LAWN MOWER STATIONARY BLADES

- ..••tl 'LLE LIp and DOUBLE Lip HEAvY DUTY Blade for all Make of Farrway Mower - Hand and PO"\!PlIll.nft Green Mowers - Power Mow er Brace - Tee Mower and Tt rmmer Blades all made of the best qualu:xnrf e reel and heat created to insure long "ear ana guaranreed to grve complete au f'acuon. Order 00 'OUII Iub ranonerv for pecial Club Discount, Dealers and Repair hop order are al 0 gl\ en prompt arreru iorIIlJ "hole ale prices. You w il l ave rmportant monev buying direct rrom manur a t ur er ,Price sheet on request or

e will quote price torfour blade order.

We pay the postaqe o.all orders ot S 15.00 one

2418 Grasslyn Avenue.JONES MOWER & E9UIPMENT CO.

Wetting Agent Shows Resultsin Solving Water Troubles

..,.. llj,Ct int endcnts have be -n g tting rcsult«that pro 111ise a 1eduction of watering problem

- • 11<1 associated t 10 lib lcs , In use of a non-ionicwctting agent known .1'> \qua-Gro, sa) the

"'lllar.er of the material, vquan ol Lorp, ofArne: ira, 7:30 Lancaster h '., Brvn Mawr. Pa,-- 'I he material i water oluble and can beapplied by pta)er 01 hose proportioningdevice.

In telling of usc and nature of the mater ialits maker a:

"\\ ater did not 01\ e the problem 011 o. 1,tee at Her ulc: CC, \\T1hnington, Del. It , a

· ...•a small tee, hcav ilv used and compacted.caking wa not effcrt i,c: less than one inch

- .p(,f water penetration 1 suited. \V.lter wouldpuddle on the SUl face and dl) b evaporation.

plugging tool was used 111 an attempt tocheck water pen tration, but it could not beforced into the ground.

In rea e. Pen tration.. I'h land of Bermuda gra wa getting

quite thin and an \e11flel, weighted down'\ltl1 100 II> '. of <and. wa run across the tee.

o impre .sion v as made. \ solution of Aqua-10 was applied and the tee watered down."Twcnt -Iour hours later the soil was tested

with a hand plugging tool, and the depth of..•..water p nctration was greater than Gin. 'I he

\erifier wa then run 0\ er the ground result-.rg in normal acrification. Dming t h remain-

del of the season number one tee was no

Havertown, Po. over.

longer a problem, because the non-ionicwetting agellt continued to make the availablemoisture wetter.

"I here is a strong au ract ivc fore betweenhighh polar water molecules imilar to theau ract ivc fore between the poles of two mag-n h Demagn tile the magnet' and the fallapart 'h Aqua- -ro with" atci and the wat -rfall apart: i.e., the int rmolcculai force all'le cued. The wetter now readilv pen tratecompacted and hard-to-wet areas and movemore Freel in the ground. In th call' 1930',there wa: some work done with the ioni t\ pc ...of "cuing agent on golf COllI cs, but the rc-vults were inconclu he.

Aqua ClO. i a non Ionic t\ Pl'.Micro-organii m at' ork

"1he importance of m icro-organi: 1\ in theoil i well known, but little known i the in-

tei e tmg fact that in cv cry cubic foot of goodtop oil th 1 are million, of micro-organi: '11at work e .crcting a natural \\ tting agent. Thislowci the surface tension of water and makeit weller. Sccondlv, the e micro-nrqanisms in-crease the protein content of the 011 whichalso acts as a pcptizcr. Mir rohiolog« II ludic'were made to dctcrmin the per istcnc andhiologrc al effects of thc addition of wctt ingagent to soils and the possihilit y of an) d -t rimcntal cff cts.

"Conclu ion from agrlcultur c .pcrhncntstation report are:

1) It was hem n that the non-ionic weltinga~cnt wa consumed hv the mirro-orjranismv,thereby preventing any c c xsive accumulation

'~arch~ 1956

Over the years, Scoffs record for producing outstond-ing turf parallels the popular growth of golf. Today,players on over a fourth of the notion's courses enjoyScoffs turf perfection Plan now to improve your greensand fairways wit" SciitU. TURFPRODUCTS. The resultsore certain to Win enthusiastic player acclaim. Writefor recommendations of our turf specialists andestimates on your program.

o M ScCt& & SON S CO, Marysville, Ohiaalso Palo Alto, Cal [ornu:

131

Give turf that professional look with

PROFESSIONAL 8-6-4 FERTILIZER

containing UREA·FORMALDEHYDE for longerlosting feeding. We also carry Urea·Formal~dehyde separately. Write for complete infer-mation.

YOUNG & HALSTEAD CO.Mount Kisco, N. Y.

Seed • Professional fertilizers • weed killers

insecticides - fungicides

of the agent in the soil.2) The beneficial effect of increasing the

micro-organism count in the soil was observedwhere the non-ionic wetting agent was u ed.

3) '0 significant effect on nitrification wasob erved when the non-ionic wetting agent wasused.

"Indications are that the increase in micro-orga?-is~s, following the application of anon-rome wetting agent, do not producerapid results. However, t he maintenance ofa more uniform supply of moisture in the soilprovide' a more suitable medium for thefurther culturing of soil bacteria. By thismeans the soil structure is im plm ed by acumulative process.

"During the construction of a green or teethe phy ical tructure of the soil i altered.'I hcrefore, it is desirable to use a non-ionicwetting agent in conjunction with rnul hcs,topdre sings, and chemical nutrients, to pro-v ide a means of accelerating formation offertile oil. In greens that are high in organiccontent, the lower interfacial tension of wctterwater will free the moisture withheld by theorganics and make it more available to theturf roots.

" on-ionic wetting agents will cure areasthat suffer from the effects of thatch. LafkinLawn and Golf Supply Co., White Plains, N.Y.applied Aqua Gro on a plot of badly thatched

FIA complete stock of

TURF GRASSESincluding

Merion Bluegrass, F·74 Fe cueOur own "Blended Bent for Greens"

and "Blended Bent for Fairways"

YOUNG & HALSTEAD CO.Mount Kisco, N. Y.

Seed - Professional Fertilizers • weed killer.insecticides • fungicides.

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J . MAXWELL:. --.-::

PRESS

Golf Course Architect

Member:

Americnn Society of Golf Course Architects

Design Construction

3855 WALNUT HILL LANE

DALLAS, TEXAS

Tel. Di-8889

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grass where aeration and all other acceptedtechniques failed to give any relief. The app . _cation of the non-ionic welling agent per-mitted water to readilv pcnetrate the thatched _roof. 1: he previous hi tor) of wilting andbrowning out wa no longer evident. The main-tenance of a more uniform supply of moisturein the thatch and underlying soil provideda more suitable medium for the further cul-turing of soil bacteria. It is believed that thiwill aid in the eventual decompo ition aremoval of thatch.

"rests ale being conducted at agliculturaexperiment stations to determine If non-ionicwetting agents, in addition to curing the effects _of thatch, will, bv their continued usc, removethe cause of thatch. I'reamcnt for thatch ()Iairwavs and tee'; is accomplished b a pringand Mid-Summer application for a total of75¢ pel 1000 sq. ft.

"Periodic applications of Aqua-Oro to greensprevents the formation of dew droplets. T~ ,cost of each application is slightly Ie s than20¢ pel 1000 sq. ft. The material is applieat one to two week intcrv als

Application rna) he made in con iunction.c,with soluble plant foods and fungicides. Thenon ionic wetting agent adhere to the blade'!of gras and reduces the interfacial tension of¥the dew drops as they form. The moisture canno longer collect on the blades hut runs do,,~f ..••the stem and into the ground.

P. O. Box 517, Tifton, Ga., Tel. 209

Entire Stock Certified

By Georgia Crop Improvement

Association

TIFTON HYBRID BERMUDASRIGDON PLANT COMPANY

Golfdor.

Lodges.Parks.

OrganizationsWRITE FOR

CATALOG

THE ,HOtVlOC- COMPANY12 CHURCH STREET COLFAX, IOWA

MacGregor Has Picture Lessonson Putter and Wedge

" 'lhe 19,)6 _lac legor wall ~langel pi(~tIlele on ale on the puuerv showing Doug Fordputting; and on the wedge with L 'W ,\ orsham

-demon uating the club.Front and side continuity photographs all'

110wn making the pictures deal and useful, as Ie .011 aids.

Comment 011 th Frames of the motion pic-ture 1. provided b) the two sun appearingin the feature,

'1 he wall hanger i [01 pro shop di p layor where pw' arc gi\ l11g class Ie. sons. J he

•....chart has been s nt to all pro shops in theV S, Additiona1 copies arc available from1 he MacGregor Co., Cincinnati :l2, O.

M-H-F To MakeNew Tractor

\ new industrial div ision hax been cst ahlish d b \1 a. s ) TIarris l' ergusoll. J 11 ., Racine,, is., to market a lull line of liRht and mcdi-

~ sum duty industrial wheel tractors and alliedequipment, 1.. \1. ween '), \ J> in Chargc ofSales has announced.

B. R. Bcrrnann, formerly general serv iccmgr., Ferguson Div., has been named salesngr. of the new \1 H-F Industrial Drvision.

Celebrating

OU 1St YE Rof SERVICE to

Golf ProfessionalsQuality Awards

Shipped Promptlyend lor Free atalog

Sports Awards Co.429 W. Superior St.

Chicago 10, III.Phone: SUperior 7-6034

According to Hermann, the line i com-petitively priced and i deigned to fill a gapb tween present light and heavv indu trialequipment. '

"Pre ent sch duIc. call for the tractor tostart rolling off production line late in\farch," Bermann continued. npplementingthem will be a full complement of allied equip-ment for broad application including con-truction, material handling; u. e by muni-

cipalities, and for ut ilitv work by such enter-pI \. es as golf courses, nurseries, cemeterie , in-stitution, and rccr ational facilities of allt pe . ttachment will range from loader I

ba k hoe and lift fork to dozer blad ,trenchers and 1110"et '.

Wilson to Have New BranchBuilding f r Detroit

\\ ilson Sportmg Good LO. ha let bidfor con. nuction of a new branch in thel:HlO block on Woodward avc., in RovalOak, Mich., Detroit uburb,

1'1auk Dancer, \\Tilson Detroit branch mgr.,avs the new burlding will have 13,000 sq

It and will combine offic and warehou cfacilities. The Detroit 1110\e i the eighthbranch '\1ilson ha madeduring

STANDARD LUMEX3 - FORE - 1

GOLF CART

MODEL

$39.50

- " • . for your golfers who wantthe be t. 14-club compartment bagwith accessory pocket. cart and~ at in one mart, turdy unit.

Colors: gr en, blue, red.

Write for information

on all WMfX GolfProducts

LUMEX, INC.Valley Stream, N. Y.

arch, 1956

The perfect practice ball,precision made of unbreaka-ble plastic. Duplicates flightof regulation golf ball. Mil-lions now in use.

PEE GEE TEUnbreakable plastic tee forregulation golf play, Easierfo use and find.COS 0

INDUSTRIES, Inc.Minneapolis 16, Minn.

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MacGregor IntroducesNew Range Ball

MacGregor Golf Co., Cincinnati, 0., is in-troducing a new range golfball. Priced at 4.25 per doz.the ball is available in achoice of red, blue, green ororange stripe. The word"range" or a range' indivi-dual name, can be stamped011 both poles.

The ball gives an actualgame "feel," yet has. a newextra-tough cover which results in longer u e.

Livesey Named VPby Jacobsen Mfg.

Einar A. Jacob on, vp andgenl. mgr., Jacobsen Mfg Co.,Racine, Wis., producers ofpower lawn mower, has an-nounced. appointment ofCharles A. Livesey as vp incharge of sale. Live ey is agraduate of the Harvard Bus-iness chool where he alsowas a member of the market-ing faculty for five years. Hejoined Jacobsen as assistantto the pres. in 1947. He tran ferred to the salesdept. soon after and has been sale mgr. forthe past five year .

Mosquito-Killing Foggerfor Power Mowers

Donaldson Co., t. Paul, Minn., has intro-duced a simple fogging device that attachesto almost any make of power lawn mower.

For best results, the mower is left upwindon the lawn, and turned on. Ten minute ofspraying i enough to kill flies, mo quitos andbugs in the average- ize area. Larger plotscan be covered by moving the mower to anew location after ten minutes.

J\ combination of DD I', alcthrin and otheringredient, is sprayed through a pecially-designed muffler in the operation. The in-secticide i aCe for plants and animals. Thefogging unit screw' onto any 4·cycle engineup to 2Y2 horsepower with 1fz-inch exhaust.

o other attachment is needed .

• Iidwc t Regional Turf Foundation,started in ]916 with approximately 100memberships, now laims 260 member.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

to Club Managers

Turn to page 142 - and make sure your activeoperating heads receive GOLFDOM in 1956.

lS4

Scott & Sons' New PlantGeared to Quality Control

Everything's new from elevator ....

O. M. cott . on' o's new plant inMarysville, O. ha been pecifically de-signed to aid the company in control ofgrass eed quality from the grower to theconsumer. Third and fourth floor of thefive-story elevator portion of the plant areoccupied by more than 100 bin, eachwith 15,000 lbs. capacity, for bulk eedstorage. Eighteen elevator are operated tocharge the bin directly from a railroadsiding.

Si ofable, plu a bank of reserve clean r , op-erate to bring seed up to typical cottquality. Electronically controlled bat hingand automatic weighing minimize humanerror in preparing standard or pecialseed blends. Packaging is handled by auto-matic equipment.

Another important feature of the newplant i a cornple: air changing ystemthat keeps the cott product practicallydust-free. In recent months, cott & onhas added 15 acres to already e ten iveresearch lawns, adjoining the plant, tocarry out even more exhau tive perform-ance tests than it has in the past.

Golfdo

-,

••'"

-FOR SALE-

8 ELECTRICGOLF CARS

Complete with large batteries. These cartsare experimental models and vary some-what in design and equipment. All are intop-flight mechanical condition. Will con-sider offer for group or individual car.

BOWERSBATTERY & SPARK PLUG CO.

READING, PA.-L- ~New Marking onColt Golf Balls

olt olf', Inc., ha thearking of the olt

hall and di pIa pa k-age. A hor ehead ap-

"\'pear on the ball andzhc n w pac k age(right) double:counter di .play.

""-different oltare available. The

•••• 1 olt Bla k" i a highcom pres. ion ball for

TO and 10' handi-cap golf r, and th"Colt Red" i a durable

~ champion hip pia. The are available at pro~ hops or olt Golf, Inc., 161 E. 37th t., ew

York Cit

Personnel Changes Madeby Shell Chemical Div.

I wo p rsonnel changes in . h 11 h mical•• orp's agri ultural chemical ale div, were

rcccntl made.. H. Daniels ha been appoint d to the

Atlanta di trict a' a ales development field

r~'~" ., ..~ .."'--.. .~.~.~. .. ··........•·~C~, qoll ghop!J~ ,

... l TEE to GREEN renovation of l;1 your shop achieving a retail~ 1 layout tailored to your potentiality l

i ~ Space-Saving Fixtures ~ l~j Rob M I~.~ rt , urray

· I 576-5 Ave. New York 17, N. Y. IDivision Golf Shop Promotions •

+ i ..A~en.':-!.~~.:~~~e.:h~~.~~:'::~ise..~J~larch, 1956

Golf Score CardsGet the BE T (rom "VE TAL"

CHARGE CHECK BOOK

HA DrCAP CARD and PA ELSBAG and GUE T TAG

(WRITE FOR CATALOG)

T

VE TAL.MO ROE PRI TI G CO.ESTABLISHED 1912

TELFPHO. E H RRI o: 7-6314

. LA LLE CHICAGO 5

rep. Daniel raduatcd from Ma.acI1U etttate ollcg and tart d with hell in it

Boston div. in 1947. He ha been emplo .ed inthe marketing pha e of the com pam ' agricul-tural ch mical ince that time. O. , . White-head, fonnerl with the . Dept. of g-riculture, ha joined hell" tlania dist. aa ale rep. Whit head wa district up 1vi orof plant pc t control at tatesboro, C.a, Priorto hi. emplo 111 nt with the D \, Whit headattended Alabama Polvt chnic, lban " la.,where he majored in a'griculturc.

Jacobsen Sales Continueat Record Tempo

Advance booking placed by deal r forpring dcliverv in th fir t Irvc month' of th

of the Jacob~en ~Hg. (.0, Racine, '" is., andit twouh~i(hari', Oscar r. Jacob en, pIes.,stated recently

I 'carl' a 66 per cent in rca e in ord r thi.car over the am period la t year hav been

booked b thc companic : Jacob en; John ton1awn Mower ,orp., Brookhav n, \Ii. , andWorthington Iower 0., troud burg, Pa.,manufacturer of multipl .-unit large acr a1110\\ ing equipment and tractors

MINIATURE GOLFCOURSES

W Have a Complete Lineof Supplies

WrIt. for prIce.

E ST RN GOLF CO.

ISS

CHARLES E. STEWART

Registered Engineer

Water Supply • Pumping Plants

Irrigation • Drainage

Reports • Designs • Supervision

18357 Homewood Ave., Homewood, III.

ROBERT BRUCE HARRISGg!f Gour.se arclittecr

MIM." MIllICAN SOCIlTY Of GOlf COUIU "ICHITICT,

CHICAGO 11 • ILL.

ALFRED H. TULL

Golf Course ArchitectLarchmont, New York

La Paz, Ciudad Trujillo

R. D.

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Large, Roomy Additionto MacGregor Bag Line

\ new addition to the line of ;\facGlcgorGolf bags for 1956 i the L6i2. a larg pal-shaped bag featuringcolorful two-tone com-binations of turdvduck and embossedstccrhide leather trim.It has a step-downKeystone collar andwing-type sling suspen·sion. It is equippedwith f u 1 I-len g t hstreamlined clothingpocket with roomyball and accessory poc-ket. Leather addle onboth id preventw car.

An attached hoodconceals inside Lipperopening 011 top of theclothing pocket. Divider strap need not beremoved to erect the hood. >,hng is foam rub,ber padded and attached with snap. 1. he L6i2is n} lon lock stitched throughout with whirrfelt trim and large round leather bottom. Itis available in canary body with black trim; ~cardinal body with black trim; and beige bodywith natural russet trim. It can be obtainedfrom the lacGrcgor Co .. Cincinnati 32, O. .....-

Mallinckrodt Disease TableAvailable for Supts. s:

"'1 urf Fungicide Application Record aniDisease Timetable for 1956," publi hed byMallinckrodt hcmical Works, 2nd ,'. Mallinc-j,krodt Sts., t. Louis, \10., is available fot supts.

Designed to be hung 011 a wall, the tablshows when I11IlC destructive turf disea es armost likely to strike; helps the supt, maintaina regular preventive fungicide schedule; and .•..'provides plenty of spa(c fot making note onfungicide app licat ion.

Ma ll inckrodt is also making available fOJ

supts. a handbook published by the Brookl 11_~

Botanic Gardens covcriug pests and diseases.Of particular int n cst 10 supts, ,lIC PP ():~-()l

which gi\c a great deal of information onturf dis 'ase problem .

John Deere BookletDescribes New Equipment

.John Deere, Moline, Ill. has issued a hook-1'( dcscr ibing its new line of tractors andcqu ipmcnt , copies of which are availabupon request 10 the mmpan',

Of special interest to golf SlIpls. is the 120Ctility Ila(I01. grassland drill, hcav -duty mow-cr, Quick Tatrh equipment for landscaping at iviry, gang and cuttcrbar units. rake, scrap-er and several other which arc described in ~the publication.

Go ljdom

Wren Heads Wilson'sAdvertising, P.R. Dept.

Robert I. \VI n has been named dvei tis-n:r and Publi R lat ion: Director of \\Til onoorting ood Co.

ssociat d , ith Wdon forncar! Iiv e ear, "'lcn pro·

uccd an out. tanding recordin his former capa It) as

-3 vertlsing production man-ager. Prior to that lime, he

'as a ke mall in the com-pan, 's extern ive publi rela-

_ " on program.President Fred J. Bowman

ca Iled . el ction of " 1eniighl de erved and a pal ti

cularl-, ignificant .tep forward in the \\ ilson-frolic' of dev -loping e. e utives within the

(Ompan).Owner of bachelor of journali 111 and bache-

lor of art degree from the Cniver it) of\lISSOllfl, \ Vrcn pIa ed end on the varit foot-ball team Ioui vears and ran th dashes intrack. Following his pIa ing career, h help d

'""I1:oach thc football, track and ba ball teamsand served as the niver it' a i: tantport.

- publicit) director.\\ rcn, a veteran of three years in the a)

,(lllnng \\ orld \\ar II, joined th \ ilsonpublic relations department in 1951 and

-kt'lped build it into one of the finest in thefi ld. I ater he a sumed added advertising

. ponsibilities which led to his appointmentas production manager in 19:>3. Hi. workin connection with catalogs and di pla harcned \ViI. on nation-wide acclaim.

. Confidence that his sales organization would setnew records for volume this year, was expressed by

- != nie Sabayrac, standing, front row, after con-cluding staff meetings during recent PGA Seniorsournament, Dunedin, Fla. Sabayrac, distributor to

pro shops, handles several outstanding lines in-cI ding Foot-Joy golf shoes, Hogan golf clubs, Palm

..., each slacks, Coberknit jackets, Izod shirts. At themeting were: front row (I. to r.) Sabayrac, JohnBurt, Sammy Sigh, James Burt, Bruce Hamilton.Rear (I. to r.) Hal WhiHington, Chester Kubik,

dy Augaitis, Dannl Parrilli, Michael Long, GrantRobbins, AI Roberson, Robert Cross, Daniel Labadie,

Leslie De Fino.

y"

March, 1956

WILLIAM P. BELL & SO

GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTSMember: American Societyof Golf Cour e Architects

544 Sierra Vista AvenuePasadena 10, California

Sycamore 3-6944 Atlantic 7-2933

RDy

Golf Course Architects

DOYLESTOWN, PENN YLVANIA

WILLIAM P. GORDON DAVID W. GOJlDON

M,,,,I,,,'AloURJCAN SOOBTY OF GOLF COUasH

AIlCHITECfS

GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTIOBy CONTRACT

We bid on your golf coursearchitect's plans and

specifications•

35 Years Experience

ADDOX CONSTRUCTION COMPANYRankin, III.

Jame C. HarrisonGOLF COURSE ARCHITECT

Member:

Amerle Society of Golf Courae Architect.

266 Harrison RoadValley 3-3444

Turtle Creek, Pa.Suburb of PiHsburgh

U7

D GOLF FLAGS RUBBER MATTING FOR GOLFCLUB AND RANGE OPERATORSof BULLDOG bunting Send for descriptive illu trated literature

Look Better on range mats, runner, and other special-

Stay Brighterized mats. Designed for year of hardwear with the ability to "Take it." Long

Last Longer service, high quality and mode t price

Rugged-Color Fastmean atisfied customer .

GET THE FACTS - TODA YISee your Dettra Dealer

ALVIN C. BAIN MAT CO.or write Dept. GDETTRA FLAG CO./INC. Specialty Matting

Oaks, Po. HANCOCK 2, MARYlAND

•..Caddy-Lac Cart Offers Power Disc Spiker is '-'-

Unusual Features Effective Aerating Toolingle-action opening and closing, a hinged

seat which automatically springs into folderposition when not inuse, and ea ily adjust-able handle height arefeature') claimed forthe "Caddy-Lac" golfcart manufactured bythe Royal Co., Pleas-ant Plains, Ill. Thenew cart will soon beavailable in pro hopsthroughout the U. S.

The cart is con-structed 0 f high-s t r eng t h aluminumtubing with castings ofpedal alloy alumin-

um. leeve bu .hingsthrough the tubing areused at pivot points. Ten, 12 or l-l-in. wirespoke , ••.heels are mounted on adjustable cone,double row hardened ball bearing. Tires aresemi-pneumatic tubelc s. Bags of any ize areheld in place by adjustable brackets and nap-action rubber strap. Caddy-Lac rolls open orclosed and locks in either position.

Te a and Oklahomaupt . arc reported tobe well pleased with the pov.er di c "pikermanufactured by the Power Spike \1fg. 0.,

Walters, Okla. ntil now distribution onlyhas been made in these two ta tes.

"Power Spike," trade name of the unit, is""24-in. wide and powered by a 2Y2 hp enghwith reduction gear. Traction is on the discspikes with wheels being used only to maketurns off the green. Pov v 'r pike cover 4,000sq. ft. in about 10 minutes, but can be madt:.._to operate more lowly by thumb throttle con-trol. Overall weight of 22.') Ibs. can be reduceto 180 Ills. by removing front molded caweight.

The unit is said to be ideal for aerating,introducing moisture, preparing oil forceding, et

Manufactures Ball MarkerEdwin W. Lane 0., 32 W. Randolph t~.

Chicago I, maker of golf trophic and medal:,-has manufactured for the Il linoi ~elUor' 70lfAssn. a ball marker containing the associa- T

tion' insignia. The idea ha gone over 0 wellother organization are asking Lane to malmarker for them.

ATTENTIONDriving Range Operators and Dis-tributors. We specialize in rebuild-ing golf balls with strictly new ma-terials. Satisfaction guaranteed.

WAYNE GOLF BALL CO.31117 Little Mack

St. Clair Shores, Michigan

138

i. ptepore4 ••pecioly f",the leoth.r 9"ip. of GolfClub s, It 9i'.'o firm. todyg,ip with r.ght hand 1"."lur., permittin9 on eo.y , ••Io.ingrhythmic.wing. Y_occuracy will improve.yo••1 f•• 1 r.lo •• d - andtho•• "btro Strol.," wilvonish.

PRO. GRIP GripWOI containsLANOLIN Oftd ••

"""~e4.

MANUFACTURER'S SPECIALTY CO •• INC.2716 SI4 •• , s..... St ••••••• 4.

Golfdom

Trimalawn Is Distributorfor Parker Sweeper

Tr imalaw n Mower and Equipment 0., De-••.on, Pa., ha b n named a distributor forth heav dut line of leaf, gra, and litter,.. ping qUlpment manufactured b. Park rwe per 0., pring£ield, O. " ill " all, Park ral mgr., aid the Trimalawn firm i. acting

,I di tributor in part of Penn lv ania and..•.N, Jer e . The equipment i u: ed primarily

on Rolf cour: e: park.' and large e tale.

Sterling Practice NetAvailable in Two Sizes

h terhng n Ion golf practi e net, madof 100 per cent n Ion mesh, will not rot ormild w, according to the manufacturer. It iavailable in two izes: 10. 10, 20-ft.; and16 16 20-ft., the latter to accommodattwo golf r. ith r iz ma be erect d onpol or upend d b wire cable or lOp '.

.••• 0 torage precaution are nece ar .fore d tailed information can be obtained

from terling t Twin 0., PO Bo 464,no, ton 2, Mas .

No Sting, More DistanceClaimed for Wilson Clubs

ev Wil on porting ood Co. D na-Pow-, er d golf lub recentl received wide ac-

laim in a United Pre tor written by Hal\1ood.

Spe ial mention wa: given to the "nosting" factor and greater po ibl di tance, twouniqu feature of the club that make it ucha revolutionar improvement in th golfequipment line. 0 matter wher on th facof the club a ball i hit, it i claimed, greaterdi tance will bc a hieved.

teran am inead and Pan Berg, bothchampion and both memb r of the " il ongolf advi or taff, praie the new club hrghl .Ac ording to Wood, nead believe the clubare the answer to the pra r for those desir-ing e tra distanc . Patt Berg i: 'aid to bhitting the ball farther than at an time inh r il1utrious career with the new clubs.

Appoint Mueller Sales Manager01 Product Engineering

Appointment of Robel t C. Mueller <lS

ale manager for Product . ngill('eflllg Co ,Portland, Ore., manufacturers of .on-Vogolf carts, eat Master cart eat and ,1 lmcof toy, ha: b en announced bv Ralph Me-Gil ra, pr' .

Mueller <0111e to Produc t Engineeringwith a broad background in sales andale' management. incc hi graduation

, from the niver it of Michigan, Muellerha been engaged in national sale workthroughout the United tate and Canada.

,or- Marcil, 1956

EUGENE F. WOGAN & SONSGOLF COURSE ARCHITECTS

AND CONTRACTORS110 Summer St., Manchester, Mass.

Phone Manchester 309

TIFTON HYBRID BERMUDASEMERALD and MEYER ZOYSIA

Southern Turf urseriesBox 569, Tifton. Ga., Tel. 616

orLakeland, Ga., Tel. 62

All .tock certitied by Georgia Impl'8vement A latl.n

GEOFFREY S. COR ISHGOLF COURSE ARCHITECT

Fiddler's Green South Amherst, Mass.Phone: ALpine 3-3913

The OriginalFULN ME

Goo'f all MarkersDURAM RK DIE

Serrated surface glv s better Imprl ••.Cincinnati 6, Ohio

1914 1956

LOCKER NAMEPLATESPlastic - cut to any size. Can be used

on all lockers.Write lor sample & prices

KIRSCH CARD SERVICEBo 426x. Elmhurst, III.

60lF COURSE ARCHITECT1,.5 lLAOCSTONE fINO, CAliroRNIA

139

UBBERWRAP·ONGOLF GRIP

• Non-Slip Suede-Textured Finish.

• Can Be Applied ''''liiiiiliIn 10 Minutes.• Used By Lead-

ing Pros.See yourdistributoror write to:

C.S.!. Sales CompanyDept. GO, Solon. Ohio _ •••••••••.••••••.••••••_

• BENT GRA S •Stolon. end Sod. Weshington - C 1 -

end other recommended strain •.

HIRAM F. GODWIN22)66 Grand River Ave., Detroit 19, Mi.h.

For the Newest & Latest in

MilA YURE GOLFCOURSES

Consult America's Largest BuilderA R LAN D 444 Brooklyn Avenue

New Hyde Park, N. Y.

Packard & WadjworthGOLF COURSE ARCHITECTS

Telephone: Fleetwood 2·211311 SOUTH LA GRANGE ROAD LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS

GOLFAmerica's Foremost Designers andBuilders of Outstandin'l Courses

Holmes Cook iniature Go f Co.OHlce - 63110th Ave., N. Y. - Plaza 7-3552

Plant - Long Branch, N. J. - Capital 2-2861

621

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Introduces 3 More Unitsfor Toro Power Handle

Toro Mfg. Corp., Iinneapolis, Minn. hasunveiled three more unit for it. Power Han-

dle. The e include a generator (a "hurricanepackage") and a lawn . prayer, bringing toeight the number of components that can befitted to TOTO" Power Handle, a ba ic urce.

Toro's "Hurric:ane Package" consists of generator(left), pump (center) and lawn sprayer.

of portable power for motorized gl as. cuttingand gardening equipment.

Generator, pump and spra cr join fi e oth rcomponents that can be fitted to th light- J...

weight Power Handle, a self-contain d detach-able unit powered by a 27~1hp, -l-c c1e Briggand tratton engine. The other units, intro-duced last summer, include the 21-in. self-.(propelled reel-type por tlawn mower, 20-in.self-propelled rotary-typ '''hirlwind mower,17-in. tiller, Trimmer-edger, and the 17·in.snowplow.

ipccif'ically designed a. an emergency unitfor providing e1cctricit dllring pow r failure, ;'1010 Power Handle generator, 115 volt ma-chine, can k ep lights on in the house, and 10-

J refrigerator or heeler unit going' ith its J ,000watts. 'I he portable nature of th PowerHandle (hand l folds to fit compactly in acar trunk) with the gen rator mean a newsource of power for thos using quipment ;,-oraway from standard electrical outlets.

The Toro Power Handle Pump, combinedwith th generator in the "hurricane pack-age," can be used for pumping out floodedbasements at 131;2 gals. a minute. 'I he Pumpalso can be used in watering lawns for homelocated beside a lake.

A lO·gallon tank on the Toro Sprayer holdplenty of insect and w cd spray, or liquidchemical fcrt.ilizcr. Tree, a high as 25 ft.,can he reached by its pin-stream pray.

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