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Article: Rental houses alter towns Johnston County, N.C., towns.

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September 24, 2004
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By Mandy Locke, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 24--SMITHFIELD, N.C. -- Twenty-five years ago, Pearl Chandler knew everyone on Forbes Drive and Bingham Street by name. She'd fuss at the neighborhood kids if she saw them misbehave; they all called her "Mee-maw."

These days, some neighborhood kids still wander over to Chandler's house after school for a Popsicle, and they still call her "Mee-maw." But she doesn't know their parents and can't guess how long they will be around.

Over the last 20 years, many homeowners in Chandler's neighborhood have died or moved away, and renters have taken their ...

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