New Britain herald., 1929-05-15
BOY DRIVES AWAY
 WITH FAMILY AUTO
Father Asks Police to AM m
 Locating His Son
STUDY NEW PARKING RULES
Candidate For Drivers License tn Crash During Test - French Americans Organize Republican Club-Gas Station Hearings.

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 Bristol is experiencing an cpl demic of automobile stealing, four cases where cars have been taken without permission having been re- ported to the police since last Mon- day noon. Monday morning a car owned by Elwyn Downes, which was parked in the yard of the Bristol Brass Corp, was taken and has not been recovered. Last Monday night an automobile owned by stephen Ostroski was stolen from [ central parking place and was found last night abandoned on a lorely road Tn Pennington. A car owned by Lil- lian Oehler, which was also stolen last Monday night on Riverside av- enue. has not been recovered.
 The last complaint made to the police was this morning when father sought the departments as- sistance in locating, his son. who de- parted from home last Monday with the family car. It is the fathers be- lief that his offspring left for New Hampshire to visit friends and the police of that state have been asked to assist in locating the youth. The name of the complainant was not divulged by the police.
 ROys Break Windows
 Two boys, both |, years of age, were taken into custody by the, police last evening for breaking win- dows of . house on Dudley street. The boys used air rincs to do the damage and the weapons were con- iscated by the police. Their cases will be heord in juvenile court next Saturday morning, May IS.
 Parking Problem Serious
 Consideration is being given by members of the board Of police com- missioners to the parking situation in the center of the city, it is un- derstood. and it is possible that new set of regulations will be of- fered to the city council for adop- tion within the near future.
 Since the first of April. when many automobile owners registered their cars, the parking situation has pre- sented an angle not experienced in former years. There are but two centrally located parking places, one at the west end of the Memorial Boulevard and the other on Pros- pect street in the vicinity of the railroad station. Both of these points are utilized by store employees and are filled to capacity at an early hour each day. This necessitatss the use of both sides of Main street and during the hours of the heaviest traffic, 1t is almost impossible for traffic to be handled because of the parked cars. A similar situation exists on North Main street. par ticularly between Laurel and Center streets.
 What solution will be devised by the police board is problematical. It may be found advisable to reduce the parking limit. which is now 50 minutes both on Main and Nortn Main streets.
 To Play West Hartford
 The Bristol high school baseball team. weather permitting. will play the West Hartford high nine on the local athletic field at | o'clock this afternoon. White will undoubtedly be the pitching selection of Coach Tommy Monahan and Captain Chet Roberts will do the receiving. Applicant Has Accident Peter Botto. at one time caretaker of the comfort station on Main street failed to secure drivers license Tuesday afternoon when the car which he was operating in company with State Policeman Nelson. crash ed into another automobile owned by Mrs. Eva G. Whitney of Torrington on School street. Botto was ;n- structed by the officer to throttle down the machine but instead ap- 1 piled more power. Mrs. Whitney's car was considerably damaged. Botto, in company with the state 1 officer, reported the accident at po- lice headquarters and agreed to as- 1 sume the cost of repairs to the Tor ! rington woman's car. No arrests were made.
 Funeral of Sui(Sde The body of Wilfrid Pomerleau of | Fourth street. who committed sui eide by hanging last Sunday in the l woods west of King street, was sent 1 by train this morning to East Broughton. Canada. for burial. Birth Of SoA
 4 son was born at the Bristol hos | pitaI Tuesday afternoon to Police man and Mrs. William W. Thom pson of Queen street.
 Gas station HeaFiags Hearing on two gas station appli-