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<br />a, <br />'1; <br />~..j <br /> <br />TUESDAY <br /> <br />JUNE 26, 1973 <br /> <br />Mr. Herbert O. Hughes, Recreation Director, on behalf of his department <br /> <br />and the Martinsville Community Recreation Association, presented to <br /> <br />Mrs. Addie B. Sheppard a plaque in memory of her late husband <br /> <br />(Samuel Garal Sheppard) and in recognition of and tribute to his <br /> <br />valuable contributions and services rendered while an employee of the <br /> <br />City toward the development of various recreational facilities. <br /> <br />Messrs. Freddie Turner and Conrad Jones, of the special Youth Committee, <br /> <br />appeared before Council and presented a status report with regard to their <br /> <br />recent plea before Council for assistance in locating and designating <br /> <br />a centralized area where young people might congregate, informing <br /> <br />Council that--with the outstanding leadership and assistance of <br /> <br />Councilman Hartford and with concurrence by the City School Board--the <br /> <br />student parking lot at Martinsville Senior High School will be used <br /> <br />for such a meeting place; and, further, the Jaycees have offered <br /> <br />assistance to the youth, (that) the City's Electric Department has installed necessary <br /> <br />electrical outlets, (that) the organizing of a permanent Youth Council is <br /> <br />contemplated, and (that) the City's Recreation Department has also <br /> <br />offered assistance. <br /> <br />Council accepted with appreciation the reported donations of right-of-way <br /> <br />by Mrs. J. C. Kearfott and Mrs. Evelyn H. Stone (Trustee) along the <br /> <br />south side of East Church Street and immediately east of Piedmont Trust <br /> <br />Bank's property, all within the block of East Church Street between <br /> <br />Ellsworth Street and the Exxon Station at the corner of Church and Cleveland <br /> <br />Streets, making possible the contemplated widening of said block, as <br /> <br />referred to in Council's minutes of meeting held June 12, 1973. <br /> <br />--~,",." ,~,~~._-,~-~,~"--",~",,",-,-,,,,"-~-"""'''''''''-"'~-'~~'"''''''''-"''--.._-''',',"",''~, <br /> <br />,---..,~"--""""_...~.~._-""'._."."_.."'..""'''"'.~ ,"-,'--"""'''''"'-'''''' <br />