Four callers give tips Ballentine dog found NinetySixth Year No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY Sixteen Cents Bewildered and frightened the family dog located Tour after running from an accident In which his owners were Injured on Highway north of Acton While Mr and Mrs were In hospital their dog Tiny wan lost An appeal was put In last week a Free Press and four replies camp promptly to friend Ken Mclsaac A neighbor on Highway one who gave Mr Mclnnnc the right Up He had neon a dog fitting Tiny a description In the area He had tried to catch It Mr Isaac went day and recognized Tiny In a deserted bam near the accident location He have easy time either catching missing Ho hanky pet Finally Tiny became a little more trusting and was token away By the next day Friday Mr was released from hospital with his arm In a sling and he dog was re united with his owner A couple of other callers also tried to help Mr Mclsaac In his search One woman phoned to mention a stray dog downtown which proved not to be Tiny A call from the park reported a dead dog there It wan Tiny either A Italllnafad colter described two strays Mrs Is still In both legs In heavy casts recovered from bruises Their six year old passenger Mostiro Is also reported recovering from fractures and Decide salary adjustments SCENE OF THREE robberies In the last 25 years the Hilisburg branch of the Royal Bank of Canada which was rifled again Monday of this week The bank is on the main street In the village alongside the community centre Staff Photo MANAGER HUGH OXLEY and accountant lolla Roszeil were working at the bank the last time It was robbed in April 1960 This photo was taken then of staff with Rosiell Isabel McDonald Swift and the manager Staff Photo Daring daylight robbery at Hilisburg trio makes getaway Chairman of County Hoard of education Doug Wood reports there is no hanky with the Board Trustees hide nothing he His comments came In reply to an editorial attack by an newspaper The newspaper criticized tin board for not revealing details concerning salary adjustments for administration staff after the salary adjustments wire dealt with In a closed committee July 10 adjustment Mr Wood said the board did make same decisions salary adjustments He the details of the adjustments would be public at hi nest hoard meeting Aug Mr Wood said there were two reasons why It he released before then There arc two factors line is we want our employees to know where thiy stand before they read about It secondly the board has to approve the intent the motion III all ad ministration staff were excused corn the room and only trustees for Ihc discussion Wood said Ik to- k notes and later formed the notes Into motions he d would reflect the Intent of tin board lint In if ll mild thi trustees handled tin matter in what they believed to hi the bent Interests of the employees and of the public If thi public thinks there Is any I iky it Is Just hog wash Wood Hi said If anyone wanted to sec where thi tax dollars are going thiy could go through the ledger and mi tin dm details This quiet village lay sweltering In Mondays humid heat when three revolver carrying thieves In long wigs and coveralls robbed the Royal Bank of Canada of an amount estimated to be as high as In a daring daylight robbery after oclock the men took about five minutes to rifle the tills and the vault and make a get away while two customers stood with hands up against the wall and the staff was powerless to act Bert Price of Cedar Valley and another customer from the S in to change bills were the only ones In the bank besides the staff of manager Hugh and tellers Eileen Cheyne Jennie Lynn and lolla Roszeil One of the bandits shoved past Mr Price and brandished a I revolver In the tellers wicket and said It was a hold up announcing no one would get hurt if they did what they were told Another of the men stepped into the managers office and ordered Mr Oxley to come out forced him to open the vault which they cleaned out as well as cash drawers Then they ordered the two customers to lie on the floor while they left The trio met Mrs Mae Henning as she entered the bank from the drug store across the street One man showed his revolver and ordered her to keep quiet and they made a quick get away In a car believed to be a 63 model Mrs went back to the store and phoned police Two members of the township road crew were working on a road In Hilisburg that afternoon when they saw three men rush out of the bank dressed In identical disguises complete with wigs and drive away in the car they believed to be a 63 Mercury They did not realize there was a robbery until they heard the news later Several people in the area said they believe the police suspected there would be a hold up at the bank The thieves seemed to be familiar with bank routine and they made a get away despite a dragnet which included O P P Detach from the entire area Acton O P said they were alerted and posted a cruiser along Hwy North Somehow the bandits eluded the search It is believed the get away car left Hilisburg south along the Seventh Line toward Highway Employees remained calm during the robbery The manager who has returned to work after an illness closed the bank after the robbery Guelph O P are In vestigating assisted by officers from the Mount Forest detachment of the O P Mr Price estimated the ages of the men who committed the rob bery to be In the However he also admitted the presence of the wigs made It very difficult to pinpoint their age They stuffed the loot Into a plastic bag and made off along the tree lined streets past people out on their verandahs and lawns In this prim neat village of homes Some people In Hilisburg noted there had been an O P P cruiser watching the bank for the last 10 days which led them to conclude police suspected an attempted hold up A cruiser had just left the area when the hold up occurred It was the second robbery at the bank in the last 10 years On April 12 two men robbed the bank of 056 and were arrested in a little more than an hour after the robbery There was another rob bery In 1944 when the manager was held at gunpoint by thieves who were unable to open the vault Both Mr and lolla Roszeil were on the staff years ago when the two men escaped for an hour with the The pair got stuck on a back road and were later spotted by O after a local farmer pulled them out The loot In for the three men was a mere taken from the bank manager of the day Cecil Hilton and his wife Mr Hilton refused to open the safe The men were never found Monday afternoon Hilisburg usually a quiet country village was like a scene from the movie Bonnie and Clyde complete with disguises and gun carrying bandits Residents prefer the orderly quiet life The amount taken from the bank In Mondays hold up of 000 is an estimate New owners at Silvercreek New owners of the Cedar Spring Motel on Highway near are former Sudbury residents Mr and Mrs A C This is their first venture Into motel business Mr Is a which is the study of the individual stroke s of handwriting to determine character and personality of the writer He also manager of Superior Emblems of Hamilton y until they purchased the motel in June from Mr Mrs ith Lucas Mr told the ret Press he is also very interested in ipy and psychology and he has impressive array of to show he graduated in courses relating to the Ik Is also affiliated with the International Association of Hypnotists and has studied applied As well ah these ideal ion lie bus j certificate he is a first aid r for St John Ambulance purchased the motel realizing Highway between Acton and Georgetown was in state of upheaval with reconstruction hut are confident of a business upturn when traffic functions normally again The worst is over now says Mr He says the motel will also provide a base for his work in The couple who prefer to tie colled Chuck and like this district although they have only lived here for a few weeks Unfortunately only a few days after they moved here they lost their two year old German Shepherd dog Hobo A two yearold Hobo Is black and brown with white markings He is If anyone has seen or know of his whereabouts the lavlgncs would appreciate knowing They can be contacted at opp Police busy 3 blame heat General occurrences in town during our reporting week of July IB to July saw a sharp Increase over the past few weeks The occurrences were varied and ranged from an Investigation under th Menu Hospitals Act to children shooting air rifles In toe town Domestic disputes and an assault on a child were In and a charge was laid under the Liquor Control Act And bo It went on If the warm weather was the cause for it all then roll on winter It was an accident tree week this being the second in a row for the town I am glad to report Four charges and six warnings were issued under the highway traffic act Const Kressler Is back on duty after spending a week holiday in the A and Cpl Mason starts a well earned two weeks vacation this week Schools oat Perhaps no phrase excites children and worries police of fleers to a greater degree than the words School Out For our youngsters it means several wews of outdoor play and at play are not apt to be thinking about the rules of safety as much as when they are in school where they are constantly being reminded Parents too have additional responsibilities During these summer months it is vital that children are reminded of the basic rules of safe walking and safe bicycling on Page No planning behind doors The Ontario Municipal board has told municipalities that they have an obligation to property buyers who want to ensure what they are facing when they buy a building lot or a new home The directive was issued after complaints in a city subdivision by residents who had thought they were locating in a com of single family dwelling only to find later that high rise apartments were projected nearby Many residents had checked with municipal authorities before buying but had not been told of this The says that when a person enquires he should be directed to a responsible official and provided with accurate in formation Planning should not be done in a vacuum behind closed doors it warns County office building tabled for future study Seek detailed arena costs More detailed estimates of repair work at the arena fee by before makes a work to be done Tuesday night at a works committee meeting of council the two were present Harry of Dalles Engineering and Co Ltd the contractors and Art Johns of Morrison Hershfleld Millman and Hoggins the en firm The original estimate of the cost of repairs was about Mfl The engineers agreed to have a detailed breakdown of costs In the varioos areas ready for the regular council meeting next Tuesday It appears there will be no new county building or at least not In the Immediate future County Council on the recommendation of the property committee has tabled proposals from architects for possible consideration later The county put a stop to plans to commence with new when It teamed Children Aid Society would not use accommodations in the proposed new building Foolish Warden Allan Day said CAS would have been the tenant in the new building and it would be foolish to proceed with the new building if we don t have to he said The property committee met to discuss the problem Monday Acton Deputy Reeve Ted Tyler Jr urged his colleagues on the committee not to wash then- hands of the plans but to continue with a thorough needs study that is now in progress to determine what facilities are needed now and projections for future requirements Seek architect The county was in the process of hiring an architect for the new building when CAS officials said they would not move to the new building Without CAS there members feel there t need to go ahead with the building as planned The needs study will be con and the proposals may be reactivated in the future There is some consideration to selling the present county building to the province as many of the provincial departments work from the building However members felt they would be in a better bargaining position if they waited for the province to come to them asking for the budding Several department heads under provincial have requested additional space but no request from provincial officials in Toronto have been received by the county to date the committee learned Emergency main road bylaws passed A council meeting was called about clock Tuesday evening after the regular committee meetings to pass three resolutions First was a standard resolution that the council certify to the Ontario Municipal Board that by law dealing with the perry proposed for apart is in conformity to the approved official plan of the town It V Anderson and Associates were authorized to call invitation bids on the installation of an additional water supply main on Churchill in order to improve the reliability of the town system In the event of a future break in the main line from the reservoir as happened last year thesecondlinecouldbe used R V Anderson was also authonied to proceed with engineering estimates on the road reconstruction on Mill St from Park Ave to Victoria St and the road reconstruction and Installation of storm sewers on Bower Ave The work has already been approved by the Department of Highways which pays 50 per cent of the costs Council must still pass on con bylaw which must have the approval of the O M B NEW OWNERS of the Cedar Springs motel at Silvercreek are Mr and Mrs Lavigne who moved to this area from Hamilton shown here In front of the motel Is a Staff Photo