[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12578]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    LEXINGTON COUNTY PEACH FESTIVAL

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, South Carolina is the 
second largest producer of peaches in the Nation, and yesterday fresh 
peaches from South Carolina were hand delivered to every congressional 
office.
  I would like to commend the efforts of the South Carolina Farm 
Bureau, the South Carolina Peach Council, and the interns and staffers 
for their efforts yesterday in delivering the peaches on Capitol Hill.
  Last Thursday, I was honored to be the guest Speaker at the 44th 
annual Lexington County Peach Festival in Gilbert, South Carolina. This 
wonderful event is held every July 4th, a time for patriotic families 
to come together to celebrate the independence of our great Nation. The 
festival features a parade with wonderful floats and, of course, fresh 
peaches, peach ice cream, and peach cobbler available for everyone.
  I would like to thank all the supporters and organizers of the 
Lexington County Peach Festival and especially the festival 
coordinator, Raymond Boozer, along with Gilbert mayor, Phil Price; 
First Lady Frances Price, and long-time parade coordinator, R. J. 
Taylor.
  My family has attended 32 Lexington County Peach Festivals, and I 
look forward to many more years of this special July 4th celebration.

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