The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-02-24


and potatoes.
The first asparagus to reach the
| New York markets from the south
was shipped from Terrell county last
week This year there will be $500
crates shipped from this county and
it is expected the price will range
| from $40 to $50 a crate.
Oats, hay, wheat, velvet beans, soy
beans and various other crops are
grown here, and the bankers and bus
mess men of Dawson are seeking to
provide market for every farm prod
uct.
Two prominent farmers specialize
in the growing OF fine cotton seed and
they ship around 5000 bushels Of
these seed each year.
Boys Cotton Club.
H. A. Petty, president OF the City
National bank, has organized the boys
Of the county into cotton club which
has 50 members. Mr.. Petty furnishes
the seed, assists the boys in obtaining
fertilizer and calcium arsenate, and
awards prizes for the best yield per
acre.
Mrs. W. II. Gurr, the efficient home
economics agent Tor the county. last
wear organized a girls home eConom-
les club with l61 members, and OF
this number % finished the year with
a record OF 90 per cent Each OF these
has bank account from the proceeds
OF her work. These accounts range
from IS to SIS
Few counties in Georgia have a
better school system than Terrell. All
OF the old-fashioned one-teacher
schools for white pupils have been
eliminated, and in their place are sew
en- standard consolidated schools and
three two-teacher schools Four OF
the seven consolidated schools are OF
brick, all have three-year high school
courses, and the children are trans
ported by motor BUSES.
There are 1900 white school chill
dren in the county, while the colored
enrolment is $500. There are IS col
ored schools. White school property is
valued at 100000, and recently SIS
coo building was erected at Bronwood.
c. NJ. Harris is president OF the coun-
tv board of education and J. {. Dukes
is superintendent OF schools.
Terrell county is covered by net
work OF fine highways. There are
4O9H miles OF graded road in the
county most OF which has sand and
clay top soil. The Florida Short Route
and the Jeff Davis highway traverse
the county.
Organizations.
Some of the leading civic, patriotic
and social organizations OF Dawson
and their officers follow:
Kiwanis Club-President, Rev. M.
L. LAWSON vice president, R. L. Say
lille; secretary, r. r. Marlin; treasur-
or, r. d. Smith.
Davis Daniel Post OF the American
Legion-Commander, D. F. Barring
ton; vice commander, J. w. Cannon,
IT,; adjutant, II. c. Grimes.
Terrell County Federation of Wo
mems Clubs-President Mrs. w. H.
Gurr; vice president, Mrs. E. T. Jor-
dan and Mrs. F. H. Stapleton; secre-
tary, Mrs. c. A. Kaufman; treasurer,
Mrs. F. NJ. Lyle.
Dawson Woman's Club-President,
Mrs. w. H. Gurr; vice presidents,
Miss Eloise Pickett and Mrs. w, B.
Parks; secretary, Mrs. R. G. Dozier;
treasurer. Mrs. G. c. Wan; parliamen-
tartan, Mrs T. B. Raines.
Dawson Chrysanthemum Club =
President, Mrs. R. R. Marlin; secre-
tary, Mrs. Ed Daniels This club fos-
tiers the growing of chrysanthemums
and each fall holds a wonderful chry-
santhemum show.
Stone Castle Chapter, d. A. R.
Regent, Miss Louise McNulty.
Dorothy Walton Chapter, d. A. r.
Regent, Mrs. H. A. Wilkinson.
Mary Brantley Chapter, U. d. c.
President, Mrs ]. M. Rauch.
American Legion Auxiliary-Presi-
dent. Mrs E. E Cooke.
w. c. T. U.-President, Mrs. r.
Boy Scouts-Scoutmaster, c. G.
McLendon.
The Dawson Woman's club owns
its club house and carries on a COM
prehensve program OF work. 1t takes
an active hand in all civic matters and
wieds a pronounced influence on the
cultural life of the city and county.
Its program is made up OF SIX depart
ments OF work-public welfare edu-
cation, citizenship, legislation, fine
arts and press and publicity. Among
other things the club, in cooperation
with the physicians of the city, ar
ranges for physical examination OF all
school children, and for general
health survey. These are followed by
free clinics for the correction OF physl-
cal defects discovered. The free clinics
are fostered by the Terrell County
Federation of Women's Clubs, which
also sponsors home demonstration
work in the schools OF the county.
Recreation.
A large park is being developed by
the Davis Daniel post of the American
Legion. Already mammoth concrete
swimming pool has been constructed,
and Fairgrounds and tennis courts are
to be laid out. AT the city schools eX-
cellent Fairgrounds are maintained,
and the city has an athletic field upon
which baseball and football games are
played.
The Dawson Concert band, a local
organization composed OF IS pieces,
gives weekly band concerts during
the summer months. This band is led