, Mr. Schofield’'s garden
is his greatest creation.
You can enjoy a good view
of the garden from the
parking lot of ‘the Union
National Bank.
The flowers are still im-
pressive at this time of
year, although the roses
are no longer blooming. At
night spotlights play on the
windmill and the lighthouse
blinks realistically. “‘Wild-
life’ in the garden includes
everything from a plaster
frog to an inflatable bunny.
Mr. Schofield has been
decorating his house and
shop for the past 20 or 30
years. He plans never to
stop. “I don’t spend much
time watching T.V.,”” he
says. ‘““A lot of people
retire, and they don’t know
what to do. They don’t
have any hobbies and it’s
too late to start.”
*“This is my hobby.”’
Antiques and crafts in Marietta
Potential buyers inspect wares on display at the Marietta Antiques and Crafts Show
last weekend.
styrofoam, felt and ribbon.
September 22, 1976
Hoxie Bros. Circus will come to Mount Joy on Thurs.,
Proceeds from the circus will help the
Friendship Fire Co..
Barbara Portner sold her hand-made Christmas tree ornaments at the Marietta
Community House during last weekend’s Antiques and Crafts Show. The ice-cream
cones are made with styrofoam, shellac and varnish. The drums are made from