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burned last winter.FAMILY FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF SCOTTPAPERSeLi1V«criass-ofinI►u'n-•5.idr-:hr-;c••Cl’tee! norabriinrCO]attoanUliflt;wlivlitthlt;ailmiiwcallbahr“rgrclnibogrshro;thIn1ta!its9lie a i lt;JUtnorlilt•stlAURELIU0_SCOTHBALTIMORE—Battle-Tor tho estate of thelato W. A. 8cott, Atlan-A.ltu publisher of a dully and a num-T. bor of Dixie weeklies, still goes on 1Cj according to Aurelius Scott, oldest of the Scott brothers who Is a teach at nlucfleld Stafe Teachers’ College, Dlueflcld, W.Va.Mr. Scott was an AFRO visitor recently cn. route to New York where lie Raw officials of the Metropolitan Life insurance Company in the elrort to have held up the payments of $10,000 to cxccutlvcs of the establishment. _The payment!* or another $10,000 ‘^‘ policy due from the North Caro-ro. Unu Life Insurance Company will !n- be similarly li'flfected tf the family ,r.. has it:» way. Mr. Scott saltL •»,#| He told the ArRO.that the dlf-r. Jflculty arises over the fact that his deceased brother who wm mystefl-[gr ously .shot and killed had to write w hl.'» v ill on his death bed.!i't f Had he been able to transact his•*-1 affairs while In possession of all hb; faculties. Mr. Scott said. he is .sure thut his brother wou .1 have wanted them to conduct hh bu*I-ness and to acl js guardian :or liis»iv children.H j Control to Outsiders■aj. Instead, he said. cfTort Is being [ madlt;* to vest fifty-one per cent i:**,of the estale including control of r- the new.spnper and guardianship of r* the children in outsiders.Not only must business stifT^r I coj :t- vihlle \hb fl^lit goe* on. he aid.| but money which'belongs to thelt;ST f* eslatr miiRt be used for this pur-1.pose..rH' Surii a Ir^al battle, he ndded, Is },„ of help only to lawyers and such *. other persons who may u/;e the unusual circumstances in order to '• claim fees.i. Members of the Scott family, he explained, .are nt present engaged ,tf in I tie management of the Scott !f. publishing plant Just as they were before the death of W. A. Scott.»v They are handicapped, however, be-,r- cau.e sums of money earned by the newspaper publisher in the namr-• of sewroJ persons in Atlanta banks have been tied up as belonging to r.j ihe children ra tlier than to the business.N*Jf Feared ■fcmate Suitw.i Mr. Scott said hLs brother dc-a., posited his funds in ^this way tto ,,l*:that no one would know how much :0' lie liad aixd to a*sure Its safety;^*-trr*v*n t txUd+iiMr. Scott declared that whil* the m. motive of the killing of Ills brother ••g:lLs shrouded In mystery, action of n«i*.rvrrnl pt-rson* In connection with ^• tbe oil-dny hearing of the coroner's_i Jury wa$ so suspicious thot It wasevident that they were not. only .shielding the killer hut were t-pend-lnk' money to do so.As much as it hns hated to do.Mr. Scotf *:ild, the family hos been [compelled to devnto ie.«s attention to the finding tlie murderer find • more to uatclilJiK. tlicir buslnew which thlt;*v ^ald otiUiiders are seeking to control.Warned by PublishersAsked if hLs brother ever realized ithat r.o b5g businev, .managed bv Vnjored people could ever be safe in a southern town like Atlanta.Mr. Scott recalled that his brother had b'^en told that bv members of the Cooperative Publishers at, a meeting In New York City tu'oj years a«o.Ills brother not only disregarded ^Ohe udvlce. Mr. Scott declared, but Tie resented It and wTote u strong 'editorial In praise of the South and 'in condemnation of northern pub-;Ushers who knew noih. ig of con-.dltlons there.tormhllt;anrinoati#It.aturth.wctrc(Itcawlaawltl^pJlt;TOhrauIhi4onthiIirxccnwri»FWCroSCIbuyyotCO'O' ■ Ufl
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sat, May 05, 1934
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