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THURSDAY AUGUST 30. 1962 .- The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor J. Frank Wilson presiding, was held in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Thursday, August 30, 1962--hav:i.ng been re-scheduled from Tuesday, August 28, 1962-at 7:30 P.M., all members being present with the exception of Vice-M3.yor Renick, viz., Mayor J. Frank Wilson; Thomas J. B1.n:-ch; E. E. Stone; and Harry L. Boaz. "....-... After the invocation, Council approved as recorded the minutes of its regular meeting held August 14, 1962, and received a verbal report fran Hayor Wilson on the annual meeting of the American l1Unicipal Association held August 26th- 28th in Philadelphia, PennSYlvania, which Hayor Wilson attended. Upon motions, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council appointed Messrs. William G. Pannill and Whitney Shumate to membership on the City Planning Conunission for four-year terms expiring July 1, 1966, and reappointed Messrs. R. G. Atkins, Jack F. Hankins, O. B. Hensley, E. B. fult, and O. Thomas Morgan to membership on the Board of Zoning ,Appeals for- three-year terms expiring September 1, 1965. - A nmnber of residents and owners of property in the Fairy Street area appeared before Council with verbal and written petitions protesting air pollution in the area and requesting immediate action Qy Council towards abating this conell tion. HI'. Frank Taylor, of Frank's Food Fair (store located on East Church Street in the same area), by letter and person joined in the petition. Upon being informed that the Smoke Abatement Committee (recently re-activated) has not organized itself, COWlcil agreed to discuss the problem with members of the Committee and with alleged offenders with the hope that the conditions cited might be corrected without compulsory action on Council's part.