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formerly astern ale representative for Gary teel Product Corp., becomes th first ale mana er of this company, founded to upply priced power lawn mower to larg merchandisin operation de irin machine to retail under their own brand name. "Large merchandising firms r port incr asing enthusiasm on the HYPER-HUMUS IN part of th public for all type of r liable Us rs of power mowers both r el and rotary," Hyp r - Humu , stat d Ir, 0' eill. •"Phi specially ap- pr du t of th pli s to 1 " and 21" mower suitable for Hyp r - Humu u e by mall hom owners," he tated. Co., of N wton, N. J., will b in- ASE ALL FO GOLF RANGES t r st d in th announc m n t Fred Wright, 22 iddlese Rd., Water- that it is now town, Mas ., v teran noted amateur golfer, being old in a i marketing a ba eball pitching machine n w package. which wa ucce fully introduc d at hi Bag mad of own golf practice range at Medford, Ma s. sturdy, natural The machin pitche a ball at medium color kraft peed. Ball are batted into a canvas back pap r, coat d in- and th ntir d vice is nclo d in a sid with th af ty n t. Ball ar durable and have new synth tic a washabl cov r. The device is made for r sin, poly thy- indoor as well a outdoor use. The floor len, will pre- of th d vic is inclined so the balls roll serve this soil back into the machine. It is fully auto- conditioner for long periods. Th multiwall matic. Wright ay that revenue pIO- bag is moisture proof and greas proof duc d by th machm at a good golf range and te ts have shown that Hyper-Humus in tallation pays for it in a short tim remains moist in th bags, ther is prac- H '11 gladly end furth r details. tically no loss in weight ov r a long period, and xtr mely rough treatm nt causes no JACO SEN ACQUIRES RON NCO appr ciabl damag. Siz s of the bags will The Jacobs n anufacturing Co. of be 20, 50, 0 and 100 pounds. Bulk ship- Racin , Wis., ha purchas d th xclusiv ments are still available in truc'tload and manufacturing and sale right covering carload lots to large users of Hyp r-Humu . the principle products of Ronnco Products, Inc. of inneapoli, Minn., it has be n an- TORO APPOINT NEW SALES MANAGER nounced by E. A. Jacobsen, vic -pres, FOR BRAND MFG. CO. SUBSIDI RY and g n. mgr. of the company. Engineer- Appointment of John R. O'Neill as sales ing details, tools, dies, jigs, fixtures and manager for Brand Manufacturing Com- machinery us d in the manufactur of the pany, a Toro subsidiary, has been an- Ronnco 36-inch power scythe and the nounced by Robert W. Gibson, vice-pres. Ronnco I af mill are included in the and gen. sales mgr. of Toro Manufactur- transaction according to Jacobsen. All ing Corp., Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. O'Neill, machinery and mat rials involv d have

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May, 1950 111 been transferred to the Jacobsen plant to the damaging effect of fingerprint alt. at Racine, where production will be start- I ust and corro ion giving a Iu tr to ed during the month of May. woods or irons, stainle st I and chrom A novel feature of this new addition to finishes. Penetrating action of ilicot pr - the broad Jacobsen line is the adaptabil- t cts leath r from cracking and drying and ity of the basic power unit to other uses, serves as a preservativ a well a p li h r probably the most important of which is for the leath r grip and golf bag. At- the leaf mill. This ingenious device picks tractively packaged in thermoplastic- up leaves, grinds them into small parti- sealed bags, in colorful "self-selling" di - cles, returning them to the soil with their play carton, this should b a live it. m for valuable humus and mineral ingredients. pr shop sales. According to Jacobsen, separate power driven leaf disposal units will be de- veloped for the park and cemetery mar- J950 STANDARD "GOLFBALL" WASHER ket, which will supply additional outlets HAS MANY NEW FEATURES for the products of the Racine plant in The new 1950 Standard "Golfball" what would otherwise be an off-season. washer, adv rtised in thi i sue, by th Also, a lawn mower attachment will be Standard Mfg. Co. of C dar Falls, Iowa, available and the addition of a snow incorporat s many feature not found in blower to the line is contemplated. Jacob- previous models. Among the impro e- sen dealers everywhere will be directly ments is a n w sealing m thod which not benefited by the availability of these new only forms a water tight seal but doubl s products, which will be added to the the water capacity Fingers on the ball present broad Jacobsen line of hand and impeller ar now shap d to turn the balls power lawn mowers. in all dir ctions as they are rotat d- The rubber scrubber strips and side rub- SILICOTE CADDIE CLOTH, ber plates are now s curely attach d to NEW PRO SHOP ITEM aluminum backs so that they cannot work Silicote Caddie Cloth is a new item pros loose or get out of position and can be will want to consider when adding new easily replaced when worn out. The com- items to their stock of accessories. It's the pany guarantees this n w "Ballwa her" newest addition to the Silicote line of sili- to give a full year of normal service on cone products, sometimes referred to as any golf course without adjustment or the "modern miracle", manufactured by r pairs. Standard Mfg. Co. also an- Silicote Corp., Oshkosh, Wis. The Silicote nounces that any "BaUwashers" previous- Caddie Cloth is soft, odorless and provides ly built, if returned to the plant, will be a thin, impermeable film to any surface, r built, incorporating all the new f atures, rendering the treated surface impervious without charg for labor, or material .

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GO F o 1 9 0 Acushnet Process Sales Co. 2nd Cover Justice, Dave W. 8 American Agric. Chemical Co., The 101 K1Og, Irvin 95 American Liquid Fertilizer Co., Inc., Th 102 Klearflax Lmen Looms 22 Arland 108 Kosar's Golf Development Laboratory 26 Ashland Rubber Door Mat Co. 103 86 Associated Chemists, Inc. 102 ~~~\1~In~~~~~~y,The 93 Balanced Golf Bag. Inc. 33 Lamkin L ather Company 51 Balmforth, Ltd., E. B. 87 Lane Company, Edwin W. 96 Ben & Son, Wilham P. 107 Langford, Wllliam B. 104 Brearley Company, The 83 Lewis Company, G. B. 10 Bredar & Co., B. H. . . 94 Linck Co., Inc., O. E. 23 Buckner Manufacturing Co. 6 Lotshaw Company, Andy 99 Burke Golf, Inc, 61 MacGregor Golf Company 48, 49 Carbid and Carbon Chemicals Division Mallinckrodt Chemical Works 13 Union Car bid and Carbon Corporation 9 anufacturer's Sp dalty Co., Inc. 31 Chamberlin etal Products . 89 McClain Brothers Company 100, 104 Champion Manufacturing Co. 32 McDonald & Son Golf Company 108 Chicago Wheel & fg. Compan 33 McGovern, J. B. 105 Clark, Inc., Charles F.. 65 Melflex Products Company 95 Club Equipment s Supply Co. 29 Merchants Tir Company 97 Columbia Chemical Co., Inc. 16 Michigan Peat. Inc. 101 Con olidated Industries, Inc. 18 MinH an Mats 105 Cue-Putt Manufacturing Co. 87 onroe Company, The 103 D. B. A. Products Company 32 Murdo Mfg. & Supply Co., The 102 Dargie Golf Company, Bert 103 Neumann s Co., R. 31 Davis, Inc., Gorge A. 23 Northern Golf Ball Company 93,96, 105 Dennis Company, artin 27 Old Orchard Turf Nurseries 104 Des Moines Glove & Mfg. Co. 69 Palm Beach Co. 88 Dow Chemical Company, The .. 19 Par-Inc. 92, 111 Dual Tred Mat Company 29 Par-Tube 98 Dunlop Tire & Rubber Corporation 85 Perry's Greens Spiker 4 duPont deNemours s ce.. Inc., E. 1. Phillip , F. C. 24 S me san Division 58, 59 Powers Regulator Co., The 12 Eastern Golf Company 99 Pro-Shu Company 30 Eaton Company, Charles A. 74, 75 Rhode Island Textile Co. 97 Ederer Company, R. J. . 24 Roseman Mower Corporation 8 Farquhar Company, A. B. 11 Rowles Glov Company 98 Fawick Flexi-Grip Company 67 Royer Foundry & Machine Co. 14 Ferguson & Sons 20 Saratoga Laboratories, Inc. 20 Field s Flint Company 79 Schendel, A. C. 104 Fonken Manufacturing Co. 17 Scott s Sons Co., O. M. 14 Fulname Company, The . 99 Sewerage Commission 4 Gallowhur Chemical Corporation 10 Silicots Corporation, The 91 General Bandag s, Inc. 27 Skinner Irrigation Co. 100 Gertsman, Dan 81 Smith, Kenneth 25 Gill, David. III Spalding & Bro . Inc., A. G. 38,39 GQdwin, Hiram F. . 101 Standard Manufacturing Co. 16,21 Golf Cart Supply Co. 89 Standard Steel Equipment Co. Inc. 22 Golfcraft, Inc. . 53 Stumpp & Walter Company 6 Goodyear Tir & Rubber Co., Inc. 5 Sup rior Rubber Mfg. Co., The 21 Gordon Company, William F. 106 Tailorcraft Corporation 28 Hagen Division, Walter 41 Tull, Alfred H. 107 Handees Company . 99 Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation Harris, Robert Bruce 106 Car bid and Carbon Chemicals Dlvision 9 Harrison, James Gilmore III United States Rubber Company 4th Cover Harrod Bag Company 30 Universal Sports & Awards 105 Hillerich s Bradsby Company 34 Vestal Company, John H. 107 Holcomb Machine Company 92 Wagstaff s Company, C. D. 106 Horner, R. S. . .100 West rn Golf Cart 96 Horton Manufacturing Company 43 West Point Lawn Products 15 Hurst Flooring Co., R. D. 62,63 Whirlwind, Inc. 12 Ideal Power Lawn Mower Co. 18 Whitney Seed Company 107 Jacobsen Manufacturing Co. . 55 Wickwir Spencer Ste 1 Division Jamestown Fabricated St el Co. 28 Colorado Fuel s Iron Corporation 26 Jarman-Williamson Company 7'1 Wilson Sporting Goods Company 3rd Cover [ohnsbrink Company . . 101 Wittek Golf Range Supply Co. 103 Johns-Manville Corporation 7 Wond r Walk r, Inc. 25 Jolly & Son, Inc., Jack 90 Worthington Ball Company 45 Jones, Robert Trent 106 Worthington Mower Company 71

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foy, 1950 113 THE BUSINESS JOURNAL OF GOLF

Front Cover: Looking to the 18th green at Winged Foot during play o] the 1949 Walker Cup Matche • Alex Bremner photo

Making the wing round Golf 3 Make It Easy to Buy in the Pro hop 85 Producing Good Turf Quickly By J. 40 Compen ation Law how Iub Liability 6 There' Pro Profit in Good 50 Ca ey, Famed howman, Get Into Golf Bu iness 54 Planning to Remodel the iling Green By William F. lit hell 60 Pro Demands areful Planning 64 our Par for Cour Maintenan 68 Bring Outdoor Into ew lubhouses 72 1950 Tournament chedule 76 ew from the Manufactur r 92

MAKING HE SWING Jack Lindsa, outh Bend, Ind., a form r as t, to Uebel and now an advertl lng (Continued from page 33) man, did the job... Writ Jack for .ampl . and turf nursery builder and operator of Gorge Low, 76, v t ran cotch-born Omaha, Neb., has turned over active pro, died at I arwater, Ia., pril 17, operation of Indian Hills course to following a long illness. . . orge w on family's youngsters. . . Henry's been of the found r of the PG and di - operating with 18 to 72 greens over 24 tingulshed teacher and clubmaker in th years on his courses and never had to old day ... H wa for y profe rslonal play a temporary green. at Baltu rol and in wint at Bell air , lao . • . Pr 'ident Taft and Hardin Hogan will play in the Palm Beach w r among hi' many not d pupils, . . tournament at Wykagyl CC, ew Ro- any profe 'ional who later attain d chelle, .. , June 15-18... He won the fame started as George' as I tants, . . Palm Beach in 1940 and 1946. . . This He wa a grand gentl man port. man means Ben' leg' are in good shap again. who e passing i widely mourned. . . Hi' . . Also mean that Jug Me paden, the on, George, Jr., I acUv in pro golf. Palm B ach tournament dir ctor, i a charming promoter. aid Great job of stirring up interest in John R. Henry and Fred V. Grau ask us club tournament schedule done by South- to correct Henry's reference to Grau's talk ern Hills CC, Tulsa, Okla .... The an- at the Texas-Oklahoma Turf Conference. nouncements are clever, colorful and get So to straighten out the record on Grau's action. . . Southern Hills Golfers' Guide, remarks: He said that no chemical has yet as usual, a model of club publicity to tell been developed, to his knowledge, to cure what's going on. . . The "negotiating damping off on turf grasses. He referred scores" alongside each member's name in to calomel and bichloride of mercury and the membership directory represent a not to Special Semesan, Arasan and Cere- masterful job of handicapping by pro Bill san as the OLD standbys for turf. He re- Wotherspoon. marked that Tersan is not a copper com- And for a very attractive job of a circu- pound but tetramethyl thiuramdisulfide. lar for a pro and a f e course you ought It is not used for dollarspot or snowmold. to ee th one prepared for Herman Special Semesan and F-531 do not have the ebele at Beechwood G , LaPorte, Ind ... same uses as Tersan. Unquote and r lax.

114 Goljdo7n Ye ! The '\ Til on TOP OT H ha demon traced that it's a real champion among golf ball. In 1949 it rna hed all g If ball performance record nd thi year it continue to win.

Here's the recorel. These J949 major tournaments were all won with the TOP NOTCHboll:

U. S. Open P.G.A. Washington Star Open Masters Dapper Dan Open Los Angeles Open All-American Men's (Pro) World Women's Open Rio Grande Valley Open St. Petersburg Open Cedar Rapids Open Miami Four-Ball Kansas City Open Women's Titleholders (Pro) Idaho Open Tampa Women's Open North & South Open Jacksonville Open Canadian Open Greater Greensboro Open Philippines Open Greenbrier Invitational Cuban Open Philadelphia Inq irer Open

... and to do ing date of this publication, player u ing thi great ball have won the following 1950 major tournament:

Los Angeles Open Bing Crosby (Co-winner) Women's Titleholders (Pro) Tucson Open Jacksonville Open Texas Open Greensboro Open Houston Open Wilmington Open

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