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


bronze tablet just below the bust are
these words;
ITO the memory OF James Mathews
Griggs. who represented with conspic-
uous ability and fidelity the Second
district of Georgia in Congress from
March 4, 1897 to the date OF his death,
JANUARY 5, 1910 This memorial is
erected in his home town by the peo-
pie OF the district. He loved and hon
ored the people; the people loved and
honored him"
On the reverse side OF the pedestal
appears the following: He was the
equal OF the greatest, and as humble
as the lowest"
Just across the street on the federal
building square. is a large granite boul-
der adorned by a bronze tablet with
the. following inscription: Erected by
Stone Castle Chapter, d. A. r., in
honor of the world war veterans OF
Terrell county"
Noted Citizens.
Dawson and Terrell county have
produced many noted men. Among
those who have died are Judge James
onel O. B. Stevens. a former commits
sioner Of agriculture for Georgia, state
senator and large farmer; Judge J. q.
Parks, Judge OF the city court OF DaW-
son, state senator and prominent
churchman, who was the father OF w.
b. Parks. a wel-knoWn attorney OF
Dawson, and OF Guyton Parks, OF the
claim department OF the Georgia Cas-
ualty Company at Atlanta; A. ]. Car
yer, organizer and president of the
Dawson National bank; John R. Mer-
Ger. former mayor and leading farmer
who led the way for modern farming
in this section and who developed the
wheat and rice industries, and A. j..
Baldwin, pioneer merchant, farmer
manufacture
Among the living notables are:
Judge M. J. Yeomans, judge OF the
Pataula circuit, former legislator and
former chairman of the state demo
cratic committee; Z. L. Rainey, mem
Der of the state prison commission,
editor of The Dawson News, and
farmer; James d. Weaver, farmer
manager of the Dawson Telephone
Co, former president of the Georgia
Farmers Union, former state senator
and now member OF the legislature
from Terrell county; E. t. Cooke,
farmer and fertilizer dealer who was
the first national vice commander OF
the American Legion to be elected
from a state south OF Pennsylvania
and east OF Nebraska, and who now
represents the American Legion in the
work OF establishing the Woodrow
Wilson University at Naldosta; Judge
NJ. c. Edwards, Judge OF the city
court of Dawson, president OF the
Bank of Dawson, former legislator
and a delegate to the democratic ma
tional convention at New York; DR..
!. c. Dean, former president OF the
Georgia Medical Association and a
delegate to the national democratic
convention at San Francisco; Claude
Hatcher, who discovered the formula
for Chero-Cola and who heads that
company, and DR.. O. G. Crawford,
who developed the blood clot treat
ment for hemorrhagic fever.
Community Leaders.
Among those who attended the con-
ference arranged for the Atlanta Jour
nal correspondent by the KiWanis
club we're: Mayor K. S, Worthy, al
farmer and business man; DR.. NJ. L.
Lawson. pastor of the First Baptist
church and president OF the Kwanls
club; R. R. Marlin, attorney and sec
rotary of the Kiwanis club; J. A.
LANG, attorney, ex-chairman OF the
county board of commissioners and
former solicitor general J. d. Weav-
err, manager telephone exchange, farm
er, former state senator and former
president OF the Georgia Farmers I'm
ion; H. A. Petty, president OF the
CITY National bank; w. B. Parks, at
torney and former member OF the leg
islature; ]. c. Dukes, superintendent
of county schools; w. J. Mathis, farm
er; w. H. Dismuke, farmer and coun-
ty commissioner; c. Z. Rainey, bust
ness manager of The Dawson News;
!. A. Horsley, real estate dealer; +.
F. Brim, truck grower and farmer;
G. c. Wall, merchant and farmer; DR..
J. G.. Dean, physician, former coun-
Gilman and former president OF the
Georgia Medical Association; w. Z. |
Monts, superintendent of city schools;
r. L. Saville, president Dawson Ma
tional bank and farmer; J. c. Hol-
lingsworth merchant and farmer; Z:
w. Hollingsworth, merchant n
farmer; r. f. Bell, real estate and in
surance agency and farmer; Karl
Thompson insurance; f. f. Cooke, |
farmer, farm loans and fertilizer deal
er; c. D. Cooke. cashier OF Bank of
Dawson; r. d. Smith, cashier of City
National bank; Judge M. c. Edwards,
judge of city court, president OF Bank
OF Dawson and farmer; G. W. Dozier,
vice president OF City National bank
merchant and farmer; D. Finn, agent
of the Central of Georgia railroad;
Mrs. w H. Gurr, president OF Terrell
County Federation of Women's Clubs,
president Dawson Womans club and
county home economies agent Mrs.
J. NJ. Rauch, president Mary Brantley /
Chapter, u. D. c.; Mrs. R. E. Bell,
president w c. T. u; Mrs. Ernest
Brin Mrs. J. w. Gurr, Mrs. c. NJ.
Harris and Mrs. c. F. Owens, all
prominent club women and civic work
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