President—
LEON V. ST. PIERRE
Longmeadow Country Club
51 Fenwood Road
Longmeadow 6, Mass.
Phone LO 7-5562

Secretary—
FLOYD N. WIGET
Bellevue Golf Club
23 Lynn Falls Parkway
Saugus, Mass.
233-1353

First Vice-President—
ANTHONY CARANCI J R .
Ledgemont Country Club
22 Hillview Drive
North Providence 4, R. I.
Phone PA 3-1688

Treasurer—
ARTHUR L. CODY
Wollaston Golf Club
Phone Supt. Office at Club
GR 2-3535
Home GR 2-7913
19 Ardell Street
No. Quincy, Mass.

Second Vice-President—
RICHARD C. BLAKE
Mt. Pleasant Country Club
211 Sewall Street
Boylston, Mass.
Phone 869-2737

Trustee—
N. J . SPERANDIO
Concord Country Club
Concord, Mass.
Phone EM 9-4723

Trustee—
ALBERT L. ALLEN
Kernwood Country Club
Salem, Mass.
Phone PI 4-7783
Trustee—
WILLIAM ASH
9 Patton Street
No. Dartmouth, Mass.
Phone WY 3-8767
Finance Committee Chairman—
WILLIAM ASH
9 Patton Street
No. Dartmouth, Mass.
Phone WY 3-8767
Educational Committee ChairmanTHOMAS CURRAN
Oak Hill Country Club
37 Parker Street
Fitchburg, Mass.
Phone D! 2-9198

Golf Committee C h a i r m a n Edward J. Murphy
Lexington Country Club
194 Oxbow Road
Wayland, Mass.
Phone 358-7410
Newsletter Committee ChairmanMANUEL N. FRANCIS
Belmont Country Club
387 Davis Road
Bedford, Mass.
Phone 275-8830
Past President—
JOSEPH BUTLER
United Shoe Country Club
3 Ridgewood Terrace
Beverly, Mass.
Phone WA 2-1263

Qotf (Gourde S)uj}erin UnclenIs
DECEMBER MEETING

T h e f i r st i n d o o r m e e t i n g of the y e a r w a s h e l d
D e c e m b e r 6th at t h e W a l t h a m F i e l d S t a t i o n .
T h i s w a s t h e A n n u a l m e e t i n g in w h i c h the f o l l o w i n g m e m b e r s w e r e v o t e d into o f f i c e .
— Leon St. P i e r r e
P r e sident
— Anthony C a r a n c i
1st V P
2nd V P
— Richard Blake
Secretary
— Tom Curran
T reasurer
— A r t h u r Cody
Educational
— Robert Grant
Finance
— William Ash
Trustee
— Joseph Butler
Golf
— Edward Murphy
— Manuel Francis
Newsletter
The various committee r e p o r t s w e r e r e a d a t
t h i s t i m e a n d w e r e a c c e p t e d . T h e golf t r o p h i e s
w e r e p r e s e n t e d by T e d M u r p h y to A1 M e l l o n
for the A s s o c i a t i o n c h a m p i o n s h i p and C o s m o
P i a n t a d o s i w a s the r e c i p i e n t of the S e n i o r t r o phy. Arthur Anderson was presented a Silver
service with c r e a m e r and sugar for his outs t a n d i n g s e r v i c e to the a s s o c i a t i o n .
P h i l C a s s i d y r e a d the p r o p o s a l f o r a N . E . G .
C . S . A . s c h o l a r s h i p to be a w a r d e d to s t u d e n t s
w h o a t t e n d the u n i v e r s i t y of M a s s a c h u s e t t s a n d
p u r s u e a c u r r i c u l u m r e l a t e d to A g r o n o m y .
Recognition tie clasps w e r e authorized for
10 y e a r , 15 y e a r , a n d 25 y e a r m e m b e r s .
NEXT MEETING

T h e n e x t m e e t i n g w i l l be h e l d
Field Station J a n u a r y 3rd.
Schedule:
Directors Meeting
Business Meeting
Lunch
Speakers

at t h e W a l t h a m
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10:30 a . m .
11:00 a . m .
12:30 p . m .
1:30p.m.

T h e r e w i l l be two g u e s t s p e a k e r s f o r t h e
afternoon p r o g r a m . Kenneth P . O'Donnell, who
w a s A p p o i n t m e n t S e e r e t a r y to P r e s i d e n t K e n n e d y ,

~^li6ociation
w i l l s p e a k on h i s r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h the P r e s i dent .
P e t e r H . Brownell f r o m the Chevron C h e m i c a l C o . w i l l s p e a k on a q u a t i c w e e d c o n t r o l .
1966 O f f i c e r ' s e l e c t , A1 M e l l o n , C o s m o
Piantadosi, and Arthur Anderson come p r e p a r e d to h a v e y o u r p i c t u r e s t a k e n . B r i n g y o u r
trophie s.
TURF CONFERENCE

The Second Annual N. H. Turf Conference
w i l l be h e l d J a n u a r y 22, 1966 at t h e H i g h w a y
H o t e l , C o n c o r d , N . H . R e gi st r at ion t i m e w i l l
be 9:00 a . m .
T h e U n i t e d S t a t e s Golf A s s o c i a t i o n w i l l h a v e
t h e i r show J a n u a r y 28th in New Y o r k C i t y .
T h e 37th G . C . S . A , A . T u r f g r a s s C o n f e r e n c e
a n d show w i l l be h e l d F e b r u a r y 1 3 - 1 8 , 1966 at
K a n s a s City, M i s s o u r i .

"CREEPING PARALYSIS" ON THE GOLF COURSE

(Continued f r o m October)
7. T h e " D a w d l e r " . . . He c r e e p s a n d c r a w l s .
E v e r y a c t , e v e r y m o t i o n , is p a i n f u l l y s l o w . He
is e n t i r e l y o b l i v i o u s t o h i s p a c e . N o t h i n g d i s t u r b s h i m , c e r t a i n l y not t h e 75 or 100 o t h e r s
b e h i n d h i m w h o a r e f u m i n g b e c a u s e t h e p l a y is
so slow .
T h e " E t e r n a l O p t i m i s t ' , . T h e C l a s s C or
D p l a y e r w h o w a i t s u n t i f t h e f o u r s o m e in f r o n t
i s 300 y a r d s a w a y , a n d t h e n c a l m l y d r i b b l e s h i s
b a l l 30 t o 40 y a r d s .
H i s b a l l is
9. The "Unconscious One'
the t r a p b u t he m a k e s no m o v e f o r h i s w e d g e
u n t i l the c a d d y , c a r r y i n g d o u b l e , i s on t h e o t h e r
s i d e of the f a i r w a y , 50 y a r d s a w a y . T w o to f i v e
m i n u t e s a r e l o s t u n t i l the c a d d y r e a c h e s h i m .
He s t a n d s a r o u n d on t h e
10. T h e " W r i t e r "
g r e e n long a f t e r h i s f o u r s o m e h a s c o m p l e t e d
the hole, m e t i c u l o u s l y " m a r k i n g down" e v e r y ones s c o r e s , while other f o u r s o m e are waiting
b e h i n d h i m to t a k e t h e i r s h o t s t o t h e g r e e n .
L O V E , Y o u r Golf C o m m i t t e e

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SEASONS
GREETINGS
upon
we'd
you
both
year

With the festive a t m o s p h e r e a l r e a d y
us a n d t h e t u r k e y j u s t b a r e l y d i g e s t e d ,
like to t a k e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y to s e n d
our w a r m e s t s e a s o n ' s greetings for
t h e u p c o m i n g h o l i d a y s a n d the new
following.

WATERING

SYSTEM

So y o u w a n t to put in a w a t e r i n g s y s t e m ' .
B e f o r e y o u go too f a r , s p e n d a l i t t l e t i m e a n d
m o n e y to f i n d y o u r s e l f a good w a t e r s u p p l y —
a n d I do m e a n a G O O D s u p p l y . C h o o s e a s y s t e m that you know you can take c a r e of. Make
s u r e t h a t it w i l l t a k e c a r e of t h e c o u r s e in a
d r o u g h t s u c h a s w e h a v e b e e n h a v i n g f o r the l a s t
f e w y e a r s . E a c h c o u r se w i l l find t h a t the a m o u n t
of w a t e r n e e d e d v a r i e s — w h e t h e r y o u h a v e a d r y
y e a r o r n o t . P e r h a p s the w i n d w i l l blow day
a f t e r day a n d y o u w i l l d r y out f a s t e r t h i s w a y
t h a n by the h o t s u n .
In a d d i t i o n to w a t e r i n g y o u r g r e e n s y o u a r e
also w a t e r i n g sixty feet outside each green, this
includes t r a p s and m o u n d s . This will r e q u i r e
m o r e fertilization and c a r e . T r a p s will have
to be r a k e d a n d s m o o t h e d d a i l y b e f o r e t h e p l a y .
A d d i t i o n a l s a n d w i l l b e n e e d e d to k e e p y o u r
t r a p s in c o n d i t i o n . A s t h e g r a s s is g e t t i n g m o r e
m o i s t u r e now the b a n k i n g s w i l l h a v e to be cut
m o r e o f t e n . G r a s s s e e m s to like to g r o w in
s a n d — now y o u e i t h e r p u l l w e e d s o r u s e a w e e d
c o n t r o l . Y o u r m o u n d s a r o u n d the g r e e n s t h a t
you have been cutting with a pro m o w e r , b e c a u s e it w a s f a s t a n d e a s y , is now a m e n a c e to
y o u . T h e m o u n d s a r e soft a n d t h e l a r g e p r o
m o w e r i s w e a r i n g out y o u r g r a s s a n d s c a l p i n g
t h e t o p s of t h e m o u n d s . W h a t to do ? You e i t h e r
sod o r s e e d e v e r y y e a r o r go b a c k to the h a n d
m o w e r . W h e r e will you find help that will push
a h a n d m o w e r a n d w h o w a n t s to w a l k b e h i n d a
power mower ?

NEW

E N G L A N D

A w a t e r i n g s y s t e m , w h e t h e r it is a u t o m a t i c ,
s e m i - a u t o m a t i c o r m a n u a l , i s not going to s a v e
y o u a l l the t i m e y o u e x p e c t it w i l l . I h a v e h a d
m y s y s t e m in f o r two y e a r s a n d s t i l l w o u l d not
t r u s t i t . You a n d only y o u a r e to b l a m e — o r
w i l l be b l a m e d f o r a n y t h i n g t h a t h a p p e n s w h e t h e r
you a r e with or without w a t e r . When you see
y o u r w a t e r s u p p l y g o i n g down a n d y o u f o l l o w t h e
w e a t h e r r e p o r t — long a n d s h o r t r a n g e , the O l d
F a r m e r ' s A l m a n a c or your a r t h r i t i c knee, you
w i l l cut down on t h e w a t e r , but t h a t l u s h g r e e n
g r a s s w i l l not c o o p e r a t e . It w i l l t u r n b r o w n
f a s t e r than you believe possible .
B e l i e v e m e t h i s w a s not w r i t t e n to d i s c o u r a g e y o u on a w a t e r s y s t e m . I l i k e the one I h a v e
e v e n w i t h a l l t h e b u g s in i t . T h i s is j u s t to s t a r t
you thinking.
I w i l l t r y to w r i t e m o r e t h i s w i n t e r . If I
c o u l d w r i t e a s f a s t a s I t h i n k — t h i s w o u l d be
q u i t e a s t o r y . T h e off s e a s o n i s a good t i m e to
get a c o m m i t t e e t o g e t h e r — m a d e up f r o m y o u r
m e m b e r s a n d g r e e n s c o m m i t t e e . You s h o u l d
h a v e a c o n t r a c t o r on y o u r c o m m i t t e e , a l a w y e r ,
a n d a good p r o m o t e r a n d m e n t h a t a r e not a f r a i d
to put in p l e n t y of t i m e . T h i s is a c o s t l y u n d e r taking and the m i s t a k e s you or the c o m m i t t e e
m a k e — y o u w i l l h a v e to l i v e w i t h . F o o d f o r
t h o u g h t — w i l l t h e r e be a n y c h a n g e in t h e l a y o u t
of t h e c o u r s e — a r e y o u going to c h a n g e t e e s —
f a i r w a y s o r g r e e n s ? A lot of t h i s w o r k y o u a r e
going to h a v e to do a f t e r the w a t e r s y s t e m i s i n .
T h e p e r s o n i n s t a l l i n g the s y s t e m w i l l t e l l y o u
h e w i l l g l a d l y c o m e in a n d c h a n g e t h e m f o r y o u ,
but t h a t w i l l be e x t r a . T h e y w i l l s a y a l l y o u
n e e d is a s h o v e l , a h a c k s a w a n d s o m e w i r e .
P e r h a p s I s h o u l d m a k e t h i s a s e r i a l and k e e p
w r i t i n g w h a t I f i n d out f r o m e x p e r i e n c e — if
might help someone else when they a r e putting
in t h e i r s y s t e m .
T h e r e i s s t i l l p l e n t y of o u t s i d e w o r k to do o n
t h i s c o u r s e a n d I b e l i e v e t h i s is t h e t i m e to do
m o s t of y o u r h e a v y w o r k . S p r i n g w i l l be h e r e
a l l t o o s o o n a n d w h o k n o w s w h a t i s to h a p p e n
during the winter.
T h i n k of t h e s e t h i n g s a l l w i n t e r — do a lot of
leg w o r k and drive test holes all over your
c o u r s e n e x t s p r i n g l o o k i n g f o r a good w a t e r
s u p p l y -—which I k n o w y o u w i l l n e e d — a n d G o o d
Luck.
Clayton E . Daly — Superintendent
Haverhill Country Club

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CONTRIBUTIONS

G r o u n d s E q u i p m e n t Co . , Inc .
383 B o y l s t o n S t r e e t
Newton Centre, Massachusetts
Abbott Spray and F a r m Equipment Co.
Waltham Street
Lexington, Massachusetts
The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
Wethersfield, Connecticut
The Clapper Co.
1121 W a s h i n g t o n S t r e e t
West Newton, Massachusetts
Sil P a u l i n i Inc .
Loam Specialists
Hopkinton - 435-4370
GeoffreyS. Cornish
Golf C o u r s e A r c h i t e c t
Fiddler's Green
Amherst, Massachusetts
Larchmont Irrigation Co.
Larchmont Lane
Lexington, Massachusetts
Wyandotte Chemical Corp.
709 S a l a d a B u i l d i n g
Boston, Massachusetts
Lee Patten Seed Co.
20 B e c k R o a d
Arlington, Massachusetts
K a r a n d r e w Turf F a r m s , Inc.
Sam Mitchells Sales Representative
18 Old R a n d o l p h S t r e e t
Canton, Massachusetts
Mr. F. J. Lukasik
Stauffer Chemical Co.
380 M a d i s o r r A^stee-sr.N e w Y o r k , N e w Y o r k 10017

Choline Superinlen

denti

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MANUEL N. FRANCIS
Belmont Country Club
387 Davis Road
Bedford, Mass.
Phone 275-8830

OUR FRIENDS

Turf Equipment Co.
28 R u t l e d g e R o a d
Natick, Massachusetts
The Hubbard Hall Chemical Co.
P . O . B o x 790
Waterbury, Connecticut
Singleton Irrigations Systems, Inc.
Manchester-By-The-Sea, Mass.
Tom Irwin Co.
Bennet Hill Road
Rowley, Massachusetts
Johns Manville Sales Corp.
15 0 C a u s e w a y S t r e e t
Boston, Massachusetts
Philip A . Wogan
Golf C o u r s e A r c h i t e c t
21 B u d l e i g h A v e n u e
Beverly, Massachusetts
Sawtelle Brothers •
J e t . R o u t e s 128 a n d 62
Danvers, Massachusetts
The Kenneth B a r r i e Co.
4140 and 4140A Washington Street
Roslindale, Massachusetts
J. F . Aveni
Lu Soil-Soil Conditioner
Minerals & Chemicals Philipp Corp.
25 C o n c o r d A v e n u e
Belmont, Massachusetts
Stanley S. Philipkoski
Sales Representative
Stauffer Chemical Co.
3 80 M a d i s o n A v e n u e
New York, New York