Evening star., 1950-03-15
New Leoff|er
Contract Raises
Fees for Golf
Links Operator Gets
Pay Boost; U. S. to
Repay Him $4,000
BY Colt Hendley, Jr.

accompanied by a new deal for
IS. G. Leoff1er. the man who runs
them for the Interior Department.
The District Recreation Board.
at its meeting yesterday, put it's
stamp of approval on the one-year
contract given Mr.. Leoff1er earlier
in the day by the Interior Depart
ment.
The new contract for operation
of the Interior Departments five
public courses provides:
l.. Higher fees.
2. An increase in Mr.. Leoffier's
salary from $500 to s11,5OO and
an increase in the salaries of his
partners from $4,000 to $500.
New Split on Profits.
8. A new system of splitting
the profits between Mr.. Leoffier
and the Interior Department,
which will allow Mr.. Leoffler to
be repaid the approximately $751;
900 owed him for money he ad-
vanced two years ago to construct
the Fort Dupont golf course and
clubhouse.
AS soon as the Recreation Board
approved the new contract, Irving
c. Root, superintendent of the In
terror Departments National Cap
ital Parks office. announced the
terms would go into effect today.
The five links-Langston, East
Potomac, Rock Creek, Anacostia
and Fort Dupont-still are under
control of the Interior Depart
ment. However, the Recreation
Board was consulted because of an
agreement signed last year be-
tween the once-feuding agencies.
providing that Interior make no
move in the local recreation field
without consulting the Recreation
Board.
Lost $4,000 in Year.
Mr.. Root pointed out the one
year contract with Mr.. Leof1ler
was made pending the proposed
transfer of supervision of the
links to the local body. This
transfer will be effected next jan
uary /, if the Recreation Board
is successful in obtaining funds
to assume the responsibility Of
the golf course operation" Mr..
Root said.
Mr.. Leoffler, who has operated
the courses for more than 20 years,
lost about $4,000 last year, Harry
S. Wender. Recreation Board
chairman, declared.
Mr.. Wender said the rate in
crease was justified and the new
agreement, fair and impartial" :"
Mr.. Leoffler has been working
without a contract since January
l. 1949. when his last f1ve-year
agreement expired.
Exact Figure Undetermined.
Mr.. Root said it was estimated
Mr.. Leoffler had the $67 900 COM
ing to him for the advances he
made to construct Fort Dupont.
The exact figure still is being
sought by auditors, he added.
The new contract provides this
split of profits, after the salaries
of Mr.. Leoffler and partners have
been paid:
The first $4,000 profit will be
split $3.50 between the Govern
ment and Mr.. Leoff1er.
Profits in excess of $4,000 win
be split, rs per cent to the Gov
ernment and 25 per cent to Mr..
Leofder.
The Interior Department will
waive its share of the profits and
apply them as a repayment OF the
Governments Indebtedness to Mr..
Leoff1er. .
In addition, per cent OF the
gross receipts will be set aside
in a special rehabilitation fund"
Any difference between the actual
amount of money spent in up
keep of the courses and the 5 per
cent in the fund also will be
applied to repay Mr.. Leoffier.
- New Greens Fees.
The new green fees are az
follows:
Langston, 9 holes, on weekdays.
80 cents; 8 holes on Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays, SO cents;
18 holes on weekdays. so cents:
18 holes on Saturdays. Sundays
and holidays, 80 cents.
Fort Dupont, 9 holes on week.
days, so cents; 9 holes on Satur-
days, Sundays and holidays, 80
cents; 18 holes on weekdays, 80
cents; 10 holes on Saturdays, Sun
days and holidays, $1.5o.
East Potomac, 9 holes on week.
days. 40 cents: 8 holes on Satur-
days, Sundays and holidays, so
cents; 18 holes on weekdays, so
cents; Is holes on Saturdays, Sum
days and holidays. 80 cents.
Rock Creek, 9 holes on week.
days. 40 cents; 9 holes on Satur-
days. Sundays and holidays, so
cents; 18 holes on weekdays, go
cents; 18 holes on Saturdays, Sum-
days and holidays. 80 cents.
Anacostia, 18 holes on weekdays.
so cents; 18 holes on Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays. 80 cents.
No. 9-hole tickets will be
sold at Anacostia. In addition.
from December / to April /, the
9-hole weekday prices will be
discontinued on other courses.
The driving range will sell 35
balls for so cents. The miniature
golf courses will sell 18-hole tick
cts for IS cents. .4
The old rates were as follows:
Langston, nine holes Is cents
on weekdays and As cents on week
ends and holidays; East Potomac
and Rock Creek, nine holes for
80 cents on weekdays and so cents
T.