Evening star., 1947-12-19
Tenants Charge
Health Menace
|A:tFaNlington
| Complain Of PiIine Up
Of Refuse as Company
Asks County to Help

Tenants of the 3,5O0-apartment
darlington project in Arlington to-
day planned protests to the De-
Tense Homes Corp, former owners
OF the project, contending health
hazard has resulted from infreouent
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 darlington 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 3.
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 (AFL), went out
on strike December because of
theS 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 a
health menace He said collections
had fallen behind because of alb
normal pre-Christmas conditions.
Previously, company spokesman
had said all normal services were
being rendered by employe replace
ments and 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 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of the strike but were withdrawn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 a 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 syester-
day and will make another inspec-
tion today
The Defense Homes Corp. sold
darlington to the Fairmac 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 S10O.
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, it was announced that
hearings on 10 warrants against
eight persons involved in strike
clashes at darlington have been
continued until January Is 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-years suspended Jail sentence
yesterday in Arlington County Court
on charges which grew out of a
picket line incident a week ago.
Sylvania Tucker, 49, colored, Alex
andrla, was convicted by Judge
Hugh Reid of carrying a concealed
weapon. Another charge of threat
ening with a deadly weapon was
dismissed
Denies Pointing Pistol.
Tucker was accused by Walsh
Robinson, 80. colored, Alexandria,
a striking employe, of threatening
him with pistol just as Robinson
left picket line last Friday. Tuck
er admitted carrying a pistol in
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 coniscated by the court.
In another case growing out of
the darlington strike, charges OF
assault against Thornton Payne. %.
colored, Herndon, Va, we're 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 a trash-collecting
firm operated by Mr. Smith, which
collects trash from the apartment