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3020 GEORGIA AND GEORGIANSthe comprehension that may later be drawn upon before judge and jury, havevery often discouraged the-student at the outset and resulted in his turningto a much easier vocation. Not so, however, with the brilliant young cityattorney of Millen, who has been well and favorably known to the people ofthis thriving Georgia community since 1907. He is possessed of the zeal forand devotion to his profession that make its every phase and departmentinteresting, while his strong, clear intellect has enabled him to readily graspthe many complexities of jurisprudence.Mr. Dekle was born in Emanuel County, Georgia, December 25, 1884, andis a son of M. S. and Beulah (Lee) Dekle. His father, also a native of EmanuelCounty, has passed his entire life there, having been engaged in operations asa farmer and planter, and through a life of industry, integrity, good management and thrift has accumulated a handsome property, which he has enhanced with modern, substantial buildings and other up-to-date improvements. He still lives at his country home, aged fifty-four years. While Mr.Dekle has not been an office seeker, he has been a factor in the developmentof his community and the management of its affairs, and has won the respectand regard of his fellow-citizens. Mrs. Dekle, who was born in Burke County,Georgia, still survives at the age of forty-eight years. There were six daughters and three sons in the family, of whom Grover Clyde was the first born.As a lad Grover C. Dekle attended the public schools of McRae, Georgia,following which he went to the Georgia Normal Institute, located at Abbeville,Georgia, where he was graduated with the class of 1906. Having determined upon the law as the field for his activities, he entered the office of Montgomery Laid, at Montgomery, Alabama, and there applied himself so assiduously to his studies that he was soon prepared for his profession and wasadmitted to the bar in 1907. Mr. Dekle began his career as an attorney atSwainsboro, Georgia, where he remained for something less than a year, andin the latter part of 1907 came to Millen, where he has since carried on alarge and constantly increasing practice. Brilliant eloquence and wit havebeen associated with the quiet and steady prudence which assures success, inMr. Dekle's uniformly prosperous career. He has a fluency of speech, aknowledge of men and a keen insight into character, qualities which enablehim to modify his plans to suit attending circumstances. In 1914 he waselected city attorney of Millen, a position in which he still serves and in whichhe has established a record for faithful and energetic service. One of theleading democrats of this section, he is at this time secretary and treasurerof the democratic county executive committee. As a member of the JenkinsCounty Bar Association, he is given opportunities of exchanging thoughtswith other bright intellects of the profession. Mr. Dekle's religious connection is with the Baptist Church.On December 25, 1907, Mr. Dekle was married at Millen, Georgia, toMiss Ellen Jones, daughter of Henry Jones, a well known resident of thisplace, and to this union there have been born two children, namely: GroverClyde, Jr., born at Millen in 1909, and now attending the public school; andHubert Emerson, who died at Millen at the age of six months.HON. DANIEL WEBSTER KRAUSS. Prominent in the legal profession ofGlynn County stands Hon. Daniel Webster Krauss, judge of the city courts ofBrunswick. Not only'has he a reputation as a capable and forceful lawyerwhich extends throughout the southeastern part of the state, and a record oftwelve years of judicial service in which he has lent dignity to the bench, butthroughout his career he has always had deeply at heart the well-being and .improvement of the community, and has used his influence, whenever possiblefor the .promotion of industries and institutions calculated to be of lastingbenefit to this section.The entire career of Judge Krauss has been passed at Brunswick. He