Charlie Perry and his pile-driving crew were pile
drawing on Monday, removing the last of the old
V a upon Beach fishing pier. Construction of a re
placement facility is expected to start soon.
Pesticides part of everyday life
By Bruce Williams, Pli.D.
Brunswick County
Cooperative Extension Service
I was recently giving a seminar
and was asked to define the term
"pesticide" to a group of environ
mentally concerned gardeners. I
stumbled, mumbled and hawed.
This is why.
A pesticide can be defined as any
agent that is used to destroy plant,
animal or microbial life detrimental
to man. However, in the "real
world" a pesticide is any substance
that is issued an Environmental Pro
tection Agency (EPA) registration
number. Thousands upon thousands
of products have an EPA registra
tion number and arc technically
classified as pesticides.
Look under your kitchen sink or
wherever you keep your cleansers,
disinfectants and other household
chemicals. If they arc labeled as dis
infectants then the product probably
has an EPA registration number and
is thus considered a pesticide.
In m> own house I found
numerous products with EPA
registrations (like Comet Cleanser
(EPA Reg. No. 3573-51). Places'
where these pesticide products arc
often found include such exotic
locations as under the kitchen sink,
in the pantry, under the bathroom
sink, behind the toilet, on a book
case in the garage and in my garden
shed.
Most homes contain dozens of
EPA-rcgistcrcd pesticides in addi
tion to those kept for garden or yard
use. Cheek your own cabinets and I
think you will be surprised to see the
number of products with an EPA
registration number.
Pesticides are used in all aspects
of our modern civilization, from
bacterial disinfectants to killing
cockroaches. The quantities of
pesticides used for lawn and garden
pale in comparison to household dis
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infcclants, deodorizers and other
common cleansers washed down the
sink or flushed down the toilet every
day.
The environment suffers when any
pesticide is used carelessly or in a
manner inconsistent with "label"
use. As a matter of Tael, it is a viola
tion of federal law to use any
pesticide in a manner inconsistent
with its labeling.
Before using any pesticide pro
duct, follow these guidelines.
•Be an informed consumer; read
and follow label directions.
•Wear protective clothing as
specified on the label.
•Read and heed the Environmen
tal Hazards Statement.
•Store products according to label
instructions.
•Read and heed the precautionary
statements. This will tell you the
toxicity of the pesticide. A product
labeled "Danger" is highly toxic,
"Warning" is moderately toxic and
"Caution" is slightly toxic or non
toxic.
•Read the statement of practical
treatment in case of accidental ex
posure or poisoning.
•Dispose of the pesticide con
tainer according to label instruc
tions.
•Post the N. C. Poison Control
Center telephone (1-800-672-1697)
number near your telephone.
STEWART mm
mHARDWARE
1711 Howe Street • Southport • (Next to Sandfiddler)
The North Carolina Cooperative
Extension Service has mounds of in
formation on pesticide use, safety,
environmental fate and oilier
aspects. If you have additional ques
tions about pesticide use, disposal or
safety, contact your county
Cooperative Extension Service.
Several years ago, the North Caro
lina Coastal Federation and WRAL
TV5 published a superb booklet
titled "Sound Advice" that is easy to
read, informative and contains ex
cellent advice on some of the ways
(from gardening to boating) we all
can contribute to a healthy environ
ment. You may be able to get a copy
by contacting the N. C. Coastal Fed
eration, 3223-4 Highway 58, Hadnot
Creek Farm, Swansboro, NC 28584.
Send your gardening questions or
comments to The Plant Doctor, P.
O. Box 109, Bolivia, NC 28422.
‘Blueprint for Success’
keeps youths on course
The factors that influence children
and their ability to pursue produc
tive, successful lives will be ex
plored in a series of programs which
are the brainchild of retired chief
District Court judge Gilbert Burnett
of Wilmington.
n Each 30-minute episode of
Blueprint for Success", which will
be broadcast on WECT-TV6, will
identify parenting skills and societal
influences that can lead children
away from lives of crime and
destructive behavior and toward
lives that are successful and per
sonally fulfilling.
During each program Burnett will
examine personal stories and case
histories that challenge common as
sumptions about what drives chil
dren toward or away from delin
quency. Through interviews with
children, their parents, educators,
law enforcement officials and
physicians, "Blueprint for Success"
will explore how children reflect
their environment.
Literacy
council
volunteers
The Brunswick County Literacy
Council trained five new tutors at a
workshop held last month.
Rich Dixon of Shallotte trained the
volunteers to help adults improve
basic reading skills using the
phonics-based, one-on-one Laubach
method. Newly certified tutors will
be working with students in a vari
ety of settings.
Gloria Hickey of Calabash is join
ing volunteers wo: king at Union Pri
mary. Pat Loftus of Ocean Isle
Beach is tutoring a high school stu
dent at West Brunswick High
School. Katherine Howard of Supp
ly will be working with the children
at Hope Harbor Home, as well as
tutoring an adult student from the
JOBS program. Dee Caudle of
Supply and Meredith Franklin of
Ocean Isle Beach are also tutoring
adult students.
Another tutor workshop will be
held after the holidays.
To learn more about volunteer op
portunities or to refer a student, per
sons should contact the Brunswick
County Literacy Council at 754
READ (754-7323).
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In commenting on his motivation
to produce the program, Burnett
reflected on his years in juvenile
court where patterns began to
emerge among juvenile offenders.
He began looking for key factors
that led some youths toward crime
and others away from it.
"Most crimes in this country are
committed by people between the
ages of 14 and 24. By redirecting ju
venile offenders, we can virtually
eliminate hundreds of crimes," he
said.
The show will be aired at 6 p.m.
Sundays, beginning January 3.
Bridge results
Oak Island Duplicate Bridge Club
winners for November 30 were:
first, Gcorgianna Harmon and Ann
Murphy; second, Francey Wertz and
Mary Maker; and third, George and
Patti Fisher.
Lincoln Christmas
The Lincoln Primary School PTA
will host a Christmas program for
students and parents beginning at 7
p.m. Tuesday, December 15.
"The Little Bell That Could Not
Ring" will be presented by the sec
ond grade students of Beth Graves
and Cheryl Hawkins in the school
cafeteria. The program will be
directed by Shirley Zambrowski,
music teacher.
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