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~58 THURSDAY JANUARY 2, 1958 Pursuant to notice given in accordance with Section 5, Chapter 2, of the City Charter, a special meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, was held in th~ Council Chamber, City Hall, on Thursday, January 2, 1958, for the purpose of conducting such i~s of business as may be brought before the Council, it being intended that this meeting comtitute the first regular meetirg of Council for January, 1958 and that the meeting scheduled for January 14, 1958 constitute the second regular meeting. Members present "!,vere: Mayor and Councilman John W. Shultz, presiding; Vice-Mayor and Councilman E. E. stone; and Councilmen C. C. Donavant and J. R. Walker. Councilman B. H. Hill was absent because of illness. After the invocation, Council approved as read the minutes of its regular meeting held Decemer 17, 1957. Council acknowledged receipt of letters dated December 19, 1957 and December 22, 1957 from the Rev. A. J. Fryhoff, Pastor of Trinity Friends Church, and a copy of a resolution from the local Ministerial Association, all advocating the enforcement of the "Sunday Blue Laws". Council also received a letter dated December 23, 1957 from Mr. R. S. BrO\'m, Sr., who supported a liberal interpretation of these laws. In addition, Mr. Dudley Wells, local merchant, appeared before Council and requested the strict enforcement of the "Blue Laws". Mr. George L. Nease placed before Council a map of property owned by him and located on the west side of Memorial Boulevard South, which property he intends developing in the near future. This map also showed a triangular strip of property owned by the City of Martinsville and located between Mr. Nease's property and the street right-of-way along Memorial Boulevard. Mr. Nease requested permission to use the