..... . .. NORTH CAROLINA Consider- ) able dondineas and mild throagli ) Tuesday with higher teropecaUrea tonight. Seattered rata tonight and Taenia?, probably boginnlnf in mountains thla afternoon. volume n Ike, Taft Backers „ Make Conflicting Victory Forecasts CONCORD, N. H. (IP Supporters of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Sen. Robert A. Taft made conflicting forecasts of victory today as New Hampshire voters pre pared for tomorrow’s curtain-raising presidential primary. The stinging “gross roots’* cam- R paign, which left little room for compromise among opposing Re publican factions, is expected to at tract more than one-third of the state's 300000 eiigiblle voters. While the Elsenbower-Talt con test holds the national spotlight. President Trmnan’s popularity in the rank am’ file gets its first ma jor teat since the 1948 elections. KEFAITVF.R CONCEDES f Sen. Bates Jtefiativer. the Pr»si • dent’s opponent in the Granite State primary, all but concedes victory. Kefauver said with another week of “cracker barrel” campaigning, he could beat Mr. Truman. But, with time having run fliit. he will be satisfied "with a good showing ” The first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary offers a double barrel test for the presidential hope fuls. The voters not only select del egates to the nat'nnal nominating _ conventions, but nick the man they • want to see in the White House. Taft, who conducted the kind of a hard-hitting campaign he believes win return Republicans to power Ip Washington, is banking on results of the -legalised “straw” poll to prove his vote-setting ability. gMlrr EXPECTS FOUR HSriQJtt he would win four dele gnjWgXbGt his campaign managers ornHtmlng six to eight of the 14 t°OK 'Chosen. _ Elspaihower slate of dele • is comprised of big names, experienced campaign ertjTthe Ohio senator said. “How evp, T feel the preferential test thr§e Murder Cases yc\^?v v Jwr* • i i tfhrea murder cases' and seven manslaughter cases top. the ert erfcier to be trie< at the ou-«m March criminal term of Harnett Ccjunty Superior Court which opens Monday March 17. Judge WiUtam *r[ Hatch of Raleigh will preside. Two murder trials we those ,of Richard Jonee and Charles B. Hire, both of FNcp bra calendered for trial Monday March 17. The rour dejr cese of, Warren Sanders goes 9 to Grand Jury, Other eases set; for Monday are; Walter Beaalev. careless and rpek lew driving; Sam no operators license and carol*# and reckless driving: George Griffin, J. C.i Reardon and Charles B. Pope, failure to. comply with Judgments. J. E. Webster, bad check; Hardy Raf Draughpn. larcenv and re ceiving; Hughene , Wood, man slaughter. Talmadge Jemigan, for g#v;" Clarence (Bhug) Avery and • Herbert Dorman, conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws: Nor man A. Shapiro, et al, (disposition of seized truck). Hubert L. Comer, abandonment: Edwin Ids Wade, abandonment; James Ijehnadge Byrd, drunken DEBATE TICKETS Oft ON SALE Ticket* f.r the M( debate to take place hue an Tlwtsday a aril tith feilii in* Oaheraatortal iCßirifff- 4 -* -BE! CMtoto and Retort OW* mat m aale here ttL Ma” lUpk TZT left, to shewn a. to pm.fe.tod to* M Defect (torn J. Stop ST cTthe DuTbtoaatto Chib, which to rpemcctof the debate. Only 599 ticket. TELEPHONES: Sill • 3118 * 311» - will be more important." Sen. Henry Cabot lodge Jr., na tional Eisenhower campaign man ager, predicted a clean sweep. ! "It would be a miracle for a can didate whom the voters have neith ■ er seen nor heard during the cam , paign to win,' but we're going to i have the miracle on Tuesday in the New Hampshire presidential pri mary." he said. SAYS IKE WEAK • | The fact that Eisenhower did not 1 personally participate in the oom . paign or make known his position : on important political issues was . Taft’s main argument for support. He said he believed Eisenhower I would be a “weak" candidate, otice ’ he took a stand on controversial issues, The senator's attack . prompted • Eisenhower backers to respond in blunt terms. , HITS TAFT RECORD Gov. Sherman Acams, the gen- I ’ brai’s New Hampshire campaign i manager and a candidate for a ■ ticket to the Chicago convention, i closed the campaign by citing Taft’s i voting record against selective ser vice In 1940, the Atlantic Pact and parts of the national defense bud ■ get. i “We must not follow any candi- I date to cover up documented facts in his record that affect our very . safety and even, survival.” Adams , said. “We Eisenhower Republicans have refrained from saying any • thing much about the senator from (Continued On Fare Three) . GRAND JURY CAERE Cases to be‘presented to the Grand Jury and called at the pleasure of ttii Solicitor are; Benjamin Dailey, breaking and entering and larceny (IE oounte) Robert Williams breaking and en tering and larceny; Robert (Bob) Porter, assault with intent to comment rape; Robert Temple, breaking and entering and lar ceny. Jongs Orannick, manslaugh ter; Atonao McLean, manslaughter. Cases set for Tuesday, March 18. are as follows; Cattle Bailey Spencer, violation Os the prohibition laws; Allen New ton, larceny; Emerson Coats, man slaughter (two counts); John Mack Wbod, Jr., and Robert Wood, trea pass; Alton West, forgery (two counts). David T. Fisher and Jonus Mall ard, violation of the prohibition laws (manufacturing); Jesse Win field Jackson, abandonment and non-support; Veteriol Canupp, man slaughter. JM| Locke Mpse is the retiring dl rector. He was ineligible tar election since he has alrrody «!«*■ ”ed two terms, :« Mr. Gammon said the boartuM deacons will meet at tm early .4MH to elect a chairman. . Elders of the church are: J. X Slack, cte-k of sessiMUi. G, K JBata merman. Harvey Bass. Mt Guy Hardee. Dr. Hooper. R, L. Remrtwii T. I om Eugene W. Smith, l and Myres TUghi^^^a of its most sucoesaful yeaifc>i)fiS *