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Hi-Desert G&CC s t a r t i n g construct ion of 9-hole course a t Yucca Valley, Calif . . . . J . W. Yale, Yorba Linda , Calif., con-t r ac to r , is bui lding the course which has been designed by Bill Bell . . . Club is pr ivate and plans expansion to 18 . . . Ex-pects to open Ju ly , 1956 . . . Bill and Dave Gordon rebuilding pa r t of first 9 of Lancas t e r (Pa . ) CC . . . Rebui lding will ge t holes above flood level . . . Hur r i cane Diane a f t e r m a t h flooded this p a r t of the course and d a m a g e d o ther courses in Cen t ra l Pa .

Lonnie, 14-year-old son of J a c k Lindley, pro a t Hannibal , (Mo.) CC, broke his leg in three places in diving accident a t club's pool . . . The boy is recover ing a f t e r be-ing repaired a t St . El izabeth 's hospi ta l . . . Club members helped his recovery with loads of g i f t s and cards . . . J a c k Burne t t , ve te ran and very good spor t s wireless producer - d i rector - wr i te r - announce r with successful background in Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago and New York h a s been made spor ts d i rector for Mutua l Broad-cas t ing Sys tem.

Swan Creek CC, near Oaking ton , Md., officially opened . . . Built by F r a n k Mur-ray . . . " D u t c h " Fah renwa ld is p ro . . . Highly in te res t ing and pictorial ser ies on Washington , D. C. golf clubs has been running in Wash ing ton , (D.C.) N e w s . . . Ross Bennet t wro te the series . . . Pied-mont 9-hole course opened a t Greenville, S. C. . . . Cons t ruc t ion s t a r t ed on 9 holes and pro shop f o r Rolling Green CC, Green-ville, S. C. . . . Expect to have course in play next spr ing .

Big a t t e n d a n c e a t six-week f r e e classes for boys conducted by pro George H u n t e r a t Meridan (Conn.) muny course . . . Betsy Rawls doing swell p romot ion with her clinics followed by 9-hole exhibit ion with three women members selected by club pros—or r a t h e r by women ' s com-mi t tees a t pros ' clubs . . . P r o s too cagey

body's go t the secret of how to hit t he ball s t r a i g h t consis tent ly he can get a lot fo r t h a t , including, probably , a goodly sum willingly given by Hogan .

D a r m o u t h (Mass.) CC first 9 officially opened . . . Jeff Cornish w a s a rch i tec t . . . Course w a s built by E d u a r d o J . Medeiros Co., N e w Bedford, Mass. . . . Bill Ash, f r o m F r a n k l i n (Mass.) CC is D a r t m o u t h supt . . . . Harold Godwin, fo r p a s t 14 yea r s a t P lymouth (Mass. ) CC is D a r t -m o u t h p ro . . . Second 9 of course to be completed by Fal l next year .

J e r s e y pros ' series on "My Biggest Golf Thr i l l" in Pa t e r son (N. J . ) News and wr i t t en by J e r r y I zenbe rg has provided much e n t e r t a i n m e n t fo r golfers in the a r e a . . . Wes tmins te r , Mass. , to have 9-hole course built by Clarence Gagne , Dr. J o h n Mercer and Alber t LeBlanc of F i t c h b u r g . . . Mrs. Kay Fordyce has suc-ceeded her la te husband a s owner-mgr . , Conneaut L a k e P a r k 9-hole public course a t Conneau t Pa rk , Pa .

Dr . F r a n k L. Day, r e t i r ed college pro-fessor , is 87 and p lays regular ly a t H e r m i t a g e CC, Richmond, Va., to his 16 handicap .

Russell P a r k Development Co. con-s t r u c t i n g first 9 of even tua l 18-hole course

a t Tracy, Calif. . . . William P. Bell of Pasadena was archi tec t . . . Bell working on plans for two new 18-hole public courses on Torrey Pines Mesa, San Diego, Calif. . . . Construction being pushed on Glen-dora CC, Arcadia , Calif. . . . Bill Cullen, club's supt., on the building job . . . Now-building new clubhouse for Meadowbrook CC, Tulsa, Okla.

Wailua 9-hole course a t Lihue, Hawai i being enlarged f r o m 9 to 18 . . . Shawnee CC, Topeka, Ks., spending $200,000 en-larging and remodelling clubhouse . . . S t a r t building Prospect Hill G&CC, near Glenn Dale, Md., 18-hole course and club-house . . . Begin construct ion of first 9 of Meadowbrook GC, Lafayet te , Calif.

Absentees f r o m a m a t e u r championships this summer cer ta in ly reflected the la rge number of younger golfers now in mi l i ta ry service . . . When Lou Worsham opened his range in the P i t t sburgh , Pa . dist . he offered $500 fo r a duplicate of his historic winning wedge shot a t Tam O' Shan te r . . . In the first t h ree days the re were th ree aces . . . Ouch! . . . Fine new 9-hole course and clubhouse for Negro golfers open this fall a t Winston-Salem, N. C.

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F i r s t 9 of e v e n t u a l 18 of S h a k e r F a r m s cou r se n e a r Westf ie ld , Mass., opened by o w n e r s R a y P a p a n t i and Tony Z e p k o of W e s t Springfield, Mass . . . . E x p e c t to s t a r t bui ld ing Is le of P a l m s cour se n e a r Char l e s ton , S. C., in Nov. s a y s J . C. Long , C h a r l e s t o n l a w y e r a n d c o n t r a c t o r . . . E d Riccoboni m a k i n g s u r v e y of golf t u r f re-q u i r e m e n t s of t h e course .

S o m e m o r e m e r r y h i s to ry of A m e r i c a n golf ended w h e n J o c k Campbel l , 77, died r ecen t ly a t P h i l a d e l p h i a a f t e r a long ill-nes s . . . J o c k r e t i r e d as Old Y o r k Road p r o in 1946 a f t e r a h e a r t a t t a c k a n d w a s succeeded by W a l l i e P a u l bu t he con-t i n u e d t o c o m e t o t h e club, w h e r e he 'd been m a d e a n h o n o r a r y m e m b e r , six d a y s a w e e k . . . A n oil p o r t r a i t of J o c k is in t h e c lub ' s m e n ' s gr i l l . . . W i t h J o c k gone only one of t h e seven Campbe l l b r o t h e r s f r o m Troon su rv ives . . . All of t h e m c a m e to t h e U. S. and figured p r o m i n e n t l y a n d c h e e r f u l l y in t h e bui ld ing of A m e r i c a n golf . . . Alex ( N i p p e r ) Campbe l l b e c a m e a l m o s t a l e g e n d a r y c h a r a c t e r in t h e b r i g h t a n n a l s of t h e ea r ly d a y s b u t all t h e o t h e r b r o t h e r s a l so were s c in t i l l a t i ng pioneers .

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house, s w i m m i n g pool, t ennis a n d s q u a s h c o u r t s . . . A. J . S t a n l e y m u n y cour se a t N e w Br i t a in , Conn. , to be e n l a r g e d by 9 holes . . . Ches te r , P a . cons ider ing m u n y cou r se . . . N e w O r c h a r d Val ley CC, Syracuse , N. Y., to be opened in sp r ing , 1956.

Bill Mitchel l , f o r m e r supt . , now golf a r c h i t e c t a n d t u r f n u r s e r y m a n , s u b j e c t of i n t e r e s t i n g co lumn by Bob Cooke in N Y H e r a l d - T r i b u n e . . . F ine co lumn on Bill a l so done by H a l Boyle, Assoc i a t ed P r e s s f e a t u r e w r i t e r . . . Co lumn missed a b i t in h i s f igures in n a m i n g Mitchel l a s " o n e of p e r h a p s 15 m e n w h o des ign A m e r i c a ' s golf courses . " . . . The re a r e a lo t m o r e t h a n 15 . . . A n d in s a y i n g t h e r e a r e " a b o u t 7500 c o u r s e s in t h e c o u n t r y . " . . . T h e r e a r e n ' t 5200 courses in t h e U . S . b e i n g p layed t o d a y , a l t hough c u r r e n t con-s t r u c t i o n will h a v e a round 5200 o p e r a t i n g in 1956.

Grove, Okla . , o r g a n i z i n g golf c lub . . . Buck l in Ks., bu i ld ing course . . . Counci l Bluffs , la . , p l a n n i n g new 9-hole c o u r s e and c lubhouse . . . L o n g Beach, Calif. , g o l f e r s pe t i t ion council f o r 18- a n d 9-hole cour se t o be bui l t n e a r munic ipa l a i r p o r t . . . Love land , Colo., J a y c e e s c a m p a i g n i n g f o r

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bu i ld ing a m u n y course . A lbuque rque , N . M., public schools p l a n -

n i n g to build cour se . . . L a w r e n c e , Neb. , h a s n e w 9-hole s a n d g r e e n course . . . Dell Hemph i l l now p ro -mgr . , lo ia (Ks.) GC . . . N e w c lubhouse f o r C rys t a l S p r i n g s GC, S a n F r a n c i s c o m u n y course . . . C l a r k s -da le , Miss., r a i s i ng m o n e y f o r bu i ld ing publ ic course . . . N e e n a h , Wis. , cons ide r -i n g buy ing Br idgewood 18-hole semi -p r i v a t e course and conve r t i ng it t o m u n i -c ipa l course .

C o n s t r u c t i o n b e g u n on 9-hole course f o r M a r c h F a i r F o r c e Base in Ca l i fo rn i a , . . L i o n s Club a t Cheny , Wash. , s p o n s o r i n g 9-hole course . . . L a w t o n (Okla . ) CC e n l a r g i n g f r o m 9 to 18 . . . F loyd F a r l e y is a r c h i t e c t . . . Rosevi l le (Cal i f . ) CC in-c r e a s i n g f r o m 9 t o 18 . . . N e w c lubhouse a t Goodland (Ks.) CC opened . . . Cha r l e s T iede is p ro - sup t .

C h a m b e r s b u r g ( P a . ) GC in $71,000 c o u r s e and c lubhouse i m p r o v e m e n t pro-g r a m . . . Mich igan S t a t e college to h a v e 18-hole cour se des igned by B r u c e M a t t h -e w s . . . H e p p n e r , Ore. , d i scuss ing build-ing course . . . E x p e c t to have new semi-p r i v a t e Be lmont P a r k 18-hole c o u r s e a t F r e s n o , Calif. , in p l ay nex t sp r ing .

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Mission Bay GC 9 holes, south of L a Jol la , Calif., now opera t ing . . . C. H. Duncan now pro a t Venice (Fla . ) m u n y course succeeding M a x Graf who now is a t Bobby Jones m u n y course, S a r a s o t a , F l a . . . . F i r e a t Cal i fornia G&CC (San Franc i sco dist .) v i r tual ly des t royed club-house . . . E f f o r t s t o quench fire r e t a rded by f a u l t y fire h y d r a n t s in f r o n t of club-house.

Lexington, Neb., g roup headed by Bill Wes t e rman , bui ld ing 9-hole course . . . S a n t a B a r b a r a , Calif., buying 117 ac res f o r m u n y course . . . Glendale CC, Seat t le , Wash. , sells 9-hole course f o r subdividing a f t e r club's new 18 is completed in 1956 . . . C. E. T a t e a n d wife now ope ra t ing F r a n k f o r t , Mich., course they b o u g h t f r o m F r a n k f o r t Chamber of Commerce.

Tulare , Calif., gol fers In dr ive t o pri-va te ly finance public course . . . Columbine CC, combined golf course and res ident ia l development in suburban Denver, Colo., a h e a d of schedule in s igning m e m b e r s and selling residence s i tes . . . Expec t t o have course opened in ear ly fal l . . . Colorado's f o r m e r governor , D a n Thornton, says new club a l r eady has been in s t rumen ta l in ge t -t i ng "more oil and o ther top flight execu-

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t ives" to Denver . . . Wait ing lists a t exist-ing Denver clubs had discouraged the moves.

Expect to have course a t Edwards air base near Bakersfield, Calif., in near fu-tu r e . . . Topeka (Ks.) new 18-hole muny course opened . . . Oaks CC, Tulsa, Okla., in $150,000 improvement p rogram for clubhouse and grounds . . . Work begun on second 9 a t Pra i r ie Dunes G&CC, Hut-chinson, Ks. . . . Press Maxwell is archi-tec t . . . His f a the r , the late Perry , de-signed Pra i r ie Dunes first 9, said by numerous author i t ies to be one of world's finest 9-hole courses for layout . . . Drain-age and i r r igat ion problems bad a t the course until a couple of years ago.

Talk of par -3 course on p a r t of site of old and unused muny course a t Miami Beach, Fla . . . . Reno, Nev., golfers ask Washoe County commissioners for $100,-000 muny course and clubhouse improve-ment s . . . Leo Conroy designing 18-hole course as f e a tu r e of Winchester Village, 2,000-acre residential development near Flint , Mich.

Conestoga CC, Lancaster , Pa., expects to have $125,000 clubhouse opera t ing by December . . . For res t Lake and Hoberg

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course, in S a n F ranc i s co dist., opened . . . Rap id Ci ty (S. D.) CC opens n e w course a n d c lubhouse . . . Dale S m i t h is p r o . . . M a r y E w i n g is m g r . . . . E d m u n d H. Burns , S a n t a Monica, Calif. , bu i ld ing r a n g e a n d 9-hole course a t S a n t a Ba r -ba ra , Calif .

C o n s t r u c t i o n be ing rapid ly pushed on 9-hole publ ic c o u r s e a t Coeur d 'Alene , Ida . . . . C i r c u l a t e ques t ionna i r e on des i re f o r publ ic cour se a t Y a k i m a , W a s h . . . . Con-s ider c o n v e r t i n g P a t r i c k H e n r y a i r p o r t a t N e w p o r t N e w s , Va., in to golf cou r se . . . Close W e s t Hi l l s m u n y 9-hole a t P o r t l a n d , Ore . . . . Des igned by Chand le r E g a n t he cour se w a s opened in 1924 . . . S i t e is t o become zoo loca t ion . . . P o r t l a n d now h a s t w o m u n y courses and a n n o u n c e s p lans to build a t h i r d .

Del Hemph i l l a n d wife now p r o - m g r . t e a m a t Io la (Ks . ) CC . . . Bu i ld ing first 9 of Moses L a k e (Wash . ) Golf Assn. , Inc., cou r se . . . C. L . Spence now p ro a t A l tus (Okla . ) CC, succeed ing Bennie A d a m s w h o w e n t t o E l k Ci ty (Okla . ) CC a s pro . . . L a k e s i d e 18-hole m u n y c o u r s e a t P o n c a City, Okla . , r ep lac ing old L a k e s i d e 9, opened . . . F l o y d F a r l e y a n d J a c k Oli-v e r des igned c o u r s e which w a s bui l t by

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M a r s h a l l t o w n , la., F r a n k L e w i s Glick Legion P o s t 46, beg ins w o r k on c o u r s e . . . W m . J . S h e r r y , W h i t e P la ins , N . Y . h e a d s synd ica te w h i c h h a s b o u g h t 2S5-acre es-t a t e in S o m e r s , W e s t c h e s t e r c o u n t y , on which cou r se wil l be bui l t . . . A d d i n g 9 holes to Circ le R R a n c h c o u r s e n e a r Es -condido, Cal if .

Odessa ( W a s h . ) P o s t , V e t e r a n s of F o r -e ign W a r s , cons ide r ing bu i ld ing public cour se . . . C a n o n Ci ty , Colo., figuring on publ ic cour se w i t h land d o n a t e d t o c i ty and w o r k done by J a y c e e s . . . S w a n Creek CC, O a k i n g t o n , Md., opened . . . F r a n k M u r r a y bui l t i t . . . " D u t c h " F a h -renwald is p r o . . . Will ie Low, of P h o e n i x (Ariz . ) CC on s u m m e r p r o j o b a t newly opened S a r a t o g a I n n CC, L a r a m i e , Wyo .

F i r s t 9 of Glendora (Cal i f . ) CC, de-s igned by W a r r e n Beach, t o be opened in Oc tober . . . T o s t a r t c o n s t r u c t i o n ea r ly in 1956 on S p o k a n e Val ley CC first 9 on n o r t h shore of L i b e r t y L a k e , n e a r Spo-kane , W a s h . . . . Seems t h a t m o s t of t he des i rable b ig n e w res iden t ia l a r e a develop-m e n t s in all p a r t s of th e c o u n t r y h a v e golf

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G r a v e s is a 1939 g r a d u a t e of the Uni-v e r s i t y of Ca l i fo rn ia , Col lege of Agr icu l -t u r e a n d w a s wi th t he S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e unt i l 1942 w h e n he became a l i e u t e n a n t in t h e N a v y . I n 1946 he jo ined t h e C a r t e r firm h e a d e d by his f a t h e r , Dav id E. Graves .

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cou r se s in t he i r p l ans . . . T h e y a r e off-s e t t i n g loss of courses b o u g h t f o r sub-d iv id ing a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n of houses t h a t g e n e r a l l y a r e j a m m e d c lose t o g e t h e r .

P r o s w h o a r e p l a n n i n g n e w shops, and t h e i r a r c h i t e c t s , will be i n t e r e s t e d in a F r o Shop Fac i l i t i e s S u r v e y r ecen t ly com-piled by H a r o l d d i f f e r f o r t h e Na t iona l Golf F o u n d a t i o n . . . T r e m e n d o u s a m o u n t of golf b e i n g played by w o m e n a t mili-t a r y i n s t a l l a t i o n s — b y w i v e s of a r m e d s e rv i ce s personne l and by gir ls and w o m e n in u n i f o r m .

G u y H. Lennon, o w n e r of Ca ro l in i an ho-tel, N a g s Head , N. C., t o bu i ld course on R o a n o k e I s l a n d . . . T h e y al l h a v e t o ge t o u t of t h e w a y on L a d i e s D a y . . . Be-f o r e t h e P r e s i d e n t l e f t f o r D e n v e r he g o t u p ear ly , l e f t his G e t t y s b u r g f a r m and

g o t in 18 holes a t G e t t y s b u r g (Pa . ) CC b e f o r e t h e ladies s t a r t e d tee ing off.

S t a n Wood, Los Ange les M i r r o r - N e w s golf w r i t e r , s a y s "On ly the lucky 5000 a m o n g t h e c i ty ' s 21,000 reg is te red go l fe r s m a n a g e to g e t coveted s t a r t i n g t i m e s on s u m m e r week ends . " . . . LA has 9 m u n y courses , of which 4 a r e 18-hole l ayou t s . . . F t . Laude rda l e , F la . , Golf Commiss ion a s k s c i ty f o r a p p r o p r i a t i o n to improve m u n y course . . . S a y s F t . Laude rda l e G&CC is "second only to the beach a s a t o u r i s t a t t r a c t i o n . "

Madison, Wis., t o build $100,000 club-house a t new m u n y course . . . J o h n n y Null , p ro a t S u n s e t GC, St. P e t e r s b u r g , Fla . , and a s soc i a t e s have bough t the li t-t le used Shore A c r e s GC, and a r e spend-i n g $80,000 in r edes ign ing and rebu i ld ing f o r open ing th i s w i n t e r as a s emi -p r iva t e c lub . . . Club will be known a s St . P e t e r s -b u r g G&CC . . . Nul l and H a n s Schmeis -ser , Sunse t supt . , des igned the new lay -ou t .

N e w $64,000 c lubhouse a t Mac-Donald P a r k , W i c h i t a , Ks., P a r k Board course , opened . . . B u n k e r Hill, W e s t w a r d Ho , B ig Oaks , I n d i a n h e a d , a t l ea s t one of C h e r r y Hil ls ' t w o 18s—maybe both , and R o c k I s land CC—al l Chicago d i s t r i c t s e m i - p r i v a t e cou r se s—now in t he i r l a s t y e a r as golf c o u r s e s . . . Wi th except ion of B u n k e r Hill, they ' l l be conver ted to res iden t ia l or i n d u s t r i a l si tes.

F i r s t 9 of S h a k e r He igh t s CC, semi-p r i v a t e course in Westf ield, Mass . , opened . . . S u p t . is Dick Wi l l i ams . . ! C o u r s e is first one built in Spr ingf ie ld . M a s s . a r e a s ince 1932 . . . K a n n a p o l i s ( N . C.) CC bui ld ing m i n i a t u r e 9-hole c o u r s e w i t h s a n d t r a p s , in f r o n t of c lub-house . . . More t h a n 60 chi ldren of M a -r ine personnel a t C a m p LeJeune , N. C., s ign f o r 3 - m o n t h golf school conduc ted by Sg t . J . B. Broad us and P a r a d i s e Po in t c o u r s e s ta f f .

J a c k Fox, 25 y e a r s pro a t Glen R i d g e (N . J . ) CC a n d M r s . Fox on t r i p t o t h e i r n a t i v e Sco t land . . . T r ip w a s p receded by b ig p a r t y in J a c k ' s honor a t t he c lub a t

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which Jack was presented with check for the trip . . . Jack's been a pro 50 years, starting in Scotland as asst. to Alex Pat-rick a t Leven . . . After serving with Cameron Highlanders during World War 1 Jack went to England as pro and in 1925 came to U. S. as pro at Cherry Valley, Garden City, N. Y. . . . He also served at Equinox at Manchester, N. H., and at Yeamans Hall, Charleston, S. C. before coming to Glen Ridge . . . Jack's had not-able success as a teacher, among his stars being his daughter Catherine (Mrs. Gor-don S. Park) . . . He's served as pres. and sec.-treas. of the NJ PGA.

Gastonia, N. C., to open new 9 of its muny course next spring . . , Fifth course at Bethpage (N. Y.) State Park will be opened next spring, making Bethpage world's largest golf plant . . . Dartmouth CC, North Dartmouth, Mass., officially opened.

Middle Atlantic PGA to help construct and equip par-3 courses for personnel at anti-aircraft bases in Washington, D. C. area . . . Joe DeMino heads group build-ing 18-hole course about three miles from Watertown, N. Y. . . . Course will be open next summer.

A. O. Nicholson, 7319 Inwood Rd., Dal-las, Tex., on June 24 played Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, Okla., the 1000th course he's played . . . That was the culmination of his ambition to play a thousand different courses . . . Red Ridge GC at Over-land Park (KC, Mo. dist.) being organ-ized . . . Dick Wilson to design cham-pionship course in Kansas City area as feature of de luxe residential area proj-ect.

O. J. Noer, pioneer in use of Koda-chrome slides in turf management lec-tures, now planning a couple of 500 ft. to 1000 ft. motion pictures dealing with turf management . . . Thru July 24 the five Minneapolis public courses had played 139,940 rounds for the year; 16,700 more

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than same period last year . . . In many areas July play slumped . . . Just too damn hot.

Culmination of Willie Ogg's 10-year program for improvement of Albany (N. Y.) CC course where he is pro-supt., marked by ceremony dedicating bronze tablet on four-ton granite block near 18th tee . . . The 18th is called the "Willie Ogg" hole . . . Tablet expresses club's gratitude to Willie for making course "one of the finest in America."

Pittsburgh (Pa.) Field Club gave Dave McKay, its pro for 37 years, a big dinner and presented him with a golf life mem-bership card in the club . . . Dave is eas-ing up on his active duty at the club . . . Attendance of 300 included numerous pro and amateur friends from other clubs . . . Wee Davie, a big man in building Ameri-can golf and the PGA, is one of the grandest guys in the game . . . His brother Willie, another of the same type, continues vigorously as pro at the Longue Vue Club in the Pittsburgh dist.

Seaview GC, Atlantic City, N. J. hav-ing another 9 designed by Bill and Dave Gordon . . . This makes 36 for Seaview . . . New 9 being built through scrub oak and pine of coastal area . . . Seaview club-house has rooms for 300, its own electric and water plants and indoor salt water pool . . . It was created by the late Clarence H. Geist who also founded the Boca Raton (Fla.) Club.

Palo Alto (Calif.) Times runs a golf feature page once a week . . . Spring Valley GC, near Mil pitas, Calif., to open in Sept. . . . J. K. Wadley, veteran ama-teur who knows about as many pros as any other amateur in the country, recently shot 75 at his home course, Texarkana (Ark.) CC . . . J. K. is 78 years old . . . He shot his 75 in 95 degrees temperature . . . And 8-putted two greens, which is mighty rare for him.

J. Fred Smith, widely known in club management, now mgr., Hartford (Conn.) CC . . . Club is in its new $750,000 club-house with features that include four bowling alleys and four squash courts

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. . . Lots of compliments from players to Everett Queen, supt., Wichita (Ks.) CC on condition of the course during the USGA Women's National Open . . . The girls are much smarter and better man-nered than the men tournament pros in looking up the course supt. and express-ing appreciation of his work.

Ralph A. Kennedy who holds the world's record in playing 3165 different courses has retired from seeking new courses . . . Ralph has been at his hobby for 43 years . . . He now is 73 . . . An eye operation two years ago left him with impaired vision . . . Phil Axt opens his new 9-hole

course at Bloomlield, N. J. . . . Swing Club's gift practice green at Veterans* hospital, Columbia, S. C. opened with ex-hibitions and instruction by Mike Serino, Ft. Jackson pro; Lockwood Watkins, Co-lumbia CC, pro, and Johnny Spence.

Fred Annon to be winter pro at Pine Crest Manor, Sebring, Fla. . . . Another tip on how programs are doing as tourna-ment revenue producers: New Jersey Golf Assn. program for its 35th Open, at Springbrook CC, Morristown, N. J., cleared about $3300 . . . Evertt Leonard, pro at Butte des Morts GC, Appleton, Wis., and his asst., Don Bartelt, teaching

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FIRST CLASS GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT DE-SIRED FOR A PRIVATE COUNTRY CLUB. 18 HOLES. LOCATED IN SOUTHEASTERN PART OF PENN-SYLVANIA. TO TAKE FULL CHARGE IN ITS ENTIRE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. ONLY A FULLY EX-PERIENCED MAN WITH THE HIGHEST QUALIFICA-TIONS NEED APPLY. ADDRESS AD 924 c/o GOLFDOM.

REPRESENTATIVES WANTED. T h e o r ig ina l Swiv-Cover l ine of golf mi t t s , (sold ind iv idua l ly or in sets) is ava i l ab l e to top flight. s ah ' sn r ' n ca l l ing on "Golf P r o f e s s i o n a l s . " L ibe ra l com missions protec ted te r r i tor ies , (live present a f f i l i a t i ons and ful l pa r t i cu la r s in first let ter . G E M L E A T H E R GOODS C O M P A N Y . 2711 N. 3rd St . . Milwaukee 12, Wis .

Man and wife to I)? employed as cook a n d s t e w a r d f o r private n ine hole club. L iv ing qua r t e r s , sa lary . M u s t be qual i f ied to opera te «rill room, k i t chen and d in ing room. All appl ica t ions to Lewistown Coun t ry C lub , Granvi l le T o w n s h i p . Lewis town. Pennsy lvan ia .

JOBS WANTED Winter posi t ion w a n t e d . P ro or Ass is tant P ro . N i n e years experience. Age 2«. f a m i l y man . Class A P G A m e m b e r . Good t o u r n a m e n t organizer a n d promoter . Addres s Ad 901 c /o Gol fdom.

Position W a n t e d — P r o f e s s i o n a l or t each ing profess ional for Win t e r Wil l cons ider a n y yea r - round pos i t ion . Present ly employed at l ead ing Nor theas te rn resort as P r o - S u p e r i n -t enden t . Excel lent t eacher , player a n d b u s i n e s s m a n . Six years experience on S o u t h e r n courses. Class A m e m b e r P .G .A . T h i r t y - t w o years o l d ; m a r r i e d a n d th ree ch i l d r en . Address Ad 902 c / o Gol fdom.

Class A PGA Profess iona l 12 years—excel lent t e a c h e r and promoter family m a n . experienced c lub m a n a g e m e n t semi-pr ivate or C o u n t r y C l u b — S o u t h or Cent ra l S ta t e s . Excellent references. Addres s Ad 903 c /o Golfdom. PROFESSIONAL Lively young pro wi th good exper ience in la rge a n d small c lubs avai lable a f t e r October 3rd . F i n e charac te r a n d references . Address Ad 904 c / o G o l f d o m . Class A P O A Profess iona l—44 yrs. old, m a r r i e d , seeks employ ment at a f inancia l ly responsible c lub on a year a round bas is as P ro or comb ina t i on P ro -Greenkeepe r -Mgr . Excellent ins t ruc tor Best of references. Address Ad 90« c / o Golfdom.

P . G . A . Class A Profess iona l des i res w i n t e r posi t ion in S o u t h . W o u l d cons ide r job a s s t a r t e r , t each ing , a s s i s t an t , e tc . A d d r e s s A d 905 c / o Gol fdom.

P o s i t i o n W a n t e d — i n S o u t h or W e s t fo r W i n t e r o r yea r a r o u n d , by young mar r i ed P r o w i t h 5 years t e a c h i n g ex-per ience. W i l l i n g to work a s a s s i s t a n t . Address Ad 907 c / o Go l fdom.

App ly ing f o r P r o or Ass i s t an t P r o job in Sou theas t e rn U . S . 10 yea r s exper ience a r o u n d coun t ry c lubs . Have worked wi th Class A P G A Pro . 27 yrs. o ld a n d have two chi ldren . W o u l d l ike year a r o u n d job. Rober t E l l s w o r t h . Riviera CC. P a y t o n a B e a c h , F l a .

GOLF PRO: NOW EMPLOYED. DESIRES CHANGE TO MAJOR CLUB. EXCELLENT RECOMMENDATIONS. A-l CREDIT RATING. YEAR ROUND JOB ONLY WANTED MARRIED . THREE CHILDREN, ORGANIZER AND GOOD PROMOTER. TOP PLAYER AND TEACHER. THE MODERN SWING. PRESENT SALARY $5400 YEARLY, 6 ROOM HOUSE ON COURSE FURNISHED AND ALL CONCES-SIONS. ADDRESS AD 911 c/o GOLFDOM.

ARE YOU SEEKING A GOOD PROFESSIONAL? Class A m e m b e r P . G . A . would l ike h e a r i n g f r o m 18 hole c lub d e s i r i n g services of good Ins t ruc tor , progressive organizer a n d pro-moter . M a r r i e d ; age 35. Address Ad 912 c / o Gol fdom.

PRO-MANAGER—would like to m a k e chang». In te res ted in ac t ive golf c lub. Extensive exper ience. M a r r i e d . Bes t of r e f e r -ences. P . G . A . member . Address Ad 914 c / o Gol fdom.

GOLF PRO—SEEKS ENGAGEMENT FOR 1956. CLASS " A " P.G.A. MEMBER. HIGHEST RECOMMENDATIONS. AFFIL IATED WITH PINEHURST WINTERS. ADDRESS AD 916 c/o GOLFDOM.

Pro-Greenkeepe r—employed 6 m o n t h s , would like year a r o u n d job or a w i n t e r golf job of any k ind . Member P . G . A . & G . S . A . M a r r i e d , age 36. Excellent t eacher . Best references. A d d r e s s Ad 919 c / o Go l fdom. Golf Course S u p e r i n t e n d e n t — 1 5 yea r s experience in all phases of cons t ruc t ion a n d m a i n t e n a n c e , ava i lah l • a f t e r November 15th. Keeps u p - t o - d a t e on modern m e t h o d s in m a i n t e n a n c e cons t ruc t ion a n d personnel m a n a g e m e n t . Best of re fe rences upon reques t . Address Ad 920 c / o Go l fdom. SUPERINTENDENT _ CAPABLE . ENERGETIC. SOBER. MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE. PRESENTLY EMPLOYED. PREFER MIDWESTERN CLUB FOR SEASON. ADDRESS

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Ass i s t an t P rofess iona l—young , energe t ic , excellent shop ex-per ience w i t h t each ing experience, des i res posi t ion in S o u t h fo r W i n t e r . Excel lent r e fe rences ; m a r r i e d ; re l iable . A d d r e s s Ad 922 c / o Go l fdom. GOLF PROFESSIONAL des i res connec t ion with progressivr c lub a s P r o - G r e e n s Sup t . H a v e h a d twenty-f ive years ex-per ience a s a P r o ; also, several yea r s experience in t h e ca re a n d m a i n t e n a n c e of golf courses. Wi l l cons ider c lub in a n y sect ion of count ry . Can f u r n i s h best of references f r o m pas t c lubs . A - l c red i t a n d f o r t y - f o u r yea r s of age. Addres s Ad 923 c / o Go l fdom.

SUPT.-GREEN KEEPER des i res year a r o u n d job. P re sen t ly m a i n t a i n i n g 9 hole course. Midwes t prefer red . M a r r i e d : 2 ch i ld ren . H a r d worker. Age 35. A d d r e s s Ad 925 c / o G o l f d o m .

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Swinging Around Golf By Herb Graffis 3

Prices Higher on 1956 Clubs to Meet Increased Costs 19

Pro Shop Style Show Scores with Sales 20

Towel Company Course Is Carolina's Gem 21

Zoysia Matrella Ideal Facing for Traps at Indian Creek By O. J. ISoer 24

Rebuilds Abandoned Course and Clubhouse in Nine Months 28

Professionals Set Record with Plans for Xmas Gift Sales.. 32

Million Dollar Hole at Omaha Field Cluh 34

Golf and the Soldier By Lt. Gen. Floyd L. Parks 36

Veteran Turf Nurseryman Reviews C-19 and C-l By Ralph R. Bond 41

Small Town Uses 3-Step Plan to Build Debt Free Club ...By J. McLaughlin 46

How to Fit Slacks into Xmas Pro Shop Sales By Jack Lust 49

Donated Labor and Materials Bring Fine Golf to Public By Verne Wirkham 50

Turf grass Questions Answered By Fred V. Grau 54

Caddy Bonus System Gives Boys Competitive Interest By Orville W. Chapin 57

SWINGING AROUND GOLF (Continued from page 79)

largest kids' class in his 21 years at the club . . . Leonard says kids' golf interest has caught on fire . . . We've had similar reports from other pros whose previous experience in building up juvenile classes was just so-so.

Equipment operating and maintenance clinics at superintendents' regional meet-ings this year have gone over big . . . Supts. and their men say the sessions have accounted for considerable savings of money and time, and uniformly good op-eration.

Herman C. Hackbarth, pro at Little Rock (Ark. ) CC since Sept. 20, 1907, has resigned, effective Jan. 1, 1956 . . . Hack-barth, a native of Oconomowoc, Wis., came to the club when it had a six-hole course . . . He designed more than 40 courses in Arkansas and surrounding ter-ritory and developed many professionals who were his assistants, as well as bring-ing along a lot of fine amateur players . . . Hack says "after working seven days a week for 48 years it's time to have some fun."

Joe Robinson, pro at Virginia CC, Long

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Beach, Calif., back on the job part time after 17 months illness . . . Joe is a lucky boy with a lot of guts who has won after it looked as though he were going to lose the decision . . . We can celebrate his re-turn with some strictly amateur prayers . . . Same goes for Irwin Schloss, pro at Mt. Pleasant GC, Baltimore, Md., coming back in fine condition following a coro-nary incurred in a peculiar way . . . He hit a rock with a toe of a club while play-ing out of a ditch and pulled a muscle near his heart . . . Schloss and Emil Beck planned the Monday education sessions at Dunedin last winter which were at-tended by 178 pros.

Seldom is a golf gallery profoundly im-pressed by remarks at a tournament prize presentation ceremony but that happened at the Miller High Li fe Open . . . Norman Klug, pres., Miller Brewing Co. in pre-senting tournament checks same dav Pres. Eisenhower arrived at Geneva for Summit meeting, made an eloquent refer-ence to the American sports ideals of in dividual freedom and free and friendlv competition being forwarded in world statesmanship by "one of America's most famous golfers."

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