Evening star., 1932-09-13
RENDERING PLANT
INJUNCTION SOUGHT
Jefferson Civic League Mass
Meeting Raises 1926 for
Court Expenses.
BY LESTER n. INSKEEP,

VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. Va. Sep
tember l3-Immediate action toward
an injunction in the Circuit Court
against the erection of a rendering
plant at the intersection Of the Jeffer-
son Davis Highway and Columbia Pike
was voted at mass meeting held here
last night under the auspices of the
Jefferson Civic League The sum of 1925
was raised toward the expenses of the
court action.
Action against the plant was unani-
nous, the only person speaking in favor
of it being G. H. Norton, a member of
the firm by whom the proposed plant
Is to be erected and to whom a permit
was issued by the Board of Zoning Ap-
peals following its rejection by County
Manager Roy S. Braden.
Is Attorney for Company.
1t was charged by Clyde Mills. head
of the special committee Of the league
that was appointed to investigate the
the Board of Zoning Appeals IS also
company was represented at the hear
Ig before the board by former State
Senator Frank L. Ball.
Two of the speakers at last nights
meeting are members of the County
Board These are Fred A. Gosnell and
John C. Gall Among the other speak
ers was County Manager Braden.
GoSnell, who was chairman OF the
original coming commission, declared
that every effort had been made to
protect the citizens but that there were
some things that should be changed.
principal of which was the amendment
of the coming act itself by the General
Assembly so that the County Board will
not be subordinate to the Board Of
Zoning Appeals, as is the case at pres
ent. He expressed opposition to the
proposed rendering plant. declaring that
the very nature of the business is cb-
jectionable. He asserted that Arlington
County is on the verge OF great resi-
dental development and that such
projects would be detrimental
Gail pointed to the fact that the
only recourse against the proposed
plant is in the Circuit Court and
recommended that immediate action
be taken, since to wait the entire 80
days allowed by law might result in
the project being started first.
Braden said he was not only opposed
to the proposed plant. but that be-
cause of the fact that Arlington County
is obviously residential area ne wished
that no heavy industrial area had ever
been provided.
Plant to Have No Odor.
Norton declared that the plant would
have no Objectionable features and
that no dead horses or other dead
animals would be used there. The
plant will utilize only offal in its manu-
facture of tallow and poultry foods. he
said. He declared that there would be
no odor.
Other speakers were William D.
Medley. chairman of the Legislative
and Legal Actions Committee of the
Arlington County Civic Federation G..
o. Basham and Clyde Mills. Mrs.
Pauline A. Smith presented petitions
signed by 481 citizens against the plant,
stating that all of the petitions circu-
lated had not as yet been turned in.
The committee appointed to handle
the legal action consists OF Clyde Mills,
chairman; G. o. Basham and William
D. Medley. It was given authority to
proceed in any manner it thinks best.
OF the 1925 raised, s25 was in the form
of an appropriation by the Jefferson
Civic League.