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~42 TUESDAY MARCH 24, 1964 Representatives of the Martinsville-Henry County Pony League appeared before Council to discuss the need for more facilities for Pony League baseball but, at the request of these representatives, the matter was continued to a later date. Jake Weine (Jakab Vajand), who retired from City employment on April 30, 1963, appeared before Council and appealed for part-time employment to supplement his Social Security retirement benefits and to enable him to more adequately meet his financial obligations. Council expressed its sympathetic concern with Mr. Weine's problem and individual members of Council also expressed the opinion that part-time employment elsewhere might be obtained for Mr. Weine. City Manager Hirst called to Council's attention not only the fact that the Jewel Box store building (owned by Mr. G. E. Townes of Winstone-Salem, North Carolina) located on East Church Street encroaches upon City right-of- way from one-half inch to one inch but also requests permission to encroach an additional inch-to-two inches to allow for a new facing to be constructed on the front of the building. At City Attorney Cubine's suggestion, if the additional encroachment is to be allowed, Council authorized this additional encroachment subject to a rldollar-per-year lease agreementll to establish the encroachment and to protect the City. Through officials of the City, the Virginia Travel Council solicited the City's participation in the New York World's Fair opening in April, 1964, by renting a rlrackrl in the space leased by the Travel Council at the Fair for promotional advertising. At the cost indicated for the City's participation ($600.00 per