H*5074 Concurrent Resolution, By Klauber, Carnell and Parks
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME
 THAT PORTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 72 FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH HIGHWAY 702 TO
 COTHRAN'S BRIDGE AT THE GREENWOOD COUNTY LINE AS THE "HAROLD LUMLEY, SR.
 HIGHWAY" IN MEMORY OF AN OUTSTANDING AGRICULTURIST AND LEADER IN THE FARMING
 COMMUNITY, AND TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT TO ERECT APPROPRIATE SIGNS AND
 MARKERS REFLECTING THIS DESIGNATION.

   05/16/00  House  Introduced HJ-14
   05/16/00  House  Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial
                     Resolutions HJ-14
   05/17/00  House  Committee report: Favorable Invitations and
                     Memorial Resolutions HJ-63
   05/17/00  House  Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-63
   05/17/00  Senate Introduced SJ-4
   05/17/00  Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-4
   05/30/00  Senate Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-60
   05/30/00  Senate Adopted, returned to House with concurrence SJ-60

TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THAT PORTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 72 FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH HIGHWAY 702 TO COTHRAN'S BRIDGE AT THE GREENWOOD COUNTY LINE AS THE "HAROLD LUMLEY, SR. HIGHWAY" IN MEMORY OF AN OUTSTANDING AGRICULTURIST AND LEADER IN THE FARMING COMMUNITY, AND TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT TO ERECT APPROPRIATE SIGNS AND MARKERS REFLECTING THIS DESIGNATION.

Whereas, Harold Lumley, Sr., a native son and outstanding agriculturist, was born in Greenwood County July 16, 1894 to Percy and Kate Henderson Lumley; and

Whereas, he attended The Citadel, was a 1915 graduate of Erskine College, and played on the All-State Baseball Team; and

Whereas, Mr. Lumley served with distinction in World War II as an officer in the United States Army; and

Whereas, he was married to Camille Jennings Lumley and together they raised their family and farmed on land purchased by his family in 1850; and

Whereas, during Mr. Lumley's ninety-four years and lifetime of farming he experienced dramatic changes in farming technology but stayed abreast with the changing times and successfully farmed his entire life in his native community; and

Whereas, he began farming in the early 1900's as a cotton farmer and became a dairy farmer in the mid 1930's and a beef and cattle farmer in the mid 1970's; and

Whereas, Mr. Lumley was named the Greenwood Agriculturist of the Year in 1980, and at the age of ninety he received the Agriculture Pioneer Award from the Clemson Extension Service; and

Whereas, Mr. Harold Lumley, Sr. was an outstanding agriculturist who was greatly admired and respected for his contributions to the advancement of agriculture in South Carolina, his generosity to fellow farmers, and his leadership in the farming community. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, request the Department of Transportation to name that portion of U.S. Highway 72 from its intersection with Highway 702 to Cothran's Bridge at the Greenwood County line as the "Harold Lumley, Sr. Highway", in memory of an outstanding agriculturist and leader in the farming community, and to request the department to erect appropriate signs and markers reflecting this designation.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to The Department of Transportation.