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journal NlA, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1972 County poliiicos fade OBITUARIES v. Thomas former C. Rowan, mayor sijvative. Bill Griffith of Pearl River one of the found ers of the county committee IS Still ac tive as a rnmmitlee- m.m. savs Mrs DiKohcrts.

Griffith flies around the world in connection withi his travH agency business Slocum is executive director of the Metropolitan Regional Council, and now maps the future of the region instead of the county Frank Strauss. Slocum aide at town hall, works with him there. Mundt has gone from power brokerage to real estate brokerage, and bought into the Carter Gallery of Homes, owned by Hank Carter, who wants to run 1 State Assembly as a Republican Zeck was a volunteer for New York Mayor John V. Lindsay who was in the presidential campaign until this week Zeck tsn too active He and his wife. Belle, who was a town attorney in Ramapo.

both practice law in the county Dr. Sullivan is practicing medicine in Haverstraw. He was active in the formation of the New Democratic Coal it ion. and is still a member. Brud McGrath.

former Republican Supervisor of Ramapo. is purchasing agent for the county. g.e.t who ran the state coin-nnitee in the early Wis-' The answer is that some have found well paid jobs, others have left the county, and others have departed the political scene for less-active life st vies. County Conservative chairman Mrs. Estelle DiRobcrts says her party hasn heard from Dr.

James I'atrick-who ran for the state Assembly in I'MA when Joseph St. Lawrence beat Joseph F.X. Now irk i since he moved south. Dr. Patrick's wife.

Eleanor, was chairman of the Ramapo Conservative comm ittee. Another well known Con- He was the widower of Elizabeth Jane Lawrence Rowan, and is survived by his brt her. Joseph Rowan of Miami. a niece and a nephew. Friends may call at the Higgins Funeral Home.

78 Hudson Haverstraw. from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. today. A mass of the Resurrection will be said Tuesday at 10 a m. at St.

I'eter's Church, with interment at St. I'eter's Cemetery, Haverstraw. By I I I I Stall Wrilir When tlie battle call rings through the halls of the political parties this fall will the old warhorses feel the excitement racrig their blood that used to compel them into the fray'' llie kaleidoscope of local politics has turned up a new set of faces this year, but the names of yesteryear are still heard when politicians get together. Most of the leaders Rocklan-ders remember are I)emo-crats, because the county only recently ended a stretch of Democratic control. What happened to the leaders of the old Board of Supervisors? Where are former Stony Point Supervisor Robert Slocum and former Clarkstown Supervisor Paul F.

Mundt. who ran Clarkstown for ten years? Both were chairmen of the board during the 1960s. Where are the former county Democratic chairmen Bill Zeck. who masterminded the legal aspects of the county's sewers and Richard "Doe" Sullivan, the mercurial Haverstraw leader who ran the committee in the late 60s9 Where is Everett Crosby. Democratic chairman in Clarkstown and owner of the famed High Tor vineyards? And what has happened to bearded, long-haired Dr.

La) Koch, controversial chairman of the county 1 iberals. who was one of the most colorful figures on the scene in Rockland? Where are the early leaders of the county's Conservatives? Are the Democrats still conferring with Mike Prender- James Byrnes, was U.S. justice COLUMBIA. SC. (APi -James F.

Byrnes, who quit school at the age of 14 to help support his widowed mother and later became a congress-man. a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. U.S. Secretary of State and Governor of South Carolina, has dk'd after a long illness.

Clara Short Funeral services for Mrs. Clara A. Short. B0, of 37 Grant Sloatsburg. will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m.

at St. Joan of Arc Church in Sloatsburg. Mrs. Short, a life-long resident of Rockland County, died Saturday at her home. She is survived by her husband.

Henry E. Short of Sloatsburg; one son. William H. Short of Sloatsburg; three brothers, Harvey Conklin and William J. Conklin of Sloatsburg.

and Raymond Conklin of Green- wood Lake; and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Hayden and Mrs. Nellie Conklin. both of Sloatsburg. Friends may visit at the Wanamaker and Carlough Funeral Home.

Eagle Valley Road. Sloatsburg. today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

"ri las ninrrfciMc ruined your sex IjJ'o? Bob Fitzsimmons and Bruce Bradley ask questions like this weekdays. 10 AM to 4 PM. You II be amazed at the answers women listeners phone in. it's a whole new kind of radio, with a whole lot of things you never heard before. You ain't gonna hear about sewing or recipes on 1 Vini nine- Forum p- II I WtCmmmmmtmmm fmmmmM ft FINE OFFICE FURNITURE Thomas (..

How an. who served two terms as mayor of West Haverstraw in the late IMOs. died Saturday at Sum- Catherine Stout Catherine Stout. 83. of Wayne Avenue.

Stony Point, died Sunday at Nyack Hospital. Horn in Hrooklyn. she lived in the North Rockland township for 65 years and was a member of Immaculate Conception parish. Tomkins Cove. The widow of Fred Stout, she Is survival by sons Fred-erick of Middletown and Alfred of Stony Point; daughters Mrs.

Harold Hoyt. Mrs. Robert Dillon. Mrs. William and Mrs.

Theresa Coates, all of Stony Point, and Mrs. David Zerbe of Rockville. a brother, Michael Shaw of New Monmouth. N.J.; 21 grandchildren; and 11 greatgrandchildren. There will be a mass of the Resurrectkin Wednesday at 10 a.m.

at Immaculate Conception Church. Tomkins Cove, with burial at St. Peter's Cemetery, llaverstraw. Friends may call at the Edward C. Finn Funeral Home.

43 E. Main Stony Point, today and Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thelma Garland Mrs. Thelma Garland. 54.

of 2 Dutch Lane. Spring Valley, died Sunday at Nyack Hospital. She was a former resident of Nyack and was employed as a laboratory assistant at Led-erle Laboratories in Pearl River for 25 years. Mrs. Garland was a senior choir member of the Pilgrim Baptist Church.

Nyack. where funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. William C. Taylor on Thursday at 2 p.m. She was also a member of thelBPO Elks Auxiliary.

Survivors include two daughters. Mrs. Shirley Chambers and Mrs. Florence Ros-coe. both of Spring Valley: six grandchildren; a sister.

Mrs. Lillian Riley of Nyack; and a brother. William Stead of the Bronx. Friends may call at the Hugh E. White Funeral Home, 43 S.

Broadway. Tuesday and Wednesday between 3 and 5 and 7 and 9 p.m. Interment will be at Rockland Cemetery. Spark 01. FOERAL DIRECTORS: FDWARD C.

FINN FUNERAL HOME Main St. STony Point n-lit SMFFF.N FUNERAL HOME INC. 151 W. Central Ave. (Rte.

"ill) Spring Valley EI. FlO IMS -ill In nil'l' Uiil.ll. i IM SCHWEIZER "BKAITIFI'L 169 M.ddletown Rd Pearl River 1'E 1'K 5-l()7(i VERNON CHI RCH FLOWERS Ml No Highland Ave. (i)W) 1 Nwirk, Y. EL MUNIMENTS ROCKLAND MONUMENT CO.

E. Route Nanuet, Y. NA 3 81 10-4680 J.M.HASTINGS WM. J. TROCP MONUMENTS Large Selection On Display His.

ItVV 21)2 Travis MoiiuniMits nee Inc. 1899 Main Nyack El 8 0567 WM. COPELAND SON 133 lalayette Suffern 357-272? Hy UJ; lIKHT mil Park Hospital. Pomona at the age of 81. He operated Rowan's Serv-k Station in llaverstraw for many years and worked as a salesman at Porry's Garage.

West Haverstraw. until his retirement. Bertha Roesch Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Wanamaker Roesch, 77. of 29 Bonair Circle.

Suffem will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Airmont. Burial will be at Airmont Lutheran Cemetery. Survivors include two sons. Lawrence J.

Wanamaker and Kenneth C. Wanamaker. both of Suffern; two sisters. Mrs. Jennie Furman of Mahwah.

N.J.; Mrs. Edna Gannon of Hillburn; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Mrs. Roesch was past matron and member of Ramapo Chapter 673. Order of Eastern Star; member of Ramapo Past Matrons Club; past president, charter member and founder of Ramapo Valley Ambulance Corps member of Ladies Aide Society of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Airmont.

The Ramapo Valley Ambulance Corps will hold services today at 8 p.m. at Wanamaker and Carlough Funeral Chapel. Route 59. Suffern. Order of the Eastern Star services will be held Tuesday at 8 p.m.

Friends may visit at the Wanamaker and Carlough Funeral Home today from 7 to 10 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 10 p.m. The family requests memorial contributions be sent to Memorial Fund of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church. DEATH NOTICES GLASSING.

Ravmond on Anril 197? of 177 Broadway, Haverstraw, Y. Beloved husband of Anastasia Selesky Glassing Devoted father of Mrs. Mary AliceCollishaw of Nanuet and Miss Joan Carol Glassing of Haverstraw. Mass of Resurrection will beoftered, Wednesday, 10 A.M. at St.

Peter's Church, Haverstraw. Interment St. Peter's Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at Hig- Rins Funeral Home, 78 Hudson Avenue, averstraw, 2-5 and 7-10 P.M., today and Tuesday, (4-11) MERCURIC Celia, of Piermont Y. on Sunday April 9, 1172.

Devoted Mother of Mrs. Ann Hickey, Mrs. Connie Lynch, Mrs. Theresa McCormack, Angelo, Joseph and John Mercurio. Dear sister of Mary Berardi, Also survived by twenty-six grandchildren and one great grandson.

High Requiem Mass at Saint John's Roman Catholic Church, Piermont, Y. on Wednesday, April 12, at 10 a.m. Interment Rockland Cemetery, Sparkill, N.Y.' Friends may call at I ne Stevenson Funeral Home, 790 Piermont Avenue, Piermont 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. PURCELL, William of New City Y. on April 8, 1972, Beloved husband of Mrs.

Violet Purcell and dear father of Mrs. Marie Hageney, Mrs. Arline Greene and Miss Virginia Purcell of New City. Also survived by one brother Francis J. of Manchester, Vermont, two sisters; Miss Elizabeth Purcell of Lynbrook, L.I., Mrs.

Florence SchuU, Baldwin, L.I. and seven grandchildren. Mass ot Kesuneciiui Saint Augustines Church. New City at 10 A M. Wednesday Interment Cemetery of the Ascension, Monsey, Y.

Contrib-Itlons to the Rockland County Chapter of IfM American Cancer Society will be ap-araciated. Friends may call at the Hig- Funeral Home, 321 South Main treet. New City from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 P.M. on Monday Tuesday (410) ROWAN Thomas C. on April 8, 1972, ot 35 Ramapo Road.

Garnerville, Dear brother of Joseph Rowan of Miami, Florida Loving uncle of James Morrissey ot Stony Point and Johanna Morrissey of Haverstraw Mass of Resurrection will be ottered. Tuesday, 10 A.M. at St. Peter's Church, Haverstraw Interment St. Peter's Cemetery.

Friends may pay their respects at Higgms Funeral Home, 78 Hudson Avenue. Haverstraw, 2-5 and 7-10 today (4-10) STOUT, Catherine of Wayne Ave, Stoney Point on Sunday. April 9th, at Nyack Hospital Wife ot the late Fred Survived by two sons, Frederick ot Middtetown, and Alfred of Stony Point, 5 daughters, Mrs. Harold Hoyt, Mrs Robert Dillon, Mrs. William Munti and Mrs.

Teresa Coates all of Stoney Point and Mrs David Zerbe of Rockville, Maryland. 1 brother. Michael Shaw of New Monmouth, 21 grandchildren, II great grandchildren, 1 niece and I nephew. Mass ot the Resurrection will be offered at 10 a Wed-i nesday at Immaculate Conception Church, Tomkins Cove, Y. Interment St Peters Cemetery, Haverstraw.

Friends may call at the Edwafd C. inn Funeral Home, 43 E. Main Stony Point, Mon. and Tues. 2-5 and 7-9 p.m.

(4-10) SPECIAL NOTICE iLASSING, Raymond w. utneers ana members of Relief Hose Co. Number 3 of Haverstraw wiH conduct services at Higgins Funeral Home, 78 Hudson Avenue, Haverstraw, Tuesday, at 8 30 P.M. for their departed member. 14-11) MICH W.I.

J. IIH.CINS 1 William Purcell William A. Purcell. 71. of New City, died Saturday at Astoria General Hospital in Queens.

Born in Brooklyn, he had lived in Nanuet and Queens, before moving to New City three years ago. He was retired from the brokerage firm of Purcell. Graham and and had been an order clerk for many years on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Survivors include his widow. Violet Broderson Purcell: daughters Mrs.

Marie Hageney. Mrs. Arline Greene and Virginia Purcell. all of New City; his brother, Francis of Manchester, Vt. sisters Elizabeth Purcell of Lynbrook.

L.I. and Mrs. Florence Schulz of Baldwin. L.I.; and seven grandchildren. There will be a mass of the Resurrection at St.

Augustine's Church. New City, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, with burial at Cemetery of the Ascension. Monsey. Friends may call at the Hig-gins Funeral Home.

321 So. Main New City, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m. today and Tuesday. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Raymond W.

Glassing Raymond W. Glassing, a deputy with the sheriff's department for the past 22 years, died Sunday at Nyack Hospital. before becoming a deputy he worked as a Bear Mountain police officer for 10 years. Glassing was also a musician, playing the vibraharp with the Douglas babcock Band at the Ivy Manor. Mt.

Ivy. He was also a Republican committeeman and a member of the Haverstraw Fire Company and Relief Hose Company 3. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anastasia Selesky Glassing, and two daughters. Mrs.

Mary Alice Collishaw of Nanuet and Miss Joan Carol Glassing of Haverstraw. Fire company services will be held Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at the Higgins Funeral Home, 78 Hudson Haverstraw. Visitors may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

A mass of the Resurrection Wednesday at 10 a.m. will be said at St. Peter's Church. Haverstraw. with interment at St.

Peter's Cemetery. Celia Mercurio Funeral servk-es for Celia Mercurio. 64. of Piermont Avenue. Piermont.

will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. John's Church. Piermont. Burial will be at Rockland Cemetery in Sparkill.

A 40-year resident of Rockland County, she Is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ann Hickey of Piermont Mrs. Connie Lynch of Sparkill, and Mrs. Teresa McCormack of New City; three sons, Angelo of West Nyack. Joseph of Pkr-mont, and John of Valley Cottage; a sister, Mary Beroidiof Piermont; six grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Friends may visit at Stevenson Funeral Home, 790 Piermont Piermont today and Tuesday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. SAY IT BETTER THAN WORDS It sn Sranitkf llmft itfrtid i. DYKSTRA ttOIISl El 44112 IN I. HMM tl iKHlf Vtfltf "rr i 6 I i 4 I 1 FOR THE WEEK .1 I I I I I C1 TV.

Ik XV, CHOOSE FROM A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF EXECUTIVE AND SECRETARIAL OFFICE FURNITURE FROM ALL THE FAMOUS Bordonio Did you know your hands can and do betray your brain? For example, clapping hands express agreement. Fists express rage. Fidgeting hands express discontent, inhibitions. Doctors watch the hand of a patient for tell tale signs. Well trained detectives watch the hand of a suspect during questioning One of the nation's top salesmanagers schools his salesmen to interpiet hand actions of customers, His men stop making statements when hands are pocketed, clasped or fisted They start asking questions to reopen and enliven the mind.

He cites the picturesque pose of old Chinese philosophers. Their characteristic post shows arms folded across the chest, hands hidden in flowing sleeves. The philosophers knew, centuries ago, the hand could indicate thinking of the mind Wont further proof? II New YJ Ted 1 SHOP EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION! 3 BmjTONJ RT. Sholt. I 59 Ford Cms 1 0 I rr A tiny buby can ceitainly tell you whether it wants something offered to it Open, outstretched hands indicate accpetance.

Clenched hands close to the body indicate reaction. Even a baby, without knowing it, relays inner mind thinking with the hand We thought the idea was worth passing along to both salesmen and buyers 'iZib. Nanuet FINE OFFICE FURNITURE ROUTE 304 BARDONIA OPEN DAILY 8-6 SAT. 9-5 CALL 623-3911 Michael J. Higgins, Funeral Director.