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Efird Managers * ? . ... . y. Meet In Charlotte Powerful . Preparations Made and Details Complete for Annual Chain Sale at All 31 Efird Stores. <fa 1 licml together for the. purpose of completing plans for the greatest sale in their history, the managers and executives of Efird'a 31 Deixirt luent Stores met here on Monday in conference with J. H. Efird, the presi dent and P. 11. .Efird. .manager of Oliar. lotto store. The meeting was called to order promptly at tea o'tflock when Mr. . Ktfird sounded the key note by., inform ing his managers that the Kfird Chain Sale this year is to surpass all pre vious records- in point of vcf.ume, value giving and turnover in spite of lower prices. "It is no small responsibility to en Joy the confidence and good will of al>out four million ?patrons" said Mr. Efird, "and we are going to show them again, as we have done many Hones (before, that when Efird's an nounces its Annual Chain Sale to in clude all 31 stores in the organization, it means full value, pressed down, and running over" continued Mr.Efir<E With this as a goal, the managers got down . to work laying out a defi nite schedule to l>e followed simul taneously at nfll stores, which in cludes special features as well as fhe' general routine. It is hard for the average person to <*onceive of the magnitude of Eflrd's Chain Sale Eveixt. and by way of ex planation, Mr. Efird |K>inted out, that sales during this saJLe will run near fhe two million dollars .mark. It is said that Efinl's New York office has been busily engaged work ing night and day. buying in tre mendous quantities,- with some of the choicest bat-gains ill seasonable mer chandise ever secured. All to be thrown out on the basis of their policy of "Buy a Bargain? Sell a Bargain," Mr. Efird summed up the results of tlx' conference in a few word* saying, "It may seem difficult to be always beating our own reeords, but jio store or other business ever stands still" he said, "it either goes forward or Ixiek ward, and the plans we have decided upon at. this meet imp;. when carried out, will demonstrate to every one, that we surely aim to go ahead.'' Those atfemHpg tin* meeting were: J. B. Efird and P. II. Efird, Char ^lotte. * E. K. Efird. Secretary and Treasur er of the chain from Winston-SaJem. J. W. Efird, New York representa tive. J. It. Efird, of Columbia, "S. C. E. A. Harris, Concord, X. O. W. E. Ilaynes, Gaston in, N. C. R. C. Teague, Winston-Salem, X C. (5, (}. Byrd, Rock Hill, S. O. II. E. Hollowell, Durham, N. C. H. J.. Taylor, Rocky Mount, N. C, T. A. Foreman, SalislmVv, N. C. I\ M. Kendall, Raleigh, X. C. P. C. Proctor, Anderson, S. C. M. P. Crooks, High Point, N. C. C.J,. Efird, Monroe, X. C. E. H. Hagler. (Jreer, S. C. W. o. HnnMey, Sparta niburg, S. C. .7. Q. Earl. I^turinburg, N. C. J. II. Teague, I/umberton, N. C. otis McMillian, C,r eon wood, S. C. Oh as. 'Sappen field. Shelby, X. C. P. T. Re inhabit. Forest City, N. C. R. II. Baniette, Lincolnton, N. C. E. I a Myers, Ecxington,, N. C. H. B. Brown. Bnrlfrogton. N. O. It. B. McBride, Cherrvville, N. C. H. B. Trull, Ixmoir, N. C. E. K. Eee, Wilson, N. O. E. P. Harris, Statesville, X. C. <?. It. Hamilton, Danville. Va. II. P. Love. Sumter, S. C. M. O. Efird. Wilmington, X. C. <* ' k . . The Efird Chain. Sale originated several years ago, as our Annual Summer Clearance Sale and is the Sale in which the entire Efird Chain of thirty-one Stores Partici pate in with their immense stocks. ... This year we have made purchases and preparations to make this the biggest Sale in the Efird ^history. Remember the Date and Place COLUMBIA, - - S. C. Z. a> >n ( t> o a- j-* &