[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 18, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H10184-H10185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  VERNON TARLTON POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the 
rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3072) to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 125 Main Street in Forest City, 
North Carolina, as the ``Vernon Tarlton Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 3072

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. VERNON TARLTON POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 125 Main Street in Forest City, North 
     Carolina, shall be known and designated as the ``Vernon 
     Tarlton Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other

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     record of the United States to the facility referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
     Vernon Tarlton Post Office Building.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
Virginia (Mrs. Jo Ann Davis) and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Davis) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Jo Ann 
Davis).


                             General Leave

  Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and 
extend their remarks on H.R. 3072.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time 
as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3072, and I commend the 
distinguished gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Taylor) for 
introducing this bill. This measure designates the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 125 Main Street in Forest City, 
North Carolina, as the Vernon Tarlton Post Office Building. H.R. 3072 
is supported by all members of the North Carolina delegation.
  Mr. Speaker, in all corners of our great Nation we find many citizens 
who give so much to their communities. It is true of my own district 
and of each and every Member of Congress. Vernon Tarlton is one of 
these individuals.
  A lifelong champion of Forest City in Rutherford County, North 
Carolina, Vernon Tarlton's list of accomplishments is long, varied, and 
distinguished. He served on the Forest City Board of Commissioners and 
was named one of the Outstanding City Councilmen in North Carolina.
  He has received several awards to honor his community service. He was 
named the Rutherford County Volunteer of the Year. In 2000, he was 
honored by the Kiwanis Club as its Citizen of the Year. Furthermore, 
Vernon Tarlton received the North Carolina Governors Award for 
Outstanding Volunteer. Mr. Tarlton continues to take an active part in 
the Presbyterian church, serving as an elder and a
trustee.
  Finally, although in poor health, Vernon Tarlton worked tirelessly 
with property owners and postal officials to locate the site on which 
the new postal facility is to be built.
  Mr. Speaker, it is fitting that we honor the many contributions of 
Vernon Tarlton by naming the post office at 125 Main Street in Forest 
City, North Carolina, for him.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support this important 
legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
might consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join with my colleague, the gentlewoman 
from Virginia (Mrs. Jo Ann Davis), in the House consideration of H.R. 
3072, which names the post office in Forest City, North Carolina, after 
Mr. Vernon Tarlton. This measure was introduced by the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Taylor) on October 9, 2001. H.R. 3072 has met the 
committee policy and is supported and cosponsored by the entire North 
Carolina delegation.
  Mr. Tarlton is a lifelong member of the Forest City community. He has 
spent his time working for the betterment of his neighborhood and of 
the great State of North Carolina. He is a man of great faith and 
serves his Presbyterian church as both an elder and trustee. Last year, 
he was named the 2000 Citizen of the Year by the Kiwanis Club and is a 
recipient of the North Carolina Governors Award for Outstanding 
Volunteer.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a man who truly cares about his community. So 
much so, that he has worked tirelessly on the bringing in of a new 
postal facility to the city. Mr. Tarlton's efforts have not been in 
vain. Passage of H.R. 3072 means that the new facility will be named 
after Mr. Tarlton. I cannot think of a better honor for one who has 
worked so diligently on behalf of his neighbors, friends, and other 
residents of his community.
  I would urge passage of this postal-naming bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the 
balance of my time.
  I again thank the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton), the chairman 
of the Committee on Government Reform, and the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Waxman), the ranking member, along with the gentleman 
from Florida (Mr. Weldon), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil 
Service and Agency Organization, and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Davis), the ranking member, for expediting consideration of this 
measure.
  Again, I urge all Members to support this measure.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Jo Ann Davis) that the House suspend 
the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3072.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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