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?-7r448?7 A i Mou?cKccplnflJ v^s 5I Plua Tax Sandhills Section To See Steeplechase Southern Pines, N. O., Mar. 8.?The Sandhills section has completed plans (or its big steeplechase racing day on Saturday, March i9, huu iuuW? fur a record crowd of enthusiasts from ail parts of the state. This annual event attracted upwards of 16,000 last year and early demands for reserved parking spaces Indicate many more here this year. Five races are on the day's card, featured by the Yadkin Steeplechase, two and one-half miles over brush for a purse of $1,000 aqd a trophy. The three-mile timber race this year Is for a new Sandhills Challenge Cup, which must be won three times for permanent possession, and there is also a rider's trophy in this event, presented by Verner Z. Reed, Jr., president of the Sandhills Steeplechase and Racing Association, In memory of the late Noel lining, former secretary of the association. The Catawba, first event of the afternoon, Is one and one-half miles over hurdles. Then there's The Croatan Steeplechase for maidens and winners of one race, two miles over tlit brush courses and The Midland, oil" and one-quarter miles on the hat. Richard Wallach, Jr., racing secretary, reports good entries in oach of the racea. He ex pec la Km ape 3rd, Richard K. Mollon'a bay gelding which won the Sandhills Cup laat March, to face the barrier in a try for repeating hia victory. Escape won the big timber event in the recent Waaliington'a Birthday racea at Caindon, 8. C. In the $1,000 bruHh race Uioat of the leading steeplechase horaea in the country will be Keen In action. The racea start at 3:00 p in. on the iiurber ealaie eourae, midway be tween l'inehursl and Southern Pines. Reaerved parking spaces are $10 and $a, and there will be non reserved apacea around the rail at $3. There la no general udmiaHion charge, the parking feu taking cure of car occupant a. The racea are to be preceded the day before by hunter trials at tire Puddoc, Southern l'inea, with four claaaea to bo ahown over nine fencea and a ditch. Stewards of the race meeting will bo A. 8. Craven, representing the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association; F. Wall is Armstrong, of Philadelphia; S. A. W. Ilaltazzl of Aiken; and Harry 1). Kirkovert of Camden. Judges are Jackson and James Boyd, of Southern Pines; C. W. Middleton, of Oreonwlch, Conn.; and Ernest I. White, of Syracuse, New York. MEETINGS CALLED TO VOTE ON MARKETING QUOTA On Saturday, March 13, all people who produced cotton In 1937 are asked to go to one of the places listed below and vote as to whether or not they are is favor of the marketing quota being in effect for 1938. The poles will open at 8:30 and close at' 7 p. m. The voting will be held at the following places: Camden?Court House Lugoff?James Rosborough's store. Blaney?Blaney school. Charlotte Thompson? Charlotte Thompson school. Boykin?Truesdale's store. Antioch?Antloch school. Midway?Midway school. Bethune?Bethune Raley's Mill?Raley's Mill. Mt. Pl8gah?-Mt. Pisgah school. Kershaw?Kershaw Three C's?Three C's school house Liberty Hill?R. C. Jones' store. We8tvllle?Stokes' store. Baron DeKalb?School house Red Hill school house. ?? ? Dr. Davis Shot To Death by Early Caller I>r. W. M. Davis, practicing physloluu of MayuSYlllu. was shot to ((oath I and bis wife wounded in tho foot shortly after 3:30 o'clock this morality at their homo. TUo assassin oa cuped in his cur luimu<l'.U.oly after thp shooting. Mrs I)avis,;was stun wnou alio stoppod Into the hall duriug the shooting Shu saw the killer plainly, hut declared lie* was a stranger Uoyond tho fact that ho was a white man, the officers had little to work on. A flashlight that did not belong to l>r Davis was found in the hall ami was believed to have been dropped by the killer. ltural Officer l*. (.'. Tlsdale was called to the Davis home immediately after the shooting. After making a preliminary Investigation he notified Chief of Rural Police W .1 Seale. ; who went to Mayesville to take charge of the case. This morning, I at the request of Chief Scale, W. C. ! Klrven, chief of city detectives, also' entered the case. Dr. Davis and hie wife were awak, ened by a knock on the front door 'shortly after 3:30 this morning. Dr. Davis slipped on a bathrobe and went to the door. Mrs. Davis did not hear what the caller said, but she heard Dr. Davis reply: "I don't know you. If never have aeejy ynn before" The man apparently drew his pistol at this point and Dr. Davis called for help and grappled with him. Several shots rang out and Mrs. Davis rushed into the hall. One of the bullets struck her on the foot and i she fell. Dr. Davis also fell to the j floor, mortally wounded and bleeding | profusely. A neighbor rushed over, but when he arrived Dr. Davis was' already dead. One of the pistol bullets struck him In the head, another i In the thigh and several In his body, j He was hit either four or five times, j An autopsy, scheduled for today, was expected to show just how many of, the bullets struck him. There were powder burns on Dr.! Davis' hands, showing that he grappled with his assailant in an attempt to wrest tho pistol from his grasp. Neighbors heard, the roar of a car leaving from in front of tho Davis home a few seconds after the shooting. Tire tracks showed that the killer, had parked his car in 'front of the Davis home and headed hack towards the highway. Whether he headed towards Sumter or Florence after the shooting could not be determined. Mrs. Davis was brought to the Tuomey\ hospital for treatment. Her wound was not of a serious nature. Davis was a native^ of Florence county. Ho was 54 yeaiB old. After receiving his medical training ho moved to Mayesvllle and had been practicing there for 39 years. He was popular and well known throughout the county. Officers had practically no clues to work on today but were tracing down every piece of information they thought might have a bearing on the case. No date has been set for the coroner's inquest, Chief Scale stated. Dr. Davis was the son of the late R. C. Davis and Eugenia Corrle Davis, of Florence county. He is survived by his widow, Klma Mayes Davis, the daughter of the late J. R. Mayes, of Mayesville, and Klma Evans Mayes, formerly of Clarendon county; one sister, Miss Matilda Davis; and one brother, George A. Davis, both of Florence. Dr. Davis leaves a host or iriendB to mourn his death. He was a popu lar and useful physician, and held in the highest esteem as a man and physician hy the entire community. He had a very wide practice, and will be greatly missed in this community. Body Recovered Ridgeway, March 4.?Searchers recovered yesterday the body of Doll Dean, 34, of the Winnsboro mill village, from June Creek, about ten miles from here. Dean and J. A. Jeffcoat, also of Winnsboro, were drowned Jnmijgry 25, while Ashing in the Wateree river. Jeffcoat's body wus found that night. In Seaboard's Reclining Seat, Air-Conditioned Coaches i (jutiom. jfttxuky, L * AT LOW COST i, ' :,*"'Sv Here are a feu) of tlte many features you u i< ' enjoy air-conditioning' to give you the most healthful temperature an J cleanliness; softly upholstered rectiniitg seats; cfcan head rests; complete laoutory facilities; lou) cost meals; pilloio set vice at nominal cost and subdued lighting at night so you can steep restfully. IN O other transportation give* i you to much for so little! These modern coaches on all Seaboard through trains embody the latest developments of the car-builders' art. Plan all your trips this way?economicsdly?for speed, and the utmost in safety and comfort. Look at the example* of gas dwy fares?similar fares to all other points. iSeaboa>icl iRailway Fares from Camden, 8. C., to . NEW YORK $13.40 PHILADELPHIA 11.30 WA8HINOTON 8.30 niGHMOND . 3j30 JACKSONVILLE ... 3.33 TAMPA 11.13 8T. PETER8BURQ .. 12.00 W. PALM BEACH ... 12.30 % MIAMI 14JW J. L. CARTER, D. P. A. 1 Arcade, Columbia, 8. C. Telephones 3821-3387 ENFORCEMENT of the 20,000 POUND GROSS WEIGHT AND 90-INCH WIDTH LAW WILL MEAN: I * I 1 (a) Increase to farmer approximately 60 cents per ton II I on fertilizer. (b) Crippling of the farm produce market in the coastal area where truck growers now ship by motor carriers in less than carload lots. (c) Decrease price of cotton to farmer as his transi portation costs increase. II Loss of revenue to State which will handicap farm to 1 market road program and other highway planning by j a> virtue of a loss of revenue from gasoline tax and loss of revenue from license fees. Loss of employment to approximately 35,000 truck j J drivers, mechanics, warehousemen, clerks and others. j Textile Mills of South Carolina will lose their markets jffl to N. C. and Eastern Mills where the average gross weight for trucks is in excess of 40,000 pounds. p Loss of revenue fd thousands of service station owners H and employees | resulting also in a loss of investment "to banks and indxvidusds. j A Increase the cost of foodstuffs and other necessities in j Q South Carolina. _ ' I m: > V* 7 Economic isolation of 520 communities in this State f having NO rail service. ? --- ' ? *; [ r?~ ir? 8 The State will become less attractive to industries wishing to locate here. . 9 Discrimination against our own carriers (private and for hire) because the gross weight for trucks in our neighboring states, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida, is 40,000 lbs. or over and the width 96 inches. 4 It The thousands of interstate carriers, who buy gas, oil, ill tires, equipment and other necessities will be obliged ^ to pass around South Carolina. , , i '-?? .?ft'- "T, r* n Competitors in adjoining states will be able to undersell our ntajiufacturers because of the .availability of economical motor transportation to the consuming centers. The building of an economic "Chinese Wall" around | I South Carolina, thereby advertising us to the world as I ? a backward State. WHY ? Because motor transportation is an iihportant phase of Progress. "TIME . - MARCHES ON." f / The General Assembly, now in session, is being asked to pass a truck bill permitting a gross load of 40,000 pounds and a width o4 96 inches in order that our industries may he placed in position to compete with industries in neighboring states whose gross weight allowance is 40,000 pounds or more. For the economic advancement of South Carolina this measure should be enacted into law before adjournment. NOTE ? Enforcement of the present law would unquestionably bring economic disaster to the State. The passage of a truck law permitting 40,000 pounds gross (truck-semi-trailer and load), and a width of 96 inches (standard width in ALL States except South Carolina) DOES NOT MEAN that trucks double the present size will be allowed. QUITE THE CONTRARY. For several years trucks have been operated without any limitations. We advocate limiting the size to 40,000 pounds gross and a width of 96 inches. MOTOR TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION# ol^flOUTli CAROLINA. Inc. ?::??;' , il^IinAiiADTrDC f IIMDIA c p II UMAJMmA,^ C. - v J II