Greenkeepers Club of New England
NEWSLETTER
MARCH, 1945

True friends like diamonds are precious but rare,
False ones like autumn leaves are found everywhere.—Anon.
The February meeting was held at the Hotel Statler on February 5th Letters were read
from George Rommell, who is recovering at the Oliver General Hospital in Augusta, Georgia and
from Anthony Sperandeo, who is aboard the U.S.S. Terror. There was a general discussion of
present and future problems of golf course maintenance. Among the subjects discussed were the
manpower shortage, the gasoline situation, the post-war possibilities of the new insecticide D D T
and the uncertain conditions in the inorganic mercury market which suggested the advisability
of obtaining the season's supply as soon as possible.
President Wanberg appointed the following committees to serve during 1945:
WELFARE COMMITTEE
Arthur Cody, Chairman, Wollaston Golf Club, Wollaston, Mass
John Latvis, Tatnuck Country Club, Worcester, Mass.
Stephen Hannon, Winthrop Golf Club, Winthrop, Mass.
TURF RESEARCH COMMITTEE
Sam Mitchell, Chairman, Ponkapoag Golf Course, Canton, Mass
Nick Bruno, Norfolk Golf Club, Dedham, Mass.
Manual Francis, Haverhill Country Club, Haverhill, Mass.
EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE
Harry Sperandeo, Chairman, 14 Alia Road, Framingham, Mass
Tom Mattis, 132 Houghton Street, Worcester, Mass.
Joseph Oldfield, Furnace Brook Golf Club, Quincy, Mass.
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
Edward Murphy, Chairman, Belmont Springs Country Club, Belmont, Mass
Ralph Thomas, Paul Revere Golf Club, Lexington, Mass.
Tom Burke, 75 Main Street, Woburn, Mass.
MASSACHUSETTS INTER-RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Howard Farrant, Chairman, The Country Club, Brookline, Mass
Robert Mitchell, Kernwood Country Club, Salem, Mass.
Wm. J. McBride, Nashua Country Club, Nashua, New Hampshire
RHODE ISLAND INTER-RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Edward Phinny, Chairman, Acoaret Golf Club, Adamsville, Rhode Island
Oscar Chapman, Watch Hill Road, Westerly, Rhode Island
Harry B. Cottelle, Barrington Country Club, Barrington, Rhode Island
_ A newspaper report from London states that a Mr. James Branson has had no problem
making ration points cover his dietary needs. He eats grass. His favorite food, he insists is lawn
clippings. He claims he has lived on a grass and weed diet for eight years. He is 70 years old and
apparently m good health.
..... Fertilizer is probably the best rust-producer known. A small amount of fertilizer and a
little moisture left m the bottom of a fertilizer distributor can weld together all of the moving
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_ The March meeting will be held at the Hotel Statler March 5th at 2:00 P M We have invited the Newsletter advertisers, Mr. O. Clapper of The New England Toro Company, Mr C Baldwin of Brecks, Mr. C. Sawtelle of The Worthington Mower Company and Mr J Gooding of The
Bayer-Semesan Company, to attend this meeting. We expect these gentlemen to give us the
latest developments and information about equipment, supplies, fungicides, etc. Why don't you
make an effort to attend this meeting, and if you have a problem, bring it with you so that we can
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