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devoted family doctor dr wgc kenney dies actons welilored family doc tor who was honored in i960 as the towns citizen of the year dr w a c kenney 9ed in gnalph general hospital on march 25 after a lengthy illness hundreds of patients and many of the boopluabafaies be brought into the world in this district will recall his devotion to his profession which went far beyond tnecall of duty dr kenney was always reaojy to assist and sel- dom had more than half days holiday at a mrrje his location on mill kt brought him accident calls and emergencies as wellaa regular call every day of the v week v vsw- years ago he retired and moved to his mwhome at rrv 2 acton with mra kenney who survives mm falling heauh plagued what should have been a happy and contented retirement private funeral service la being held this afternoon wed- nesday a the rumley-shoe- maker funeral home conducted by the bev a h mckeuale and interment is in falrvlew ceme tery in lieu of flowers donihons were made to the heart founda tion and cancer fund surviving dr kenney as well as his wife the former lillian morley are sisters una mrs alderaon hornby nora acton and a brother dr arthur kenney a dentist of vancouver b c a sister miss frances kenney predeceased him he was the son of the late william robert and matilda ken ney of acton and was marrtadln 1942 the kenney family has been associated with acton for the jjast ho yars his grand parents earner from northern ire- medicine was not dr kenneys first profession to many it came as a surprise the night of the chamber of commerce dinner honoring him to learn he was also a printer by trade and then a veterinary surgeon bui kenney joined the acton free press staff in 1906 as a printers devil and spent four years apprenticeship afterward he went to western canada where he worked first on a survey gang and later on a farm it was on the farm he decided to become a veterinary surgeon and be returned to the east to enroll in the veterinary college which was then in toronto he was in the last year of his course when world war one broke out in 1914 and he enlisted imroed- lately he was posted to egypt as a captain in the veterinary corps of the imperial army and served in the middle east for five years returning to canada uue in 1913 it was then that he said to a friend i know now thai i want to be a medical doctor ibavemade up my mind and nothing will stop me he dntared- the high school in acton with youngsters half his age and wrote ws matriculation examr in the incredibly short time height monthshat same fall he enrolled in the medical course t tie unlyersity of for- onto graauaiihgln the prescribed years j for the neat three year he was a doctor in the sick childrens hospital and st michaels hos pital toronto he was senior house doctor in gynaecology and obstetrics at toronto general hospital and was associated with- the toronto college of obstet- rlcs he practised in several clinics in ontario before opening a practice in newmarket later at bracebrldge he went almost with out sleep for weeks during an epidemic of polio in the thirties he endured a spell of insecure health for three years at his home in acton re gaining stength he began his practice here in 1941 he was medical officer of health for several years his unselfish devotion and ministration to the citizens of acton and district earaedhlmtbe enduring respect and admiration of all who knew him y board grants rent decrease to renovated town offices acton murray memorial y mca board met on thursday march zl with the following members presents phil elliott robert bruce jake van derkooy garnet mckeuie ed leather- land elmersmlthboblaughlen gary bate man acting as chair man absent for the meeting were john last ian strange and chairman bill wilson finance chairman dr f g oakes and clerk john mcgeachle were present from the town to discuss rent for the town office since they had lnstalledtbeir own gas furnace besides the monthly rent the members discussedheat for the hall leading upstairs aad the room under the vault that was disturbed during the pouring of walls and floor of the vault on the second floor after considerable discussion the board by motion ranted the town a decrease in rent for five years with the rent to be reviewed at that time in their- 10year lease the treasurer was authorised to pay account to the total of 24037 and reported that the fund campaign for new course this week sees the opening of a campaign to raise 1150000 that will be used to initiate the proposed hotel tad food admini stration degree program at the university of guelph its hoped the proposed program will start in 1969 the hospitality industry isure- senling a uckcfr meeting la association with the canadian restaurant association on the c ne ground toronto this week heading up the campaign u allan a baker president of versafood services ltd among thaw talking a leading role la s g bennett of esquesing town ship ys men had sent a cheque for 27 memberships for 1968 he was also asked to check the accident policy with dennys in surance when he paid the annual premium on the contents it was agreed to cancel the regular program monday april 6 when the ladles auxiliary eater to a banquet for mebmer of walker lodge and their guests the board learned that an in spection from the ontario hydro recently stated that a new panel had to be installed material for this will cost the ymca almost 600 after receiving a 25 per cent discount the labor involved will make this over 1000 venture for the 196b board ap proval was given for tho property committee to proceed with the necessary improvements the program committee reported a considerable increase in junior members using the building and discussed possible programs for the community in september this included pos sible programs that might operate from other buildings before the board adjourned they discussodpossible improve ments to the kitchen so it would better serve the yucra interim committee still factfinding preparation of a questionnaire to be submitted to halton school boards and boards of education continued at the monthly meeting of the interim committee on education monday night secretary denxll lawrence re ported the meeting closed to the public received suggestions from the various subcommittees on the form of questions requir ed to gather the necessary in formation the committee is charged with the responsibility of gathering all the information on the pres ent policies and operation of the various boards prlortotbe take over by a halton boardof educa tion neat year hanging pictures save the plaster before driving a nail lato the wall when hanging pic tures stick a small piece of ad hesive tape at the spot where the nail is to go then drive through the tape helps prevent plaster from cracking mr lawrence noted much of the information on bus routes salary schedules and personnel lists would not be available until fall new officers of rotary club on tuesday at acton rotary club meeting two classification talks were given by members phil uccrlstall plant superin tendent of the custom profile division of micro plastics and dick wetherald foreman at ac ton auto body told of their bus inesses the week before john andersen descrlbedthe operation of the mushroom farm gary dawklns was in charge for this weeks meeting when there were 18 members present two visitors and two guests george glenlster and john b frank returns from the easter seals drive showed just a quarter of what is anticipated is in 400 laurie mason announced he would donate a scrapbook for a club history new directors have beonnamad to take office next june with past president gary dawldns they are president gary dawldns vlcefiresldent gordon mckeown secretary roa lewis treasurer dave manes bruce cargill will become director of club services bui pendleton director of community services john anderson director of international services and andy mckeaale director ofvoca- tlonal services carolines we hav a uga supply of p hanta i easter lilies hydrangea rose bushes chrysanthemums daffodils tulips hyacinith etc caroline nurseries garden centre waal of ada m mwy 7 south sue htomi msxfm ope cm t 7 batty if you are injured by a hitandrun driver you can claim damages from the motor vehicle accident claims fund foi luilhof infoimation wiite director o clains motor vehicla accident claims fund ia jj ontario department of transport jt 10 st maiy st toiomo 5 onuno omybio 1 stringent enforcement police one answer to high accident rate tho aclon freo proi wodnoidoy march 27 1968 march 17 to 23 produced the usual week of varied activity for the acton opp but t raffle patrols and court proceedings can easily be chosen as the weeks highlights during the 240 hours worked and 616 miles patrolled in the acton cruiser 03 motor stswe re stopped persuant to the highway traffic ml filiytriree of the vehicles involved were safety checked 9 nuflorlsts were warned about infractions un the actand 1 1 others were issued traffic citation tormore twrtqus j this type of strlhgentenforce- mint is the only answer i6 the billlasl new president of forage club the acton 4h forage club held their organization meeting on march ib at the acton com munity centre tho officers were elected as follows presi dent bill lasby vicepresident cathy lasby secretary norma leslie press reporter george ucphall a film was shown ontltlod what 4h is about this showed the different activities that are involved in 4h it also showed goals that young wom bats should strive to reach henry stanley the agricultural representative explained what members should do with their land plot the club leaders are russell murray and nino bralda high accident rate we are ex periencing this year however even this blitz could not com pletely erase the faulty driving we are witness to of late two property damage accid ents resulting 200 damage to the vehicles wore reported the vehicles were reported this eelj charges were laldagainst he r ring drivers nontrafflc activities dealt h inoludej tw6tbeftswlth goods to the value of 227 stolen and one rhlsslngporsoo later located at klrlini lake ont ario one of 4he theft inyestlg- atlois resulted in j loci wan being sentenced to 16 days in kail following conviction onvthv charge laid against him other court proceedings on march 18 saw 12 pursoha-coo- ylcled of offences including din- gerous driving under the-crlm- tnalcod careless driving con trary to the highway traffic act and minor consuming liquor con trary to the utiuqr control act the 12 guilty partlespaldflnes and costs totalling 7s7 which seems trisay that crime really doesnt pay often in the normal course of a contact between police and a violator we hear the violator say wll cant you give me a break i dldnt hurt or bother anybody a ready made answer was supplied recently in the summa tion given by one of our higher courts the justice said a traffic violation may be serious although it causes no 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