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Denfal director misquoted misinterpreted- Health Unit The Halton County Health Unit muzzled dental director Dr Samuel Green from making further statements to the press following the furor which resulted at county council over remarks attributed to Dr Green in a Hamilton newspaper The stated among other things that oral and person il hygiene take a back scat to the pressure of survival in the northern areas of Halton County Dr Green also repotted to have described the ActonGeorgetown sector of the county as a poor socio economic area where people tend to have poor eating habits consuming more sugary and starch foods than the protein which is necessary for good teeth A representative of his newspaper interviewed on apologetic Dr Green Thursday morning He denied making any statements about the ActonGeorgetown being a poor socioeconomic area or that families in the north were less able to afford dental work than their counterparts in the south end of the county He maintained that teeth in the north end of the county DR SAMUEL GREEN were not as good as those in the south but Unbilled it to lack of fluoridation In the water supply Oakville and Burlington have hid fluoridation in the water supply for years this accounts for better ice Hi in the south he said Green also said he would do anything he could to assist the northern municipalities to introduce fluoride into their water supply Told there was a shortage of dentists in Acton he also said lie would attempt to assist the municipality to locate a dentist there If he were asked by municipal officials Dr Green would make no further comment the dental situation the north but handed the reporter a press release prepared and signed by the acting medical officer of health Dr I A Hunter Following is the text of the release On behalf of Couulv Health Unit some explanation and apology is in order on boh of M Green DDS DDPH for the misquoted and misinterpreted information is i result of a recent interview with an outof town ipcr Dr Green s remarks were in no way intended to disparage the residents North Rather il zealous on Ins part to promote a comprehensive program of public health dentil care and to enlist the of the public in the need for dentil care of children s teeth The dental program in County speaks fir itself been summoned i county health Green to at committee rem irks attributed in in interview In took pi ice between 1 1 0 midnight on a telephone line with a pour connection Fifth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1970 Sixteen Fifteen Cents Smile power POOR TEETH in Acton Well maybe but Pat sparklers would make oven the Halton Health Unit dental chief green with envy Tn is Is dental health week for Canadians and Free Press has a feature on teeth inside for those who care about oral hygiene Staff Photo No further dragway permits without councils approval council passed a resolution Monday instructing clerk treasurer Del mar French not to issue any further building permits for the Golden Horseshoe between the Fifth and Sixth Lines north of Highway without the approval of council The resolution was the result of a complaint lodged by Peter Bowman a Sixth Line resident whose property borders on the dragway site about the wording of a resolution passed by council at a special meeting January The resolution approved issue or building permit with regard to the Mr Bowman told council he thought a building permit was to be issued for a control lower only Who s to say he need a mold up there lie asked council George with Mr Bowman I understood it was lor a control tower only he said Ability Fund over goal Although not alt canvasser have reported the Ability Fund u already well over its goal for Acton The Marching Mo then who went door todo or Monday evening have already turned in Actons was Due to illness some canvassers yet finished Campaign chairman Mr Cripps to have a grand total tor publication next week Some high school dents alto Marching Mothers The new resolution was passed Mr Bowman other residents of the area will pursue court action in an effort to halt construction lite dragway Temporary layoff at Beardmore Approximately 100 upper leather division employees of and Company arc gradually to work alter a temporary layoff The company it necessary to curtail operations in one or two departments for a period of one week lick of business on the part of shoe manufacturers No have taken place at either the Micro Plastics or Porter plants according to company spokesmen Centralized disposal plant may locate south of Acton A centralized waste disposal plant with the to handle industrial waste and municipal garbage from Acton Milton Georgetown and the northern third of may be on the former property on the cast side of Highway near 22 about three miles south of Acton Bill Lombard of Limited of Mississauga and Stan Goodfcllow Of Goodfcllow Enterprises of Com una appeared at Mondays meeting of Lsqucsmg council to explain plans for the proposed plant Mr Goodfcllow operates a centralized waste disposal plant to handle industrial waste materials at near Mr Lombard told Council of concern developing five Ions of ash left lor every 100 tons of garbage The ash would be buried in the ground The plant would be subject to strict air pollution control laws laid down by the provincial government Department of Lncrgy and Resources Management officials inspect the plant two or three times a week Mr Lombard told Council Slides of operations at the plant were shown to council Mr Goodfcllow told Council the plant would employ about people who would likely live somewhere in the Acton Milton Deputy reeve Tom Hill thought Council should hive a talk with resident the area first There are live homes within i ipnrtcr mile the site of ip pi ml I have to amend their recently passed Mine by I iw to permit Hie plant be built After line council agreed invite the five in the area to their next meet nit lebruary along with Mr Lombard and Mr Mr Lombard is ilso to obtain i letter of approval for ph Re Management George Kerr in the the Service ACTON guided his team of five miles course in just over 15 minutes Here huskies to a first place finish the crosscountry Ken poses With his lead dog and the dog sled race in the carmvahn Gait trophy he won Staff Photo on the weekend Ken and his dogs completed the disappearance of suitable dumping sites for waste materials He claimed the need for a company to help rectify the situation on an area basis is quite evident adding the property chosen for the plant is in an ideal geographic location Heat latent in industrial waste materials would be put to use to help burn municipal garbage the plant incinerator Mr Lombard explained He estimated that after burning there would be approximately value of new building Sixty or so new buildings were elected in the town of Acion durinc IW and building permits totalled 260 Biggest addition to the town was the Seneca Apartment building on Churchill S a mate to the Winston Apartment built earlier Second largest building project was an to he Micro plant estimated at llnrd the new supermarket on the former tennis courts at next addition of No at vi Scotia durint value built private homes year the total All other permit were smaller project- The records there km wiiil highest building ri d ll no puck the past ye value phced keep way ol saw the available here The admin Order ouneil is concerned of the Victorian Nurses is not being used to a greater deyee by residents Won loll owing a report the Order the period September I to December IW Three patients received a iota visits in the tour month period since the VON Ken Marshall and Karu winners at Eskimodaze Acton s Ken Mikhail took first place honors the five mile race at the carnival in Gait on the weekend dog team flie clerk was directed to headed by eontaet phjsieuns and the the five mile course in just over health nurse asking them to 15 minutes en Saturday and publicize the turned in a time of lo under more dilhcult Sunday Contestants in tin Acton Gall and Sieve of competed in the llespeler Acton also Ken won trophy for his first Nelles heads 70 fair board elections reports at annual meeting Bill was president Agricultural Society at then annual meeting Monday in the council clumbers Willi past president the other first president vice preside Chester Anderson secretary treasurer Mrs C corresponding secretary Mrs J Marshall Directors Brian Ivans Win Fox Walter Fryer Murray Wallace John John Chapman ken Marshall Russell Murray Brent Marshal Ken Murray Carl Sinclair Stuait Stanley Bruce Coles Associate Directors will be contacted the near future It was decided that anyone wishing to act as an associate director and assist in promoting fall fan may do so by contacting any of the executive or directors In the absence retiring president due to ill health Donald Matthews was chairman tor the meeting and read a review past year which had been prepared b the president I ft was a year the total prize money being only sightly less than last years record Operating costs to rise in some eases but this is delinitcly not the case where labor is involved Mr Fryer paid tribute lo the many hours of free labor donated by so many people in preparation tor tall fair days He made special of the opening parade and the many hours of work spent in preparing the beautiful floats Before vacating the chair to the incoming president retiring first vice president Don Matthews stated that 1969 had been a very successful year under the capable leadership of Wilmcr Fryer it had ah had its sorrows He asked everyone present stand and observe two minutes silence in memory S D and J A Robinson hie members the Society and E a dueeter and convener ol the poultry committee who bad all passed away during the year The Society with regret the resignation Don Matthews from the board as he was moving from the area but it was unanimous decision of the meeting he be made an honorary director for 1470 Newlyelected president Nelles took the chair for the remainder of the meeting Delegates were appointed to the fairs convention Toronto in February Russell Murray was elected to represent the Acton Agricultural Society on the Farm Safety Dates set for the 1970 Fair were Friday and Saturday Sept 1 and I under way ith already midway ith King Shows space reserved suggested tor Fall Fair desires meet council Acton council may have more answers about regional government in this area following a meeting in Toronto with the Minister of Municipal Affairs the Hon Darcy Clerk administrator Joe Hurst reported he received a telephone call from the Department of Municipal Affairs advising council that Mr McKeough would like to meet with them in Toronto on Monday February at 8 Subject would be regional government Councillors are all eager to attend the meeting and the Department has been informed tha date and time suitable Councillors were why Acton Georgetown and Milton councils have been j invited to separate meetings in I Toronto with Mr McKeough while and Ejquesing township councils will play host to the Minister at Mparate meetings in their own council chamber Spring the corner Spring is just around the corner Who said so Several radio announcers and countless newspaper reported on Monday when the groundhog supposedly emerges his winter burrow to give the latest weather information If he sees his shadow the story goes we can expect six more weeks of winter If he docsn get a glimpse of his shadowy sidekick Lady Spring is on her way and the buds soon bloom the snow disappear and wc II be bathing in balmy breezes Monday Herr Groundhog did not see his shadow so Spring must be around the corner By Tuesday morning the weather seemed to discredit the furry fellow however A boncchillmg weather front blew in from west bringing with it a sprinkling of snow and subzero temperatures Wreckers start on old post office WRECKERS MOVED INTO the old Acton post the inside of the red brick pile out first before morning and started to demolish the demolishing the solid looking exterior Built in familiar landmark The entire building including tho post office was superseded by a new the historic old clock tower will make way for a federal building on Bower Ave In March new Toronto Dominion bank Workmen will tear 1963 Staff Photo