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Observations
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Conyers B.pti-t Church
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Land Of Legal Liquor
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L that title? Evi
do ‘ vou people , of
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T' ' d its implications. A
it aI1 plenty, ft
[ fils ware A land of
F ° a sober land, a land
Ki SflTndhall an these titles and fade the
hior ‘of the return of
^ an app,a r th8t
11 “ Q news of the wars,
df d out other
nmenta> news) and all
[er headlines go We have
Insofar as fair state
*’ llQ ‘^ r now in our
C ' P °eiy fact would be bad enough.
reflection enough on us if w
„„i»tness but to do such a
11 thing and then get up
raCf ful limit, and
\Tlive about it is the
<o see the day when we
s ' elves, ' Fools" for
' 1! Tm . o( ours letting
°, on the job and
s t curse of the age become
* P ^ ' # lhamp our midst.
of it creeps ever near
T!lP rising tide and with
1 ■ Like a
Mck of the clock the wet wave
W Uf after another,
ftps as ide one effort
ited in ■ . Atlanta Constitution
Monday were five counties who
t question. The
to vote soon on the
harassing sentence and Rockdaie
Iprif 23 made many people of this
lir county bow in shame
fwtiat 111 will it do for us? bootleggers, First, they
us that it will stop
Lf Lid think! O. why don't
Le Will people who now patro
bootleggers, change from
Lkev L to whiskey at $18 per boot- gal
when thev can buy it from
gge s at $3 per gallon? Do
that the bootlegger will come
it in the open now and put up
tspectable places of business? They
ire not men of that type they are of
he type who had rather work under
cover They are not fools. Do you
tank that they will put in orders
[or high priced whiskeys from state
warehouses when they can buy it.
off the branches of this county at
1*2 per gallon.
We ll catch them you think? Who
kill? Why haven't we caught them
felready? We will have the same
orce to catch them with except for
ome few high priced men who will
•ide over the country in fine
limed cars that you and I pay for.
ind draw large salaries which wt
rill pay. The job of enforcement
rill be left to the local men of the
inties.
On an uptown corner last week
n Conyers, a man stated In three
minutes, I can buy whiskey by the
Brink over the counter." We don’t
believe it, but if it is so and the
law not enforced what will be the
[difference when a stamp is re
Hired. Who will enforce that law 1
substantial citizen reported teday
that a straight course from the Bap
ist church, across the railroad, by
begin, and a few hundred yards
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A Sign of Wise Investment
Fortunate are the communities where a highway is
closed for paving with concrete. Temporary incon
'enience is quickly turned into lasting satisfSction.
This means the end of spring break-up ills — frost
°'‘ s > mu d and ruts. Seasonal load restrictions, dust
an J the inconvenience of constant road tinkering
can be forgotten.
Concrete stands up under all legal loads in all
1 1 " eat tar. It permits speed with safety. It cuts driving
costs to motorists. It reduces road maintenance costs.
terete Is the Real Low-Cost Road and Georgia Needs
Concrete Roads... Requests by your Local Delegations
'•’ill Insure Wise Investments on Your Highways.
For Concrete Facts, Write to
PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
Hurt Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
^crete IS tHE REAL LOW-COST ROAD
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Methodists Will
Begin Revival
Services Sunday
People of Baptist Church
Praised For Their
Efforts.
FROM THE METHODIST
SAUCTUM
Tliat was truly a great day for the |
Baptist last Sunday, and the Meth
besides sharing the joy with!
them in opening their church for,
worship had other reasons to be
glad.
That large attendance at Sundav
School and that good report made
set Col. Vaughan and some of the
others to smiling, and isn't the Col.
handsome when he put* on a real
smile, Believe it or not, if Raleign
Sims and Johnnie Mann had been
present at the Men’s Bible Class
every available seat would have been
taken. And some of the other class
es were equally as well attended,
Now with the revival meeting be
ginning next Sunday and Easter in
the offing attendance at church and
Sunday School is sure to show large
gams.
Rev. Paul D. Maxwell, pastor o f
Mountain City Charge will arrive
in Conyers Sunday afternoon and;
take charge of the singing for the
week of the meeting. Mr. Maxwell
is one of the younger ministers of
our Conference and an able director
of congregational singing as well as
a helpful worker with the young
people.
The parsonage folks are much de
lighted with some improvements in
cur home made possible by the good
women of the Missionary Society
We thank you ladies.
Drivers License
Applications Taken
State patrolmen were busy Tues
day in Conyers taking applications
from the people for drivers licenses.
A large number of applications were
taken and examinations given by
the various patrolmen. The exami
nations will be given again ne>.i
month for those who have not se
cured theirs.
Shortest Session Of
Rockdale Court
One of the shortest sessions of j
court in sometime was held Monday
a t the court house with Judge James
C. Davis presiding. There were only
three divorce cases on docket and
these were disposed of in less than
half-day.
A double feature program consist
ing of CASSIDY OF BAR 20 a
Hopalong adventure, and EXILED
TO SHANGHAI with June Travis
and Wallace Ford, will be shown ai
the Conyers Theatre cm Saturday
April 9. *
Matinee at 3:00. admission 10 and
20 cents. Two shows at night begin
ning at 7:00. admission 10 and 20
cents.
Thursday and Friday, April It
and 15, brings to the Conyers Wal
lace Berry, Virginia Bruce and Lew
is Stone in the action drama, ' BAD
MAN FROM BRIMSTONE Two
shows each night at 7:00 with ad
mission prices 10 and 20 cnets.
For the last time Friday, April 8
the Conyers presents “NOTHING
SACRED." a technicolor production
starring Carole Lombard and Frede
ric March. As usual there will be
two shows beginning at 7:00 with
admission prices 10 and 25 cents.
Another Set Ot „ .
/A t\ /l. i A. n ninths Df\f\Vo A l f *
Home of Mrs. McCallC
Another set of the D A. R. Travel
ing Geneologicai Library books will
be at the home of Mrs. J. H Me
Calla from April 7th through April
22nd J
The public is cordially invited to
come and look through the books.
Anyone interested in tracing a fam
ily line may find some interesting j j
information.
Mrs. Wm. T. Dean attended the I
Trousseau tea Tuesday at the |
more Hotel given in honor of Mis.-.
Christine DuBose whose marriage
to James Bryson Dean will take
place Saturday at the St, Phillip’s
Cathedral.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1938
New Memorial for Thomas Jefferson Approved
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Architect's drawing of Jefferson memorial
Washington, D. C., will have another architectural of the Tidal Basin. The building will be of white
gem when the recently-approved memorial to marble, circular in design, and will cost approxi
Thomas JeffersonHs completed on the south bank mately $3,000,000.
Presbyterian
Church Items
Firat Worship Service of
New Church Year to
Be Held Sunday.
The first worship service of tne
church year at Conyers will be
in the Conyers Presbyterian 1
on next Sunday. April 10th.
is always a deeply spiritual
and a large attendance
expected. )
The following features will be ob
Congregational Roll Call. Install
of Sunday School Leaders, An
Report The Communion of
Lord's Supper.
There will be no sermon at the
hour. The choir plans tc
render music appropriate to the
Easter Season
Intermediate League will meet at
seven-fifteen. There will be no even
n g church service. Members are
urged to attend the revivals going
jn other i oca l churches. There
will be no prayer service on Thurs
day evening
The regular second Sunday after
worship service will be'held m
Smyrna Presbyterian Church or
Sunday, Apr. 10th, at 3:30 o’
i ock The pastor will preach j
A special Easter Service is betn
arranged for April 19th. Every mem
Jer and f r j en ds is urged occasion.! to makt
i ans n0 w to attend on this
choir pract j ce w ui be held a
at the home oi Mr . Raymond
Feature
Conyers Again
Shows to Begin Thursdays
Now Instead of on
Monday.
Rockdale Barber
Shop To Move Soon
The management of the Rockdale
Barber Shop announced Monday
that the present Georgia Power Com
pany building had been leased by
them and that they would
into these new quarters around May
j An official of the Georgia Power
company informed the News repre
se ntative that they would move
another building in the city,
that full arrangements had not been
made,
The Rockdale Barber Shop is
owned and operated by the managers,
R. V, Cornwell and Hubert Dillard.
Kents Cafe will occupy the space to
oe va c a tcd by the barber shop.
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Conyers Ladies
At Conference
Rural-Urban Conference Is
Held At Atlanta Last
Week.
The first Rural-Urban Conference
in Georgia was held Tuesday and
Wednesday in the Atlanta city audi
torium with more than 5.000 women
in attendance.
The movement, sponsored by
prominent civic organizations, pro
fessional, educational, religious, and
business groups, launched its first
get-together, with a response trial
bids fair to ultimately accomplish
all of the objectives for which the
Conference was organized.
Prominent figures, including Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor
Rivers, State School Superintendent
Collins, Agricultural Commissioner.
Roberts and others
The bringing together in active
association of urban and rural wo
men is expected to bring about a:
closer understanding of the profa- !
lenis of each other
The immediate objective of the j
organization is to secure for rural
women greater home conveniences,!
better health, more recreation, and
a general improvement in the stand
ards of rural life.
Those from Conyers attending
were; Me-sdames Raymond Bohanan.
G. S, Potts, Clarence Cowan, Hun.
v c A ] _’_ mand . c. J. Hicks
Morris Brown Choir
School Auditorium .
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The A. Cappeila Choir of the Mor -
ris Brown University will present
a concert at. the Conyers School
Auditorium on Friday evening. April
22nd
This will be the second successive
year that the Churches of Conyers;
have sponsored the appearance of:
this musical group. Last year a ra
ther small audience was present,
However, those who heard this choir
were so delighted with the program
that many requested a return en
gagement and will certainly return
and bring their friends this yeai
Morris Brown University is located
in Atlanta. It is a school for Negroes
umter the A. M. E. Church. Both;
college and graduate work is
fcrcd - Tb e musical department is
under the direction of Prof. Starl
ing who directed the choir last year
and will have charge again this
v ® ar .
A tentative program has been ar
ranged as follows
Go Down Moses, Arranged, A
Cappeila Choir. A Legend,
wsky, Choir. Trees, Special Arrange
A. B. C. Song. I’m So Glad,
Traditional, Women s Glee Club.
Male Quartet:
Christ is Risen Today. Davidicu
Christ is Coming Soon
Mother Machree, Arranged.
New Conyers
Church Opened
Dedicatory Services Held |
j Sunday With Pastor
Presiding.
The new First Baptist Church
Conyers was dedicated Sunday with
la crowds ‘ attending all ' service-- *
church was filled , to overflow
ing at tde °Pening service Sunday
morning and many people were
turned away because of lack of space
Radio .' speakers were pIaced in the
Sunda School heard” department where
manv neoDle the service
R r C r C Buckalew was m charge
of the program and expressed
| appreciation for the many things
done to make the new building a
i success. Rev. Flemming of Laverne,
Ala., delivered the dedicatory ser
mon.
Revival services opened there Sun
■ day evening with Rev.
preaching Sunday evening and Rev.
| Buckalew doing the preaching
I throughout this week. Large crowds
are attending.
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Workers Council
Hold Meeting
Special Call Meeting at the
Conyers Methodist
Church
There was a special call meeting
of the Board of Christian and Work
Council of Conyers Methodist
Church at the praver meeting
Wednesday evening at the church
First our pastor, Rev. J. J. M
Mize, led a devotional followed by
a study 0 f the last two chapters of
the book, “Out of Aldersgate." which
gave us some of the Missionary ac
tivities for which the Methodist
church has been characterized.
There were several matters of im
portance requiring attention at this
t ime, hence the called meeting. There
had occurred several vacancies in
^e regular teaching force also some
1;ew - assistance and teachers were
need ed. These matters were attend
ed to after which Bro. Mize told
of results of the recent religious sur
vey as concerned the Methodist
church. He asked for a voluntary
committee to assist him in visiting
the rather large number who are
not members of our church but in
terested. Of course, the members of
the Board of Christian Education
and the teachers of the several class
es will do their part in helping to
definitely interest all whom they
are responsible,
The revival services for Conyers
Methodist church will begin Sun
day. April 10 and run through East
er Sunday. Rev, John Maxwell, of
Mountain View, In charge of North
Ga. Conference, will lead the music
and special services for young peo
pie and children.
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MukC t Olirtfl AlTCSt
The state Highway Patrol officers
mad e their fourth arrest in Rockdale
county Sunday when they caught
a car said to be going approximately
90 miles per hour. The arrested per
sa j d h e d i d no t know he was
going so fast and expressed his ap
predation to the officers for thei:
diligence. He was tried Monday in
the Ordinary’s court
Conyers
Mary Lucy Parr
Winner In The
Spelling Bee
Smyrna Girl Takes Honors
In Contest Held
Thursday.
Mary Lucy Parr, of the Smyrna
School, won the Rockdale County
Spelling Bee which was held at
the Conyers Public School Thurs
day, March 31. Carline Fincher,
of the Conyers School, was runner
up in the contest loosing out on
the word “Unanimous."
The winner in the Rockdale
Spelling bee will represent the
county in the State-wide Atlanta
Constitution sponsored Spelling
Bee to be held in Atlanta on May
7,
The contestants who competed
in this Spelling Bee was selected
from the 6th, 7th. and 8th grades
in the four white schools on a
monthly enrollment basis.
For every ten pupils and major
fractions thererof in each of the
above grades a representative was
selected to compete in the Spelling
Bee. The Constitution awarded
certificates to the best grade spell
ers , S p e iiers and county
champion- The following compet
ed in the county school match:
Bethel Joyce Farmer, Pauline Far
mer, Martha Sulivan; Milstead,
Bonnie Norman, Ruby Norman,
Georgia Yarbray, Leon Webb; Smy
rna ’ A ' C ' Young ' Harvey Klsler -
James Stockton, Leila Parr. Lau
rie Reagin, Emory O’Neal Mary
Lucy Parr; Conyers, Gene Bowen.
Bobby Flanigan, Carline Fincher,
Betty Lester - Geneva Pl P° r - Lo
rene Crumbley Alice Christian,
D ° rothy Jean ° wens - Ruth cha P"
man * Winfred Patrick - Henry
■ Beard - Frank Almand.
The f 0 ]i 0w j n g received certifi
bates trom the Atlanta C onstitu
tion: Bethel Scool, Joyce
Champion 6th Grade speller, Pau
j line Farmer, Champion 7th
speller, Martha, Champion
i grade speller, Martha
champion 6th grade speller.
Norton . champion 7th grade spell
er , Ruby N 0r t 0 n champion
speller; Smyrna School. A.
j young, champion 6th grade
| er< i rw in Mosley, champion
i grade speller, Mary Lucy Parr,
champion 8th grade speller. A. C.
I Young, champion school speller;
Conyers School, Gene Bowen,
champion 6th grade speller, Bet
ty Lester, champion 7th grade
speller, Dorothy Jean Owens,
' champion 8th srade speller, Alice
Christian, champion school
er '
One teacher from each of the
four white schools served as the
judges- The judges for the eon
: test were as follows: Mrs. T. H.
Parksdale , , , - Miss ... „ Nell T „ Smith, „ ... J. , W
Gregory and W. E. Richards
Milstead
Mr. J. D. Webb. Sr., of LaGrange
spent the week-end with friends
and family here
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Rutledge ana
son of Porterdale and Mr Harry
Davis, Mr. Greer, and Mr. Williams
oi Covington spent Sunday afternoon
in Milstead. They played golf with
friends and relatives here.
Mr. Willie Davis of Porterdale
spent Saturday here with friends
ano relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Pullman Norton of
Hapeville, Ga. spent last Saturday
here with friends and relatives.
Miss Jane G. Gault has returned
to Perry Point, Maryland after a
weeks vacation with her mother,
Mrs. E. Forrest Gault.
Mr. Bill Oats and family cf Por
terdale spent Friday with friends
here.
Mr. Sidney A. Upchurch of Charles
ton. South Carolina is visiting friends
and relatives here.
We are sorry to hear that Mr
Oscar Freeman had such bad Iuck.
A baby was born Saturday morning
and died Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Freeman is doing as well as could
be expected.
The Redan SinginR Cla " ss was here
la.se night ,t the Methodist churen.
They also brought with them
Hedan Quartet. Everyone enjoyed
their singing very much, and hope
that they will come to see us again
’ oon
Mr. J. T. Payne of Porterdale has
been up here carrying on Holiness
meeting.
Everyone is enjoying the meetings
and we hope for a larger crowd
We are having a wonderful meeting
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"Plenty of de bes’ natchel food jes - when dey wants
it de mos’. Not jes’ a bite at de beginning, den go
hungry de res’ o’ de time.”
That means a good healthy side dressing of Chilean
Soda. Because it is natural plant food, it’s got plenty
of nitrate and small amounts of other plant food ele
ments naturally blended with it. They’re not added.
They’re there, blended by nature.
So give your crops a natchel side dressing. "Dat’s
de secrut,” says Uncle Natchel, "plenty of natchel
Chilean soda jes’ when dey wants it
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CONYERS NEWS
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Number 14
To Direct Sinning
Methodist Revival
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REV. JOHN D. MAXWELL
Q f Mountain City, who will conduct
the revival services beginning Sun
day at the First Methodist Church
, in Conyers. Rev. J. J. M. Mize is
Pastor of the Conyers Church.
County Finals
j Marble Tourney
Winners To Be Selected On
Friday At Conyers
School.
The grand county wide iinals of
the Rockdale Marble
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will be p j a y ed p rlda y afternoon at
j 30 o'clock at the Conyers school
The winner in the county contest
i wiIi go to Atlanta on May 0 and
7 to compete for honors in the
: tournament. The Atlanta Journal
sponsor the state contests and
i send the winner to the national con
■ test this summer.
Each school in the county will
) ec t two representatives to
ln Conyers for first place in
coun ty tournament
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Liquor Question
Now Issue In
Rockdale County
Pastors of Conyers Join In
Fight Against The
Issue.
Registration books for the coming
election on liquor were closed Mon
day and no person can vote except
those placed on the list previous to
that time.
The pastors of Conyers have al
ready openly expressed their inten
tions to fight the liquor election
while others are working quietly. Verv
lew, if any, have expressed their
intentions openly for supporting tire
liquor measure.
The election has been set for Sat
urday. April 23 and supporters cf
each side should go into action
throughout the county within the
next few days.
A statement from R?v. C. C. Buck*
alcw may be found under his column
' Observations"
Rev. Stewart said:
I understand that thirty-five per
cent of the voters of Rockdale
County have signed the petition re
questing a liquor election, and that
makes mandatory the calling of such
an election.
Of course I have heard ail the
arguments urged in favor of legal
izing liquor, and so have you I
need not review them. There iJ
only one of them which seems to
me to have any validity, namely;
| Let liquor flow freely. Let drunks
walk the streets of our city making
i them _______ unsafe _______ ___ for women ___________________ and child
ren Let drinkiRg send then
machines recklessly over the roads
of our county endangering our lives
and killing a few of our good cit
! izeas. Let our children see reputedly
good citizens entering the liquor
i store thus destroying efforts of
teachers and preachers and parents
to teach them that a good citizen
will not drink. Let more homes be
broken. Let this habit forming in
toxicant ruin the lives of those who
begin with a social drink. In short,
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