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Show PROVO MAN SEEKS POST OF UTAH COUNTY SHERIFF I- 3 t i ! f-r - J' 1 IVI ilk ' ' 1 Raymond Taylor, Provo business man, Saturday became the first Utah County Candidate to enter the 1954 political arena with the announcement that he will seek the Republican nomination for the office of County Sheriff., The candidate, a well-known businessman, church and civic worker of Provo, is a lifetime resident res-ident of this area. He lived in Spanish Span-ish Folk for 15 years prior to moving mov-ing to Provo three years ago. He was born in Salt Lake City 50 years ago, moved to Provo as a small child, and grew up there. The candidate is a home-owner in Provo, residing at 645 N. 7th E. His wife is the formeu Annie Randall. Ran-dall. They have four children: Doyle, a hospital administrator in Missouri; Dee, now completing an architect's course in Los Angeles; John, BYU varsity basketball player, play-er, who leaves this month for an LDS mission to Argentina, and Mrs. Dell (JoAnn) Taylor, who resides re-sides in King City, Calif. CANDIDATE Raymond Taylor, Provo, who seeks Utah County Sheriff's post on GOP ticket. 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 12 Apostles of the LDS Church. His grandfather, John Taylor, was the third president presi-dent of the LDS Church. The candidate's can-didate's mother, Mrs. Nettie M. Taylor, lives today at 356 N. 1st West, in Provo. Former GOP Chairman Active in political circles of the county and state, Mr. Taylor has served as Utah County chairman of the Republican Party, a post he vacated early this year. "I would like to make crime prevention my business," the candidate can-didate said in connection with his announcement. "If elected to the office of sheriff of this county, I pledge an aggressive crime prevention pre-vention program. I feel that prevention pre-vention of crime can be as effective effec-tive as preventative medicine, if approached with the same determination deter-mination and intelligence." Mr. Taylor operated a ladies' wear sales business for many years with retail stores as an outlet through several western states. More recently he has been engaged as a realtor in the Provo area. If ' elected to the post of sheriff, he said he would dispose of his business busi-ness interests and devote his entire en-tire attention to the job. Lions Club Worker Active in civic affairs, he is a past president of the Spanish Fork Lions Club, and is currently a member of the Provo Lions Club. Crime Prevention The candidate said two points wil receive special emphasis in his platform: 1. The establishment of a mental health clinic in the county coun-ty to assist in the treatment of special problem cases. Such a clinic, of which he is a firm advocate, advo-cate, would make diagnostic examinations exam-inations to determine the causes of maladjustments. 2. Mr. Taylor declared himself in favor of "mobilizing, implement-ign implement-ign and coordinating all of the youth agencies in Utah County" as an aid in crime prevention. "Every young person should be accounted ac-counted for and some good organization organ-ization should accept responsibility for his or her activity," he said. "Many of our potential delinquents are known years before they break out into a rash of crime. Early treatment of causes can cure many cases before they reach the courts. Often, all that is needed is activity in some good organization or special spec-ial interest project." "We need to take a new look at crime," Mr. Taylor said, "and make a nev approach to prevent it. I would not only like to make crime prevention my business I would like to make it everybody's business. busi-ness. If elected, I pledge an aggressive ag-gressive crime prevention program pro-gram throughout Utah County." Paid pol. adv. by Independent Citizens for Good Government. |