Potomac Edison

Named 1,559 times. These are the 400 blocks the name was read from (the first 400 kept), in the order the paper printed them.

Dec 10, 1970 Chris Vest, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Vest of Huntly, watches the snow balls ...Claus in a table decoration made by Mrs. Helen Claypool. A representative of Potomac Edison, Mrs. Claypool gave a demonstration here last week on Christmas decorations and lighting and the use of small home appliances. A fish bowl filled with...
Dec 10, 1970 . Vice-Ires., Mrs. Leslie litcnenell; ...• Tichenell attended the meeting ■ on Christmas lighting given by the ; Potomac Edison Company Thursday at Washington. ■ Mrs. Leslie Titchenell and son 1 Jeff returned home on Saturday ' from Georgetown, Ky. where she ' has been...
Dec 17, 1970 REDDY, SET, GO! ...safe, economical, Flameless Electric Home Heating. It’s as modern as tomorrow! Call any Potomac Edison store for a free estimate. Potomac Edison Put d tht Alleftim, System #p
Dec 24, 1970 A group of citizens met Friday ...night at Washington to discuss the high voltage transmission power line proposed by Potomac Edison Company which would go through Rappahannock County. Sixty odd people attended to hear the pros and cons of such a line. Philip Irwin of Flint...
Dec 24, 1970 Michael Bentley, Mrs. Helen ...at 9 a.m. in the court house at Washington. At this time the Potomac Edison Power Company will request a variance to Rappahannock’s zoning ordinance to secure right of way and erect a transmission line. Game Kill Report Irvin L....
Dec 24, 1970 I YeS, I want my home to be warm ...on the facts and figures of ELECTRIC HOME HEATING. □ Please have a Potomac Edison representative stop by, measure my home, and give me a free estimate on installation and operating cost for ELECTRIC HOME HEATING. I understand that this...
Jan 7, 1971 The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors has asked the ...reconsideration of a permit which it granted on dune 11, 1970 to the Potomac Edison Co. of Virginia for construction of a 138 KV transmission line from its existing Riverton station in Warren Co. for a distance of approximately 30...
Jan 7, 1971 In a series of charges made against the Potomac In a series of charges made against the Potomac Edison Co. to the Zoning Board, Attorney Dwyer attempted to show that the electric power company had “schemed and conspired” to deprive the citizens of Rappahannock County of their rights and...
Jan 7, 1971 J. Sloan Kuykendall of Winchester, attorney for the Potomac Sloan Kuykendall of Winchester, attorney for the Potomac Edison Company along with Duncan Gibb of Front Royal, told the Board that he was not going to attempt at that time to answer all the allegations. He said the power company,...
Jan 7, 1971 Dwyer pointed out that there was no detailed scale ...He also called to the Board’s attention that the map which accompanied the Potomac Edison Company’s application before the State Corporation Commission showed two alternate routes, one west of Flint Hill and one east of Flint Hill.
Jan 7, 1971 We have had to operate m a vacuum,” he ...of the transmission line well before the hearing. Mr. Kuykendall said that the Potomac Edison Company was perfectly willing to recess the hearing at this time while not conceding any of the allegations. Mr. Gibb said that it was their
Jan 7, 1971 William Bolt, Mrs. Raymond 1 Rector, Mrs. Harry L. ...Walter Belsoh, Leonard Tumblin, Mrs. Wayne Jenkins, Karl F. Jorss Jr., George Gollaher, Potomac Edison, Mrs. Clyde Sherman, Farrell Nicholas, George S. Ross, Mrs. L. J. Turner, Rev. James B. Grimmer, Douglas H. Dodson, Mrs. Nellie Pritchett, Mrs. W. A....
Jan 14, 1971 LETTERS to EDITOR ...the initial legal action to defend our Rappahannock County environment from destruction by Potomac Edison’s proposed transmission line, the electric company has apparently been very busy. Potomac Edison’s representatives have planted false information leading to false rumors and are using...
Jan 14, 1971 tact 1: The proposed 138-thousand volt line is for ...perfectly adequate to keep up with any expected' growth or demand. Fact 3: Potomac Edison would not dare to deliberately cut off or reduce electricity to the County nor any individual user as a pressure tactic. Despite the ^methods being...
Jan 14, 1971 Fact Eji 'Huge, ugly steel towers will be used ...spray herbicides or even condemn adjacent land to increase right-of-way width. Fact 7: Potomac Edison has started pressuring landowners one at a time to sell out now and to stop trying to defend their property. There is no possible personal...
Jan 14, 1971 tact o: Every piece of property in Rappahannock will ...Rappahannock County, scenic beauty. How much is pride in our natural environment worth? Potomac Edison does not have the resources nor will to equal it. Fact 10: There is an excellent chance that Potomac Edison will either drop its effort...
Jan 28, 1971 Authority over where “transmission lines are to be located ...of concerned citizens for reconsideration of a permit which the Commission granted to Potomac Edison Co. of Virginia for an 138KV transmission line running for thirty miles through Rappahannock County. The Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals after a preliminary...
Jan 28, 1971 PowerUnes ...electric companies through whose territory a transmission line might run. The application of. Potomac Edison for the 138KV transmission line through Rappahannock County falls in this category, the Commission explained and therefore does not require a formal hearing with notice...
Feb 4, 1971 Irwin,Testifies At ...and land owners in Rappahannock to stop the highvoltage transmission line proposed by Potomac Edison was explained to the council. Mr. Irwin also stated that the people of Virginia are still being denied their right to due process of law...
Feb 4, 1971 LETTERS to EDITOR ...carried a report by Mrs. Harris on the latest developments on the proposed Potomac Edison transmission line through Rappahannock and I’m appalled by one fact in particular. When the Board of Supervisors and a group of citizens over whose land...
Feb 11, 1971 New & Renewing ...E. Swindler. In addition are Mrs. E. W. Gore, Miss Mary Helen Bruce, Potomac Edison, Carl W. Whaley, Mrs. Nellie Wood, Miss Mary Miller Wood, Wade H. Massie III, Mrs. Norvel James, 3 years; Ralph Styer, Jack Southard, Mrs. Edith...
Feb 18, 1971 R. Philip Irwin, President Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection Philip Irwin, President Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection What is the Riverton-Boston Project? Potomac Edison proposes to build a 138,000 volt transmission line roughly from the northernmost to the southernmost corners of Rappahannock County, the entire vertical distance, dividing the...
Feb 18, 1971 Just what would the line do for Rappahannock customers? ...can be provided for many years using only the present distribution wire if Potomac Edison will obtain its power from VEPCO. How long will the line be? A little over 30 miles, about 22 miles through the center of Rappahannock’s...
Feb 18, 1971 be? Potomac Edison has been trying vainly to purchase be? Potomac Edison has been trying vainly to purchase a 100 foot wide strip through Rappahannock County although industry standards for a line of 138,000 volts call for 125 feet. Once a property owner grants a rightof-way, does he have...
Feb 18, 1971 Rappahannock’s scenic environment. How are right-of-way fees determined? Potomac Rappahannock’s scenic environment. How are right-of-way fees determined? Potomac Edison will offer landowners the lowest price it feels might be accepted. The power company could be faulted by its stockholders and regulatory agencies if it did not try to obtain...
Feb 18, 1971 LETTERS to EDITOR ...certainly be passed on to the consumer in the form of higher rates. Potomac Edison’s rates are extremely high already. Of course, we can all “live better electrically” but is it worth the cost? Very truly yours, Mrs. Edward P....
Feb 18, 1971 Roast Beef Dinner ...Davis St. in Culpeper. More Consumers IJse Electricity 3 ...... Customers served by Potomac Edison have been using more power recently than at any time in the history of the company. Demand reached a record high in late January when...
Feb 18, 1971 Utility - • ...property to mark the route of such a line? Perhaps not intentionally. However, Potomac Edison, among other power utilities, has historically built transmission lines with indiscriminate disregard for constitutional rights of the individual and for the destructive impact upon the...
Feb 18, 1971 maintenance and right-of-way costs take priority over any aesthetic ...No consideration of historical sites was given since the route was established before Potomac Edison claimed to have asked the President of the Rappahannock Historical Society for a personal opinion as to possible conflict. The President of the Historical Society,...
Feb 18, 1971 make the proposed transmission line through Rappahannock completely unnecessary. ...short Sunday drive along Rt. 66 between Gainesville and Centreville will disprove the Potomac Edison contention, that reception will not be affected. Would the line have a “humming” noise? Possibly, although this consideration is normally found only in lines of...
Feb 25, 1971 LETTERS to EDITOR ...The need for such steps is quite adequately demonstrated by the actions of Potomac Edison in regard to their proposed power line. First of all the need for a transmission line would have to be established. Such issues as a...
Feb 25, 1971 creasing burden of population and the decreasing amount of ...the wisest use of land and materials. This is really our argument with Potomac Edison. No one questions a need for electricity. There are several solutions for providing service, and while they would involve reduced profits they would provide a...
Mar 18, 1971 Madam Editor: Previous editions of the Rappahannock News have ...effects of the proposed transmission line. Let us now consider specifics on cost. Potomac Edison has figured cost. Did they figure what it is costing us? Aside from the annoyance this power line would bring about to those living within...
Mar 18, 1971 and cents, focused on a narrow strip of land. ...the environment. The company proposes to pay for 50 feet on each side. Potomac Edison has written to me for the first time proposing what they would do to my property. The offer was turned down. For a penny and...
Apr 8, 1971 LETTERS to EDITOR LETTERS to EDITOR Madam Editor: Ever since Potomac Edison announced details of its power transmission line in the Rappahannock News (2-11-71), many folks have been asking a question that we couldn’t answer, “Why do they want to build the Northern...
Apr 29, 1971 Tax Reminder ...Amissville Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. Miss Helen Gaypool, Electric Living Specialist for Potomac Edison, of Winchester, will present the program, “Color As You Light It,” to the group.
May 6, 1971 planning and use of natural resources, elimination of waste ...of this community. Can we in all consciousness permit the people who represent Potomac Edison to warp and diminish this natural charm? Our ancestors have labored long to keep our land the
Jun 3, 1971 at the school The message will be ...7:30 p.m. At that time Mrs. Helen Claypool of Winchester, a specialist with Potomac Edison, will give a demonstration on home lighting. At the last meeting of this group, Mrs. Winston Sommerville of Winston gave a demonstration of candlemaking. The...
Jun 10, 1971 A new date, Friday, June 18 at 10 a.m. ...the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals to hear the application of the Potomac Edison Company of Virginia to construct a 138 KV transmission line from Riverton in Warren County to Boston in Culpeper County extending through Rappahannock County. The...
Jun 10, 1971 Zoning Hearing - - ...complete the high voltage loop; availability, beginning in 1974, of unlimited power nearer Potomac Edison’s distribution area. The Council also resolved that its opposition be presented in written and oral form before the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals.