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Overworked, Underpaid and Unappreciated
Reprinted from Providence Sunday Journal, August 25, 1968
By ED DUCKWORTH
Whether you realize it or not — and chances are you probably don't — there is one indispensible person at the course
where you play golf.
No, it isn't the club president or greens committee chairman, even though they probably think they are.
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careless golfers.
"We're not hungry for praise," says Tony Caranci of Ledgemont, president of the New England Golf Course Superintendents Association. "What hurts is most of us only get criticism
from the members of our clubs. If the course is in good condition, which is 99.44 per cent of the time, we don't hear
from the members."
But even if they don't win the unqualified praise of every
player, the superintendents (don't you dare call them greenskeepers!) will continue to give 100 per cent of their talents
to the task of improving playing conditions at golf courses
in this state.
That's the reason why about 50 of them gathered at the
University of Rhode Island's agricultural experiment station
last week.
Naturally, the subject they discussed with Dr. C. R. Skogley,
associate professor of agronomy at the college, was turf grass.
"Most of us came here to see what new types of grasses
and fungicides are being developed," Caranci explained. "You
can't sit still in this business because it seems as if something
new is being discovered all the time."
For instance, John Jagschitz, a research associate in agronomy at URI, told the superintendents about the eventual damage certain herbicides can do to bent-grass putting surfaces.
Repeated spraying with these herbicides, which are designed
to kill crabgrass, can seriously affect the bent grass too,
Jagschitz said, and when the bent grass is weakened fungi may
work their way into the putting surface.
Fungi, for the benefit of those not scientifically inclined,
are unwelcome plant growths which, if not counteracted,
eventually will overpower the good fairway and putting-green
grasses and make a beautiful golf course virtually unplayable.
The main attacker of golf-course grasses in this area of the
country, though, is a grass-like weed known as poa annua (poa
for short).
" T o the uninitiated, poa looks like grass and grows like

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grass," Dr. Skogley explained. "In fact, at certain times of
the year you can play golf on it without knowing the difference."
According to Dr. Skogley, poa presents the golf-course
superintendent with two major headaches.
First, because poa reproduces by seed, putting surfaces
infested by the weed grow unevenly — and that results in
bumping, skipping putts which sometimes refuse to drop into
the cup.
Secondly, poa may wilt during the heat of summer. If the
weed doesn't receive enough water during warm spells, it will
wilt, turning the fairways and greens brown.
"Actually, poa greens and fairways aren't too bad," Dr.
Skogley said. "The only thing is, you can't depend on a weed
to perform with any degree of consistency. So for that reason
we're trying to eliminate it from golf courses."
In its place, Dr. Skogley and his staff would substitute
"solid" grasses, such as the R. I. Fairway Mixture which was
developed at the station.
" R . I. Fairway Mixture," he explained, "contains bluegrasses, red fescue and several types of bent grasses in a
combination designed for this region of the country.
"Several of the new courses in this state have used it with
great success and landscape gardeners are interested in using
it for home lawns. I think it's going to be more widely employed over the next couple of years."
Unfortunately, however, Dr. Skogley and his staff can't
solve the superintendents' No. 1 problem, the lack of wellqualified help.
"Most golf-course operators either can't or won't hire people at competitive wage level," one superintendent explained.
"How many people do you know who want a seven-montha-year job where the pay is low? That's what most of our
help is getting.
"The result is, not all courses are in the kind of shape they
should and could be. It's this simple: If people want betterconditioned golf courses, they're going to have to spend
more money to get them."

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will be the annual Pro-Superintendent golf
tournament at Brae Burn Country Club, Newton, Mass. This
event will be on Monday, October 28, 1968. Starting times
after 9 A. M. Remember, either the Pro or the Super must be
a member of the P.G.A. or the G.C.S.A. of N.E. Host Super
is Bob Grant.

N O V E M B E R MEETING

The November Meeting will be at Sam Mitchell's Eastern
Country Club on November 4, 1968. There will be a 9-hole
tournament following dinner.
President Caranci appointed the following as a nominating
committee to suggest a slate for the December 2, 1968 meeting. It is important that they are prepared with the new slate
by the November 4 meeting: John O'Connor, chairman, Leo
Brown, Julius Aksten, Joe Bolter, Leon St. Pierre.

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SEPTEMBER MEETING
The September meeting was held at the C. C. of New Seabury. It was a fine day for Supers' Golf Championship, and
many that we've not seen all summer showed up to enter this
tournament.
1st Low Gross — Mel Wendell
73 Trophy
1st Low Net — Len Blodgett
68 Trophy
2nd Low Net — Guy Tedesco
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3rd Low Net — Bill Carter
73
Senior Champion — Phil Cassidy
78 Trophy
Congratulations to Bill Brennan the new Super at Pinebrook.
Bob Grant and Lou Duval have been named to the Advisory Committee of the G.C.S.A.A. Turf Conference. If there
are any subjects or suggestions from the Association members
for this Committee they should be brought up at the next
meeting.
New Applications to be voted on at the November 4, 1968
Meeting:
Regular Membership — Stanley Sablak
77 Belchertown Rd., Amherst, Mass.
Amherst Golf Club
Associate Membership — Glenn Achley
131 Brigham St., Northboro, Mass.
Westboro Country Club
Associate Membership — Raymond King
Warren Ave., Plymouth, Mass.
Plymouth Country Club
Assistant Membership — Donald E. Hearn
121 Garfield Ave., Lexington, Mass.
Lexington Golf Club
Assistant Membership — Kenneth Gendall
26 Marie Street, Tewksbury, Mass.
The Country Club

PRESIDENT'S
MESSAGE

Green Committees should be set
up in our Country Clubs, for the
benefit of the membership and not
for a privileged few.
1. A Green Committee should
be as small as possible in numbers. In order to be effective,
Anthony Caranci
reach decisions and progress with'
accomplishments, each ccommittee should consist of three
(3) members for a minimum and five (5) for a maximum.
If the committees are any larger, they become unwieldy.
2. Green Committee members should be selected on the
basis that they will eventually become the chairman, according
to seniority. This will eliminate many hours of schooling by
the Superintendent.
3. Chairman of the committee should remain in office as
long as possible. As each new President of the Club is elected,
he should select a new member to serve on the committee and
not necessarily change the Chairman.
4. A yearly plan should exist for each club and most important a short and long range program should be enforced.
Continuity of policy and programs is very important. Philosophy of green committees changes all too often.
5. Permanent records should exist concerning a program
for the following: Greens, Tees, Fairways, Sand Traps, Landscaping and Miscellaneous Program.
Avoid drastic changes in policy and programs which become very costly to the club,
Anthony B. Caranci, J r .
President

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"Patience . . . Everyone Needs It"
Originally, this was to be intended for club members only
. . . those tired old souls of suspect who look upon long-range
refurbishing plans of the club superintendent with homicide
in their hearts. The doctrine to be presented was to be one
embroidered with patience . . . "don't kill the super, even
though you have a hankering to have his head for the temporary ravages strewn all over your sacred birdie-hunting
grounds."
Then, an accompanying thought blasted its way into the
programming cells of this writer. If the club member should
exercise patience, shouldn't the super also lie back in disciplined wait to reap the rewards of sticking to his guns in the
face of well-meaning but unwarranted verbal attack?
Case in question — any country club where a two, three or
five-year plan of restoration and rebuilding has been instituted. The natural reaction of the average member is one of
hostility. For one thing, he is not well informed of the process.
In this instance, he has no foresight. His lone thought centers
on the alleged injustice that someone has come along and
stripped the green from his fairways and taken all the smooth
tracks from his greens. He doesn't care about tomorrow's
game. He's only interested in how and where the ball lies
today.
In the same boat, not always but often, the superintendent
may fall victim to the taunts of the membership. He, too, likes
to see the green, green grass and feel the cushion of velvet
under him when he resets the cups. There is a danger that
he, too, may lose the cool of outlasting the demands of time.
He might find his foresight fractured.
Case in question but resolved — the Wethersfield Country
Club where the touring pros flood the area with their critical
eyes and opinions every year in a $100,000 stop on their six
million-dollar junket.
Wethersfield, the course of 1967, was in the midst of transfiguration. It was a scarred track, one that brought scowls
from the players and scoffs from the many fans who watched
their favorites flail away in disgust. In the meantime superintendent Bill Dest had his future wrapped in hope.
There were times when the patches of brown and streaks of
Connecticut red clay prompted influential people to study the
possibility of moving the Greater Hartford Open to another
course. Dest had to have patience, even though it was cut in
thin layers. Tourney officials needed it to get by the questioning glances of the players and fans. But each stood strong as
the tournament finished itself and time took over to heal the
wounds.
Wethersfield, the course of 1968, proved to be a shining
example of patience rewarded. It was an all new course, pampered beyond the very imagination of the most demanding
critic. And here is what came out in the five days of play.
Billy Casper: " T h e course was in superb condition, playing longer but better because of that condition."
Bruce Crampton: "This is the way all golf courses should
look for tournaments. I haven't a single complaint about its
condition."
Raymond Floyd: "I've played here several times. I can't
remember when it was as lush and lovely as this. Everything
has to be labeled perfect. From the tees, through the fairways
and roughs, onto the greens . . . this is an excellently-groomed
layout."
There were other comments from the pros. And waves of
superlatives came from the fans who also notice these things.
The long-range plan had survived and everyone involved
could take a long and lasting bow . . . everyone from the
club members who backed up their man on the grounds with
their loyalty and trust to the superintendent who had to sit
on his foresight and rely on his patience to see the project
through. Patience . . . it's a two-way proposition.
-—- Gerry Finn

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Editor — Dr. Burton R. Anderson, Route 5, Augusta,

SEPTEMBER MEETING

The last meeting was held at the Sebasco Lodge on September 10. After spirited discussion of our problems in a dance
hall ( ? ) , we were treated to a fine steak dinner in the dining
room. Most of the members played golf; and although there
was no formal tournament, some mention should be made of
Jim Diorio's drive on the last hole hitting the hotel on the
fly at least 260 yards away.
The Sebasco Lodge and Course was a "discovery" for most
members, for it is one of those coastal hotel resorts made for
former times that has remained active and been kept in good
condition. Considering the beauty of its location, it is small
wonder that people wish to spend vacation time there. In
addition to the hotel, there are numerous cottages and private
summer homes that make up the "community."
The golf course is about 2100 yards long and to be considered "old-fashioned", but it is exactly equivalent to the modern
executive course, showing that, perhaps, fashion repeats itself
if we wait long enough. In contrast with most Maine golf
course operations, Sebasco has a good budget, which is reflected in the fine condition of the course. Superintendent
Frank Cutting, upon "discovery," turns out to be one of the
deans among Maine superintendents and was the first in Maine
to join GCSA America. He has a shop and staff that gives him
something to work with.

BLUE GRASS CONTROL IN MAINE

Fall seems to be the time for big talk and large visions
about improvement of golf courses, while golfers are still
playing and the memory of course shortcomings fresh at hand.
This summer became dry, for example, and has caused renewed discussion about fairway watering systems, this discussion being conspicuously absent here since 1963, the last
dry summer. And since there was an unusual amount of winter
injury to turf this year, elimination of annual bluegrass and
its replacement by bentgrass or other basic turfgrass has become a—subject for conversation -among -golfers—and super-.
intendents, for golfers are becoming increasingly aware that
there is a weed grass on the course that is so easily subject
to winter (and summer) injury and that it is possible to get
rid of it. This is an unfortunate situation because given the
present state of golf course management here, it is rather
unrealistic to attempt annual bluegrass control for the following major reasons.
1. The superintendent. The editor feels on very firm ground
to state that there are probably no superintendents, himself
included, that have the knowledge and experience to take a
course with substantial annual bluegrass and get rid of it
through a cultural program while maintaining the course for
play. It can be simply pointed out that there are a mere handful of superintendents over the nation that have a proven record
of successful annual bluegrass control.
2. The course budget. In addition to intrinsic qualities of a superintendent, there must be a budget and authority
given to the superintendent to carry out the program. This
is the major obstacle here, for most courses hardly allocate
enough money to mow turf, let alone funds for other management practices known to maintain turf quality. The Maine
golfer has a long way to go to correlate his recent discovery
of " p o a n n a " with the costs involved in its control. It is very
unrealistic to expect a superintendent to undertake what is

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probably the most sophisticated turf management procedure
when he and his men are considered to be seasonal laborers
untrustworthy to handle expensive equipment and be given
authority over the expenditure of large sums of money. The
information gap extends through much more mundane matters of course management for which resolution must occur
before we get to annual bluegrass control.
3. Chemicals. Despite recent advances and publications
from the experiment stations, the only proven material for
chemical control of annual bluegrass is arsenic. Certainly we
hope for less toxic and -less costly-xhemicals to assist us in
annual bluegrass control, but all superintendents are very
cautious about using new materials on turf. If a researcher
puts out an unsatisfactory chemical, he may lose his reputation. Superintendents who follow his advice lose their turf
and jobs.
Since the feelings for annual bluegrass control are strong
in the fall, there is likely pressure or an impulse to apply
arsenicals in the fall. It is hoped that memory is not too short
to recall several examples of very severe damage and kill of
turf through fall application and that this be avoided.
4. Irrigation systems. Chemical control of annual bluegrass
opens up opportunities and obligations for management of a
turfed area, and if a good irrigation system is not present,
control should not be attempted. It seems inconceivable that
a superintendent would dump arsenicals on fairways if water
were not available, for it would be very difficult to follow
through to grow good turf should annual bluegrass become
competitively weakened. Annual bluegrass control should be
visualized as the employment of a number of interrelated management techniques according to the judgment of the superintendent rather than just applying a chemical.
5. Climate. Maine climate is undoubtedly better for growing bentgrass than points south and west, and it is also better
for growing annual bluegrass as well. The average cool summer without a prolonged dry spell allows annual bluegrass to
invade unwatered fairways rather easily and persist over
summer -even- onr-4ight soils. From preliminary observationsthe editor believes that when fairway watering is added to
more courses, conversion of turf cover to annual bluegrass
will be spectacular unless the superintendent has the experience
and authority to exercise restraint in water usage.
A phenomenon in the far north is worth noting. In extreme
northern Maine, as well as in Banff and Jasper in the Canadian
Rockies, turf on courses tends to become converted completely
to annual bluegrass — greens, tees and fairways. To be sure,
bentgrass is found growing in surrounding fields and swamps,
but it does not persist under golf course management conditions. The editor can offer no explanation for this, and notes
that present Michigan State research on winter injury has
not been extended into the extraordinary temperature and
duration of snow and ice cover conditions existing in these
localities. A question can also be raised about the balance of
bentgrass and annual bluegrass in central and southern Maine
where most golf courses are and where annual bluegrass control has not yet been attempted. If it is easy to say that both
grow better here than they do around Boston, it is not easy
to predict what will happen if an annual bluegrass control
program is undertaken using arsenic, which is essentially a
competition change procedure. In other words, will it be
easier to remove annual bluegrass from bentgrass turf here
than it is at Boston?

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Editor — George Hauschel, Supt. Rockingham

Country Club, Newmarket,

N. H,

NEXT MEETING

Utilizing the Nooks and Corners

The next meeting of the N.H.G.C.S.A. will be held at the
Charmingfare Links, Candia, New Hampshire on October 15,
1968. The links are located off Route 101 between Manchester
and Raymond. Host superintendent will be Len Chace.

Hardly ever can it be said that a garden is so full of bulbs
that no more can be tucked away in it. Nearly always there are
nooks and corners that might be utilized to bring about charming spring pictures. A careful inspection of even the smallest
of gardens will usually reveal many such places that at the
present time are giving no good account of themselves at all.
It is a great pity not to make use of them in the interests of
spring delight. Here are a few such positions that in most
gardens are neglected.

This will be our annual pro-supt. scotch golf tournament,
selected drive alternate shot. If you cannot bring your pro.
bring a low handicap golfer who will have to play with you
at scratch. A beef stew lunch will be served at the end of nine
holes. There will be no formal meeting this month. Tee-off
time will be 9 : 3 0 sharp. Fees: pro — $5.00; supt. — $3.00.

SEPTEMBER MEETING
The September meeting of the N.H.G.C.S.A. was held at
the Beaver Meadow Country Club in Concord, New Hampshire. Host superintendent was Roland LaChance. Roland
showed slides that were taken during the construction of the
new nine holes, which was followed by a question and answer
period. Bob Vincent of the Dunbar Equipment Company,
Manchester, had some of his equipment on display. The winners of the golf tournament were: low gross, Robert Hale;
low net, Robert Sanfacon.

President Flanagan Appoints
Nominating Committee
The following members have been appointed to the nominating committee and will meet at 9 A. M. at the Charminfare
Links with chairman Charles Pullen: Ford Leach, Norman
Pease, Roland LaChance and Richard Lorman.

" W e have become rich because of the lavish use of our natural resources and we have just reason to be proud of our
growth. But the time has come to inquire seriously what will
happen when our forests are gone, when the coal, the iron,
the oil, and the gas are exhausted, when the soil has been further impoverished and washed into the streams, polluting the
rivers, denuding the fields, and obstructing navigation. These
questions do not relate only to the next generation. It is time
for us now as a nation to exercise the same reasonable foresight in dealing with our great natural resources that would
be shown by any prudent man in conserving and wisely using
the property which contains the assurance of well-being for
himself and his children."
— Theodore
Roosevelt

Close About the Base of Trees — Scillas, Snowdrops, Winter
Aconites, Daffodils, Crocuses.
Rough Banks. All varieties, including Tulipa Kaufmanniana
and Tulipa Clusiana.
Beneath Shrubs. Any low growing sorts of miscellaneous bulbs.
At the Base of Hedges. All kinds including Tulips.
Close to Garden Seats. Daffodils in particular and Hyacinths
for fragrance.
In the Lawn. Crocuses, Snowdrops, Scillas, Chionodoxas,
Muscari.
Pachysandra
or Myrtle Bed. Naturalize Narcissi, Botanical
Tulips or Hyacinths.
After you plant your Tulips. Plant Crocus over the top and
enjoy these Harbingers of Spring before the Tulips. Gives a
very colorful effect.
In the Rose Beds. Daffodils or Tulips.
Between Clumps of Peonies. Daffodils, Tulips, Lilies.
Between Rows of Vegetables for Cutting. All kinds.
Tucked in About the Sundial or Bird Bath. All kinds of miscellaneous Bulbs.
As a Border to Flower Beds. Hyacinthus, Scillas.
At the Feet of Grape Vines. Narcissi, Lilies.
At the Base of Climbing Roses. Muscari, Narcissi, Tulips.
In the Fern Bed. Scillas, Trilliums, Snowdrops, Fritillaries,
Winter Aconites.
Close Against a Wall Behind the Perennials.
Delphinium,
Eremuri, Lilies.
The Dull Border on the North Side of the House. Scillas,
Snowdrops, Winter Aconites, Leucojums, Narcissi, Ferns.
At the edges of Grass Walks. Muscari, Crocuses, Scillas,
Snowdrops, Chionodoxas.
"So now, in conclusion, do I recommend you, and me, and
all of us, to the keeping of a happy and humble spirit, such as
the love of a garden ought surely to engender.
— In a Yorkshire Garden
Reginald Farrer
P R I Z E S FOR PRO-SUPT. T O U R N A M E N T
Low gross — Supt.-Pro., a Revere Bowl which will be kept
at the club of the winning pro-supt. each year.
Two plaques, low gross and low net.
1st low gross, cash for the pro and merchandise for the
superintendent.

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Gerry Finn
Contributing
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G.C.S.A.
Newsletter

"Competition and Commemoration"
A storied past comes to life again on Oct. 28 when the John
Shanahan Memorial Shield is contested for over the grounds
John loved so much — the Brae Burn Country Club.
The tournament is one fitting the occasion of competition
and commemoration. It brings together golf course superintendent and golf professional in the NEGCSA's annual farewell to arms — the super-pro tournament.
Like so many other cherished events, the super-pro takes
this reawakening of the memory cells to recall one of the
giants of the profession — the late John Shanahan.
To superintendents Shanahan stands as a pioneer and
prophet. With the New England Association he is remembered in that spirit . . . and rightly so. He was our first
president and a leader with staying power, all right — serving from 1924 through 1928. Through his devotion to duty
and foresight in the eventual place of the superintendent his
memory has become an inspiration to all.
The super-pro tournament is John's memorial and if it
were possible to accomplish an immediate view of the life
hereafter, John is looking forward to this year's competition
with just as much enthusiasm as the most formidable entry.
The tournament certainly is time-honored. This presentation
will be the 32d, with all previous action coming at Brae Burn
except in 1937 when the course had a battle of its own with
grubs.
Famous names have stalked the fairways and greens during
the Shanahan Memorial. Tony Manero, while the reigning
U. S. Open champion, competed as did such as the former
PGA king, Denny Shute and Harold ( J u g ) McSpadden —
one of the outstanding players of the 30's.
Pakachoag Hill Country Club claimed the first winner in
1935 when Thomas Mattus and Harry Nettelbladt grabbed the
title. Since then there has been a succession of grfeat champions
helping build the event into a must on the major calendar.
The idea of the tournament is a marvel in itself. The competition, while being foremost in the minds of the players,
doesn't hog all the importance of the day. The format of
bringing together superintendent and pro to exchange views
and appreciate contrasting tactics in attaining the common
goals of both positions is a victory in itself.
Therefore, the John Shanahan Memorial deserves such a
sendoff. It carries tradition, competition and commemoration
onto the field of battle at Brae Burn. It may not be as internationally consequential as the Battle of — say — Bunker Hill,
but it's getting there.
— Gerry Finn

L I S T OF D I R E C T O R S
President, Anthony Caranci
V. President, Richard Blake
V. President, Robert Grant
Secretary, Thomas Curran
Treasurer, Lucien Duval
Norman Mucciarone
Edward Murphy
Robert Mucciarone
Wayne Ripley
Philip Cassidy
Dean Robertson
Albert Allen
Leon St. Pierre

The words of the song go something like . . . " A good man
is hard to find; you could get the other kind."
Apparently, some country clubs are taking heed. It certainly
can be a terrible experience to get "the other kind", especially when it comes to putting a shine on your greens and a happy
color on your fairways.
It is for this reason — the shrinking market on capable golf
course superintendents — that club operational minds gradually are succumbing to the inevitable and making salary offers
commensurate with the skills and potential contribution to the
overall product which capable men in the field possess.
There was written in a well-known periodical recently the
story of a Northeastern club which set some kind of precedent
in the area of bargaining for the services of a super. It was
the misfortune of that club to see its provider of pleasant playing conditions spirited away by another, supposedly because
the green stuff was to be piled higher on the other side of the
fence.
The breakthrough in matter of counter offers came when
the "hijacked" club put a $30,000 price on the job hoping to
lure their man back. In this case, the individual is said to
have placed other reasons ahead of salary increase. He accepted the new post as a challenge, something to awaken him
from the monotonous sleep of incessant success at his old
place of business.
The decision was a noble one, to be sure. Yet, it is far
more significant to the overall picture of tending the store
on the grounds of a golf course that a salary of $30,000 was
used as a hopeful roadblock to halt moving to another club.
Now, we come to the crux of the matter. There will be
those who dig into the dictionary of cliches and shout that
"money isn't everything." Naturally, they are correct. The
idea of sermonizing about such a heretofore ridiculous salary
offer is to remind ourselves that the profession is rapidly gaining in recognition. Years ago if a club came up with a thirty
thousand dollar figure, it would be more like an offer for the
super and his entire crew of workers. Times have changed.
Yes, times have changed . . . mostly because supers have
made them change with a modern outlook on the job and a
hold-fast approach to entering into contract with his club.
It also is evident that the superintendent now carries some?
thing which never before was dreamed of — the word being
"position." It should be further revealed that in the same
area where the $30,000 tag was placed on the position, other
clubs were scoured when the defector firmed his desire to
leave. No one in that immediate vicinity could be enticed
away from his own post, leaving us to believe that employers
were ready to meet any attempt to pluck their men for the
30-grand opening.
There can't be any irrefutable evidence that everything
which went with the big-time salary was to be peaches and
cream. However, these factors are irrelevant in pointing out
the upgraded status of the super. The solid circumstance powers its way through all other barriers (working conditions included) . . . that a club was willing to spend $30,000 for the
salary of one of its employees — other than a pro or club
manager.
Two rays of light should begin to split the thinking of both
club operators and course superintendents. On the one hand,
the clubs must now come to realize that the position is slowly
reaching the point where it must be painted in executive tones
— specifically in dollars and cents. On the other, supers must
reallign their estimation of their worth along these lines, too.
There must be a meshing of the pair. The club must look upon
the position with executive-priced salary offers and the super
must react in a matter suiting an executive. In this manner
of behavior everyone will begin to see the light.
— Gerry Finn

NMETOP l e a s e ^ u m i ^ c FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION
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
Astroturf Recreational Surfaces
Monsanto Company
R. Spencer Thompson
P. 0 . Box 2130
Springfield,, Massachusetts

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

C. S. Curran
T. R. C. Products, Oils and Greases
Finest Lubricants for Golf Course
Equipment
7 Linden Street
Framingham, Mass.

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

Gaffny Enterprises, Inc.
Irrigation Specialists
North Main Street
Middleton, Massachusetts
Gold Star Sod Farms, Inc.
181 South Avenue
Weston, Mass. 02197

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

Baker Tractor Corp.
Pord Tractors
Harley Davidson Golf Cars
Swansea, Mass.

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

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

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

Tom Irwin Co.
Bennett Hill Road
Rowley, Massachusetts

Gene Fitzpatrick
Certified Laboratories
12 Paradise Road
Ipswich, Mass.
The Charles C. Hart Seed Co.
Wethersfield, Connecticut
The Clapper Co.
1121 Washington Street
West Newton, Massachusetts

Old Fox Agricultural Sales, Inc.
Jerry Spahr
44 Lexington Ave.
Magnolia, Mass.

Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
150 Causeway Street
Boston, Massachusetts

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

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

Sawtelle Brothers
Jet. Routes 128 and 62
Danvers, Massachusetts
Shepard Sod Company
Merion Blue Grass and Pencross Bent
200 Sullivan Avenue
South Windsor, Conn.

The Kenneth Barrie Company
Irrigation
375 Centre Street
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Geoffrey S. Cornish
Golf Course Architect
Fiddler's Green
Amherst, Massachusetts
Fuel Activator Chemical Corp.
C. F. Barbour — Regional Director
43000 Prudential Tower
Boston, Massachusetts

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

Philip A. Wogan
Golf Course Architect
21 Budleigh Avenue
Beverly, Massachusetts

Larchmont Irrigation Co.
Larchmont Lane
Lexington, Massachusetts

Wyandotte Chemical Co.
709 Salada Building
Boston, Massachusetts

George E. Cull
Terra-Green Soil Conditioner
Oil-Dri Corp. of America
112 Green Street
Abington, Mass.

Bob Lippman
Tuco Products Company
Division of the Upjohn Company
Kalamazoo, Michigan

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

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