ttt- ■ * n m• i ff. ■ i' w *W I'M UPJlIM'MfUyi "V ’ ! SHELBY ANNOUNCES '■; '..I1,..1 Jiia.iJ.'.. ■.. -r An Efird Annual Chain Sale Greater Than Ever Belt re Commences Friday Morning June 4; Continues Through Monday, June 28 I FORTY MANAGERS PLAN • | FOR GREATEST CHAIN SALE OF ALL Meet In Charlotte And Complete All | Plaiis. The Managers from ail "he Efird Stores throughout the two ■Carolina's and Vir ginia met in the Auoitonum of the new Efird Charlotte store and planned Great Chain Sale for June, commencing on Fri day, June 4th. Among those present were G. W. NEELY, Shelby; It. C. Teague, Winston-Salem: A. E. Har ris. Concord, N. C.; W. E. Haynes, Gas tonia, N. C\; G. 0. Byrd, Rod' Hill. S. C.; T. J. Rowan, Durham, X. C.; E. L. Taylor, Rocky Mount, N. C.; T. A. Foreman Salis bury. N. C.: M. F. Crooks. High Point, N. C.; F C Proctor, Anderson S C; T R Beav er. Monroe, N C; B E Creighton, Greer, S C: Mr. Williams, Columbia. S C; L W Bundy, Greenville, S C; W O Huntley, Suartanburg, SC; J Q ivarie, Laurinburg, N C: 0 C Duncan, Lumberton. N C; Otis McMillan. Greenwood. SC; B B Brown, Burlington, N £; E L Mvers. Lexington, N C; R H Barneit., mnco.ntoi:. X C; IT B TruM. Lenoir. X C; P T Renihardt, For est Citv, X C: P M Kendall. Raleigh, X C: C L Efird. Wilmington. X C: S A Eiiis. Wilson. X C; Win. Briere. Statesville, X C; G W.Dawson, Danville, Va; H P Love, Sumter, SC: H B Ellis. Goldsboro. X C; H K Drye, Albemarle.‘X C; I. A Oliver. Greensboro. X C; S Z Phlieger. Kannamlis, X C; J H Teague. Florence. S C; G R Ham ilton Charlotte Bargain Center; E L Efird- Winstorp Salem; J R Efird. Colffirr- j Kla SC: T W Efird. Xew York Cit v ; P H Efird. Charlotte, X C: J B Efird, T W Wise. R M Curlee, and T E Efird, all of Charlotte. After a brief business session, the An nual Efird Chain Sale question came up and it was decided to commence this Great Once a Year Sale at all Efird Stores on Fridav. June 4th and go for 21 days through Monday. June 28th. Efird Brothers explained to the Man agers the tremendous purchases and pren arations that have been made for the sale telling them that a million dollars worth of new merchandise had been bought at snecial prices to make this the Biggest of all Sales. Each Manager made a talk which was full of enthusiasm, and left for home full of Den to make his store surpass all rec ords, in this sale. $1,000,000. Worth New Merchandise Purchased For This Sale! In addition to the large stocks carried in each Efird Store, we have bought during the past few weeks $1,000,000 worth of what might be termed distressed merchandise pit our own prices for this Chain Sale. Each Efird Store has received his portion of these lucky pur chases. Here lye will keep up the Efird motto, “When We Buy a Bargain, We Self One.” $160,000 Worth of New Silk^ Alone For Efird’s Chain Sale Bought From One of America’s Best i ' manufacturer s. Alone sixty thousand dollars of flat crepes and crepe de chines. That will go on sale Friday morning with the season's newest colors in Georgettes, colored taffetas canton * crepes, washable pongees, printed crepes, Broadcloths, Rad iums, Black Satins, etc. A big as sortment at every EFIRD store. M . (ALL NEW SILKS—BUT AT A PRICE.) Efird’s Buy Complete Stock of 41 Manu facturers of Ladies Reedy to Wear Mr. J. W. Efird, pur Npw York Re p esentative, writes us that he has bought almost the complete stock of fortymanufacturer! .of fine silk dresses, washable dresses, smocks, silk underwear, Rayon and fine mer cerised cotton underwear> Philippine hand-made underwear, etc.' and that j * r » x. on the opening morning of this sale, our Ready-to-Wear Department will look like a new stpre going a* almost half prices. BARGAINS WILL REIGN SUPREME DURING THIS SALE HUNDREDS OF SALESPEOPLE j' WANTED IN THE DIFFERENT STORES SHELBY WANTS 20 EXTRA IN HELP. Call And A*k For Mr. G. W. Neely. All Efird Stores Closed At 1 O’Clock Thursday, June 3rd, To Mark Down Merchan dise* AH Efird stores throughout the two Carolina^ and Virginia wiH close their doors at 1 o’clock on Thursday, June 3rd to mark down merchandise and rearrange and display new merchandise for the opening of this our greatest sale 9 o'clock Friday morning, June 4th. Ttl! your friends of this tremendous sale, and money saving event It will pay you to come. You will not bo disappoint ed. -MILL ENDS Tremendouf Lots Bought For Efird’s Chain Sale. Seven solid freight carloads of mill ends, perfect short lengths of America’s best manufactured products .of white goods —flaxon checks, voiles colored Indian Head, long cloths, printed flaxons, sois ettes, underwear apd lingerie cloths, Ray ons, plain colors and fancies, dress ging hams, fine sheetings, pajama checks, etc. Each Efird store has received his allot ment. (BARGAINS WILL REIGN SUPREME DURING THIS SALE.) French Voile Dresses $2.84 Oh^ rack French voile dresses, broadcloths, satin ebene, Rayon I Silk dresses in all the new colors, $5.98 values. Chain sale — $2.84 . Pretty Summer Dresses $1.79 Chiffon and Wirthmor Summer . dresses, Rayon and novelty mater ials, values up to $3. Don't miss these at Sale Price of-$1.79 Special Purchases from 41 Manufacturers FEATURE! FASHIONABLE SILK DRESSES! Brand New—The Kind You Usually Pay $15 For $8.74 Greatest values we have ever offered in silk dresses made of silk crepes, georgette crepes, flowered georgettes 54’’ bordered crepe de chine, etc., in all the new patterns and styles, values originally up to $15. sale price $8.71 STRAIGHT FROM NEW YORK! SCORES OF NEW DRESSES $4.39 One lot of printed Crepes, Crepe de Chines and Georgette Dresses, values UP to $8.50. All the newest and most fashionable styles. Large selections. Chain Sale Trice________$4.39 SPECIAL GROUP $25 DRESSES-FOR $13.75 One lot of Flat and Satin Crepe Dresses, values to 825.00, all the lead ing styles and cplors for summer _!_____ $13.7$ V'., 1, Smart Silk One lot of Canton Crepe, Crepe de Chine, Satin Crepe, and Tub Silk dresses, values up to $18.50, all to go in this great sale for_$9.90 New Summer Die Me, . $11.75 One lot of Georgette, Canton Crtspe, Flat Crepe apjl Tub Sijk Dresses, values to $2?.50. Copies of higher priced dresses. Good values $11.7$ THIS THE ONE GREAT SALE WHERE NOTHING IS RESERVED-BEGINS FRIDAY, JUNE 4TH. I