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President—
JOSEPH BUTLER
U n i t e d Shoe C o u n t r y Club
3 R i d g e w o o d Terrace
B e v e r l y , Mass.
Phone WA 2-1263
First V i c e - P r e s i d e n t —
LEON V. ST. PIERRE
L o n g m e a d o w C o u n t r y Club
51 Fenwood Road
L o n g m e a d o w 6, Mass.
Phone LO 7-5562
Second V i c e - P r e s i d e n t —
ANTHONY D. C A R A N C I , JR.
L e d g e m o n t C o u n t r y Club
22 H i! I v i e w Drive
N o r t h P r o v i d e n c e 4, R . i .
Phone PA 3-1688
Secretary—
JOHN CALLAHAN
S p r i n g V a l l e y C o u n t r y Club
194 E d g e h i l l Road
Sharon, Mass.
Phone SU 4-6370
Treasurer—
ARTHUR L. CODY
W o l l a s t o n Golf Club
Phone Supt. Office at c l u b
GRanite 2-3535
Home GRanite 2-7913
19 A r d e l l S t r e e t
N o r t h Quincy, Mass.
Trustee—
ALBERT L. ALLEN
K e r n w o o d C o u n t r y Club
Phone PI 4-7783
K e r n w o o d C o u n t r y Club
Salem, Mass,
Trustee—
W I L L I A M ASH
A l l e n d a l e C o u n t r y Club
Phone WY 3-8767
9 Patton Street
No. D a r t m o u t h , Mass.
Trustee—
JOHN KEALTY
The C o u n t r y Club
209 W. Plain S t r e e t
C o c h i t u a t e , Mass.
Phone OL 3-1408
Finance Committee Chairman—
GEORGE R O M M E L L
H y a n n i s p o r t Club
Phone SP 5-2419
169 Gosnold S t r e e t
H y a n n i s , Mass.

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NEWSLETTER

March 1964

The March meeting was held March 2, 1964 at the Waltham Field
Station.
First Vice President Leon St. Pierre presided.
There were 15 members in attendance at the business meeting.
The Newsletter was late in being mailed by the printer, this possibly
was one reason for so poor an attendance and another reason possibly was
the turf conference at the U of Mass. held March 5 & 6 during the same
week.
Those Supts. attending the meeting enjoyed a fine luncheon (27 arrived
by lunch time). Tom Curran Educational Chairman and the man responsible for obtaining the caterer and making reservations and guarantees
for lunch invited the Field Station staff to join us for lunch.
The educational program was one of the finest to date. Dr. John
,Schread, Entomologist University of Conn, presented an authoritative and
practical talk, illustrated by slides, on Insects on the Golf Course and
Safety in Handling Pesticides. This is indeed a timely subject and one
which now has the Federal and State authorities talking of control, examinations for applicators and state licensing. More information on this
to follow when facts are available.
A t the business meeting 3 new members were voted associate membership.
Charles Gardner, Supt. Blue Rock C. C., So Yarmouth, Mass.
Charles F. O'Lari, Jr., Supt. Edgewood C. C., Southwick, Mass.
Charles B. Lawrence, Supt. Blue Hill C. C. Sharon, Mass.

Educational Committee C h a i r m a n THOMAS CURRAN
Oak H i l l C o u n t r y Club
Phone D! 2-9198
37 Parker S t r e e t
F i t c h b u r g , Mass,

Below listed are 3 proposed additions to By-laws changes. Under
Article I V - Section 4 - Associate members (page 7) Add paragraph 2.

Golf Committee Chairman—
EDWARD J. MURPHY
L e x i n g t o n C o u n t r y Club
194 Oxbow Road
W a y l a n d , Mass.

A. A Supt. having a Bachelor of Science degree in Agrostology Agronomy - Plant Pathology shall be eligible to become an associate
member.

N e w s l e t t e r Committee Chairman
RICHARD C. BLAKE
M t . P l e a s a n t C o u n t r y Club
Phone 869-2737
211 S e w a l l S t r e e t
B o y l s t o n , Mass.

B. A Supt. having an Associate degree in Turf Management, shall
receive two years work experience credit towards an Associate membership.

Past P r e s i d e n t —
N. J. SPERANDIO
C o n c o r d C o u n t r y Club
C o n c o r d , Mass.
Phone EM 9-4723

C. A Supt. having a Short Course certificate in Turf Management,
shall receive one year work experience credit, towards an Associate membership.

Next meeting - Dealers meeting - April 6 - Waltham Field Station
Directors meeting

10:00 A.M.

Business meeting

11:00 A.M.

Lunch
Dealers Program

12:30 P.M.
1:30 P.M.

All welcome - new products dis-

cussion.
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Wedding congratulations to Dr. Burt Anderson, Supt. Augusta C. C.,
Maine and his new bride.
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Mike O'Grady, Supt. C. C. New Bedford recently was guest speaker
at the Northeastern G.C.S.A. Mike also spoke at the National Conference
in Philadelphia, his slide review of "History of Turf Maintenance & Equipment" was certainly within the theme, "Our Advancing Profession." Mike
was praising the National and recommending 100 % association membership
way, way back
Congratulations Mike.
Please notify the Secretary of any changes of address at your earliest
convenience - Your cooperation will be appreciated.
There were 578 in attendance at the Turf Conference at the University of Mass. Over 100 signed up as members in the Mass. Turf and Lawn
Grass Council.
WANTED all members of G.C.S.A. of N.E. to write a personal letter
to their State Senator or Representative requesting the building of a golf
course at the University of Mass. Land is now available and the University is growing at such a rate that a golf course could be supported and
research work could be conducted there also.
A copy of all state officials and their addresses will be available at the
April meeting. - Please cooperate,
The editor

P.S.

Remember - April 15 - 40th Anniversary G.C.S.A. of N.E.

SAFE USE OP PESTICIDES
Employer and employee protection when using- pesticides is essential to good
health •—• perhaps even to survival in an area where carelessness in handling and use
materials has been and continues to be common practice.
A.

All pesticide containers are labelled.

is to read the label carefully.

Hence the first step in using materials

It will indicate the type of pesticide, the purpose or

purposes for which it has been developed, quantity to be used, how it should be handled,
a,nd precautions necessary in safe utilization.
B. The next step in using pesticides safely is to protect the man or men charged
wiith the responsibility of their use. A respirator should be provided. It is perhaps
the most important piece of protective equipment available to us. Next wear rubber
(natuital rubber) gloves. Goggles may be needed to protect one's eyes. A rubber
cover-all, trousers, jacket with attached cape or rubber hat; (or some other type of
cover-all) which will not allow spray to penetrate to one's body. Under siome conditions a plastic shield .should be used to protect the exposed areas of face and neck.
'C,

Do not smoke or eat when handling ipesiticides.

A t lunch time remove pro-

tective clothing and wash bands, arms and! face with soap and water before eating.
D.

If clothing should accidentally become drenched (in part or completely) with

pesticides, remove immediately, take a slhower or bath (soap and) water) and put on
clean clothing.

Do not rewear

pesticide contaminated clothing- until

thoroughly

washed.
E. Burn or bury all containers when empty. Do not inhale smoke from burning
paper or containers. Do not use glass container (wthen empty) for any other purpose —
smash glass containers and bury the fragments. Knock holes in metal containers so
they may not be used for other purposes — then bury if convenient. Keep all pesticides in a securely locked room or cupboard. By all means keep them away froim
children and animals.
F. Never use milk bottles, soda bottles or any other bottles made for packaging
foods or drinks to store small quantities of liquid pesticides. Furthermore, do not use
paper, metal, or cardboard containers in which food stuffs were originally packaged,
to store a small surplus of pesticide wettable powders, dusts or granules. Someone
might accidentally mistake the contents of the container for an edible item and use
it as food much to their everlasting regret.
On reaching home late in the day remove work clothes, take a shower or bath and
put on clean clothing.

Never permit anyone to sleep in an area where pesticides are

stored.
John C. Schread
Entomologist
Conn. Agricultural Experiment Station