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THE OSHAWA DAILY. TIMES. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27,1927. sty -------- NOTICE 'Whitby subscriber who is now The Times by mail EER EE EE Ren will - the they Retake, the'office of. RESENTS EVIDENCE GIVEN BY POLIGE Alfred Pomfret Protests and is Taken From the Court Room. (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Oct. 26.--Unable to contain his righteous. indignation over the tes- timony of two police officers in Whit- by Police Court yesterday, in a case in which he was defendant, Alfred Pomfret made audible comment on their veracity. When the Magistrate ordered that he be ejected, his wife and his mother-in-law began where he left off and all three were assisted from the room. Romfret was charged with reckless driving, in' having struck down a man on the highway on the night of Oc- tober 9th, and with failing to stop at the scene of an accident. The victim was the elderly man found by the roadside, in a serious' condition, whose identity was unknown for scme time until it was found that he had wan- dered frem a charitable institution in Toronto. Pomfret was connected with the ac- cident. hy three people who identified his car as the one behind which they had driven for several miles before the happening, and which they saw run over. the man. bi is Frank Creber, mother-in-law, Whitby representative, Mr. W. O. m at Oshawa. Mrs. Ottbein, and his brother-in-law, Ernest Hartrick, drove behind .a car of the same make and style as Pomfrets for several miles on the night, of the accident, and later in daylight recog- nized Pomfret's car as the one. involy- ed. Creber and' Mrs. Ottbgin = each saw something fall away from.the car. ahead and saw the rear wheel pass over a man's legs. They stopped their car, went back and found the injur- ed man sitting up in the ditch, ho ing his hea Hartrick saw the man rolling away from the road but did not, sec him struck. The main point of identifica- tion was a stop-light of unustfal Shane which all three saw on the rear of the Try Magnesia For Indigestion Poop le who suff. usually hi, ov Indigestion drugs "and various. digestive aids ood. sot.) PTT more than sl ieht Semporary, | t ey 'ore Bing do ts i le 4 chron! 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'Palmer, Grav- enhurst, while driving on the Kingston highway toward Toronto last Tuesday strtck a car in transit, damaging a fender and hubcap, and went on with out stopping. Highway Constable Reid located the man and summoned him to anpear in Police Court yesterday, on a charge of reckless driving. On learning that Palmer had made good the damage, the Magistrate let him off with the minimum fine, $10 and costs, The complainant came Pa - magis until next irom Ridgeway, some other witnesses from Toronto, and when the costs were added up, the total amount in- volved in the fine was $57.25, which 'was a rather imposing penalty, after all, NEED WARNING SIGNS NEAR PUBLIC SCHOOL, GIRL HIT BY CAR (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Oct. 26--The need of the signs to warn motorists of the pre- sence of school children on Dundas street, west was proven yesterday af- ternoon when a car struck little Mar- ion Underwood, six-year-old daugtiter The little girl --rr of the road and' itn duly aus ign He swerved to the left to avoid it, and: when the other car belatedly the two cars Spashed in the os, piddle of. the highw The 'caf north was a Ford coupe driven by D. J. Desmond of Brechin, Ont. Desmond's car was an almost total wreck. Wallace escaped more light- ly, .his front bumper, taking most ot the force of the wpa'. T0 BEGIN WORK J00N ON TENNIS! ANB BOWLING SITE Whitby Enthusiasts at a Gen eral Meeting, Further Their Plans (By, Staff. Reparter) Whitby, Oct, 27--At a wellat- tended genqral: meeting held last: night in the Council Chamber at the Town, Hall, preparations were made to, begin the work of the new bowling and; tennig club grounds. Mr. Browning acting as chairman of the meeting thanked the canvass- ing committee for the enthusiastic work which they had done, and ex- pressed. -appreciation "of the very > ~ - a : Do not delay in select- ing your lot in "Vista Heights." - ing, as ig sald, 3 the wrong si side tried to get back to the proper side, |' gqing: Ty A OXOQO ne od { 1d 'Im \ id you LE] rg sympathetic reception which the people of the town had given to the canvassers. Norman Thomas, Chairman of the Canvassing Committee, stated that there were quite a number of peo- ple who have not yet been given a chance to contribute, and many who were waiting to see something done before subscribing, The can- vassers are to go out agair and Mr. Thomas has hopes of securing sev- eral hundred dollars yet. An invitation was sent to John Rennie, a well-known howler of To- Tonto, to come and give some ad- Need | 1 01188 awa ----- ew pr roleep i. ox vice in planning the greens and courts. He was un- able to he present, but Mr. Daniels of the Rennie Seed Co. came, and after loking over the ground in the afternoon spoke to the gathering at night on the best way of building permanently = satisfactory playing grounds. Mr. Daniels' suggestions, which provided for cinder foundations for both tennis courts and howling greens, would mean a cost of around $2,000, at Toronto prices for labour and material, After considerable discussion as EE -------- and constructing to ways and means of Hhecting the cost of putting the grounds in shape, it was decided to appoint a commit- tee, to act for the club. H. L. Prin-~ gle, George Robb, W. K. Cooke, George Anderson, A. Stanlick, Miss Innis and Miss Richardson were ap- pointed to the committee. Some time was deyoted to discuss- ing the most suitable layout for the grounds. It was decided to have the bowling green at the north side of the lot, facing on Brock St. the tennis courts along the south side of the lot, and the club-house to- ward the back. of R, J. Underwood. was crossing Dundas street at Kent street when she was struck. The dri- ver of the car, a medical man frem | Detrait, stopped, and seeing that the child was not injured went on after leaving his name and address. Signs warning the motoring public that school children cross the highway at King and Henry streets were or- | dered erected by the Town Council | | but they have not yet been put up. CHIEF OF POLICE AND TOWN SUED Oscar Foster Seeks Damages for False Arrest and Imprisonment Barona Model 4-40 $225 or with Electric Drive $265 (By Staff (aff Reporter) Whitby, Oct, 27--Notice of a suit | far unstated damages against the Town of Whitby and Chief of Po- lice Gunson has been served by the office of the Sheriff. 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