Show Sheriff Files For 2nd Term I. I 1 t r f I I Kenneth Hammon a Davis I County lawman for 16 years r and completing his first term as I Sheriff of Davis County has flied filed for reelection on the Republican Re- Re publican ticket i AS A DEPUTY sheriff he served for 12 years as chief criminal investigator in th the e eDavis Davis County Sheriffs Sheriff's department depart depart- ment under two ho different sheriffs sher- sher f iffs prior to becoming sheriff sherif four years ago Active in law l w enforcement circles throughout the state andI and It I level the year 40 old sheriff is presently serving on the board of directors in the National Sheriffs Sheriff's Association For three years he served as president of the utah Sheriffs Sheriff's t w was vice president of the Utah Peace Officers and andis andis is presently serving on the board of directors of the utah Law Enforcement Teletype nett net net- t t works I HE HAS SERVED three years on the executive board of the Utah Association of Counties He is a past president of the Wasatch Slopes Cutter Racing and a past captain of the Davis County Sheriffs Sheriff's Posse A lifelong resident of Davis County and a descendant of the ther r Utah Pioneers he was born and reared in fn Syracuse lie He and his I wife the former Shirley Murphy Murphy Mur- Mur phy now reside in West Point with their four children An active active ac- ac tive member of the West Point 2nd ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Latter Saints Mr Hammon serves in the Sunday School He is is also a veteran of five years dut duty during world war II with two years spent in Germany IN ANNOUNCING his candidacy candidacy candi- candi dacy he said saidI I believe my past experience as a law enforcement enforcement en- en officer and sheriff qualifies me to seek this office again Since the new county jail opened in August 1963 Sheriff Hammon has been instrumental in setting up a very rehabilitation re- re habilitation program for the jail inmates Living up to his philosophy philosophy philos- philos ophy that jails are a place where minds and bodies should be restored not stored he has begun a mental health program program pro pro- gram whereby inmates are allowed allowed al- al lowed to participate in group therapy meetings A chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous II formed and meets each Monday evening at the jail Any inmate with an alcohol problem is allowed allowed al- al lowed to attend these meetings A WORK program has also been organized in which prisoners prison prison- ers who are willing to work are allowed And each Sunday two denominations denominations nations of churches meet within the Jan jail Sheriff Sherif Hammon was instrumental instrumental mental in having the Merit tern tem passed for deputy sheriffs as a means of promoting more efficient law enforcement and prof sheriff she r iff departments departments de- de throughout the state IN THE LOCAL sheriffs sheriff's deI department department de- de I Sheriff Hammon has emphasized better law enforcement enforce enforce- ment through a vigorous program program pro pro- gram of service in-service training for all the deputies 9 J feel that now we have some high quality officers officers cers on our force he said Because of this I feel that I I have lived up to my campaign promises of four years ago I when I 1 promised I would try to toi i upgrade the law enforcement I officers through training and by I hiring better qualified he added I The slogan Be beautify Farmington Clean up Paint up and ington April 30 and the civic clubs garden clubs city workers workers work work- ers and many others turned out outto to help do a alot lot of much needed work UNDER THE direction of Mayor Dan Gregory and Farmington Farmington Farm Farm- ington Garden club president Irene Olson the projects were III 1 accomplished The w rk started at 8 am a.m. with the fire department department depart depart- ment washing the streets and the curbs and gutters Walter Jennings and Vivian Williams assisted them and Larry Gregory Gregory Greg Greg- ory helped with the loading of the rubbish Paul Van Fleet and Marvin Barkdull assisted in the project t by manning tractors In different I areas THE LIONS club members r under the direction of club president Verle Buhler were responsible in cleaning the city park A large group of teen age I boys and girls with the help of ofEarl of Earl Spencer worked on an empty lot by the school cleaning It of weeds and debris Jaycees Cordell Wood Rex Yancey Hancey Gary Drazen and John Perkins served hot dogs and drinks to all the willing workers workers work work- ers after the days day's work fw |