[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO MR. AND MRS. CARL L. KILGUS

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                           HON. FLOYD SPENCE

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 24, 1996

  Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize two outstanding South 
Carolinians, Carl and Betty Kilgus, of Bamberg. The Kilguses recently 
retired from the printing business that they founded on December 1, 
1956.
  During the 40 years that the Kilgus Printing Co. has been in 
business, Carl and Betty have worked together to build their company 
into a firm that employs over 45 employees, offering a variety of 
services. The Kilgus Printing Co. publishes three weekly newspapers: 
North Trade Journal, the Advertiser-Herald, and the Santee Striper, 
which have a wide circulation in our State. Also, the company has the 
distinction of, at one time, being the largest bulk mailer in the 
Columbia Sectional Center of the U.S. Postal Service, based on the 
volume of circulars for grocery store chains that it printed and mailed 
for stores throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.
  The Kilguses have devoted much of their lives to improving their 
community. Carl is the chairman of the Bamberg County Economic 
Development Commission, as well as a member of the Bamberg Board of 
Public Works Commission, the Thoroughbred Country Tourism District, and 
the Bamberg City Development Association. Betty has devoted many years 
of service to the Bamberg County Board of Registration and Elections, 
and is currently its chairman. They are also active members of the 
First Baptist Church of Bamberg.
  Mr. Speaker, Carl and Betty Kilgus are dedicated leaders, whose lives 
have been marked by hard work and achievement. For many years, it was 
my honor to represent them in the House of Representatives. Although 
they have retired from their positions at the company that they worked 
so diligently to establish, they will certainly continue to devote 
themselves to the needs of the citizens of Bamberg County, and 
surrounding areas. I would like to take this opportunity to commend 
Carl and Betty Kilgus on the numerous contributions that they have made 
to the Palmetto State, and to wish them much happiness in their 
retirement.

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