CACK UP
YOUR COY
to your family limit
VOLUME 28. NO. 42
Rent Control Office
Announces Changes
in OP A Regulations
Down Payment Require
ment of One Third Is
Now Twenty Per Cent
The Rent Control Office of the
OPA announced today that the rent
regulations had been modified to
the extent of requiring only a twen
ty per cent down payment in cash
where a purchaser has acquired ;
property since May 1, 1943 and
desires to evict the tenant in order |
to occupy the premises as a dwell- |
ing for his own use.
Franklin S. Clark, area rent at
torney, explained that in order to
evict a tenant in such circumstances
it was necessary to obtain a certifi-;
cate relating to eviction from the
Rent Control Office. The Rent Di
rector is now authorized to issue
such a certificate on a showing that
twenty per cent of the purchase J
price has been paid in cash by funds
not borrowed for the purpose. For
merly a one-third down payment
was required. A certificate will then
be issued entitling the purchaser to
evict the tenant three months after ;
the date of the certificate. The down
payment requirement and the three!
month delay clause may be elimi
nated if the puchaser can show that
similar accommodations are avail- !
able to which the tenant can move
without undue hardship. All other
eviction restrictions in the rent reg
ulations remain unchanged, Mr. j
Clark explained, and cautioned
landlords, that in all cases involving
the eviction or removal of tenants
they should determine the Federal
law on the subject before making
any effort to have the tenant move.
Mr. Clark complimented the land
lords in the Southern Pines area and
stated that on the whole they had
been very cooperative with the Gov
ernment's effort to control rents as
part of the general price control pro
gram against inflation.
In discussing the general problems
of rent control in this area, Mr. Carl
G. Thompson, rent control examin
iner in charge of the Southern Pines
office, said there was one point
which he would again like to call to
the attention of the landlords, and
that is the requirement to file a
change of tenancy notice when a
new tenant rents any housing ac
commodations. The landlord is re
quired to show each new tenant the
landlord's copy of the registration
blank and have the tenant sign on
the back side thereof. The landlord
should also prepare and send in a
change of tenancy notice. This is a
separate form available at the Rent
Control Office in the City Hall
which both the landlord and tenant
must sign. The landlord retains his
copy of the registration blank.
Mr. Thompson made a special ap
peal to tenants who have not receiv
ed or been shown a copy of the reg
istration blank covering the housing
accomodations which they occupy.
"In such cases" Mr. Thompson said
"the tenants should request the land
lord to show them his copy or they
should contact me at the Rent Con
trol Office, City Hall, Southern
Pines."
Chairman for Negro
Botnl Drive Is Named
Rev. J. R. Funderburk of
Wast Southern Pines Is
Made County Chairman
The Rev. J. R. Funderburk of West
Southern Pines has been notified by
the associate manager of the War
Finance Committee of North Caro
lina of his appointment as chairman
of the Negro War Bond Committee
for Moore County.
The new chairman urges the Ne
groes of the county to rally to the
cause and go all-out in the effort
to do their share in raising Moore
County's cyiota of $611,000 in the
Third War Loan Drive.
VISITS HERE
John Scott Newton, seaman, 1-c.
left Monday after spending almost 1
a week in Southern Pines with his I
parents. Chief of Police Ed New-'
ton and Mrs. Newton.
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Named for Moore County As Result of 2nd War Loan Drive
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The above Boeing B-17F Flying i
Fortress is named for Moore County. ]
an honor conferred because of the!
county's fine record in the second
War Loan DJive, which was cap
tained by R. L. Chandler of Sou
thern Pines, and pushed by patri
otic citizens throughout the coun
ty. With actual sales of $453,6(50.75 — |
160 per cent or its quota—Moore
County totaled the highest percent
Col. Olsmith, Kiwanis Speaker, Gives
Interesting Statistics on Camp Mackall
Swiftly Built Post Com
prises 166,000 Acres
With 1500 Buildings
By HOWARD F. BUHNS
Col. Vernon G. Olsraith, command
ing officer at Camp Mackull, in a
very impressive address to the Sand
hills Kiwanis Club at the Holly Inn
in Pinehurst, Wednesday, gave some
(interesting statistical facts regarding
his camp.
He told the club that it was a mir
acle the short time in which the
camp was built. Starting November
Ist, and completed May Ist, it was
a record in modern building.
Touching on the Third War Loan
Drive and its importance to the war
effort, he said that his men at Mac
kali, to date, have subscribed SIOO,-
000.00 in war bonds and he urged
the members of the club to support
the drive.
He said that he moved into Camp
Mackall early in January, 1943, tc
occupy the part that had been com
pleted. He was followed by General
Miley in March and General Chap
man in April. He pointed out the
Camp was divided into two parts,
the North ana South Areas, compos
ed of 166,000 acres plus some addi
| tional land which was bought from
! surrounding property owners. It
| consists of 1500 buildings, 54 miles
I of roads, not including County roads,
5 35 miles of various water lines of
; which the supply is obtained from
two batteries of wells. The camp, is
now erecting a modem filter plant.
The daily consumption of water is
4,500,000 gallons. Cel. Olsmith said
; there are 28 miles jf sewer lines,
160 miles of electric lines, 4 fire sta
! tions wtih modern equipment. There
! is also a forest fire organization. The
telephone service is over the lines
of the Southern Bell which handles
upward of 13,000 calls per day with
incoming calls totaJng around 1600.
(Continued on Page 8)
MISSING
First Li. Marshall C. McOmber.
husband of the former Miss
Frances Council of Southern
Pines, has been listed by the War
Department as missing in Sicily
since July 10. Mrs. McOmber
left here August 1 for Great
Fails, Mont., to visit her hus
band's family.
TOO HOT
Just as we go to press we no
tice a sign in the window of the
Barnum office: "Salerno Real
Estate for Sale."
For our part we are going to
wait a little longer—We prefer
something on Capri, or maybe a
location in the Blue Grotto. That
would probably be safer.
Southern Pines, North Carolina Friday. September 24, 1943
age of quota of any county in Region
7 of North Carolina, according to the
report.
The Fortress which Dears her
name is the latest model of this fa
mous high-altitude, daylight preci
sion bomber which is now operat
ing in war theatres throughout the
world. The Boeing Flying Fortress
has four engines and a wing span
lof approximately 104 feet. It has a
STILL INKY
Its a lonq way from South
ern Pines, North Carolina, to
Denver, Colorado, but not far
enough for the printer's ink to
dry on the fingers of Pfc. Carl
G. Thompson, Jr.
To the PILOT office comes a
snappy 8-page sheet, "Bizerte
Rattler," with the name of Pfc.
Carl G. Thompson, Jr., as edi
tor in chief. It's packed with
punch from front to back and
complete, even to the classifieds,
of which the following is a sam
ple:
"LOST: Two blisters, one for
right foot, other for left. Good
for a ride in ambulance back to
Lowry Field. Reward for return
to office of BIZERTE RAT
TLER."
OPA Heads Explain
New Ration Book 4
2-Year October Model Is
to Have Color Scheme of
Red. Blue. Green, Black
War Ration Book Four, for use
beginning in November and design
ed to last at least two years, was
explained last week by the Office
of Price Administration.
The new book, to be issued at a
nationwide schoolhouse registration
the last 10 days of October, will
combine point and unit stamps.
There wiLl be 384 stamps, printed
in blue, red, green and black.
The red and blue stamps will be
ised in conjunction with red and
blue tokens, to be introduced early
in 1944 and given as change in
stamp expenditures for meat, dairy
products and processed foods.
The green stamps will be used on
an "interim basis" with blue pro
cessed food stamps, much in the
manner the brown stamps of book
three are now being used in the
meat-fats program.
Twelve of 96 unit stamps, printed
in black, are designated for sugar.
The same number are marked for
coffee, which no longer is rationed.
These and 72 others marked "spares"
will be reserved for any additional
foods rationed, OPA said.
Use of the new book for two years
compares with four or five months
for earlier ones. But the cost of
printing and distributing Book
Four—about *1,500,000 —will be
' about the same, OPA stated.
Exact times and places of the
! school house registration, arranged
' because of lack of time for a mail
distribution, will be announced lo
cally, OPA explained, as regional
offices complete their plans.
top speed well in excess of 300 miles
an hour, carries a bomb load up to
ten tons, has a service ceiling con
siderably above 35,000 feel, is heav
ily armed and is capable of opera
ting over a long range. The Flying
Fortress was designed and devel
oped by the Boeing Aircraft Com
pany, with plants located in Seattle
and Renton, Washington; Wichita,
Kansas; and Vancouver, B. C.
IN THE ARMY
PVT. ROBERT BRUCE LEWIS
Pvt. Robert Bruce Lewis, after
graduation from Southern Pines
High School, attended the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill be
fore his enlistment in the Army. He
has recently completed his basic
training at the Armored Replace
ment Training Center, Fort Knox,
Ky., preparatory for combat duty
with the armored unit. He is now j
at Muskingum College, New Con- :
cord, Ohio. He is the son of Mrs. I
Cora Lou B Lewis of Southern Pines. j
Mrs. McCain Speaks
on War Bond Drive
Women of County Hear
Regional Chairman in
Meeting at Carthage
At a county-wide meeting held in
Carthage at the call of Miss Flora
McDonald, Moore County vice
chairman of the Women's Division
of the War Savings Staff, Mrs. P. P.
McCain of Montrose, regional chair
man, presented in an impressive v/ay
the importance of the Third War
Loan Drive.
Mrs. McCain gave the following
reason for buying war bonds:
Bonds are a good investment for
equipment, as a means of saving, as
an aid to our government, as a pre
vention of inflation and as a service
for those at the front.
Plans were made for encouraging
the sale of bonds through the ef
forts of neighborhood and block
leaders, home economics teachers
| and the home agent. Other suggested
means of presenting the drive to the
public were ba, l d concerts, book
club programs, food sales, commun
| ity sings, booths, and announcements
at schools and churches.
Thirty representatives were pres
ent from Hemp. Carthage, Eagle
Springs, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Pine
bluff, Cameron, Vass, Eureka and
Pinckney High School at Carthage
K. (>• Slovons Accepts
(Jointly ( >li;iirm;iiisli ip
ot'*srl WMT Loan Drive*
A Hardship of War
Newsprint fakes another rise,
and the reserve stock is dimin
ishing. We will continue to sup
ply THE PILOT to all paid-up
subscribers. But we can't con
tinue to serve those who are in
arrears .
So if you are not paid up and
THE PILOT stops coming, you
will know that among its many
inconveniences the war has made
it impossible for us to take care
of you unless you are listed as
paid in advance.
W.I). McCraney, 59,
Prominent Resident
of \ ass. Succumbs
Dies Monday at Lee
County Hospital Af
ter Four-Day Illness
William Duncan McCraney, 59.
prominent lumberman and farmer
of Vass, passed away in the Lee
County Hospital, Santord, at B p. m.
Monday following a drift illness
from intestinal infection.
Mr. McCraney had nut been well
! for several years, but had been able
jto carry on his business. Friday
morning he felt as well as usual and
I went to his farm in Hoke County,
! but returned before noon complain
| ing of a chill and within a few hours
; lapsed into unconsciousness.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon from the Vass
Presbyterian Church by the pastor,
the Rev. C. M. Voyles, and a former
| pastor and close personal friend,
I the Rev. Dougald Monroe of Marion,
! Va. Both paid tribute to the fine
I character of Mr. McCraney. Music
was by a quartet composed of Mr.
and Mrs. W E. Gladstone, Miss Al
berta Monroe and N. V. Keith.
! Active pall bearers were Alton
Green of Lemon Springs, L. B. Wil
son of Lawndale, D. R. Hamilton of
Godwin, Dr. Earl Hunter of San
ford. M. M. Chappell and Thurlow
Evans of Vass. Honorary bearers
were Dr. R. G Rosser, P. A. Wil-
Ison, W. F. Alexander, S. R. Smith,
A. L. Keith, J. W. Smith, G. M. Mc-
Dermott, N A McMillan and Her
bert Caddell, all of Vass, and L. B.
McKeithen of Cameron.
Burial was in Cypress Presbyter
! ian Church Cemetery, seven miles
east of Vass.
Mr. McCraney was the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McCran
ey of the Lobelia section of Hoke
County, where he resided before
moving to Vass a good many years
ago.
He was a deacon in the Vass Pres
-1 byterian Church. Friendly and
neighborly, he held a warm place
in the community and will be sorely
missed.
Surviving are his wife, wh« was
formerly Miss Carrie Thompson,
two daughters, Mrs. D. H. McGill
of Vass and Mrs. A. M. Hemphill of
Hamlet; one son, Relmond McCran
ey of Yorktown, Va.; six grandchil
dren, D. H. Jr., and Billy Bob McGill,
Andy and B#ttie Lou Hemphill and
Bill and Kent McCraney; one sis
ter, Mrs. O. E. Hamilton of Godwin,
and two - brothers, John McCraney
of Millard, Miss., and Smith Mc-
Craney of St. Pauls.
s. o. s.
e •
To the Editor—
g Sir or Madams
WiH yon p'ease ask someone
k to enlighten your readers as to
■s . what agency, or agencies, will
d collect foot-fl=ttened tin cans,
e stacks of old newspapers that
k make the ceiling their limit, and
l- queer looking pieces of old scrap
ts iron?
Also, why manufacturers in
-- sist upon putting keitchup in
le narrow-necked bottles it wr.nt
j- come out of?
id Hopefully ysurs,
e. PERPLEXED.
I Payroll Savings
on a Family Basis
M«h» 1C per cent V
fust a Starting
N. C. Collection
v University Library 1
$253,000 of Quota
of $611,000 Listed
in Tuesday's Report
Moore County, handicapped until
last Friday by lack of a chairman
for its Third War Loan Drive, now
has a capable man in the person of
E. C. Stevens of Southern Pines to
head the work, and he is losing no
time in lending encouragement to
the organizations already function
ing in various towns and in getting
Others lined up for the big task
that lies ahead.
Much remains to be done in the
county. Federal Reserve figures as
of Tuesday, September 21st, gave
Moore a total of $253,000, which is
only slightly more than 41 per cent
of the total quota of $611,000. How
ever, these figures would probably
represent sales up to two days before
that date the chairman points out.
Encouraging reports are coming in.
Southern Pines sales to date are
$140,000.
Pinehurst reported $51,000 through
.Tuesday. Col. George P. Hawes is
heading the drive there,
j Aberdeen is going all-out in the
drive, with G. C. Seymour as gener
al chairman. Up to Thursday after
| noon their total was $40,000. A com
jmittee of business men is visiting the
business houses, and the women's
| fivie organizations, headed by Mrs.
Leon Seymour as chairman, are
i making a house-to-house canvass.
Aberdeen will doubtless be heard
from in a big way next week.
At Hemp W. P. Saunders of Hob
bins Cloth Mills and E. M. Ritter,
; secretary-treasurer of the Building
;md Loan Association, are heading
the drive, ably assisted by the Wo
; men's Division, which is making a
. house-to-house canvass. At the Rob
bins Cloth Mills every employee
, with one exception is said to be pur
, chasing one or more bonds. The
• latest figures there were "a little
over $18,000."
I Mr. Stevens went up to Vass Tues
day night and spoke to the Vass
Lions Club. The president, N. V.
Keith, pledged support in the cam
paign and members promised to con
tact as many people as possible.
This Club has been sponsoring the
celling of War Bonds for some ♦ime.
Just what has been accomplished
in Carthage, Cameron, Pinebluft
West End and other towns in the
county has not been reported.
The Rev. J. R. Funderburk of
West Southern Pines has been ap
pointed county chairman of the Ne
gro War Bond Drive, and he is en
listing the support of his people.
Cooperation of leaders through
out the county is splendid, and if
every individual will make an all
out effort, it is expected that the
county will make a good showing
! when the final count is reported.
RELATIVE OF LOCAL
RESIDENT PASSES
The following news item concern
ing the death of Mrs. E. W Lovejoy,
Lowell. Mass., was clipped from the
Boston Herald, Sept. 13
"Mrs Nettie (Silver) Lovejoy of
813 Broadway, widow of E. W. Love
joy, died today after a long illness.
She was a lineal descendent of the
Calhoun and Fillmore families and
had been a lifelong resident of Lo
i well.
I "She was a member of the Grace
Universalist Church and was well
i known in social and philanthropic
circles. She leaves a son, Roy F.,
head of D. Lovejoy and Son, machine
knife manufacturers; a sister, Mrs.
John McEachran of Concord, N. Y,
and a niece and nephew."
Services were held at her home
Wednesday and interment in the
family lot at Lowell cemetery.
Mrs. Lovejoy was the cousin of
George C. Moore, Southern Pines,
and was a winter visitor here for
many years, making her home at
the Southland Hotel.
HOME FOR VISIT
Technical Sergeant V. P. Clark of
; Camp Lejeune, New River, spent
several days in the early part of
the week at his home, Wendover,
' Southern Pines.