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Not gold, but only
A people great
Men who for truth
Stand fast, and

man, can make
and strong;
and honor's sake
suffer long.

Brave men who work while others sleep
Who dare with others fly.
They build a nation's pillars deep,
And lift them to the sky.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson,

NOVEMBER

This NEWSLETTER is published
monthly by the Greenkeepers Club of
New England, and sent free to its members and their Green's Chairmen. Subscription price ten cents a copy, or a
dollar a year.
GUY C. WEST

Editor

R h o d e I s l a n d C o u n t r y Club
W e s t H a r r i n g t o n , E . I.

Your Board of Directors met at the
Hotel Statler, Boston, on November
14th. Many affairs of importance to
you and to your club were discussed.
The E n t e r t a i n m e n t Committee is planning a busy and profitable schedule f o r
the Winter meetings. A list of speakers
will be announced later. Why not get
the habit of attending all of our Winter
meetings?

Vol. 10, No. 11

A committee is working on plans f o r
the second Greenkeepers Club School.
The evening meetings at the Waltham
Field Station were so successful last
year t h a t it is hoped t h a t this year's
program may be even more successful.

The ideas and opinions expressed in
the subject
matter
of this
NEWSLETTER
are not necessarily those of
the Editor or the, members of the club
as a ivhole.

You should have some ideas t h a t
might help the committee on revision
of the by-laws. This committee has
been working f o r some time now, and
expects to report soon with several
changes^ recommended f o r the good of
the club. If you have any ideas, send
them to the Secretary.

GEORGE J. ROMMELL, JR.
Business Mgr.
28 Granville St., D o r c h e s t e r ,

November, 1938

THE THANKFUL

Mass.

SPIRIT

The t h a n k f u l spirit may make but
little noise. It may not flood the world
with expressions of gratitude. It may
hide behing a rough, repelling manner.
It may be buried in inarticulate shyness.
Nevertheless, it must exist in all intelligent and imaginative persons. No active
mind can pass through this world without an appreciation of the benefits
which he or she has actually received.
All ambitions may not have been satisfied. All desires may not have been
satiated. The evil which we have received f r o m life may have outweighed
the good, but there is no one who has
not had f r o m it some good, and who
does not owe the world some debt of
gratitude.
To recognize sorrow one must have
experienced joy. To feel disappointment one once must have had hope, and
to experience loss one must have had
possessions. For joy, hope and what it
has been allowed us to have even f o r a
time, we should be g r a t e f u l to life and
join our fellows in this feast of thanksgiving. If all else fails let us be thankf u l f o r the misfortunes which did not
come to us.
( T h e T h r e a d of L i f e ) .

The Directors are recommending t h a t
the annual Frolic, be postponed until
next February, and then celebrated _ as
t h e 15th anniversary of the founding
of our organization.
The Turf Bill Committee is still
working, and we shall again petition the
State Legislature of Massachusetts f o r
an appropriation f o r turf research. Be
ready to help.
Flood and hurricane and tidal wave
may change our meeting dates, but our
club affairs are still progressing. Do
your part in this progress!

Our able Business Manager took unto himself a wife on October 16th last,
his f u t u r e boss being the f o r m e r Miss
Gertrude Josephine Cussen of Dorchester. Their honeymoon trip covered
a large p a r t of the Eastern United
States, mostly by plane. George reports stopping to see Carl Treat and
John Anderson in New Jersey, and finding plenty of Japanese beetles on their
courses. Control measures being used
are applying in 1the Fall 250 pounds of
arsenate of lead to the acre.

At least one golf course supply firm
addressed a special letter to their
"Flood and Hurricane Stricken Customers", offering to supply them with
seeds, fertilizers, tools, etc. as needed

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f o r rehabilitation work on the courses,
with payment to be made as possible on
a deferred payment plan. Offers such
as this are evidence of the high type of
service which New England golf course
supply houses are giving their customers.

O u r a d v e r t i s e r s a r e a s k e d to s e n d i n
copy for the Christmas issue by Decemb e r 1 s t , s o t h a t i s s u e m a y b e in t h e
h a n d s of o u r r e a d e r s b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s .

We recently found the following little
story in a trade p a p e r :
Said the bullet, "I do the work."
Said the powder, "You would be
useless without me." Said the cap
to the powder, "You would be useless without me.". Said the trigger
to the cap, "You would be useless
without me." Said the gun to the
trigger, "You would be useless
without me." Said the man who
held the gun, "Hush! I need you
all!"
If we are the "man with the gun",
we certainly need YOU ALL with YOUR
help in sending in material f o r this,
YOUR PAPER.

The Guests

Given fairly suitable surroundings
and we may certainly expect to number
Downy Woodpeckers, Chickadees, and
White-breasted Nuthatches among our
guests; Brown Creepers, Red-breasted
Nuthatches and Hairy Woodpeckers may
honor us, and, in the more southern
parts of the state, there is always the
possibility of entertaining a Cardinal.
English Sparrows and Starlings will
come without an invitation. The former are primarily ground-feeders and by
scattering some grain on the ground
beneath the feeding-stand they may
leave more welcome guests undisturbed.
In the rough, where seeds have
ripened, we may look f o r Tree Sparrows, Juncos, Horned Larks, Snow
Buntings and an occasional Meadowlark; and where there is sufficient
cover
there
may
be
Quail
and
Pheasants. Always there is a possibility
that we may be visited by such distinguished travelers f r o m the north as
Crossbills, Siskins, and Butcherbirds,
and even Longspurs, Pine and Evening
Grosbeaks.
The

Tables

During the winter man and birds can
cooperate to their mutual advantage
more effectively than at any other season. Our hospitality is then not only
more welcome but, on occasion, it may
actually stand between our guests and
starvation. It is not the cold of winter
t h a t kills birds, it is the lack of food.

Any place not accessible to cats may
serve as a feeding-place f o r birds, but
since no small p a r t of the pleasure of
feeding them is the f u n of seeing them
feed, this end can, as a rule, be attained most readily by building stands
and placing them near the Club House.
A platform three f e e t square centered
on a single upright, f o u r or five feet
high, is the simplest f o r m of feedingstand. It should have a rim or border
and cross-pieces, all of which may be
of rustic design and which will retain
the food as well as serve as perches. A
high, peaked roof set on corner posts
with an open space of a t least 8 inches
between its lower rim and the table will
protect the food f r o m snow and rain r
but this shelter is not necessary if t h e
table is kept clear, and birds can be^
seen better without it.

Well-spread tables set near the Club
House windows, or even in the windows
themselves, will bring birds near enough
to be seen definitely, and they thus acquire greater individuality than the bird
flitting through the tree-tops or undergrowth. Their presence adds a touch of
life and good cheer. We regard them
somewhat in the light of a personal
possession; and with the satisfaction of
one who feels that he has done the right
thing by his neighbors.

The most satisfactory feeding-stand
is one that brings birds to our windows:
where we may see them at arm's
length. A rustics-bordered shelf will
serve this purpose and a branch of some
evergreen or part of an unthreshed
sheaf of grain at either end will make it
more attractive to birds and man.
A f t e r heavy snowfalls, and particularly sleet storms t h a t render natural
food supplies inaccessible, Tree Spar-

Now is the time to prepare f o r feeding the birds this coming Winter. We
reprint with pleasure Circular No. 15
of the National Association of Audubon
Societies, "Winter Birds as Guests of
Golf Clubs"—

rows, Shore-larks, Snow Buntings and
other birds that f r e q u e n t the course
but do not come to the Club House
feeding-stands, should be remembered.
Chick-feed may be scattered on the tees
or on other places f r o m which the snow
has been cleared and where the birds
may be seen. If there is sufficient
growth on the course to afford cover
f o r Quail and Pheasants, they may be
f e d beneath slightly raised brush-heaps
which will give them both shelter and
protection.
The

Bill-of-Fare

In arranging a menu f o r our prospective guests we should remember that
they will include both seed and insecteaters. For the f o r m e r a good all-round
food is chick-feed with its mixture of
various grains and cracked corn. To it
may be added hemp, canary, and sunflower seeds, bread-crumbs and broken
dog-biscuit.
The insect-eaters will eagerly accept
suet. To prevent the larger birds f r o m
helping themselves too generously this
should be enclosed in a holder of wire
mesh which may be attached to the
feeding-stand or to the t r u n k s of trees.

FOURTEEN POINTS IN ORNAMENTAL TREE PLANTING
1. A piece of burlap or canvas should
be spread over the grass, so that
the dirt f r o m the holes may be
thrown upon it, or use a wheelbarrow f r o m which it is easy to
shovel the dirt.
2. Holes must be made large enough
so that the roots may be spread out
naturally without cramping.
See
also No. 6.
3. Be sure the holes are well drained,
especially when dug in a clay subsoil.
4. Good, fertile top soil must be used
about the roots. If the planting
location is in impoverished ground,
good soil should be provided about
the roots.
5. Plant the tree about the same
depth it stood a t the nursery
(easily determined by the dirt ring
on the t r u n k ) . This is very important.

6. Lay the roots out naturally and
cut off smoothly all the broken or
bruised parts. See also No. 2.
7. Press the earth down firmly, embedding all parts of roots and
working.
8. With small trees the dirt will settle
about the roots if the plant is
moved gently up and down and the
earth firmed as the hole is filled.
Be careful not to break the rootlets. With large trees use tamping
stick.
9. Pour in water to top of hole a f t e r
filling three-quarters
full with
earth. When this is settled complete filling-in process, leaving top
soil loose. Do not hill up the earth
about the base of the tree.
10. Trim broken or bruised branches,
also small branches and limbs back
to the next largest stem.
11.

Do not cut back the leader or cent r a l stem, as a forked tree may result. Hardwood trees, oak and
beech especially should not have
their central leader cut off.
12. Large trees or trees in exposed
places should usually be staked. To
prevent chafing, protect the tree
with old rubber hose or with burlap. A stake driven in the ground
along side the tree with a rubber
or burlap covered wire attached to
the tree is a good support. Until
the tree becomes firmly established
see to it in the spring that the
earth is closely packed about the
trunk.
13. A f t e r planting, it is better to leave
a cultivated area about the tree
than to sod close to it. The cultivated area should be f r o m 3 to 5
f e e t in diameter.
14. Fertilizer or well rotted manure or
compost may be used either thoroughly mixed with the soil in the
bottom of the hole or as a surface
mulch, or both.
— (from a Bulletin of the American Tree Association)

"A f a t man is seldom good at golf.
If the ball lies where he can see it, he
can't hit it; and if it is where he can
hit it, he can't see it."

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PREMIER BRAND PULVERIZED POULTRY MANURE
FOR FINER FAIRWAYS
When mixed with compost material intended f o r late Fall topdressing, or applied on F A I R W A Y S at the rate of 500 to 750 pounds per
acre will produce a fine healthy t u r f . On very heavy clay soils a similar
application in the late Fall will give the Fairways a quick start the following Spring. Where possible it should be drilled into the soil.

Greener Greens
For late Fall and early Spring, dressing of P u t t i n g Greens, use about
five pounds of Premier Poultry Manure per 100 square f e e t of surface.

Guaranteed Analysis:
Nitrogen—5.00%;

Total Phosphoric Acid—2.75

Potash—1.30%

85 State Street—Boston, Mass.
—Seedsmen

GOLF

COURSE

DRAINAGE

by Tom P. Newlove
Syracuse Yacht Country Club
Clay, New York
(A Winter School Paper)
The proper drainage f o r golf courses
can best be accomplished by utilizing
accepted engineering practices to fit
each peculiar condition. By using common sense in arranging your problem
and doing the job, the simplest way
will prove more satisfactory than the
more complicated methods.
Surface water is probably the biggest
difficulty builders and greenkeepers are
confronted with in drainage problems.
Practically every soil will retain a certain percentage of water regardless of
how well it is drained. The capillary
water whidh remains is sufficient to
take care of plant life. If water is
present in large amounts, it fills the air
spaces and stops plant roots f r o m getting the proper amount of food. Then
also, when there is a drought, it is hard

Since

1818—

f o r the plant to a d j u s t itself when moisture is not available. Soil will also become compacted eventually and cause
puddling.
One of the main reasons f o r surplus
water in certain areas may be due
largely to type of soil. A very tight
and compacted soil like clay or a soil
with an impervious layer of shale will
not allow water to work through.
Water running off f r o m the slopes to
flatter land areas will usually cause a
soggy, wet condition. The conditions
mentioned above will cause most of the
problems on a golf course except f o r
creeks, rivers and lakes overflowing
their banks in the spring.
The important step is to find out the*
cause f o r drainage, then decide on the
type of drainage to use. A ditch alone
is only a temporary way of draining.
This method will take water away b u t
a wet condition still remains to a great
extent. Then again surface water when
in excess will fill ditches to their banks,
and water remains f o r a long period.
The maintenance f o r open ditches is a
big f a c t o r in both labor and costs to
the club—bridges have to be built in
order f o r tractors and other equipment

6

NEWSLETTER

to be taken about the course. Grass
banks of the ditch are costly to maintain.
The most satisfactory way to drain
is by the use of tile. Tile may be had
in any size and made of any suitable
material f o r your particular work. One
thing to remember in the laying of tile
is that water cannot r u n through the
walls, so do not place them too closely
together to prevent the water getting
into the drain. A good practice is to
put some sort of building paper over
the top of each joint to prevent soil
f r o m getting into the line and causing
stoppage. A line placed this way is
permanent and will drain the area much
better with much less cost compared
with the open ditch over a period of
years.
A few suggestions a t this time should
be mentioned about the depth of tile.
The depth will vary f r o m 18 inches to
6 feet, with 3 feet about an average.
Heavy tractors and other equipment
moving about on the course are apt to
break tile placed less than 18 ins. deep.
When rapid drainage of the surface is
needed, a tile depth of about 2 f e e t will
be sufficient. In draining clay or other
compacted soils, 2 feet should be the
maximum. Always bear in mind t h a t
proper drainage will give the soil
needed air and will induce stronger and
deeper root systems of plants—theref o r e healthier plants.
In sandy or ligher soils, a tile depth
can be as much as 6 feet, but t r y to
stay around the 3-foot depth as it gives
better results. When hardpan is struck
at shallow depths, break through, then
lay tile below. Tile laid on hardpan will
not drain properly.
Parts of golf courses such as greens
and traps are usually rather difficult to
drain correctly. Where to put the outlet is the big question in a number of
cases. Here can be used the system of
dry well. This dry well consists of a
hole about 6 feet in diameter and deep
enough to be below the outlet of the
tile. In constructing the dry well, fill
to the outlet of the tile with stone or
gravel. About a foot f r o m the top, place
t a r paper or some material to prevent
soil f r o m working into the stone and
gravel, then finish by covering with
ordinary soil.
In placing drainage tile in traps, caution should be exercised in making sure
t h a t you cover tile with at least 6
inches of soil. Tile should never be

placed on top of the sand in traps as
this will eventually cause the tile to become clogged with sand and stop drainage.
To accomplish a more accurate tile
line, a profile survey of the proposed
ditch line should be made and worked
out on cross section paper, thus enabling you to give correct ditch depth and
fall or rise. This procedure is not only
more accurate but will eliminate many
costs in labor later on when tile may
have to be dug up to make corrections.
It would be well to mention how
necessary it is to select the proper
system. In general, if the fairway or
slope of any kind slopes towards the
center, the main line should r u n through
the depression and the laterals running
out on either side so as to take in the
whole area. Such a system is called
herring-bone. Where the field slopes to
a side or to an end, the system called
gridiron should be used. A third system called random is made of lines r u n
with no particular regularity of pattern, but r u n into low spots. Such a
system is used where the ground is very
irregular. The f o u r t h system, called
intercepting, is used as the base of
slopes to intercept hillside flow of water
before it gets to a flatter area. Special
care should be taken to be sure t h a t
you are deep enough with the ditch to
determine depth of water. Tile lines
aboue this strata will do very little
good.
This method is very useful as
well as inexpensive, as it very often
eliminates the necessity of installing
more tile lines in low areas.
Intercepting lines are being used a lot to
prevent water running onto greens,
traps and tees on hillsides, r a t h e r than
tiling them separately.

Less Accident

Liability

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"Well, come in, but please take care
in going about your work. All my floors
are waxed and polished and in p e r f e c t
condition."
"Oh, don't worry about me slippin',
ma'am. I've got spikes in my workin'
shoes."
—Anon.
"There is simply no telling what big
shots we might be now, if we had followed the good advice we gave others."

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The November meeting of the club
was held at the Waltham Field Station
on November 21st. John D. Lyon of
Belmont spoke on various aspects of
grass as affecting the greenlteeper, illustrating his talk with lantern slides.
Mr. Lyon told of the conditions under
which South German mixed bent is
harvested, and advised using a mixture
of domestic colonial and velvet bents
instead of South German mixed bent.
He also said t h a t the germination of
Chewings fescue is much better than it
was a few years ago, and mentioned
t h a t a small quantity of Chewings fescue is being grown in Oregon.

manure is not only difficult to obtain
but is expensive f o r the average
gardener.
By the use of a chemical
mixture, and a little attention, considerable waste material can be easily
converted
into
satisfactory
humus.
Leaves, hay, straw, grass clippings, and
plant r e f u s e of any kind that is not
diseased, will prove valuable in building up your soil. Select a secluded
corner of your lot,—some dig a hole f o r
the purpose while others use a large
wooden crate. As water is essential, the
pile should be near enough to receive
the necessary attention. Keep the pile

Several important matters were discussed at the business meeting, including the Turf Bill f o r research a t the
Waltham Field Station, to be introduced
again this year before the Mass. Legislature, and several changes in the constitution as proposed by the By-Laws
Committee.

Bacteria, which are minute f o r m s of
plant life, cause the breaking down and
rotting of the material placed in the
compost pile. Conditions must be congenial f o r the growth. They must have
plenty of moisture. Their food is nitrogen which is given them in the f o r m of
Sulphate of Ammonia. Congenial conditions are provided f o r them by the
Lime and Superphosphate. The Potash
is to make the resulting material a
complete plant food.
Use the chemical mixture if you can
but if separate materials are unobtainable at a fair price the complete fertilizer is quite satisfactory.

An interesting bulletin which has recently come to our attention is the
Mass. Agri. Exp. Station bulletin—
No. 353, "Leaf-feeding Insects of
Shade Trees" by W. B. Becker, with a
part devoted to the subject "Tree Inj u r y by Squirrels", by E. M. Mills. A
Iferge number of insects are discussed,
with their life cycles and control measures being given. This bulletin was
issued last July, and so contains the
up-to-date information which we all
need in regard to the insects which att a c k ' o u r shade trees.

moist.

Chemical

or

COMPOST PILE —
MANURE

ARTIFICIAL

(A circular issued by Waltham Field
Station,
Massachusetts State College)
The amount of organic material or
humus in the soil is recognized as being
of the utmost importance to the
gardener.
Organic material has the
peculiar ability to improve the condition of most of our soils:—it lightens
and aerates heavy soil, it provides body
f o r light soil, it prevents plant food
f r o m leaching out, it holds water to
tide the plants over periods of drought,
and provides a better medium f o r root
growth.
Fresh or rotted
barnyard

any

Compiete

6
3
¡M
5

lbs.
lbs.
lbs.'
lbs.

Fertlizer

such as 5-8-7
10 lbs.
Ground Limestone
5 lbs.
Be sure that the lime you use is
Ground

THE

Mixture

Sulfate of Ammonia
Superphosphate
Muriate of Potash
Ground Limestone

Limestone

and

not

hydrated

lime. These materials may be obtained
f r o m your local seed, feed, or fertilizer
dealer.
The waste material should be arranged in layers,—coarse material 8 to
10 inches, and fine material 4 to 6
inches deep. A layer of loam about V2
inch deep should be applied between
each layer of refuse. As new material
is added to the pile it should be sprinkled
with the chemicals at the r a t e of about
1 pound of the mixture to each bushel,
—or 1 pound to each 10 pounds of
material, and 1 pound to each 20
pounds of heavy waste m a t t e r . Then
thoroughly saturate with water.
As
more material is available, add to the
pile until a height of 3 to 4 f e e t is
reached; then start a new pile. If a
composted soil is desired, cover each
layer with 4 inches of garden loam.

Do not expect immediate results because it takes f r o m three to six months
of warm weather to break down the
r e f u s e . Coarse material takes 6 to 12
months. For best results the pile should
be turned over a f t e r three months, and
again six weeks later. Keep the pile
moist but not wet. Very little action
takes place in the pile f r o m November
15 to April IB, so do not reckon any
time between these dates.

3. When entering or leaving a sand
trap, use the entrance provided so not
to dislodge the sod surrounding the trap.
Never climb over the side of the trap.
Smooth out all fo6t prints or club marks
before leaving.
4. The breaks of the game are the
same f o r everyone, so keep your temper, and don't complain about your
tough luck. Be A Sport.

March 1, 1937.
Important

Homer Darling of the Juniper

Hill

fine booklets printed this year, entitled
"Follow t h r u — a guide to good Golfing", and distributed them to his players. This seems a fine idea f o r a public
course.
Some excerpts f r o m this booklet a r e :
Follow

Thru—

(continued f r o m last issue)
Golf

"Dont's"

For

The

Beginner

Don't stand near a player when he or
she is about to make a shot, and make
sure when you drive no one is near you.
Don't f o r g e t to replace t u r f .
Don't drop or leave your bag on the
green.
Don't forget to be patient and tolerant of yourself and others on the golf
course.

Etiquette

A golf course is no better than the
sportsmanship of the players who use
it. One can always tell a true golfer
by his or her adherance to the simple
rules of etiquette of the game.
Most violations of golf etiquette are
due to oversight. Very few players deliberately set out to disregard the rules.
More often than not, the underlying
reason is found to be either a lack of
knowledge or a misunderstanding in the
p a r t of the violater.
In the belief t h a t everyone has a
genuine wish to do the proper thing
on the course, and with the sincere desire to help our patrons make Juniper
Hill Golf Course noted f o r the courtesy
of its players, we have listed here some
of the f u n d a m e n t a l points observed by
all good golf players.
1. Wherever you are on the course,
never act in any manner t h a t might affect adversely another player's game.
When you are in the act of playing a
shot, you know how easy it is to have
your game affected if someone shouts,
stands too close to you, drops their golf
bag, or in any one of many ways dist r a c t s your attention just at the crucial
moment. Avoid anything t h a t will tend
to spoil another's game.
2. Replace all t u r f , and press it
down firmly with the foot. This helps
us to keep the course in good condition. I t also means more enjoyment and
better scores f o r you.

A great man under the shadow of
defeat learns his lesson of the uses of
adversity; and as an oak tree's roots
are strengthened by its shadow, so all
defeats in a good cause are but resting
places on the road to victory.
— H e n r y Ward

Beecher.

"I once steered a r a f t down the
Mississippi River," observed Abraham
Lincoln.
" I t went along delightfully with the
current. B u t I did not meet any r a f t s
going upstream. They were all Steamboats."

"No m a t t e r how small your lot in
life, there's enough room on it f o r a
service station."

"The easiest way to get a great deal
of work done is to" be continually doing
a little."

"The person who brags about what
he is going to do tomorrow, was probably doing the same thing yesterday."

FURTHER

WINTER

HARDY—ACCLIMATED
RHODE

ISLAND

CREEPING
VELVET

BENT
GRASS
SEED
and Fairway Mixtures
of h i g h e s t q u a l i t y f o r l o w e s t price t h a t
s e e d of e q u a l q u a l i t y c a n b e o f f e r e d .
NATURE HAS WRITTEN A
PRESCRIPTION for your course.
Right
h e r e in s o u t h e r n N e w E n g l a n d is t h e
n a t u r a l h o m e of t h e e n t i r e f a m i l y of
the Bent grasses, the principal member
of w h i c h , n a m e l y R. I. B e n t , d e r i v e d
its n a m e f r o m this, t h e s m a l l e s t s t a t e
in t h e u n i o n .
You c a n g r o w N A T U R E ' S O W N I N S U R A N C E into your turf
by
using
P R E S H , V I A B L E s e e d w h i c h g r o w s in
Y O U R l a t i t u d e in Y O U R c o u n t r y .
S A V E for your club: B u y your seed
direct from the grower.

A. N. PECKHAM
KINGSTON

RHODE

ISLAND

USED GOLF BALLS
WANTED
Highest prices paid. Check mailed
within 48 hours a f t e r balls
are received.
Known to the trade f o r 15 years.
Get our prices before selling.

EASTERN GOLF CO.
2 4 4 W e s t 4 2 n d S t . — N e w Y o r k , N. Y.

HURRICANE

NEWS

At this date, considerable repairing
of the damage done to New England
courses by storm, tidal wave, and flood,
has already been accomplished. Many
courses have been able to repair their
damage with their regular crews, but
many others have been forced to engage extra men because of the large
amount of extra work necessary.
Here at Rhode Island, we were fortunate in securing a large gang of
W. P. A. workers to help clean in the
woods, and this gang cut up trees which
had been felled by the storm, piled the
cut wood, and also piled brush ready
f o r burning. This work was done as
storm clearance, and also because of
the fire hazard presented by this mass
of fallen trees with the leaves and small
branches in large quantities. Although
this gang was called off before finishing the work, it seems t h a t this angle
should be investigated by any club
which has the same conditions.
Fairways and other areas which were
covered by the tidal wave are showing
some green in many cases, but in others
have come back little as yet f r o m the
brown which they have been since
damaged by the salt. It seems logical,
however, to think f r o m present indications, that most of these areas will come
back in the Spring, a f t e r the Winter
storms wash out the salt remaining.
Weather since the storm has been
very favorable f o r renovation, and
areas which were reseeded following the
storm have now a good catch of grass
in most instances.
We are looking forward with a g r e a t
deal of interest to the next season to
see just what permanent damage has
been done, how the methods of repairing damage are going to prove themselves or otherwise, and to the many
more stories which we shall hear of
what has been done, with their interesting points of comparison and cont r a s t with our own story.

OFFICERS' DIRECTORY
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman
Chairman

R. A. Mitchell, Kernwood C. C., Salem,
Philip Cassidy, 45 Grosvenor Rd., Needham,
P r a n k Wilson, Charles River C. C., Newton Centre,
Enter. Comm
Sam S. Mitchell, Ponkapoag G. C., Canton,
Golf Comm
Lloyd G. Stott, Meadow Brook G. C., Reading,
Welfare Comm
Paul Wanberg, 8 Curtis St., Waltham,
Employment Comm
Guy
N E W S L E T T E R officers, see page two.

Mass.
Mass.
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Mass.
Mass.
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West

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