Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-10
Rhecs Burket Quits
Rent Board; Six New
Nominees Suggested

Rhecs Burket, president of the
Montgomery County Civic Fedora
ton, today announced his resigna-
ton from the Rent Advisory Board
for Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties.
He declared in a letter to Housing
Expediter Frank R. Creedon that
the federation probably will desire
to take action on whether decontrol
of rents should begin and that
therefore IT do not believe that in
propriety I should be on the Rent
Advisory Board while serving as
president of the civic federation.
The letter was written simultane-
ously with the disclosure that the
names of four men and two women
have been suggested to Gov. Lane as
additional nominees for the BIZ
county rent board.
A group representing two ten
ants organizations, two veterans
groups and a labor council, which
offered the new names, also called
on the Governor to consider as dis
qualified two members of the board
whom he nominated and who were
appointed last week by Mr.. Creedon.
All six members of the rent
board for the two counties were
found to be homeowners and Mr.
Creedon has asked Gov. Lane to
nominate additional candidates to-
make the board more representa-
tive" of the communities it serves.
Object TO Hewitt, Zaiesak. -
The two appointees whom Gov.
Lane has been asked to remove
are Frank L. Hewitt, jr., builder
and member of the Montgomery
County Real Estate Board and the
Metropolitan Home, Builders Asso-
citation, and Emanuel F. zalesak,
restaurant proprietor and member
of the College Park Town Council.
The suggested nominees were an
nounced after a meeting of repre-
sentatives of the Montgomery
County Tenants Association, Kay
wood Gardens Tenants Organiza-
ton, Mount Rainier Hyattsville
Chapter and Montgomery County
Chapter, American Veterans Com
n1ittee, and the Washington In
dustrial Union Council.
A statement from Wilfred Lumer
said the representatives informed
Gov. Lane the two appointees had
disqualified themselves by publicly
stating they believed some rent in
creases we're necessary.
Suggested as additional nominees
by the group were the following:
Samuel D. Beck, 8003 Eastern
drive, Silver Spring, a pharmacist,
who was listed as acting secretary
of the Montgomery County Tenants
Association.
Daniels Mentioned.
Henry C. Daniels, 10 Sherman
avenue, Takoma Park, listed as
chairman, local 3, United Public
Workers Association, Go, and
member of the Washington Indus
trial Council, CLIO.
Mrs. Gratia Woods, 313 Ethan
Allen avenue, Takoma Park, identl-
fed as member of the Montgomery
County League of Women Voters,
the Montgomery County Charter
Committee, Takoma Park Women's
Club, Takoma Park Library Associa-
ton and women's auxiliary, United
Public Workers of America.
Mrs. Irene Ellowitz, haywood Gar
dens tenant, identified as a mem
Der of Prince Georges County
womens and tenants organizations.
Truman K. Keesey, % Boston
avenue, Takoma Park, listed as for
mer field secretary, American Vet
Grams Committee and vice chair
man, Maryland Chapter, Progressive
Citizens of America.
Alex Weinstein, haywood Gardens
tenant, listed as Maryland and Dis
trict social welfare worker and
member of the Executive Commit
tee, haywood Garden Tenants Or
SANITATION.