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Oshawa Daily Times, 7 Oct 1927, p. 4

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at 9 Ho vie "THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, | Annes and discuss, { tled in connection - (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Oct. 7.--Possibility of secur- we a site for the new bowling and "tennis club, without cost, filled the ! promoters of the venture with great sstaction yesterday, when it was jea ned that F. Howard Annes had of- sud to donate cnough land for the ¢ na frem property which he owns * of his home on the Kingston Lighwayv., A meeting of the committee "was held last night to confer with Mr, I at oe TA we S------ a oa points not set- lk the gift. The dimensions of the proposed ground caused some difficulty, Mr. Annes has certain plans for the remainder of the tract and some rearrangement may be [' needed of the layout of the bowling and tenis courts to conform with re- qurements! H. L, Pringle, Town En- gineer, and Norman Thomas are to meet with Mr. Annes today and in- spect the site to see what arrangement could, be made to suit all parties, as 1the club is naturally very anxious to avail itself of the very generous offer, which was called by onc man the most public-spirited thing that has been done in Whitby for twenty-five years. The financial canvass starts today and it is hoped that it will be finished by tomorrow night. Piaus have been carefully prepared and the news of the possibility of securing a site free of cost has filed the canvassers with new enthusiasm STORM SEVERE Whithy, Oct, 7--Whitby was visited last night by a thunder storm accom- panied by torrential rain. The storm came up in the early hours of the morning and the lightning seemed dangerously near at times. The elec- tric lights went out for a time and threw the town into total darkness. ~ INLIQUOR CHARGE Crown Counsel Ahsent-+Men Alleged to Have Been Drunk Driving Car (By, Sta& Reporter) Whitby, Oct. 7.--Absence of Crown counsel at the trial of a charge, the penalty of which is a jail term, wa the cause of considerable comment in Whitby Police Court yesterday. The case was that of Ti Sheard, of Ham: ilton, charged with/being intoxicated while in charge of 4 car. No one was present to handlg/ the case for the Crown. The complainant was High- way Constabte Law, Sheard's car collided with a car driven by Wm. C. Johnston, of To ronto, on the evening of Septembe 27, between Whithy and Oshawa. Johnston and his companien, T. Db, Crosbie, both Inspectors on the To- ronto Palice Force, told of feeling their car bumped, of ordering the dri- ver of the offending car to get out RESERVES JUDGMENT ' FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1927 PAGE FOUR' on the road and of seeing him stagg« as though drunk. The officers advi: ed Sheard to allow some one else 1 rive but he refused and started o «gain. They came on to Whithy, an while stopping there, the car passe them, but with a different driver be hind the wheel. The officers follow ed the car to Scarboro, where the; saw the Highway Constable and tok him the circumstances. He overtool the speeding car which was travellin: at 45 miles per hour and stopped it. Sheard was again ordered to get out of the automobile and told to walk hort distance up the road to test h 'ondition, - His actions were still sucl as to lead the officers to the belief tha ie was intoxicated, Sheard had been to Peterboro or the day in question and was return a -- The better the quality of the tea you use the more important it is that the con- tainer should be the very best. By careful tests it has been proven that Aluminum is the best container yet found for tea--and Rage Tea is packed only in Alumi- num--the finest package ever used for tea. sT i ng when the accident. occurred. He tated that he had worked from 6 am of the 26th until 9.15 am. of the 27th, all day and all night, to get his work fone up so that he could get away~for | the next day. He admitted having had one drink before leaving Peterboro. Jn the return trip the party had lunch at Oshawa and others testified «0 Sheard's normal condition at that time. Sheard admitted striking the back ol Johnston's car, saying that he saw the car ahead stopping and that his own :ar skidded when he applied "the brakes. The force oi the collision threw him against the wheel and daz- ed him, he said. When the car was stopped by the highway officer, no one in the party had any notion the chargc of being intoxicated was to be laid, or medical testimony would have been sought. Counsel for the defense brought out he fact that the officers had no juris- liction either where the accident oc- mrréd or in Scarboro Township. [It vas also pointed out that it is cus- tomary to arrest on the spot a man vho is charged with being intoxicated n charge of a car, Magistrate Willis reserved judgment for one week. When asked why there vas no prosecutor present, he said that t was not his place to call one, Warmth comes! from within ---- Keeps off chills by giving health. Packed with calories ananutrition Heat in the oven: Serve with hot milk and this is the only ¥ kind of weath- er I can get to use it at all. "Why do you carry that umberl- la, little boy?' asked the passer-by curiously. i 1 "know," said the youth, "but when _it rains pa wants it, and when the sun shines ma wants it, Prisoner: 'No, your worship, I don't think my man ought to be ashamed of his convictions!" 'Here's Real Bargains For The Week-End Purchaser--If It's ar Go to JOHNSTON'S MENS SUIT | SPECIAL only. 50 Men's Suits In fancy tweeds and worsteds, two and three button styles, odds and ends, all sizes, 34 to 42, that regularly sold for $25 to $32.50. Saturday \ 0 Your Winter VERCOAT MEN'S HATS The grey Soft Hat with the fancy Velours will We have them all from snap brim is good for the early season, but the black Stiff Hat and be good a little later. $7.50 down to Kiddies' Suits In this we mean little fancy Suits in tweed and plain Men's Sweater Coats Every Knitted Coat by us is absolutely all wool May be again in Hue, but the fancy blue, either in Middy, Oliver Twist, Sailor .or the littl: English style for ages 3 to 8 years. $3.50 to $8.00 MEN'S FINE and pure wool. We have a wonderful showing and priced at ay eae $2.50 to $10.00 NEGLIGEE SHIRTS £53 $1.95 "You Get the Habit of tweeds are and will be more popn- lar. grey, olive, tan and brown mixed We are showing them in pretty und plain gweeds, $2510 OUR TEN-PAY PLAN Can be. applied to both Father and Sons Fall and Winter buy- ing. Apayment down of $10, the bal- ance spread over ten weeks. Ask us about it. -- JOHNSTON'S. i i 2 El i with separate Collars or Collar attached in plain or fancy Stripe Broadcloth gnid Madras Mac«inaw Coats and Pants We are showing Men's and Boys' Mackinaw Coats with Breeches to match. The patterns and colors are most pleasing and the quality is all pure wool, 32 to 40 oz. cloths. They are priced at Saving wh en You Use Our ; $6.00 to $14.00 TEN-PAY-PLAN" The Ten-Pay-Budget-Plan is simply a more convenient form of charge service, extended to those who prefer it--ask about it MEN'S SUITS Beautiful Scotch Tweed effects are very popular for Men's Fall Suits. They are in grey, fawn and brown shades--in Society, Cambridge and Hart makes. $22.50 to $38.50 MEN'S FALL TOPPERS zEzmEz $18 to $35 == Hits ana gutisrs io. Fal Couts MEN'S AND BOY'S FURNISHINGS A slip-on.style, Our shelves are bubbling over with fresh ness in Men's and Boys' Furnishings. Scarfs, Gloves, Hosiery, Underwear, in every variety and price. CHILD'S REEFERS Cool evenings demand a topper for the little fellows. We offer about 25 Coats in navy blue, in sizes 23 to 27 only, $5.50 > SIN 2 ' BOY'S SUITS That Point to Value BCY¥ Suits with the tenacity of cut-make-and-trim that insures thet wearing abilities -- you'll find such Suits for your boy here; We're wise in the matter of selecting Suits for growing youngsters, That's why we have assembled such an array of fine woollens made to withstand youth's frolics $10 to $18.50 "Men's and Bogs' Wear |

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