19th Annual Turf ConferenceHotel reservations promise record at-

tendance at the Greenkeeping Supts.' Assn.19th annual turf conference and equipmentexhibition which will be held at Book-Cadillac hotel, Detroit, Feb. 9-13.

While exhibitors are setting up theirdisplays Monday, Feb. 9, superintendentsand their wives will make an afternoontrip across the river to Canada. Mondayevening there'll be a "Reunion and Get Ac-quainted" session.

First session of the membership meet-ing will be held starting at 8:30 P.M. Tues-day. The educational conference will openwith a general session beginning at 2 P.M.Wednesday. A turf management sectionof the conference will convene at 10 A.M.Thursday. Northern turf grass section willmeet at 2 P.M. Thursday and the Southernturf grass section at 2:15 P.M. the sameafternoon.

A trip to golf courses in the Detroitarea will be made Friday afternoon,weather permitting. Those desiring tomake the tour are asked to register byThursday noon.

Election of officers will be held at thesecond session of th membership meetingat 8:30 P.M. Thursday.

Host association is the Michigan andBorder Cities Golf Course Supts. of whichClarence Wolfrom is pres., and David Ken-nedy, sec. Ward Cornwell, W. BruceMatthews, Wm. Smith, Ford Goodrich,George Prieskorn and Wm. Phillipson ofthe Michigan and Border Citi s organiza-tion h ad committees active in planningthe Detroit meeting.

Pres. Marshall Farnham of the GSA andSec. A. L. Brandon look forward to thisconvention as th most effective on anationwide basis that the assn. has held.

Exhibits of equipment and supplies atDetroit again will be under direction of ex-pres. Frank Erin r. Exhibits will show anumber of new products as well as latestmodels of standard equipment. Excellent

financial condition of most golf clubs andnecessity of extensive replacement andmodernization of equipment is expected tokeep the sale men busy at Detroit.

GSA ExhibitorsAmerican Agricultural Chemical Co.American Chemical Paint Co.Armour Fertilizer WorksJohn Bean Mfg. CompanyThe Buckner Mfg. CompanyClyde Iron WorksCrest Approved ProductsGeorge A. Davis, Inc.Dow Chemical Co.E. 1. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Evans Golf Tee Marker Co.The Fate-Root-Heath Co.Friend Mfg. Co.Hiram F. Godwin & SonHardie Mfg. Co.Ideal Power Lawn Mower Co.Jari Products, Inc.Jacobsen Mfg. CompanyO. E. Linck Co.McClain Bros. CompanyMetalsalts CorporationMiller & HeubachModern Mfg. CompanyNutria Peat Sales Co.L. R. Nelson Mfg. Co.Old Orchard Turf NurseriesParker Pattern & Foundry Co.Perfection Sprinkler CompanyCharles Pfizer & Co.Rain Bird Sprinkler Mfg. Corp.Roseman Tractor Mower Co.Royer Foundry & Machine Co.The Sabin Machine Co.O. M. Scott & Sons Co.Sewerage Commission of MilwaukeeThe Skinner Irrigation Co.Stumpp WalterSwift & CompanyTerminal Sales Corporation of DetroitToro Mfg. CorporationUnion Carbide and Carbon Chemical

Corp.West Point Lawn ProductsF. W. Woodruff & Sons, Inc.Worthington Mower Company

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THE WICHITA COMPOST COMBI ATIONLOADS. PILES. GRINDS. SCREENS and SEPARATES TRASH

Tough od, clay, ludge and all organic matter ground through rollerthat do not clog on wet materials.

Mellow material cree ned through perforated creens and tea h per-fectly eparated. arried over the elevator perfectly mi ed and groundwithout epa rating light from heavy material and piled or loaded upto 6 feet.

Patented creens hold material again t grinding cylinder, until prop-erly reduced. Thi i nece ary for a perfect product. Two Hopper :Upper hopper for material to be ground. Lower hopper for loadingonly, or for turning the pile without grinding.

Our literature hows variou model, all of which are perfect Com-po t or oil Builder. A k for it; no obligation.

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FLlNK·RAWLSPOVVE MOWER

Cuts • Mows • Hauls • GradesThe FLINK-RAWLS is more than a Mower. It is aversatile (4 H. P.) power unit used by clubs, highwaydepartments, air fields, parks, athletic fields, estates,farms and institutions. Rugged, maneuverable, ex-treme'ly easy to operate. 3 MPH in operation - 13MPH on highway. Run 8 hours on 11/4 gal. gas.Write for com-plete information .••••••••••~.,....__ ..-_For name of dis-tributor near you,write

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OLD OAKLAND(Continued from page 21)

Farms GC at White Plains and two yearslater he had transformed the former estateof Mrs. Park of Park & Tilford at Rye intoa golfing rendezvous.

Swank Wykagyl summoned the efficientLyons in 1925. After working at the clubfor a year in an advisory capacity he tookover as manager to coordinate the manydepartments and supervised the construc-tion of a $70,000 swimming pool, the firstbuilt by a golf club in the Metropolitanarea. During the winters of 1929 and 1930,he was associated with the Venita Hotel atPalm Beach, where most of the patronswere Westchester and Long Island resi-dents.

He helped found the Castle Beach clubat Atlantic Beach in 1934, but returned togolf at St. Albans GC in 1937. He remainedat St. Albans until it was taken over by theNavy for a hospital in 1942. Then camethe highly successful experiment as gen-eral manager at Oakland.

The original Oakland clubhouse, built in1896 by John J. Barry, cost $1,585and wasa two-story frame building measuring 1by 36 feet. A larger clubhouse was built in1916. but destroyed by fire in 1922. Thepresent structure is entirely fire-proof.

Leo P. Dorsey is the present head of theclub, having succeeded MacLeod two yearsago. Other officers are: VP, Eugene P.Mullaney; Treas., Howard A. Pratt; Sec.,John A. King and Captain William A.Scully. Walter J. Travis was the :first cap-tain at Oakland.

Since Lyons, MacLeod and Dorsey havebeen running things at Oakland, no outsidtournaments have been permitted. "No

performanceBALL WASHER $12.75Tee De+a Plate $ 1.25Waste Paper Cont'nr $ 2.35Complete Tee

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BALL WASHERS••• backed by years of thriftySaves players' clothes and tempers becauseit is slop-proof. Saves time because it isquicker, more thorough and easier to use.Saves cover paint of balls because it has noscourinq bristle brushes. Saves frequent re-placement costs because its cleaning unitswon't rot and w<'lrp •. and its unbreakablesteel j<'lcket is rust proof.

Attractive - stays tidy - easy to drainand refill - AI/en Set Screws make themtheft proof

$16.35

HENRY TEE ENSEMBLEincludes Ball Washer, Tee

Data Plate and WastePaper Container.

Send score card whenordering Tee Data Plates.

PRICES F. O. B.ELM GROVE, wise.

Manufactured by

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member of Oakland shall ever be embar-rassed at the first tee by having to waitfor some outsiders to engage in a tourna-ment," pointed out Lyons. "Our club isessentially for members-and for themonly."

Some nationally known figures who havebeen members at Oakland include AlfredE. Smith, Nathan L. Miller, Morgan J.O'Brien, Bishop Thomas Molloy of Brook-lyn Diocese, John Proctor Clark, Carring-ton G. Arnold, Jules S. Bache, George H.Baker, Bernard M. Baruch, George GordonBattle, Alfred S. Bourne, Nicholas MurrayButler, Daniel F. Cohalan, J. VipondDavies, Charles G. Meyer, James D. Pell,William B. Parsons, George J. Ryan,Charles M. Schwab, J. P. Morgan, Alfred P.Sloan, Jr., Homer F. Swift, Henry A. Wil-merding, Charles T. Wilson and William H.Woodin.

CLUB CUTS HANDICAPJack Frost of Wilson's examines clubs

specially designed by pro Mel Hemphill,Forest Lake CC, Columbia, S.C., for Tom-my Howell, U. of S.C. law student. YoungHowell, who lost part of his right arm inan automobile accident, was playing prettyfair golf. Mel figured out a brace to bstrapped to Tommy's right shoulder and auniversal joint which simulates wrist ac-tion. He got Supt. Mike Behrendt and Asst.Supt. Joe Wolfe of Wilson's to make clubsof special weight, balance, and design foruse with the mechanical arm. Howell'snow shooting consistently in the high 70s.

January, 1948

Driving RangesAND

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We have a complete stock ofGOLF BALLS - CLUBSTEES- MATS- PUTTERS

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rot. Prevents mildew. OdorIexs, colorles .., not sticky. oldonly in Bismark Brown cans.Uetails at :)3.• oz. 25c, 1 lb.75,', .i lhs. 3. Money-ba kguarantee. Descriptive folderand sample r-an sent FRE};on request.

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Phone Doyle~ toum 4243i\h'm!H'f: m eri e an :odety of .01{ our-se f('bit ect

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and for the Prof es ionul;Samples to your club for the asking.

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FOR VELVETY, HARDY GREENS ANDTHICK·TURFED FAIRWAYSWhitney tested and proved seed mixtures for everygolf course need. Special prices. WRITE for fullinformation.

WHITNEY SEED CO./ Inc.BUFFALO s . NEW YORK

M~CLAIN • SPIKER.AND PERFORATORAERATION is the thing.Loosen up that toughsoil with this fineturf conditioner.Saves fertilizer andfungicides. Increasesgrass growth. Revivessluggish greens. Soonpays for itself.

Write for literature.

McCLAIN BROTHERS COMPANYCANTON, OHIO

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N E.WS from theMAN U· F ACT U R E R 5

WILSON'S SOc BALL-Addition of a 50cgolf ball to the Wilson Sporting Goods lineis announced by William F. King, VP andgen. sales mgr. King states, "Cost does notwarrant manufacturing a 50c ball atpresent but nevertheless we feel the neces-sity for taking care of the popular pricedfield." Possessing outstanding qualities,the 50c ball will be made with a durablecover and a center wound with natural rub-ber. With delivery commencing in Janu-ary, full information will be sent to thetrade, including prices, trade names of theballs, etc.

INDOOR GAME All-American Table golfgame is a new product of the San FernandoValley Game Co., Box 4521, North Holly-wood, Calif. This game is laid out on acardboard replica of the famous No. 2championship course at Pinehurst, N.C. Itscover features a picture of the SpaldingKro-Flite golf ball and in the game itselfthe players use balls bearing other Spald-ing brand names. This is a game in whichthe golfer's knowledge is tested. It was abig seller for Christmas and ought to gothroughout the year for golfers.

For the finest turfPtA N T

ENDERSON FORMULASPutting Green Mixture Tee MixtureFairway Mixture Rough Mixture

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NEW FAUCET-HOSE SWIVEL - Brokenhose, kinks and leaks due to faucet rigidityare aid to be eliminated with a new

swiveling faucetconnector calledSwiv-EI whichswings in a com-plete circle (360 de-

rees) and turnswith the hose.Swiv-EI is manu-factured by theKiener MachineProducts Co., 1313-A North MissionRd., Los Angeles33, Calif.

TOURNEY MONEY $550,000 PGA 194tournament schedule shows $550,000 prizemoney for 36 events starting with the LAOpen Jan. 2 and concluding Oct. 3. Topevent is George S. May's Tam o'Shanterevent with $50,000. Schedule shows an in-crease of $42,000 over 1947 and a decreaseof six tournaments. There were 38 re-quests for the 22 open dates on the 194tournament calendar.

NEW HAGEN CATALOG-Ed Rankin,mgr. Walter Hagen division of WilsonSporting Goods, announces the publishingof a new 1948 Hagen golf catalogue. De-signed by Joe Risolute of Wilson's homadvertising department, the catalogue fea-tures the Strata-Bloc material in woodclubs covering a complete price range.Also included in the book are the popular"Haig Irons" and the American Ladywoods and irons. In the golf ball line, the"Haig" golf ball heads the list in the bookwith Trophy Plus, International and SpeedFlo following. Distribution of the cata-logue has begun to professionals locatedwhere golf is a year around game. Proswho are not at their regular posts anddesire a copy of the catalogu are advisedto write their n arest Hagen office.

Pasadena I, California

SAVE MONEY THREE WAYSThe Modern lawn Mower Sharpener savesyou money three ways in your maintenanceoperations. Modern ize, Standardize, Econo-mize the Modern Way. Send for FREE Bul-letin No. 16A for details.

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ACUSHNET ADS ON ALL BALLS - Forsome time past, Acushnet has been puttingall its advertising emphasis on the Titleistfor professional play. This has had twoimportant and not entirely satisfactory re-sults. First, it apparently has made manypeople think that the high-compressionTitleist is the only ball manufactur d byAcushnet. Secondly, it has caused many,for whom this ball is not designed, to playit. The Titleist for professional play is atop-compr ssion ball designed for the verylong, hard hitter. It is so tightly wound andits cover is so thin that unless hit p rfectly,

Use LI QUA. VI TA, the Complete Liquid FertilizerEnthusiastic letters, along with their orders for the 1948 season, are beingreceived from Greenkeepers all over the country as to results obtained withlIQUA-VITA on their greens this past season.

Better turf - better root action - no burning - easy to apply - saveslabor- can be applied with fungicide.

"A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU"literature and prices will be sent on request.

AMERICAN LIQUID FERTILIZER CO.,lne. Marietta, Ohio

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JOHN BEAN POWER SPRAYERSSome models available for immediate andfall delivery.

JOHN BEAN 20 NOZZLE GOLF BOOMPlease write for prices and Information.

RAINBIRD SPRINKLERSHeads only, No. 20 covers to 84 ft. $2.75; No.40 covers to 102 ft. $5.50; No. 70 covers to 147ft. $7.90; No. 80 covers to 215 ft. $15.70; 18"roller bases $6.00 each.

Prices Subject to Change Without Notice.

PAUL E. BURDETTSEEDS-FERTILIZERS-GOLF COURSE SUPPLIES

P. O. BOX 241, LOMBARD, ILLINOIS

it is apt to cut or bruise and will actuallynot give the distance to an average hitterthat a lower compression ball will.

For this reason, Acushnet plans to ad-vertise in 1948 its whole line of balls-theTitleist for professional use, the Titleist forexpert use, the Bedford, the Green Ray andthe Pinnacle. The three first balls men-tioned are top quality balls retailingthrough the Pro Shop at 95c each. TheTitleists vary only in the compression usedin their manufacture. The Bedford is thetough cover ball for the average player.

The Green Ray is Acushnet's ball for the70c retail market and the Pinnacle, whichhas not been manufactured since before thewar, fits into the 50c retail niche.

This year, Acushnet, through nationaladvertising, point-of-purchase display andthrough personal contact with the pros, isaiming to educate the public that Acushnetmakes a ball particularly suitable for eachtype of player and his individual game.From the player's point of view, this is animportant and constructive effort. It is afact that the average player will do betterwith the ball designed for him (Titleist forexpert play or Bedford) than he will withthe high compression ball sold for pro-fessional use. On the other hand, the profi-cient player will find that the high com-pression Titleist will give him 5 to 15 moreyards off the tee or on his brassie shots.

Acushnet adds: There is still a vast num-ber of golfers who must consider cost inplaying the game. For these, the Green

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Ray and Pinnacle are expressly designed.Both are long, accurate and fairly toughballs. Like all Acushnet balls, they passthrough the same rigid inspection and ex-amination before leaving the factory.

Acushnet sales for 1947 reached an all-time high.

IOWA SCHOOL, MARCH 8-9-Iowa Statecollege will hold 14th annual greenkeepers'short course conducted by Iowa Greenkeep-ers' Assn. and the college on March 8 and 9at Ames, Ia. Program is being prepared.Details may be secured from H. L. Lantz,Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station,Ames, Ia.

ALL-PURPOSE "GET-ABOUT" - The Mo-torette, a small, light, all purpose, three-wheel run-about is finding increased use atgolf clubs as transportation to the club,mechanized caddy or delivery vehicle. Thenewest model manufactured by TheMotorette Corp., 1560 Harlem Road, Buf-falo 6, N.Y., has six horsepower engine withautomatic clutch and transmission.

DO NOT VISITFAIL TOThe National Turf Conference Feb. 9-13th, at the Book-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Michigan _

See you there.

OJ)lb OJ)rr4urb iturf Nurll~ri~lIThe Greens are the Foundation

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R. R. BOND, Prop.

BOX 350, MADISON I, WISCONSINof All Successful Golf Courses

George T. McCarthy, mgr., golf ball sales, U. S. Rubber Co., discusses U. S. Royal and U. S. Fairwaygolf balls before group of more than 80 district sales mgrs. and salesmen at organization meeting of1948 sales program for general products division in the Sheraton hotel, Chicago.

U.S. "NOBBY" AT 50 CENTS-A 50-centgolf ball to help economy-minded golfers"beat inflation" is being produced by theUnited States Rubber Co. The ball has anexceptionally tough cover to withstandabuse although it will not fly as far as thetop-grade U.S. Royal, which retails forabout 95 cents, or the U.S. Fairway, re-tailed at 70 cents. The ball went on salein the south and other resort areas January1 under the name of U.S. Nobby, a namewell-known to golfers before the war. Itwill be available throughout the UnitedStates in the spring. "This ball will helpthe municipal and daily fee player to lickthe high cost of golfing," said George Mc-Carthy, manager of golf ball sales for U.S."It is also a good ball for practice play andfor beginners."

WRITERS TO PICK GOLFER OF YEAR-Golf Writers Assn. of America's 135 activemembers are voting on "Golfer of theYear" to receive the scribes' William D.Richardson memorial award. The award isto be made to the golfer who is first choiceof the writers as the one whose perform-ance was of greatest benefit to the gameduring 1947. By establishing that basis ofrecognition the writers considered thattheir award would be made unique insteadof becoming merely another award to aleading scorer.

JACOBSEN'S PARK 30 - Jacobsen Mfg.Co., Racine, Wis., announces its new Park30 power mower for large area applica-tions. It is designed for golf courses, parks,cemeteries, large estates-wherever theneed is for a big capacity machine that willstand up for long, steady operation. ThePark 30 is equipped with a 3 hp. Wisconsinair cooled engine, 5-blade, all-steel, weldedreel 7lh" in diameter and 30" wide. Cuttingheights are from ~" to 21~". Drive wheelsare located behind the cutter unit and in-

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Made of the fin st, kiln dried, second growth, toueh WhiteA h. Tapered from appro imately 1" at bottom to 34" attop, and fiu d with Han d aluminum f rrule to fit tand-ard 1~ /I cup. anded fini sh with prim oat of lead and oiland fini hed coat of fine t white enam I. Availabl in 2 or3 color combination. Imm diate delivery.

Your Inquiries and orders will be referred to a nearby distributor.

EST. 1895LEAVITT CORP.Builders of "Knoclcd.wn" bleachers for all sports

67January, 194

A. ILL.

ROBERT TRENT,]ONESMember:

. . American Soeiety of Golf Coune Arehiteeta

Golf Course'Architect

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20 Vesey Q StreetTel: Rector 2-2258

NEW YORK, N. Y.

ROBERT BRUCE H RRIGolf Cour e Architect

Member: meriean ociety of Golf Cour e rchiteets

•664 . Michigan ve.

CHIC GO 11, ILL.•

Phone: Whitehall 6530

side the two side frames. This permits cut-ting close to trees, flower beds, buildingsand eliminates much hand trimming. Themower has a differential drive with heavyauto-type bevel gears enclosed in oil tighthousing. Power transmission is throughheavy duty chain and machine cut sprock-ets all chain drives are shielded or en-closed. Both the main drive clutch andreel clutch are easy-acting, spring-loaded,disc type units. Levers are located at thehandle for easy finger tip control. In addi-tion a special traction clutch, located atthe lower right hand side of the mower,disengages both reel and traction clutchpermitting easy guiding of the machine forstorage. In designing the Park 30, ease ofservice attention was given prime consider-ation. Cutting unit or drive members maybe removed without disturbing either sideframe. Lubrication points are easily ac-cessible. Ball bearings on the reel andtraction mounting are fully sealed andgrease packed. They require no adjust-ment or oiling. The Park 30 is built forriding sulky attachment, a feature whichpermits substantial reduction of mowingtime and operator fatigue. It can, ofcourse, be operated as a walk behind mow-er. Cutting capacity of from 4 to 7 acresper day; net weight of machine, 340 lbs,

WHISTON HEADS CHICAGO DIST.Frank M. Whiston, Edgewater GC, waselected pres., Chicago District GA for 1948at CDGA annual meeting, Dec. 12. Theassociation reported about 9000 handicapcards sold last year. Play at veteran hos-pital courses built by income raised byCDGA tournaments was reported as aver-aging 200 each day weather permitted anyplay in 1947.

JUSTICE PLUG EJECTOR-A hard tiningtool with new plug ejector feature speedsup aeration at minimum cost, makes it pos-sible to add soil conditioners without com-pacting greens, and its use aids rootdevelopment and internal drainage. Manu-facturer is Dave W. Justice, 501 S. W. 44thSt., Oklahoma City, Okla.

Des i9 nand

Constructionof Notable Golf Courses

for 25 years

C. D. WAGSTAFF & CO.GLENVIEW, ILL.

Phone Glenview J 8 J

ALFRED H. TULlGolf Course Architect

420 Lexington Avenue

NEW YORK 17, N. Y.

Go Ildom

FAST PROGRESS ON NEW SPALDING PLANT

Structural steel work has been completedat A. G. Spalding & Bros.'s new 2,000,000addition at Willimansett, Mass. Otherphases of construction of the 7-acre plantwhich are now moving forward at a fastpace are: brick work, flooring of the of-fices, steel roof d cking, and all gradingand filling.

"It looks as though we would be able tocarry right through on our time schedule,"says Walter B. Gerould, Spalding sec-controller, who has directed and coordinat-ed all phases of this huge undertakingsince its inception. Ideal weather condi-tions last fall helped us substantially.

"In 1948 when our new project is com-pleted, equipped and operating as a singlemanufacturing unit with our present Wil-limansett plant, we will have a floor spaceof approximately 500,000 square feet. Wewill have the most modern, and I believethe largest, sporting goods factory in theworld."

WILSON PRO·ONLY CATALOG WilsonSporting Goods Co. has issued its new Re-stricted Line golf equipment Catalogue.The book illustrates and describes the new194 professional line featuring the Strata-Bloc construction, which has been incorpo-rated in Wilson wood clubs covering a com-plete price rang . The book is highlightedby such pro-only brands as Top-Notch,Head Speed, Foremaster, and others.

GLENN MORRIS IN NEW JOB GlennMorris, widely known in golf as a reallygreat promoter of the game, has resignedas managing director of th National GolfFoundation to become associated withEw 11 and Turber, advertising agency ofChicago. Morris came from sports writ-ing into the advertising dept. of Wilson-Western shortly after World War I. Helater became advertising manager of Wil-son, then became gen. mgr., L. A. YoungGolf Co. Shortly after Pearl Harbor Mor-ris went into his second World War andcame out a colonel in the AAF. After workwith the Athletic Institute he rejoined theNational Golf Foundation which he haddeveloped into a vigorous golf promotionactivity prior to the war. As an indicationof how ably Morris has handled the golfpromotion job, Joe and Herb Graffis who,with Morris, conducted the National Golf

Januaru, 1948

Foundation activities, have had to get twobright young men, Rex McMorris and KenClafford, to fill in for him.

Ivan Seay, Christchurch, New Zealand, head ofA. G. Spalding & Bros. plant there (Center) in-spects new Spalding woods with Frank Williamson(L.) manager of Spalding's golf club factory dept.,and Jerry Douglas (R.) asst. mgr.

Chas. A. Burhans (L), pres., National CartCorp., Pasadena, Calif., and James A. Barton (R.),pres., American Golf Ball Mfg. Co., Los Angeles,sign contract whereby National organization,which has been highly successful in golf cart mak-ing and selling, takes over distribution and adver-tising of American's Fly-Wheel action Proplay andCuplay golf balls. Both balls retail at 95 cents.Proplay is for pro-only sale .

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WILSON AND ICELY PRESENT 4-H STARSAt Wilson's 30th annual party for 4-H club youngsters, Thomas E. Wilson and L. B. Icely introduced

a great array of sports stars. (L. to R.) : Ted Williams, American league batting champion; EllsworthVines, golf and tennis star; L. B. Icely, Thomas E. Wilson, Jim Ferrier, PGA champion; Jack Kramer,Wimbledon and U. S. National tennis champion.

CLUB SELLING IDEA-Ralph Happer ofWilson's branch relays an effective sellingidea used by pro Pat Markovich, Richmond,(Calif.) GC. Stating that shipments of newequipment have been promised, Markovichadvises his members to take an inventoryof their clubs. The inventory consists inchecking the age of the equipment, the con-dition of the shafts, necks, grips, conditionof the wood clubs, the value of the clubs,and the comparison in price between newclubs and the prices of 1941. Result .....sales.

Members of British Ryder Cup Team, (L. to R.)Arthur Lees, Jim Adams, Fred Daly and EricGreen, visit golf club factory of Wilson SportingGoods Co. on way home from matches in Port-land Ore.

MICHIGAN OfFERS PGA MOVIE Michi-gan section PGA is offering thru Florez,Inc., 815 Bates st., Detroit 26, Mich., printsof 20 minute sound full color movies of the1947 PGA championship for $150 per print.Black and white sound prints are offeredat 85 per print. The prints are licensedand sold for PGA use only for admission-free showings.

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DUINO CLAIMS CHAMPS Eddie Duino,pro, San Jose (Calif.) CC claims his clubhas a higher percent of low handicap play-ers than any other club in the country. OfEddie's 300 members only about half areactive and of these 22 have handicaps of 6or better. Eight members have 3 handicapor under. If your club can beat San Jose'sshowing let GOLFDOM know.

WIS. IN WESTERN CADDIE PLAN Wis-consin GA has joined with Western GA inbroadening the Western's Evans caddiescholarship plan. Wisconsin caddies will besent to University of Wisconsin. Evansscholars foundation of the Western GAnow has $70,000 on deposit.

HAND-MADE WOODS Woods made tospecification, with proper weight, balance,length and choice of shafts for the indi-vidual customer are again being made byBench Craft Golf Products Co., Glen Head,N.Y., headed by Charles F. Smith, well-known Long Is. Professional and his son,Charles, Jr. In addition to the hand-madewoods they have a line of accessories forthe pro shop for repair of clubs includingcleaning paste, wax, lacquer, grips, sewedbuff wheels and nylon string.

McNULTY RESIGNS - Henry P. Cowen,pres., MacGregor Golf, Inc., has announcedhis acceptance with regret of the resigna-tion of William J. McNulty, vice pres., whois leaving to enter private business in theeast. McNulty had been with MacGregorthe past ten years, first as sales represen-tative for the company in the southwest,and for the past two years following hisdischarge from the Navy, as merchandisemanager at the Cincinnati office.

Golldom