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Fathers and Sons lunch at GCSAA conference

Golfdom's annual Fathers and Sons luncheon during the GCSA conference drew a record attendance of 85. Joe Graffis, Sr. and Jr. teamed as hosts when Bob Abramson, GOLFDOM Associate Publisher, who had started for the affair was snowbound between New York and Washington. Several of the paternal pioneers in course maintenance told of course budgets and salaries early in their careers while their sons wondered "Whaddye mean; the good old days?"

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Bill Parkas, Jr., now pro at Black Mountain CC, Henderson, Nev. . . . Jack Harden now pro at River Oaks CC, Houston, Tex. . . . Harden succeeded at Rolling Hills CC, Golden, Colo., by Wil-liam Flenniken, formerly assistant at Pinehurst CC, Littleton, Colo.

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golf . . . This latest one is Robert Trent Jones I I I , son of Air. and Mrs. Robert Trent Jones, Jr., and grandson of the noted architect Robert Trent Jones who continues to be confused with Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., by reporters who don't golf. . . . The newest one of the Jones boys lives in Menlo Park, Calif., where his daddy has an architectural office with the first Robert Trent J.

Swell 25th anniversary party for Harry Nettlebladt and his wife Evelyn given by Golf Club of Avon, Conn, where Harry is pro . . . Harry, former Connecti-cut PGA president has won all the state's title titles and has graduated a lot of his amateur pupils into championships in their classes . . . Harry would get a bale of votes as "Nicest Guy in Golf."

Stan Hale now general manager Min-neapolis CC . . . David M. Zimmer-schied now pro at Belle Fourche (S.

DiFini, golf sports-wear manufacturers, "dressed up" ce-lebrities and many leading professionals with these Bravo-Flex stretch slacks at the Bob Hope Desert Classic. Made of dacron, worsted and lycra spandex, they give as your weight fluctuates eliminating any al-terations.

Dak.) CC . . . Henry Becker now man-ager Sunnehanna CC, Johnstown, Pa. . . . Lakeside CC, Fairview, Okla., on golf course irrigation program . . . Colonial CC, Fort Worth, Tex., putting $500,-000 in clubhouse rebuilding that will include teen-age room and nursery a-mong other improvements. •

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A strong vote for harmony

B y W . I. A l w a r d , Gen. M g r . Binghamton CC, Johnson City, N. Y.

W e live in a fast-changing world. I recently listened to a speaker at a club managers' meeting ask how wide is the Atlantic ocean? To Columbus it was 70 days, to Lindberg it was 33 hours and to an astronaut today it is about 10 min-utes. Everything is relative.

My associates—myself, the golf pro, the superintendent of the golf course, our chefs, the list is endless in our clubs—all (or mostly all) feel the need for some protection. We want contracts, pensions, better pay. We look at those in industry (who are in effect our members) and feel I'm as well educated, or I work as

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hard, or in many cases at least longer hours than they do. Where does this leave me? If I 'm a pro, a manager, a golf course superintendent, dependent upon the whim (almost) of a committee chair-man, a director, or in some cases a mem-ber, I can be put out of work—and fast.

A very frightening thought, and yet with all this facing us, we tend in many cases, to bicker amongst ourselves. The manager and the golf pro don't get along, the pro and the superintendent don't speak, or any combination of these faults. To my way of thinking this is the surest way to termination for all three.

For all intents and purposes, the man-ager is a business man and would-be pacifier. The superintendent is a profes-sional in the business of "growing grass." (Please fellows, I know this is only a small part of your job—don't shoot.) The golf professional is just that—plus being a school teacher, a haberdasher

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salesman, also a pacifier, and a business man, (but usually in his own business, not some one else's as the manager is). Why then do these three key, very impor-tant people to any club operation not re-main close friends?

I think you can all find an individual reason, but as far as I am personally con-cerned none of your reasons can have value if you take a good look at them.

The manager may be jealous of the pro because there may be a financial dif-ference in their yearly income—in most cases in favor of the pro. In most cases this is rightfully so. For the pro has a large investment in his business—in stock, time and payroll.

The superintendent does not want to answer to the manager for his accom-plishments or mistakes, because he thinks, what does he know about growing grass ? In most cases he is right, the manager knows nothing about growing grass.

The manager says, why should I take the responsibility of the pro shop or the golf course? They (the club) don't pay me for that. So we plod along and say to each other, manager to manager, pro to pro and superintendent to superinten-dent, let's look out for ourselves.

Great, but what is your real job? As I see it, all of our jobs are the members. If we stand together, we can better serve our main purpose, "the club member."

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W e can also provide a better financial statement for our members, in which case we can demand more for ourselves.

A very strong word "demand" but if we work together, our three associations together would have an opportunity to better our personal conditions, better the conditions for our club members and prove to all that golf is fun, golf is good for everyone.

Too many managers feel their job ends with the paint on the clubhouse outside, and not enough realize that without that golf course we would be in another busi-ness, or in a social or city club. Please, fellows, forgive me if I miss your yacht club or military club—or whatever, but I am a Country Club Manager. I love my job, but for the life of me I cannot see why all of you can't see what we are missing, and how much further we could progress.

To progress means to move forward— and forward brings to my mind "time," and I am reminded again of a recent speaker who said: "When our grand-fathers missed the stagecoach, they said, 'Oh well, there will be another one along next week,' " or when our fathers missed a train they said, 'I can wait until to-morrow for another one,' but today if we miss one panel in the revolving door it's a major catastrophe."

We are only on earth a short time. Why, at least in our business, can't we stand together? •

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