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President's Message
The miracle men in the field of Labor-Management are
about to embark on a most critical phase of golf course management — the hiring of a golf course maintenance crew for
1968. At a time in our country's history, when the unemployment rate is at its lowest; 3.4 per cent, the golf course superintendents must be miracle men to be able to hire a crew, offering them the least attractive positions in the labor market.
Least attractive — where wages per hour, hours per week, days
per week and fringe benefits are concerned.
The dedicated old timers, who enjoyed outside work and
were accustomed to living on the low wages they received and
yet took pride in their work, have been forced out of the picture by time, death and inflation.
Shortly, the golf course superintendent, must organize a
crew for his 1968 golfing season. This is the situation he must
and will f i c e : The United States Department of Labor reported
the following wage averages from thirty large cities in the
United States:
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1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Common Labor - - - $3.15 3.25 3.45 3.65 3.85 per hour
Skilled Labor - - - $4.40 4.50 4.75 4.90 5.15 per hour
With these ever-increasing rates per hour, where does the
golf course maintenance man fit into this picture?
In New England the United States Department of Labor
Statistics stated that the "NEW ENGLAND ECONOMY IS
ON THE R I S E . " New England had a record high in employment in 1967 and it looks like more of the same in 1968, with
the Vietnam War, the Space-age Expenditures and Consumer
Spending. Statistics indicated that, in the Boston Area, Electricians were paid $5.40, Plumbers $5.85, Bricklayers $5.60,
Carpenters $5.15, Plasterers $5.15, Painters $4.75 and Building Laborers at the rate of $3.85 per hour. Another record'
was set by these statistics in that a Boston Family of Four
needed $10,141.00 annually to live moderately. This is for the
average family consisting of a husband, 38 years old, a wife, a
boy 13 and a girl 8 years old.
Where do these factual statistics leave the Golf Course Superintendent to draw his crew from in this labor market?
When the Superintendent interviews a prospective employee
and offers him nine months work, without any fringe benefits,
working practically seven days a week plus Holidays, for a
rate per hour ranging from ten to thirty per cent above the
minimum wage, whom can he possibly attract to work for his
country club? Can he attract a competent, energetic punctual,
dependable man, with a family of four, who will assume responsibility?
Time has approached when the country clubs must evaluate
increases and earmark a greater portion of the membership
dues toward the golf course maintenance payrolls. Year round
employment, Blue Cross, pension plans and higher wages are
some of the answers. The demands of the golfer today have resulted in extremely high levels of golf course maintenance.
The wages available for the maintenance crews have not kept
up with the Golfers Demands or the Cost of Living. With the

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Sponsors and administrators of the Lawrence S.
Dickinson Scholarship Fund — Awarded yearly
to deserving Turf Management Students.

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Mr. Richard Sears (left), Massachusetts Golf Association
Executive Board, with Ben J. Chlevin (right), Executive Director
of the G C S A A .

MGA DAY GREEN SECTION SEMINAR

At Harvard Club, Boston, Sat., March 16, 1968, 10:00 A.M.
J. Barry Driscoll, MGA Green Section Chairman,
Moderator
TOPIC OF DISCUSSION: "Better liason between Green
Chairman and Golf Course Superintendent."
MAIN SPEAKER: Ben J . Chlevin, Executive Director GCSA
of A merica, Desplaines,
Illinois.
Subject: The Superintendent — Planner and Administrator"
PANEL:
Richard Crosby, Green Chairman,. Brae Burn Country Club
Subject:
"What can the Chairman expect from the Superintendent?"
Robert H. Marchese, Green Chairman, Springfield Country Club
Subject: "Whose responsibility is the decision on the use of
golf carts when conditions are unfavorable?"
Anthony B. Caranci, Jr., President GCSA of New England,
Superintendent, Ledgemont Country Club
Subject: "The Green Committee chain of command and Club
Management responsibility shared equally three
ways: Superintendent, Professional and Manager."
Richard C. Blake, Superintendent, Mi. Pleasant Country Club
Subject: "What can the Superintendent expect from the Chairman?"
mechanized era and the most efficient golf course operation,
we still require good dependable men for our golf courses.
As the 1968 Golfing Season begins to come upon us, the
Golf Course Superintendent (the miracle man) must meet this
challenge and draw from the 3.4 per cent hard core unemployed. I do hope that our Country Clubs accept this challenge
and initiate action to resolve these conditions.
Anthony B. Caranci, Jr.

ourse Superintendents
IT ALL BEGINS HERE
Country club members often lose sight of a fact which gets
shoveled under the debris of fabricated success. The awful
truth is comprised of the knowledge that without a golf course
there would be no country club.
Take most establishments. The first ingredient for luring
members is not a fancy fixture in the 19th hole. It is the architect and course superintendent plotting the use of the land,
burning the midnight oil and wearing out the drawing board
pencils to create nine, 18 or 27 holes of reason for belonging.
Through the years it has been a popular occurrence to take
the grounds and those whose task it is to improve and insulate
them against disease for granted, this in the manner of looking
upon the job as some kind of elementary endeavor.
True, it takes several agencies to blend together in the establishment of a prestige-bathed country club. There have to be
club managers, fancy-stepping waiters, foreign-speaking chefs,
slick-haired pros and the rest.
Now, where does the course superintendent fit into this network of responsibility? Unfortunately, for the most part his
contributions have been minimized because of unfounded
assumptions that a golf course . . . more or less . . . takes care
of itself.
This is both a physical and moral blunder in the thought
processes of those who have the authority to delegate respon-

Ted Murphy (left), Mr. Baird (right).

February Meeting
The Feb. 5 meeting of the GCSANE was held at Holiday Inn
in Newton. The scheduled guest speaker was to Be Allen H.
Morgan, Executive Vice President of the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Mr. Morgan was ill and was capably replaced by
Mr. James Baird of the Society.
Mr. Baird gave, with the aid of some fascinating slides, a
very interesting and truly informative talk. With more than 75
Superintendents and guests present Mr. Baird informed us that
the Audubon Society's picture of "the old woman in sneakers"
has changed to today's enrollment of over 13,900 members.
Mr. Baird in his discussion touched upon such subjects as
wet land problems, the excessive use of chlorinated hydrocarbons, mosquito control and air pollution. A few interesting
statistics were that a smoggy day in Boston has approximately
the same equivalent of inhaling 40 cigarettes per person. The
major cities of America are becoming warmer because of motor vehicle exhaust, factory wastes and smog conditions aren't
allowing the suns rays to return skyward. Some cities are already 10 degrees warmer than their immediate suburbs.
As the program progressed many different and varied questions were handled expertly by Mr. Baird. It was certainly an
afternoon well spent.
Edward J. Murphy
Educational
Committee

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sibility and recognition. In present times there seems to be
some form of warped logic spent in heavy concentration on
the clubhouse and pro shop while the superintendent is accorded fifth-wheel treatment.
The history of failures in the golf business has been highlighted by this lopsided distribution of attention. In many cases
country clubs have focussed their words, work and money on
a restaurant-type operation. In the end, the course usually
suffers in malnutrition and the paying bodies drift away to
greener greens and grassier fairways.
Oh, it is all so nice to have the very best in appointments
when one gathers his guests in the dining room or 19th hole.
But, the actual reason for such luxury items being there in the
first place is the design of the club golf course and the condition maintained by the superintendent and his staff.
There's" an amusing story which passes the rounds of golfers
and country club members. It just so happened that one of the
leading clubs of a certain area experienced a devastating fire.
The president of the club was out of town at the time and was
informed of the sudden catastrophe in telephone conversation.
He was told that the clubhouse, pro shop . . . everything in the
way of buildings . . . were wiped out by the flames. "And the
golf course?" the club president anxiously pleaded for information. "Nothing happened to it", was the report. "Oh, I'm
relieved," the president breathed easier. "We can always build
another clubhouse. But we could never replace that layout."
This happens to be a true measure of the importance of the
golfing grounds and the men who service them. However, the
appreciation of same often must be scraped from the possibility of losing them before it becomes a reality.
It would do well for all country club members to appraise
their surroundings once in a while. When they look out from
the first tee, they should say to themselves . . . " I t all begins
here; everything else is an addition."
Gerry Finn
NEXT M E E T I N G
The next meeting will be April 1, 1968 at the Holiday
Inn, Newton, Mass. (exit 53 from 1 2 8 ) .
Directors' Meeting
10:45 a . m .
Regular Meeting
1 1 : 1 5 a.m..
Dinner
12:30 p.m.
Educational Meeting
1:15 p.m.
Don't forget the 39th Annual Fine Turf Conference at the
White House Inn, Chicopee, Mass: March 6, 7, 8, 1968.
M.G.A. day at the Harvard Club, Boston, Mass., March
16, 1968
New applications to be voted on at the next meeting
REGULAR MEMBER
Robert St. Thomas
49 Robbins Street
Osterville, Mass.
Club Affiliation
Hyannisport Golf Club

ASSOCIATE MEMBER
Robert Heeley
3 Meadow View Road
Wilbraham, Mass.
Club Affiliation
Quaboag Country Club

ASSISTANT MEMBER
David Macora
140 Cedar Street
Clinton, Mass.
Club Affiliation
Nashawtuc Country Club

Golf Course Superintendents of New Hampshire
Editor — John Brown, Supt. Fort Devens Golf

Course

Strictly For The Birds
FEBRUARY MEETING

The February meeting was held at the Highway Hotel,
Concord on February 13, 1968. Mr. Bruce Vickery of the
Connell Company presented an interesting and informative
lecture on aircooled motors.

MARCH MEETING

The next meeting will be held at
Concord, on March 12, 1968.
Directors'Meeting
Regular Meeting
Dinner
Educational Program
The speaker at this meeting will
peano who will present two subjects:
"Irrigating the Nine-Hole Course."

the Highway Hotel,

10:00 A . M .
11:00 A . M .
12:15 P . M .
1:15 P.M.
be Mr. Joseph Tro"Snowmaking" and

MEMBERSHIP

At the February meeting the GCSANH was pleased to
welcome into its ranks Mr. William D. Cross, Rt. 2, Box 132A,
Plaistow, N. H.
At the March meeting the following will be presented
for membership:
Mr. Lucien E. Duval, Manchester CC
Mr. Fred W. Schoenfield, Crystal Springs Golf Club
We understand that there are many qualified superintendents in the northern part of the state who do not belong
to our association. We urge all present members to make a
special effort to bring along to our next meeting any potential
candidates for membership.

President's Message . .
It is conference time again thanks to the efforts of our
friend, Dr. Joe Troll. As president of the N.H.G.C.S.A., I
urge each member to take advantage of this program. Those
of us who attend yearly, gain much in the way of knowledge
which aids us through the coming year.
Perhaps just as valuable and educational is the opportunity to sit in on discussions with other superintendents,
getting their reactions to the day's speeches and hearing about
their professional experiences.
At this conference there is an annual reunion with friends
and many new friends are made. Further it provides a "tuneup" for what is going to unfold within the future months,
setting the mood, always refreshing, friendly, and informative.
If you are one of the few superintendents who feels that
he doesn't have the time to attend, or if your club cannot or
will not pay your expenses; then you are sadly in need of
an educational program at the club level.
Do any of these topics concern you? Golf course renovation, construction, and design; labor-management relations;
reduction of maintenance costs. If so, then you will find much
of interest and value at this year's conference. Couple this with
the opportunity to ask questions of some of the top authorities
in the country, and you have an unbeatable pair of reasons
why you can't afford to miss this valuable program. So let's
put everything else aside on March 6, 7, and 8, in order to
attend this most informative conference.
Robert P. Flanagan President

By William J. Barrett
Supt. Portsmouth Country Club
During the 1967 season Portsmouth Country Club initiated a unique plan for mosquito control. We installed purple
martin bird houses in strategic spots on the course! If these
birds are able to cut down the mosquito population on our
course, as we hope, we will have solved a costly problem and
eliminated a nuisance to the general golfer.
For the past twelve seasons, we have averaged a $600.00
a year expenditure for mosquito control on our course. This
consisted mostly of having our entire 238 acre course (which
is surrounded almost completely by Great Bay and its tributaries) mist blown with Malathion by a local tree company.
All too often the tree company could not spray effectively due
to winds, rain, soft going in the roughs, etc.
This past year, because of the extreme wetness of the
course, we had $350.00 left in our mosquito budget; so,
having heard a great deal about the purple martin and his
appetite for mosquitoes, we purchased ten aluminum martin
houses with 14 foot telescoping rods.
Knowing quite a bit about the purple martin and having,
in fact, joined a purple martin society for the purpose of receiving their literature, we truly feel that this could very well
be the answer to our severe mosquito problem at Portsmouth
Country Club.
We cannot say that the results will be tremendous this
year or even next since it will take that length of time for the
birds to find and settle in these houses in any great numbers.
Each house, by the way, consists of twelve apartments and
if filled with adult martins during mating season, could conceivably produce sixty young birds who would return the
following year.
While waiting those two years, we hope to fill the houses
with tree swallows which are in abundance in our area. These
birds will also eat fantastic amounts of mosquitoes, and they
will be forced to vacate the houses by the martins themselves
upon their arrival.
We will be purchasing at least five more houses this year
and, with a total of fifteen, we should be able to attract a
better than average number of martins to our course.
This coming fall we will make known the results of this,
our first season of dealing with the purple martin. We hope
to be able to report that our mosquitoes are "strictly for the
birds."

Home Garages Offer "Juice" For Golf Carts
Townhouses in the new city of Litchfield Park, Arizona
offer an unusual feature •— electric outlets in the garages for
recharging the batteries of golf carts.
The first section of the city is being built around a 36hole championship golf course. Planned sections will have
other recreational facilities at their center.
The golf carts also are used for transportation within the
city, traveling on a system of hard surfaced pathways, that
avoid main roads and join all residential areas with schools,
stores and recreational areas. City planners hope residents will
use their golf carts in preference to autos, reducing traffic
and air pollution.
Worcester Sunday Telegram, Jan. 28, 1968

Golf C o u r s e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s of Maine
Editor

— Burton. R. Anderson,

Maine Winter Turf Conference - 1968
Holiday Inn, Portland, Maine

March 20 9 : 3 0 a. m. to

5 : 0 0 p.m.

March 21 9 : 0 0 a . m . to 12:00 noon
It appears that the 6th annual winter turf conference will
be the best yet. The speakers are ready and now all we need
is your participation. This conference offers the superintendents of Maine and New Hampshire a convenient opportunity to hear from some top-flight talent.
The programs are now being printed. If you would like
a program, drop a note to Vaughn Holyoke, 418 Deering Hall,
Univ. of Maine, Orono, Maine 04473.
Following is a brief preview of whom you will see and
what you'll be hearing at the conference.
DR. JACK HARPER, Extension Turf Specialist at Penn
State University will be on the program Wednesday to discuss
some management tips in overcoming winter injury problems.
In addition, Jack will speak on turf problems around the
Northeast. Jack has appeared previously on the Massachusetts
and New Jersey Conference programs and we certainly are
looking forward to hearing him in Maine.
TOM PERKINS, Instructor in Turf Management at Penn
State will be around to discuss the results of the extensive weed
research being carried on in Pennsylvania. Of special interest
will be Tom's comments on use of herbicides for poa annua
control. Tom will also be discussing research results from the
Penn State soil modification plots. This project at Penn State
is probably the most extensive one in the country aimed at
finding the best soil mixtures for golf greens. You'll be interested in seeing how some of the synthetic materials compare with the conventional sand-soil mixes.
PAUL BOHNE of U. S. Rubber will be discussing the
potential use of growth inhibitors around the golf course.
This topic always leads to a live discussion. This is your
opportunity to find out where you might use growth regulators.
GEOFFREY CORNISH, golf course architect from Amherst, Mass., will be discussing some of the problems involved
in renovating and changing certain holes on the course. Jeff's
fine use of colored slides will make you feel like spring has
arrived early.
FRED HUTCHINSON of the University of Maine will be
discussing some fertilizer problems. Fred, perhaps better than
anyone I know, can educate and entertain you at the same time.
This is just an indication of what's in store for the
Winter Conference. Hope to see you there.

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Potassium and Disease Resistance

In the past few years there have been numerous articles
on the influence of potash on turf diseases. In the January
1968 issue of USGA Green Section Record, Goss and Gould
of the Western Washington Experiment Station review some
of the recent potash research. They cite data showing that high
potassium has helped to increase turf resistance to dollar spot,
brown patch, red thread, fusarium patch, and ophibolus patch.
Goss and Gould conclude their review by pointing out
that:
1. For healthy turf, nutrient balance is perhaps more
important than the level of any single nutrient.
2. Nutritional programs are not the sole answer to disease
control.
3. Good fungicidal programs are necessary to maintain
clean, healthy turf.
Although this information comes from outside our region,
the message is a good one. That is — Don't expect miracles
from any one program, it takes an all-round effort to grow
turf successfully.

Steps Token to Save Trees from Salt Injury

Many towns and cities in New England are taking steps
this winter to save prized roadside trees from salt injury. Mechanical barriers and curbs are being erected to carry the
melted salt away from trees, thus preventing it from seeping
into soil around tree roots.
Salt used to melt ice and snow on highways has caused
widespread decline of roadside sugar maples in New England
in recent years . . . and all across the country intensified use
of salt in winter on the highways is causing injury to nearby
trees and shrubs.
Both common sail (sodium chloride^ and calcium chloride
are poisonous to trees in amounts. Slowly, year after year
roots die. Then leaves exhibit a scorch-like symptom and dieback takes over. When the above-ground symptoms are noted
many salt-injured trees have gone too far to be saved.
Most noticeable injury to roadside trees occurs at school
and commercial bus stops and low places along highways
where salt is washed down to tree roots. Shallow-rooted trees
such as maples, dogwood and beech are harmed first. Shrubs
and trees near parking lots, shopping centers and suburban
stores are equally affected by salt injury.
Homeowners should avoid the use of salt on sidewalks and
instead use sand, ashes or even a good inorganic fertilizer.

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"The Green Wave"
He's easily identified . . . short, stocky with Killarney blue
eyes and a brogue that runneth over. His tongue is a green
wave which roars on through virtually every meeting of the
Golf Course Superintendents of New England; yet, it is quick
and active . . . never biting or sharp. Above all, he is his
own man's man.
If you think this is the promotion of candidacy of Mike
O'Grady for sainthood, you are sadly mistaken. By his own
admission, Mike "is no angel." He continues, "Oh, I'm a Godfearing man all right. And I'm a church-going Christian. But
I'd only be lyin' if I said there wasn't a bit of the rogue in me."
Mike O'Grady has all the ginger and juice of a man who has
lived his 65 years. He is a master story teller. He is like all
two-fisted men . . . he drinks his whiskey dry. And he is a doer,
a heavy contributor to any venture or conversation.
Love of golf and the soil is built into this lovable, affable
gentleman. He started in the business over 50 years ago with
an uncle, Tom Galvin, at the Rhode Island Country Club. The
stribling was Uncle Tom's boy for four years before moving
on to the Country Club of New Bedford where the O'Grady
name has been a respected fixture for the last 44 years.
In truth the most famous landmark of the New Bedford golf
course is its beloved superintendent. Mike admits he's had his
scrapes and sweet words with many a grounds chairman but
nothing came out of such meaty meetings unresolved. "We
kick around many a problem", Mike winks. "My secret is simple. I let them all think I'm doing as they please. What's
the difference, just as long as it benefits the course?"
Naturally, any and all improvements at New Bedford
have been the result of Mike's direct confrontations with problems and dedicated concentration on creating new ideas and
remedies to give his course the spic and span look. You review
his seasons at New Bedford and you run the gamut of a superintendent's lot. He's seen it all and experienced more.
"Have I been around?" Mike declares, " I was here when a
lot of these guys were still part of the shining up-above, I was
part of the ground floor when we organized the New England
Association in 1924, the same year the Rhode Island people
started. In fact, they can't keep me quiet down there. I was just
elected president in Rhode Island!"
When thoughts turn to furthering the profession's cause,
Mike beams widest in his relationship with the national organization. He is one of its charter members. "And I'm still
active there, too," he cracks. "It doesn't make any difference

TOM CURRAN PROFILE
The same steady hand, that has brought
about the tall reputation of Fitchburg's Oak
Hill Country Club course, is returning for a
third term as secretary of the New England
Golf Course Superintendents Association.
Naturally, the hand with the quick notetaking ability belongs to popular Tom Curran - the quiet but efficient keeper of the
association records.
Curran took it upon
his keen observation of
vocational opportunities
to land in the middle
of
the
grass-growing
country. A native of
Northampton,
Mass.,
Tom
decided
on
a
golf course career in 1954 when he was discharged from the service. There followed the
two-year session at the University of Massachusetts and from there it was a foregone
conclusion Tom would make it big.
Tom's first job was in Saginaw, Mich. He
gave it three seasons there, from 1957

Mike O ' G r a d y (left), Superintendent at the Country C l u b
of New Bedford, and Ben J. Chlevin (right), Executive Director
of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
where I am. I've gotten up and given them hell at the national
meetings. I don't play any favorites."
While some think Mike would be married to the old school
of thought in terms of job methods, his views have been
streamlined to coincide with modern theories. "I'm not one
of those old stick in the muds," Mike announces. " I have seen
changes and gone right along with them. I can see the profession getting very scientific and at the same time very interesting. I definitely am in favor of progress, even though I might
speak out of turn once in a while." And he adds another wink.
If he has been blessed with such a logical attitude, Mike
also has reaped the harvest in his personal life. His is a glowing family. He has four sons. Mike, Jr. is in insurance in
Texas, Robert does the same bit in New Bedford, Brian is
attending a Passionist Order seminary in New York and John
is carrying on the O'Grady handle as superintendent at the
Petersham Country Club.
Mike is determined to see his profession attain the national
recognition it deserves. "You know," he sermonizes, "we have
the greatest bunch of guys in all of golf, right here in our
group. What people don't realize is that if we didn't have super
superintendents, there wouldn't be any super courses."
This is Mike O'Grady after 50 years in the sweat of the
sun. And after those 50 magnificent turns of the calendar, he
still is alive. He lets you know it at many a gathering. "Mr.
President!" he will bellow. And he speaks his piece. Yes, his
brogue runneth over . . . but so, too, does his heart. May the
green wave roar on forever.
— Gerry Finn

through '59. Then when Dick Silver left Oak
Hill, Curran applied for the post and won it.
That was in 1960 and Tom's been whipping
things into shape on one of the section's leading layouts ever since.
The soft-toned speaking Curran is especially proud of his own course. Oak Hill, designed
by the famed Donald Ross, has gained firm
reputation as a solid test of golf. In fact, it
has been the scene of two state tournaments
during Curran's seven-year stay.
Curran has been a valuable asset to the
golf course superintendents association. In
addition to his outstanding job as secretary,
Tom remains a staunch believer in the educational aims of the group . . . an area where
he has toiled in helping to lift the status of
the profession.
The likeable Curran is married and the
father of three children. His wife, Nancy, is
a former schoolteacher and chips in with the
necessary moral support to keep the Curran
goals in proper perspective.
The association is happy to welcome Tom
Curran back to the recording table for another
secretarial term. His presence there is greatly
appreciated.
Gerry Finn

Shake Hands and Say "Hi!"
To Charles Marti neou

Mr. Martineau
was voted an associate member at the
January meeting. He
is a native of Turners Falls and a graduate of the Stockbridge School of
Agriculture, majoring in Turf Management. Charles was the recipient of the
1965 Golf Course Superintendents of
America Scholarship.
Mr. Martineau is the Superintendent
at the Northampton Country Club,
Northampton, Massachusetts. Chuck did
his tour of duty in the U. S. Marines,
stationed at the American Embassy in
Spain.

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Abbott Spray and Farm Equipment Co.
Waltham Street
Lexington, Massachusetts
A. C. Lawn, Inc.
P. 0 . Box 436
Wakefield, Mass.
Alfco Rokeby Co., Inc.
Fertilizers and Chemical Specialties
P . 0 . Box 267
Marietta, Ohio
Dr. Burton R. Anderson
Golf Course Architect
Turf and Golf Course Consultant
Route 5
Augusta, Maine
Baker Tractor Corp.
Ford Tractors
Harley Davidson Golf Cars
Swansea, Mass.

FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Gaffny Enterprises, Inc.
Irrigation Specialists
North Main Street
Middleton, Massachusetts

Melanson of Georgetown
Modern Steam and Pressure Cleaners
Modern Industrial Cleaning Chemicals
Georgetown, Massachusetts

Grounds Equipment Co., Inc.
383 Boylston Street
Newton Centre, Massachusetts

Ken Minasian
Scotts
6 Amelia Court
N. Providence, R. I.

Tom Irwin Co.
Bennett Hill Road
Rowley, Massachusetts
Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
150 Causeway Street
Boston, Massachusetts

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Kerr McGee Chemical Corporation
P. O. Box 790
Waterbury, Connecticut

The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
Wethersfield, Connecticut

Larchmont Irrigation Co.
Larchmont Lane
Lexington, Massachusetts

The Clapper Co.
1121 Washington Street
West Newton, Massachusetts

Fuel Activator Chemical Corp.
C. F . Barbour — Regional Director
43000 Prudential Tower
Boston, Massachusetts
George E. Cull
Terra-Green Soil Conditioner
Oil-Dri Corp. of America
112 Green Street
Abington, Mass.

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Business
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Philip A. Wogan
Golf Course Architect
21 Budleigh Avenue
Beverly, Massachusetts
Wyandotte Chemical Co.
709 Salada Building
Boston, Massachusetts

D. L. Maher Co.
Water Supply Contractors
Testwells —"Gravel packed wells
Byron Jackson Pumps
P . O. Box 274
Woburn, Massachusetts

Yerxa's, Inc.
Golf Course Equipment
740 Broadway
South Portland, Maine

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Chestnut Hill Country C l u b

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Contributing
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John P. Simon, Asst. Mgr.
Corenco Corporation
Springfield Rendering Company
P. O. Box 379
Springfield, Massachusetts 01101

Magovern Company, Inc.
Lawn Acre Road
Windsor Lock, Connecticut

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Shepard Sod Company
Merion Blue Grass and Pencross Bent
200 Sullivan Avenue
South Windsor, Conn.

J . F . Aveni
LuSoil Soil Conditioner
Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corp.
25 Concord Avenue
Belmont, Massachusetts

Geoffrey S. Cornish
Golf Course Architect
Fiddler's Green
Amherst, Massachusetts

ENGLAND.

Sawtelle -Brothers
Jet. Routes 128 and 62
Danvers, Massachusetts

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The Kenneth Barrie Company
375 Centre Street
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Gene Fitzpatrick
Certified Laboratories
12 Paradise Road
Ipswich, Mass.

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Richey & Clapper, Inc.
28 Rutledge Road
Natick, Massachusetts

Karandrew Turf Farms, Inc.
Sam Mitchell, Sales Representative
18 Old Randolph Street
Canton, Massachusetts

Philp -C.-Beat Associates, Inc.
Consulting Engineers
Irrigation and Recreational Facilities
P. 0 . Box 102
Hanover, Mass.

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Stanley S. Philipkoski
Sales Representative
Stauffer Chemical Co.
380 Madison Avenue
New York, New York

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