[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     TRIBUTE TO MAYOR JIM SCRIVNER

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 8, 1995
  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, it has come to my attention the Versailles, 
MO, Chamber of Commerce will soon bestow the honor of citizen of the 
year on former Mayor Jim Scrivner.
  I want to use this opportunity to call the attention to my fellow 
Members of Congress to the outstanding record of public service 
demonstrated in the life of this citizen of Missouri.
  Jim Scrivner would have been considered successful if viewed only 
from the perspective of his business and lifelong career as an 
undertaker with three funeral homes in rural Missouri. He provided a 
home for his wife, Honey, and their daughters, and is respected in his 
community.
  Through the years he added an ambulance service to the business. It 
was not financially successful, but he subsidized the service to his 
neighbors and the surrounding area. The nearest hospital was 40 miles 
from his hometown and ambulance service was a necessity.
  In 1973, Jim Scrivner was elected mayor of Versailles. His term of 
office was marked by a series of progressive ventures. A new sewage 
plant, replacement of failed sewerlines in a large section of the town, 
new housing for low-income and elderly residents and development of a 
successful industrial park all were accomplished in his tenure as 
mayor. The people trusted his leadership to the extent that a 1-percent 
sales tax was passed to provide for funding for future city 
development.
  It is fitting and proper that the people of Versailles recognize Jim 
Scrivner and his years of service. In doing so they focus a spotlight 
on the life and career of an outstanding individual. He has been 
successful as a family man, a businessman, and as an elected official.
  I am proud to call him my friend and to take this opportunity to 
enter into the Congressional Record my agreement with and support for 
the decision to honor him. His record is one we should all note and 
seek to emulate.


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