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<br />:. ~.o( <br />e;u <br /> <br />THURSDAY <br /> <br />JUNE 19, 1975 <br /> <br />In 1973-1974, 34% of Martinsville's School System <br />Personnel held advanced degrees compared to 25% <br />in all Virginia cities and 15% in Henry County. <br />According to John Richmond, Martinsville ranked <br />number one in the state. <br /> <br />The 1973-1974 Pupil-Teacher ratio in the <br />Martinsville Schools was 19.5 compared to 20.4 <br />in all Virginia cities and 22 in Henry County. <br /> <br />Fire protection in the City of Martinsville is <br />provided by the City Fire Department consisting <br />of 29 paid firemen and 35 volunteers. Martinsville <br />had an American Insurance Association rating of <br />Grade 6 and Virginia Rating Bureau Class 2. <br />Mr. Rives Hodnett, Burch-Hodges-Stone, told me <br />that most of Henry County is rated as Class 4. <br />The fire insurance rates in the city are <br />approximately 30% to 40% cheaper than in most <br />of Henry County. <br /> <br />The Martinsville Recreation Department has four <br />full-time employees which serve 47 youth baseball <br />teams composed of 705 boys, 40 softball teams <br />with 600 participants, 8 youth football teams <br />with 250-300 participants, 50 basketball teams <br />consisting of 300 boys and 200 adults. <br /> <br />The Martinsville City Hall is used extensively <br />by the general public. According to City records <br />it is estimated that more than 200 meetings of <br />non-governmental functions will be held this year. <br /> <br />Martinsville has a conveniently located sanitary <br />landfill that should last for at least 20 years <br />for which a certificate to operate has been issued <br />by the state. According to George Brown, other <br />localities such as Roanoke County, Roanoke and <br />Salem do not have long lasting and conveniently <br />located sanitary landfills at this time. <br /> <br />A Resident Engineer from the State Highway Department <br />told George Brown that the City's snow removal <br />program is far superior to that of most cities. <br /> <br />The City provides free leaf collection during the <br />leaf season and free garbage pickup year round. <br />In Henry County the average citizen pays $24.00 per <br />year for garbage picked up in front of the house, <br />$60.00 per year for garbage picked up behind the <br />house. Businesses and manufacturers pay between <br />$96.00 and $480.00 per year for garbage collection. <br />