Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
CITIZENS PLANNING
FIGHT ON ABATTO|R
President Lodge of Fedora
ton and Other Leaders to
Attend Hearing.


Representative civic leaders from all
sections of Washington will offer testi-
mony before Senate subcommittee
Tuesday at 2 pm. to show why citi-
zens and organized groups in the Dis
trict are opposed to the the construc-
ton Of abattoirs and similar plants in
or near the city.
A subcommittee Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee is scheduled to hold
hearings at that time on the King bill
designed to regulate nuisance indus
tries" the hearings having been post
poned from last Friday to allow all
members of the subcommittee to at
tend. Testimony will be heard by
Senators Willard E. Tydings. Pat Nc
Carran and Warren R. Austin.
20 Oppose Plant.
At the time packing company was
seeking to remodel an old daughter
house on Benning road, y citizens
associations in the District vent on
record in opposition to the move, most
OF them also opposing construction Of
abattoirs or slaughter houses any,
where in the city. The majority of
these associations will have repre-
sentatives at the hearings to back the
King bill and oppose any move which
might give the so-called nuisance in
dustries" an opening wedge for con-
Struction of plants in Washington.
The delegation of civic officials will
be headed by Thomas E. Lodge, presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens As
sociations.
II think there is no question that
this bill is backed by most citizens
groups here" he said. The very
foundation of the city is non-commer-
cial and while we are ready to welcome
such small businesses are already here,
We don't want large nuisance indus
tries" to make this a commercial
center"
Several committee chairmen Of the
federation also are expected to attend
the hearings.
The Southeast Council Of Citizens
Associations, representing 10 associa-
tons In that section of the city, will
have a group OF members and ofncers
to testify c. A. Barker, chairman Of
the Public Reservations Committee,
will head the group and will present
a letter written to Senator King by
William A. Maio, chairman Of the
council In his letter Maio points out
that the council opposed the construc-
ton of an abattoir by q vote of II to
2, and that the organization Will do
everything in its power to see that the
King bill is passed.
Personally, think that an abattoir
should be outside the city," Maio said.
1.-THE site proposed some time ago Is
too near the site Of a stadium which
we are trying to have built"
Maio, who also is president OF the
Southeast Citizens Association, has
appointed Vernis Absher, chairman
of the Civic Committee, to represent
that group.
The Columbia Heights Citizens As
ISOLATION will be represented by Mrs.
Margaret H. Worrell, president.
I'VE are very much opposed to
abattoirs and similar constructions in
Washington" she stated when she
announced that she would attend the
subcommittee hearings. washing
ton should be residential city with
no manufacturing plants, and we par
ticularly oppose abattoirs and slaugh-
ter houses. We would like to see the
Park and Planning Commission beau
tify the city rather than allow these
things to be built We favor the King
bill"
Myron r. Walker, president Of the
Glover Park Citizens Association, has
appointed George Lantel, chairman
OF the Public Health Committee, as
representative.
These industries are not necessary
here at ALL Walker said. "They are
obnoxious. We have no place for
them"
Although the Anaoostia Citizens
Association has not studied Senator
Kings proposal, w. J. Tucker, secre-
tary, states that personally he favors
1t, and that some one from the asso-
citation will be present at the hear
ing which will consider it. Il know
we objected to an abattoir when it
was proposed to build one in North
east, and we are against having them
in Washington at ALL
Other Groups Plan Fight.
The Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights and the Washington High
To dc ,,eb al will
have delegates at the hearings to
testify in favor of the measure.
Lyman F. Kebler, president of the
forum, has been through Chicago
many times.
That's reason enough for opposing
them in Washington" he declared.
Il know what they are like and what
they can do for city, and I don't
want to see them here"
Although representative OF the
Washington Highlands has not yet
been appointed, w. Earl Nair, past
president of the organization, who was
president at the time the association
considered the abattoir question, de-
clared:
we always have opposed large
manufacturing plants in Washing
ton, and we particularly oppose abat-
toirs here"
The Bradbury Heights Citizens AS
ISOLATION, which previously had gone
on record favoring the construction of
an abattoir on Benning road, reversed
its stand at meeting last week. A
petition favoring the King bill was
signed by the majority Of members
present, and will be circulated through
the neighborhood and presented to the
committee Tuesday.
:. The North Randle Community Cit
1zens' Association will be represented
by its president, Mahlon G. Fincham.
Other citizens associations which
opposed an abatto1r when that ques-
ton was up for consideration and
which probably will have officials tes-
tify before the subcommittee are:
Mount Pleasant, Burroughs, Burleith,
Foxhall, Brookland, Hillcrest, Kalo-
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