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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
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fuel, askpbocw to said beild-
tog, janitor eupplies, plurab-
tog and otiwr repairs
mai 24-
Rqpairs and reneodeliag^
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ITEM 26—
For upkeep te Courk
House town c-,. 100.18
The wosk to be done uu-
9hs eupevvision te the
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3,88Ato
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hDriutinge vmtsr, lights,
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