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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1971 Till: INDIANAPOLIS STAR- PAGE 11 Robert Tranter Defeats Franklin Mayor Drake Poillion Wins Only Contest At Plainfield Sure you could see plentyof elephants in the zoo back home. time, I he il Vandivicr Tranter iT ITATf HfPOT Tranklin, Iml. -Former Franklin City Councilman Hubert Tranter Jr. defeated in-cumbcnU twotmn Republican Mayor Kolcrt K. Drake yes- torday by a total of 1,011 to votes.

Tranter had based bii' lore-cast for victory on good weather for voter turnout. In the battle for cleit treasurer in Republican primary, Mr. KatherinP Smith (1,192) won over Mrs. Edna VanAntwcrp (429). ON THE Democrat side, there was only on contest, the selection of two al three candidates for two ouncilman-at-large scats.

The winners jre Joseph D. Allen (232) an John Vargo (191). The Donocral voting was described as "extremely light-" Tranter, V. a partner In Tranter Industries here, served on the city council from 1964 I bis cam- by a 920 609 vote. For the two at l.irgc seats, incumbents Charles Rechman (1,075) and Raymond Fctterly outdistanced Daniel Wilson (607).

The unopposed Republican council candidates are Merrill 1 Johnson, District One; Robert S. Raker, Incumbent, District Four; and Donald Smith, incumbent, District Five. F. EDWARD Vandivier, operator of the Guarantee Auto Store and a service station here, was unopposed Democratic candidate for mayor. Other unopposed Democrats are Donald W.

Grooms, clerk-treasurer and councilman candidates Henry Thompson, District Three; Donald E. Smith, District Four, and O. Russell Mkhelfelder, District Five. The Democrats still lack candidates for the first and second districts for council and for city judge. The Republicans also have yet to name a city judge candidate.

IT ITAU DEPORT Plainfield, lnd. The incumbent Plainfield Town Hoard member from Ward 3 yesterday defeated his two Republican challengers in the only primary election race here on either ballot. Theodore A. Poillion, a lour-year member of the board and former board president, gained more than CO per cent of the vote. His 392 defeated Marcus Vanllorn with 142 and Joseph O'l-eary with 105.

LESS than 17 per cent of the registered voters went to the polls, Poillion piled up a large lead in his own precinct where he received 96 votes to O'Lcary's 16 and Vanllorn's 8. Vanllorn, however, won in his home precinct with 58 voles to Poillion's 16. O'Lcary lol-lowed with 10 votes. Republicans who ran unopposed were incumbent Herod (Pete I Toon, Ward 1, 551; a 1 G. Cain, incumbent from Ward 2 and board president, 549; Robert F.

Dowdcn, Ward 4, 519; Kenneth G. Maur-cr, Ward 5, 503. INCUMBENT clerk-treasurer Mrs. Virginia Weber, will paign he pledged to "find fresh solutions to stale city problems." Drake, who had served on the city council eiht years before becoming mayor for two terms, had never lost an election. However, no mayor, Republican or Democrat, ever has served three consecutive terms here.

IN THE Republican council-manic races, incumbent Ralph Alford out polled Donald L. Jones by a vote of 980 to 618 in District Two. In the District Three race, Lcroy Hcmingcr, the incumbent, defeated Wayne A. King Council President Irwin Unsealed Al Greenwood Hillllcads GOP Ticket At Southporl oppose Democratic candidates Sure you can do without the best things in life. But why? Why not treat yourself to a smoother, Mrs.

Jacqueline A. Hydell Mrs. Weber received 551 votes i It ft jf TW jW to Mrs. Hydell's 106. Democrats who will face the Renublicans in November are Geary L.

Hydell, Ward 1, 104; whom were unopposed, did not appear on the ballot. They are James Padgett, District One; Thomas Anthony, District Two; William J. Perkins, District Three; Louise Taylor, District Five, and William II. Nkicly and Ray Richey for the two at-large councilman seats, Incumbent City Judge James F. T.

Sargent Jr. and Byron lighter whisky-Lanadian Lord Lalvert. It tastes smoother hern.ise we hmA WWlJIIlWU Jmns K. Rhodes, Ward 2. it from the subtly complementary whiskies of our own five distilleries.

You'll like drinking a whisky 107: John W. Gnrham, Ward 3. 102: Jessie R. Soeneer, Ward 4. 10ri: and Gerald Snodgrass, 5, 100.

CANADIAN LORD Rodgcrs, running for clerk- $r35 45 Qt. that's uncommonly good. All the Democrats were un "'H 1 CALV1-RT treasurer, were the other tin opposed Democrats. opposed. PickcU.

Blue Win Republican Mayor H. Jack Smith and the Democratic candidate for mayor, Morris Clark were unopposed in yesterday's Greenwood city election. The biggest surprise was on the Republican side where City Council President Jack Irwin was unsealed in a bid for one of the two at-largc scats. Republican voters chose John O. Boner (712) and Virgil Waltz (623) and Irwin (474).

IN OTHER Republican coun-cilmanic contests, Mrs. Alice I. Vernatter (519) beat incumbent William E. Overton (497) for the District One scat. In District Two, GOP incumbent R.

Joseph Houghtalcn won the nomination by outpolling Dr. Thomas R. Pauszck 572-431. The District Three Republican contest went to David W. Foster (602) over Thomas W.

Campbell (406). INCUMBENTS Roy W. Medium and Joseph F. Stevens, District Four and Five, respectively, were unopposed. In the Republican city judge contest, Jim B.

Dils totaled 527 voles over his opponent, John C. Green, who got 496 HKUaj-JsaJji Canadian Lord Lalvert. UcIj1 Sure you can do without the best, but you dorft have to. STAR STATE REPORT Greenfield, lnd. Republican Richard M.

Pickett yesterday upset incumbent Greenfield Mayor Berry S. Hurley, denying Hurley a third GOP nomination. Pickclf, who was chosen by Hie Hancock County party leaders to run against the Importf Candii Whisk A B'enrt 80 Proof Cjlvert Diot. N.Y.C. STAR and NEWS Quick-Action WANT ADS Get Fail Results Pickett Blue mayor, gathered 802 votes to no ji cj oiroji unotr Hurley's 471.

Hurley failed to win a single precinct. The closest he came to winning a voting unit was 'iji Precinct Five, located in downtown Greenfield. He lost 81-74. The mayor conceded about I JAMES HILL A very light turnout of voters nominated the all-Republican slate of candidates at South-port yesterday, with James T. Hill, an RCA engineer, heading the ticket as the mayoralty candidate.

Hill received 104 votes in the two-precinct voting. Hill will replace Mayor Eugene A. Wilson, an account executive with an Indianapolis radio station, who decided not to run again for business and personal reasons. Hill former president nl the Southport Town Board and has been president of the city council since South-port became a fifth-class city in 19H9. Mrs.

Marilyn S. Mayfield, running again for clerk-treasurer, led the ticket with 111 votes. Incumbent city councilmen renominated were Robert L. Anderson, Ward 1, 109 Ralph E. Carninc, Ward 2, 101; Alfred L.

Pike, Ward 3, 102; and Robert Sublett, Ward 4, 106. THE REV. Ruben H. Lind strom, the only newcomer, running for the at-largc seat on the city council, was nominated with 110 votes. In the' Indianapolis mayoralty and city-county council races, 28 Republicans and five Democrats voted in Southport Precinct 55.

In Precinct 20, 101 Republicans and Democrats voted in the Indianapolis races. votes. il Republican M. Ray Alishouse, the incumbent clerk-treasure, also was unopposed. The only Democratic contest was in the city council District 1 if MM our in which Richara Ilcincy won over Knofcl Mattox by a vote of 22i to 88 OTHER DEMOCRA7S, all of PUT THE HEAT ON HIGH 6:30 p.m.

when his own home precinct was reported to the county clerk. Pickett took It, 96-69. William R. Blue, a Democrat who sought the party label for mayor, won over his only op-ooncnt, Jack B. Shamblin, 649-156.

BLUE VISITED Pickett at the Republican headquarters about 7 p.m. and congratulated Pickett on his victory. The two will face each other in November. Hurley blamed his defeat on the "little people." "I did a lot of things for the Trustee Chairman STAR STATE REPORT Berne, lnd. A Howard Baumgartncr, Berne altor ncy, has boo elected chairman of the bard of trustees at SAVE ON THIS SELF-CLEAN-OVEN HHhortpxrijnLir ELECTRIC RANGE Bluffton (Oljo) College.

Baumgartncr is a graduate of the college. little people and they wouldn't 1 TV feMfifiM mi- Self-Clean oven cleans itself automatically, electrically Infinite-Heat surface unit controls Self-cleaning Calrod slay-up surface units with removable trim fiPSS and lilt-out drip pans Oven timing clock Small appliance outlet Full-width cooktop lamp No-drip cooktop Two high speed 2700 watt surface units mmmw MODEL RB745 3 ft) i95 NO FROST REFRIGERATORFREEZER SELF-CLEANING MOBILE DISHWASHER yet plcter Jit It'll SmiiH Self-Cleaning Art.cn with Sett-Food Disposer TWO-SPEED PERMANENT PRESS vcl Washing afcfVTx Thiec-ltv Action AUTOMATIC Autom.iti'c Tisj- help me in my hour of need," Hurley said. The mayor declined to say what he plans to do after December when his second term expires, saying he still has the mayor's job handle for some time. Although election officials said the voting was "very, very light," they added interest was relatively high In the Republican balloting. GOP voters chose Ralph S.

Sutton, incumbent city councilman from District One, over Gerald G. Young in the only other Republican race on the party ballot. Iluiton received 717 votes to 371 for Young. John A. McClain, incumbent city councilman-at-large, drew the greatest number of votes for the GOP with 926.

He was unopposed as were the remainder of the Republican candidates. THEY WERE: Mrs. Clare Hiall, incumbent clerk-treasurer, who received 817; James Landes, candidate from District Two, 794," Incumbent Roycc E. King, District Three, 719, and James T. Wilson incumbent, District Four.

797. Besides the Democratic race for the mayor's nomination. Democrats James J. Leonard and Robert K. Rodoeker battled for the council-nt-large sent.

Rodoeker won, 475-237. Everett MeClammer (621), District One; Robert II. Strick WASHER Cycle Selection Pual Detergent Extcncfrd Soak Cycle I'ispenser Rinse Viplo Cuttinc mm. i Random fivt Water Trnipnatufd Selections Thice Water level Selections In Agitator pie. irh Dispenser leading Racks Model OHDM80A I Au.

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Kcyton 2646 62nd Si. Arlington Snlri Service Indiana Dint, Co. longer lcngn-mildcr taste. You ga both with Th Mart 600 E. 46(1) Si Beech Grove Beech Grove Furn, 423 Mam St.

Bloominrjton Johnton Hriwe. II 7 N. Madison Weqmiller Bender 6il W. 1HK Nora Burnrt Binford 8502 WtsKiold Plainfield Kitchens Fabulous 2 1 I W. Mam Shelbyville limpus Sales 120 S.

Vm. Waldron Popes Gamble Stort Carmcl John Kirk, Inc. 12345 N. Meridiem Columbus B. F.

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923 Park Rd. Martinsville Davee Radio I Appl, 1 12 Morgan Si. New Castle Foutt lumber 402 14lh land (633). District Two; and Clyde Lindsay (523). District if 11 100" Arlington Colburn Appl, Servict 8505 Wnhinplpn Giant Applianct Crnlcr 8891 P.ndlrton Tk, Guarante Auto 5611 t.

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