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C\ f. -,\, TUESDAY MARCH 28, 1972 (2) Lester Lumber Company -- petition filed February 22, 1972, for ''M-l'' zoning of its property at 212 Franklin Street, this hearing to be jointly conducted by Council and the Planning Commission; and (3) Martin's Estate, Inc. -- petition filed January 25, 1972, and as amended, for "R-6" zoning of properties lying south of Salem Street, between Memorial Boulevard and the Norfolk & Western Railroad. With a deep sense of appreciation and gratitude for his many years of dedicated public service as a member of the City School Board (since 1956), Council accepted the resignation--as of March 31, 1972--of Mr. Henry C. Reed as a member of the School Board, during which tenure for a number of years Mr. Reed served as its able Chairman. For Mr. Reed's unexpired term (ending June 30, 1972), Council appointed Dr. William D. Lewis to membership on said Board. On behalf of the Virginia Recreation & Park Society, Mr. Oakley H. Fitzgerald, Vice President of the Martinsville Community Recreation Association, presented plaques of recognition to Messrs. John W. Holmes, Davis B. Walker, and Clyde L. Williams (still-active charter members of the Association) for their contribution of volunteer leadership and service to the youth of Martinsville; and to Mr. J. Clyde Hooker, Jr., President of Hooker Furniture Corporation, a citation of appreciation i.e., Youth Service Award, for making his company's English Field facility available over the years for varied recreational usages and for his firm's many other worthwhile community activities. In addition, Mr. William L. Freeland, also active in local recreational programs, publicly commended the City's Recreation Director, Mr. Herbert O. Hughes, for his out- standing performance and service in this capacity, in which Council expressed concurrence.