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Page 6 — Wednesday, July 1,2009, The Millen News Opinions, yours and ours The Chatter Box By Deborah Bennett The Millen News will be closed Friday, July 3, in obser vance of the Fourth of July holiday. All news items for inclusion in the July 8 edition should be submitted by noon, Thursday, July 2. I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday. If you haven’t visited the Bo Ginn Aquarium at Magnolia Springs State Park lately, now is the time to do so. The aquarium is now under the management of the Jenkins County Devel opment Authority (JCDA) with Robert Jenkins serving as aquarium manager. Many improvements have been made to the facility, includ ing the addition of a small gift shop in the lobby and new exhibits. There is a $1 admission charge to help defray the costs of improvements and operating the aquarium. Had the development authority not assumed responsibility for the facility, it would have been closed by the state as of June 1. Hats off to the JCDA for their initiative! Happy birthday this week to: Martha L. Phillips, Ronnie Fleming, Myrt Wilson, Daphne Wiggins, Logan Marie Reid, H.G. Wiggins, Ivey McMillan, Judy Taylor, Brook Bowers, Sarah Johnson, Jim Waters, Ed Wilson, Sidney London, Marsha Hood and Kayle Boynton. Celebrating wedding anniversaries are: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Landing, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boynton, Mr. and Mrs. David Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Godbee Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John Troisi Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. John Troisi III. Military Active Duty List: Ronnie Perryman, Charlie Troop, 108 th Calvary Division, 4 th Platoon, Afghanistan; Lance Cpl. Adam Lanier, U.S. Marines, 8 th & I Marine Barracks, Wash ington, D.C.; E-4 Sr. Airman Roy Davis, U.S. Air Force, RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom; Lance Cpl. Patrick Barnette, U.S. Marines, Baharia, Iraq; Sgt. Adam Demshar, 44th Sig nal Battalion, Baghdad, Iraq; Cpl. Lee Ogden, U.S. Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA; E5 Petty Officer 2 nd Class Eric B. Kelsey, U.S. Navy, NSA Naples, Italy; Senior Airman Charles F. Woods, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, GA; Stuart Burrus, U.S. Air Force, Barksdale AFB, Bossier, LA; SPC 4 Travis D. Motes, 1st Calvary Division, T. Hood, Texas; Capt. Donald Slade Burke, 735th Air Mobility Squadron Detach ment 1 Commander, Richmond Royal Australian AFB, Rich mond, Australia; Staff Sgt. Gilbert C. Sheppard III, 48th Brigade, 118th Field Artillery, Iraq; Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie A. Yager, U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; Petty Chief Officer Andy D. Crosby, U.S. Navy, Elroy Destroyer, Norfolk, Va.; Stephanie Crosby, R.N., U.S. Navy, Lafayette Destroyer; Jimmy Cooper, U.S. Army National Guard, 878th Engineering Battalion-Augusta, Persian Gulf ; 1st Lt. J.R. Taylor, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Iraq; SPC. Daniel Stuart, 18th MEDCOM, 121 General Hos pital, Seoul, Korea; Jeffrey Sweat, U.S. Navy, USS Kauffman, MM3 59/E-Division, A-Gang, Norfolk, Va.; Cpl. Larry Lamont Clark, U.S. Marine Corp, 2nd Marine Expedition ary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Bagdad, Iraq; Khan Young, U.S. Navy, U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, Persian Gulf; Robert Milton Jr., E-3, U.S. Army, Ft. Stewart, Hinesville, Ga., Mission Ku wait; Arnold R. Mosley, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and Debra A. Mosley, Tech. Sgt., U.S. Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas; and SPC Charles “C.J.” Amerson, U.S. Army, Camp Adder, Iraq. Letters policy Letters to the editor of The Millen News are welcomed and encouraged. These are pages of opinions, yours and ours. The unsigned editorials generally appearing on the left side of the editorial page represent the opinion of the newspaper and not that of any one person on our staff. Personal columns represent the opinions of the writers whose names appear on them and are not to be considered the opinion of this newspaper, its manage ment or owners. Letters to the editor voice the opinions of the newspaper’s readers. The Millen News reserves the right to edit any and all portions of a letter. Unsigned letters will not be published. Letters must include the signature, address and phone number of the writer to allow our staff to authenticate its origin. Letters should be lim ited to 400 words. The deadline for letters is Friday at noon. You can email letters to themillennews@yahoo.com. Chartered 1903 The Millen News is published weekly by Chalker Publishing Company, 601 E. 6th St., Waynesboro, Ga. The Millen News 856 East Cotton Ave. • Millen, Ga. 30442 Phone: (478) 982-5460 • FAX: (478) 982-1785 Periodical postage paid at Millen, Georgia. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Millen News P.O. Box 909 Millen, GA 30442 USPS No. 349-660 Walter Harrison Editor 1946-1985 Frank M. Edenfield Editor 1985-1998 Roy F. Chalker Jr Publisher Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager Deborah Bennett Editor Lavonna Drawdy Advertising Composition Subscription Rates (Includes tax): In Jenkins County $23.00 Elsewhere in Georgia $26.00 Outside of Georgia $29.50 o 11 ji/„ N v 'V, £> !/.#.!/* \l ^appy Birthday America u>°y Farm & Home Ag Line: Scale Insects in the Landscape By Wade Parker County Extension Service Coordinator Scale insects are among the most serious pests of shrubs and trees in the landscape. Scale insects fall into two groups - armored scales and soft scales. The armored-type is what we usually call "hard scales.” Both types of scale insects secrete a cover which protects them from weather, predators, and insecticides. You can identify the scale by the type of cover it has and other characteristics. Scale identification may be important in selecting the proper control. Armored Scale: The scale insect’s cover is separate from the body. If you flip the cover off an armored scale, the insect beneath it will remain intact. Armored scales feed on the contents of plant cells and do not produce honeydew. Soft Scale: The scale insect’s cover is part of the skin of the insect. Flipping the cover of a soft scale tears the insect’s body apart. Soft scales feed in the conducive elements of the plant, the xylem and phloem. Like aphids and whiteflies, the soft scales produce lots of honeydew. This coats the foliage below with shiny, sticky liquid and supports the growth of sooty mold. There can be as many as five or six generations of scales per year for some species, but most have just one or two. Some soft scales give birth to living young, but most lay eggs that hatch into mobile crawlers. The crawlers move out from under the cover of the female and settle down to feed on leaves or stems. Once settled, most lose HAWK & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Victor C. Hawk Melissa Detchemendy Need Help? Call: 478-982-4226 (day) or 706-294-4447 (night) American Trial Lawyers Association Southern Trial Lawyers Association Georgia Trial Lawyers Association Office located in The Millen News Building 856 E. Cotton Ave., Millen, GA Holiday Notice The Millen News will be closed Friday, July 3rd. All news items for the July 8th edition should be submitted by noon, Thursday, July 2nd. We wish you a safe & happy Fourth of July! their legs and do not move again. Others like wax scale and cottony cushion scale, retain some degree of mobility throughout their lives. The cover of scales is secreted beginning with the first molt and provides very effective protection for the insects from weather, natural enemies, and insecticides. Scales can be small and hard to see, like obscure scale, or large and conspicuous like wax scale. The main effect on infested plants is a gradual weakening that can lead to thinning of the plant’s canopy, die back, and eventually death. Contact insecticides are effective against young crawlers, but less so against later stages. Systemic insecticides can be very effective against soft scales but only a few are effective against armored scales. Horticultural oils are also effective, as are insect growth regulators. The biggest challenge is usually identifying scales as the problem. If you think you have a scale problem, break off a piece of in fected plant tissue and bring it into the office. The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension offers educa tional programs, assistance and materials to all people without re gard to race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability. We Can Make It Happen NOW! If you own or have equity in your home, land, mobile home or car, you can gel $1,000, $2,000 or more at Millen Loan and Finance Corporation. Call or come by and discuss your money needs with us today. Monday through Friday 8:30 am.-5:30 p.m. Closed Saturday MILLEN LOAN and FINANCE CORP. 128 N. 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