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 Plant Q Doctor^^ Bruce Williams Ph.D. ✓-> _ yn /? O 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). rMISS MILLER*! ii-. ’aim Readings. #$10.00 ' (with this coupon) p * ’ 3525 Carolina Beach Rd. • Wilmington, N.C., 395-0418 Season's Readings What gift is hotli informative and entertaining, spans every field of interest and fits any price category? The gift of reading from Little Professor. You'll find these fine titles from Ballantinc, Del Hey and Fawcett Columbine available at Little Professor: Ansel Letters by Sophy Burnham Ballantinc $15.00 j A Thousand Acre» l>y /dfir Smiley Fawcett S 12.00 J Tltc Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove Balhmtinc 119.00 Free gift wrapping • Convenient gift certificates • Mailing services River Run Shopping Center, Southport, (919) 457-9053 Open: Monday-Saturday 10:00-7:00, Sunday 1:00-5:00 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. 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