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44 SEPTEMBER 2. 1965 THURSDAY .- A special and duly-called meeting of the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor J. Yrank Wilson presiding, was held Thursday, September 2, 1965, beginning at 1 :00 P.M., in the Council Chamber, City Hall, for the purpose of considering further certain policy matters relating to a proposed CATV franchise, should Council decide to advertise such a franchise for bids. With the exception of Councilman E. E. Stone, who was absent because of illness, all members of Council were present, viz., Mayor J. Frank Wilson; Vice-Mayor F. T. Renick, M.D.; Thomas J. Burch; and Harry L. Boaz. .....-.' After the invocation and the stating of the purpose of this special meeting, Council acknowledged receipt of the following written communications: 1. Womack Radio & Supply Co., Inc., Martinsville, Virginia - recommending the activating of a llcitizensll study committee, whose purpose would be to determine the need for CATV service in Martinsville; 2. F. O. Carver, Jr., Director of Public Relations for Stations WSJS, Winston-Salem, N. C. - stating that (a) the Federal Communications Commission now has the entire question of CATV regulation under study and that the FCC has suggested that local franchising authorities give due regard to this fact, and (b) the National League of Cities has recommended the postponing of action on granting CATV franchises; further, in view of these two points, that City Council postpone action on CATV; and 3. William F. Stone, Attorney at Law, on behalf of Mr. C. Harry Anglin and his franchise proposal, urging Council to revise and/or amend certain portions of the proposed franchise ordinance, especially those sections covering "non-exclusivenessll and llacquisitionll.