Four callers give tips Ballentine dog found NinetySixth No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JULY 29 F Cents Bewildered and frightened the family dog was located four days after running from an accident In which his owners were injured on Highway north of Acton While Mr and Mrs Ross were In hospital their dag Tiny was lost An appeal was put in last week Free Press and four replies came promptly to friend Ken Melsaac A neighbor on Highway wbb the one who gave Mr Melsaac the right tip He had seen a dog fitting Tiny description in the area He had tried to catch it and Reunited Friday Mr Melsaac went day and recognized Tiny In deserted barn near the accident location Hedldnt have an easy time either catching Ihe missing No hanky pet Finally Tiny became a little more trusting and was taken away By the next day Friday Mr was released from hospital with his arm in a sling and the dog was re united with his owner A couple of other callers also tried to help Mr Melsaac In his 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 t Tiny A caller described two strays Mrs Is still in hat pit both legs in heavy casts nnd recovered from bruises Their tix year old passenger Robin Moturc is also reported recovering from fractures and Decide salary adjustments SCENE OF THREE robberies in the last years the branch of the Royal Sank 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 Iolla Roszell were working at the bank the last time It was robbed In April This photo was taken then of the staff with Iolla Isabel McDonald Laverne Swift and the manager Staff Photo Daring daylight robbery at Hillsburg trio makes getaway Chairman of County Board of Education Doug Wood reports there is no hanky with the Board business Trustees hide nothing he said His comments came in reply to an editorial attack by an newspaper The newspaper criticized I hi board for not revealing details concerning salary adjustments for administration staff after the salary adjustments were dealt with in a closed committee July IB Salary adjustment Mr Wood said the board did make some decisions concerning salary adjustments Re said the details of the adjustments would be made public at he next board meeting Aug Mr Wood said there were two reasons why it t be released before then There are employees to know where stand before they read about ft and secondly the board has to approve the Intent of the motion He explained nil ad staff were excused from room and only trustees remained the discussion Wood sold he took notes and later formed the notes into motions he hoped would reflect the intent of the board He at rcitH He the trustees handled tl mnlter in what they believed to be the best interests of the employed of the public If the public thinks there Is any hanky is Just hog wash said Wood He said if anyone wanted to see where the tax dollars are going could go through the ledger and wet the fine details HILLSBURG This quiet village lay sweltering In Monday s humid heat when three revolver carrying thieves En 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 o clock 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 Volley and another customer from the U S in to change bills were the only ones In the bank besides the staff of manager Hugh Oxley and tellers Eileen Jennie Lynn and One of the bandits shoved past Mr Price and brandished a revolver In the teller s 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 manager 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 as she entered the bank from the Hennlng 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 model Mrs Henning went back to the store and phoned police Two members of the township road crew were working on a road in Hillsburg 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 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 25 North Somehow the bandits eluded the search It Is believed the get away car left Hillsburg south along the Seventh Line toward Highway Employees remained calm during the robbery The manager who has just returned to work after an illness closed the bank after the robbery Guelph O P are In assisted by officers from the Mount Forest detachment the O P Mr Price estimated the ages of the men who committed the rob 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 Hillsburg noted there had been an O 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 years On April 12 two men robbed the bank of and were arrested In a little more than an hour after the robbery There was another rob bery In when the manager was held at gunpoint by thieves who were unable to open the vault Both Mr and Iolla were on the staff 10 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 P P after a local farmer pulled them out The loot In 1944 for the three men was a mere 25 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 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 Monday s hold up of is an estimate New owners at Silvercreek New owners of the Cedar Springs Motel on Highway near Silvercreek arc former Sudbury rodents Mr and Mrs A C This Is first venture into ihcmutel business Mr is which is the study of individual strokes of handwriting to determine ihuraclcr and personality of the writer He is of Emblems of Hamilton where they lived until they purchased and Mrs Keith Mr told the Free Press he is also very interested in psyct he has an impressive array of to show graduated in courses relating to the lie Is also affiliated with the International on of Hypnotists and has studied applied hypnology At well as these cations he his a he is a first aid instruek r for St John Ambulance The purchased tie motel realizing Highway between Acton and Georgetown was in a stale of upheaval with reconstruction but they are confident of a bus ncss upturn when traffic functions normilly again The worst Is over now says Mr He says the motel will also provide a base for s work In graphoanalysls The couple who prefer to be called Chuck and Mnrg like this district although they have only lived here for a tew 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 whilcmarklngs He Is wearing a collar and Hamilton dog tag if anyone has seen or know of his whereabouts the would appreciate knowing They can be contacted at OPP report Police busy blame heat General occurrences in town during our reporting week of July 19 to July saw a sharp increase over the past few weeks The occurrences were varied and ranged from an investigation under the Mental Hospitals Act to children shooting air rule In the town Domestic disputes and an assault on a child were In vestigated and a charge was laid under the liquor Control Act And so It went on If the warm weather was the cause for it all then roll on winter It was an accident free week mis 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 la back on duty after a week holiday in the S A and Cpl Mason starts a well earned two weeks vacation this week Schools out Perhaps no phrase excites children and worries police of fleers to a greater degree than the words Schools Out For our youngsters It means several weeks of outdoor play and children at play are not apt to be thtnking 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 Pone 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 OMB 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 be by before makes a feels ton on work to be done ere Tuesday night at a works committee of council Use two engineers were present Harry Shaw of Dallas Eaglaeeristg and Contraction Co Ltd the contractors and Art Johns of Morrison Herahfleld MOunan and the Arm The original estimate of the cost of repairs was til The engineers agreed to have a detailed breakdown of costs In the vartoni areas ready for the council meeting Tuesday It appears there will be no new county building or 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 learned Children Aid Society would not use accommodations in the proposed new building Foolish Warden Allan Day said CAS would have been the prime 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 their hands of the plans but to continue with a thorough needs study that is now in p 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 budding without CAS there members feel there ficient need to go ahead with the budding as planned The needs study will be con turned 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 building 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 Orr property proposed for apart Is in conformity to the approved official plan of the town V Anderson and Associates were authorized to call invitation bids on the installation of an additional water supply on Churchill N 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 the second line could be used V Anderson was also authorized 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 per cent of the costs Council must still pass on con bylaw which must have the approval of the O B NEW OWNERS of the Cedar Springs motel at Silvercreek are Mr and Mrs Lavigne who moved to this area from Hamilton Mr Lavigne shown here In front of the Is a Staff Photo