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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-25

and going is arist0cratic.
The tapered sleeves with tiny
cuffs OF none at an. the absence
Of giitterIng ornamentation. tine
preteFence Of neat bow to flambo
want pouf are few signs that
bespcak finesse In the basics Of
design this spring
AS bouffance diminishcs so
does the Importance Of stiff fab
RIGS. Lightweight, soft. sllken
subtly textured are favored fabric
words in all categories.
EAhilarating clear colors and
prints express a young eager out
look on the season and contribute
TO the lveliness Of lines while
contrasting with the understate-
ment Of detail and trim.
Spring accessories carry out the
line and feeling Of basic costumes
They are excep tionaIly WeA
in color this season. due
to the close cooperation Of de-
signers IN all fashion categorics.
Finding a perfectly olor-matched
wardrobe should be no trouble
this spring
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-25

Rising 70 fashion prominence
FOR spring ID a long. lean look that
IS essentially dignified. feminine
and youthful
II Is the American designers
translation Of the French II line
thht made headlines on more
Than just fashion pages Of last
season 8 newspapers This is by
lar "a softer more feminine and
more flattering version and Is
most appropriate for a gala fash
ION spring
The bustlinc has risen the
Waiatline has dropped, Sleeves are
narrow and afmn0.es are no larg-
q than necessary Nccklines are
cut wide rather than deep the
plc-cut has replaced the plunge
the bateau has overtaken the
scoop Bodice details are kept
high
Mobile Torso
Where the Waistline Is not drop
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-25
TOPPING SPRING

Little girls toppers in wash
able fIeeces expect a great spring
fling In Elton Or fneertip length.
many SHOW of back pIeata
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-25
Afoot for Spring

Among the more exciting Of the
ne" shoes for spring is this all
leather sports model which comes
IN Is different color combinations.
shown is black crushed leather
with pink suede leather Lido
by Walk Over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Nothing Easy for BosiIio,
Looking to Next Big Bout

airy is considered the likely month
now.
1--WE just fought a tough fight, "
Basilio explained. "Saxton is
tough. / have to fight him next
Il want to fight him next. And
I'm going to win"
Before hustling back to the
training grind. the 28-year-old
champion is going to spend q
week to 10 days quail hunting
with Earl Crangle in Waynes.
boro, Ga. Basilio. an ardent
hunter and fisherman. has four
bird dogs. including a pointer
given him by Crangle.
For DeMarco it was black
Thursday. The detected ex-
champion has no immediate
plans except to have q swollen
left hand X-rayed.
He had nothing to say after
his defeat,
Tony just ran out of gas"
Manager Bobby Aggrippino said.
He had Basilio a. couple Of times
but he couldn't put him away
Tony fought the wrong fight
again-just like the last time. +"
Trainer Sammy Fuller said. HE
kept trying for the knockout. He
was all right when he was box
ing, but he didn't do enough of
it."
Tony's face was battered. He
had an inch-long cut over his
left eye and a smaller cut around
the right eye. Stitches weren't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Tempo Boxer,
Father of Six,
Dies Of Injury

TAMPA, Fla, Dec. / (R.-
Ferman King. 26 year. old
Tampa welterweight, died today
at the Tampa Negro Hospital, 80
hours after being injured in a
boxing bout.
King a veteran Of SIS profess
sional fights and father of six
children. suffered a head injury
fintra -cranial hemorrhage) in
the ninth round of Tuesday
nights scheduled 10-round bout
with Aman Peck of Tampa.
The fight was a preliminary to
the Willie Pep-Pappy Gault 10
rounder. King was carried from
the ring and taken to the hos
pital. He went into a coma
shortly after being knocked out
and never regained conscious
ness.
The death was the third in a
Florida ring in roughly 10 years
and the third boxing fatality
in the United States this year.
Bryan Thompson, 23-year-old
Philadelphia middleweight. died
April II as result of injuries
suffered when he was knocked
out by Jerry Leudee in a pre-
liminary bout at Trenton, N. j.,
March 80. 1t was his first pro-
fessional fight. Jose Contreas,
veteran Taunton. Mass. middle
weight, died a week after he had
been stopped by Bob Bolton in
the eighth round at Providence,
R. l., Nav 2,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01

BOSTON, Dec. R.-"What
are you worried about, ma? I'm
all right. Title fights are sup
posed to be tough"
That's what Carmen Basilio,
the welterweight champion. told
his mother by telephone early
today after his 12th-round
technical knockout of tough
Tony DeMarco in their title
tight last night.
The 1.-THE, l47-pound cham
pion became fighter while with
the Marines. He is one of the 10
children of an onion farmer at
Canastota, N. Y.
His words to his mother sums
up his attitude toward boxing.
Nothing comes easy" said
Carmen, who was bruised on the
face, had cuts under each eye
and a sore left hand,
Basilio, undefeated in his last
is fights, said he injured his left
hand In the second round.
81 hit DeMarco on top Of
the head in the second and the
hand bothered me the rest of the
way" Carmen said. After the
nth round / knew he would run
out of gas. It was Just a question
Of time"
Basilio said he was going to
have his injured hand X-rayed
today. He was concerned be-
cause he is contracted to defend
his title against ex-Champion
Johnny Saxton of New York
within 60 days although Febru-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
HONORABLE MENTION

HUNUhAbLL
Ends-ack White ST. Johns and Jim Beers Carroll Tackles
George MCeney Jablonsky Frieds Tom La
Moure. Gonzaga and Eric Nelson Bulls High Guards-Dick
Eppard Gonzaga and Bill Lacey. ST. Johns CenersTed Wild
man. DeMatha; Henry Cumberland St. Johns and Joe Kam
Carroll Backs-B Gray, St. Adams Bud Blups Eps
copal Bill Barnes and Vince Ceary Gonzaga Jerry Dillon St.
Johns Kelly DeMatha Chick Leasure Georgetown Prep
John Sullivan Carroll Malcolm rgnor Woodward and Blacke
Buner Landon and Phil Chapp amid John Bennett Bulls High
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
SCORECARDS OF TITLE FIGHT

BOSTON, Dec l-Scorecards of last nights welterweght
title fight between Carmen Baslio Tony Dearco up to
the time it stopped:
/ 2 3 4 9 10 II Tot.
Referee Manning
Basilio 9 10 10 9 9 10 9 l0-lO3
DeMarco --- 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 9-106
Judge Santoro-
Basilio 8 9 10 10 10 TO- 81
DeMarco ----- 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 9-104
Judge Santarpio-
Basilio - 9 8 10 10 9 8 10 10 10-l03
DeMarco -- 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 9-1o6
Associated Press
Basilio - 8 10 10 10 8 10 10 10-101
DeMarco --- 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8-103
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01

Full l0-pound fomiIy size lood
copocity. Double wall construc-
ton, self indexine Lowell
wrineer, speedy droin pump,
safety plug. 2J2522
Wizord Moster, 2J25o4, 1895
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
'LaSaIIe, Dayton
And N. {. State
Open Seasons

Continued From Page C-1
tons call this years club Goliath
plus four"-with Goliath" the
7-foot Bill Uhl. The new squad
gets a test from touring Pep
Iperdine tonight.
Others Open Over Week End
Most of the other members Of
the final top 10 get going to-
morrow and Saturday. In addi-
ltion to San Francisco. Mar
Iquette's No. z Warriors, the big
surprise of 1954-5. opens tomor-
row against st. Norbert, and
Oregon State, losing 7-foot-3
Swede Halbrook through schoias-
tic difficulties from its No. 10
club. plays Oregon in a non
Pacific Coast Conference opener
Saturday, Kentucky's No. 2
Wildcats meet Louisiana State in
a Southeastern Conference game;
Iowa, No. 5 and the Big Ten
Champion. plays Nebraska Of the
Big Seven, and Utah, the Sky
line king, opens against Wichita
OF the Missouri Valley Confer
Ience.
/ Duquesne, minus All-America
Dick Ricketts,, who helped win
the NIT title and put the Dukes
mo. 6 in the Nation. opens Mon
day against Carnegie Tech.
Notre Dame Plays Detroit
Notre Dame, among the better
independents, starts shooting to-
might against Detroit. The Irish
Iare missing Jack Stephens. In
1.-The same bracket, Niagara. with
out Ed Fleming, opens against
Buffalo Teachers. And DePaul
makes a shakedown run against
Illinois Wesleyan.
| Wisconsin gets the jump on
the rest of the Big Ten, playing
Butler tonight. Missouri breaks
I first In the Big Seven against
South Dakota.
| Georgia and Tennessee get
right down to business in the
Southeast. playing at Knoxville
/ Among last seasons NCAA
teams who open TO-
might, Idaho State, the Rocky
Mountain champion, plays Utah
State: Canisius is at Cannon
| pa: West Texas State. CO.
champion of the Border Con-
ference, is at Texas; Southern
methodist. king of the South
west Conference. is at home t.
North Texas: Tulsa. co-champior
Iof the Missouri Valley with st
Louis. faces the new" TexaI
lAggies: Memphis State. anothel
i54-'55 surprise. plays Unioi
(Tenn.l. and Oklahoma City i
lat home to Emporia State.
Other noteworthy openers TO-
might include:
EAST-American Internationa
lat Connecticut, Toronto ut Setol
Hall.
SOUTH-Louisiana College a
Louisiana State, Howard tAla.
lat Mississippi, Sewanee at Van
Iderbilt, Jacksonville State a
Alabama. Hampden Sydney a
Richmond: The Citadel at Soutl
Carolina, Union CKy) at Eastern
Kentucky.
SOUTHWEST-Southeast Ok
Ilahoma at Arkansas. Rice at st
IMary's (Tex), Austin at TexaI
Christian.
WEST-Denver at Colorado
Mines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
.ALL-PREP
Continued From PAGE c.

Continued From Page C-1
his teams games. Nicholson. the
fastest of the foursome. got OF
Ia 55-yard run in the Catholic
League title game against st.
Johns for the clinching touch
down in Gopzaga's win. Against
CardoZo in the city champion
ship game he ran back a kickoff
95 yards to give his team a tie.
Prince and Shreve collided
head-on when the two teams
met for the Interstate Academic
Conference title. Prince ground
out So yards in IA tries and
scored his teams only touch
down. Shreve wound up with 80
yards in % tries and scored the
winning touchdown. carrying 10
of IL times, the last six in row.
in a 33-yard drive.
Rinehart. small in comparison
to the others, nevertheless was
a driving fullback for the
Maroons and could be counted on
ito get. yardage when it was
most needed. as his Is touch
downs attest.
Shreve is the pasSer among the
four and he and Prince also did
outstanding jobs on defense.
The line. despite its weight, is
mobile. There would be little II
any gain by an opposing team
that tried to run up the middle
against Guards Willie Parrot
of Episcopal. 237 pounds. and
Heaton Nash Of Landon, 100,
and Lob. also 100.
Ends Good Both Ways
Tackles AL Scileppi of st
Johns and Dick Schoeb were
bulwarks all season both on Of
tense and defense. The former
Lis. credited with blocking Kicks
against George Washington
IWashington-Lee and Gonzaga
Scileppi scored his teams lone
touchdown in the title game
against Gonzaga when he
blocked punt and then scoopeo
up the loose ball to run 20 yards
| The ends, Parker Harreil Of st
Adams and John Farrell Of Con-
zaga, also played both ways. Botf
were fine receivers and hare
tacklers on defense. Harrell, ir
particular, was a defensive stand
out and punter, his kicks averag.
ing close to 40 yards for the
season.
| Selections were made from
among IL teams in the area, in.
GLIDING Bulls High. Bulls PREF
was not considered inasmuch a.
lit plays college freshman teams
! Incidentally. the top performer
for the Bulls High team was jim
|Donahue, 5 foot II, 1856 pounc
senior scatback who was secone
team selection. Donahue, Whe
runs the l00-yard dash in 81
seconds. scored rs Of his teams
1855 points on Is touchdowns
three of them on intercepted
passes.
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Continued From Page C-l
heads of students fall with the
regularity Of coconuts dropping
from q tree. The accent on edu-
cation and discipline has cost
the Hoyas athletic victories, no
doubt. but the guiding fathers
feel 1t well worth it. OF the nine
basketball players Jeanette in
Iduced to come to the Hilltop
four years ago, only three are
still around awaiting graduation
IN June.
Starting for the Hoyas tonight
will be Joe Missett. 6-foot-7:
Dale Smith. 6-foot-3: Dick Per-
cudani, 6-foot-1: Matt White, g.
foot-2, and Johnny Clark, a g.
foot-2 sophomore who has looked
good in practice.
II think this team will be all
right" Jeanette says. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Hoyus, American U. and Gu
Launch Basketball Tonight

boys looked terrible against the
alumni, but they looked very
good in recent workouts against
the freshmen"
Joe Bolger and Jack Walsh.
the co-captains, also are slated
to see considerable action. along
with Don MOREOVER, Bucky
Seymour and Ken Rhode.
Four AU Starters Back
Shulze will have four Of last
years starting five in action but
missing viii be Carl Hevener, the
ex-C Coolidge High star who aver
aged IL points a game last sea-
son as a senior at AU. The
scoring burden is expected to be
carried by Joe Comito and Alex
sheldon. Jimmy Williams. for
merly of Montgomery Blair High,
and Wally Ryland of Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01

Iton-Lee are the other holdover
starters.
Key figure could be Sopho-
more Frank Weiss, who scored
400 points for an average Of Is
points per game as a freshman.
Weiss has earned the other start
ing position. Others on the
squad include Ronnie Crown Of
ISuitland High. son of a Star re-
porter: Cliff Eggling from Bla-
tdensburg, Ronnie Ladd. Dick
Parker. Johnny Schreck, and
three others from this area-Joe
lPelligrino of Wilson, Hans Voll-
mache Of Roosevelt and Pat Lit
tie of Mackin High.
Shulze says his No. problem
is lack of height, with no player
over the 6-foot-3 mark. The
eagles will look even smaller the
night of January 16 when Steu-
benville (Ohio) College invades
with Its skyscraping squad which
includes eight players taller than
l6-foot-6,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
By The Associated Press
Tacoma InVitati Tourney
(FinAI R0undl

By The Associated Press
/. Tacoma Invitation Tourney
fFinal Roundb
Puget Sound. 81: Central Wash. 85.
Pacific Lutheran. rs: Eastern Wash.
Each team finished with III reeord.)
Other Games
Milligan. los: King (Va1, 93
Beilarmine Ky), l02: Marian Qnd.l.
Belmont Abbey. 102: Catawba. 90.
Zion. rs: Pfeifier, 81.
Lenoir Rhyme 9S; Eewberry SO.
McNeese. so: Arkansas AIM. 40.
Arizona State. rs: Grand Canyon, so.
81. Vincent Pa.), 50; Indiana tPa).
Oneonta 90: Harpur, So,
New Bedford Tech, "a; ouonset MAS,
Randolph-Macon. n: virginia Medi-
cal, 10
Rochester Tech. "a: Brockport, az.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Home Plate Club Elects
REYNOLDS President

Charley Reynolds, director of
the Eastern Branch Of the Boys
Club of Washington and we'll
known boxing referee, was elected
president Of the Home Plate Club
at recent meeting of the group.
Wesley Mcdonald was elected
vice president. Jack Mattingly,
secretary; Jocko Crowell. treas
urer, and Clayton Kemp. record
ing secretary.
The Board Of Governors in
clude Vic Gauzza. IT.. outgoing
president: Arthur Shaffer. Bucky
Buscher, Ed Cinotti and Inspec-
tor John Winters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Pesky to Pilot Durhom
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Dec. up

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. tH).
Johnny Pesky, veteran Ameri-
can League infielder with Boston
and Detroit. today was named
manager of Durham. N. c., Of the
Glass B Carolina League. a De-
troit farm. Pesky was a player
coach at Denver in the American
Association last season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01

Continued From Page CT
international Boxing Club. said
San Francisco, Miami. Chicago
and Syracuse are the sites being
considered for the Basilio-Sax-
ton fight. The hitch in the SYRIA
euse proposal, a natural for Car
mems home territory and guar
anteed sellout. is that Saxton's
manager. Blinkey Palermo. has
no license in New York and not
much chance Of getting one.
Record Boston Gate
A near-capacity crowd Of 49,
S73 paid a Boston record Of
Sill 1913 last night to watch what
amounted to two fights in one.
DeMarco, calling on his long
range power, took charge in the
early rounds and had Basilio
webbing into his corner in the
seventh round. 1t took a near
guperhuman effort by the ex-
Marine to keep from going down
for the second time in his pro-
tessional carer.
After he survived the stagger-
ing left hook, Basilio grew
stronger as he unleashed a bat
tering body attack on a weary
DeMarco firing just as he had
done in punching himself out
last June.
DeMarco was ahead in rounds
on all the officials' cards. Referee
Mel Manning had it 6-3-2 on
rounds for Tony, Judge Joe San
sarpio 6-4-l and Judge Joe San
toro IA.
After the fifth round I knew
DeMarco would run out Of gas
Basilio said afterward. 1T was
Just q question Of time"
But his corner was not as con-
fident when Carmen came reel
ing toward them from DeMarco's
about, seventh-round bombing,
1--WE yelled Take an eight
count" Co manager Johnny
DeJohn revealed. When Car
men got back to the corner we
asked Why didn't you go down
like we said?'
Carmen said Why? I wasn't
hurt. I knew what / was doing
18th Straight Victory
That summed up the fight. On
the defensive or going for the
kill, the former onion farmer
with the jutting jaw and legs
Of steel knew exactly what he
was doing. When DeMarco be-
gan missing his long shots in
the eighth round, Basilio invited
Tony to come inside. Tony
moved in where he was no match
for Basilio--a rib-softening spe-
cialist.
In making a comparison with
the previous scrap. Basilio said;
"DeMarco wasn't punching as
hard this time as in the first
fight. But he was tougher this
time. He's a durable kid. But ]
thought I fought a better fight
than before"
The result marked the 18th
straight bout in which Basilio
has gone unbeaten over a g.
month span. Kid Gavilan was
the last man to whip Carmen
September 10, 1853.
HE just ran out Of gas.
DeMarco's manager. Bobby Ag-
grippino, said of the chunky o.
year-old who had a To-day grip
on the championship from April
! to June 10.
Basilio, winning his 48th night
against II losses, received STA
400 for his 40 per cent of the
gate plus o-television slice
DeMarco, whose record is 4l-6-1
got $37 ,245.
Basilio and DeMarco were pre-
scented championship belts yes
terday at their weigh-in.
Nat Fleischer, editor Of Rims
magazine. presented the belt'
with the comment:
TITS the first time In history
that two champions have re-
ceived their belts at the same
time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-01
Soccer Come Shifted

The Georgetown-C Catholic Uni
versity soccer game will be
played at 2 pm. Saturday at Gu
and not at Georgetown as origi-
nally announced.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-09-09

THE WEATHER IS TOPS IN THE FALL FOR OCEAN BATHING
OR JUST LoAFNe AS YOU PLEASE FISHING is AT ITS BEST
ALL KINDS NEARBY. YOU WILL FIND AMUSEMENT CLOSE AT
HAND AS YOU WILL ANY OTHER NEED. EXCELLENT ACCOM-
MODATIONs ARE AVAILABLE AT LOW FALL RATES. 1T ADDS
UP TO A BIG TIME FOR ALL IN THIS WONDERFUL VACATION
LAND SO WHY NOT MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW %.
CONE AND SPEND A LEISURELY AUTUMN VACATION ON
THE DARE BEACHES.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-06
Gaithersburg Has Three Step
Plan to Better Business Area

available. The town has also re-
quested, without results, that the
railroad improve "the general
appearance" Of the station and
grounds.
The Council decided to merely
send a copy of the project plans
to the B&O.
In other business, the Mayor
and Council decided to seek
meetings with the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Com.
pany and the Potomac Electric
Power Company TO air griev.
ances about Gaithersburg's
utility service.
Councilman f.. Russell Gloyd
charged, "Gaithcrsburg's tele-
phone service is Is years behind
the times" Councilman Griffith
urged that the only way to get
improved service was "to keep
after them. Mayor Merton Du.
vail explained that the volume Of
calls between Gaithersburg and
Washington doesn't merit a
lower rate. lie said that's what
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-06

A three.part downtown i'm.
provement project was approved
by the Gaithersburg Mayor and
Council this week. Plans are be.
ing prepared by town engineers
Seybolt and George of Silver
..Spring. Two.thirds of the prof.
Feet are slated for winter com
pletion.
Most ambitious facet of the
plan is the repaving of 100 feet
Of Summit Avenue between the
B&O Railroad tracks and Dia.
mond Avenue. The street will be
10 feet wide, including a 81 foot
bituminous roadway curb s,
cutters and sidewalks will be in.
stalled.
GaitherSburgs long sought
paved public parking lot will be-
come a reality as part Of the
three.way project. A strip of the
B&O lot, rented by the town for
$50 a year, will be surfaced with
"black.top" and marked to accom-.
modate about 20 cars. The lots
entrance will be from Summit
Avenue. The exit will be on Dia.
mond Avenue. The lot presently
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-06
Fire Slogan
Contest Nears
Its Deadline

Entries in the fire prevention
week slogan contest, sponsored
jointly by the Wheaton Chamber
of Commerce and the County Fire
Marshall, will close at midnight
Saturday.
Slogans must be no more than
10 words, and may be submitted
by anyone. Entry blanks are
available in Wheaton stores. Slog.
ans should be sent to the Cham
Der of Commerce office, NayIor
Building, Wheaton, or to post of
flee box 81, Wheaton.
individuals may enter as many
times as they wish, but must use
a separate blank for each slogan.
'riZeS include a television set
donated by Wheaton Radio and
TeleVision, Inc; a $50 savings
bond donated by Toms Chevrolet,
and a $25 bond provided by the
Triangle House Restaurant.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-06

A group Of some 40 Montgom-
cry COuntiaDS has started a com.
paign 10 enlist the help Of all
property owners and residents in
the county who are interested in
opposing the proposed PEPCO
plant on the Potomac River near
Seneca Creek, in Loudoun County,
Virginia
As a result Of two meetings on
September II and 10, a steering
committee was elected with
Harry II. Semmes, chairman;
Waverly Taylor and Ralph S.
Riggs, vice chairmen; and
George c. Vournas and Rollin S.
Atwood. A petition Of protest
is now being given countrywide
circulation and all who are in.
terested are urged 10 contact a
member Of the committee.
In August, it vas announced
that PEPCO had obtained an op.
ton on a 519-acre tract i'm Lou.
doun County fronting on the
Potomac for one and one half
miles. The proposed plant, with
IN estimated investment Of 100
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-06
Citizen Group Starts Petition
Against Virginia PEPCO Plant

smoke stacks, ranging up to $50
feet in height, 10 Of which were
in operation and diScharging
quantities of smoke
The petition also claims that
large area on both sides of the
Potomac of what has been his.
torically a high.level residential
and farm land may ultimately be
Zoned industrial with all the by
products of industrial areas such
as tall smoke STAGES, polluted air
as well as polluted river and
drinking water and highways
crowded by commercial trucks.
The protesting residents recog
nizc the need for additional fa.
cilities 10 supply electricity TO the
County but suggest a site at the
mouth Of the MonocaCy River as
a possibility more suitable be-
cause it has a sufficient water
supply and is within a mile Of the
MAIN = &, O line which means
that soft coal could be delivered
at approximately 81 per ton less
than the expected price on the
Virginia side.
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