• Qoif (Gourde Superintendents dissociation OF NEW E N G L A N D President — N. J. SPERANDIO Concord Country Club Concord, Mass. Phone EM 9-4723 NEWSLETTER F i r s t Vice-President — JOSEPH BUTLER United Shoe Country Club 3 Ridgewood Terrace Beverly, Mass. Phone WA 2-1263 April 1961 The April meeting was held April 3, 1961 at Waltham Field Station. Second Vice-President — RAYMOND BRIGHAM Rhode Island Country Club Phone CHerry 5-8255 52 North Lake Drive Barrington, R. I. All Committee Chairman present gave their reports. Secretary — WILLIAM A. ASH Allendale Country Club Phone WYman 3-8767 9 Patton Street North Dartmouth, Mass. Julius J, Aksten Supt. St. Mark's Golf Club, Southboro, Massachusetts was voted an associate member. Dave McCarthy Assistant Supt. Mt. Pleasant Country Club, Boylston, Massachusetts was voted as Assistant Member. Treasurer — ARTHUR L. CODY Wollaston Golf Club Phone Supt. office at club GRanite 2-3535 Home GRanite 2-7913 19 Ardell Street North Quincy, Mass. An application for associate membership was read from Bruce C, Silven Supt. Warwick Country Club, Warwick Neck, R. I. Trustee — GEORGE WEBSTER Needham Country Club Phone HI 4-1927 25 Green Street Needham, Mass. Bill Barrett Supt. Nashawtuck C* C, Concord was appointed to make door prize chances available to members at all future meetings, Trustee — MARION FENIZIA Wanamoisett Country Club Phone GEneva 8-4045 50 Holleck Avenue Riverside, R. I. * Finance Committee Chairman — PHILIP I. CASSIDY Weston Golf Club Phone HI 4-4127 45 Grosvenor Road Needham 92, Mass. Educational Committee Chairman — Club Golf Committee Chairman — EDWARD J. MURPHY Lexington Country Club Phone WE 3-0286 25 Flagg Street Woburn, Mass. Newsletter Committee Chairman — RICHARD C. BLAKE Mt. Pleasant Country Club Phone CEdar 4-2209 138 Fletcher Street Whitinsville, Mass. Past President — ALBERT L. ALLEN Kernwood Country Club Phone PI 4-7783 Kernwood Country Club Salem, Mass. * * Next Meeting Trustee — MICHAEL O'GRADY Country Club of New Bedford Phone WYman 2-9885 135 Hathaway Road North Dartmouth, Mass. ROBERT GRANT Supernault National Country Phone EM 5-5538 Deershorn Road Lancaster, Mass. -k A joint meeting with Rhode Island Association Country Club of New Bedford May 1, 1961 Ladies Invited - Golf when you arrive (but give Mike's men time to cut the greens.) \ Business meeting after lunch Bar-B-Que - 5:00 P.M. - Dancing will follow Cost $15.00 per couple. Single members $7.50. Please send card indicating your attendence. Mike reports the Whaling Museum will be closed due to the whale shortage but will re-open around June 15, anyone who hasn't visited this museum should do so when they are in the area, - Tentative 1961 Schedule May 1, 1961 Country Club of New Bedford Supt. - Mike O'Grady June 5 Longmeadow Country Club Supt. - Leon St. Pierre July 10 Dedhara Country and Polo Club Supt, - Bob Muccironi August 7 (Open) September 11 United Shoe Country Club Supt. - Joe Butler October 2 (Open) October Supt. Pro - Bra Burn Chet Sawtelle Elected Selectman of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Congratulations Chet - Congratulations also to Manny Francis, Jr. who recently became a proud papa. James R. Kollett appointed to the Green Section Staff - Jim is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Agronomy where he studied under Dr. DeFrance - Jim will work out of the Northeastern District of the Eastern Region, USGA. * * •k * * YOUR NEW SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS Recent changes made in the Government Social Security Program will affect several million U. S, citizens. I suggest you read the newly adopted amendments listed below for they may apply to you and your family now or at later date. Age limit changed on disability benefits. A person can now qualify for disability benefits without regard to his age. If he has worked long enough under social security and if his disability is severe enough to meet the definition of permanent and total disability in the social security law, he and eligible members of his family may draw the benefits even if he has not reached 50 - the age requirement in the prior law. More earnings allowed after retirement. Unchanged is the rule that a person can get social security benefits for every month of the year if his earnings for the year do not exceed $1200. But, for amounts over $1200 - the following formula applies beginning in 1961s one dollar in benefits is withheld for each $2 of earnings between $1200 and $1500. If a person earns more than $1500, he forfeits a dollar in benefits for each dollar that his earnings go over the $1500 amount. However, in spite of this rule, no one will forfeit benefits for any month that he earns $100 or less in wages and does not render substantial services in selfemployment. Survivor's benefits increased. Families drawing social security survivor's benefits for two or more children and not now receiving the maximum payable to a family will find an additional amount added to their social security checks for December 1960. This is because of a change which calls for payment of an amount equal to three-fourths of the base amount to each child. This is changed from the formular which provided for one-half of the base amount to each child with a quarter of the base amount divided among all the children. Families affected by this change will automatically receive the additonal amount on the social security check which will be mailed to them in January 1961. The amount of work required to get benefits is reduced. Instead of needing two calendar quarters of work for every four quarters after 1950, the number of work quarters required is now one for three. Unchanged, however, is the provision that no one may get benefits without at least six quarters of work. The following table shows how much work you will need under the new law for benefits to be paid when you reach retirement age (65 for men, 62 for women), die, or become disabled.* Retirement Age in 1956 or earlier 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Work Needed 1% years 2 2% 3 3% 3% 4 4% 4% 5 5% 5% Retirement Age in 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 or later Work Needed 6 years 6k 6k 7 Ik ih 8 8% 8\ 9 9% 9% 10 *To get disability insurance benefits, you must also have social security credit for 5 out of the 10 years just before you become disabled. THE COST OF SOCIAL SECURITY On January 1, 1960 the payroll tax rates increased from 2h to 3 per cent. Further increases in tax rates are scheduled every three years until 1969, when the total tax on your wages will be 9 per cent - half paid by you and half by your employer. Employer Year 1960-1962 1963-1965 1966-1968 After 1969 Rate 3% 47. 4^% Maximum $144 168 192 216 Rate 3% 3%% 4% %% Employee Maximum $144 168 192 216 For further information about how these amendments affect you, contact your area Social Security Office. The Editor - Dick Blake GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF N. E» Proposed,Budget of Expenditures for 1961 by Finance Committee I960 Actual Receipts . j721,88 1961 Budgeted |1,725.00 (estimated) Expenditures Welfare Fund National Convention Publicity Committee Newsletter (inc. printing) Printing (Stationery) (Bylaws) Educational Committee Gavel to Retiring President Donations (Ouimet-DeFrance) Golf Committee John Shanahan Shields Other Expend, (Conference Program) Service Charges Total Expenditures 35.00 22.50 311.51 156.83 90.90 108.00 45.00 300.00 (voted) 150.00 (voted $100.) 300.00 160.00 400.00 (voted) 575.00 100.00 120.00 45.00 95.00 | 864.74 Estimated net loss for 1961 Cash on Hand Checking Account Savings Account Trustee Account 100.00 525.00 185.00 2*376.51 1/139.07 725.00