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Wedneid.iyJayJLJ2Zi Piga 18 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS Aid, Sheriff Hamilton Prosecutor Van Valer Loses Bid For 3 Term Clerk's Win In and were replaced the job special to too nowi three women NOBLESVILLE, County Republi- 'itic to Mrs. i (7. a chnt at a more i'hms pavp iiipir snfr iiih L'li-uuetiu xui Hendricks, of Bargersville, 3,849, and JoAnn Rodgers, of New Whiteland, 3,090. Steve Lay, of Franklin, trailed with 1,985. Andrews and Hendricks are incumbents.

Special to The News FRANKLIN, Ind. Republican Johnson County Prosecutor Joe VanValer, running for a third term, was defeated, and another GOP incumbent, Sheriff John W. Means, barely survived primary balloting here yesterday. second term and rejected the county clerk wue favor of his first deputy for the GOP clerk nomination yesterday primary. More than 9,300 voters about 29.4 per cent of the county's eligible voters went to the polls yesterday.

There were 10 times as many Republicans as Democrats voting in this traditional GOP stronghold. Sheriff Larry A. Cook won handily over Deputy Sgt. Dan VanTreese, beating the challenger by almost 2,000 votes in an unofficial finish. VanTreese, who took a leave of absence from the de- nartmpnt to sepW the GOP yy Mrs.

Porter Cook Pritchard Gnntz nomination, had made public a nine-point program outlining Myers' candwucy. The unofficial vole distribution was: Mrs. Porter. Mrs. Myers, 2,457, and Wood-aid, 2,133.

Two incumbent Republican county councilmen, Ben E. II-lyes Cicero, and Kenneth M. Vri-ht, Noblesville, won party approval for a second term. They and David Lawson, Fishers, ran ahead of the pack in an eight-way contest for three GOP at-large council nominations. At-large Republican council losers were Jeanne B.

Blake, John It. Deppe, Terry E. Everett and Owen Park, all of Carmel, and Lowell Griffin, Cicero. Joe Roberts, a Noblesville funeral director, is the Republican candidate for coroner, defeating Carmel physician Ned P. Mashaum.

Larry R. Williams, an Arcadia funeral director and town board member, was unopposed for the Democratic nomination for coroner. Roy Davis, the incumbent Republican first district county commissioner, brushed aside a challenge for the nomination to run in November for a third term from Robert C. Speed, Carmel. Challenger Marjorie K.

Nor-ris, Carmel, denied incumbent Republican first district councilman a second term nomination, and Roy Noble, incumbent councilman from Arcadia, defeated fellow Republican Buddy Clark, Westfield, for the GOP nomination in the third councilmanic Williams Roberts Incumbent Lowell Hants, Pleasant Township assessor, won the GOP nomination with a 1,119 to 969 decision over Alice Vernatter, and Patricia Sego captured the White River Township assessor's nomination on the GOP label by a 393 to 347 count over incumbent Don O. Harper. Betty Sheek, of Franklin, gained the Democratic nod for county clerk by winning easily over Danny Cundiff, of Franklin, 2,054 to 844. Unofficial vote tallies also showed Democrat candidate for auditor, James A. Staples, with a narrow three-vote margin over Leonard Garrison, of Franklin.

Staples had 1,351 and Garrison 1,348. The only other Democratic primary battle saw R.T. Depp get 152 votes in winning the Blue River Justice of the Peace nominatoin over Lloyd Freese with 53 and Thomas Chanfler, 48. Republicans unopposed were incumbents June Wood, auditor, and Mary E. Hougland, recorder, and Charles R.

Combest, for county assessor. Republican Norman Mc-Millin faced no opposition for commissioner from the second district as did county council-men Walker Maguire, Renze DeRiter, Lee A. Moore, and Lenzie Randolph. Democrats unopposed i yesterday's primary were Ronald Lay, for assessor, and commissioner candidates Ked-ric Sturgeon and John P. Thompson.

D. Charles Gantz, Greenwood city attorney, gained the Republican nomination county prosecutor by ousting VanValer by 2,882 votes to 2,266. Gantz waged an active campaign during the closing stages of the primary battle. It was the first time since VanValer was elected to office that he had party opposition in a primary. Gantz will oppose Democratic nominee Frank V.

Ar-kenberg, of Franklin, for prosecutor in the fall election. Arkenberg won his party's nomination over Robert E. Moore, of Greenwood, by a 1,555 to 1,217 vote margin. Sheriff Means, who was involved in a four-way race for his party's nomination, got stiff opposition from Charles E. Henderson, of Greenwood, but won out by 79 votes.

Means tallied 1,979, Henderson had 1,900, former Sheriff Arthur "Rod" Worrick was third at 1,220, and Harley Johnson, of Franklin, got 120 votes. Means will go into the fall election against Democratic nominee Thomas A. Pritchard, of Franklin, a former sheriff's deputy. Pritchard, who relinquished his deputy job to enter the primary, defeated two challengers by a decisive margin. Pritchard had 1,821 votes, while Howard Morgan, of Franklin, finished with 469.

The third Democrat in the race, Clement Shepard, a Franklin policeman, re- Means Arkenberg his views on how the sheriff's department should Le run. Until his entry into the primary, VanTreese was in charge of drug investigations and had been a member of the department since June, 1972. Cook has doubled the size of the department and instituted a merit system and sheriff's reserve program since he took office three and a half years ago. won a victory over her boss' wile and also outran Paul E. Woodard, Noblesville Township trustee, in a three-way tussle for the Republican nomination for clerk.

Incumbent clerk Lawrence Myers, who is barred by law from seeking a third consecutive term, sought to keep the job in the family through his wife, Marietta's candidacy. Mrs. Myers is supervisor in the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Indianapolis. A flap developed last month beween Myers and three of his secretaries when Myers complained about their wearing campaign buttons supporting Mrs. Porter.

The secretaries walked off ceived 573 voles, although he had announced his withdrawal as a serious candidate. In other Republican primary races, David W. Foster, of Greenwood, won the county clerk's nomination with 1,926 votes over Patricia Shaw, of New Whiteland, with 1,541, and Linda K. Hensley, of Franklin, with 1,537. Incumbent County Clerk Frances Melton, a Republican, could not seek a third consecutive term because of state law.

Winning the three at-large nominations for county council on the GOP ticket and their votes were R. Kenneth Andrews, of Franklin, Ray Hunter Is A Winner E. Allen Hunter (left), Marion County clerk, looks over election returns in his office with Richard P. Watson, chairman of Hunter's campaign for sheriff. Hunter won the Republican nomination for sheriff by a wide margin.

The NEWS Photo, Gary Moore. Shelby Voters Rap Incumbents Cook will be opposed in November by Benny H. Archibald, a former Noblesville policeman, who won a three-way contest involving fellow Noblesville policeman Donald Baker and auxiliary policeman James W. Blazier. Archibald garnered 448 votes to Baker's 264 and Bla-zier's 128.

Deputy Hamilton County Clerk Mrs. Helen J. Porter YOUNGEST IN HISTORY? beaten for re-election to the Noble Township seat by Richard H. Stamm. Stamm beat Douglas 92-50 and a third candidate in the race, L.

Michael Dooley, received 37 votes. In the Southwestern School District with three candidates Three of five incumbents seeking re-election to school boards in Shelby County were sidelined in yesterday's school elections held in conjunction with the primary. In the Shelby Eastern School District, board president Paul D. Douglas was Hancock Prosecutor Upset By Novice 'Just Great 17-Year-Old J. P.

Says After Victory fi Larry Gossett Incumbents Run Strong In Hendricks Special to The News DANVILLE, Ind. Incumbents were strong winners in two of the three Hendricks County primary races yesterday. Herschel A. Gentry Jr. beat Ronald G.

Peterson by a 785 Special to Th News GREENFIELD, Ind. -Hancock County Prosecutor Peter D. Shumacker went down to defeat at the hands of his fellow Republicans yesterday in perhaps the most closely watched of the 11 Hancock County primary contests. Shumacker, who was seeking a third term, was upset by Larry C. Gossett, a young attorney and a political novice who opened a law practice here earlier this year.

The vote was 1,359 to 1,072. Gossett's Democratic opponent in the fall has yet to be named. No Democrat filed for the office and the party is expected to slate a prosecutor candidate when it fills out its ticket this summer. An estimated 2,425 Republi-cans and 1.900 Democrats went to the polls yesterday -a turnout which represents seeking two Washington Township seats, one incumbent won and one lost. Incumbent Marvin A.

Beall finished third in the balloting with 90 votes. Elected were Philip Har-rod, 156, and Ted L. Wertz, the other incumbent, with 154 votes. An at-large race in the Southwestern district saw incumbent William O. Hill sidelined by Glen A.

Niebel by a vote of 190 to 126. In the Northwestern Consolidated School District James R. Hanahan beat Larry H. Jackson for the Brandywine Township seat by a vote of 347 to 269. The Sugar Creek Township seat was won by incumbent Richard L.

Welty with 305 votes to 246 for Carlos Gray. Also in the Northwestern district, an at-large ral Wilkinson; Robert Bern-hard, Greenfield, and John M. Roney, rural Greenfield. Wright Upset In Boone Special to The News LEBANON, Ind. -Boone County voters, most of them Republicans, went to the polls in modest numbers yesterday, voted predictably in one contest and upset an incumbent county councilman.

Incumbent Second District Councilman Orville Wright, rural Sheridan, lost his bid for renomination by a slim margin to fellow Republican Robert J. McBane, Thorntown. Unofficial vote tabulations showed McBane with 309 votes and Wright with 299. Incumbent First District Commissioner Rex prong garnered 1,100 votes, compared with 721 for Richard N. Special to The News FRANKLIN, Ind.

"I'm so pleased the voters responded for me and for the young vote," said Marc L. Griffin, the 17-year-old White River Township justice of the peace. Griffin, who was in a heated battle with 44-y a -o 1 Robert W. Condit for the Republican nomination for justice of the peace in the northwestern Johnson County area, captured all four White River Township precincts and finished with 407 votes to Con-dit's 315. Griffin, who is believed to be the youngest appointed official in Indiana history, said, "It's just great.

It was just some political move against me and it failed." Griffin was speaking about the suit filed by Condit in Johnson Superior Court challenging the youth's eligibility as a political candidate. Condit, a vice-president of a i Engineering Southport, charged "if the court does not order the Elec- ants only Election Board members Merrill Oaks, Edward Koehrn and a Melton. Condit filed the suit April 15 contending the election board acted contrary to Indiana law by registering Griffin as a candidate for White River Township justice of the peace. Griffin was appointed to the post by the Johnson County commissioners and received his commission from Gov. Otis Bowen.

In his suit, Condit cites an opinion from Indiana Atty. Gen. Theodore Sendak maintaining that Griffin is too young to hold office. Griffin said his victory in yesterday's primary was "a real birthday He will be 18 years old May 25. Since taking office in February, Griffin, who works for Indiana Bell Telephone said he has been handling about 35 cases every Saturday.

"I've already performed two marriages," Griffin said. between 25 and 30 per cent of the Hancock County electorate. Helen Call of Fortville is the Republican nominee for recorder, defeating Rozella Wilson, Greenfield. She will oppose Erma E. Rodocker, Greenfield, in the Marc L.

Griffin tion Board of Johnson County to remedy its action in allowing such under-age person to seek an elective office, then the elective process will be reduced to a mere sham in violation of the spirit, if not the letter, of the law." The suit has been moved from Johnson County to Shelby Circuit Court on a change of venue, and a pre-trial hearing has been set June 7. Griffin, however, is not a party to the suit. The suit names as defend- Two Ousted At East Hancock Candidates Keep It In Family In Morgan County Smith, a rural Whitestown candy salesman, and 675 for Boone County farmer Richard E. Davis. There were no contests on the Democrat side.

Local observers estimated about 18 per cent of Boone County's electorate went to the polls yesterday. School Board Incumbents Are Ousted to 275 for margin for Republican nomination to the 1st District council post. The three GOP incumbent councilmen at large, Clyde Masten, Carl P. Nash and Charles W. Pope, received more than 3,000 votes each to gain nominations while Carl L.

Heinlein, a Danville physician, had 2,664 votes. In the only other race, S. Jack Muir defeated Robert G. Maxwell for the Democratic nomination for sheriff. Muir, who will run against incumbent Russell Carmichael in the November election, received 1,433 votes to 953 for Maxwell.

Unopposed candidates running on the Republican ticket were: Recorder, Marcille Abbot; surveyor, R. Major Franklin; assessor, J. Kenneth Given; commissioner, 1st District. Arthur Ilimsel: Council 2nd District, Marvin L. Money; Council, 3rd District, Donovan L.

Robinson; Council 4th District, Joseph L. Law-son; sheriff, Carmichael; Hendricks County Judge, John Mowrcr. Unopposed Democrat candidates nominated were: Recorder, Beatrice M. Page; assessor, Olivia F. Hays; commissioner, 1st District, Ronald E.

Clark; Council 1st District, Dean F. Turner: Council, 3rd District, O. Dennis Dellinger; Council, 4th District, Carolyn Clegg; Council at large, William D. i Glen D. Holmes.

fall. Mrs. Rodocker won the Democrat nomination over Ruth Clifton. In a four-way scramble for Democratic nomination for Middle District Commissioner Robert D. Inman defeated Robert H.

Williams, McCordsville; and Robert a and Peter Kissel, both of Greenfield. Opposite Inman in November will be Republican Dawson Fry. Fry, rural Green-field, was victorious over James W. Ward, Greenfield. Second District County Councilman Lloyd Peters, a Republican, beat Mary B.

Garrison, rural Indianapolis. To keep his seat on the council he must defeat Glen C. Boyd, Greenfield. Boyd won in a race with fellow Democrat Margaret E. Karnes.

Another incumbent, Republican Harold C. Folkening, won a renomination in the Fourth Council district over John J. Collins, rural New Palestine. Republican County Council President Robert H. Buford, Greenfield, lost out in a four-man race for the GOP nomination for three at-large council scats.

Winners were Incumbent Lowell T. Collins, ru seat went to Phillip E. Boring over James E. Clark by a vote to 481 to 133. Eagle-Union Incumbent Keeps Seat Special to The News ZIONSVILLE, Ind.

-Zions-ville area residents yesterday elected two new members to the Eagle-Union School Board and voted to retain the only incumbent running. Two rural Zionsville board members, George Smith, from Eagle Township, and Donald Applegate, of Union Township, chose not to seek re-election after four-year terms on the board. Robert S. Lukemeyer, rural Zionsville, was unopposed in his bid for Smith's seat. Union Township residents chose William P.

Habig, rural Zionsville, to succeed Apple-gate, defeating James M. Ya-ter, also rural Zionsville, in the district's only contest. David Heinzman, the incumbent at-large candidate from rural Zionsville, was In the third council district, incumbent Robert S. Gregory received 911 to John Whicker 232. On the Democratic ticket, Robert Keller defeated Ernest I.

Cramer for the nomina tion of sheriff by more than 700 votes, 1,173 to 408. J. E. Tackett, candidate for 1st District councilman defeated Shirley Collier, 222 to 111, in the only other Democratic race. Special to The News CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind.

Two incumbent school board members, one of them the board president, went down to defeat in non-partisan balloting in the Eastern Hancock Community School District yesterday. Voters chose Mrs. Marcella M. Freeman, rural Greenfield, and Ronald L. Roland, rural Morristown, from a field of six at-large candidates.

Mrs. Freeman ran strongest with 400 votes, followed by Roland's .342 votes. Board president James R. Beyers, rural Charlottesville, ran a poor third with 243 votes. Also losing a seat on the board was Hairy W.

Davis, rural Charlottesville. The other two unsuccessful candidates were Robert Broadwater, rural Greenfield, and James K. Priest. Special to The News MOORESVILLE, Ind. -Three new faces will change Special to The Newi MARTINSVILLE, Ind.

-Three candidates pulled an upset and defeated two incumbents for the Republican nomination for councilmen at large, keeping the Morgan County offices in the family. Running on an "unofficial slate" were Roger Davee, Bryon Gray and William J. Cure. Davee, son of County Commissioner Dale Davee, received 2,141 votes, while Gray, husband of Commissioner Thelma Gray, had 1,795. The third nominee, William J.

Cure, received 1,986 while Incumbents John Wright had 949 and Waller K. Smith, 897 in going down to defeat. The third councilman at large incumbent Edd S. Lingie, ran for the fourth district council seat unopposed. Incumbents won in five other contests for nomination on the Republican ticket.

Clerk Phil Deckard won out over Raymond Neal, 2,437 to 1,451, while Second District Commissioner Chester W. Bastin out-polled three challengers. Incumbent 1st District Councilman Ray Rainwater defeated Marvin J. 1 lacker, 790 to 550 while 2nd District Councilman Jon Elkins polled 371 votes to 4 for James Robinson and 127 for Monte Coatc. Challenger Upsets Shelby Incumbent 2 On Mill Creek School Board Lose Special lo The Newt Mar)M CLAYTON, ind.

Two in- John p. MmttMuii to cumbent Mill Creek School northwest hendricks Board members were swept "JiTj out of office yesterday in the m.m only upsets in th- six nonpar- Th4m" L' 1 Eel River Townihlp tisan school board elections in (Elect one) Hendricks Countv. c- Liure Friend s2 Robert C. Cooper, rural ow Clayton, ousted incumbent William II. Fisher, rural c.

M' Mooresville, 481 to 463 to Ronald K. Lewn MS take a scat on the board from Rned9e Liberty Township. rowns.uro Willjam j. Herrin, rural "(ZlTwT Coatesville, defeated present Hmut board member Gilbert, A. "Un Barry, rural Clayton, for the wahmio Townhi at-large seal, 471 to Unofficial results of Hi'- r.

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Nlie Ml O. Mm 144 Oannr p. Veen. the complexion of the five-member Mooresville School Board July 1. A slate of candidates, who ran as a team, ousted two incumbents and replaced a third, Bill Shield, who did not seek re-election.

Winner of the District 1 (Mooresville) post was Dr. Norman Whitney, who received 358 votes. Voters cast 319 ballots for his opponent, Wendell Trogdon. in the closest of three races. Wendell Thaler, incumbent of District 2 (Brown Township outside Mooresville), will be replaced by Paul Sterrett.

Thaler received 153 votes to Sterrett's 244. Marion A. "Randy" Pruden, an at-large candidate, who was appointed to the board last year, was challenged by three other candidates including Dewey W. Stewart, who tallied 708 votes. Unofficial tallies showed Pruden with 241 votes while Janet Colburn had 171 and Jack Perry, 391.

BUTTON, PUSHED THE BUTTON? SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (AP) Commissioner Ralph W. VanNatta of the state motor vehicles bureau finally got to vole in the Republican primary yesterday after a mixup that left election officials in his hometown here red-faced. The mixup occurred when VanNatta, former mayor of Shelbyville, entered the voting booth and found officials pushed the wrong button, giving him a Democrat ballot. He called for help.

Officials rounded up a Democrat to take VanNatta's place in the booth. VanNatta re-entered the booth and received the proper ballot. Special te The Newt SHELBYVILLE, Ind. A narrow victory for the Republican and dn upset win for a Democrat challenger over an incumbent in the 2nd District Shelby County Council races were highlights of yesterday's primary In the GOP rate for the 2nd District nomination, Maynard C. Payne, a rural Shelbyville building contractor, beat Louie D.

Hamner Jr. 167-161 to face the Democrat nominee in the fall. That will be Carrol D. Stil- labower, a department store purchasing agent, who upset the incumbent, Harold J. Dawson, Waldron, handily by a tally of 606 to 449.

In the only other contest for county office an elementary school teacher, Mrs. Wendell (Vicki Bernard, won the Democratic nomination for county recorder by out-polling Williams M. Higgins II 1,712 to 1,289. All other candidates for county-level effnes were unopposed in the primary..