Greenkeepers Club of New England
NEWSLETTER
April, 1944

The Regular meeting of the Greenkeepers Club of New England was held
at the Hotel Statler in Boston, M a r c h 6 at 7 : 3 0 .
Fourteen members attended.
It was suggested t h a t because o f present transportation problems, it
would benefit some of the greenkeepers if the dealers in golf course supplies
were invited to attend some of the regular meetings.
A f t e r some discussion on the suggestion t h a t the name of our organizat i o n be changed, it was voted to lay the m a t t e r on the table until some t i m e
in the f u t u r e when it will be possible f o r a larger percentage of our members
to attend the meetings.
The Publicity Committee was requested to write an article about some
of the present greenkeeping problems and present it to the newspapers for
publication.
The round table discussion proved to be very interesting and every member present took an active part in it. Some of the members reported t h a t their
club had a good year in 1943 f i n a n c i a l l y , while others finished in the red.
Most of the clubs reported t h a t fewer rounds of golf were played in 1943 t h a n
in 1942 and the decrease in play had some effect on maintenance costs. The
l i f t i n g of the ban on pleasure driving should help golf clubs in 1944. Vandals
are responsible for the destruction of t u r f on the greens at several clubs. One
greenkeeper reported t h a t words t h a t c o u l d not be located in the dictionary
could be f o u n d carved in his greens. T h e l i f t i n g of the restrictions covering the
use of M e r c u r y as a t u r f fungicide was g r a t e f u l l y received by greenkeepers. The
shortage of golf balls may have some e f f e c t on the game but the greenkeepers'
real headache will be to solve the problem of locating suitable help to maint a i n the golf course in playable condition.

The April meeting

A p r i l 3 at 7 o'clock.

will be held a t t h e Hotel Statler in Boston on Monday,