The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 15, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 May 1976 — Page 1

’* . . 457 3666 ’ / / W u 1 v.y Consolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL lEst. 18881 and THE SYR ACUSE-WAWASEE JOURNAL (Est. 1907) A ’”‘

VOLUME 13

Carter, Ford, Hartke, Conrad, Erwin, Augsburger, Sharp, Horn and Anglin win in Kosciusko county

Hiaß rHF'AiWMI •’! ’v- ■ >r •• - l| i 1 U . -I L—. \(4HHKmI PRECINCTS. TURKEY CREEK — Precinct 2 voters of Turkey Creek township cast their votes at theC. S. Myers Agency in Hawasee Village. At 11:15 a.m. about 100 had voted out of a possible 400. Voting in the above photo are Mr. and Mrs. Gene Smith, and the ladies at the left are Mrs. Brooks Kirchoff. judge; Mrs. Barton Cox. judge; Mrs. Walter Edwards, clerk; and Mrs. William Xander, clerk. VOTING IN VAN BUREN — Mrs. John Gardner and Mrs. Frank Johnson are shown as they 4 receive their ballots on Tuesday in Van Buren 1. These people voted at the Masonic Temple. At 2 p.m. a check showed 72 of 404 persons registered had voted. Members of the election board shown are Mrs. Bessie Sunthimer. Mrs. Robert Rassi and Mrs. Herbert Morehouse. A check at 3 p.m. showed 120 of 437 had voted in precinct two with 170 of 604 voting at that time in precinct three.

Van Buren township goes for Pres. Ford, Augsburger

Outof 1385 registered voters in Van Buren township. 585 cast votes in Tuesday s primary election, for a 42 per cent vote Os that. Democrats cast 141 and Republicans 444 Os local interest in Van Buren township was the fact that John B Augsburger handily won the vote of his fellow Republicans for ? the state senate seat now held by his father The vote, where there were contests, follows DEMOCRATIC U.S. President Carter ‘‘ 98 Jackson 13 McCormack 7 . Wallace 19 I S. Senate . Hartke 59 - Hayes 76 Governor Conrad 65 Fair 18 , New 49 Lt. Governor , Currie 83 Teague 59 REPUBLICAN U.S. President Ford 227 Reagan 76 I

U.S. Senate Costas 10 Lugar 323 Whitcomb 94 U.S. Congress. Dis. 2 Erwin 255 Oppenheim 90 Sullivan 40 Tesanovich 5 Van Gorp 5 State Senate. Dis. 13 Augsburger 293 Clark 40 Marks 17 Peterson 52 Whitesell 27

Property tax replacement monies are distributed

Checks totalling $91,801.165 61 in property tax replacement fund memes are being distributed to the 92 counties. Governor Otis R Bowen has announced This is the third and final payment from the fund this spring, bringing to $131,305,251 the amount distributed by the department zof revenue to the counties /ior\ property tax replacement 4

Clerk. Kos. Cir. Ct. Messmore 258 Roy Hl County Coroner Wyman 181 Lewis 86 Sadler 87 Harshbarger 51 Co. Council-At-Large Klinger 101 .Anglin 255 Wertenberger 153 Horn 211 Hogan 126 Sharp 249

The $131.3 million figure represents the spring portion of 20 per cent property tax replacement based upon tax rate figures provided by the state board of tax commissioners This reduction will be apparent to local property taxpayers on their 1975 property tax bills w hich are payable m May. The amount distributed to Continued on page 2 1 I

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1976

Kosciusko county voters cast 13.490 votes in Tuesday's primary election, or 49 25 per cent <rf the 27,390 registered to vote. Os this number. 3,419 Democrats yoted and 10,064 Republicans The print out on the computers at Sun Metal in Warsaw revealed county Democrats gave incumbent U.S. Senator Vance Hartke 51 per cent of the vote to 48 per cent for his opponent, congressman Phil Hayes. Democrats also voted for Larry Conrad for Governor, and Republicans went for President Ford with 55 per cent of their vote over Ronald Reagan. They also voted for Richard Lugar for U.S. Senator over Ed Whitcomb 3 to 1. Will Erwin got 62 per cent of the Republican vote and John B. Augsburger got 61.59 per cent, while incumbent county coroner Kenneth Wyman got 39.83 per cent of the vote and an opponent, Wendell G. Sadler got 39.43 per cenL In the council race, Ronald Sharp. Keith Horn and Tom Anglin were returned in a contested battle. Figures in contests follow: DEMOCRATIC U.S. President CajJer 2 306 v Jackson 422 McCormack 138 Wallace 390 U.S. Senate Hartke . 1,658 Hayes 1,574 Governor Conrad 1.598 Fair 472 New 1.034 Lt. Governor I Currie l,44Sy> Teague 1.546 REPUBLICAN U.S. President Ford 5.432 Reagan 4.421 U.S. Senate Costas 295 Lugar 6,985 Whitcomb 2.424 U.S. Congress. Dis. 2 Erwin ° 5,686 Oppenheim 2,151 Sullivan 1.135 Tesanovich 72 Van Gorp 94 State Senate. Dis. 13 Augsburger 3,830 Clark 663 Marks 215 Peterson .601 Whitesell 909 (Note: In the four-county 13th district, including Kosciusko, Noble, LaGrange and Steuben Counties, the vote was as follows: Augsburger 5,888, Clark, 2,880, Peterson 1.809, Marks 1.208. and Whitesell 1,074.) Clerk. Kos. Cir. Ct. Messmore 6.110 Roy 3.182 County Coroner Wyman 3.768 Lewis 1.117 Sadler 3,730 Harshbarger 843 County Council-At-Large Klinger 2.852 .Anglin 5.151 Wertenberger 3.918 Hom 6,143 Hogan 2.405 Sharp . 5.0D4 Community nursery school registration The community nursery school of Syracuse will hold annual registration day for the 1976-77 school year on May 13 at Saint Andrew's United Methodist churph. between the hours of 9 and a m - Youths must be four years old on or before September 1 in order to bf eligible for enrollment. Parents of eligible children are asked to bring the child's birth certificate or baptismal certificate to be checked Any further may be directed to the church office

? ■ Ki IT fl f VANCE HARTKE : If ; ■*"' fl LARRY CONRAD n - - fiH rWT WILL ERWIN t l|j|K JOHN B. AUGSBURGER ; '4. ’ 'Ma. -W ■ RONALD SHARP

fl ’’ * KEITH HORN TOM ANGLIN Poppy Days set at Syracuse May 20-21 It is time to remember, as the nation’s 200th anniversary is a time to remember, how many lives constituted the price paid for this nation's freedom. It is a time to honor all veterans After World War I. the bright red.poppy recalled to many the bloody battle fields of France and Flanders where these flowers grew wild and where many again paid the high price of freedom Since the great war, members of the American Legion Auxiliary have used the poppy as a memorial and as a means by which to raise funds for successful veterans and children's programs As all members should be aware, poppy funds are used solely for veterans and fcheir families’ benefit. Poppy Days at Syracuse will be on May 20-21.

flor i b mf* « Li iii n nn • ■ —-K i • ■ M.KA- ..‘I Ih IV.. w _ Mr°.-■ J1 H 1^11! 11 1 _ ■'■ — ’ e: PLAN GRAND OPENING — Wawasee T.V. & Appliance, Inc., one of the newest businesses in Wawasee Village, is planning a grand opening on Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8, from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Planning the grand opening are the two ladies standing in front of the firm’s new building, Jean Brown, left and Mrs. John (Pat) McClain. The firm handles Hotpoint and Magic Chef appliances. Magnavox televisions and stereos and ' Roper grills, and will do service work on televisions and appliances, according to Bill Runge, president of the firm.

1,471 vote in Turkey Creek Twp. Tuesday

In Turkey Creek township's six precincts a total of 1471 votes were cast out of 3173 who were registered, or 46 per cent. Os this number 352 were Democrats who voted and 1119 were Republicans. The tabulation is as follows, reporting only where there were contests: DEMOCRATIC U.S. President Carter 252 Jackson 35 McCormack 17 Wallace 35 U.S. Senate Hartke « 170 Hayes 172 Governor Conrad 169 Fair . 56 New 96 Lt. Governor Currie 153 Teague 155 REPUBLICAN U.S, President Ford 613 Reagan 473

1,231 vote in four Tippecanoe precincts

A total of 1231 voters in Tippecanoe township's . four precincts voted in Tuesday’s primary election of the 2362 who were registered to vote, for 52 per cent. Os this, 370 were Democrats and 861 were Republicans In the case of contests, the vote was as follows: DEMOCRATIC U.S. President Carter 271 Jackson 41 McCormack 9 Wallace 36 U.S. Senate Hartke 190 Hayes 166 Governor Conrad 180 Fair 39 New 132 Lt. Governor Currie 150 Teague 190 REPUBLICAN I S. President Ford 501 Reagan 342

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U.S. Senate ’ Costas 20 Lugar 848 Whitcomb 207 U.S. Congress, Dis. 2 Erwin 578 Oppenheim 277 Sullivan 117 Tesanovich 11 Van Gorp 12 State Senate, Dis. 13 Augsburger 631 Clark 142 Marks 52 Peterson 182 Whitesell 57 County Coroner Wyman 366 L£wis 134 Sadler 287 Harshbarger 185 County Council-At-Large Klinger 284 Anglin i 585 Wertenberger 373 Hern 500 Hogan 270 Sharp 638 In precinct 6 John Robert Mullinix received 68 votes for precinct committeeman to 168 for Daniel L. Stephan.

h U.S. Senate r Costas 19 s Lugar 622 o Whitcomb 196 r U.S. Congress, Dis. 2 Erwin 412. s Oppenheim 244 Sullivan 100 e . Tesanovich 11 Van Gorp 12 State Senate. Dis. 13 Augsburger 564 Clark 92 Marks 39 Peterson 69 Whitesell 64 Clerk. Kos. Cir. Ct. Messmore 532 Roy 266 County Coroner Wyman 404 Lewis 105 Sadler 182 Harshbarger 155 County Council-At-Large Klinger 227» Anglin 476 Wertenberger 314 Horn 500 Hogan 169 Sharp 471