SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 194&
PAGE TWO
THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Now We Have Rent Control
We asked for it and now we have it.
Rent control comes to Chapel Hill next Monday and it will be
our responsibility to make it work. Every law has been broken
at one time or another. Even a helpless traffic light gets run
through once in a while. But this is a small village and offenders
will stand out like a sore thumb. And if you pay more than the
legal rent you're violating the law the same as the tenant who
charges it. .
We can see only one bad feature in the rent control regula
tions. Many of the high rents come from persons who came, into
the renting business fairly late. "The prices were already high
and the first rents they charged were correspondingly high.
Those people who consistently charged low rents will be on the
wrong end of the curve.
Because this law will materially effect many students, and
because we feel that students should be fully acquainted with
it, we are printing the following list of questions and answers
compiled by Frank Mclnnes, State OPA Rent Executive :
Q. Will landlords be notified to reduce rents to March 1,
1945 level?
A. No. Rents should be reduced automatically without notice.
Q. Are there any conditions under which a landlord may
charge more rent?
A. Yes. If a substantial change has been made in the hous-s
ing accommodation such as the addition of a new bathroom,
garage, or a complete rehabilitation of the quarters he may be
entitled to more rent than was charged on March 1, 1945.
Q. Can a landlord evict a tenant if the tenant refuses to pay
more than the legal rent?
A. No.
Q. Under ivhat conditions may a landlord evict a tenant?
A. There are several grounds under which a tenant may be
evicted; first, if the tenant refuses to pay the legal rent; second,
if the landlord, in good faith, personally wishes' to occupy the
living quarters. - .
Q. What type of notice must a landlord give a tenant?
A. A landlord must in all cases, except in cases of non-payment
of the legal rent, give at least 10 days notice prior to the
expiration of the rental agreement. This notice must be in writ
ing and a copy must be sent to the Rent Control office, Chapel
Hill, within 24 hours.
Q. How is the maximum rent established for a house which
tvas occupied by the owner for a year preceding March 1, but
is now off ered for rent? ;
A. The maximum legal rent is the first rent charged on the
quarters.
Q. How is the legal rent established for a living unit con
structed after March 1, 1945?
A. The first rent charged for the dwelling unit is the legal
rent.
Q. How is the legal maximum rent established for a room
when the landlord puts another lodger in with the present
tenant?
A. The landlord must petition the Area Rent Director for
any proposed increase.
Q. Tenants with grievances will make them known where?
A. Tenants who wish to report violations should make the
notice in writing to the Area Rent Control office, OPA, Chapel
Hill, N. C.
Q. A tenant lives on the second floor of a building which has
a grocery store on the ground floor. Do Federal rent regula
tions apply?
A. Yes, if the business and dwelling portions of the building
are separable so that no one tenant may occupy the dwelling
portion while the business portion is occupied by some other
person, the dwelling portion is regulated. If the business and
dwelling portions are not separable, the combined rent will be
controlled only if the property is used primarily for dwelling
purposes.
Q. Can a tenant and a landlord enter into an agreement where
by the tenant agrees to pay more rent than is permitted by the
regulations?
A. No, the regulation specifically states that . . no person
shall demand or receive any rent for use and occupancy ... of
any housing accommodations within the defense rental area
higher than the maximum rent regulation ; and no person shall
offer, solicit, attempt or agree to do any of the foregoing-."
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1946
During and after World War I rents went up 54.4 per cent,
and the biggest part of this rise came after the Armistice. Since
the beginning of World War II rents have risen less than four
per cent. What's ahead for ren& in the post World War If. period ?
Case of CHS
Note from the Editor: '
At the present time there are approximately twenty-five hundred veterans
and an additional four hundred male students who haven't seen service. To
accommodate these students there are only a few more than a thousand women
students. Naturally this ratio plus the fact that many of the male students
were here three to four years ago has caused many emotional problems to
arise. A great proportion of these heart-warming problems has found itself
in the Tar Heel office. After much debate the editor has procured the ser
vices of the noted heart-throb writer, Miss Ramona Cottin. In today's column
Miss Cottin solves the most pressing
problem that has been filling the office
for months. ...
FROM MISS COTTIN
After spending just a few days in
Carolina I have discovered many prob-
ems that need my warm-hearted help.
The most pressing, at least in my ex
pert opinion ,comes from Mr. CHS.
Mr. CHS writes: ,
"Three years ago I arrived in
Chapel Hill as a fair headed and in
nocent lad. At that time I did not
know the difference between the flow
ers and the bees. Nor was I acquaint
ed with the legend of the Confederate
soldier. One sunny day I was walk
ing along the by lanes of the campus
when I spied a girl. She was a cute
kid and, like the meek little puppy
that I was, I followed her home. She
took me in purely out of the kindness
of her heart. All of her roommates
befriended me, and I felt happy. But,
alas, I fell in love with her. That was
only the beginning for soon I fell in
love with Gloria, the other roommate,
and then shortly afterwards love again
came to me. Toni, the third person,
also fell for my blond hair and in
nocent charms. All went well for a
time until I heard about the legend of
the Confederate soldier.
About this time I decided that I
must heed the call of my country. But
the three charming maidens begged
me not to go. I went. The greetings
came and I replied to the letter like
any red blooded boy with blond hair
would. The roommates came after me.
It was a bit embarrassing at first to
have them in the barracks. But it was
worse on the ship. And, Miss Cottin,
when they were in the same fox hole
with me I was at my wit's end.
Now I am back atthe Hill alone.
Last night I received a telegram that
the three girls are coming here to
me. Please, Miss Cottin, how can I
have any rest and sleep ..."
(signed) Mr. CHS
A fair- headed blond student.
This is indeed a sorrowful tale. Its
perfectly alright to have three girls
in a fox hok but never in Chapel Hill.
After a sleepless night which I spent
worrying about this said case, I de
cided that the best thing would be for
Mr. CHS to send all three girls to the
Tar Heel office any time after eleven
at night and the staff will relieve Mr.
CHS from his problem.
Next issue I'll relate the sad story
of Mr. ZZY.
Until then . . .
Oodles of Love,
Ramona Cottin
Says Miller Misinterprets
In an article appearing in the Tuesday issue of the DTH Bill Miller gave
his analysis of the action taken by the Student Legislature on the re-appoint-ment
of persons to the Entertainmnt Committee and of Jim Taylor's article
concerning the action. According to this analysis, "the student body (either)
made grave errors in selecting members to the Legislature in May or there
were good reasons for the decisive 28-10 vote and Taylor'sstatement amounts
in a inmWpH of words without reason." Quite evidently, Miller either
failed to read the entire article by gaid members; if on the other hand,
the student body believes tnat last
year's lack of good entertainment was
due to a great extent to the inactivity
of the Entertainment Committee, the
Legislators were unwise in their ap
proval of the re-appointment of these
members and should have requested
the president of the studnt body to
appoint other persons. This most cer
tainly does not indicate that the elec
tion of the Legislature members was
unwise, or that Taylor's words were
without reason, or that there was per
sonal animosity on the part of any
member of Student Government.
If you members of the student body
believe the re-appointment was wise
tell one or all of the Legislators, for
they need to know when their actions
are approved; if you believe they
were unwise and did not have your in
terests in mind in their recent action,
by all means go to them with your
views. You have the power on this
campus so use it. Room One Old East
is always open.
Job Byrd '
Taylor or his interpretation, of the
English language indicates much room
for improvement
After having given his opinion that
some members of the Student Legis
lature had trampled the apparent
wishes (as indicated by campaign
statements) of the student body, Tay
lor added that "if you (the student
body) agree with the Entertainment
Committee's work of the past and
would like to see its policies continued,
your public servants have served you
well." This, in other words, means:
if the student body believes that the
members of last year's committee were
the victims of unfortunate circum
stances (the isolation of Chapel Hill,
the failure of the government to pay
promptly the veterans' entertainment
fees, and . that the committeemen
"after all became members after the
scheduled artists were contracted,"
etc., etc.) and that these members will
this year bring to Carolina artists
who can more than play a piano while
wearing mittens, the Legislators did
well in approving the re-appointment
What Can WE Do About It?
Short, Short Story
Excursion to Popular Bistros
With DTH Man-About-Town
By Tookie Hodgson
In order to acquaint the intelligent, good-looking, and cultured readers of
the Daily Tar Heel with some of the more outstanding attractions of a sum
mer in Chapel Hill, I have endeavored to compile a bit of a guide list. This
list, which includes a variety of dating places for a variety of dates, will no
doubt be of great interest to those scholars who are "fresh" to the University.
It will also interest any male who is "fresh" towards ladies. It should, last
but not least, interest hell out of the Chapel Hill police force. It doesn't in
terest me at all, because I can't get a date in the first place.
For such obvious reasons as the
fear of libel suits, ground glass in my
scrambled eggs, and pugnacious pro
prietors, all names of places are ab
solutely fictitious. If you can't guess
what place I'm writing about, you're
illiterate, stupid, and an oaf; and
who, pray, will admit that he is il
literate, stupid, and an oaf? Any
way, I wouldn't.
First on the agenda is none other
than:
"Clarry's" A restaurant which
features superb liquid dinners. Jol
liness prevails among its habitues.
The potato chips served in wax
packages are unexcelled. There, are
an insufficient number of chairs,
but you won't mind; after a couple
of hours everybody is sitting on the
floor, just having themselves a
helluva time. "
"Mutt's" A strictly masculine cul
tural salon. Its patrons are genuine
artists. Nowhere else on earth can
one hear such a variety and prof un
dity of burps. It Se said that "Mutt's"
will shortly steal the burping crown
from "Sloppy Joe's Bar" in Norfolk,
Va. Everyone is doing his damndest
to realize this ambition, and all Chapel
Hill eagerly awaits the outcome of
this "Battle of Burps." Anions'
Mutt's" other attractions is a well-
stocked library of comic magazines,
as well as a "Police Gazette" or two.
serie of Chapel Hill. Such delicious
concoctions as Frumpkerkutcher
(Corn Flakes), Zizzerdiggerdoo
(apples), and Loploplop (peanuts)
await your pleasure. The plebian
food is tastefully served at pa--trician
prices. The home of student
poets, intellectuals, and bearded
"Playmakers, "Zamdigger's" yields
to no one in prestige; or, as its jo
vial proprietor would say "Alio!"
"O'Grady's" A just-out-of-town
bistro where carefree merriment pre
vails. When the local malt supply
runs low, "O'Grady's" is the place to
go. (Ahem!) It is a frequenting place
of the constantly bibulous. On a good
Saturday night, Ray Milland would
go crazy here, even to the bat on the
wall. A nice place to take a "date,'
if you don't expect to keep her long,
The Arboretum A hell of a lot of
trees, a hell of a lot of bushes, a hell
of a lot of flowers, and a hell of a
good time.
The Library More commonly
known as the "Phi Beta Kappa
House," the Library has the dis
tinction of being regarded as the
least datable place on the campus.
An old "stackroom man" myself, I
dissent from this opinion. What is '
more elevating than osculation
surrounded by good books? It is
about time some members of the
See EXCURSION, page 4.
The other day I was walking across
campus and who did I see but my old
buddie, Smiling Sam.
I almost didn't recognize Sam be
cause he was so different, so unlike
himself. I didn't discern what the
trouble was at first and then it hit
me all of a sudden like. You know,
like a stroke of lightning. He wasn't
wearing his usual smile.
Stopping for fear that there might
be something drastically wrong, and I
might be able to help the old chump
out. I accosted him with the state
ment . . . "Who put rocks in your
bed."
He looked at me as it l were crazy
(that wasn't hard to do since he knew
that I didn't have them all) and then
uttered the following . . . "My honor
able friend, I have just reached a
momentous conclusion, one that has
startled me into reality. The imme
diate impending situation is that no
one seems to be friendly any more.
Do you realize my little nitwitted
friend, that I traversed the whole
length of Franklin street and I was
not spoken to, really not once. Me,
the friendliest guy in this part of the
country, the South that is."
It slowly dawned mi me what he
By Eddie "Blackie" Black
was trying to put across. I'm always
slow on things that require thinking,
and as I thought about it I was in
clined to agree with the Honorable
one.
He went on while I stood there
dumbfounded by his profound observa
tion. . . . "Even the dogs here aren't
as friendly as they used to be. Why
just the other day I saw one chase
all the others out of the "Y" court so
he could have all the tidbits to him
self. This campus has become inde
cently unfriendly.','
. "No one will speak to me any more,
no one will speak to me any more,"
he muttered as he shook off my re
straining arm and staggered on down
the path towards class. "I must do
something about it, I must do
We haven't decided whether the
freshman was bitter about the first
semester fees or' just confused when
he shoved several bills through the
business office window and said,
"Here's my malnutrition fee."
Daily Kansan.
Birds do it.
Bees do it.
Bats do it.
Mama, can I
too?
take flying lessons,
som .
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when their seedf all and stedlingsl
are protected from fire. Our South-1
ern woodlands are only about one
third stocked today, chiefly because ;
wild fires of past years have killed
cff many of the baby trees.
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