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pots. PAUL DICKSON Editor
Entered as second-daas mail matter
at the post office at Raeford, N. C
under act of March 3, 1870.
DAILY QUOTATION
I’m going your way, so let us go
band in hand. You help me and I’ll
help you. Let us help one another
while we may.
—William Morris.
BICYCLE DISCIPLIN
IMPERA'nVE.
That something has got to be done,
and done at ONCE about the sla^
way children are riding bicycles, is
evident to every person who drives
a car on the str^eets of Raeford.
It would be a fine thing for some
civic organization or Boy Scout exe
cutive to hold a training school for
these children in which they would
be taught the laws and rules of bi
cycle riding. Every child that rides
or owns a bicycle should be register
ed as well as the parent or guardian;
a pledge card should be signed, pledg
ing to observe the rules.
^And not the least to be done is f»-
fte policeman to stop eve^ one of
them riding at ni^t without a light
and they all do it.
A BICYCLE without a light is,
hard to see when two automobiles
with strong lights meet going in .dif
fefent directions.
There is going to be an outstanding
casualty if something is not done
about this AT ONCE. Parents and
Civic Club, please heed this warning
and SAVE OUR CHILDREN.
imnefrt is booming. A citypr^
imses, however, through work, not
hrough amuaement
I am especially troidiled by the de
cline in church attmdance. . A big
churdi, whidi used to be packed dur
ing my boyhood days, and vdiere on
Sunday mornings you found the lead
ing men of the city, now looks very
forlorn. Yet, cities must have vital
and growing churdies in order to
prosper in the, long run.
way chain, stores have sup
planted the local merchants is very
nbticeidale. Moreover, the successful
independent stor^ are mostly own
ed by HdtJrews, Greeks, and Italians,
This is no criticism of these races—
in fact, it is to their credit. They
have been willing to work harder
and save money while the native
people could not stand the gaff.
After the War—What?
‘What has all this to do with busi
ness after the war?* you ask. Let me
tell you. We can lick the Germans
and Japanese during the war—but
can we after the war? We can even
disarm thran; but this will not pre
vent them from working harder and
longer than we do. This latter is
what will count most after the war.
We certainly will lose in the end un
less we again encourage enterprise
by reducing taxes, curbing^ labor un
ions, and teaching our children to do
what they don't want to do when they
don't want to do it!
The various New Deal programs
of price fixing, rationing, bonuses,
pensions, short hours, dfauble time
wages, leaf raking, free entertain
ment, food stamps, and raising taxes
instead of babies might be okay if
we were the only nation; but we are
not. Every American and Canadian
city must—after the war—sell its la
bor and its products in new world
markets.
Some day we shall have tremen
dous con^etition from the people of
Europe, Asia, and Africa. To these
people. President Roosevent has
promised ‘freedom from fear and
want. No tariff can then be high
enough to keep out the products of
our Allies—the English, Dutch, Rus
sians, and Chinese—let alone the pro
ducts of Germany, France, Italy, and
Japan. For a few years after the
war, while Europe is recouping, bu
siness should be good; but only a re
turn to real religion, hard work, Ion
ger hours, and free enterprise will
prevent a later depression of tremen
dous magnitude.
amount ot fumitui« ne
cessary to furnish a house or api^
ment naturally dqiiends upcm imU-
vidual taste. However, a house or
apartment rented as furnished iRUst
contain amply sufficient fumitun^for
the needs of the tenant.
Q. What if the landlord, wittiout'
the tenant requesting It, removes
some of the furniture from an apart-
lease
need a
5. When
tenant sign a renewal?
A. If the tenant had a witten
and wishes to rmnate in the
quarters, he must at the request of
the landlord sign a renewal of the
lease for toe period to his expiring
lease pr for one year, whidiever is
hotter, containing toe same terms
and 'conditions as toe expiring lease,
ment or house after he has rented it lexcept toat it cannot call for a rent
SCOPE OF RENT CONTROL
(Continued from July 9th)
BABSON WRITES ON ‘THINGS
WHICH MADE AMERICA GREAT
—AN AlffiRCA AFTER THE WAR
Roger Baft}S(m, the financial and
economic expert, who for years has
been writing on -things concemtog
tog economic life of our country, and
.making pretoctions concerning future
activities therein, has gone back
home—'to Gloucester, Mass. This
visit to toe seat, of his family has
brought to his mind a numt^r of
things. From his old home and
birtoplace he has written' a special
f^tuK for toe Christian Science
Honitor^which recalls much of toe
fine stuff that went into toe making
of America, and which America has
grown away from to its greatness.
To these things, he says, America
must return in order to maintain its
greataess. In part, Mr. Babson has
tois to say:
‘What changes do I notice here
from year .to year? The chief one
—and this anpli^ likewise to thou
sands !Of other cities—^is toe lack of
enterprise. In fact, tois was evident
before the present War. The truth
is.toat;toe money whito was former
ly risked to developing new industries
has, for the past ten years, been need
ed to pay new taxes. This is a very
sad fact which must be corrected |f
dfies like Gloucester are to thrive
ai^.
‘Ipereased taxes have not cut liv
ing exp^ises but have come wholly
out of money which heretofore went
into new buildings, new factories, new
ships, and otoer invesfanents. This
is toe real reason for the unemploy
ment atoich preceded the War and
which Is bound to come again, some
time after the War, unless the taxes
are greatly reduced.
W'M^k—Mere Entertainment
‘lam’Woubled by the shorter hours
whkfa everyonei-'except Motoer*—
Stores which used to
m. do not open until 8:30
ifsalled upon a prominent far
a July work day and found
him and his family in bed at 7;30 a.
the night before he complain
. toe shortage of farm labor!
tiHi|«e the labor unions are now
powerful here; they also are helping
to km enterprise.
Fi^ years ago we all went to bed
iiJixly early—very few were ot toe
. Btreels after dark. Now Mqiii Street
is MO- fun of cars, belonging to people
the' evening movies, that
get thri>vi0au Althoug
If dead,'eyeiy form of en-
Services.
All services provided by the land
lord-are contmlled by Federal rent
regulations. Reductions in services
call for a comparable reduction in
rMt. Maintenance of the appealpance
of; housing .accoHOTodations such as
painting, decoration, screens, fumdee
repair, are. generally considered as
Chief it6ns of serwice provided by
landlords.
Q. What are services?
A. Services are facilities which
the landlord agrees to provide toe
tenant at ihe time the agreement tb
rOTt is made.
Q. Does it matter whether the
agreement to rent is made veibally
of by -written lease? •
A. No.
Q. What facilities usually go with
an apartment?
A. Heat and hot and cold water,
a superintendent or handy man to
perform the duties usually termed
‘‘janitor service.” This includes the
removal of garbage and trash at giv
en times of the day; cleaning halls,
stairways, lobby, and maintaining
the general appearance of minor
breaks, such as the installatiori of a
blowout fuse, the repair of a leaking
water faucet, the rmjaming of a
stuck flush toilet. In addition, apart
ments to m^my sections of toe nation
are equipped with refrigerators and
stoves, r^ich toe landlord keeps in
working conditions.
Q. What services usually go with
a rented house?
A. Unless otherwise specified at
the time of the rental agreement,
toese services usually include: keep
ing toe home in repair; painting and
redecorating at specified times; pro
viding the heating unit and keeping
it in repair;; linoleum for the kitch
en; screens. Services provided vary
to different sections of the country
according tb local custom. Under
Federal rent control, these services
provided on the date fixed by the
Price Administrator as toe maximum-
rent date, must be continued by the
landlord.
J. What are some otoer specific
services which may be included in a
landlord-tenant agreement?
A.. Such an agreement may include
telephone service, laundry facilities
or privileges, window sha^s, storage
spape.
Q. What about elevator service?
A. If elevator service was provid
ed when the agreement to rent was
made, it must be continued.
Q. Does that mean toat if there
was an elevator operator to an apart
ment, building on the maximum-rent
date, the landlord must continue em
ploying an operator? '
A. Yes, unless the landlord has
filed a petition to decrease services
and the Rent Director has issued ah
order permitting toe decrease. In
jiuch case, the Rent Director will use
discretion in determining how great
a factor an elevator operator is to toe
total rent charged.
Q, In a furni^ed apartment,.is the
furniture considered part of the ser
vices provided?
A. Yes.
Q. What constitutes a furnished
house o?%partment?
as furnished? Can toe tenant g|»t a
reduction to maximum rent?
A. Yes, on application by toe ten
ant, the Rent Director will adjust toe
rOTt.
Q. What about special services?
A. Any service, ho matter how
great or how small, which the land
lord agreed to provide at toe time of
toe rental agreOTient, and which was
still being provided on the date de
termining the max2mum rent, must
be continued.
Q. What about a house which is
rented where there is a garage on toe
lot? Can the landlord make a spe
cial charge for the garage?
A. No. If toe garage was includ
ed in the rental .agreement, even if
the tenant does not use it, the land
lord can not make an extra charge
for it after the rental agreement, has
been made. It is considered part of
the “services” going with the house.
Q. Is exterminator service includ
ed?
A. If an exterminator service was
provided on the maximum-rent date,
it must be continued'.
Q. What if the war makes it im
possible to continue some of the ser
vices that a landlord has been pro
viding, what happens then?
A. Where it is impossible to con
tinue the service, the landlord must
file a petition with toe Area Rent Di
rector within five days after the
change of service, asking for an or
der to decrease toe services. The
Director’s order granting this de
crease will also contain reduction in
rent if circumstances warrant.
Leases
Two clauses in toe ordinary lease
are affected by Federal rent regula
tions. One of these is toe rent-pay
ment clause. If this clause calls for
a higher rent than that fixed by the
maximum-rent regulation, then the
clause is changed and the rent figure
lowered to comply with toe regula
tion. In no case can the rent exceed
the amount permitted by the regula
tions, regardless of any provision in
the lease or of any imderstanding be
tween the landlord and tenant. Ihe
other is the “vacating” clause con
tained in leases under which toe ten
ant agrees to surrender his accom
modations at the expiration of toe
lease. Under Federal rent regula-;
tion this clause is no longer in forqe.
Q. In cases where toe rent speci
fied in a lease is in excess of the max
imum rent allowed under the rent
regulations, does this fact yoid other
clauses in the lease?
A. No, aH clauses remain binding
for- the term of the lease except those
in conflict with toe regulation such
as rent and vacate clauses.
Q. If the lease calls for a lower
rent than that charged on the mpxi-
muan-rent date, can the landlord
raise the rent to the ceiling?
^ A. No, in such a case the rent 1^-
cified in the lease is binding. The
presumption is that since the land
lord was willing to rent his property
at the figure agreed upon, and thgt
such a rental was agreeable to him
for the period of time covered in the
leas^, then there is no reason why he
should expect a higher rent in the
event the rental ceiling set was high
er. Federal rent control places a
ceiling on rents, not a floor.
higher than toe maximum rent.
. Q; Is there any provision for rais
ing or lowering toe maximum rOTt
at the ejqpiration of a lease which,
because of ' special circumstances,
called for a rent on the maximum-
rent date that was sitostantially out
of line with the rents prevailing in
the area?
A. Yes, either toe landlord or tfie
tenant may ask toe Rent Director to
adjust toe mgximum rent in a situ
ation of this sort.
A. A long-term lease signed sev
eral years ago and reflecting a differ
ent set of economic and rental condi
tions called for a rent below that
charged for comparable dwelling
units in the nei^toorhood on the
maximum-rent date. Is toe landlord
bound by that figure in'^future rent-
ings of his property?
A. No, at the esqpiration of the
lease the landlord may--petition for
an adjustment in the maximum rent.
However, no adjustment will be per
mitted while toe lease is in effect.
Q. What happens in toe case of a
house which rents for $200 a month
during the summer season and only
$25 monthly during the remainder
of the year if the freeze date falls in
March? What rent will be permitt
ed for the summer season?
A. In cases of seasonal rents, the
Rent Director, on being petitioned by
the landlord, will allow a rent ad
justment, The Director may set dif
ferent maximum rents for different
CUCUMBEBfr •
Thirteen acres of cucumbers have
been harvested ln4he Seven
community FnunMin coni^ Bljid
sold to a pickle concern in Bethel,
reports E. P. Bames, assist^t fann
agent.
tbubspay. JULY
WANTED: -
price, caiii, lee
writer. In _
UiiAeneeod. .WMe’
Ra^mdi N. 0;
Dm
fUR SAI£—ihM Mmk 0iiw. WrtA
to the palL 3rd Calf^ 1-8 caL a
day. Mrs. M. K. M^rilL
351-1. •
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NEWS-JOURNAI-
RAEFORD’S PRAYil
seasons.
(To be Continued)
RENEW TOUR SUBSCRDPTIONI
k dime out of tvery
doHor wt oars
IS OUR QUOTA
for YiaORY with
U. 5, WAR BONDS
Professional Cards
ARTHUR D. CM)RE
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Bank of Raeford Building
N. McN. SMITH
Attomey-at-Lew
G. DldtSON
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G. B. ROWLAND
Plu»o 2271 - 'Raeford. N. C
Attorney-ot-Law
OflSee in Courthonse ''
ELEVEN O’CLOCK DAtt.Y
CHURCH TO SUMMON PEOPLE TO PRATER
IT IS TIME TO PRAY!
The people of Raeford and Hoke County, regardless of
creed or race, are asked to join in the observance of this
minute of silent prayer daily at 11 o’clock. The Methodist
Church Bell will ring and all people in their homes, schools,
offices, shops, stores, on the streets or in the fields, are re
quested to pause in observance of this brief time of pray^er.
Sponsored by The Churches of Raeford^
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TOWN OF RAEFORD
ylCTORY
UNITED
STATES
ONDS
AND
STAMPS
may cause a
seridtis kss.
us elteek your
Prfiposed budget for fiscal year ending June 30th, 1943
adopted at regular meeting July 8th, 1942.
ESTIMATED REVENUE
Hie JdmsonCo.
Piile antiTfiiFrfish
...at the
Tax Revenue $18,800
Tax penalties 200.00
Privilege license 1,300.00
Intangible tax 243.78
Water rentals revenue 8,000.00
Water Taps SOiOO
Labor and Material Sales 759:00
Key charges 25.00
City Court 75.00
Rsprmsnting THE TRAVELERS, Hartford Cemetery house rent 75.00
Miscellaneous revenue 175.00
Surplus g 2,272.50
Phone 219—
RAEFORD,
N. C.
BotHgd vndar puthortty of Th« Coca-Cola Compony by
COCA-COLA BOTTLE COMPANY
Aberdeen. N. C
$31,96628
ESTIMATED EXPENSES
Administrative 1>975.^
Police department 2,600.00
Fire department 500.00
Street department labor 1,500.00
Street department miscellaneous expense 1,800.00’'
Water department labor 2,300.00
Water department miscellaneous expense 2,500.00
Water department improvement , 2,500.00
Street lights f’800.00
Tax department expenses 150.00
Hoke County Library 200.00
Cemetery labor 75.00 >1
Miscellaneous general expense 850.00*t.
Municipal league dues .\ 16.28
Bond maturities 5,000.^
Bond interest expense !... 5,200.09
Sinking fund 3,000.00
$31,966.2^
At this meeting the regular meeting of the town,commissioners
was changed from Wednesday night after first Monday to Tuesday
night after first Monday in each month.
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C. R. FREEMAN, Oerk.
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