Evening star., 1947-12-19
Tenants Charqe
Health Menace
AT Harrington
Complain Of Piling Up
Of Refuse os Company
Asks County to Help

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Tenants of the 3,5OO-apartment
darlington project in Arlington to-
day planned protests to the De-
fense Homes Corp, former owners
Of the project, contending a health
hazard has resulted from infrequent
garbage collections.
Meanwhile, the Fairmac Corp,
which operates darlington, dis
closed it has appealed to Arlington
County second time to assist with
collection Of the accumulated gar
bage.
Several letters are being circu-
lated for signatures in the develop
ment. it was learned today. They
ask that the Defense Homes Corp.
take action regarding the health
hazard in Harrington which has
resulted because garbage collection
has been so infrequent that garbage
overfloWs the containers and Is
breeding place for insects and an
attraction for rodents"
Strike on Since December s.
Residents, who asked that their
names not be used, declared the
bad conditions exist generally
throughout the development and
that Easements have not been
cleaned since last week.
Service and maintenance EN-.
ployes, members of the Building
Service Employees (AFD, went out
on strike December 8 because Of
the management's refusal to recog-
nize their union. The strike Is still
in progress.
William Ziegler, president of Fair
mac, said the company had asked
Arlington County for temporary aid
in making collections, to avert q
health menace. He said collections
had fallen behind because of alb
normal christmas conditions.
Previously, company spokesman
had said all normal services we're
being rendered by employe replace
ments and a private firm which con-
tracted to dispose Of garbage and
trash.
Claims Right to County Help.
Mr.. ziegler said most tenants had
co-operated with the company, but
that a few had allowed garbage
to scatter, complicating the collec-
ton problem.
He held that Fairmac, as a tax
payer, was entitled to temporary
assistance from the county.
Arlington forces helped with trash
and garbage collections at the start
of the strike but were Withdrawn
after several days. County officials
said this was stopgap measure in
the interest of public health.
County Manager A. T. Lundberg
said today that about 80 complaints
had come from Harrington residents
and that they were being studied"
He said Health Department in
spector went to, darlington yester-
day and will make another inspec-
tion today.
The Defense Homes Corp. sold
darlington to the FairInac Corp. in
October, along with Mclean Gar
dens in the District. Residents in
dicated today that they felt the
Defense Homes Corp. might be able
to intervene.
Hod Carriers Donate 500.
Local No. "a Of the Hod Carriers
and Building Laborers Union, AFL,
passed resolution last night sup
porting the strikers and donating
$100 to their union.
Meanwhile, 1t was announced that
hearings on 10 warrants against
eight persons involved in strike
clashes at darlington have been
continued until January 16 in Fair
fax County Trial Magistrates Court.
The cases were originally set for
today.
A nonstriking darlington en-
ploye was fined 500 and given
one-year's suspended Jail sentence
yesterday in Arlington County Court
on charges which grew out Of
picket line incident a week ago.
Sylvania Tucker, 40, colored, Alex
andria, was convicted by Judge
Hugh Reid Of carrying a concealed
weapon. Another charge Of threat
ening with deadly weapon was
dismissed.
Denies Pointing Pistol.
Tucker was accused by Walsh
Robinson. 80, colored, Alexandria,
striking employe. of threatening
him with a pistol just as Robinson
left picket line last Friday. Tuck
er admitted carrying a pistol in
a shoulder holster under his jacket,
but denied that he pointed the
pistol at Robinson and threatened
him.
Tucker was placed under 5000
peace bond for one year and the
weapon was confiscated by the court
In another case growing out o1
the darlington strike, charges ot
assault against Thornton Payne, %
colored, Herndon, Va, were dis.
missed when the complaining wit
ness, Nathaniel Smith, did not ap-
pear. Payne was accused Of as.
sault on William c. Jones, colored
an employe Of trash-collectins
firm operated by Mr.. Smith, which
collects trash from the apartment
project.