• • . M Herald & Lantern 3 October '84 —

Bill Aims To Boost Aid TRENTON - Assemblyman Guy F. Muziani ( R-Cumberland, Cape May) has introduced a bill that would requiiVthe state to calculate state aid based on the "annual mean population" of resort municipalities, rather than their permanent population. . . "This calculation would greatly increase the aid available to South Jersey resort communities," said Muziani, "and would pro- . perly commensate these towns based on their actual needs and the number ofpeople they really do serve. ••RESORT municipalities must main>tain an infrastructure and a team of professional employes throughout the year far greater than ^ would be needed by a nonresort municipality with the same permanent populati'on," Assemblyman Muziani explained. "This bill simply requires the state to take reality into account when making its calculation. "State aid is, after all, intended to help local governments serve people. Nothing that government does can be done without considerations regarding people. To calculate the population of a resort town while ignoring its peak ■y season population is to ignore those people," declared Muziani. r I

Fall Is Ideal Time For Some Planting

COURT HOUSE - Fall generally offers better conditions for planting, according to Larry Newbold, county agricultural agent, who says the ground is ideal for digging and planting trees. Due to the cooler temperatures, watering is not as critical as«6ummer moves into fall. Plants are in a better stage to reestablish their roots in the soil. By late summer and fall, the growth of new foliage has begun to harden off. With the top demanding less of the plant's tot?l resources, more nutrients are available to go into root development.!. At the same time, the ground is cooling instead of heating up, which benefits root growth. This continues until soil temperatures approach freezing, long after the top growth has become dormant. LATE AUGUST and

September, after the summer drought is over, is the ideal time to plant broadleaved. evergreens such as Rhododendron and azaleas, says Newbold. The narrow-leaved evergreens, like pine and spruce, transplant with less risk much later into the fall than broad-leaved evergreens. However, freshly dug Canadian Hemlock, Austrian pine, Japanese black pine and Scotch pine are best moved early in the fall. Mid to late fall is a natural planting time for deciduous trees and shrubs after their leaves have dropped and dormacy has set in. There are few exceptions. Flowering dogwood, magnolia, hawthorn, cherry and peach are better planted in early spring than fall. ALMOST ALL perennials

can be moved with ease in the fall, except for a few, such as Monkshood ( Aconitum spp. ) , Balloonflower (Platycodon spp.), Plumbago, and Globeflower (Trollius spp.). For most plants, roots are in active growth as long as soil temperatures are above 40 degrees F. Most perennials can be planted up to the time the soil freezes. Fall has an ideal climatic condition for planting or transplanting. Good cultural practices are still critical to assure success, cautions Newbold. SoH preparation, thorough watering before ground, freezes, and heavy mulching with salt hay or other organic matter after the ground has frozen are important, especially on late plantings of perennials.

Bill Would Inform Expectant Moms

TRENTON - Legislation sponsored by ♦' Assemblyman Guy Muziani, R-Cape May, Cumberland, which requires that information about drugs administered during pregnancy be provided tp all women from the' time their pregnancy is diagnosed until after birth (A-1056) was released by a committee today. Patterned after legislation in other states, the bill will require doctors to in-

form an expectant mother * of any known side effect and benefits of drugs before they are administered. "THERE HAS been an unfortunate tendency toward a lack of patient awareness in this area," Muziani said. "My bill would create a system to benefit women who have not been informed of the full implications of taking certain drugs. "As an added safeguard, we have amended the bill to require women to sign a written form indicating that they have received and understand the information provided by the doctor," said Muziani. "I WELCOME further comments and suggestions to find the best way to address this issue. I think we must enact this bill for the sake of the children and mothers who want to do what is best for the health and safety of their babies," said Muziani. The bill was released by the Assembly Corrections, Health and Human Services Committee.

Borschardt Is AF Grad ERMA PARK — Airman John J. Borchardt, son of Jack Borchardt of Philadelphia, and Vicky C. Hopkins of 905 Shirley Ave., has graduated from the U.S. Air Force aircraft maintenance course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. During the course, students were taught aircraft maintenance fundamentals to repair and service one and two-engine jet aircraft.

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