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Russell Review Box 359 © Russell, Ontario © Phone 445-2051 Vol. 2, No. 10 August 25, 1976 Social Notes Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gamble, Mr. snd Mrs. Lorne Wade and Ian spent a weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Miller. Miss Jean Murrant of St. Agathe spent a weekend with the Misses Florence and Dorothy Marquette. Mrs. John Twiname spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stevenson at Dunrobin. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dempsey and Darlene of Hamilton visited the former's mother, Mrs. James Dempsey. Miss Hazel Hair of Hamilton called on the Misses Florence FECCIVE and Dorothy Marquette and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kinkaid on Fri- day. Mrs. John Twiname spent ten days with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dickie at Hope Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Durant of Mountain, Mr. Dalton McLaren and son James of Toronto called on the Misses Florence and Dorothy Marquette recently. Mrs. Dan Storring and Trevor spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rombough at Kapus- kasing. Miss Agnes MacLeod of Ottawa spent the weekend with the Misses Florence and Dor- othy Marquette. BIRTH -- On Wednesday July 21, 1976 to Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Clement, a son. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McShea of Gananoque, visited Mrs. Demp- sey and Mrs. Asa Sullivan for several days in July. Congratulations to Mr. Keith Boothe, who has just passed his Chartered Accountants Course. Mrs. McCallum, now recover- ed from open heart surgery last November, is very well, by does not go out much. Mr. and Mrs. John Morrice have returned from a trip to the West Coast. Via of Plane and return by bus. They report a very enjoyable tour. They visited Jock's sister at Comox B. C., whom they had not seen for 31 years. They visited Dorothy's cousin in Vancouver. Mrs. Sadler (nee Anna Bella Meharey) wife of the late Rev. Sadler, former Minister of Russell Presbyterian Church. She is 96 years old and in very good health. They also visit- ed several other relatives along the way. Carol Morrice of Carleton Place spent a few days recently with her Grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Morrice. Mrs. Thomas Kinchen, a highly respected, long time Russell res- ident died on August 5th in her 102 year. The former Sarah Jane Sollis, she was born n Berkshire, Eng- land on May 28th, 1875 and was educated at area schools. At Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, Eng- land, she married Mr. Kinchen in 1899, and in 1912, with their young family, they arrived in Canada. Mr. Kinchen predeceased his wife in 1937. The late Mrs. Kinchen, who always displayed a keen interest in all church and community en- deavours, had been a resident of The passing of Mrs. Thomas Kinchen Russell for the past 64 years. One Caughter and three sons survive: Mrs. Peter Griffin (Margaret), Ottawa; Thomas, Russell; Dennis, Shelburne; and Alex of Belleville. Four grand- children and four great grand- children also survive. A member of St. Mary's An- glican Church the funeral was from the Warner Funeral Home to the church where service was conducted by Rev. H. Lamble on August 7th. Pall bearers were Clifford Grif- fin, Donald McLaren, Fred Mc- Laren, Wendell Stanley, Ollie Walsh and Russell Phair. After a great deal of careful consideration I have decided that I shall no longer be able to serve as editor of the Russell Review. The decision was difficult, un- pleasant but irreversible. To facilitate transition I shall assist the production of the next issue. My reason is quite simple and I know you'll understand. After some years' hesitation I applied and was accepted to study Law at the University of Ottawa. This opportunity may be my last and I intend to give it all I've got. Obviously I will not be able to devote the ten to twenty hours per week I've given the Review for A LETTER TO OUR READERS most of the last sixteen months. I believe this community needs the Review and the Review needs an editor. The groundwork has been laid, the wrinkles ironed out and the task should be less time consuming but no less interest- ing. The staff is the best any- where. There are many in this com- munity with the aptitude and con- cern to take this role and I trust that a new editor will be shortly learning the ropes. We hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely Norman Bowley There will be new accommod- ations for 50 senior citizens, plus renovations to a 100 bed area, at the Prescott and Russell Home for the Aged, in Hawkesbury, PAST EVENTS 34 members of Russell Senior Citizen's enjoyed a bus trip to Gananoque, and then a scenic tour of the Thousand Islands from aboard the 3 decker cruise ship. The members thanked their President Mrs. Bertha Smith for an enjoyable outing. She has promised them another bus trip to the Ottawa Exhibition. The Russell Horticultural Society Flower Show was held at the Russell Curling rink, Satur- day August 21, 1976. Judges for the event were Mr. and Mrs. Claude MacDonald, of Ottawa. Letter To The Editor Dear Sir, In your editorial on May 29, you stated that everyone must be satisfied with the conditions of © our roads. Well here's one woman that's not. I've been told more © than once that our road will be paved. When in ten years from now? I'll settle for them to just put some fill in the pot holes. The road which I'm talking about is R.R. No. 2 straight _ north of the arena. The one which gets us to the 417 and to Ottawa or Montreal. Also the road on which I live. How about it, is it worth mentioning. Keep up the good work. This is a good opportunity for people to speak out. Thanks again. Mrs. Jack Ross | Editor's Response: Right on! That is some beauty of a road, an honest to goodness axle-buster. The only one really like it is the one south to Morewood, the condition of which is hurling cars and trucks into the ditches. If you don't like it you could always move to Hawkesbury and be closer to the County Council. Prescott and Russell 'Home For The Aged' over $2 million in Ministry Grant James Taylor, Minister of Com- munity and Social Services, an- nounced today. The Ministry will provide $2,100,000, which is 70 percent of the $3,000,000 total es- timated cost. A cheque for $300,000 was re- cently forwarded to the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. This represents the second pro- gress payment, and brings the present Ministry contribution to $800,000. ARDA Extended For Outlet Drainage In Eastern Ontario In an effort to increase the agricultural potentiol of in- adequately-drained lands in Ont- ario's 11 eastern counties, the provincial and federal govern- ments will spend $6.3 million for the construction of outlet drains. Announcement of the two-year extension of the Agricultural and Rural Development Agreement (ARDA) project was made joint- ly by the Honourable William G. Newman, Ontario minister of agriculture and food, and the Honourable Marcel Lessard, Canada's minister of regional economic expansion. The program enables a muni- cipality to obtain a graint of one third of the eligible costs of agri- cultural outlet drains, in addition to the one-third grant provided under the Drainage Act of Ont- ario. Since 1966, grants totaling $11 million have been awarded to Eastern Ontario for outlet drains. Cost has been shared equally by the two levels of government under ARDA. "With proper drainage, many Class 3 and 4 lands can be im- proved to Class 1 and 2," explain- ed H. F. Crown, director of Ont- ario Ministry of Agriculture and Food's rural development branch. "Instead of being used for pasture, oats and barley, these lands can be used to grow higher-paying cash crops such as corn and spring grains. This will be a better use of land from a protein and energy standpoint." The project covers the Counties of Lanark, Leeds, Renfrew, Frontenac, Grenville, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott, Russell and the Regional Muni- cipality of Ottawa-Carleton. In the three-year period from 1972 to 1975, a total of 267 outlet drains were constructed in East- ern Ontario at a cost of $6.6 mil- lion. Outlet drainage has become increasingly important during the last two years because of heavy spring precipitation. Petitions have been received for more than-250 new drains, which will be built in the next two years with the extension of ARDA assistance. Further information about the outlet drainage program may be obtained from Ontario rural de- velopment officers in the county offices of the Ministry of Agri- culture and Food. Russell School With the 1976-77 school year nearly upon _ us, many Russellites will remember this structure' which stood on the same land as today's beautiful modern building.