The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-07-20, Page 1BLUE
RIBBON
AWARD
1988
PUBLISHED IN LUCKNOW ONTARIO
Wednesday, July 2.01988^,
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No new leads in the search for Lois Hanna
By MARIE WILSON
The search for a Kincardine woman miss-
ing for over two weeks now is continuing
with the added impetus of Detective Inspec-
tor Terry Hall from the Criminal Investiga-
tion Branch of the Ontario Provincial
Police.
Criminal Investigations became involved
in the incident on Wednesday (July 13) after
Acting Deputy Chief Bob Chandler asked for
assistance with the case.
A press release from Kincardine police
stated assistance from the branch was ask-
ed for because of "the unusual cir-
Investigation
results in
charges laid
A number of investigations recently car-,
ried out b" the Kincardine Detachment of
the Ontario Provincial Police have
resulted in a number of persons being
charged with various criminal offences.
The most serious charge laid by the local
OPP was against an Inverhuron area man,
now residing in Alberta. The man has been
charged with three counts of defrauding a.
number of area businesses of approx-
imately $3,000 worth of property. A war-
rant has been issued for the arrest of the
man.
In other charges laid recently, two
Young Offenders from London, Ontario,
have been charged with theft in connection
with a series of thefts from vehicles in this
area."
Among the property recovered was a
quantity of fishing equipment which the
youths admitted stealing from a vehicle
sometime in May. However, no such theft
has been reported to polite. If anyone had
fishing equipment stolen from their vehi-
cle this spring, they are asked to contact
the Kincardine OPP Detachment.
Furniture recovered
A Kincardine area man has been charg-
ed with break, enter and theft after a rob-
bery at the Greyfair Store located on
Highway 21. The man charged had remov-
ed about $800 worth of furniture from the
shop. The stolen articles have since been
recovered.
Two Young Offenders from the Ripley
area were charged last week after
Nicholson's Welding Shop in Ripley was
entered after hours and a small quantity of
money was stolen.
A further four Young Offenders, this
time from Kincardine, have been charged
with break, enter and theft after a number
of cottages in the area were illegally
entered. A small amount of property was
stolen from the cottages in the case.
All the persons charged in these cases
have been scheduled to appear in court to
answer the charges brought against them.
Since the area marine patrol program
was begun in May of this year, four per-
sons have been charged under the Small
Vessel Regulations for failing to have the
proper equipment in their boats.
An OPP spokesman commented that
considering the number of boats checked
by the marine unit thus far this summer,
the small number of charges laid suggests
that area boaters are to be commended for
their attitudes toward water safety.
cumstances, the complexities of the case
and to investigate further afield."
In an interview with The Kincardine News
on Thursday Mr. Hall, who is co-ordinating
and heading up the investigation, said he is
more than willing to co-operate with the
press but "we've run out of things to give."
Mr, Hall said he is presently reviewing the
case and at the present time there isn't
anything new to report.
Mr. Hall said he will be working full-time
on the case and he feels it will be a very
challenging investigation.
"It's very mysterious...," he said,
"there's nothing to say it is foul play, but
then there isn't anything to say it isn't. Over
the next few days, I will be trying to deter-
mine how many officers we need and the
direction the investigation should take."
When asked specifically if there were any
new leads which prompted the involvement
of criminal investigations in the case, Mr.
Hall said no.
A case of this nature requires a certain
amount of time and manpower which places
a strain on a small force so the chief thought
we should become involved, he said.
Lois Hanna apparently disappeared from
her Nelson Street home on July 3 after retur-
ning home from a Lucknow.dance where she
was last seen at about 11 p.m.
Despite a massive manhunt, her
whereabouts continues to remain a bizarre
mystery.
Police are asking for the public's
assistance in finding the missing woman
and anyone who has any information should
contact them at 396-3434.
The Hanna family has offered a $10,000
reward for information leading to her
whereabouts.
Lois is described as being a white female,
25 years old, 5'4" tall, 120 lbs., with short
brown curly hair and brown eyes.
Seventeen entrants from four local clubs were on hand last
Wednesday to compete in the 4H Horse Show held in Dungannon.
Here, members are riding in the Novice Equitation Class. This
show servedas a warm up for the 411 Achievement Day to be
held at the Bayfield Fair on August 27
High temperatures, frost threatens crops
Weather is seldom normal. Much of the
time it is either too wet or too dry, too hot
or too cold for optimum growth. The pro-
longed drought combined with high
temperatures, and a late frost this year,
has threatened many crops and created
conditions most of us have not experienced
before. "The current drought has certainly
cut our yield expectations for the corn
crop, although much of the potential yield
still remains to be determined.
At this time of year the potential corn
yield will be determined by two .main
things: the size of the corn plant and what
happens during tasselling and silking. We
can really think of the corn plant as a fac-
tory producing corn ears. From planting to
tasselling, the size of the factory is being
set, and from tasselling forward, the out-
put or yield is set. The size of the factory is
not so much a factor of the height of corn
as it is leaf area. The corn leaves are the
real factory of corn, which will fill the
ears. If we reduce our leaf area substan-
tially, we can expect reduced yields.
To date, although the corn plants are
shorter this year, the development of corn
has continued and most corn is now enter-
ing the tasselling stage. We can expect
that during tasselling, pollination and ear
filling if corn rows do not fill, our leaf area
coverage will be reduced and reduced
yields can be expected. This will also occur
if leaves remain rolled during this stage.
A drought when the corn is producing
height just prior to tasselling is estimated
to reduce yields 2 - 3 percent per day for
each day of drought conditions. Thus,
although moisture stress has reduced
plant size, it has little effect on final yield if
good crop conditions prevail during
pollination and grain filling. If corn tassels
emerge when it is only knee high we can
expect severely reduced yields because of
low leaf area.
During tasselling and silking, corn has
its greatest demand for water and
nutrients. Drought conditions during this
period may reduce yields 7 -10 percent per
day of stress on average.
When corn does not grow during this
stage, it will not accumulate dry matter
and yields will be most severely reduced.
If however, rapid growth of corn occurs.
during tasselling and pollination we can
expect good ear development and more
near normal yields.
But, it's been hotter
The days of July 5th to 9th inclusive saw
this area of the province experience.
temperatures that soared well over 90
degrees Fahrenheit, However, according
to Lucknow's own weather watcher, this is
short of any type of record.
Back in the year 1936, the week of July
8th to 13th had temperatures even closer to
100 degrees. By mid-afternoon on July 9,
1936, the mercury in the thermometer
peaked at 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit. That
set a one hundred and one year record for
this area which still stands.
Of course, in the mid -thirties farmers
were drawing in loose hay with horses and
storing it in barns where the roof
temperature could reach as high as 130
degrees.
There was no air-conditioning in homes
(let alone cars!) in 1936 and even
refridgeration was rare. A cold drink of
water was indeed a luxury.
So when folks on the street talk of how
terribly hot it has been this month, they
are well advised to remember it has been
hotter - in times when we had less modern
conveniences.
Following is a list of the daily
temperatures from 1936 and from 1988:
July 1936
July 8 - 98.8 F, 37.1 C
July 9 - 100.5 F, 38.1 C (hottest day on
record for the Lucknow area)
July 10 - 99.5 F, 37.5 C
July 11- 98.6 F, 37.0 C
July 12 - 98.0 F, 36.7 C
July 1988
July 5- 93.2 F, 34.0 C
July 6- 93.2 F, 34.0 C
July 7- 93.6 F, 34.2 C
July 8 - 92.3 F, 33.5 C
July 9- 91.4 F, 33.0 C