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^ ' ‘ .f" cintaNicL9 To Bt m Ckan iper, CMUflrte, gni BiWifch 9 7^ f f t L VOLUME XL If Too Doa^t Bead THE CHRONICLE Y&a IWt G«t tkc Newi/ CLINTON, S. G, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1,1940 NUMBER 5 WASSON DECISION UPHOLDS WILL OF LATE JOHN H. YOUNG , jLicms Chib Honors Clinton Hfin, CbUdrtB of Late ElUi|i Young, Win In Contest Case When Judge of Pf^e Ordccs Will Adknitted To Pi^te As Last Testament of Deceased. ^ ^ Dr. JaniM W. Davit, i^ddy laxnm loxareldiinr anne on Ootobtr 19, 1988, Oinion phytieitn, net nantd at **ttM Mitaiatippiii *** Ukairite ontble to find MAckait cMmu of tht yter^ at • mMCins of •vMtooe from thoMoovd to otOM nw tiw liom dob tait Fridejr •mine’ at to boM itiiat on said dst* the iMtator Hotel Qinton. Ttbroaiy 88 -mu wet did not have, intdligtnee «Qootli to m tht date on nliieh Dr. Davit oomprdiend the nature aod afftet of be pobUdy honortd and prsaented a he wm dotaf and that be did apoMy-prepnrtd pieqot statins the not knonr hia eatete, She object tof Uaifaisb vaitn of the eervioe he Imw ren- affection end'^tio nhom he witbed to dered thd community over a long -pe- Dr. James W, Davis Named AspPonner Clinton Pastor Dies ,**CitixeB of the Year^ In An nual iBailot of Members. S|>aeial to The Chronkie. Laorma, Jan. 81.—Tba ** hahra,** so deaorftad In kwg court pfo- ceedingi over tha 1800,000 ariU of tba late John H. Young of Clinton, won the fixat leciaton hi the cooieat Mon day when Judge of Probate J. <Bew- lette Waaeon tamded down a daerep ordering that the win of the wealthy Clinton ckiaen, dated Ootaher 19, 1938. four days before hia daath, *he addutted to probate m the hat wiU and teetement of the eeid John H. Young, deoeaaed." The effect of the deeiaion, unleu the caae ia. eanried to a -bigher court, it that the **llliafaiippi htifi^ a^ called beoasnae they were reeidtnta of Miatiatippi at the time of John H. Youig*a deeeaee, -wiM cteoe hate poa- ■ession of a majority of the boaineu property ki tbe town of Clinton de- aerfted in the ivULinatead of one- of H Jmd the wiH bean Mt They ite W. *P. Young, Ma^ liute Lou <Yhnng, Ihhel Young HoUgway^ Nejpton Young, linda Sell Tvutog and IrwM Young, IMW realdenle of <^inton and repre- aen^ in the oonteat proceedkite by BQadcweU, Sullivan A Wileon of Lau- jwna. The euooeaeftri oimteetente are children of the late^ Ehbu Young, a brother of John H. Young. Defendante^ in -whoee behalf the ac- . tion was begun by N. A. Young and!tion cf will and from coUvcreatian Rev. Henry Stokes b'CarVictim give it. It ia true that the teatator 79 yean old and It it tru -that be wu aomewhat weak physical but there ia an abundance of ieakimony which abowad that at the signing of tlda paper that he knew hda loved onea, knew hie fMenda^knew Me vmp- erty and knew the object of his buniief.'" Mr. Homer Henry, a well known and substantial ottsen of CUntom ktatea that <Mr. Young gave to him hia wiahM wRh referanee to the dia- position of his property and that ha prepared these wishu paragraph by paxagraph and preaeBted.»ame to Mr. Young and that hd knew and under stood w4iat wua in each pargraph; Bav.'*D. J. Woods, pastor of the FM Dresb3fterian chui^ testified that he uWMr. Young the afternoon the will was wHtteii and considered him rm- tionai; Mr. P. 6. Dailey and Mr. A. B. riod of Selection by the Lions dub of “the citiMn of the year” is an aofmnal cus tom. NominatiMS atre'made by mem bers of the*group and eeleotion is made at the foHowing meeting by ma- jori^ vote. Among bosineaa matten before the ^From Injuricil Suffered When Struck Doum By Automobile. ' Intwrmwit In jHemoe, N. C. The 'Rev. Henry dtohes, 89, retired Metbodiat minister «nd a ISonnsr pas tor of North Broad fltrest Methodist church of this city, 1917.80, died last Thnraday enwning in a Spartanburg 'hoapital of mjuiiee auflfiarad whan be -was atmek by an automobile on a 1940 coum SUPPLY BILL PUT IN HOPPER DURING WEEK House Detegaiion Introduces Measure CgriTing Net Total $77,197.44 To Be Raised Ikation. Levy To Be Fixed By Auditer. of total approprtation ef 1141,807.44 ,ths Lanrena county sup ply bW for 1940 was hatrodueed in tba houae of repraamtstivti last Thuia- day. The UMasure is expected to pass tha housetiria weak and go to tbs sen OonsteasioneTs Twe f2) CVranty Physicians (total for both) .... AS county work includ ing inquests aod post mor- 1,200.00 400.00 1,000.00 SpwtMixiiC «lt7 •e™*t <m J«i. Stfc. *» ftMl yprowi <=■ ITEM 5- of the have airssdy He had made his home in Spartan bung sinee las retirement from the ac tive mlnirtry in 1985. Funmwl eenricee wwe held Friday; * .. . at the Ontial Metbodiat to $141,897.44, from wWch A. Onomer. tion, it is upon the hiU. The groM Rqipropriation in item 1 morning obureh in Spartanburg, wiith' eeveral Methodist miniaters offidoting. In- terraent fdiowed in the afternoon at Monroe. N. €. ^ stFridayhrSiaiBhg ing of mstoben of the “ladiea night” ^ ' ’ .comittes by President P. S. Balky. J. Cornwefil waa designated aa chainaan and he wiR bs assisted by John B. Gentry, Harry O. Layton, Dr. Geonfe R. Bkl^, Jaeaes Addison, EL M. Thnmwmmn, and Clyde G. Lank- fonL The committee wm empowered to ast date and make aR arrange- AicJhr menUr annual ocoaakm hhen at Alba in (jreenvttk county. He the eon of Thomas ^Banry and Abbte Bolktig Stokes. He vws educated to thk pubttc eobooia of hia community, Wofford oolkge and in the theolqgl- eal department of Vandetbilt nnivea^ aity. ^ 1897 he waa nnurried to Mias Floret Heath of Waxhaw, N. C., who preceded him in deeath. At the age 'of 14 years he was converted The Court Hooee Jani tor, to be named by the Ck^ of Court and ahaU peifoim ouch duties as the Oarit prescribes is deducted $84,800.00 estimated to Be ypiQK g County Attorney offtoers, $11,000; finee and fotfeltBrea, i/ $5,600; inauranea ikensea, $4,000; gas.: Laurens olh9e"tefl^'$38^60^"%eeErf°wtos'ei^- '91^ quor taoi, $5ji0O. The miR«u;e k kfl bhude. Section 1 specifying that a tax of a suffleisnt of wiiBa he levied, kaa the for tha year frtsa afi aoureea, the mount of auoh rafll- age to oe ostoraunea later oy me county aadltor in consultation withj 780.00 250.00 4,000.00 this und mem^ have timr wives and friends]^ Betheeda Methodist chutok. aa guests. It waa also stated that a acne meet ^ ...... Blakely, hftiong frtonda. ^ each wiU take the place ^ ^ ua^ *<J^l97, Mount Carmel 1808-1000. Oohea- having had an intimate relatioinfliup lunoheon-mecting schedukd for that|)^^_ 1901-02, WaJterboro atsti^ from boyhood days. Saw Mr, Youiig;date. The meeting wlU include «n«n- 19^)3.05 -Wtonsboro 1906-08, Abbe- m lio^>itai immechately before eocecu* John T. Young, mceeutora, were -N. A. Young, Joha T. Young, da Henry Young, Brnmie Young G^rey, Mrs. Jack H. Young, and J. C. Cto^nd, ^knefidaries in a ksaer dsgree in the jrill. ■The answer made by Grier, McDon ald and Todd, attoiwayp for the con testants, included aUegatious that the deceased wae incapacitated to execute a valid win *t>y reason cf wwaknesa and feebleness of mind,” was “late- had considered htoi aorinal mentally; 14kewise, Mr. D. R Tribble and C. N. Mauney, prominent cititens of din- ton, aalr fahn on many oocasioos dur ing the yaar and a short tinw prior to tigatog cf wiH and from convena: tions had thought him noimal noen- taUy.thoute aocaswfaat weak physical ly. I^M testimony of these geutkmsn who are dMntereated in the outcome of the caae, outwelgbs to my mind any theoretical testtowny that waa tog ia testamentasy capacity” at the produced to the time the will waa aignad and that “he I have read cawftdiy the brief of waa toaproperiy and unduly iuflneoaed the conteatanta of ths will and of the Ifaanto by osrtato of ths hanefieisritelwepsmnto ef ’ ths wiR and 1 •have Tte daerae at follows k a statutory prooesdmg Wasson wia to prove in due fonn of law the will of |to easeute tfaswiB aa ptesSBtad. John H. Young, deceaacd. A pstitkm to prove said will in dos form ^ law eagtoky itad ham AEHhJto (ipp# ^oowwciBwciiop* i fnim dom that hs ^ not hive mental capacity bers of tbe^ (Tlintoo, Chester dtd). Rock Hill and Crt^ In State Damaged Not viHe Station 1909-10, Duncan Mem orial at Georgetown. 1912, and York 1918-16. During 1911, he wm fto- anctol agent of Columbia ootVege^ ' TVanafenred to the Upper South Carolina conference to 1914, he coo- Extreme Cold May Upset PfatlM- ing and Marketing Sdiedulcs, Prince Says. —a .»>■■■ Golm^ia, Jan. 80.—IVtooipal South 'Carolina vegettete and fr^ cropa have not 'been damaged by the more thou a month cf continooua celd ex- perieneed by the state, Osoege E. imwp cP|ffg OT hb ntmtxxBfi <mvh- lbh<Mi*te ^ said today. ^Yhs tUng wahe atetid the cold wQi ^ is ttoraw planting masona cf competing atates abnormally tote and The foiiowtog is the fiscal part of the bai aa totrodueed to the house. Portions carried to sections contato- tog the provisions mid roles govern ing appropriations made in Item 1, are omitted for lack of sptee and reason they are largely repetitione of prevloue supply bills. Appropristiona of the ttil fdttow: ITEM 1^ For aoaintenance of chain gwig, roads and bridges, es- ttowM $38;500.00 K is intended that aA ct the funds derived from the eppaeprtotkn ahtol be - for diatributidW and of 'Utaury books B1 vODOQRM* rr^ 8— Ladiea rest room nrSM 9— / Gonntir health department mai 10— 850.0t 1,500.00 Denefite under the Work- erh Oompensation Law„ for Mrs. 'MolNe Garrett at $28.47 per nwnth together V St (3) tinned bis mindaterial work, senrtog tax be and the —are as pastor of tiie fottowing churches: jhmby eppeoprtotod for thb Broad Street at dtoton 1917-$0, purpose of thto jteBs,tegeth- Strect at Gaffney 1986, Grent PaHi‘ —r-'-* 1927-30, Seneca Station 1931, --4Mad Bethel at Chester 1921-A4, Buford BlsckSbi^ 1988-85. Sunrmng are BU wife, Mrs. Si-|»Bd <ire Obunty Superriso^ lama Lawranoe Stokes Spaianburg;lnd the Oouu^ Board cf three sons, Thomas H. Stokes, of .OoaHnissiaBsn of Laurens MobUe, Ato., AUm H. Stokes c# County ars aothortoed te ex- Spartanburg and R. W. StoksB of ptttd lbs sMBugato of said any surptas or unex- pendsd batones ia the hands qf the OouBty from the 1939 Mtos Mary Do^ng Btohss, of lywch- hutg, V». Y - w ^ . J ,. ^ IhK tiHfffn On WOm EDBmB Hi COHImMM I (heiafioi^ find IM the pa^ to ^ filed hy the executors of said pressed tha tort wiB and purpose tost. wH and testament and the de- the testator when It ^^awas - - -- - « - J iWWI wMl Vui' quertton wm„ properly exeerted, e^| He said emiy reporta todferted that fendanta filed an answer which iraiscd the following queetions; 1. Were the statotioty requirements as to emeution, attestation^ suhsorip- tion and pitoiicatton conopiied with? 2. Waa there undue influence exert ed upon Jolm H. Young to ths mak- ii(g te atid wiH .tq.dute an ed and that he waa possessed of tea- tamentary capacity and exercised aarae on October 19, 1988. R is therefore ordered, luijudged and decreed tiart the fMpor dated Oc tober 19,1988, be admit^ to probirte as the lint wiH aod teatament of the it waa not the lart will and isatamsot of John H. Young? _ 8. Did John fi. Young, deeeaaed, on October 19,1988, pocaesa testameo- ary capacity for the-making of a wiH and if so waa said testamentMy ca pacity properly eoEerctoed? The hearing <m aaM petitioa has been extended over sevirai montha and every eppovuaity haa besn.pre- aanted to bote aidei for the ‘tottodue- timi of testimony for and agutort lbs paper prmsnted for ths tort wtt and of John fl. Yoimg, de- John H. Young, deeesesd Hewiette Wstason, Probate Judge- W. J. DUNCAN DLL AT BOMB potato and tonpto crepa to Florida ouiy ’Caltfornto, prindpal mariert com petitors, with South arohna, had not been damaged. “We ‘hope they woa't be,” Prince •aid. “If they are, those statea will rephmt and coax' on the market at the earns time as South Garohna.”. In cabbage the cold may aid the state’s planten x x x if Tnosa (omr- ksting to March) and Mtosissippi and Atobama (maiketing to Apootl) cab bage haa bM tot by tbe cold. “ A good many growure in thia state have art cut additional ob- bage to the past two wasks on tbe chance .that the ior tbe of tfakr u—w ITEM 8— iopMCnU TaM DO MBM MOQ $200.00 made by S. C. In-^ duatrial Oommieeion .... ITEM 11— Mill Deputies: ITiree $120.00 ee^ per year ... ITEM 12— Board of Registrstion at $100.00 cwdi .... ITEM 18— Board of Askeenors and Equalisation ..„ .... ITEM 14-;-Magistrates: City of Laurens deck for atenographse help to holdtog toquests and subject to caH of >811014(7 and-or SoKdter and for any other Ounty tovesti- gabkm ordered by the Del- 541.64 .360.00 300.00 800.00 1,000.00- UnitTo Be Inspected W. J. Duncan, msciager nf the Pm- pk’s Bonded Wacehoum, haa been confined to toe home on Bart OvoHnalund Alabama cropa tiave bean dam EWm tbe teatinsohy in the caae It has bean clearly estitoiiahed, ‘te my mind, that the paper dated Ootohef 19, 1986, waa signed by John H. Young to tbe presence of three -wit- nemes end that the statutoiry require- nseuta of execution, attestation, sub scription and pteHcrtion were com plied -with. 4 think it needkes to go into any dstaikd etsitament with rte- erence to this nnd 1 thsrefore bold tiuut the -wfll waa executed in doe form of law. With rsfsrsnoe to ths second ground upon which the -wiB was attacked,^ SMumely, that undue inflaenoe was ex erted upon John S. Tbung, the de ceased, 1 am umbte te find eufflcieot Oeatimony which wopld wnxvanC my Jhjding that the said Jahn H^r Yeung was so tmteiy toflhiitei-teiit ISBi paper totrodueed to eridanoe did art express hit derires and witess, Aa 1 undsratand the fcw wHh referenoe te undus tofiosnee ths testeter’e fies agehey mart be sc ovemocae that ths inrtmnMnt dosa pwt exiweaa hto wHI hot the will te anathsr. I epm ftod , nothtog in dicate 'that tee wHl Wua nbtainad > sHrouga uxNroe mnuenee eomrowsu sy te Ms tes jMloss who rsoeive • large pact of fiopsity nor by anyuaa eut. On tehar haad. the tmtimony tiMWs i a latfe part te Wa ptepfrty A whan the wfll wne errlU' telthaony showatert tht tomdrsd milea wwmy and away fair, ntany daya. Moos dgnsesa psurtici- jte'tfis htfsIltiL a-ssnne the past wssk. Mr. Duncan, one te tbe city’s htyhly^regardsd citi- sens, has a vride ctsels te friaath here and aleerthere who wfll regret to lean) te his iltassa, and whs joto to wishing for him. an sarly convaka- qimds. ■ -V —^ AM. E. Bond of Lmdngten, Ksntucky, ia ths guest te' Mr. mod Mrs. U C. 'Bond a^ fansily. aged,” he mid. 0^011^ snmww^d^ M ’Bet that's jnat a i- WHO WORKS WHERE? STATE TRAINING SCHOOL a 0. Whitten, M. D.. Saperiatsndeat F, U.Webh. M. Dn Msdlcal Diietesr CRAWFORD 18 kB-ELRCno * J. Roy Crawford, #eH known fann er of the BopeweH aection, waa re- olected a dhwetor of tha Mwgrove national fann loan aasoriatton at the anniud atochbolderR meattog held dur ing the -week in LauremAThe associ- B, Unioi County ation qnrvea Laursns, berry counties. Jniott and New- and . _ te be honaht hr The R. 0. T. C. mUitary unH of Superviai-^ tod te Presbyterian coHege will have ita an- Ooramkaionen) ... nrual government inepection on April jypRM a Hitik^)Ujor Alexander H: Cummings, ^ professor of militory science and tac- ^leik of Court* in.peoto», M th. <>ffi-[cieri«ri 'Mp for aal U. S. Army riting, w>il be con- Aikiifcor ducted by Major Jiames E. Matthews, Treis)^ ‘ ^ <3eorgto|a^ ^ etfllege, at DaMoraega, Ga. Lart year) Treasured ^ the ^ con^utive I Superintended te Bdaci^ uirit r^ved the expeneeaforSupt. withoat recomsnendaition for change ^ / or improrement.” Aaetotant Supeto^ te Education Judge te Drabate .... GkBrk for Judge of Ihrobuito.. .... ...g .... .... .... .... .... 'Traveling eoqMneea for *Sb6t4ff Cotton production <kmnk l9M to Jtertdmeiw^'fi^ Sheriff Z Laurent county totaled 24,983 toflea, toity Sheriffa fom (4) rt a report issued yesterday by^ ty«n- |lSoO per montii mM. ty ceteus agent showed. The vrae based on gtontogs from the crop prior te January 16, 1940. The figure represents an increase tCRtos rent fer rt CQnten lOopabsbisjrt Cltoten Oraas iBfi Waterloo «« KAA AA Court jSaHivaa - I Scuiffktown —; .... {Jacks — 'Modrtvflie 11,000.00,^^^ Sewing room: Inckkatale 84008 76088 10088 17088 17008 17008 17000 150j08 12008 12000 ' 9(U)8 794.401 300.001 794.40 Cotton Crop 24,933 Bales supplies, to be expended JAI ^ much be needed, upon * tbe approval te the Senator and a majority te tbe House delegation. ‘ ITEM 16— Insursnee for Court Houee, Jail, County Horae, Agricultural and Chatogang Gaaqp bufldtogs .... .... ITEM 17— latocmt on current loans ITEM 18 iMedical Supplies: Provided te nedkal snp- piies Shan be purchased ex cept on wrffben approval te the County Physieian 1 month stHtoly not iiOUU.uu ^ ^jiemd $25.00 per itentii) 840.00 1,500.00 400.00 960.00 1,500.00 840.00 2.000.00 625.88 1,0004)8 Travri expenam for four <4) 6;000.00 Mtoa Nsrmi Hallett, Psychsiigist apd Difee^ tar te'Tlrafaiiity Miaa Geargla Trill. .IM. MONTS ON LUTHERAN BOARD At the cloetog sesston te tbe annual eonvention te the Boutb Chroltoa Evangelical Lutheran sfitod in Char- kston Friday, W. E. Monte te this city, was re-eleotad a mmaher te the board te trustees te Ru> LuHwn sn Or phan Home at SbIsib, Vn. te 8,336 bake over 1988, which had 21,5^ bales ginned te tbe same date. Deputy Sfaeriflis rt $40.00 per naontb each CkHmty Supervisor, salary.. detaobment te similar Tiaveltog for Su it) 8PBAE SUNDAY Albert Edwards, ministerial student Tax at Presbyterian colkge, will conduct the 11 o’clock Sunday uondng ser vice rt Thom well Bfemorial ohunob in the, absence te the pasUnr, Or. L. R. Lyw. Clinton Cftmms Asked To To Okiri fbd towns nfl ovm Ihs United States are this -wetit being aalDsd Us ghw tbsir support t» ths ’“Marth te Dhnet” campaign apoo- MfWI V/ W MMnWU •^ONSMMKm M MM TI(M MMlf fafhatls pamfliuis. THE CHRONICLE haa been naked hy saversl interea^ citiasna to n appeal fbr Mda eauat whkh -ms gMifly do today. Every man, and elild to CHaUm apd 4Ma entire conomunlty is in-riitod to five a dtow er mors Far thia mraas^ teaManbering that your dime “May Boxai to festive cmgitoetiana haws ben ptooed at; ■ * * ssm himiihiIiiI, mSkA JaOV VnrtnOEliQpm ^T«a $ae hiviki to toup-'to to ff he tonh flM to • eft eay of tiie above ptoem and The entire prosseda derived •••« Jaflor, 5 months at $12A00 and 7 months rt $115.00 CoHsdtor to Sheriff’s office, 5 months rt $125.00 and 7 months rt $116.00 Two (2) Oonnty Onnmis- stonm rt fMOiOO eaeh .... Travettog expeuads for County^ Consmiotionom at $26a00 emh .... iQeik to Board te County DRi¥S GAROrULLT * SAVB A LirB> Sft Fftr nito T«ftr titan ITBII 19— MUitary Laurens .... 1920 00 matched by L500.00' «w«rtbycity). " Military compmyy rt Clinton &OO.OOI matohte by einri'lar amount te dty). 1,880 00' Ptorided, expenditure of jaaid amount by boto Lau rens and C^ntonmilitaryde- 1 von AA tachroerts shall be approved by the Senator and a niajor- 600.00.’ ^ Delegation from Lau rel* County.^ ITEM 20— Vital etwtirtict .... ITEM 21—• Judge te Probata for dering pensioas Mem 22— 300.08 200.08 200.1 500.00 m- 1 FATAUTY --AUTOlKWnJB ACX^DSNTS hi LAURENS COUNTT Lto*8 SIrtot Ti Malta IMS, m Salt Ttor Oft thm HifhvftFB. 310L08 26.08 3.000.90 3,900188 Muting, postage and eta- tionary ITEM 28—Court He Inolodmg- v fuel, askpbocw to said beild- tog, janitor eupplies, plurab- tog and otiwr repairs mai 24- Rqpairs and reneodeliag^ Ceuri House ..„ 4,000l88 ITEM 26— For upkeep te Courk House town c-,. 100.18 The wosk to be done uu- 9hs eupevvision te the Ctvk 3,88Ato ITEM 26--^Oouaty jafl hDriutinge vmtsr, lights, fut^ dish^ataiiti, plusti)-