'Citizens Committee' Wins In Scio Township

The Scio Township Citizens Committee slate of candidates won the Republican nominations for office in Tuesday's Primary Election. Robert A. Jones won the supervisor's nomination with 576 votes. He defeated George L. Stauch who has 453 votes. Stauch was backed by the Republicans of Scio Township. Others winning the Republican nomination included Edwina Ryan, 469 votes for clerk; Evelyn P. Navarre, incumbent, for treasurer with 674 votes; and Robert W. Foster, incumbent with 578 votes and Francis H. Lovejoy with 533 votes. Foster and Lovejoy were candidates for the two four-vear trustee positions. George H. J. Smith, incumbent clerk, received 416 votes. Harriet Haight, the other Republican candidate had 135 votes. Both ran as independents. . Cari F. Willoughby, the treasurer's candidate for the Republicans of Scio Township got 388 votes. The other two candidates for the trustee posts included Kenneth B. Klinge, 403 votes and Vincent Meidrum, 319. Both Klinge and Meidrum were sponsored by the Republicans of Scio Township. Jones will face Democrat Charles H. Griffiths Jr. in November. Both the Scio Township Citizens Committee and the Republicans of Scio Township voiced concern about growth, proper zoning, sewer plans and informing the public. However, the Republicans of Scio Township also stressed fiscal responsibility. The other group's major issue was annexation. The Citizéns Committee is spearheading the fight against the controversial Smokler-Murphy annexation proposal. Two State Boundary Commission hearings have been held on the proposed annexation of 186 acres from the township to Ann Arbor. Other major concerns of the Citizéns Committee are continued preservation of the Huron Valley and continued control of commercial expansión alone the I-94-Jackson Road corridor. Here are the results of the other township elections where there was a contest for office: Brighton Muriel Beurmann, incumbent clerk, won the Republican nomination in Livingston County's Brighton Township with 259 votes. The other candidate, John W. Dilloway, got 184 votes. The nominations for the two four-year trustee seats went to O.O. Corsaut III, votes, and incumbent Leonard Farmer, 220 votes. Other trustee candidates included incumbent James Cain, 169 votes; Rudolph Sistek, 122 votes and Frederic G. Heath, 81 votes. Township residents voted 476 to 161 against abolishing. the annual township meeting.; They also voted 419 to 240 against placing the township's full faith and credit behind a $375,000 bonding issue sought by the building authority. The funds are planned to be used to build a new township hall and fire hall. Lodi Incumbent Erwin Frederick won the Republican nominátion for Lodi Township supervisor with 219 votes. His opponent, A. Clark (Pete) Pardon, had 65 votes. Putnam Donald E. Fry won the Democratie nomination for Putnam Township supervisor in Livingston County. He received 232 votes. His opponent, Herbert J. Schenden, received 227 votes. James E. McKenna won the Democratie nomination for constable with 193 votes. Richard Pullen received 100 votes and Kurt H.Knipple received 104 votes. Clinton Robert Winder won the Republican nomination to the Clinton Township Board with 91 votes. His opponent, David Heimerdinger received 79 votes. Esther Schmidt with 142 votes and Agnes Geiger with 99 votes won the two six year vacancies on the library I board. Incumbent John F. J Colton received 89 votes. ton Township is in Lenawee County. Lyon In Oakland County's Lyon Township, inqumbent William K. Smith with 123 votes won the Republican nomination for supervisor. Louis Underhill II received 67 votes for the office. Ronald Zollars, an incumbent, with 103 votes took the lepublican nomination for the 'our-year trustee seat. His opponent, Thomas Fennelly, got 58 votes. Superior Incumbents Percy Carter and Diana M. Parkes won the Democratie nominations for the two four-year vacancies on the Superior Township Board of Trustees. Carter received 203 votes and Parkes 276. Their opponents Donald Dugas received 138 votes and A. William Eckert 197 votes. The three proposals, providing for the creation of a park commission, renewal of 2.5 milis for fire protection and the authorization for the township to levy that 2.5 milis for fire protection, passed. The millage will being in about $150,000 in revenue. The park commission proposal passed 263 to 197 renewal of the 2.5 milis for , fire protectipn passed 245 to 209; and the authorization for the township to levy the 2.5 milis passed 261 to 195. Manchester Lois D. Kuntz and Doris Mahony won the Republican i nominations for the two six ! vear terms on the Manchester Township Libra ry "Board. I Kuntz received 90 votes;! Mahony 65 votes; and their 1 ponent Sharon K. Hunt 58 1 votes. I Webster I Donald Zeeb won the I Republic nomination for the Webster Township supervisor with 89 votes. His opponent, Raymond T. Dotts, received ' 30 votes. Northfield George Meyer won the JLepublican nomination for Northfield Township supervisor with 233 votes. His opponents Joseph C. Cahill and Henry Ruh received 115 and 45 votes respectively. Rose C. Lavendar beat in cumbent Harry E. Colestock and Ralph O. Williams for the Republican nomination for the four year term on the township board. She received 147 votes; Colestock, 93; and Williams, 103. Maynard L. Dixon beat incumbent Ralph M. Laidlaw, 189 to 142, for the Republican nomination for the twn vear vacancy on the township board. Incumbents Elmer F. Klump and John A. Reutter won the Republican nominations for constable. They received 203 and 228 votes respectively. Their opponent Paul A. Rebman received 154 votes. Augusta In Augusta Township, James R. Burns with 461 votes captured the Democratie nomination for supervisor. The other candidates, Sylvester J. Blaszak, former supervisor, had 139 votes and Henry C. Kailimai had 54 votes. Auston W. Bennett won the Republican nomination for clerk with 112 votes. His opponent, Deanna R. Sunermann, had 41 votes. Incumbent Carol Kovalak with 385 votes won the Democratie nomination for the four-year trustee post. Her opponents, Joe Hardwick and Ralph G. Winkler, received 1 198 and 106 votes respectively. Robert G. Pascoe got the Republican nod for the fouryear trustee job with 115 votes. Irene E. Yunkman got 59 votes. The Republican nomination (CONT'D ON NEXT PAGE) CITIZENS COMMITTKE' WINS . . . for the two-year trustee vacancy was won by Harold Williams, 122 votes. His opponent, William V. Pargo, got 45 votes. Hamburg Incumbent Henry N. Haas defeated his opponent, Audrey J. Bethke, 259 to 108 for the i Republicah nomination for Hamburg Township Clerk. George M. Huil and Frank H. Vosmik received 184 and 171 votes respectively to defeat incumbent Donald C. Hassigan, who received 129 votes, for the two four-year vacancies on the township board. Robert B. Thompson defeated Leon Leutz 165 to 124 for the one-year unexpired term on the township board. Green Oak All three proposals in Liv-'; ingston County's Green Oak Township were soundly defeated during Tuesday's primary election. A proposal asking for the levying of a half-mill for five years to support the pólice ïepartment and acquire facilities and equipment lost 580 to 382. The proposition requesting one mili for five years to purchase land and to construct a Green Oak Civic Center to house township government offices was rejected 771 to 187. The third proposal which was a referendum on a rezoning action by the board was defeated 652 to 300. The vote reverses a decisión made by the township board May 13. , Then, the board rezoned 7% acres on East Shore Drive from a single to a multipte family use. Apartments were planned for the site. Rachel Andresen won the Republican nomination for supervisor with 246 votes. Her opponents Maurice J. Heikkinen and John Schutters received 142 and 73 votes respectively. , Mrs. Andresen is the former executive director and founder of Youth For Understanding in Ann Arbor and is the present international pesident of YFU. Sally York with 331 votes got the Democratie tion for clerk. Elizabeth Rauba, who had withdrawn from the race but still had her name on the ballot, received 116 votes. The two four-year trustee Republican nominations went to Larry Hollenbeck, 283 votes and ïncumbent Louis Driver, 277 votes. The other candidate was Byron Stover who got 183 votes. Genoa Sherman Haller, incumbent supervisor, won the Republi-. can nomination with 262 votesl in Livingston County's Genoa I Township. His opponents Calvin Odoml had 143 votes and Meivin L. I Simon, 122 votes. Wendy Peterson received I the Republican nomination for clerk with 306 votes. She defeated incumbent clerk Dorothy Verellen, who had 209 votes. Dorothy Musch, incumbent, with 288 votes took the Republinan nomination for the fouryear trustee seat. The other candidate, Charles Weatherly, got 221 votes. Residents rejected a onemill proposal for two years for road improvements 317 to 290. York Three incumbents including the supervisor lost in the Republican primary in York Township Tuesday. Charles S. Hayes, Supervisor for the past four years, lost the Republican nomination to Dale E. Dolph. Hayes received 148 votes and Dolph 282. Dolores J. Schmidt got 256 votes to defeat incumbent Ruth E. Finch for the clerk's job. Finch received 176 votes. Constance A. Crorey with 260 votes captured the Republinan nomination for treasurer. Edwin Lathers, incumbent, received 162 votes. The only incumbent to win the nomination was Richard Wanty who took the nominaItion for the four-year trustee post with 290 votes. His opponent, Gary R. Sanch, had 133 votes. James R. Spears won the I nomination for the two-year trustee seat with 276 votes. The other candidate, Ray E. Youngs, got 98 votes.