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Show Raymond Taylor Seeks County Sheriff's Position Raymond Taylor, Provo business man and former Republican candidate can-didate for the office of Utah County Coun-ty Sheriff, has announced that he will again seek the Republican nomination for sheriff. He filed for office yesterday, subject to the outcome of the county Republican convention and the primary election. elec-tion. The candidate is a well-known businessman. Consumers Agency, Inc., the company which he heads, is engaged in mining and development develop-ment in thte Glen Canyon Dam-site Dam-site area. He was the subject of a short documentary film released by Warner Bros, entitled "Uranium "Uran-ium Fever," of 'an international news release, and was featured in People Today magazine article entitled en-titled "Get Rich from That Miracle Atom" where he warned the public as early as 1954 against high pressure pres-sure salesmen peddling uranium stock, and that not one in one thousand claims being staked out today will produce a penny's worth of uranium ore 'that is why it is priced at a penny per share," he cautioned. These releases told of the hazards and rewards of uranium uran-ium speculation as Mr. Taylor saw it. Mr. Taylor is the son of the late John W. Taylor, who was born in Provo in 1858, and who later became be-came one of the twelve apostles of the LDS Church. His grandfather, John Taylor, was ithird president of the LDS Church. The candidate's mother is the late Nettie M. Taylor Tay-lor of Provo. His wife is the former for-mer Annie Randall, an active church worker 'and is president of the Relief Society of the Provo 9th Ward, East Provo Stake. They have four children: Doyle, a hospital hos-pital administrator at Flagstaff, Arizona; Dee, a graduate architect, archi-tect, employed ty a local firm; John, a former BYU varsity basketball bask-etball player, serving in the United States Air Force; and Mrs. Dell (Jo Ann) Tyler, who resides in Provo. Mr. Taylor is a life-long resident of this area, having lived in Spanish Span-ish Fork for 15 years prior to moving to Provo eight years ago. He resides at 645 North 7th East, Provo. The candidate has been active in political circles of the county, and is past GOP chairman of Utah County, has acted on the state central committee, and is ohairman of Provo Republican Voting District Dis-trict 12. He is a delegate to the State GOP convention, and the Taylors attended the Republican National Convention held in San Francisco. Mr. Taylor is past president of the Spanish Fork Lions Club, "and is. presently working on the sight conservation committee for the Provo Lions Club. "Two points will receive special emphasis in my platform: (1) ag-g'ressive ag-g'ressive and uniform enforcement; (2) an energetic crime prevention program." trative job. He has said that when he is elected sheriff he will dispose dis-pose of his business interests and devote full time and dedicated service ser-vice to the office. "Certainly," Mr. Taylor said, "it is time we changed the sheriff's 'farce.' " The Democrats have controlled con-trolled the sheriff's office much too long for it to be in the best interests of an alert and intelligent intelli-gent public, Mr. Taylor further stated. "I propose to employ the very best peace officers available, and will require a continuous educational educa-tional program for the officers." He advocates patrolling of Utah Lake, and the rural areas of the county, and modernization of the sheriff's office. The candidate advocates the establishment es-tablishment of a public relations department to acquaint the public through the press and other media med-ia with the current problems, and to encourage public cooperation coopera-tion and participation in crime prevention. "We should take a new look at crime, and especially where it relates re-lates to our youth. I feel that crime prevention can be as effective as preventative medicine in fact it is one phase of preventative medicine medi-cine that is why we should work closely with the child mental health clinic, Utah State Hospital, psychologists, psy-chologists, (psychiatrists, and the medical profession. According to Mr. Taylor, the sheriff's office should be the coordinating co-ordinating agency of all our youth organizations and agencies, sich as schools, churches, lodges,. Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops, etc., for the purpose of aiding the problem prob-lem children with their needs, and where professional services are needed they should be provided. Frequently, Mr. Taylor asserted, "all the child needs is wholesome stipervised activity." Every problem case should be sought out and provided with qualified qual-ified assistance. "Many crimes can be prevented by an aggressive crime prevention program." The candidate feels that parents must accept full financial responsibility respon-sibility as well as the moral obligation ob-ligation for the acts of their minor children, and that the sheriff's office of-fice should give special assistance to problem oases before they get involved in crime. "Many of these cases can be detected in their early stages," Mr. Taylor declares, "and corrected." Mr. Taylor also advocates the back-to-church movement and is a firm believer that spirituality is a potent influence in building moral mor-al character and good citizenship. The candidate believes that the sheriff's office of Utah County as reached the size and importance to justify a full-time sheriff and that it is essentially an adminis- |
