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1~ TUESDAY MAY 14. 1957 three-year term beginning July 1, 1957. Council, too, appointed Mr. T. J. Childress, Jr., to membership on the Planning Commission for an unexpired term ending July 1, 1958. Council accepted Councilman C. C. Donavan tis resignation as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, effective immediately, expressing its appreciation to Mr. Donavant for his services while a member of the Board. Mr. Irving M. Groves, Jr., and other members of the Martinsville Junior Chamber of Commerce, presented an outline of its plans for the construction of a Youth Activities Center under the supervision and operation of an affiliate, viz., Jaycee Youth Activities, Inc. Council went on record as .~..I' , 'Co :.:c approving in general ter.ms the proposed plan and indicated that it will cooperate insofar as practicable with the Jaycees in the operation and maintenance of the Center when completed, understanding that the Center will be made available to both children and adults of the City of Martinsville. ",,- Representatives of the Martinsville-Henry County Life Saving Crew appeared before Council and sWllnarily described the services being rendered by the Lite Saving Crew as well as the financial problems now facing this organization. A request for financial assistance from the City was received and referred to City Manager Hirst for study and report at Council's next regular meeting. A petition submitted by a number of residents of Wilson Street, for the construction on a Shared-cost basis of a sidewalk on a portion of the south side of Wilson Street, was acknowledged and placed on file with similar petitions for Council's study at a later date.