New Jersey Golf Course Report

Volume VI, No. 1

March 1973

1972

ANNUAL COMMITTEE REPORTS 

COMMITTEES FOR 1973

The purpose of this report is to 
inform the general membership all 
about the operation of their Asso­
ciation.

We hope better informed mem­
bers will be more interested and 
involved in the operation.
Report of the Past President

Jack Martin
It has been an honor and a pleasure 
being your President for the past two 
years. I’d like to thank all of you for 
your cooperation throughout that peri­
od. I would also like to give a special 
note of thanks to our officers and board 
of directors for the outstanding job well 
done. This year we had an excellent 
meeting schedule and education pro­
gram that were set up early in the year. 
Unfortunately, the weather worked 
against us and caused many “rain 
outs.”

Looking back on the last two years 
I feel that our Association has made 
fine progress in many areas. Some of 
our accomplishments during that peri­
od were:

1.  Better communications with the 

National. 

2.  Considering national candidates 
with surrounding Associations. More 
voting strength and better National 
representation than ever before. 

3.  Good progress and representation 
at “Green Chairman” meetings. We 
spoke at almost all meetings. 

4.  Our membership is the largest it 

has ever been. 

5.  Up-dated our roster. 
6.  Started a research program at 

Rutgers. 

7.  Re-wrote the By-laws. 
8.  Acquired a professional manage­
ment organization to help with our 
business. 

9.  Acquired a new association crest.
These are but a few things your offi­
cers and board has worked hard on to 
attain. At this time I feel we have be­
come a truly professional organization 
and finally receiving some of the recog­
nition that this group has always 
deserved.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Maurice Cameron
It certainly is a pleasure to inherit an 
Association that is in such good shape 
and so well run. It is a credit to Jack 
Martin our Past President. Since the 
election of officers at the last annual 
meeting ran so smoothly, I am sure the 
general membership is basically satis­
fied also.

I am sure we want to continue mak­
ing progress and not sit on past per­
formances. My observations over the 
past twelve years of participating in 
Association matters is that we must 
reach out and try to get more of our 
members involved. Getting members 
involved will produce an interest and 
help get them out to meetings. Getting 
members involved on various commit­
tees will ease the burden on the chair­
men of committees and develop better 
results. Getting members involved will 
reduce certain cliques having all the say 
in the Association matters, which in 
turn will continue our Association as 
a close-knit group and a happy group.
I urge each member to become in­
volved by attending meetings, volun­
teering for committees, writing articles 
for the Newsletter, inviting new neigh­
bors in the area to meetings, and last 
but not least let us hear your construc­
tive criticisms and your compliments.

This Newsletter is dedicated to in­
form our members of the workings of 
our Association. Please study it care­
fully and let us know where you can 
be of help.

Treasurer’s Report

Ken Morrison
As of November 30th, 1972 we have 
$2,122. in the checking account, with 
$735. in the benevolent checking ac­
count. The saving account has $5,213. 
and the benevolent savings account has 
$823, or total assets of $8,895. The 
Christmas Party was the only large ex­
pense to close the year ($1,300.). The 
1973 dues billings are beginning to 
come in so I feel we are financially 
stable.

Secretary’s Report

Phil Scott
A reading of the minutes of the pre­

vious annual meeting.

Executive Director

David B. Kreidler
It has been a privilege and pleasure 
to serve you over the last 11 months. 
A number of members and directors 
have indicated to me that generally 
everyone is pleased with the close affil­
iation and working relationship be­
tween Golf Course Superintendents 
Association and my firm. In our work 
with your officers and directors we 
have been able to assist in such items as 
the Superintendents Survey on services, 
maintenance, and costs of operation, 
the new By-laws, meeting notices, dues 
billing, correspondence, and much of 
the other detail and minutia that goes 
on behind the scenes that usually only 
the President and the Committee 
Chairmen are aware of.

It has been a rewarding experience 
to be a part of an Organization which 
honored all of its past Presidents last 
July and which was able to offer a 
$1,000 Research Grant to Rutgers 
University to be at the disposal of 
Doctor Reed Funk. All of this has 
been combined with a continued and 
sustained increase in membership as 
many others become increasingly aware 
of the value of membership in Golf 
Course Superintendents Association of 
New Jersey. It might please you to 
know that word spreads regarding your 
activities. A short time ago I received 
an unsolicited letter from your corre­
sponding organization in Eastern Penn­

sylvania with words to the effect they 
understood N. J. Golf Course Super- 
rapidly, and was there anything that 1 
or my firm could do to help them pro­
gress at the same rate.

Perhaps one of the most significant 
contributions we were able to make at 
the educational level was to put the 
Chairman of your Program Committee 
in touch with the N. J. Department of 
Labor and Industry. Mr. James Con­
lon, PE., Deputy Director of the Bu­
reau of Engineering and Safety con­
ducted a meeting October 19th on the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act— 
Federal Legislation which will leave 
its impact on everyone. The Act estab­
lishes rules controlling the working 
conditions you provide for your em­
ployees, the equipment which you use 
and the records which must be kept. 
Your President has the surplus of some 
of the 75 booklets “Record Keeping 
Requirements” which we were able to 
provide. This booklet contains a cen­
terfold which must be posted as well as 
forms 101 and 102 which must be 
completed by every employer. Those 
of you who wish to know more about 
the law in its entirety you may send 
20^ to the Superintendent of Docu­
ments in Washington, D. C. and re­
quest Federal Register, Part 2 dated 
May 29th, 1971. While there have 
been many changes and proposed 
changes to this original 200 plus page 
document, it is still, nonetheless, the 
best single source of information on 
this complex law. It is anticipated that 
the State of New Jersey will assume the 
Federal responsibility sometime in the 
latter part of the next year. During this 
interim period, however, we were able 
to arrange through Mr. Conlon “test­
run” inspections. Federal Inspectors 
must issue a citation calling for fines 
should they find deficiences at your lo­
cations. This is not the requirement of 
State Inspectors until they assume full 
responsibility for the Federal Program, 
which, as I stated before, is scheduled 
for late next year. What this means to 
you simply is this — You may invite in 
a State Inspector who will tell you what 
is wrong with your operation but will 
not fine you as would the Federal In­
spector. Obviously the time to take 
advantage of this “test-run” offer is lim­
ited as also are the facilities of the N. J. 
Department of Labor and Industry. If 
you have any questions on this subject, 
or if you would like to volunteer for 
this “test-run” offer, you might speak 
to either myself, Jack Martin or Skip 
Cameron.

All and all gentlemen it has been a 
real pleasure to work with your Board 
over the last year, and I look forward 
to the opportunity of meeting more of 
you as time goes by. I’m sure that this 
will happen with attendance at more 
meetings in the future and as new offi­
cers and directors come to the Board. 

In my opinion it is important for each 
of you to remember that the address 
at 66 Morris Avenue is your address 
and your location. Each and everyone 
is welcome to call me at any time or 
to stop by for any reason whatsoever.
I look forward to a long lasting, con­
tinuing and beneficial relationship in 
the future and I commend your current 
officers and directors for their leader­
ship and achievements.

Education Committee Report

Joseph R. Flaherty, Chairman
Please find submitted herewith the 
annual report for the Education Com­
mittee for the year 1972:

March 22—Colonia Country Club: 
The guest speaker was Mr. Richard F. 
Walter, Superintendent of Parks for the 
Township of Maplewood, who dis­
cussed his procedure for composting 
the large volume of leaves collected 
each year by his department.

April 20—Bamm Hollow Country 
Club: The meeting was addressed by 
Mr. Richard Henkel of Wm. Flemer 
and Sons Nursery, Princeton, New 
Jersey. His topic was tree selection 
and placement in landscape design.

May 18—Baltusrol Golf Club: The 
guest speaker was Dr. Charles Hess, 
Dean of the College of Agriculture and 
Environmental Science at Rutgers Uni­
versity. He spoke on the various areas 
of New Jersey’s economy with which 
the college is intimately involved. Also 
at this meeting our Association pre­
sented a grant to Dr. Lund, Director 
of the Soils and Crops Department, for 
the specific purpose of establishing a 
“Fairway Bentgrass Research Fund”.

June 22—Tamarack Golf Club: The 
guest speaker was Mr. Luke Stango of 
Chevron Asphalt Company, who spoke 
on the uses of artificial surfaces in 
architecture, landscaping and athletics.
July—Montclair Golf Club: The 
speaker engaged for the July meeting 
was Mr. P. J. Boatwright, Executive 
Director of the United States Golf As­
sociation. Although this meeting had 
to be cancelled due to a conflict of dates 
with the re-scheduled New Jersey 
P.G.A. Championship, Mr. Boatwright 
said he would be happy to address us 
at some future meeting.

August 15—Bedens Brook Country 
Club: The meeting was addressed by 
Mr. George L. Beyer, Jr., Chief of the 
Office of Pesticide Control of the New 
Jersey Department of Environmental 
Protection. His topic was pesticide 
regulations and environmental policy.
September 28—Playboy Club: No 
speaker was engaged since we were un­
able to obtain a private meeting room 
and we felt it would be discourteous to 
any speaker to have to speak over the 
general din of a large, busy dining 
room.

October 19 — Crestmont Country 
Club: We engaged Mr. James Conlon, 
Deputy Director of the Bureau of En­
gineering and Safety of the New Jersey 
Department of Labor and Industry, 
who spoke on the provisions and en­
forcement policies of the Williams- 
Steiger Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970.

Letters of acknowledgment and ap­
preciation were sent to all guest speak­
ers after their appearance, and to the 
Managers of the host clubs in recogni­
tion of their efforts in extending the 
facilities of their clubhouses to the 
Association.
Field Day Report

Maurice Cameron, Chairman
This year we had a record number 
of 48 booths for an income of $3,165. 
Other income from sandwiches, dona­
tions, etc. was $256. This is a total 
income of $3,416. The expenses were 
$1,064.02 which included the beer, 
prizes, printing and mailing, police­
man, etc. This gives us a total profit 
of $2,351.98.

The attendance figures are: 

Superintendents ...............................  77 
Exhibitors ........................................  40 
Visitors ..............................................134 

Total........................................... 251
There is room for improvement in 
getting the visitors out from school, 
municipalities, county and state, dept, 
cemeteries, nurseryman, etc. We were 
very pleased having 77 superintendents 
show up.

I want to thank the people that 
helped me. Don Marshall and Ed 
Nickelsen—on the mike; Tony Bifano, 
Peter Scoville—set-up and tear down 
crew; Phyllis Cameron—Registration; 
Rick Francis—on the beer wagon.

Program Chairman’s Report

Maurice Cameron, Chairman
My year as program chairman was 
almost a complete disaster. (Ed. Note 
—almost? )

The first meeting was at Colonia 
C.C. in March and although the club 
“gave us 100%,” we had rain and a 
cold wind. Gene Tarulli was our host.
The second meeting was at Bamm 
Hollow under pouring rain with Phil 
Scott host. We had a great buffet din­
ner though.

Joe Flaherty must live right, because 
the weather was beautiful. We had a 
great meeting honoring our past pres­
idents at Baltusrol on May 18th.

Ben Dziedzic was our host at Mon­

mouth Park Race Track in June.

On June 22nd Ed Ramatowski in­
vited us to play Tamarack in the hurri­
cane. A few guys did.

July 18th we had a Pro-Supt. Tour­
nament scheduled for Montclair with 
Don Marshall and Ed Nickelsen as 
hosts. The Pros cancelled us due to a 

change in their schedule and the July 
meeting was cancelled.

Jim Gilligin invited us to Beden’s 
Brook in August and I guess he lives 
right too. Another success.

I don’t know why, but we broke all 
records in September with 105 for golf 
and 150 for dinner with Dennis Schus­
ter as host at the Playboy Club.

October 3rd under beautiful balmy 
skies the field day was held at Moun­
tain Ridge C.C. Everyone knows I live 
right.

Our October meeting was held at 
Crestmont C.C. with Pete Pedrazzi and 
another super meeting, but it snowed 
this time.

I only hope the program chairman 

next year does a better job.

N. J. Newsletter Report 1972

Don Marshall, Chairman 
Paul Boizelle, Co-Chairman
Your Association Newsletter had 
another fair year. It was not a great 
year from the standpoint of number of 
issues—two thus far, one now at the 
printers, and another Christmas issue.
There is a problem that should be 
considered by the Board of Directors. 
Many members have requested more 
issues, yet, the quality editorial matter 
is just not made available to justify 
more papers of the present size. Due 
to our small press run the expense per 
copy is relatively high, although we 
have met our total cost through ads. 
If we wish more issues we will have to 
reduce the size of the paper to perhaps 
two sides of a single sheet due to costs 
and lack of content. The other poten­
tial course of action would be to in­
crease the size, as some chapters have 
done, and publish on a strict quarterly 
basis.
Meeting Logistics Committee Report
Don Marshall, Chairman
This Committee has deemed it logi­
cal to see the present method of meet­
ing operation through the 1972 season. 
It will be prepared to make recom­
mendations for the 1973 season prior 
to March 1973.

Membership Report 1972

Gene Tarulli, Chairman
Eleven new members approved this 

year:

Lance Lichtensteiger 
John Richardson 
Edward Walsh 
Mike Brown 
John Emmolo 
Robert Dwyer 
Donald Sarvis 
Harold Crane 
Robert Lowery 
Herb Mobus 
Harold Lautman 

B 
D 
D 
B 
B 
B 
B 
C 
C 
C 
C 

Golf Committee Report

Phil Scott, Chairman
In the year 1972 we scheduled seven 
golfing meetings. The Bamm Hollow 
and Tamarack meetings were rained 
out, and the Crestmont meeting was 
snowed out. The Montclair meeting 
was cancelled in advance when the 
N.J.P.G.A. rescheduled the State Open.
The three remaining golf outings 
were held at Baltusrol, Playboy, and 
Bedens Brook. At Baltusrol we invited 
the Green Chairmen and had a very 
successful turnout. The team match 
was at the Playboy Club. Unfortunate­
ly, the Westchester team was poorly 
organized and actual team competition 
failed to materialize. The Superintend­
ents Championship at Bedens Brook 
was won by Pete Pedrazzi, with Harry 
Harsin as runnerup. Trophies were 
awarded to these two winners. Vic 
Gerard won the low commercial trophy.
Welfare Committee

Cliff Belden, Chairman
Cliff Belden reported fruit baskets 

sent to Jim Roach and Frank Votta.
Research Committee

Paul Boizelle, Chairman
President Jack Martin thanked Paul 
for his help on the Newsletter this year 
and fine job on the research program. 
A check of $1,000. was presented to 
Dr. Steve Lund, Chairman of the Soils 
and Crops Dept., Rutgers University, 
for the specific purpose of “Bentgrass 
Research for Fairways in New Jersey.”

G.C.S.A. NATIONAL MEETING 

DELEGATE REPORT

Those elected for National office are 

as follows:
President .................Clifford Wagoner
Vice-President ............ Charles Baskin
Sec.-Treasurer........Palmer Maples, Jr.
Directors ................... Richard Malpass
George Clever 
Gordon Witteveen
The New Jersey Association by del­
egate vote supported all of the above.

Don Marshall 
Paul Boiselle
1973 MEETING SCHEDULE

March 29, 1973—Mountainside Inn, 
Route 22, Mountainside. First Aid 
Seminar.

April—T.B.A. Woodlake C.C., Wood­

lake, N. J.

May 17—Joint Meeting, Metropolitan 
Assoc., Elmwood C.C., Landers 
Road, White Plains, New York.

June—T.B.A. Picatinny Golf Club, 

Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, N. J.

July—Twin Brooks C.C., Watchung, 

N. J.

August—T.B.A.
September—T.B.A.
October 2—Annual Equipment Field
Day, Montclair Golf Club, West 
Orange, N. J.

November—Annual Meeting, T.B.A.

COMMITTEES 1973

President:

Maurice Cameron, Mountain Ridge 
C.C., West Caldwell, N. J., 575-8207.
Duties: It shall be the duty of the 
President to preside at all meetings. 
He shall have the deciding vote in case 
of a tie. He shall appoint all commit­
tees and shall act as member ex-officio 
of same. He shall have the power to 
appoint committees as is necessary to 
act on special affairs or difficulties of 
the Association.

Vice-President:

Al Rathjens, Raritan Valley C.C., 

Somerville, N. J., 722-2000.

Duties: The Vice-President shall 
preside at all meetings of this Associa­
tion in the event of the absence or in­
ability of the president to attend. In 
the event of a vacancy in office of pres­
ident, the vice-president shall assume 
said office until the ensuing annual 
meeting.

Secretary:

Phil Scott, Bamm Hollow C.C., Sun­
nyside Rd., Lincroft, N. J., 741-4132.
Duties: The secretary shall be cus­
todian of the records and shall perform 
all other duties usually performed by 
the secretary of like associations.

Treasurer:

Kenneth Morrison, Union County 
Park Commission, Box 275, Elizabeth, 
N. J., EL 2-8431.

Duties: The treasurer of the Asso­
ciation shall receive all monies. He 
shall pay all bills of the Association 
and be accountable for all monies 
spent.

Executive Director:

David B. Kreidler, Association Man­
agement Corp., 66 Morris Avenue, 
Springfield, N. J., 379-1100. Secre­
tary: Doris Graiser.

Duties: To advise, promote and 
carry out the objectives and purposes 
of the Association, as directed by the 
executive committee.

By-Law Committee

Chairman: Wm. Gaydosh, Director, 
Fairmont Country Club, 400 Southern 
Blvd., Chatham, N. J., 377-8901.

Duties: To consider and make rec­
ommendations on matters relating to 
proposed By-Law changes.

Program Committee

Chairman: Jack Martin, Director. 
Suburban C.C., Morris Ave., Union, 
N. J., 687-2622.

Duties: To make necessary arrange­
ments and co-ordinate the activities for 
general membership meetings. Jack is 
looking for clubs to volunteer meeting 
dates,

66 MORRIS AVENUE SPRINGFIELD, N. J.

Golf Course Superintendents Association 

New Jersey

Publicity Committee

Chairman: Jack Martin, Director - 
Past President, Suburban C.C., Morris 
Ave., Union, N. J., 687-2622.

Duties: A public relations program 
to help professionalize our Association 
by informing the public of our activ­
ities. To also co-ordinate activities 
with the National Association public 
relations program, and our own “N. J. 
Golf Course Report.” Jack will be 
interested in all pertinent information 
directed to him.
Membership Committee

Chairman: Gene Tarulli, Director, 
Shackamaxon Golf & C.C., Box 656, 
Westfield, N. J., 233-3608.

Committee: Robert Dobbie, Supt., 
Navesink C.C., Box 100, Middletown, 
N. J., 842-0789 and Martin Futyma, 
Glen Ridge C.C., 555 Ridgewood Ave., 
Glen Ridge, N. J.

Duties: To review and make recom­
mendations with respect to applications 
from prospective members. To initiate 
a program of active recruitment of new 
members.
Education Committee

Chairman: Joseph Flaherty, Baltus- 
rol Golf Club, Shunpike Rd., Spring­
field, N. J., 376-1900.

Duties: Develop and conduct an 
education program to keep the mem­
bership up to date on information and 

practices, ever striving towards con­
tinued professionalism. Joe will be 
interested in volunteers and in what 
direction this committee should pro­
gress.
Newsletter Committee

Chairman: Don Marshall, Director, 
Montclair Golf Club, Box 194, Mont­
clair, N. J., 239-1800.

Committee: Paul Boizelle, Director, 
Fiddler’s Elbow C.C., Box 248, Far 
Hills, N. J. and Joseph Flaherty, Di­
rector, Baltusrol Golf Club, Shunpike 
Rd., Springfield, N. J., 376-1900.

Duties: To edit and publish infor­
mation of interest to the general mem­
bership. The most stimulating infor­
mation is produced by our own mem­
bers.
Welfare Committee

Chairman: Bill Gaydosh, Director, 
Fairmont Country Club, 400 Southern 
Blvd., Chatham, N. J., 377-8901.

Duties: To represent the Association 
during a period of stress experienced 
by a fellow member or his immediate 
family.
Golf Committee

Chairman: Glenn Gallion, Director, 
Maplewood C.C., 28 Baker St., Maple­
wood, N. J., 762-0612.

Committee: John Wantz, Forsgate 

Dr., Jamesburg, N. J.

Duties: To formulate and conduct 

the golf program. Glenn, I am sure, 
would like volunteers to help.
Logistics Committee

Chairman: Al Rathjens, Vice-Pres., 
Raritan Valley C.C., Somerville, N. J., 
722-2000.

Duties: To collect and study data 

concerning convention and meetings.
Research Committee

Chairman: Paul Boizelle, Director.
Duties: To establish and oversee a 
research program sponsored by the 
N.J.G.C.S.A. relating to current prob­
lems with turf.
Meeting Co-ordinator

Phil Scott, Sec., Bamm Hollow C.C., 
Sunnyside Rd., Lincroft, N. J., 741- 
4132.

Duties: To act as intermediary and 
co-ordinate events for our meetings 
with the host club (restaurant), host 
superintendent, speaker, etc.
Field Day Committee

Chairmen: Ed Nickelsen, Montclair 
G.C., Box 194, Montclair, N. J., 239- 
1800 and Don Marshall, Montclair 
G.C., Box 194, Montclair, N. J., 239- 
1800.

Duties: To develop a Field Day and 
co-ordinate events for the purpose of 
displaying equipment and supplies. The 
end result for the Association is to 
benefit financially and the monies used 
for educational and social purposes.

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