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Fulmer Sets "New Record
Length,
of3 y Service.
This State
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Washington, Jan. 31. This U an Im
portant milestone in the congressional
career of Representative H. P. Ful
mer of Orangeburg, as it marks 17
ears, ten months and 23 days of serv-
REP. HAMPTON P. FULMER
ce in the house of representatives
oitger than any house member from
Me Palmetto state has ever served.
The Second district congressman tolay exceeded the previous service rech**M hv
Fintev of York
who served 17 years, ten months an<i
22 days. A service record of 17 years
eight months and 26 days placed A
Frank Lever of Columbia in third po
sition.
"When I came to congress," Mr
Fulmer recalled. " 104 new members
entered the Sixty-seventh congress
witfc me. Thert are only two left
Congressman Rank in of Mississippi
and myself Of the 435 house mem
bers, there are only 26 who were here
when I came."
By virtue of this long service. Mr
Fulmer is now vice chairman of the
house committee on agriculture an')
also vice chairman of a special loin'
congressional committee on forestry
Because of his activity along agricul
tural lines, he has a long line of farm
bills to his credit.
Rumors around the Capitol are that
Representative Marvin Jones (Demo
crat) of Texas, chairman of the com mittee on agriculture, will some time
during the session receive an appoint
ment as federal district judge. ShouH
this occur, Mr. Fulmer would become
chairman of the committee. Ttii^
would give South Carolina two chair
men of the two farm committeeSmith in the senate and Fulmer in th<house.
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