[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 55 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E818]
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                       CONGRATULATING HOLLIS CURL

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                         HON. EARL F. HILLIARD

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                          Thursday May 1, 1997

  Mr. HILLIARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer congratulations to 
one of the finest and most honorable journalists that I have ever had 
the pleasure to know, M. Hollis Curl of Camden, AL. Mr. Curl has just 
received the State of Alabama's highest journalism award, the Hector 
Award.
  The Hector Award was given to Mr. Curl for the ``Most Outstanding 
Performance by an Alabamian in Journalism.'' Mr. Curl is the publisher 
and editor of the Wilcox Progressive Era, located in Wilcox County, AL. 
This is not Mr. Curl's first taste of victory. This is the second time 
he has received this award and he is the only person ever to win it 
twice.
  I am proud to say that I am a friend of Mr. Curl. I am no stranger of 
his love for journalism, and his quest to improve the community in 
which he lives. At a time when the President is calling on the Nation 
to become more active in voluntarism, Mr. Curl has already been a major 
community volunteer for over 30 years. He serves on the board of his 
country's hospital; president of the Gas Board for 15 years; led the 
effort to get his county a 911 emergency line; serves as the Charter 
Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, and much, much more.
  Above all, due to Mr. Curl's proactive journalism, we were able to 
work together to restore the ferry-boat service across the Alabama 
river which was disrupted by the KKK in the 1960's. Because of his due 
diligence, this too, will soon become reality.
  Mr. Speaker. When it comes to talking about Mr. Hollis Curl, words 
fail me. Obviously, words never fail Hollis, and his second Hector 
Award says it all. Way to go, Hollis Curl.

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