OCTOBER, 1970

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NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the GCSA of N. E. will be the annual
Super-Pro tournament at the Brae Burn C. C., Newton, Mass.
The date is October 26, 1970 and starting times are after
9 a. m. Superintendent
Grant promises that the
oak leaves will be cleaned
up and should not he a
problem for those who
insist on playing in the
rough. Remember, either
the Pro or the Super
must be a member of the
PGA or the GCSA of
N. E. in order to qualify
for this event. Bob also
advised that you bring
along your own caddy.
Bob Grant

S p o n s o r s a n d administrators of the Lawrence S.
Dickinson Scholarship Fund — A w a r d e d yearly
to deserving Turf M a n a g e m e n t Students.

SUPER CHAMPION RESULTS
Dick Blake had Mt.
Pleasant in excellent condition for the Championship and the weather was
in the low 90's with high
humidity — hard to believe for this late in September. Bill Carter of
Foxboro shot a 74 to
win the tournament and
Leo Brown shot a 72 to
win the senior tournament.
Other results —
2nd Low Net
3rd Low Net

Leo Brown

Ted Murphy
Mell Wendell, Ron Kirkman,
Jack Cronin, Ken Gendall

PESTICIDES . . . NOT A N ALSO-RAN
While you're keeping score on the great issues of our time,
don't overlook the one most often overlooked.
The latest rating probably goes something like this: 1 •—
Vietnam. 2 — Youth unrest. 3 — Drugs. 4 — Pesticides
(both overlooked and underrated).
Recently the commonwealth of Massachusetts stressed the
importance of the effect of pesticides on its people in enacting legislation banning the sale of pesticides harmful to the
environment.
The burgeoning awareness of the issue came into focus
with the disclosure that the bill was the final measure enacted
by the House and Senate before final adjournment in late
summer^Fjurthermore, the essence of immediate action was
emphasized in the fact that the session actually was prolonged in order to have the bill placed into channel for the
signature of Gov. Francis W. Sargent.
In the workable definition of the bill, it directs the Commissioner of Public Health to revoke the registration of
pesticides which the Pesticide Board finds "constitute a
hazard."
According to Sargent's interpretation of the bill, the measure puts new teeth in ridding the state of harmful pesticides.
The governor says revoking the registration of the said pesticide brings about the ban of its sale. This replaces the simple
prohibition of outdoor use wording which actually didn't
do too much in curbing its use.
The language of these bills apparently has been challenged
to the point that a private war rages over how strong certain
terms are. In the beginning of the fight to eliminate 2, 4, 5T,
distribution wasn't affected because of the word, "cancel"
attached to registration of the pesticide.
When it was discovered "cancel" did nothing to halt the

flow of 2, 4. 5T the word "suspend" was substituted. If registration is suspended, interstate shipment of the chemical
must halt immediately. With that fact established, the channels of distribution withered and a successful battle to eliminate it took sensible form.
In the beginning when research traced the use of pesticides to a cause of immediate danger to women of childbearing age, three federal departments — Interior, Agriculture and Health, Education and Welfare — swung into action
to combat specifically 2, 4, 5T.
Since then the list of harmful pesticides has grown. Eventually, the lineup mushroomed to what was known as "the
Deadly Five" . . . consisting of DDT, Dieldrin, Aldrin,
Lindane and Benzine Hexachloride. Now the fight has been
stepped up to the latest call of "Ban the Deadly Nine." Added
to the previous rundown were Chlordane, Endrin, Heptachlor
and Toxaphene
In certain areas drives to collect the aforementioned pesticides have resulted in the storing of huge amounts of them
in air-tight vaults. Their final resting place was not known at
press time.
Naturally, the superintendent plays an important role in
the battle to save the environment, a conflict that includes
the ultimate elimination of all harmful pesticides. Because he
is primarily interested in the treatment and preservation of
soil, the super has to participate in the action against this
known evil.
Pesticides, then, are hardly an also-ran on the list of toppriority issues in the United States. Indirectly, they stand
as a determinant in the preservation or destruction of our
very own life blood. They are an issue not to be overlooked.
— Gerry Finn

Colf (Gourde Superintendent Slóóociation
SOUND OFF ! ! I

SUPER

CHAMPIONSHIP

SHOTS

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PLEASANT

{Here it is again, the opportunity ¡or readers of the monthly
Newsletter to let their hair down and let loose with views and
comments about the golf world. Letter-writers are reminded
to include their full name and address when they add their
efforts to the mail bag. No matter what bugs you, it doesn't
keep the Newsletter editors from being interested. So come
up with your gems or germs. Send them, to Newsletter Mail
Box, 24 Riverview Drive, Newbury, Mass. 01950. The Newsletter reserves the right to comment on all letters published.)
"I have just read your August Newsletter and after looking over Gerry Finn's Hyperodes on the Move article I
hope that we of the N. Y. area will still be allowed at the
U. Mass. Conference.
"The main reason for writing is to clarify the control of
the turfgrass weevil (Hyperodes weevil). We on Long Island
have battled this problem for the last six years and on some
courses 12 years. My control measures resulted with total
renovation and a bentgrass seeding thus eliminating the host.
The insecticides as reported, Dursban and Diazinon, are the
best materials to use.
"Dursban has been somewhat of a problem to obtain. Diazinon, as reported by Scott Cameron, is doing a fine job in
control, but here is the point I would like to make. Diazinon
14 G (granulated) is the material that has proved most effective and the Diazinon 500G will not do anything to the evil
weevil.
"I hope you had top weather for your outing last month.
MEL LUCAS, JR.
Garden City, N. Y.
H o p e your weevil remedy is better than your weather wishes. W e got drenched at the outing.

"I was very interested to see that the golf course superintendents print such letters as the Laura Simmons complaint
about men slowing -down play on her course.
"Furthermore, I was pleased to see that you people are
not among those practicing discrimination of the fair sex
when it comes time to call a spade a spade, especially in this
common area of slow play.
_ "Most of the blame, I'm afraid, for most of the slow play is
just what Laura cited in her appeal to the senses. ()f course,
the real culprits are the touring professionals whose every
move, at a snail's pace . . . too, is emulated by the awestruck amateur.
"It is my humble opinion that television shows of the pros
should be edited in such a manner that the dead parts are
snipped out, so that there will not be a mimic response to
the crawling style by the male audience.
"Isn't there some way you people can influence the TV
people to do something in this direction?"
CYNTHIA HALL
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Before we turn to that problem, we would like the TV people to give proper recognition where it is due, like complimenting the superintendent for the condition of the course
— - not the pro!
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President —
First Vice President —
Second Vice President —
R I C H A R D C. BLAKE
'ROBERT G R A N T
THOMAS CURRAN
21 I Sewall Street
22 Patricia Road
153 Fisher Street
Boylston, Mass. 01505
Sudbury, Mass. 01776
Walpole, Mass. 02081
Phone 869-2737
Phone 443-2671
Phone 668-7221
Club Affiliation
.Club Affiliation
Club Affiliation
Mt. Pleasant Country C l u b
Brae Burn Country C l u b
The Country Club

"Being a long time fan of the Greater Hartford Open, I
was pleased this year to find that the Wethersfield Country
Club course was in about the best condition ever in the 19-vear
history of the professional tournament.
"Since I came away from Wethersfield, noting that almost
every pro had a kind word for the condition of the course,
I was wondering if you could clue me in on the name of the
person responsible for the absolutely beauty-parlor plush
(Continued on next page)

Secretary —
Treasurer —
W A Y N E ZOPPO
LUCIEN DUVAL
48 Barberry Drive
R.F. No. 5 Gault Road
Seekonk, Mass.
Bedford. N. H. 03105
Phone 399-7141
Phone 472-3454
Club Affiliation
Club Affiliation
A g a w a m Hunt Club
Manchester Country Club

Trustee —
Trustee —
Trustee —
RONALD KIRKMAN
ROBERT M U C C I A R O N E
NORMAN MUCCIARONE
25 Green Street
465 Summer Street
101 Alban Road
Needham, Mass. 02192
Westwood, Mass. 02090
Waban, Mass. 02168
Phone 444-8412
Phone 329-9682
Phone 332-3056
Club Affiliation
Club Affiliation
Club Affiliation
Needham Golf C l u b
Dedham Country and Polo Club
W o o d l a n d Country Club

Finance Chairman —
NARY SPERANDIO
Concord, Mass. 01742
Phone 369-4723
Club Affiliation
Concord Country Club

MEMBERS OF GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND
Glen E. Ackley**
Westboro C.C.
131 Brigham St.
Northboro, Mass. 01532
393-2201
366-7501

Norman Barnes**
Salem Municipal Golf Course
29 Appleton St.
Salem, Mass. 01970
744-4897

Leo R. Brown*
Thomson Country Club Inc.
89 Elm St.
No. Reading, Mass. 01864
664-2819
664-3125

Julius J. Aksten*
St. Marks
6 Main St.
Southboro, Mass. 01772
485-8885
485-9816

A. M. Barney*
Wampanoag Golf Course
142 Old Providence Rd.
No. Swansea, Mass. 02777

Nicholas Bruno*
1100 East St.
Dedham, Mass. 02026

Albert Allen*
Kernwood Country Club
Kernwood Rd. Box 106
Salem, Mass. 01970
744-7783
744-7783
John Almonte*
Worcester Country Club
2 Rice St.
Worcester, Mass. 01606
853-5231
same
0

Arthur E. Anderson
358 Fuller St.
West Newton, Mass. 02165
527-0536
Antonio Asguino+
Sun Valley CC
880 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
East Providence, R. I. 02915

Paul N. Barratt**
Ludlow Country Club
91 John St.
Ludlow, Mass. 01056
583-3632
583-3434
Norman H. Beauregard*
Oak Hill Country Club
147 Oak Street
Gardner, Mass. 01440
632-3889
342-6451
Richard C. Blake*
Mt.Pleasant C.C.-Boylston
211 Sewall St.
Boylston, Mass. 01505
869-2737
869-2328
Donald Blakeley**
Harwichport Golf Club
Laurie Lane
Harwichport, Mass. 02646
432-2732

Edward J. Buecher0
Manchester Country Club
R5 Patten Road
Bedford, N. H. 03102
623-3862
Joseph E. Butler*
U.S.C. C.C.
3 Ridgewood Terr.
Beverly, Mass. 01915
922-1263
922-8511
Carmen D. Capozzi*
Norfolk Golf Club
43 Dwight St.
Dedham, Mass. 02026
326-7672
Joseph Capozzi*
Brockton Country Club
43 Dwight St.
Dedham, Mass. 02026
326-7672

William A. Ash*
Goffstown Country Club
R.F.D.fl
Goffstown, N. H. 03045
774-3812

Leonard L. Blodgett*
Kittanesett CC
644 Point Rd.
Marion, Mass,. 02738

Anthony B. Caranci, Jr.*
Ledgemont Country Club
Z2 Hill View Drive
North Providence, R.I. 02904
723-1688
761-6520

Albert R. Auger*
So.Shore Country Club
6A Fort Hill St.
Hingham, Mass. 02043
749-2272
749-1720

Manuel Braga0
Bristol County Golf Club
120 Crane Avenue
Taunton, Mass. 02780
822-2852

William Carter*
Foxboro C.C.
33 Walnut St.
Foxboro, Mass. 02035
543-5338

Mark Azza*
Highland C.C.
303 Washington Rd.
W. Barrington, R.I. 02890
245-5405
222-6208

Sime Braio°
Worcester Country Club
2 Rice St.
Worcester, Mass. 01606
853-5231
Same

Philip I. Cassidy*
The Weston Golf Club
45 Grosvenor Road
Needham, Mass. 02192
444-4127
894-5906

David J. Barber*
Wayland Country Club
1 Muriel Rd.
Chelmsford, Mass. 01824
256-4417
358-4882

William Brennan*
Pine Brook CC
50 Newton St.
Weston, Mass. 02193

David A. Clement*
Woodstock Country Club
South Road
Woodstock, Vermont 05091
457-2540
457-2412

Daniel S. Collins*
Winchester CC
68 Hutchinson Rd.
Winchester, Mass. 01890
729-2073
729-1181

John C. Dolan*
Rhode Island Country Club
184 Newman Ave.
Seekonk, Mass. 02771
336-7217
245-5381

Noel Fongeallaz**
Pleasant Valley CC
818 Pleasant St.
Rochdale, Mass. 01542
892-1531
865-4809

Nicholas Commuso*
Runaway Brook CC
Spring Hill Rd.
Sterling, Mass. 01564

Eugene Dooley*
Lynn Municipal Golf Course
73 Mall Street
Lynn, Mass. 01905
595-7058
592-8238

Elmer B. Fuller0
62 Freeman St.
Attleboro Falls, Mass. 02763
MY 9192

Brian Cowan00
Eastward Ho CC
Robbins Way
Harwich, Mass.
Thomas G. Curran*
The Country Club
153 Fisher St.
Walpole, Mass. 02081
668-7221
544-0240
Douglas Dadeau00
Hatherly CC
17 Alachua Rd.
E.Weymouth, Mass. 02189
335-1421
Clayton E. Daly*
Haverhill Golf 8 Country Club
58 Brickell Hill, Box 250
Haverhill, Mass. 01830
374-4100
R. Joseph Dandurand0
30 Concord St.
Maynard, Mass. 01754
897-7924
Robert Dill**
Franconia Mun. Golf Course
34 Gary Rd.
Springfield, Mass.
James Diorio*
Augusta Country Club
RFD #5
Augusta, Maine 04330
395-4861
Patrick Dipietro**
Topsfield CC
64 Lincoln Ave.
Lynnfield, Mass.

Lucien E. Duval*
Manchester Country Club
Gault Rd. Rt #5
Bedford, N. H. 03102
472-3454
669-6360
John Espey Sr.*
Wolferts Roost
20 James Drive
Loudonville, N. Y. 12211
899-0193
462-1358
Herbert E. Farrer*
Hopedale CC
154 Mill St.
Hopedale, Mass. 01747
473-1571
473-3508
Thomas Farrington*
Wampatuck CC
10 Sassamon St.
Canton, Mass. 02021
828-4336
Manuel Francis*
624 Webster St.
Marshfield, Mass. 02050
834-7303
Manuel N. Francis*
Belmont CC
387 Davis Rd.
Bedford, Mass. 01730
275-8830
484-6009
Bert Frederick*
Vesper CC
1949 Middlesex St.
Lowell, Mass.
Richard A. French**
Merrimack Valley Golf Club
200 Howe Street
Methuen, Mass. 01844
686-7640
683-4851

Charles I. Gardner*
Oyster Harbors Golf Club
70 Birchill Road
Centerville, Mass. 02632
775-9164
428-8106
Kenneth Gendall00
Chestnut Hill Country Club
26 Marie St.
Tewksbury, Mass. 01876
851-9270
254-3678
Henry W. Genthner*
Myopia Hunt Club
67 Dodges Row, P.O.Box 215
Wenham, Mass. 01982
468-1431
468-2231
Robert E. Grant*
Brae Burn CC
22 Patricia Rd.
Sudbury, Mass. 01776
443-2671
244-0680
Earl Grey*
Be11vue Golf Club
138 Washington St.
Reading, Mass.
Stephen Harmon*
Winthrop Golf Course
453 Main St.
Winthrop, Mass. 02152
Donald E. Hearn**
Lexington Golf Club
121 Garfield Avenue
Woburn, Mass. 01801
935-4864
862-5167
Robert J. Heeley**
Quaboag Country Club
3 Meadow View Road
Wilbraham, Mass. 01095
596-4983

Henry Homan Jr.*
Lake Sunapee CC Inc.
Everett Park
New London, N. H. 03257
526-6533
526-6040

Chas. B. Lawrence*
D.W. Field Golf Course
11 Davids St.
Brockton, Mass. 02401
587-4007
583-0311

David L. McCarthy*
Holly Ridge GC
46 LaFrance Ave.
Hyannis, Mass. 02601
775-4482
428-5577

John Hudyka*
Westover Golf Club
149 Fernbank Rd.
Springfield, Mass. 01129
543-2485
557-2944

Charles F. L'Lari, Jr.*
Misquamicut Club
Westerly Rd.
Watch Hill, R.I. 02891
348-8214
348-8812

Frank J. Merchall*
Hill View CC
3 Elm St.
No. Reading, Mass. 01864

Herbert E. Johnson0
2249 S.W.33rd Way
Ft.Lauderdale, Fla.33312
583-1834

Wayne Lorman**
Pawtucket CC
47 Sims Ave.
Seekonk, Mass.

Max J. Mierzwa*
Chicopee Country Club
106 Crestwood St.
Chicopee, Mass. 01020
594-4996
592-9540

Donald J. Kelleher*
Wellesley Country Club
22 Prospect Terrace
Brockton, Mass. 02401
JU6-3901
Ce5-2487

James L. Macdonald**
New Haven CC
420 Hartford Tpk.
Hamden, Conn. 06517
248-9659

Frank J. Mikutajcis**
Leo J.Martin Met.Dist.Comm.
43 Crawford St.
Watertown, Mass. 02172
923-0977
969-0958

Lewis S. Kent*
Eastward-Ho
Hillerest Road
North Chatham,Mass. 02650
945-0191
945-9230

Donald MacKay, Jr.+
Mountainview RFD #2
Somers, Conn. 06071

Samuel S. Mitchell++
E as ton CC
15 Longmeadow Drive
Canton, Mass. 02021
828-1065
Same

Raymond King*
Plymouth CC
Kingston, Mass.
Ronald W. Kirkman*
Needham Golf Club
25 Green St.
Needham, Mass. 02192
444-8412
444-9723
Stephen Kristof*
Charles River CC
23 Belknap Rd.
Medfield, Mass. 02052
359-6108
332-1320
Anthony Kruckas**
Tatnuck Country Club
100 Airport Dr.
Worcester, Mass. 01602
791-0650
791-5373
John Latvis0
100 Airport Drive
Worcester, Mass. 01602
754-7164

A. Roy Mackintosh**
Twin Hills Country Club
210 Chilson Road
West Springfield, Mass. 01089
732-9530
567-0321
William Mahoney*
Framingham CC
22 Brookweld Rd.
Canton, Mass.
Albert Martin*
Holden Inn and CC
51 Carr St.
Whitinville, Mass.
Davin Macora00
Washawtuc CC
108 Shirley Rd.
Lancaster, Mass. 01523
365-4013
369-5704
David W. Mauk
Clauson's Inn § Golf Resort
9 Deep Pond Dr.
Harchville, Mass. 02551
563-2160
563-2255 Ext.40

Arthur Moriarty**
Andover CC
1000 Chandler Circle
Andover, Mass.
John Morse
Bass River Golf Club
154 N. Main St.
S.Yarmouth, Mass. 02664
398-6818
398-9048
Norman Mucciarone*
Woodland Golf Club
101 Alban Rd.
Waban, Mass. 02168
332-3056
La7-0667
Edward J. Murphy*
Garrison Golf Center
660 Hilldale Ave.
Haverhill, Mass. 01830
374-9380
Same
John M. O'Connell*
Blue Rock Golf Course
46 Cassidy Avenue
So.Dennis, Mass. 02660
394-5752
394-4440

John F. O'Connor*
Salem Country Club
72 Central St.
Peabody, Mass. 01960
531-5320
531-8586
Melvin 0'Kelly*
Marshfield Country Club
341 Plain St.
Marshfield, Mass. 02050
834-4229
837-3321
J. B. Oldfield0
Royal Dane Drive (Apt.8)
Marshfield, Mass. 02050
834-7158
John K. Parker**
Duxbury- Yacht Club
93 Washington St.
Duxbury, Mass. 02332
934-2562
John J. Petraitis*
Crestwood Country Club
Wheeler Street
Rehoboth, Mass. 02769
336-9310
336-9310
Cosmo Piantedosi*
Oakley Country Club
162 Common St.
Watertown, Mass. 02172
WA4-2128
484-2562
Edward B. Phinney*
Acoaxet Club
37 Fairway Drive
Westport Harbor, Mass.02790
ME6-4782
Same
Harvey Powers*
Rockport Golf Club Inc.
60 South St.
Rockport, Mass. 01966
546-3504
546-3041
Charles Pullen*
Nashua CC
17 Winnhaven Drive
Hudson, N.H. 03051
882-7996
Donald W. Reynolds*
Glen Ellen Country Club
92 Orchard St.
Millis, Mass. 02054
376-8393
376-2959 ext.29
Wayne C. Ripley*
Blue Hill Country Club
216 South St.
Wrentham, Mass. 02093
384-3142
828-6540
Ralph L. Roberts*
Hatherly Country Club
North Scituate, Mass. 02060
545-4923
545-4923
Dean Robertson*
Chestnut Hill CC
24 Riverview Dr.
Newbury, Mass. 01950
462-4540
254-3678

Dino S. Ruschioni**
Simplex CC
98 Ash St.
Winchendon, Mass. 01475
Joseph L. Rybka*
Thorny Lea GC
193 School St.
Whitman, Mass. 02382
447-5900
587-9030
Harry E. Sanborn*
Hanover Country Club
Box 5
Lyme Center, N. H. 03769
795-2234
643-4117
Stanley Sablak*
Edgewood Country Club
494 Main Street
Cromwell, Conn. 06416
Albert E. Sanders III**
Juniper Hill Golf Course
220 Whitney St.
Northboro, Mass. 01532
393-8869
393-3069
Thomas J. Scanneil*
Albany Country Club
Wormer Road
Voorheesville, N.Y. 12186
765-4017
765-2540
Tom Senofie Id*
Maynard CC
284 North Road
Sudbury, Mass. 01776
443-6126
897-8465
Me indert F. Schults*
Mt. Pleasant GC
141 Staples St.
Lowell, Mass. 01851
452-7808
452-8228
Joseph F. Silk**
Sharon Country Club
Box 231
Sharon, Mass. 02067
784-3966
784-8885
Bruce C. Si-lven*
Warwick Country Club
% Warwick Country Club
Warwick, R. I. 02889
737-9030
Anthony J. Sperandio+
80 Carriage Way
Topsfield, Mass.
John F. Sperandio*
Spring Valley CC
114 Newton St.
Marlboro, Mass. 01752
N. J. Sperandio*
Concord Country Club
Concord, Mass. 01742
369-4723
369-4723
Matthew P. Spokas*
Hickory Ridge Country Club
South Valley Rd.
Amherst, Mass. 01002
253-2974
256-6638

Leon V. St.Pierre*
Longmeadow CC
51 Fenwood Road
Longmeadow, Mass. 01106
567-5562
567-8733
Guy Tedesco*
Country Club of New Seabury
Mashpee, Mass. 02649
Robert St.Thomas*
Hyannisport Club
49 Robbins St.
Osterville, Mass. 02655
428-5163
775-5116
Sam Swayze*
Sankaty Head Golf Club
Box 412 West Chester St. Ext.
Nantucket, Mass. 02554
228-0578' 257-6229
David Vibber**
Mt. Holyoke CC
13 Jewett Lane
So.Had ley, Mass. 01075
Arthur Washburn*
Cohasset Golf Club
520 N. Main St.
Cohasset, Mass. 02025
383-9532
George M. Webster0
47 Nauhaught Rd.
South Yarmouth, Mass. 02664
398-9118
Malcolm M. Wendell*
Wannamoisett CC
102 Tyler St.
Attleboro, Mass. 02703
222-1749
434-1200
James D. Wheeler Sr.*
Whitinsville Golf Club
23 Hillside Dr.
Whitinsville, Mass. 01588
234-5228
234-2533
Floyd N. Wiget+
10 Liberty St.
Danvers, Mass. 01923
774-4200
Ernest F. Wolfgang+
Box 34
Norfolk, Mass.
528-4833
522-9700
Wayne Zoppo*
Agawam Hunt
48 Barberry Drive
Seekonk, Mass 02771
399-7141
434-8512
Joseph E. Zoppo*
Nashawtuc CC
Sudbury Rd.
Concord, Mass. 01742
369-5704
Same
* Regular Member
** Assoc. Member
° Retired
00
Assistant
+ Inactive
++ Life Member

Maine Golf Course Superintendents Association
Editor — Norman

OCTOBER MEETING
On October 9th the Maine superintendents will have their
annual Superintendent-Pro tournament at the Gorham Country
Club. Host superintendent for this tournament is Ernie Hawkes.
There will be no regular meeting, just the golf tournament.
The rules will be announced at the tournament.
One rule that holds over from last year is that a pro-super
must play as a pro and play with a member of the association.
Let's have a good turnout.

SEPTEMBER MEETING
Portland Country Club was the site of the September Maine
meeting. Association president Lloyd Ruby was the host superintendent. Pete Ruby also attended just to make sure that
Lloyd ran the meeting properly.
Art Booth, area representative of the Ditch Witch Co., was
the guest speaker. Art gave a very informative talk on his
equipment.

NOVEMBER MEETING
Please add November 3rd to your list of meeting dates. The
meeting will be at the Dutch Elm Golf Course in Arundel.
POLLUTION LAW 1612
". . . There shall be no man or woman dare to wash any
unclean linen, wash clothes or throw out the water or suds
of foul clothes in the open streets within the fort or within
forty feet of the same; nor rinse and make cleane any kettle,
pot or pan or suchlike vessel within twenty feete of the old well
or new pump; nor shall anyone aforesaid within less than a
quarter of a mile from the fort dare to do the necessities of
nature, since by these unmanly, slothful and loathsome immodesties, the whole fort may be choked and poisoned with
ill air and so corrupt (as in all reason cannot but much infect the same) and this they take notice of, and avoid, upon
pain of whipping and further punishment as shall be thought
meete, by the censure of a marital court."
Posted by Jamestown Colony

Pease, Supt., Purpoodock

Club, Cape Elizabeth,

Maine

POLLUTION
The principal activity of nature and of life is picking up
and putting down. The wind picks up and water washes
away. Volcanos and glaciers pick up and scatter unmeasured
masses of matter. Plants pick up nutrients and animals that
eat them drop the pickings in their movements. The sun picks
up and gravity puts down a quantity which we touch on in
our story on water. All this constitutes pollution, mild or
severe. But nature has adapted herself to most of it and uses
much to her advantage.
Only man is a special problem. He is picking up and putting down more in one year than all the birds and all the
beasts have moved since Creation. His picking up, with some
exceptions, is not so utterly bad, but his putting down is beyond description. It is this, and this alone, which constitutes
the critical problem of our time. Young and old, rich and
poor, black and white, so much subject to temperamental
oratory, can't hold a candle to the crimes of pollution they
are committing while they scream.
A disciplined decision must be made by all of us. Before
any matter that is to be transported or transformed is picked
up, its next resting place must be in accord with the general
consensus, and if the deposit is final, also in accord with
nature's principles of recycling. Thus, and thus alone, will
we be able to control human pollution.
Reprinted from Resources

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New Hampshire Golf Course Superintendents Association, Inc.
Editor

— John J. Barry,

Supt.

Abenaqui

Country

Club, Rye,

N,

H.

MEETING NOTES

TURF SEMINAR

The September meeting of the NHGCSA was held on the
2nd at the Kearsage Valley Country Club in Sutton, New
Hampshire. Host superintendent Ron Palmer had the challenging layout in great shape for the tournament.

Bill Knoop, turf extension agent from the University, has
informed me that plans for the turf seminar have been finalized with the dates set, speakers arranged and format set up.

Tournament results were:
1st low Gross
2nd low Gross
1st low Net
2nd low Net

Len Chace
Bob Hale
Bob Safacon
Ron Palmer
Steve Butler
Bob Flanagan

President Bob Hale appointed a nominating committee to
be chairmaned by Bob Flanagan. The committee will have
its slate of candidates for officers and directors at the October meeting.
Our next meeting will be held at the Charmingfare Country Club in Candia on Wednesday, October 7, 1970. The
annual superintendent-pro tournament will be played at this
meeting.

NOTES OF INTEREST
Charlie Pullen, Superintendent of the Nashua Country Club,
has informed the Association that one of his employees, Stephen McMahon, has received a McDonough caddy Scholarship
to attend the Stockbridge School of Agriculture with a major
in Turf Management. Needless to say the Association is
pleased to see the New Hampshire Golf Association recognize
the importance of trained personnel in our profession.
The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Pesticide Control Board, has sent a questionnaire to each club in
the state asking their cooperation in obtaining information
about the use of chemicals on golf courses.
Your cooperation in returning the information as accurately and promptly as possible will be very much appreciated by the association.

Greens Committee Chairmen and Presidents are encouraged
to attend in an attempt to close the communication gap, so
often separating the Superintendent from his membership.

APPLICATIONS
Two applications were read at the last meeting.
Alfred Martell, Whip-Poor-Will Country Club
Hudson, New Hampshire, Assistant Superintendent
Al has applied for an associate membership.
William E. Tenney, Claremont Country Club
Claremont, New Hampshire, Superintendent
Bill has applied for an associate membership.

TREE AND NURSERY PEST NOTES
Clifford S. Cater
Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Waltham Field Station
University of Massachusetts — Shade Tree Laboratory
OAK SKELETONIZER: Time now to control the second generation of this pest. Additional injury to the leaves by the
second generation makes this pest more noticeable. Sprays
at this time will prevent additional injury and prevent the
small worms from spinning down between October 5-1Q. The
worms then form small, white-ribbed cocoons beneath the
tree. Carbaryl gives good control. Also, second generations
of Euonymus and pine needle scale need treating now with
dimethoate and Meta-Systox-R. Check black locust and treat
with lindane for borer control.
Robert D. Fitzgerald
Regional Nursery & Floriculture Agent

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shape of the greens, tees and fairways.
"I really think you'd be doing a service to me and all the
people who echo my feelings."
FRED BAKER
New Britain, Conn.
The man who made everything at Wethersfield
is Fred Bachand. W e ' r e proud of him, too.

beautiful

"Every golf season I come into fall facing the same annoying aside to my late-campaign hacking. That's the amount of
leaves that seem to turn our fairways into one solid mass of
brown blob.
"Since you people are in the business, I was wondering
if there is any way our club can cope with such a messy and
irritating setup. I realize that the beauty of the trees in the
blooming summer is one asset to our course. But when the
winds start to blow in fall and the leaves charge from the
trees, I'm almost tempted to wish we had one of those wideopen types of golf courses. Isn't there anything we can do to
keep the leaves out of the hitting area?"
CHARLES CHASON
(Club withheld)
A s usual, your problem can be solved with one flick of the
superintendent's budget . . . a turn upward. There are a number of aids to keeping the leaves out of piay. Better check
with your super and see what he hasn't been receiving in way
of equipment expenses.

"We, and I presume all dealers, face the 'back-order'
problem on parts. Some customers feel this is our fault but
not wholly so.
"Many of the parts are today manufactured by vendors to
the equipment manufacturer and when they are out of stock
the manufacturer is out too and it sifts down to us as being
out as well.
"This past season was unusual in that the truck strike tied
up shipments by the vendors, manufacturers and centrals.
We had shipments as much as three weeks tied up 'somewhere'
by the strike. These folks rallied with duplicate shipments
which brought their stocks below a workable minimum and
in time created excessive back-orders.
"We use the high-low inventory method based on the sales
in previous years but with no means of knowing what will
be bought, the quantity and when by our customers we often
miscalculate and find our inventory at zero.
.
"Very seldom do we back-order an item that is not already
on order with our suppliers which indicates that we are
alert but cannot control the suppliers shipping schedules.
"I suggest that all clubs carry 011 hand during the mowing
season a reasonable quantity of parts that normally wear out.
It will reduce the down-time of equipment if the dealer is
out of stock as well as allow him some time to fill his orders."
0 . 0 . CLAPPER
W e all agree Orville, that the distributor is blamed many
times for having a shortage of parts when in reality the problem lies with the manufacturer. W e only hope that more
superintendents will carry a larger inventory to help save
down time of equipment breakdowns.

(That puts another reader reaction report to sleep for this
month. But there's always a next time. So, Keep your fingers
ivalking with those pens and pencils and keep Sound Of}
alive and kicking).

Golf Chairman —
JULIUS AKSTEN
6 Main Sfreef
Soufhboro. Mass. 01772
Phone 485-8885
St" Mark's Golf Club

Educational Chairman —
ALBERT A U G E R
6 A Fort Hill Street
Hingham, Mass. 02113
Phone 749-2272
Club Affiliation
South Shore Country Club

Newsletter Chairman —
DEAN ROBERTSON
24 Riverview Drive
Newbury, Mass. 01950
Club Affiliation
Chestnut Hill Country Club

NEW

E N G L A N D ,

I N C .

BUCKSHOT ATTACK, ANYONE?
One superintendent calls it "the buckshot rebellion." But
no matter how it's worded, a decided increase in disregard
for the preservation of the putting surface has most supers
more than a little concerned.
The culprits probably are suffering from lateseason slumps
or a loss of memory as far as remembering they have an
obligation to refrain from taking pot shots at regular greens.
Even the presence of practice greens doesn't seem to curb
this disturbance of the superintendent's calm. "I don't know
what it is", a usually patient NEGCSA member reported. "But
everytime we get down to the end of the golf season, our
members seem to think it's okay to use our greens to sharpen
up their approaches. They claim they can't see any harm
in it since they'll only be .playing a few more rounds before
the snow starts to fly."
The same man contends the regular practice green apparently doesn't serve the complete purpose. "Some of my overenthusiastic members tell me they like to hit from a variety
of distances", he added. "They're not satisfied hitting high
irons into the warmup area. They want to use every club
in the bag. It's awful."
In addition to the scars on the green, the damage leaks
out into the fairways. "I have come across spots where it
looks like a team of bulldozers were running loose", another
super revealed. "And from there it backtracked to a point
where divots were flying by the hundreds from the work
of three and four-woods."
What's the answer? "I guess we just have to educate them
all over again", one harassed member offered. "It seems
a shame, but I suppose in my case I'll have to make up a
bunch of signs and set them out on the fairways. Maybe
then I can get by a day without having to run a check on
buckshot spreaders."
Another super claims he shouldn't have to bother with the
extras of having to make signs and post them. "I have enough
work to do without playing cop," he snapped. "My idea is
to make an example of some of them. I think the club is
relaxed about the whole situation. The Board of Governors
should take notice and hand oqt a few two and three-week
suspensions. That would halt some of the violations."
Whatever the penalties or remedies offered, it's apparent
some golfers have a warped version of effective course maintenance. They can't get it through their heads that golf course
etiquette is a year-round obligation on their part. It doesn't
begin on the first swings of spring and relax when the last
swings of fall are in sight.
It would be well, then, for golfers to remind themselves
of the contribution they can make to the superintendent's
never-ending war on turf abuse. The buckshot attack is an
unnecessary and harmful extracurricular activity of the club
member. It should be abolished no matter who's on the firing
line.
•— Gerry Finn

JOB OPEN

Abenaqui Country Club
Contact: James Weldon, Green Chairman, c/o Abenaqui
Country Club, Rye Beach, N. H.

Past President —
A N T H O N Y C A R A N C I , JR.
22 Hillview Drive
No. Providence, R. I. 02900
Phone 723-1688
Club Affiliation
Ledgemont Country Club

I n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d in this p u b l i c a t i o n m a y be u s e d
freely, in whole or in part, without s p e c i a l permission as
long as t h e true context is m a i n t a i n e d . W e w o u l d a p p r e ciate a credit line.

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Turf Nurseries
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D. L. Maher Co.
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200 Sullivan Ave., So. Windsor, Conn.

The Kenneth Barrie Company
Irrigation
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Philip A. Wogan
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L E O N V. ST. PIERRE
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