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Efird Named State Manager Of Lee Gravely Campaign day announced appointment of Re presentative Crayon C. Efird 01 Al bemarle as the Gravely state cam paign manager. uouncing the appointment. The Efird uppointment also means that the Gravelv campaign, which has been going on without much pub licity of late, will begin to hit front pages with greater frequency as the new manager will doubtless open headquarters and go to them soon. There was nothing in the release to indicate where lively headquar ters • "U be located: but unless the canr ' has changed his mind they will here in Kaleigh. Some weeks ago ne told your reporter .-o in that many words: though there have been published report* ;V<-r: other sources that Gravely "s main Ivudquarters will be in Charlotte. Efird is a former State senator and iact uuti .»ii. I-. . lature. was one oi the outstanding! opponents of diversion, and because; it is prominently stressed in the re lease from Gravely headquarters an CRAYON C. EFIR1) #f Albemarle, today iui-• «.*ct state! manager of the gi.oernaT--ri«:! nomi nation campaign oi' L. L.; v Gravely «f Rocky Mount. Did This Girl Know WHY H er Brother Was Killed? "All the clues you «ant," growled McDonald, who was investigating the mysterious Markham murder, "but where's the motive?" Pretty Louise Markham could have told the police a curious secret about her brother's past, but family pride was too strong. How ood a defective are you? Read the first five chapters of this fascinating thriller, then try to pick Al fred Markham's murderer. The Killer * Speaks t i :■ A Spine-Tingling Thriller ^Which Keeps You Guessing By RICHARD HOUGHTON Begins Tomorrow HENDERSON DAILY DISPATCH a past president <<i the \orth (Car olina Truck Owners A.-sociat:on. He is only but occupies a prominent plaee in the business lire of l»i> home section. Of the appointee Mr. Gravely said: "He has a thorough knowledge of the needs of our Suite and 1 am most happy to have him associated with me in the direction of try campaign.*" European belligerents continue to drop leaflets on the enemy popu lace. This is one war which is being fought down to lite last printing press. Closing Grain win: ,\ r. Mav ,i uly . . . ptemlu'" i'OIxN. A i ;iy ,'uiv September OATS. Mav July September 104 1-2 102 1-4 101 1-2 a i 1-8 5-8 58 1-4 42 1-2 36 1-2 34 1-8 What this country really needs, aeeording to the man at the next desk, is a road map which can be opened without everyone first being forced to get out of the car. The man at the next desk has discovered there is an English vil lage which bears the name Out of Sight. A monicker like that is per iod for a town during a blackout. Wife Preservers •«= fJUi I UJ uu uv«v.v - not become lime-coated if a teaspoon of vinegar is added to the water before put tin? on the top part of the boiler. A western state is experimenting with cast-iron roadways. Will the pedestrians of tne future land with a resounding clang instead of a dull thud? wmiuiuiuium PflRflPISE ^Siuux-S^Tb^r^y WKITTEN FOR AND RK1 .EASED BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT BREXT, WITH Cissie. looked v down from the window ana saw Romany and Baxter Iree as they clung in a long kiss oeside the car. IT; ' >U. L . .sod: -Do you see what I see?" Cissie nodded. -I—guess that's that! And if you ask me, I think I've done a very nice job of playing cupid. Aren't they a lovely couple?" Brent sighed, taking Cissie's arm. "They certainly are. But 1 don't suppose we should be standing here like a couple oi Peeping Toms.'' He piloted Cissie to his quarters down the hall and opened the door. She walked in uncertainly. But when the door had closed behina them she was it: his arms. "Cissie!" Brent found her lips. "My darling." In Brent's arms in a bit; chair a little later. Cissie stroked his blond hair dreamily. "I've been sc worried. I d have died if Romany had loved you." Brent kissed Cissie again. "The triangle had me a bit wor- j ried, too. I knew the first time I saw you that there could never be another woman for me. I was crazy about Romany. But w hat I feel for you is the real thing. I'm sure you know that." Cissie teased: "You're not fooling me.- You couldn't get very far with the younger generation, so you're mar rying me because I look like my 1 Tiiece." Brent stopped her with another < kiss. Then Cissie began making plans. < "We can have a double wedding. ] Or a triple one if Dover and Chollv ] would like to be married with us." I! "I'd like to be married here in the country," Brent decided happi ly. "Being a farmer boy. I do hope ; mother will approve of my marry- ; ing a city gal!" i A little later decided they 1 would create ^ . .......at if they stayed in Brent's quarters much < longer. She pushed him away re- i iuctantiy. "Let's go down and tell Bax and i Romany the big news." < In the living room. Romany and ; Bax parted hurriedly when they 1 heard footsteps. Cissie and Brent entered, v holding han :s. Cissie 1 sang out gayly: j "Oh, darling! I'm so glad you got ■ home! I've something terribly mi-j; portant to tell you. Brent and I are j' going to be married." Romany and Bax both looked'! thunderstruck. "Married!" Romany sai l, bewil-j 1 dered. "Married! You and Brent?" ] Then with a little vein ol < v j!ic ^ Before the open fire they were going over all the things that hao happened. hrew herself into her aunt's arms. •'Oh. Cissie. darling! I'm so glad. 31i—I'm so glad!" Her great relief was written all >ver her face. Brent laughed when Ja.x wrung his hands and slapped iim on the back like a man beside umself with joy. "* ' * » It was New Year's Eve. Romany tnd Bax. Cholly and Dover, Cissie md Brent had derided there was 10 better place i»t :In- world to see he old year onl 'han at the farm. Before the opon fire they were roing over all th.it had happened n such a short whi'.t* Cissie chided: "You didn't even suspect Brent md me, Romey! Didn't you know ve were sneaking off to the theater tnd holding hands behinc your )ack?" "How awful!" Romany tried to ook properly horrified. "Two-tim ng me. ch? It's a pretty awful vorld when you can't even trust •our own aunt." Brent grinned: "I never could resist nice old unities." Later, Dover rose '.J propose a oast to Charlotte, who sat proudly ooking at her ne.vly acquired sil ver statue on the mantei. "To Miss Television. Lxrng may she wave." » • » There was a triple Easter wed ding at the farm. A select group of old friends and relatives attended. Mr. and Mrs. Terry O'Rourke were among those present Myra looked very happy in her wheel chair be side her husband, becausc she had just been told that in six months she might be walking again. % And Terry was a regular member of the staff of Interstate, through the special efforts of his fraternity brother, Brent Nelson. His new fif teen-minute afternoon radio spot was said to be catching on very nicely. Carrie Hayworth would have liked her son's wedding to be a so ciety affair lhat would have rocked the Gold Coast. But when she saw the Nelsons, the Hayworths and the Trees standing united under the great bower of lilies and ferns in the old living room, she changed her mind. "Somehow," she told her wealthy husband that night at home, "there was something sweet and old-fash ioned about it. I've a feeling all those marriages will last." (The End) MTTlitog\ 1 ""J1 1^/iiV'r V WffS^J yiroiffMy^ jcU QUART $2oo SCHENLEY DISTILLERS CORP. * NEW YORK, N. Y. , I h ' : ■:,* , 'I Higher New York, March 7.—(AP)—Cot ton futures opened 1 to 5 higher. The list ttruund the end of the first hour held ciose to initial prices oi 1 to 4 points higher, March (old) 10.98. October 9.114. Around mid-day price.; ranged un changed to 3 higher. March (old) 10.97, May (old) 10.79. October 9.8-1. Modest Gains In Stock Mart New York, March 7.—(AP)—The stock market's rally met a little re sistance todiiy but leaders generally managed to cling to mqdest advances. Profit taking on Wednesday's bulge slowed the list after an active opening and many issues erased initial gains. Near the fourth hour Mnall declines were plentiful. Recent narrowness of trends, brok ers said, inspired some traders to cash in at the start on the idea that the swing might be short lived. American Telephone 173 1-8 American Tobacco B 89 3-4 Anaconda 30 1-4 Atlantic Refining 22 1-2 Bethlehem Steel 78 3-4 Chrysler 86 1-2 Columbia Gas & Elec Co .... 5 3-4 Commercial Solvents 13 1-2 Consodlidated Oil Co 7 3-8 Curtiss Wright 11 DuPont 186 1-2 Electric Power Light f> ?-8 General Electric 38 2-4 General Motors 54 1-8 Liggett & Myers B 108 1-2 Montgomery Ward & Co .... 54 7-8 Reynolds Tobacco B 41 1-4 Southern Railway 17 Standard Oil Co N J 44 I U S Steel : 59 3-8 J | Wife Preservers "For a canape, spread small round slices of brown bread with pimento cheese and garnish each with a slice of pimento stuffed olive. The men at the next desk say: ie hopes we don't have many mon Wife Preservers Scald milk for cream sauces to hasten preparations when making a lai?e quan tity of cream sauce or if in a hurry. J severe winters such as this one was. ; The polar bears are liable to start •! coming south each autumn. 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