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BOCKLAND COUNTY THE TIMES Volume S!), Number 51 Haverstraw, N. Y. 10927, November IK, 1971 Telephone HAverstraw 9-2000 Price Ten Cents Patrolman. Doctor Save (lliokin^ Bal)v Pfilroliiutn Wiillfi' Key of Iht* village polite force and Dr. Pierino (Jra/iosi were tnade happy on Tue.sday night by a baby's cry. The Snionth old baby, ^'esetlia Kstrolhi. had been brought to the doctor's of fice by hei parents, who reside on Second st. The doctor called the polict deparlinenl for oxygen, and when PitLi ohnan Key arrived, the dot lor wa.s glvitig the baby artificial respiration by inassag ing her chest , The doctor .said that the baby had ingested tnuc ous and stomach cotilents so that what the sioniach had voin tied up had gotte down into the lungs. Palrohmm l\e> started to give Ye.senia oxygett and then put his little linger In hei mouth to try U) clear hei mouth and throat. They worked as a team on the liuhy about 20 minutes befoiv llu'\ got the mucous out. When the l^diy .started to cry. they ktiew lhe\ had won . ______ their battle. ----- - ---------- — — The bab> was rem()\ed in the Haseistraw ambulance to Good . Samaritan Hospital where she SKY-HIGH AND WORKING: Reconstructed lowers now reach 47J feel Info the air at Tomkins Cove to carry electric (litj,,,, cables connecting the Orange and Rockland system with Con solidated Edison in Westchester. In the picture above, you ^ ere looking up Irom Route 9W at a vehicle that traverses the Pggj Police Help wires from anchorage to anchorage, back and forth far above r the Hudson River. Two of the three-man crew of the spaee- ci'atf looking vehicle are seen working on a steel boom lhal extends out Irom their vehicle lar above the ground. They He a pair of wires together, then move Iheir vehicle to a new location and repeal the process. The picture at left shows the lop two-thirds of the lower. The view Is from the Gays Dock road. Times Torpey Photo.i. Praised by Doctor MAYOR BOSICO Lights Become Burning Topic Thf busine.ss dislricl was cir cularized ihi.s wet?k with flyers advertising tonight's meeting called by the Village Board to discuss the lulure changes in street lighting. The 8:15 session, announced by .Mayor Anthony Bosico. will be dtHoied entirely to dj.scussing the installation ot street lights, new poles and wir ing throughout the village. Inten.sive promotion is undei way on another lighting project, the Christmas Lighting pro gram in Haverstraw. Civic or ganizations. merchants' groups and private citizens are serv ing on the Haverstraw Christ mas Light Committee'. Contri butions may be sent to P. O. Box 117. Haverstraw. 10927. New Towers Add Strengtl To Power Co. Network Of Stonv Point Youth The BANK CORNER Did yuu ever go back a few days after election and read what was said in some of the political ads? Mighty enlighten mg. If some of the promises are fulfilled we expect to see twice as much government for half as much money. Maybe it will come, but as the Scotchman .said. I hae me doots. Hackensack's former State Senator and Republican leader Walter H. Jones ha.s the repu tation of being a very good lawyer. He is to receive JSO.OOf) and a New York lawyer an other $10,000 for representing Patricia Bennett in winning an uncontested divorce from her singer husband. Tony Bennett. Mr. Jones told the court he worked on the case 575 hours at $100 an hour. Bennett's wife gets custody of two teen-age sons, a $150,000 home and al most $100,000 a year, Tony will have to sing loud and clear just to keep even. Relating to the above, the ac counting firm got $7,600 for fig- 'uring out how much Mrs. B. should collect from Tony. All approved by the court. Kin Hubbard once said the size of the piece of pie depends on the importance of the guest. . Some time when there's a lull in the garage and the guys get talking, you can get the real low-down oil the price freeze and so on. The ideas of the gathering on big business and depreciation of machines and so on would startle an acco'int- ant. William Willson has his home alongside his Biookside Dairies on Clove ave. The house has .\ gigantic reconstruction job at Tomkins Cove will greatly increase the current caiTving capacity ol the electric cables connecting the Orange and Rockland Utilities system with Consolidated Edi.snn in West chester. The newly enlarged towers and wires are expected to be put in operation, \energized\ as they say in the utility indus try. about Jan. 1. When com pleted. it will further strength en the connections with the PJM power pool and the New York power pool. This increases the capacity of participating electric companies to meet peak loads of members of the pools. Towers 473 Feet High The reconstruction job at Tomkins Cove involves some impressive statistics. The tow ers have been increased in height from 457 to 473 feel. The widllt of the steel structure at the lop of the towers has been extended Irom 50 to 150 feet. The purpose of all this work is to increase the load carrying capacity. From a single circuit carrying 138.000 volts, the tower and cable system now will go to a double circuit system trans mitting 345,000 volts of energy. Twin Towers Far Apart There are similar lowers on each side of the river. They are 4,273 feet apart, ju,st over tour just been painted a nice cream ery butter yellow. The three-year marriage ol multimillionaire real estate op eratoi- Robert W. Dowling, 76. and his third wife. Audrey, who lives in Sneden's Landing, has ended in separation, Mr. Dowl ing is chairman of the execu tive committee of the City In vesting Corp. Certain kinds of troubles only seem to hit peo ple with money. First the Senate votes out foreign aid. Then it ties strings on military foreign aid. If you think foreigners are mystified by all this, what about us? Everybody, even people who are going to turn up Capt. Shankey dr., races along Main fifths ol ii mile. Like a suspen sion bridge, the lower system has anchorages back in the hills on both sides oi the river. The distance lielween anchor ages is 6,619 feet. B e f o 1 i- the reconstruction work was started on tlie aerial system, the utility companies joined in creating an underwat er tic that carries 138.0UU volts in a cable beneath the Hudson. This is in the area ol the pre ent crossing, and there is also ,an underwater crossing of the Algonquin Gas Transmission pipeline bringing natural gas to New England in the salne area. The minimum height of the wires over the river is 165 leet. The Stony Point Town Police Dept, was highly complimented for its ta.sl and efficient serv ice by Dr. Cardona at the Ny ( j-asll Break.S HlO ack Hospital. Saturday at 12:30 H.m. a call for oxygen was re ceived from James P. Carey, 52. of 17 Getty dr. Patrolman Weatherwax re sponded and rushed Mr. Carey to Nyack Hospital. An emei gency tracheotomy was per lormed. Information is that Mr. Carey had stopped breathinu and that he was revived. NEW TOWERS Page 5 STRIKE THREATENS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Over the weekend the Amcri can Federation of Teachers and the Association of Catholic Schools failed in efforts to reach a new contract. Members of the union are lay teachers, jilthough not all of the teachers are mem bers of the union. In the event of a strike, it is expected lhal Ihe Catholic schools will slay open and con tinue a nearly normal program The union said the strike ac tion would lx ‘ deferred until late this week. 'I'hree y«)ung Stony Point men were injured last Thursday at noon when the cat in which they were riding was in a head on collision im Washburn lane. They were passengers In a car \\'hicli was in collision with an other operated by John Kopec. :tl. of If) Laurel dr.. Stony Point. .Mr. Kopec told Stale Troopers he was waiting to make a left turn when the collision occur red. Most seriously tnjuied w'as Joseph Giardina. 17. of IB Wen zel lane, who suffered a broken hip and is in tiaction in Ram apo General Hospital. He was a pjissengcr in a car driven by Glen Donato. 19. ol 7 Wenzel lane. Mr. Donato and anothei passenger. Billy Joe Leroy. 17. of Washburn lane, were taken with Mr. Giardina to the hos pital in the Stony Point ambul BANK CORNER Page 3 ANNIVERSARY COUPLE; Mr. and Mrs. John Kabul ol Conklin ave. are pictured with the Rl. Rev. Msgr. William J. Remey, pastor emeritus of St. Mary's church, al the couple's SOth wedding anniversary celebration Sunday at Tor Haven Casino. A mass of thanksgiving was offered In lha morning, followod by a family breakfast at their home. A family dinner parly was given later al Tor Haven and friends offered congratulations at an open house at Ihe family home. The couple was married Nov. 14, 1921 at SI. Mary's by Ihe late Rev. Leo Blainik. Times-Torpey Photo. Expect Big Crowd Public Shocked, For Newburgh Came Angry at Brutal Raid by Thugs Thousand.s of spectators will crowd the North Rockland High School loolball stadium for Salurday'.s game with Newburgh Free Academy, as the city's high school is named. This is the first post season contest for North Rock land in a number of years. Because of the large crowd expected, unusual security and traffic r-outrol measures have been planned at the direc lion of School Superintendent Konrad K. Koch. Fans are ex peeled to begin arriving al the field at noon, as the Nyack game demonstrated that ap proach roads gel jammed up before game lime. Neighbors Fight .Sale B y Lucolo Neighbiu-.-^ h/iVf lurmed the Spook Rock Roud Civic Asso elation to raise hell about the Rockland County Sewer Com misslori'.s intended purchase of Anthony Cucolo's estate to use as a .site for a sewer headquar ters building and truck storage in the exclusive residential sec lion of Ramapu along Route 292. The Sewer Commission re porledl> ’ will pay $235,000 lor 13.5 acres of land and some buildings now on the piece pro posed to be acquired. The Irans action is said to have received the approval of the Sewer Com mission, .subject to approval by land appraisers working for the Commission. Thomas France is spearhead ing the drive hy the neighbors, who contend that the intended use of the property is a vioia lion ot the letter and spirit ot Kamapo zoning ordinances. Su preme Court Justice Morton Silberman has granted a tern porary restraining order until a suit can be heard contesting the action. Alfred Murphy, chairman of the Sewer Commission, is said to be in favor of the purchase. County Legislator William F. Vines has suggested the pur chase be held up until the Leg islature can hear a discussion on both sides of the issue. Legislator Charles Partridge, who was the first to question publicly the proposed purchase, says the Sewer Commission could buy other suitable tracts of smaller acreage at a lower price per acre. HEART FUND ASKS HELP The Rockland Heart Associa tion is looking for volunteers to aid in the preparation of ma terials for the 1972 Heart Fund Drive. If you are willing to devote some of your free time to this very worthwhile cause, please phone 634-4987 or visit the office at 39 South Main st.. New City. BEAR MT. RINK OPENS The Bear Ml. skating rink opens Friday night for the sea son. It will be open Friday nights. Saturdays and Sundays. The public in North Rockland has been shocked and angered by the bold robbery at the ■Stony Point homo of Mr. and .Mrs. Guy B. Donohue, with brutal treatment of Mrs. Don ohue. The raid on the normally quiet home at 5 Ethan Allen dr. took place Friday evening. As the news spread and people learned ol the nature ot the thug's actions, there was an immediate upswelling of anger ,md disgu.st that such things could happen. Expected Girl Scouts Mrs. Donohue was at home alone about 6 p.m. Friday. When there was a timid knock on the rear door entrance, she opened the door readily, expect ing the Girl Scouts who were lo deliver the cw.kies she had ordered. Instead lince men wearying ski masks and brandishing large knives forced their woiy quicklv into the huu.se, throw ing her to the floor. Then al knife point she wrrs torced into the laundry room, where she was tied to a kitchen chair with eleclric cords ripped from home appliances in the kitchen. Her hands were lied behind her. Threatened lo Choke Her - One of the thieves, who re rnained near her all ol the ap pi-nximatel.v 45 rninrues she wg.s lied up. wound a slocking around her neck and threat erred to chtrke her if she made an\' outer.v or noise. She wa.s gagged and could .scarcely get her breath. The gag was re moved only when the crooks wanted <rrt answer to a question. The other two thugs went through the house, ripprng the lelephottes from their connec lions. They emptied Mrs. Dun ohue's purse and wer-e rrol sat isfied with the amount obtain ed and threatened her with harnt if she did nut reveal the hiding place of more mone>' in the house. They conversed in Spanish when talking among themselves. They took a quantity of Ken nedy half-dullars. When Mrs Donohue pr otested that she was saving them for her 10 grand children, one of the thugs harsh ly told her to keep quiet and sard he knew all about her gr-irndchildren. Hold Knife to Throat When Mr. Donohue arrived home, he was surprised by the thugs, who held a knife at his throat. They took his wallet, keys and other possessions, but were angered when he told them he did not have the ca.sh receipts of Mardorf's Bakery irt Haverstraw, which is operated by the Donohue family, PUBLIC SHOCKED Page S Times Early Next Week Because Thanksgiving Day is our regular publication day, The Times will be early next week. The newspaper office will be open Saturday morn* ing for news and advertising. Jersey Celebrates; Which Birthday? Friends are asking Howard Jersey of Franklin dr.. Stony Point, if that was any way tb spend his 80th birthday on Nov 9 when he spent the day read ing over 50 birthday cards and answering telephone calls from all over the country. The cards bore all kinds of signatures from that of Donnie Morrill, who is aged 4 and managed to print his name all over the card, to the green ink signature of James A. Farley at the end of a letter. Mr. Jer sey and Mr. Farley had been associated half a century ago in the activities of Haver.straw Lodge 877. B. P. 0. Elks. Mr. Jersey is a veteran ot World War I. having served in Company K of the Seventh Reg itneru in France. For years he was a director of the National Bank of Haverstraw and a member of the advisory com- mittev of the Rockland Nation al Bank. Mr. Jersey's wife is the former Miss Frances de- Noyelles. On Sunday afternoon a tarn ily dinner for 15 members ot the Jerseys' immediate fam ilies was held at the Villa Villa restaurmu in Stony Point. Frank duNuyelies, Mr. Jersey's brothel in law, was toastmaster and kept the parly laughing with his many humorous stor ies about Mr. Jersey and other relatives.
