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a a a a a a a 50 The South Bend Tribune, Wednesday, May 1966 More Than 44 Per Cent of Eligible Voters Cast Fulton YOUTH KILLED IN -Howard Sailor, 19, of Rt. 5, Elkhart, was killed when this car he was driving went out of control, struck an utility pole and flipped end over end Indiana Service Notes WARSAW-Airman Eddie R. Rhoades, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Rhodes of Rt.

4, Warsaw, has been selected for training as an aircraft maintenance specialist at Amarillo Air Force Base, Tex. Rhoades, a graduate of Pierceton High School, completed 1 basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Tex. E. R. RHOADES J.

F. BERRY VALPARAISO-Airman John F. Berry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F.

Berry, 211 Roose-, velt Valparaiso, has been selected for training as an Air Force equipment repairman at Chanute Air Force Base, Rantaul, Ill. Berry, a 1965 graduate of Valparaiso High School, recently completed basic trainling at Lackland Air Force Base, Tex. ARGOS Pfc. David Harley of Carson, Colorado Springs, is spending a 15- day leave with his wife, Cheryl, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Wilmer Harley, in Argos before flying to Camp Carson for further assignment. ARGOS Sgt. Richard Storm, and his wife and family spent 15 days on leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.

C. Sny-140 der, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Perry, all of Argos, before leaving for South Carolina to report for duty. On May he will fly to Pureto Rico where he with his family will be stationed for three years.

BOURBON- L. Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Bailey of Bourbon, who is assigned to the U.S.S. Springfield on duty in the Mediterranean has been advanced to 3rd (class motor machinist's mate.

The ship is in port at Athens, BOWEN POSTS LAGRANGE WIN Sheriff Polls 1,674 Votes to 636 for Benanti Tribune's Service Sheriff Jack T. Bowen was the top vote getter In the primary elections Tuesday in Lagrange County as he won the Republican nomination over Joseph C. BenantI, a former deputy sheriff, 1674 636. Bowen will face Donald R. Lehner in his bid for re-election in the fall.

BOWEN Lehner defeated Robert I. Pyle for the democrat nomination for sheriff, 362 194. In other Republican contests, Henry K. Rehm won the tion for North District commissioner with 911 votes. Runnersup were Hubert J.

Miller, 873; K. Dale Antonides, 278; Charles F. Dunker, 204. County Council Winners -Nominated for the three county councilmen-at-large posts were Republicans Harry E. Foltz 1287, J.

Scott McKibben, 1341, and Paul L. Wolfe, 1122. Runnersup were Orley F. Eshelman, 964, and Gene E. Mory 926.

The Lagrange County results! for the joint representative with Elkhart and Noble Counties on the Republican ballot gave Ellsworth C. Peterson 1261; Richard E. Shank 1007; Kenneth A. King, 886; John F. Coppes, 800; Frank A.

Vite, 535 and Ben R. Games, 517. J. Byron Hayes led the Lagrange County voting in the Fourth District congressional repres: native race with 364 to 170 for Earl B. Hoff.

Three Unopposed Unopposed for the joint state representative post with Elkhart and Noble counties were crats Gene Cogan and Everett M. Mishier, incumbents, and Wilmer L. McLaughlin. Incumbent Republican Congressman E. Ross Adair, and nominee for prose cuting attorney Russell E.

Schmidt were unopposed. Also unopposed were to the state convention, Jack. T. Bowen and William U. Harris, Republicans, and Jo Ann Cross, Democrat.

School Beard Results The results of school board voting in Lagrange County were as follows: Westview: Robert E. Lee 382, over Sara Lee Spreuer, 185, for Van Buren Twp. Dweey Nelson. Newbury was Ivan Burger, district 1, unopposed; Betty Troyer, 1044. over Peter A.

Figert, 503, In District Carolyn Benedict, 973, over John W. Pipher, 464, sand Josephine Schrock, 273, in District 4. Prairie Heights: Alger Penix, 93, over James Butler, 66, in Millgrove and Kenneth H. Perkins, unopposed in Milford Twp. LaPorte's Outcomes Follow Form Sheet Continued from page 1,096 to 875, to upset William E.

Douglas, 2,000 to Gust Diesslin, incumbent. 643, for the job. Robert Linenmeyer took an In a three-way scramble for early lead to wrest the 3rd Disthe 3rd District board seat, Ken- trict Council GOP nomination, neth W. Schoff came out the win- from Albert Henry, 1,436 to 588. ner.

He polled 1,656 votes while He will oppose. Walter Liebig in Robert R. Kegebein got 1,276 the fall. and Mrs. Hazel I.

Sigel, 1,154. In the 4th District, Douglas The district which Schoff Wakeman defeated Vernon Alt, represent is composed of Pleas- 734 to 659. ant, Washington and Union GOP Incumbents Win Twps. Two GOP incumbents who Mrezieski Trails served on the Council on an atThe unofficial results, William large basis won nomination. Fischbacher, incumbent They were Sigurd Peterson, cratic 1st District commissioner, and Armandt Rosenbaum, defeated Richard Mrozinski, 4,383.

Also nominated on the Re798 to 2.185. publican ticket was V. E. MeFor the same office, Kenneth Donald, who picked up 4,049 Hanke was forced to battle it out votes. Leonard Dorsey, with Louis Woodruff, 2,763 to was a loser in his bid for an 595,.

for the GOP nomination. at-large seat, getting only 3,439 Glenn Bridewell finished third, votes. with 1,174. On the Democratic ticket for Joseph Colanese, Democratic at-large nominations, David Nocounty councilman from the 1st vak, Earl Reed and Calvin District, appeared to have lost Thompson won. Unofficial rehis seat to Vernon Johnson, 805 sults showed Novak with 4,217.

to 558. another Democrat. On the Reed 3,115 and Thompson 2,799. Republican ballot, Vernon Clay- Unable to pick up enough ton won a plurality, 501, against strength were Paul Byrd, 2,735, Kenneth Freeland, 210, and Le-, and Paul Godsey, 2,230. Roy Johnson, 311, seeking the GOP nomination.

WATCH GIVEN IN MINE Hager Defeats Dewty DOVER, England (UPI) For the council's 2nd District Steve West, a coal miner, retired seat, William Hager defeated Tuesday and received a watch in George Dowty, 822 to 526, for the a retirement ceremony held in Democratic nomination. On the mine shaft a half-mile underGOP side, Philip Tanger won the ground. Ballots STARKE DRAWS SIZABLE VOTEAs Machines Ring Up Victory for Wyland Continued from page 38 county recorder. Martin piled up an impressive 1,291 votes in defeating Jones, who won 657 votes. The Democrats picked Joseph J.

Mareska as their banner carrier for the same office over Ar(thur Yurgilas, Yurgilas currently is Washington Twp. trustee. Mareska is a North Judson businessman. Barker Wins Nomination E. Ray Barker, seeking his second term as prosecutor, downed Daniel S.

Tankersley's initial bid for political office by defeating him, for the Democratic nomination. Oscar B. Smith a Republican, picked up 1,798 votes in his unopposed bid for the GOP nomination. While Brademas was the Democrats pace setter, behind by one vote was John Milner, with 2,017. Milner will be opposed.

by John Zionkowski, 1 Republican nominee, who cornered 1,390 votes. Taking a lion's share of the votes cast were Don C. Favinger, incumbent auditor seeking a term as assessor, 1,860, and Tom Bell, seeking another term as 2nd District commissioner, 978. Both were unopposed as Democrats. Unopposed Republicans were John P.

Anderson, the only GOP candidate. in office, seeking another term as assessor, 1,687, and William F. Pulver, 2nd District commissioner, 1,533. Pucel Draws 420 Democrat incumbent Robert R. Pucel drew 420 votes in his bid for re-election as 1st District county councilman.

His vote tally compares to 456 for George Trapp, a Republican seeking the same office. For the End District council seat, John J. Zechiel, a Democrat, collected 457 votes compared to 420 taken by John T. McSherry, his Republican counterpart. For the 4th Council seat, John Kozubik, a Democrat, reaped 501 votes in his unopposed bid for the nomination.

On the other side, Earl Krausbeck, a Republican, won $12 votes. King Telle Wins State Post Bid The Tribune's Special Service VALPARAISO- -King Telle, Republican city councilman, and Quentin Blachly, Valparaiso attorney, won GOP nominations for joint state representative of Porter, Jasper and Pulaski Counties. On the Democratic slate, Edward Domke of Valparaiso, and KING TELLE E. -DOMKE William Anderson gained nomination for the same offices. Defeated in the Republican primary was David Wills of Portage, according to unofficial returns.

Deme Loses Bid The Democratic candidate who lost in his bid for one of the two seats was Toby Bocanegra, long-time labor leader. The county-by-county breakdowns showed the following results: Blachly, 571 in Pulaski, 5,075 in Porter, and 1,674 in Jasper for total of Telle, 684 in Pulaski, 4,999 in Porter, and 2,022, in Jasper, for a total of Willis, 652 in Pulaski, 8,327 in Porter and 1,950 in Jasper for a total of 5,938. Anderson, 772 in Pulaski, 3,884 in Porter and 960 in Jasper for a total of Bocanegra, 359 in Pulaski, 1,547 in Porter, and 288 in Jasper, for a total of 2,194, and Domke, 426 in Pulaski, 3,070 in Porter and 649 in Jasper, for a total of 4,145. MICHIGAN CITY PILOT INJURED EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. n- Oral Richard Evans of Michligan City, was injured when his plane landed in briar patch Tuesday.

43, told the Missouri Highway Patrol his engine plane lost power. Carr Opposes Mahoney Sheriff Race Nominee The Tribune's Special Service ROCHESTER More than 44 per cent of Fulton County's 9,811 registered it voters turned the out to vote in Tuesday's in primary the election, giving one of highest percentages of voters area. In the race for sheriff, where there was a contest on both the Republican and Democratic tickets, Homer L. Carr, Rt. 2, Rochester, easily won the Republican nomination, while Lawrence R.

Mahoney, Akron, a deputy sheriff, beat out two opponents for the Democratic nomination, Carr, a Republican precinct committeeman, polled 1,375 votes to only 341 for Guy P. Brouyette, of Rochester. The returns were certified by the county board of canvassers. Defeats His Uncle Mahoney polled 745 votes in defeating Donald Whitcher, Rochester, who got 610, and Richard Geiger, Akron, who received 262. Geiger is an uncle of Mahoney.

Both parties also had contests for the post of End District county commissioner and winning the Republican nomination was Kenneth Luckenbill, Rt. 1, Akron, a former Henry Twp. trustee, who got 1,358 votes to 1,251 for Vernon Cumberland, Rt. 2, Akron. Winning 1 the Democratic nomination was Frederick J.

Brown, Rt. 4, Rochester, with 1,125 votes in another three race. Robert H. McCart, Rt. 2, Rochester, polled 281 votes, and W.

Burton Rossington, Rt. 2, Rochester, 113. Both parties also had a contest for county recorder, and Dorothy L. Brown, Rt. 4, Rochester, took the Republican nomination with 1,617 votes to 1,007 for Darwin Lavengood, Rt.

4, Rochester. Nominated as Recorder The Democratic nomination for recorder went to Mrs. Lois Showley, Rt. 1, Kewanna, 1,183 votes, to 370 votes for Mrs. ConJohnson, Rt.

3, Rochester. The incumbent 1st District councilman, Charles Olmstead, Rt. 6, Rochester, lost his bid for renomination on the Republican ticket to Leroy W. Rouch, Fulton. Rouch received 275 votes and Olmstead only 120.

In the Republican race for and District councilman, Ralph Bitterling, Rt. 1, Kewanna, with 293 votes, defeated Lester Beehler, Rt. 3, Rochester, who only received 233. Four Republicans sought the three nominations for councilman-at-large. Winners were Harold Sommers, Grass Creek, 1,897 votes; George E.

Maby, Rt. Akron, and Omer E. Reichard, Rt. 4, Rochester, 764. Both Maby and Reichard are incumbents.

Loses with 1,351 Votes Failing to get the councilmanat-large nomination was Alonzo W. McIntyre, Kewanna, with 351 votes. Democrats unopposed in the primary, and their votes, were John J. Delworth Rochester, for Circuit Court judge, William H. Deniston, Rochester, for prosecutor, and Ralph E.

Stayton, Leiters Ford, for county clerk, 1,413. Republicans unopposed in the primary were Wendell C. Tombaugh, 1025 Jackson Rochester, for Circuit Court Judge, James 0. Wells Rt. 4, Rochester, for prosecutor, Clement I.

Newman, Rochester, for county clerk, and Oren B. Conrad, Rt. 3, Rochester, for county assessor, 2,355. There was no Democratic candidate for assessor. Hallock Records 2,425 In the voting for 2nd District congressional seat, on the Republican ticket, Charles A.

Halleck, Rensselaer, got. 2,425 votes. The results of Democratic voting for the congressional seat were: William D. Jefferson, Rochester, 708; Ralph G. McFadden, Lafayette, 699; Ivan Korunek, Chesterton, -19; Elisabeth Savich, Rensselaer, 60; and John REGISTRATION OPENS FOR DRIVER SCHOOL Registrations now are being accepted for the May class of the Driver Improvement School which begins Wednesday and meets each Wednesday for four weeks.

The class is held in the City Hall council chambers from 7 to 9:50 p.m. The class is open to anyone over the age of 15 and is free of charge. Instruction includes driving state and local traffic laws, driver attitude and defensive driving. Students also are tested on driver reaction time land vision on new the equipment school. recently purchased for Persons who complete the four-week course will receive Driver: Improvement School tificates.

King Upset By Harvey In Marshall Continued from page 38 councilman, Paul T. Snyder, Ar- Landgrebe Stages Surprise in Porter The Tribune's Special Service -Porter County's primary election was full of surprises Tuesday as Earl F. Landgrebe, facing political oblivion unless he made good, drew enough votes at the last moment to win the Republican tion for state senator. It was Landgrebe's most shining hour early today as he pulled what appeared to be defeat into victory. Trailing by seven votes with seven precincts yet to report, Landgrebe, one-time state tor from Valparaiso, forged ahead by 400 votes, winning 4,617 to 4,232.

With the victory, Landgrebe, who some pre-election analysts figured wouldn't win, faces Richard Percifield, unopposed Democratic candidate in the fall elections. Percifield polled 4,394 for 246 feet Tuesday night at the intersection of Elkhart county roads 4 and 13, northeast of Elkhart. A passerby, Michael Buckley of Elkhart, examines the demolished car. -Photo by Tribune Staff Photographer LANDGREBE W. SEIDEL nare Wetmore, drive.

er, and Seidel, as only two Democrats fice on a county Wins Clerk In spirited Cochran, a captain Sheriff's Department, Democratic clerk, defeating anson, Porter town 2,500. Cochran, as the challenging John the GOP's top county level. He votes. A wide open Republican and ranks developed derson quit his presentative post bid to wrest the representative away from Landgrebe. Under redistricting, seats were open per and Pulaski ning the GOP King Telle, a councilman and paraiso High tin Blachly, a raiso attorney.

Tell piled up Blachly placed column. Loser in mary was David tage who could 327. Domke, On the Democratic ward Domke and son teamed Toby Bocanegra, union leader. votes and Anderson canegra could In the Democratic seph A. Kaminski C.

Will, 2,962 to will challenge publican incumbent In uncontested Chumley, polled 7,169 votes his Democratic wart, 4,274. For non Dinsey as the unopposed date, compared ford Delmage, candidate. William Conover, GOP prosecutor, Richard L. Howard, making a bid for to 4,607. As they will fight it Russell Democratic judge, votes.

No the office in the CRAMPTON OLSON who recorded a Olson, as coronsheriff, are the holding oflevel. Nomination action, Bruce R. on Seidel's won the nomination for Mrs. Lila clerk, 8,109 winner, will be Ruge, who was vete-getter on a polled 7,304 race in both the Democratic as Robert Anjoint state reto lose in his Porter County GOP nomination two joint for Porter, JasCounties. Winnomination were Valparaiso city principal of ValSchool, and Quenprominent Valpa- 4,999 votes while 5,075 in his win the GOP priWills of Pormuster only Anderson Win side, EdWilliam Anderup to dump an area labor Domke polled 3,070 3,884.

Bodraw only 1,547. race for the nomination, Dr. Jodefeated Earl 2,167. Kaminski Harvey Borg, Rein the fall. action, LeRoy incumbent auditor, compared to rival, Tom Sterecorder, 6,633 votes GOP candito 4,134 for Clit-: the Democratic incumbent also outdrew a Democrat the office, 6,909 unopposed winners, out in the fall.

Nixon, unopposed polled 6,631 Republican filed for primary. NOTE INCREASE IN PHYSICIANS CHICAGO -The number of physicians in the nation has been at a faster rate than the population, says Dr. James z. Appel, president of the American Medical Assn. He said the number of physicians will increase to 300,000 in a weeks.

Curtis Wood, Rt. 7, Valparaiso, 100. The Republican results in the voting for the three posts for joint state representative were Robert Bitner, Huntington, 643; Arthur Coblentz, Liberty Mills, 952; Ralph R. Heine, Rt. 2, Columbia City, Donald B.

Hogan, Warsaw, 898; Thames Mauzy, Warsaw, $32; Jesse Robbins, Huntington, 696; Robert M. Schneider, Winona Lake, 896; and Jack C. Vanderford, Rt. 4, Syracuse, 673. Democrats had only two candidates for the three nominations.

They were Ira R. McClurg, Lafontaine, 924 votes, and Frank N. Wilson, Rt. 1, Leesburg, 1,105. Leroy Miller Upsets Amos: In Continued from page 33 another former deputy, and John L.

Pletcher, 994. Bernard L. Buckley, 1 present county clerk and former holder of the county treasurer and county sheriff's office, won the first step to a fourth office Tuesday as he won the GOP nomination for county assessor. Buckley polled 4,902 votes to 3,714 to Frederick S. Pletcher, a deputy under the present assessor Nicholas J.

Bowers. Finishing fourth was Ira W. Winegar with 362 votes. Charles L. Link, seeking his third term as first district commissioner, had little trouble taking the GOP nomination as he beat James L.

Breniser 5,288 2,543. Link will face Herman W. Mercer who defeated Floyd V. Shupert in the crat primary. Ummel Nominated In runoffs for county council incumbent third district councilman John Ummel won the TOP nomination over David H.

Stallnecker, and for county councilmen at large incumbents George Keith J. Holmes and George A. White defeated Harry Pedler. Neff led the three GOP incumbents with 6,418 with Holmes drawing 6,271 and White 4,944 to Pedler's 4,418. Unopposed in the GOP priwere C.

Whitney Slabaugh, 7,319 votes for prosecutor; Charles E. Hughes, 7,288 for superior court judge; Dixie M. Haas, 7,100 for clerk; Clare Garber, 7,198 for auditor: James H. Berkey, 2,,225 for first district councilman; Weldon G. Eyer, 386 for second district councilman; and Kenneth V.

Krider, 205 for fourth district councilman. Bowlby Named Russell L. Bowlby had little trouble in the Democrat primary taking the nomination for county assessor as he defeated Mervin E. Truex, 2,420 to 959 to win the right to face Buckley in the fall. In the only other Democrat contest Ralph H.

Struble was loser seeking the among three four nominations candidates a for councilman at large. Alfred J. Albrecht polled 2,017 votes; Donald W. Kennedy, H. Struble, 1,526.

iel P. Larimer, and Ralpal Unopposed in the Democratic primary were William J. Nye, 056 3 votes for prosecutor; Austin C. Gildea, 2,934 votes for superfor court judge; Woody L. Caton, 3,514 votes for county clerk; Thurland W.

Marshall, 2,719 votes for county auditor; Mrs. Marguerite Miller, 2879 votes for county recorder; incumbent First District Councilman Russell E. "Kreider, 1,108 votes; land Stiver, 417 votes for Second District councilman; Robert Price, 892 votes for Third District councilman; and Edgar Hunt, 285 votes for Fourth District councilman. WRIST INJURED IN CAR CRASH The Tribune's Special Service PLYMOUTH Charles W. Salach, Rt.

2, Plymouth, suffered a sprained right wrist in a traffic accident at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday at Madison and Plum Sts. in Plymouth. He was treated at Parkview Hospital. Involved in the accident were cars driven by John W.

Corn, Rt. 2, Plymouth, and Herman McKeloy, 1230 W. Harrison St. Corn was charged by police with disregarding a stop sign. WILLKIE LOSES RUSHVILLE, Ind.

Former State Rep. Philip H. Willkie, son of 1940 Republican presidential nominee Wendell L. failed in his bid to return to the Indiana Legislature. gos, former county commissioner, 449-324.

In the race for the Republican nomination for 3rd District councilman, now held by a Democrat, Toby Jacobson, Rt. $, Plymouth, a former Polk Twp. trustee 'and a former member and chairman of the county tax adjustment board, beat Harold W. Hall, Rt. 2, Plymouth, 472-185.

State Rep. Otis R. Bowen earried Marshall County in the race for the Republican nomination for joint state representative for Marshall and Starke Counties, beating Eugene Stanley, 911 N. Michigan Plymouth, 784 in Marshall County. Bowen, the incumbent presentative for Marshall and Fulton Counties, carried all but one precinct in Marshall County, and lost that one by only one vote, 44-45.

Stanley former presentative and had run unsuccessfully against Bowen in the three primary elections, Joint State Senater Marshall County results in the race for the Republican nomination for joint state senator from Marshall and St. Joseph counties were Clarence M. Hartley, Mishawaka, Ernest F. Greenwood, South Bend, 907; and WilLiam M. Duley, South Bend, 641.

The Marshall County results for the Democratic nomination for the state senator post were Robert E. Mahowald, South Bend, Howard William Snyder, South Bend, 941; John S. Gonas, South Bend, 715, and Alex Niezgodski, South Bend, 88. The vote for Democrats unopposed in the primary were Richard F. Joyce, Plymouth, for county prosecutor, John E.

Kizer, Rt. 1, Etna Green, for joint state representative, Glendyn C. Albright, Rt. 2, Argos, for county clerk, Clyde C. McCollough, LaPaz, for a in winning the Democrat nomination.

Hart Scores Upset In another upset, Thomas E. (Gene) Hart, Republican Centre Twp. trustee, unleashed a vote bombardment against Frank Ferguson, seeking his fourth term as Center District commissioner. With the mystic seven precincts to go, Hart pulled ahead to win 4,041 to 823. The victory was a stunning blow to old-timers in the Porter County Courthouse.

Hart will face Wilbur Didkey the Democratic nominee, who attracted 313 votes in his unopposed bid for the nomination. Democrats everywhere piled up more votes than they ever had before in the county but were still short of dominating Republican strength. Tabulations showed that about per cent of the $3,196 registered voters turned out, which is roughly the same as in last year's primary. Leading the Republican parade was, of course, U.S. Rep.

Charles Halleck, of Rensselaer, who has represented Indiana's 2nd District of which Porter County is a part, since 1935. Halleck polled 8,125 votes in his unopposed bid for re-election. Minister Wins Nomination In Porter County voting, Rev. Ralph McFadden, a Lafayette minister, won the Democratic nomination to meet Halleck in the fall elections. He won 3,231 votes compared to 575 for Mrs.

Elisabeth Savich of Rensselaer, 1,010 for William Jefferson of Rochester, 389 for Ivan Krounek of Chesterton, and 587 for John Curtis Wood of Valparaiso. While most of the early return attention was held by both the Democratic and Republican races for sheriff where 10 candidates clogged the field, the apparent winners quickly captured the show. Myrick Crampton, Chesterton, a 23-year veteran of the Indiana State Police, turned the GOP race into a rout, blasting his nearest opponent by nearly 1,000 votes. Fails te Held Advantage Unofficial tabulations showed Crampton with 3,487 votes compared to 2,357 for Ewalt Jahnz of Kouts, who started well but could not hold an advantage as the night wore on. Out of the race early were John J.

Schultz, Valparaiso police veteran, with Earl Gresser of Portage, 488; Kenneth R. Cavinder of Valparaiso, 309; Alvin Charleson, 331; and Carroll Church, 683. On the Democratic ticket, Sheriff William E. Seidel, seeking his second term, quickly ran away from the field, burying two, other candidates. Seidel polled 4,687 votes.

Robert Krise of Val, paraiso won 585, while Logan D. Branham of Portage took 618. In another Democratic race, Arthur Olson, incumbent coron-er, put down a bid by Robert Brady, of East Gary funeral home director, for the defeating him 3,875 to 1,979. The unopposed GOP candidate for the coroner's office is Leo- county auditor, Thomas V. Langdon, Rt.

3, Plymouth, for county assessor, Glenn E. Roeder, Bremen, for 1st District council, 530; Russell L. Maxson, Rt. 3, Bremen, for 3rd District council, 560; G. Edward Cook, Rt.

2, Plymouth, for 4th District council, 851; and for councilmen-, at large, David R. Reese, Rt. 3, Bremen, James W. MeAllister, Culver, and John C. Hiss, Rt.

3, Plymouth, 2,274, No Democratic Candidate Democrats had no candidate for and District councilman. The votes for Republicans unopposed in the primary were. Robert A. Ehlers, South Bend, for 3rd District representative, Clifford A. Goodrich, Plymouth, for prosecutor, Mrs.

Joanne M. Price, Culver, for county clerk, Donald E. Mikesell, Culver, for county sheriff, Roush, and Fred W. Cramer, 300 E. LaPorte Plymouth, for 4th District council, 784 votes.

Democrats had one township contest. W. Wayne Kline, Rt. 1, Culver, won the nomination for Union Twp. trustee by beating Daniel W.

Bieker, Culver, 317-68. The vote for the three-member Union Twp. advisory board on the Democratic ticket was Patrick B. McCarthy, Rt. 1, Culver, 307; Martin Mahler, Rt.

1, Calver, 304; and Charlie Dari Voreis, Rt. 2, Culver, 301. 1966 CROP Farms, Dates Announced GOSH EN -Elkhart County CROP will have three farms this year, all planted in corn, accordling to Vernon Miller, friendship acre chairman. The Arthur Weldy farm in Jetferson Twp. (45 acres) will be managed by Miller, who lives on Rt.

2, Goshen, and will be planted May 7. The Harold Myers farm in Union Twp. (30 acres) will be managed by Ernest Kulp, Rt. 1, New Paris. Planting is planned May 10.

The Jesse, Mishler farm (81 acres) in Union will be managed by Irvin Martin and Don Flora of Rt. 3, Nappance. Planting of this farm will be announced later. Seven acres of the Mishler farm will be managed by the Future Farmers of America of Nappanee High School. A goal of 125 bushels per acre has been set.

Miller said that men wishing to assist or furnish equipment for any of these products should contact the manager of the farm they wish to help at. Urban people wishing to help are invited to send their gifts to the CROP treasurer, Emerson Ropp, Salem Bank Trust Goshen. Fifty dollars will provide seed and fertilizer for approximately three acres of corn..

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