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PAGE 18 MUNCIE EVENING PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AAAY 3, 1978 Here's how neighbor counties voted Obituaries Willard Lamb Services for Willard "Buck" Lamb, 73, 3423 E. Gilbert, who died Tuesday afternoon, will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Meeks Mortuary, Dr. Robert Su- 1c candidates. Harvey Pegg was the district three Republican pick, while Homer Lester was the Democrats' choice.

Richard Wilson was the district four choice of the Democrats, and Don E. Welch drew the Republican nod. In Randolph County school board races, Joseph R. Wolfe won the Franklin Township seat, Stanley R. Hendrickson the White River Township seat and the Winchester seat was won by Chris L.

Talley. In the Randolph Eastern school board race, Richard G. Applegate was victor in the Jackson district race and Joseph W. Mathias won the Wayne district seat. The district at-Iarge seat was won by James K.

Carpenter. Elected to the Washington Township seat on the Randolph Southern school board was Maynard Myers. The Greensford Township seat went to Dale E. Moore. Eugene V.

Lamb won the dis-trict-at-large seat on the Monroe Central school board. The east-west Farmland seat was won by Curney Dickey and the east-west Parker City seat was taken by John Raymond Parkison. Ernest Eugene Warner captured the west district seat on the Union School Corporation and Robert Max" Holaday won the east-middle-west at-large opening. i In the race for Blackford County prosecutor, Republican attorney Allen Mattson was the upset winner, Robert Forbes was the Democratic pick. Curtis Reid drew the Democratic nomination for district two commissioner.

Incumbent Sheriff Dow E. Coons got the Democrats nod for sheriff, while Roger Reneau was the Republicans' pick. Unopposed candidates include Republican coroner's candidate Mary Chaney and Democratic candidate Ted Water, Democratic auditor candidate Max Hile and Democrat assessor candidate Earl Greaf. Elected to the Blackford County school board were John Jackson, Kenneth Simmons and Joseph Pearson. In a close race for the nod as the Democratic pick for Madison County sheriff, Thomas Ashley was declared the winner.

Robert E. Bal-win was the Republican nominee. William F. Lawler won the Democratic nomination for county prose; cuting attorney. Incumbent Sheriff Gerald R.

Kirby was the Democratic choice for Jay County sheriff, while William C. Upp was the Republican pick. The auditor's slot on the Democratic ticket will be filled by Tina K. Paxson. Ricky D.

Monroe was the GOP pick. Fred R. Jetter won the race for middle district Democrat commissioner. In the race for third district Jay County councilman, Republican Robert J. Ford was the winner.

Elected to the Jay County board of school trustees were Jane Ann Thompson, Paul V. Harrison, Max L. Woford. and George W. Smith.

Unopposed Democratic nominees were Lois A. Luttman, assessor; Carl Duane Anderson, county councilman; Joseph E. Downing, councilman; Paul M. May, councilman and Ruby Huey, recorder. Unopposed Republicans were Ricky D.

Monroe, auditor; Charles W. North-am, recorder; Chester Hiatt, commissioner; Albert J. Diener, councilman and Royce councilman. Floyd E. Criswell was the Democrat nominee for sheriff in Henry County while Joseph D.

Harris was the Republican pick. Richard Bous-long was the Democratic pick for first district councilman while Marion F. Lane was the Republican choice. Miles Marshall drew the Republican nod for county clerk. Other Republican picks were Brenda K.

Veach, county treasurer; John C. Guffey, northern 'district county commissioner; David E. Hayes, superior court judge; Richard Bailey, county auditor; Marylee Pope, county recorder and Wayne H. Hol-comb, county assessor. Other Democratic picks were David W.

Whit-ton, prosecuting attorney; Lawrence D. Renfro, superior court judge; Adrienne A. Rader, circuit court clerk; Glenda Dillon, county auditor; L. Kay Davis, county treasurer, and Homer Peckinpaugh, northern district county commissioner. Kelly R.

Cook was the Democrats', pick. Ronald H. Reed was the Democrats' choice for county surveyor, and Carlos Vernon Patty was the uncontested GOP candidate. Republican Bernard.Shepherd is the only candidate for county recorder as is Republican Jan L. Chal-fant for re-election as prosecuting attorney.

Also, Republican Rex Cates is the only candidate for western county commissioner. Bobbie Hickerson won the Democratic district one county councilman race, while Ralph Farlow took the Republican bid. In district two, Donald Botkins was the Republican choice and there were no Democrat- races cratic nomination by beating Gerald Barse, 3,132 to 963. In District 25, which has two seats in the legislature, incumbent Republicans Mac E. Love of Fair-mount and Ralph Duckwall of Van Buren out-polled Ruth Cartwright, publisher of a weekly newspaper in Marion.

They will face Democrats Michael Balsbaugh and Robert Mitchell, both of Marion, who were the top vote-getters in a four-way race that included other Marion residents Robert Roop and Wayne Burden. The unofficial tallies on the Republican side were 3,900 for Love, 3,202 for Duckwall and 2,663 for Mrs. Cartwright. On the Democrat side Balsbaugh got 2,809 and Mitchell 3,415. Burden got about 2,300 votes and Roop about 2,150.

In House District 35, Republican Patrick Kiely of Anderson, easily won a five-way race for the right to run for the seat being vacated by John Blevins, R-Anderson. Kiely will face John Walsh II, an Anderson attorney, who won the Democratic nomination in a three-way race. The final totals in the Republican race were 1,628 for Kiely, 874 for Kenneth Ahrendt, 784 for Robert Land, 687 for Carrie Stewart and 410 for Richard Worden. In the Democratic race Walsh pulled 2,401 votes, compared to 1,020 for Sita K. Miller and 965 for Thomas Earl.

Eaton to flush hydrants The town of Eaton will be flushing fire hydrants all day Friday, resulting in rusty water, according to town officials. With approximately one-third of Randolph County's registered voters casting their ballots, William F. Jenkins received the Democratic nod for sheriff while Richard E. Johnson was the Republican nominee. Hendrickson, the current treasurer, received the Republican nod for county recorder over three other candidates.

June Potter won the Democratic nomination unopposed. The Republican nomination for assessor was won by Noel T. Carpenter, present county assessor. Mike J. Make won the Democratic Lowell Fields won the Republican nomination for treasurer, while Two House Continued From Page 7 votes in Henry County and 21 in Randolph County to beat Carcare 1,650 to 1.631.

In the 38th District, winner Hurley Goodall trailed Doug Collins by 395 votes with all but two of the 28 precincts counted. Both those precincts are predominantly black, however, and delivered 556 votes for Goodall, the. first black to win a statehouse election in Muncie. Collins got only 22 votes in those precincts. The races were so close that at one point Tuesday night, both Goo-' dall and Swan believed they had Asked if he planned to ask for a recount, Carcare said, "At this time I can't answer.

It's worth looking into." Goodall, a retired fireman and school board member, appeared stunned by his last-second victory. Doug is such a nice kid," he said, "I don't think I got that big a thrill." Goodall had trailed far behind all evening and didn't take the lead until the last precinct was counted. The final tally was 2,011 for Goodall, 1,867 for, Collins and 1,217 for Larry Dotson, who had run with the support of outgoing Rep. Leo Voisard. There was no Republican candidate in the 38th District, where Democrats outnumber Republicans by 2 to 1.

That vacancy could be filled by the GOP. In the 37th District, incumbent Republican J. Roberts Dailey ran without opposition and gathered 4,603 votes. In House District 24, incumbent Jeffrey Espich, R-Uniondale, easily won renomination, beating David Snow of Warren, 2,818 to 629. He will face Democrat Robert O'Rourke of Hartford City, who won the Demo1 SB0QIIB RATH REG.

OR HOT ROLL SAUSAGE SLICED NO. 1 BOILED HAM WORKING MAN'S PACK BEEF family steak I ARM OR ENGLISH CUT ICHUCK Nwwwwwrrr i r.iTT 11 nrrj- Paul Garrett Paul T. Garrett, 71, an Oakville native, died April 16 in McAllen, -Texas and funeral services were conducted there April 18. Mr. Garrett was the son of the late E.W.

and Rosalie (Holsinger) Gar-: rett. He had lived In Silver Spring, ior many years prior to his retire- ment seven years ago when he moved io wicAuen. ne aau 5 been assistant supervisor of the de-I partment of foreign languages in jjthe District of Columbia public; schools for a number of years. A musician who's father had the TE.W. Garrett Boys Band in Muncie from 1915 through the middle 1930s, Mr.

Garrett played clarinet profes-I sionally. He had played with groups in the Washington, D.C., area and in Indiana, including symphony or- chestras in Huntington, and Baltimore, the U.S. Navy Band, and I the National Symphony. Mr. Garrett also founded and directed numerous high school, college and community bands includ-Z ing the McAllen Town Band.

He was I a Mason and a veteran of World War H. He attended Manchester College, where he was president of his graduating class. Surviving are his wife, Beatrice Garrett; a son, Geoffrey Garrett, Worcester, two daughters, Mrs. Portia Scheltus, Noordwyk, Holland, and Mrs. Hannah Jackson, Olema, Calif.

a sister, Mrs. Grace Dwiggins McAllen; a number of cousins on the Muncie area, and six grandchildren. I James Thacker I James C. Thacker, 59, Eaton, ilied Tuesday evening in Ball Memorial He had been in ill health for a year. Mr.

Thacker had lived in the Eaton area for 20 years and was employed by Eaton Foods. He was a veteran of World War II. He attended the First Apostolic Church of Eaton. Survivors are a brother, Hollis Thacker, Marion, Ohio, and Perme-lia Napper, Eaton, with whom he 'made his residence. Services will be conducted at 1 p.m.

Friday in the Pitman-Richman Funeral Home, Rev. Ervin Robertson officiating. Burial will be in "Union Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. and Friday any time before the services.

Robert Collinsworth Funeral services for Robert Mort Collinsworth, 80, 1003 E. 21st, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Parson Mortuary, Rev. Herbert Miller officiating. Burial will be in Elm Ridge Cemetery.

Friends may call at the mortuary from 2-5 and 7-9 today. Mr. Collinsworth died Sunday in Clermont, Fla. after an illness of one year, Ham coffee theft brings prison term A 24-year-old Muncie man who admitted his involvement in the theft of $42 worth of canned ham and coffee was sentenced to 180 days at the Indiana State Farm today. City Court Judge Raymond Bras-sart imposed the hefty sentence after Webster Ambrose, 1925 E.

Kirk, pleaded guilty to the Feb. 24 theft at Marsh Supermarket in Southway Plaza. Two others were also arrested in the case after four canned hams and several jars of coffee were found in the rear of a car they fled in. HORSE-DRAWN TRAIN The Pontcharrain Railroad, first railroad west of the Allegheny! Mountains, began service between! New Orleans and Lake Pontchar-j train a distance of 4.96 miles in! 1831. The Louisiana Tourist Com-j mission says the cars were horse-; drawn for the first 18 months.

i 1 GOP precinct committeemen Continued From Page 6 McClellan; (38) J. Roberts Dailey; (39) Lillian E. Schrader; (40) Sharon D. Embree; (41) Helene L. Peters; (42) Michael L.

Johnston; (43) Sandra Lee Shroyer; (44) Shirley K. Goad; (45) Pauline F. Dailey; (46) Louise H. Wright; (47) Larry K. Field; (48) David B.

Crouse; (49) Joann Sites; (51) Kathryn E. Oehler; (52) Hat-man Pugsley; (53) Judith E. Goe; (54) John W. Rohn; (55) Robert B. Logan; (56) R.

Donald Bell; (57) Charles F. Kirtley; (58) Robert E. Stephens; (59) Mar-jorie (61) Margaret E. Niccum. Also, (62) Ralph Gibson; (63) Wayne E.

Cross; (64) James O. Lutton; (65) Oneida Evelyn Thornburg; (66) Virginia B. Johnson; (67) Carlotta S. Jones; (68) Louise Wingate; (69) Anne L. Gorrell; (70) John A.

Klingens-mith; (71) Wanda W. Curtis; (72) Susan K. Stewart; (73) Larry Joseph Johnson; (74) James A. Lykens; (75) William F. Brantley; (76) James W.

Swingley (77) Kathryn G. Nottingham; (78) Judith Marie Cox. lanke, pastor of the Hazel wood Chris- tian Church, off l- elating. i Entombment will be in the Gar dens of Memory Mausoleum. Friends may call at the mortuary from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m.

Thursday and anytime before the services Friday. Mr. Lamb was born in Randolph County near Parker and spent his early years in that area. He moved to Muncie in 1941. He was employed at Indiana Steel and Wire for 35 years prior to his retirement in 1966.

was a member of Eagles Lodge 231. Surviving are his Verna Parks Lamb; two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Porter, Muncie and Mrs. Betty Wert, Hartford a son, Robert, Muncie; five sisters, Mrs. Pearl VanPelt, Parker, Mrs.

Mary Robb, Yorktown, Mrs. Vera Shelby and Mrs. Lucille Hunt, both of Muncie, and Mrs. Emma Turner, Arizona; two brothers, Leon and Howard (Ike) Lamb, both of Muncie; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Ralph Jester Services for Ralph E.

jester, 70, of Albany who died Tuesday in Ball Memorial Hospital, will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Albany United Church of Christ, Rev. Leland Culp officiating. Burial will be in Black Cemetery. Friends may call' at the funeral home Thursday from and 7-9 p.m.

or at the church for one hour before the services. Mr. Jester was born in Henry County but resided in Albany most of his life. He was manager of Lud-wick's Feed and Grain Co. for 29 years before retiring in 1970.

He was a member of the Albany United Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Wanda Ward, Albany; two step-sons, Robert Smith, Albany, and Raymond Smith, Dayton, Ohio; two brothers, Rollie Jester, Albany, and Clarence Jester, Montpelier; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and one great-greatgrandchild. Three BSU professors at Kansas Gty parley Three Ball State University political science professors will participate in the national conference on the Teacher of Public Administration and Affairs, Friday and Saturday at the Kansas City Marriott Hotel. Dorothy Rudoni, Ralph Baker and Fred A.

Meyer political science professors, are to speak on "The Impact of the Supreme Court on Administrative Rules: An Affirmative Action Simulation." The conference was organized by the Management Development and Public Administration Division of the School of Administration at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the Washington Public Affairs Center of the University of Southern California. Delta FFA places sixth in judging Two Future Farmers of America teams from Delta High School placed sixth in Area VII agricultural judging at Richmond. Included were the forestry judging team of Brian Nicely and Dan Watson and the poultry judging team of Leslie Geyman, Douglas Geyman, David Cassel and Mike Dickey. The boys were coached by Edward Lusk and Royce Costin, voca-' tional agriculture instructors. They will enter state competition June 1 in Indianapolis.

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