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Ball W a s h i n g C o m p o u n d s Bent g ra s s s to lons B r own -pa t ch p revent i ve s C o m p o s t mixers C r a b g r a s s contro l D r i n k i n g founta in s F e n c i n g Fertil izers F l a g s ( g r een s ) • F l a g po le s • F l ood l ights F u n g i c i d e s G a s o l i n e eng ines

Pro Shop B a g s : c anva s • leather • B a g carts, for p layer s BaMs: Regu l a r • R a n g e • Ball markers • Ball retr iever B a n d a g e s , adhes i ve Bu f f i ng motor s Ca l k s , for shoes C a p s a n d hats C l u b c l ean ing m a c h i n e C l u b s : W o o d s • I rons •

Putters • C l u b h e a d cover s

Club House A i r c o n d i t i o n i n g equ i p . A t h l e t e s f oo t p reven t i ve s Bath mat s Bath s l ippers Bars D e o d o r a n t s D i s in fectant s

G o l f C o u r s e C o n s t ' n E n g i n e e r s H e d g e t r immer s H o l e cut ter s H o s e , • I " • H u m u s I n sec t i c ides L a p p i n g - i n mach i ne M i n i a t u r e C o u r s e C o n s t ' n • M o w e r s : pu t t i n g g r e e n •

wh i r lw ind • tee • f a i rway • r o u g h • h a n d •

M o w e r g r i n d e r s C o m p o s t , p r e p a r e d Peat M o s s P ipe P l a y g r o u n d e q u i p m e n t Pumps Putt ing c u p s

* C l u b repa i r supp l ie s C l u b s e p a r a t o r s for b a g s C u s h i o n - s o l e Inserts D r e s s i n g fo r g r i p s • b a g s • G o l f g l o v e s G o l f G r i p s : Leather •

C o m p o s i t i o n • G o l f P rac t i ce Dev i ce s • G o l f P rac t i ce G l o v e G o l f shoes G r i p p r e p a r a t i o n for h and s H a n d i c a p racks • c a rd s • L u g g a g e ( l ea ther ) M e c h . R a n g e Ball Retr iever Pencils

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F loor c o v e r i n g s F o l d i n g Tab l e ( B a n q u e t ) K i t chen e q u i p m e n t :

D i sh washe r s F rozen f o o d s t o rage Ice c u b e mach ine s S l i c i n g mach i ne s

Link T y p e M a t s • Locker s

Refuse conta iner s Rol lers: powe r • water f i l led • R o o t cutter S c y the s ( m o t o r d r i v e n ) S e e d : fa i rway • g r e e n • S o d cutter So i l sc reeners • So i l sh redder s I I S p r a y e r s : p o w e r • h a n d • Sp ike r s : g r een s • f a i rway • Spr ink lers : f ' w a y • g r e e n • Sti les ( ove r f e n c e ) S w e e p e r s ( p o w e r o r h a n d ) S w i m m i n g Poo l e q u i p m e n t S w i m m i n g poo l c leanser T o p d r e s s i n g Tractor s T ractor wheel s p u d s T rap sand W a t e r systems, f a i rway W e e d chemica l s

Pract ice d r i v i n g nets Preserver for l ea ther Pr int ing Pro a c c o u n t i n g b o o k R u b b e r - s p i k e d ove r shoe s S c o r e ca rd s S h o e sp ike w rench Spo r t swea r : Sh i r t s • Sock s •

S p o r t jackets • R a i n jackets • W i n d b r e a k e r s • S lacks •

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POWERS REGULATOR C O . MOVES INTO NEW MODERN PLANT

T h e P o w e r s R e g u l a t o r C o m p a n y m o v e s g e n e r a l off ices a n d f a c t o r y in to n e w m o d e r n p l a n t a t 3400 O a k t o n St., Skokie , 111. The l a r g e n e w p l a n t and m o d e r n p ro -duc t ion fac i l i t i es m a k e the P o w e r s f a c -t o r y one of t he m o s t m o d e r n p r o d u c i n g a u t o m a t i c t e m p e r a t u r e and h u m i d i t y con-t ro l . A n e n l a r g e d eng inee r ing a n d p ro -duc t ion s taff will enab le t h e c o m p a n y to g ive g r e a t e r se rv ice and to m e e t t h e in-c r ea sed d e m a n d f o r P o w e r s p r o d u c t s . All inquir ies to t h e n e w address .

ing co rd goes ind ica tes s t r a i g h t ball, slice or hook.

Ball suspens ion is eas i ly r e g u l a t e d so t he ba l l l ies on t he t u r f o r m a t or is s l igh t ly a b o v e t he s u r f a c e in a t eed -up pos i t ion . A n i n t e r e s t i n g po in t p r o s h a v e

FOLDA FAIRWAY PRACTICE DEVICE NEW PRO-ONLY SELLER

Folda F a i r w a y , a p r ac t i c e device m a d e by A. E . P e t e r s o n Mfg . Co., 700 Allen av., Glendale 1, Calif . , sold so ex tens ive ly upon i ts i n t r o d u c t i o n t h r u S o u t h e r n Cali-f o r n i a p ro shop o u t l e t s t h e P e t e r s o n com-p a n y h a s a d o p t e d a p r o only sa les policy.

H a r r y Bass l e r , H a r r y Cooper , P a u l R u n y a n , Geo rge L a k e and o t h e r t o p p ro bus ines smen of t h e Los A n g e l e s a r e a found the device one t h a t p e r f o r m e d ve ry s a t i s f a c t o r i l y f o r ou tdoor a n d indoor p r a c -t ice and i n s t ruc t i on . The bal l is su spended on a cord f r o m a n a r m t h a t is moved w h e n t h e bal l i s h i t . T h e p o w e r of the b low is r e g i s t e r e d on a dial t h a t p r o u s e r s s a y is qu i t e a c c u r a t e l y c a l i b r a t e d f o r dis-t ance . T h e s lo t in to which t h e b a l l - c a r r y -

Closeup and action shot of practice device called Folda Fairway to sell thru pros only.

obse rved is t h a t w h e n t h e ba l l is s l igh t ly above t h e s u r f a c e and m a y s w i n g a b i t t h e u s e r is inclined t o k e e p his h e a d s t ead i e r . Ba l l a n d cord r e p l a c e m e n t s a l so a r e sold p ro -on ly and a t a m o d e r a t e pr ice . F o l d a F a i r w a y re t a i l s a t a p p r o x i m a t e l y $24 w i t h a good p r o m a r g i n .

P r o shop sales a t c lubs and r a n g e s h a v e been s u r p r i s i n g l y h i g h w i t h b u y e r s u s i n g t h e device indoors o r ou tdoor s a t home. A n u m b e r a r e in u se f o r w a r m - u p a t c lub f i r s t tees.

A n e f fec t ive p r o m o t i o n f o r t he p ros w a s P e t e r s o n ' s exhib i t of t h e F o l d a F a i r w a y a t C a l i f o r n i a and T e x a s s t a t e a n d c o u n t y f a i r s w h e r e more t h a n a mil l ion h i t sho ts .

P r o d i s t r i bu t i on h a s been ex tended to a n a t i o n a l bas is . P r o s w h o h a v e success-fu l se l l ing and use expe r i ence w i t h t h e device expec t i t will b e a s t r o n g Chr i s t -m a s g i f t i t em.

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beg inn ing a r o u n d t h e 1920's, a n d h a s been ac t i ve in t h e g r a s s seed, fe r t i l i ze r , imple-m e n t and e q u i p m e n t end of t h e bus iness ever since. D u r i n g t h a t t ime h e h a s v i s i ted m a n y h u n d r e d s of courses in t h e E a s t , Middlewest a n d Sou th , Cuba a n d B e r m u d a . H e will be g l a d t o call on you if you send h im the word .

RECOGNIZED AS TOPS IN GREENKEEPING IN EASTERN PART OF COUNTRY, WISHES LOCATION IN FLORIDA SEASON OR YEARLY. Address Ad 9 0 1 % G u l f d o m .

P ro f ess i ona l — presently employed, desires change. Available at once. Member PGA. Experience as pro-mgr. and pro-greens supt. A - l credit. Good player and teacher. Prefer 18 hole golf minded club. Mar-ried. Address Ad 9 0 2 % Golfdom. FOR SALE — GOLF COURSE — 9 HOLES — OVER-LOOKING BEAUTIFUL LAKE, FINE CLUBHOUSE, EXCELLENT SUMMER CLIMATE, LOCATED NORTH-ERN MAINE. PRICED VERY REASONABLE. AD-DRESS AD *>Q3 % GOLFDOM. Go l f F r o — desires posit ion as assistant to pro in Florida for winter months. Excellent teacher, Class "A" PGA member, married, owns trailer. Address Ad 9 0 4 % Golfdom. FOR LEASE: 5-10 years. Golf Range thirty tees. Smooth turf, new lights, wel l fenced, large parking, some equipment and supplies . Line up now for next season. Thure Holm, Duxbury , Mass. Will represent factory or job your products, Western, Central New York. Contacting Greenkeepers etc. P. O. Box 151. Depew, X. Y. Scotch-born Pro 22 years experience in 3 positions, sober habits, married, no children, excellent teacher, wishes position in South for winter months. Address Ad 9 0 5 % Golfdom. PRO OR PRO-GREENKEEPER — WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A CHANGE FOR "52. CLASS "A" P.G.A. MEMBER. MARRIED, AGE 3 2 . BEST REFERENCES. ADDRESS AI) 9 0 6 % GOLFDOM. ASSISTANT PRO — WOULD LIKE JOB FOR WIN-TER MONTHS. CLASS "A" PGA MEMBER. COM-PETENT TEACHER. MARRIED, NO CHILDREN. EX-CELLENT REFERENCES. ADDRESS AD 907 % GOLFDOM. Count ry Club Manager desires winter connection in the South. Familiar in all phases of club management. Can furnish cook and other help. Write F. J. Wendt, Tuscumbia Country Club, Green Lake, Wisconsin. PRO-GREENKEEPER OR GREENKEEPER—20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN SUCCESSFULLY BUILDING AND MAINTAINING GOLF COURSES, TEACHING, IN-CREASING CLUB BUSINESS AND OPERATION. CHEERFUL, DEPENDABLE AND DILIGENT WITH FINE RECORD OF GOOD JUDGMENT. WILL GO ANYWHERE WITH A CLUB WANTING SOUND BUSI-NESS PERFORMANCE. ADDRESS AD 9 0 8 % GOLFDOM. ASSOCIATE PRO: desires position in southern or western club during winter months. All around ex-perience, clean character, nice personality. PAY SECONDARY. Address Ad 9 0 9 % Golfdom! FRO OR GREENKEEPER OR COMBINATION — LONG EXPERIENCE, COMPETENT, AGREEABLE. MODERATE INCOME. EASTERN OR SOUTHERN LOCATION. ADDRESS AD 9 1 0 c/< GOLFDOM. Wanted: 5 or 6 complete golf nets with canvas and mats for indoor golf school. Address Ad 919 % Golfdom.

U S E D G O L F B A L L S W A N T E D Highest prices paid. Write us for quotations. W I T T E K G O L F P R O D U C T S 5128 W. North Ave., Chicago 39. 111. Fro wi th knowledge of greenkeeping presently em-ployed looking for an active golf course in New York State or vicinity. PGA member 14 years experience. 3 0 year old veteran. Address 9 1 1 % Golfdom.

WANTED—USED GOLF B A L L S Highest prices paid. Get our prices before selling. E A S T E R N G O L F CO. 2 4 4 W. 42nd St., New York 18, N.Y. Pro — with four years' experience as Assistant P r o would l ike small club in South or Southwest. Also interested in Assistant Pro position at large club. Bes t references. Available October. Address Ad 9 1 2 % Golfdom. POSITION WANTED AS PRO OR ASSISTANT FOR WINTER SEASON. AGE 30. PRO AT LONG ISLAND CLUB FOR LAST 5 YEARS. REFERENCES. ADDRESS A D 9 1 4 % Golfdom.

Golf Professional — 40, seeks resort connection. 24 years experience. Prefer lake or seashore section. Highly recommended. Non-drinker. Married, Class A P.G.A. member. Address Ad 9 1 5 % Golfdom. SHOP MAN WANTED FOR FLORIDA CLUB. PLEASE INCLUDE PHOTO WITH APPLICATION. ROOM, BOARD AND SALARY. ADDRESS AD 9 1 6 % GOLFDOM. CLUB MANAGED — AGED 48, AVAILABLE OCTOBER 15TH, DESIRES MANAGEMENT OF CITY OR COUN-TRY CLUB NEEDING SERVICES OF THOROLY EX-PERIENCED AND CAPABLE MAN. ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS ALL PHASES OF FOOD, BAR AND CLUB OPERATION. WIFE ASSISTS IF DESIRED. EXCELLENT REFERENCES. ADDRESS AD 917 % GOI.FDOM. GOLF' PROFESSIONAL with many years experience and excellent reputation wishes to make change for the '52 season. Would like to hear from club where there is an opening. Best of references. Address Ad 918 % Golfdom. Professional — presently employed, desires change at once. Will go anywhere. A- l references including present club officers. Class A P.G.A. member. Ad-dress Ad 920 % Golfdom. Greenkeepers — (father & son) open for 1952 en-gagement. Experts on turf and power machines . Life-time experience in Eastern States. 16 years in pres-ent club. Address Ad 921 % Golfdom.

W A N T E D F O R C A S H Old golf balls retrieved from ponds or out of bounds on or around golf courses. Cuts and B u m p s 60^ per doz. Off brands & synthetic $1 .50 per doz. Round & perfect $1 .00 brands for ref inishing $2 .40 per doz. Note — No golf driving range cull throw-out balls wanted at above figures. Send for shipping tags and instructions

DRIVING RANGE MEN — REBUILDING Recovered with the new type paint less cover material. Tested and proven to be the best process in rebuilding for driving range use. Guaranteed 100% against seam splitting. Price per doz. on exchange $ 2 . 5 0 Circular and information on request.

NORTHERN GOLF BALL CO. 3441 N. Claremont Ave. Chicago 18, 111. GOLF RANGE WANTED — Will buy where weather permits 10 months of operation. Des ire location on popular h ighway near extensive populat ion. Must have good l ighting and modern equipment. Send complete details first letter. Address Ad 922 % Golfdom. AVAILABLE FOR WINTER SEASON: Co-owners and operators of popular New England semi-private golf club, one as pro, the other as club manager or asst. pro. As owners and operators of successful club com-pletely familiar with all phases of maintenance, opera-tion, 'management and promotion. Pre, 43 yrs. old. excellent player and experienced teacher. Asst. or manager, 35 yrs. old, trained business executive and an experienced promoter. Available as pair or in-dividually to right club. References- upon request. Write Ad 923 Golfdom.

F O R S A L E BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY CLUB

LOCATED IN MIDWEST NEAR LARGE CITY. BRICK CLUBHOUSE, ATTRACTIVE. EXCELLENTLY EQUIPPED. EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL ROLLING 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE: 2 0 ACRES WOODS, WITH STREAM. FULL PRICE 8150 ,000 . § 5 0 , 0 0 0 DOWN. TERMS ARRANGED. ADDRESS AD 9 2 4 , % GOLF-DOM. PRO-MANAGER — WIFE-CATERESS — Now employed desire change to year round active club. Thoroughly understand and experienced in all departments in-cluding golf course maintenance. F ine teacher, mnna ger and greenkeeper. Wife capable manager and cateress with reputation for outstanding d in ing room operation. Excellent ability, character, credit refer-ences. Member P.G.A. Address Ad 9 2 5 % Golfdom.

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Acushnet P roces s Sa les Co 2nd Cover All W e a t h e r G r i p C o m p a n y 19 American Agric . Chemica l Co., The 4 American Liquid Fertilizer Co., Inc. , T h e . . 5 3 Armour Ferti l izer Works 11

Bell & Son, Wi l l iam P 59 Briggs & St ra t ton Corp 10 Buckner M a n u f a c t u r i n g Co 18 C a s a B lanca Coun t ry C l u b 58 C h a m b e r l i n Meta l P roduc t s 47 C h i c a g o W h e e l & Mfg. Co 14 C lea ry Corp . , W. A 12 Darg ie Golf C o m p a n y , Bert 54 Davis, Inc. , G e o r g e A 4 Des Moines G l o v e & Mfg. Co 16 D u b o w Spor t ing G o o d s Co. , J. A 16 Fate-Root-Heath C o m p a n y 8 Fawick Flexi -Gr ip Co 41 Fu lname C o m p a n y , The 63 Godwin , H i ram F 12 Golf Car t S u p p l y Co 47 Golfcraf t , Inc 39 Gordon C o m p a n y , Wil l iam F 59 H a g e n Division, Wa l t e r 31 Hahn , P a u l 58 Harr is , Robert Bruce 59 Harr ison, J a m e s G 58 Hillerich & B r a d s b y Co 20 Hotze & Sons Co. , Henry 15 Hype r -Humus C o m p a n y 6

Jacobsen M a n u f a c t u r i n g Co 7 Jones Mower & Equipment Co 60 Jones, Robert Trent 59 Langford , Wi l l iam B 63 Lewis C o m p a n y , G . B 17, 18

M a c G r e g o r Golf C o m p a n y 24, 25 M a n u f a c t u r e r ' s Specia l ty Co 56 Merchan t s Tire C o m p a n y 54 Mich igan P e a t , Inc 57 Mock S e e d C o m p a n y 11 Monroe C o m p a n y , The 57 Morr ison G l o v e C o m p a n y 55 Murdock Mfg. & Supp ly Co. , The 57 Nor thern Golf Ball C o m p a n y 56 Old O r c h a r d Turf Nurse r i e s 60 O w e n s & C o m p a n y , R. S 56 Pe te r son Mfg. Co., A. E 45 Phil l ips, Inc. , F. C 15, 16 Royer F o u n d r y & Mach ine Co 8 Ru t l edge C o m p a n y , The 14 Scogg ins Golf C o m p a n y , H o w a r d 55 Scott & Sons Co., O. M 13 S e w e r a g e Commiss ion 10 Smith, Kenne th 17 S p a l d i n g & Bros., Inc. , A. G 34, 35 S t a n d a r d M a n u f a c t u r i n g Co 18 Summit Hall Turf Fa rm 57 Super io r R u b b e r Mfg. Co., Inc 19 Swift & C o m p a n y 13 Tull, Alf red H 58 United S t a t e s Rubbe r Co 4th Cover Un ive r sa l Spor t s & A w a r d s 54 V a u g h a n ' s Seed C o m p a n y 53 Ves ta l C o m p a n y , John H 56 West Point Lawn Produc t s 9 Wilson Spor t ing G o o d s Co 3rd Cover Wittek Golf R a n g e Supp ly Co 53 Woodruff & Sons, F. H 6 Wor th ing ton Ball Co. , The 29 Wor th ing ton Mower C o m p a n y 5

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SEPTEMBER, 1951 T H E B U S I N E S S J O U R N A L O F G O L F

Front Cover: Striking vietc of rugged terrain surrounding clubhouse of Sand Point CC, Seattle, Wash. (Johonson Studio photo)

Swinging A r o u n d Golf 3 Pros Te l l S u c c e s s f u l Ideas for Late Season Se l l ing 21 Clubs Reap B e n e f i t s by Supts . A t t e n d i n g Turf Meet ings By Joe Grajfis 2 3 Pro D e p t . T u n e s I n Prof i ts f o r Resort By Herb Graffis 2 7 T h e R o u g h As A Factor in Golf Archi tecture By Wm. B. Langford 3 0 Attractive O p e n Disp lay Sets Off New Pro S h o p 33 A Two-Year T u r f Maintenance Course f o r the Southeas t 38 T h e Juniors H a v e Their Day 4 2 Pro S h o p P r o b l e m s Solved with A b l e Assistants By Chick Harbert 4 4 Sad, Sweet S o n g o f the Old Green-cha irman By Henry C. Mackall 5 0

SWINGING AROUND GOLF (Continued from page 19)

tal , N o r t h Li t t le Rock , Ark., i n s t r u c t i n g p a t i e n t s and staff a t hospi ta l ' s 9-hole, p a r 36 course . . . Mike Ser ino of F t . J a c k s o n GC, Dave Todd of Columbia CC and Melvin Hemphi l l of F o r e s t L a k e CC s tage ser ies of f r e e clinics f o r k ids a t Columbia, S.C., courses and ranges . Caddy fight at a Chicago district club opened way for first application of new Illinois law against aggravated assault . . . 16 caddies arrested for beating 7 . . . One caddy, 46-year-old war veteran hospital-ized with serious injury . . . 300 visiting golfers, representing 50 towns, at Minne-haha CC, Sioux Falls , S.D., 16th annual t o u r n a m e n t . . . More than 200 prizes given by Sioux Falls merchants . . . Tournament is a great Sioux Falls civic promotion con-ducted by pro Ed Livingston, Gkpr. Don Rodvold and Mgr. Max Richmond. R o b t . L. Mitchell g iven surpr i se lunch a n d g i f t s by Edison GC, Schenectady, N.Y., m e m b e r s on his 20th a n n i v e r s a r y w i t h club . . . Bob served 19 y e a r s a s course supt . , t h e n w a s appoin ted m g r . . . . More t h a n half of t h e 250 doz. b e a u t i f u l l y pr in ted tee tow-els on hand a t F r e d W a r i n g ' s Shawnee CC w h e n the season opened have been t a k e n a w a y a s souvenirs . . . F r e d W. Sherwood, b a c k f r o m E n g l a n d f o r several mon ths ' v is i t . . . The v e t e r a n p r o has been v is i t ing his son in Det ro i t . . . H e me t old pals a t t he Open and a t d i s t r i c t supts . ' m e e t i n g . . . S h e r r y , now 75, bounced b a c k quickly f r o m u lce r d a m a g e suffered J u l y 4 . Wm. II. (Bill) Bengeyfield, Westchester

County asst. agricultural agent, who's done

valuable work for course supts. and with N.Y.-Conn. Turf Improvement Assn., re-called to air force as a navigator . . . Girl Scouts at Springfield, Mo., get t ing class in-struction from Ray Dodson at his range . . . USGA Amateur championship entry list of 1,426 is record high . . . B igges t pre-vious w a s 1,220 in 1948 . . . Open entry list also set new record this year with 1,517 . . . Joe Dey, U S G A executive sec., recovered from appendix removal in t ime to do his usual capable job of officiating a t USGA Women's championship. It's great news to see Skip Alexander's name in tournament fields again . . . His return to competition at Sioux City Open hit 69-72-68-78—287 . . . He tied for 27th.

Tentative Program Set tor N. Calif. Turf Meet

Ten ta t ive p r o g r a m fo r the N o r t h e r n Calif . Tur f Conference, Nov. 6 a n d 7 to be held in t h e Oak land A u d i t o r i u m was d r a f t e d in a j o in t mee t ing r ecen t ly of mem-bers of the T u r f Advisory c o m m i t t e e and r ep re sen t a t i ve s of the College of Agricul-ture , Univ. of Calif . M a j o r confe rence topics and panel dis-cuss ions scheduled include: Soil Manage-m e n t — P r e p a r a t i o n fo r P l a n t i n g , Turf Grasses , Turf Agronomy, Soil M a n a g e m e n t — P o s t P l an t ing , Weed Control , Diseases of Tur f , I n sec t s and Pes ts , T r e e s in Rela-tion to Tur f Cu l tu r e and W h a t t h e Univer-s i ty and Coopera t ing Municipal i t ies Are Doing in Tur f Cul ture . A joint m e e t i n g of the N o r t h e r n and Sou the rn Ca l i fo rn ia Tur f C o m m i t t e e s is scheduled f o r Sept . 29.

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