Tuesday, June 9, 1953, will be long remembered
in the Worcester area. The big twister struck
quickly, unexpectedly, with fury and ferocity beyond imagination, leaving death and destruction
in its wake. It appeared to be-just another
thunder storm approaching. Here at Juniper Hill,
five miles from the storm's path we heard a
vicious terrific wind high in the sky like many
jet planes. Then it faded away. Then followed the
largest hail stones ever seen. Then rain. Then
a shower of debris, splintered boards 2-10 feet
long, shingles and slate covered the landscape
far and wide. A few golfers arrived who had
passed through the wake of the storm. They were
sober and solemn from what they had seen. We
didn't realize the grimness of it all until the
next day. Pictures told part of the story but
ne one can possibly comprehend the devastation,
the destruction, the terribleness of this tornado
until they have seen what happened in its path.
Complete destruction of trees, houses, and automobiles in a path five hundred yards wide more
or less. It carne without warning and passed
through in a matter of minutes. It was unbelievable. What havoc!
All golf courses in this area except Westbhro C. C. escaped with little or no damage. The
Westboro Club was in its path and lost many
trees, shed roofs, and damage to the club house
and several greens. Our sympathy goes out to
the Westboro Club and to all others who suffered
losses. It's difficult enough to battle the ntormal
annual problems on a golf course but impossible
to combat a tornado.
What a turnout we had at Vespers at our last
meeting June 1. It was a gala day all around.
Perfect weather, an excellent equipment demon- stration, grand hospitality and a golf course in
superb condition. Even a helicopter dropped in
for a look see. We saw in action the Scythette

with chain saw attachment, the Verti-Cut thatch
remover, the Aerifier, the Atdoi greens mower,
the Ryan power sod cutter, a power cross cutter
pf sod and the Bonica Power brush. There was
lively interest shown in all this equipment and
the boys appreciated the show.
Some sort of a record must have been established with the large attendance. Approximately
113 sat down to the luncheon. Incidentally, only
about 40 return cards had been received. Somebody had to do stole quick thinking and acting
to handle this increase. 148 door prize tickets
were sold and the winners were: Dave Klein,
New Bedford Municipal; C. Piantedosi, Commonwealth; H. Clauson, Blue Hill; and C. Daly,
Haverhill C. C.
The winners of the four ball-Best ball tournament were: 1st Net 62—Butler, Mahoney, Cox,
Hariman. 2nd Net 67—Simartia, Hessemans, E.
Hannon. 3rd Net 68 — Mitchell, Bnodd, Klein,
Brown. 4th Net—Muscioroni, Dicco, Davis.
At the business meeting two new associate
members were voted in, Clayton Daly, Haverhill
C. C. and John Sperandio, Marlboro C. C. One
associate member will be voted on at the next
meeting, Donald Kelleher, Cedar Hill Golf Club,
Sttoghton, Mass.
FINAL REMINDER. July 1 is the deadline
on CLUB DUES. - Don't be one of the missing.
Plans have been revised on the scene of the
next meeting MONDAY, July 6. It will be at
Nashua C. C., Nashua, N. H. with the usual
equipment demonstration, luncheon, and golf.
Will some kind soul please take tover the Newsletter edition for that meeting. Sorry, unable
to-attend.
H. DARLING, Editor