N e w M a c h i n e S p e e d s M o w e r S h a r p e n i n g Hand or power operated lawn mowers can now

be sharpened and back in service wi th in ten to twenty minutes without removing handles, rollers, wheels or motor, is the claim of T h e Modern Mfg. Co., Pasadena, Calif., for their new Modern Lawn Mower Sharpener. This new sharpener, say the makers, is capable of grinding hand mower reel blades and bottom-knife to precision sharp-ness in ten minutes and sharpens up to a 36-inch power mower in twenty minutes. N o hand filing is needed since the Modern Lawn Mower Sharpen-er grinds either right or left twist reel blades clear to the ends. The bottom-knife is sharpened with-out extra attachments by placing it in the same brackets as the mower. In this manner, both reel blade and bottom-knife are sharpened parallel from end to end giving them a scissor-like action. Any desired bevel can be obtained by a turn of the elevating crank.

N e w R u b b e r S a f e t y M a t t i n g

Reducing swimming pool slipping accidents to virtually zero, the efficient looking L-CO rubber matting pictured above is proving a boon to pool operators and supervisors. Made by the Loewen-thal Company, 188 West Randolph Street, Chi-cago, the matting provides a non-skid, non-slip surface with an unusual amount of resiliency and shock absorption. Users have remarked about the remarkable surefootedness provided by the L-CO

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rubber matting wherever it is being used. The matting is reversible, easily cleaned, and provides practically lifetime wear with its rugged construc-tion. L-CO matting is widely employed in club kitchens, at entrances and other areas where safe footing is a factor.

N e w A l u m i n u m F l a g p o l e

Just announced by the M a n u f a c t u r e d P r o d u c t s Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., is a new flagpole made of strong aluminum. Weigh-ing less than a pound, the "Permapole" is guaran-teed not to break, snap or bend.

Permapole was designed by a former greenkeeper famil iar with problems poles can present in keep-ing greens dressed. The manufacturer claims that in addit ion to its in-destructability, Permapole never becomes weather-beaten nor needs re-paint-ing. It is non-rusting and will maintain its bright, clean appearance. This a luminum pole comes in a single piece of step-down tubing with stainless steel hooks for flag, and is de-signed to fit snugly into any standard green cup.

50-gallon gravity feed spray unit that can be built quickly, easily and economically in the shop of any greenkeeper from materials usually on hand.

Specifications for the unit, including details of construction, are available in bulletin form from Sherwin-Williams Co., Weed-No-More Sales Dept., 101 Prospect Ave., N.W. , Cleveland 1 O

K O S A R O F F E R S N E W C L U B S F O R D R I V I N G R A N G E

Of interest to driving range operators are two woods developed by Kosar's Golf Development Laboratory, Cuyahoga Falls, O., ready this coming season, the Standard and the Deluxe models.

The Standard model is practically indestructible, claims the maker, and possesses a special floating replaceable sole plate. The club is designed so the plate takes the punishment rather than the head

The Deluxe model, in sets of three or four is offered as one of the most beautiful clubs ever

N E W A I R P U R I F I C A T I O N U N I T A n e w t y p e of a ir p u r i f i c a t i o n ideal f o r

c l e a r i n g t h e air in l o c k e r - r o o m s h a s b e e n i n t r o d u c e d b y Ozo R a y P r o d u c t s M f g . Co., Inc . of B e a c o n , N . Y . T h e O z o - R a y G e n e r a t -i n g U n i t c o n s i s t s of a s e r i e s of e l e m e n t s w h i c h h a v e t h e p o w e r of g e n e r a t i n g a dis-c h a r g e e x t r e m e l y r ich in u l t r a - v i o l e t rays . T h e e q u i p m e n t t u r n s l o o s e a c o n s t a n t flow of c h e m i c a l l y pure a c t i v a t e d o x y g e n — d e s t r o y i n g the i m p u r i t i e s in indoor air. T h u s odors , s m o k e , g a s e s a r e d e s t r o y e d a n d s t a l e , u s e d air r e - v i t a l i z e d . T h e un i t is s m a l l , c o m p a c t , s i m p l e t o in s ta l l and e a s y t o o p e r a t e . T h e m a n u f a c t u r e r a l so c l a i m s o t h e r u s e s f or O z o - R a y , s u c h as in cold s t o r a g e , t o e l i m i n a t e o d o r s a n d t o contro l m o l d f o r m a t i o n in a g i n g m e a t , and in food s t o r a g e , t o l e n g t h e n c a r r y - o v e r v e g e t a b l e s , f r u i t s , f r e s h fish, etc . , b y c o n t r o l l i n g m o l d g r o w t h .

P i n c h - H i t D u r i n g S p r a y e r S h o r t a g e A recent check by Sherwin-Will iams Research

reveals a temporary lack of equipment suitable for spraying 2,4-D weed killer solution.

As a stop-gap, Sherwin-Will iams has created, after considerable experimentation, an easily made

made. Its special weight distributing feature makes it one of the truest of balanced clubs Black and with all the characteristics of the finest per-simmon wood heads, it requires no inlays and has controlled compression for hitting power It polishes to a beautiful satin finish with cleaning wax or compound.

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C L U B E X E C U T I V E S I P lac ing the r i g h t man in the r i gh t job is good bus iness . If vou r or-ganiza t ion needs P R O F E S S I O N A L or PRO-M A N A G E R — t o shoulder responsib i l i t ies and make your s a " h a p p y " c l u b — I m a y be YOUR man . Five m i n u t e s of your S e c r e t a r y ' s t ime can decide for you. Address Ad 215, c /o Golfdom.

Greenkeeper wanted for 18 hole C o u n t r y Club in Sou the rn Wiscons in . Cottage on g r o u n d s if mar r ied man . Year a r o u n d sa lary . Wr i t e g iv ing qualifica-tions, age, f ami ly s ta tus , and sa la ry expected to Ad No. 205. c/o Golfdom. Profess ional des i res position, p r e fe rab ly West . Age 3 4 ; m a r r i e d . Member PGA. Excel lent c r ed i t and ref-erences. Address Ad 206, c /o Golfdom. Pro-Manager wanted . Small club. New clubhouse. B a r . W i f e to m a n a g e ki tchen. Addres s D r . E . John-son. Pres ident , C o u n t r y Club, Rochelle, 111. Locker-room Man a n d B a r A t t e n d a n t — w a n t s posi-t ion. L a s t posi t ion 8 years p r iva te club. W i f e does office work, swi tchboard operator , gen ' l office work and also clerk. P r i v a t e club p r e f e r r e d . Address Ad 207, c/o Golfdom. COUNTRY CLUB MANACER — 1 8 yea r s ' experience m a n a g i n g well k n o w n coun t ry clubs. E x p e r i e n c e d in food, liquor, a n d all depa r tmen t s of b u s i n e s s and gen-erally efficient m a n a g e m e n t . A-l r e f e r e n c e s f u r n i s h e d . Wi fe able a s s i s t a n t if desired. Addres s Ad 208, c/o Golfdom. Pro, 22 years in golf business, w a n t s locat ion with club where first-class teaching a n d b u s i n e s s ability, ha rd work a n d p leasan t pe rsona l i ty a r e desired. Years of exper ience as t ravel ing t r ick shot and ex-hibition player have helped show me m a n y fea tu res tha t can be appl ied to sa t i s fac t ion of y o u r mem-bers. Mar r i ed . Addres s Ad 210. c /o Gol fdom. For Sale : N e a r P i t t sbu rgh , P e n n a . , 18 hole golf course with new clubhouse, pro shop a n d locker room, inc luding b a r n fo r equ ipment . One f o u r room house with ba th a n d f u r n a c e , and one six room house , bath and f u r n a c e . Approximate ly 160 ac res in all. All nec-essary equ ipmen t . Do ing fine bus iness . P r i c e $125,-000.00 . Reason f o r selling, owner h a s o the r interests . Address Ad 209 , c/o Golfdom. Pro M a n a g e r — 1 6 yea r s ' experience. Avai lab le imme-diately. Excel lent c redi t and r e f e r e n c e s . Address Ad 211, c/o Golfdom. Wan ted—Capab le Greenkeeper . Apply Ar izona Coun-t ry Club, 310 L u h r s Tower, Phoenix , Ar izona . Expert Club Repair Service. Clubs ref in ished, rebuil t . Quick service on all types of r e p a i r work . W r i t e for price list. E . L. Wilson, Twin Oaks, R o u t e 1, Box 31, Batavia , I l l inois. Available March 1 5 t h : — P G A member , twelve years ' experience. Age 3 1 ; ve te ran . C u r r e n t l y a t t end ing Massachuse t t s S t a t e College g r e e n k e e p i n g school. W a n t profess iona l or pro-greenkeeper b e r t h . Any lo-cality considered, long season p r e f e r r e d . Addres s Ad 212, c/o Golfdom. Greenkeeper pos i t ion open to exper ienced m a n at daily fee course in n o r t h e r n Ohio. Sa l a ry a n d pe rcen tage offers excellent o p p o r t u n i t y to capable m a n . Address Ad 201, c /o Golfdom. Greenkeeping Supt . over 25 years ' exper ience in con-s t ruct ion and m a i n t e n a n c e in U. S. a n d abroad , de-sires change, high-class course. Excel lent r e fe rences . Min imum sa la ry acceptable $4 ,500 . A d d r e s s Ad 202, c/o Golfdom. Pro-Green k e e p e r — V e t e r a n desires golf course for coming season. A- l p layer and good i n s t r u c t o r ; expe-rienced and u n d e r s t a n d s all phases of g reenkeep ing . Schooling in g reenkeep ing a t Mass. S t a t e College. Highest r e fe rences . Age 3 3 ; m a r r i e d ; no chi ldren. Box 408, Terryvil le . Conn. W a n t e d : — M e n now call ing on Golf P r o t r a d e to ca r ry as sideline a l ine of H a t s , Caps, Accessories, etc., for a n established firm whose name is well k n o w n among the Golf P ros . Wri te , giving ful l de ta i l s in first let ter . Address Ad 203, c/o Golfdom.

Golf Driving Range : Sacr i f ice . H a v e spent a p p r . 20 yrs . in the real es ta te bus iness . Because my hobby is golf I bu i l t a first-class d r i v i n g range , on one of the best locat ions in the Eas t . Well bui l t road s t and cater-ing to h i g h w a y t r ade on hot dogs, ice cream sodas, e tc . 20 p r ac t i ce tees, deluxe l igh t ing equipment , 800 feet h i g h w a y f r o n t a g e (h ighway traff ic 1300 cars to h o u r ) . Field h a s n a t u r a l d ra in , tools, t r ac to r , successful ly op-e ra t ed l a s t year, now r e a d y fo r golf 's biggest vea r . Should e a r n $18 ,000 to $20 ,000 . I can ' t operate' two k i n d s of bus inesses I found out . Range and connected bus iness is itself too much fo r me. I M U S T S E L L . Real o p p o r t u n i t y for ope ra to r or pro, a deal f o r pa r t -ners . P r i c e $22,000 wi th over five acres of choice l and . M A N W I T H C A S H CAN TALK T U R K E Y W I T H M E . F r a n k Beres , 5 2 8 Amboy Ave., Wood-bridge, N. J .

G r e e n k e e p e r — w a n t s good club. Able to cons t ruc t ben t g r a s s ; also m a i n t a i n s 14 yea r s ' s t ra igh t exper ience . R e f e r e n c e s f u r n i s h e d . W a n t to locate in Oklahoma. T e x a s or K a n s a s City, Missour i . Address Ad 204, c / o Golfdom.

The Reservat ion Golf Club of Mat tapoise t t , Mass., de-s i res the services of a Greenkeepe r or Pro-Green-keeper . Th i s is a year r o u n d posi t ion and p e r m a n e n t job fo r the r ight man .

P ro fe s s iona l—seven teen yea r s golf experience. F o r m e r Na t iona l Champion . Exper i enced , successful teacher. V e t e r a n . A- l credit . Avai lable F e b r u a r v 15th . Ad-dress Ad 214, c/o Golfdom.

Reliable man with 25 years ' exper ience as pro-green-keeper , w a n t s to make a change f rom present pos i t ion . Nat iona l i ty , Scotch. Single, no ties, will go a n y w h e r e in Un i t ed Sta tes . Send repl ies to 8718 S. Laf l in Street , Chicago 20, I l l inois.

Manager , twelve years p re sen t club, thoroughly experi-enced a n d capable of a s s u m i n g complete charge , de-s i res to m a k e change. Will consider food a n d b a r concession with well es tabl ished club. Address Ad 219, c/o Golfdom.

FOR SALE: A nine hole Golf Course , in Cent ra l Ohio, located one mile f rom a t h r i v i n g city of 10,000, a n d in one of the best s u r r o u n d i n g communit ies . A well la id-out 65-acre Course of 3 2 5 0 y a r d s for 9 holes, or 7 5 0 0 y a r d s for 18 holes. A nea r ly new Course and in very good condi t ion a n d be ing improved each y e a r . B e n t g r a s s greens, good sp r ink l e r system, b e a u t i f u l l andscapes , small clubhouse, p r o shop, pro res idence , ga rage , tool house, shel ter houses on f a i rways , com-plete e q u i p m e n t with two t r ac to r s , new mowers , all necessa ry tools. Club is a member sh ip and semi-public c lub wi th 200 members a n d 300 to 400 addi t iona l g r e e n s fees p layers . Doing a nice profi table bus iness . An excellent oppor tun i ty fo r two young men for a f u t u r e . Will sell at a B a r g a i n P r i c e of $39 ,000 .00 . Th i s is only about % of w h a t it would cost to build today. Mail all inqui r ies to Ad No. 216, c/o Golfdom.

Golf Halls W a n t e d : Will pay $1 .00 per dozen, small cu t s accepted . I . G. C., 4 9 0 3 Brookvil le Rd. , I n d i a -napol is 1. I n d i a n a .

Reprocessed Dr iv ing R a n g e Bal l s @ $3.25 pe r dozen. Address Ad 217, c/o Golfdom.

Pro-Green k e e p e r — 1 7 yea r s ' exper ience in all depa r t -m e n t s of golf club opera t ion avai lable for immed ia t e connec t ion a t club needing lively promotion, bus iness -like m a n a g e m e n t and t h r i f t y m a i n t e n a n c e . Class A, PGA member . Address Ad 218, c/o Golfdom. P r o — P r o - G n k p r . with 18 yea r s ' experience avai lable th is y e a r fo r position in New E n g l a n d . Exper ienced teacher , p r o shop m a n a g e r , m e r c h a n d i s e r . Economical deve lopment and m a i n t e n a n c e of fine p lay ing condi-t ions on course . P G A member , excellent r e f e r e n c e and A1 c red i t r a t i ng . Age 36, mar r i ed , two ch i ld ren . Address Ad 220, c/o Golfdom.

WANTED: Any quan t i t y of cu t or slightly damaged golf ball«. Will pay $1 .00 pe r dozen p lus sh ipp ing cha rges . Cash will be sent p rompt ly . Ar row Dis t r ib-u tors , 119-28 Metropol i tan Ave., Kew G a r d e n s 15, N. Y.

GOLF BALLS WANTED s U s e d — n o cuts . $1 .75 p e r dozen. S h i p in b u r l a p bags . We pay express . A r r o w Dis t r i bu to r s , 119-28 Metropol i tan Ave., Kew G a r d e n s 15, N. Y.

F E B R U A R Y , 1947 ^ W ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ m w ^ r n m T H E B U S I N E S S J O U R N A L O F G O L F

Front cover photo: 17th green, Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, Okla. This 340 yd. hole is one of the most baffling short par 4s in the country.

S w i n g i n g A r o u n d G o l f B y H e r b Graf f i s 3 M a n a g e m e n t F o r e s i g h t S o l v e s P r o b l e m s B y H o w a r d M e h l m a n 1 9 C a r e o f B e n t G r a s s G o l f G r e e n s B y O . J . N o e r 2 1 G e t M e m b e r s ' V i e w p o i n t o n P r o S h o p B y G e o r g e K n o x 2 4 T i m b e r m a n ' s C l a s s e s F e a t u r e R h y t h m a n d E t i q u e t t e 3 0 B e t t e r " F r o n t " i s G r e e n k e e p e r s ' B i g J o b B y H e r b Graf f i s 3 3 P r o f e s s i o n a l D r a m a t i z e s H i s T e a c h i n g B y L e s B o l s t a d 3 6 Y o u n g s t e r s P l a n P r o g r a m s at S h o r t H i l l s B y L u c i l l e C. B a r t l e t t 4 1 G S A S h o w R a i s e s C u r t a i n o n N e w T u r f A i d s 4 2 S h o w M e m b e r s H o w a n d W h y C o u r s e U p k e e p W o r k is D o n e 4 3 P r o T o u r n a m e n t G o l f S e e k s C u r e s f o r G r o w i n g P a i n s 4 6 T w i l i g h t L e a g u e s B o o m G o l f P l a y B y E d d i e T . K u h n 5 6 1 5 % S e r v i c e C h a r g e B e n e f i t s M o r e B y H a r r y J . F a w c e t t 5 8

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