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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-03-27, Page 1• single copy 35c Published in, Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday, March 27, 1985 20 Pages InOknow Central Public School held its &puma1 science fair .March 20 when students entered projects in five categories in the senior division. First place winners included Jill Campbell, upper left, display; Amy Gingrich, upper right, environmental science; Cailin Clarke, kiwer left, investigation and third place winner, Kent Campbell, lower right, chemistry. Photos by Sharon Dietz) Provincial electionllay•2 2 Ontario PremierFrank Miller called an election at a. press conference. in Toronto Monday, following election speculation which reached a fever pitch on the weekend. Ontario goes to the polls May 2. The Conservatives made a series of anneuncements last week quickly 'labelled election goodies by the opposition parties. Thee announcements included $1.3 mil- lion in economic initiatives; $30 million for day care in the province and lower rent control ceilings which went from Six per cent to four per cent. Locally, CKNX broadcaster Bill Thomp- • son, .a radio talk show host, announced he would seek the Conservative 'nomination in Huron -Bruce. Thompson wen the nomina- tion in October, but decided to decline • when former premier William Davis announced his retirement, rather than an • election on Thanksgiving Day. Murray Elston was nominated by accla- mation to lead the liberals in this riding in October. He is the incumbent MPP who has just completed his first term .in the legislature. Norma Peterson, a Kincardine town councillor will represent the New Democrats. Peterson, who ran for the new Democrats in the federal election in September, was also nominated in the fall when election speculation preceded Davis' decision to retire. The liberals and New Dernocrats believe they stand the best' chance of formingthe govemnient, since the 40 year reign of the Conservatives began. Both parties have been ready for an election since October and urged Miller to go to the polls as soon as he was eleeted leader of his party in January. This will be the lust election for all three as leaders of their parties: Three rob Ripley bank Three suspects made off with $10,000 in cash following a robbery at the Royal Bank branch in Ripley Friday morning. Two Men wearing nylon masks, one armed with . sawed off rifle, entered the bank at 10.45 a.m. "The .isul*t.s.: left the. 1?arilt 10, a getaway vehicle, a 1979 Ford Grenada, yellow and copper in colour, parked behind the bank where a third persoh was waiting. The vehicle left Ripley northbound on Bruce •County Road 7. Coats worn by the suspects were later recovered near a bridge at a, creek north of Ripley and " the rifle was found in the creek. The nylon masks, worn by the ,suspects, were found discarded ' along die roadway 'outside the village. • The vehicle is believed to have proceed- ed east onconcession 10 and south en the • division line between Kinloss and Huron Townships, tinning east on Highway 86. The vehicle which had been reported stolen in Hamilton at 6 a.m. that morning was found abandoned on Huron County Road 22 two and / One-half miles south of • Whitechurch. /Two suspects were seen leaving the • vehicle and were sighted in Belgrave later in the day. The third. suspect is presumed , to have left the -Vehicle somehwere between Lucknow and Htiron County Road 22. • The two suipects later sighted in Belgrave are described as male, 5' 10", weighing 150 lbs., with light brown :hair, shoulder length, wearing blue jean, a blue • denim jacket and grey .sweat jacket with . hood. The second suspect is described as male, 5' 8", 160 lbs., with dark collar length , hair that is well 'groomed and trinuned, and a full round face with a fine " • moustadre, wearing a black jacket and black or blue jeans: . An investigation by the Kincardine cletachrrient of the Ontario Provincial Police is continuing with acting . detective serg- eant H. B. McKittri ' arge and A. R Burgessinvestigating 'constables. AnyOne 11 g information . bout . the suspects sh contact the ' Kincardine Ontario Provincial Police. • • Provincial Liberal leader promises change if elected By Randy Threndyle Provincial Liberal leader David Peterson said he was ready and waiting for the upcoming provincial election even before it was called on 'Monday. Speaking at a Liberal fund raising dinner in Walkerton March 19; Peterson told over 300 party faithful that he's been ready for an election since last fall. //Peterson Said he expected £he election call last Thanksgiving. liberal candidates were nominated, speeches written and a campaign bus was booked. He Said he had even purchased a new tie and his wife bought a new dress. • The dress was returned when the election wasn't called, said Peterson. "But I kept the tie." He said former Premier Bill Davis had done "the only intelligent thing under the circumstances -- he resigned." At tirnes, Peterson was almost theatrical in his condemnation of the provincial Tories, the new premier and his cabinet. He chided Miller for campaigning without calling an election. "The premier has chosen to do nothing," he observed. The liberals now have the "greatest politeal opportunity in 41 years," he .,aid. Peterson said the Ontario Conservatives chose to go back 20 years when they elected Miller as leader. Miller is known for two things, Raising taxes and attempt- ing to close hospitals, said Peterson. When Miller was minister of health, he tried to close smaller hospitals including the Clinton, Chesley and Durbam hospit- als, All three hospitals remain open. A new hospital was eventually -built .in Chesley to replace the one slated for closing. Peterson quoted Miller on the hospital, issue, who during the recent Tory leader- ship campaign said, "I Still think it was the way to go. I still think I was doing the right thing." • And concerning taxes, Peterson said, "Every single tax. in this province was raised by Frank Miller." Miller was the provincial treasurer prior to being chosen leader. "He's taxed everything....potato chips, hamburgers, flour, puppies, gup- pies...everything that moves has been taxed by this man," said Peterson. He also chided Miller and the Tories for creating the largest cabinet in the history of the province. Miller chose 33 meinbers after promising to cut the cabinet by six. Fight For Farms The liberal leader since 1982, Peterson addressed two local issues in his swing through the Huron -Bruce riding. Peterson promised to "fight for the agricultural Turn to page 8 Conservation tillage is good business iunsurance: agronomist By Sharon Dietz Conservation tillage is good business creating excellent yields in time and prciductivity, a conservation agronomist told about 25 farmers at a conservation tillage seminar in Luelcnow Friday. Robert Traut of the Huron Soil and Water Conservation District described the benefits of soil conservation Practices and water erosion control measures saying no till programs conserve moisture, reduce compaction, reduce the drain on operating capital and time which is at a premium during seed time and eliminate herbicide carry over. The benefits of soil conservation are occurring in Huron County, said Trent, who showed slides of the conservation and erosion control measures used by, Huron County farmers on their farms last year. The soil is the Most vulnerable to erosion when it has just been seeded, said Traut.' The soil has undergone second tillage, been planted and treated with herbicide. When the farmer has the most important investment and input in the ground in the form of time, seed and herbicide, the soil is the least protected. Residues which remain • on the soil, if a farmer is practising no till, •not only protect, the plants and mitre] • erosion but protect the investment in seed, time and herbicide, Traut observed. Young developing plants are also _protected from wind erosion by the residues from previous crops. Conservation practices, erosion control structures and wind breaks are tools which provide insurance when factors combine to produce erosion and a loss of investment. "When expanding field sizes, think twice about removing wind breaks and fence rows," said Traut. "Those little bits of insurance are protecting the whole farm." Clearing two acres can cause the loss of top soil on 40 acres ?f the farm and the ° MEM ki page 5 r.