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Wednesday, February 13. 1929
Mrs. Hattie W. Vernon
of San Antonio, Texas
It is appreciably generous of the
Record to give space to we Rockdale
children who are far away from home
and the “old nest ” It is like a warm
hand clasp of a friend to read letters
like Lawrence Veal, Roy Plrkle and
the Abneys of the Pacific coast write
in—kinder like gutheriug around the
old fireside, of old swimming hole.
Reading these letters in your columns
bring to mind many pleasant incidents
in the life of dear old Conyers. Who
does not remember Armistice Day, and
night as to that. Everybody intoxi
cated, but righteously intoxicated and
hilariously happy, even those whom
we thought unable to shake a foot be
gan to kick chairs around, turn over
tables, and march up and down our
streets with a dish pan under one arm
and stick of stove wood being applied
in musical terms in such a way as
to bring about our present “jaz” form
of entertainment. Never will we for
get our own dear parents in their hil
arious participation in this celebra
tion, for “Uncle Bob and Aunt Betty”
did their stuff, uncle Bob leading the
procession with Aunt Betty six inches
in the rear carrying our flag. Con
yers did not wash its breakfast dishes
next morning—everything had the bot
tom knocked out of it. Only the old
er life of Conyers understood fully
what it all was about, remembering
the late sixties, only they could really
appreciate the mighty triumph of our
boys ‘‘over there” It would be glor
ious to have a picture of Conyers like
this.
Another modern war dance and cele
bration that was ushered in and at
tended by all manner of noises and hil
arity was the victory of woman suf
frage. People gathered quickly and
in great numbers to fight the common
enemy, only to find that it was Just
us women set free and that the enemy
was not common at all* If I should
describe this jubilee at all, the best
paper I know of, which is the Rock
dale jttecord, would have to go to
twelve pages.
Who can forget the county fair at
the court house? Why the Civic
League and other women almost got
run out of town for cleaning up that
house, and when it come to getting rid
of the antique carpet there —well - er
words Y'ail utterly Inow. Any way
wasn’t that some fair and did not ev
ery one have a glorious time? Those
were the dearest women and men on
C* Part!) to work with —Sweet are the
memories that icome to me now and a
sadness also for several of those dear
ones have been called to higher
service. A fine old man —now gone,
said of that last night of the fair —
which every one remembers joyous
ly —"I have lived in the county over
On Time—Every Day
We pride ourselves upon the
promptness of our delivery service.
Groceries ordered to be delivered
at a certain time are delivered on
time. Asa test of this promptness, I
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Rockdale News
Well, here I come with a little news
from around here. Let's pull together
and make the Record the best paper
Conyers has ever had.
Mrs. Will Cornnell visited her
daughter, Mrs. Cleo Moon, Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. S. W. Rogers spent one night
last week with Mrs J. T. Hill.
Mr. Floyd Hartley, of Atlanta, spent
the week-end with his brother, Mr.
H. E. Hartley.
We were sorry to hear of the death
of Mr. Berry. Mrs. Berry has moved
to Milstead to make her home with
iter children.
We are sorry to hear of little Beil
Hill being sick. Sure miss him in
school. Hurry Ben and get well and
come back to school.
Mr. and Mrs. H- E. Hartley and
children and Mrs. S. W, Rogers spent
last Sunday in Porterdale with Mr.
and Mrs. Will Underwood.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sockweil are
spending some time with the latter’s
mother, Mrs. J. T. Hill, before leaving
for Detroit-
We are sorry to note the death of
Miss Nannie Plunkett of Decatur, who
was buried at Smyrna camp ground
Monday, February 11, 1929.
Mr- John Scott called on H. E.
Hartley a short while Saturday night-
Messrs. John and Ernest Hill and
sons, J. T. and Lawrence, of Atlanta,
60 years and this is the most wonder
ful meeting of our people I ever saw
and feel it is a most worth while af
fair.”
Turn back to the days of our Liberty
bond drives at Conyers —ah, how well
I see our good, true, noble people go
ing over the “top.” Recall the days
when our women “picked cotton” glad
to receive more patriotic joy than mon
ey- Have the people of Rockdale
county ever failed—never.
I love Texas and its people —you
would also, but that is another chap
ter. Sufficient to say, no place or peo
ple can crowd out Rockdale in my
heart, and it makes me glad we have
such a splendid paper as The Rock
dale Record —well named—which en
ables us to hold together regardless
of the miles between us.
The school reports are most ~ inter
esting and take me back to the days
when our excellent teachers were try
ing so hard to make something of
me. How I would love to welcome and
thank each one of them personally
now.
I wish all my old school mates who
are living away from “the bid nest”
would come home through the Record,
for I am positive they like myself, are
glad they are still a devoted child of
Rockdale.
(Mrs.) HATTIE WALLACE VARMON
ROCKDALE RECORD, CONYERS, GEORGIA
[ called on Mr. and Mrs. 11. E. Hartley
a short while Sunday.
Miss Buel Sockweil left lasi week
j for Detroit to visit her sister, Mrs,
Charlie T. Dohh. Miss Sockweil is a
grand daughter of Mrs. J. T. Hill.
Mr. Lou Rodgers called on H- E.
Hartley a short while Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bowen and chil
dren were in our community Sunday af
ternoon.
II lias been raining so much lately
not much visiting taking place. Will
promise to do better next time if it
don't rain.
Bethany Academy
Presbyterial School
Conyers is fortunate in having with
in its domains for tin* benefit of its
colored citizenry, a denominational
school that is financed entirely from
outside sources and by tuition- This is
a splendid school and does not cost
Conyers or Rockdale county one pen
ny. Rev. T. L. Kennedy, for a num
ber of years principal of our colored
city school, is and lias boon principal
of Bethany Academy for the past five
or six years, assisted by his wife and
Gladys Turner. This school operates
under the national board of missions
of Iho Presbyterian church colored and
lias enrolled more than one hundred
pupils, nearly twice as many as has
the city colored school, Good citizen
ship, backed up with a daily study of
the Bible is featured in Ibis school.
Tom Kennedy lias accomplished
much for the colored people of Con
yers and has always had the respect
and bucking of white people.
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Conyers Chevrolet Company
134 Commerce St. Conyers, Georgia
| BEN W. SMITH, Manager
25 Years in the Automobile (ianie
Mr. R. Fields Taylor,
Ex-Record Publisher
Makes Good at Seneca
Mr. and Mrs, It. Fields Taylor and
two very attractive daughters. Holiine
and Alina, motored to Conyers in their
new Ford sedan Sunday to make a
pop call upon ye editor- Mr. Taylor
will bo remembered as publisher of the
Rockdale Record and for a iiimihei - of
years Covington News operator —111
fact it was established and run by him
for some time. Mr. Taylor is now edi
tor and publisher of Farm and Fac
tory, at Seneca, S. C . a splendid eight
page weekly that the southern press
is proud of and unstinted in its praise
of Mr. Taylor's work at Seneca. Mr.
Taylor lias a colored hoy, somewhat
like our Dave Bout, who can feed a
press as rapidly as lie can eat water
melon and Just as naturally.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are still inter
ested in the Rockdale Record and ils
every success.
Mrs. M. E. Irwin
Buried Sunday
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Irwin, widow
of the late Tink Irwin, died at the
home of her son, Homer W. Irwin, in
Conyers Saturday morning, following
a long siege of failing health and was
buried in East View cemetery Sunday
afternoon with White & Cos Directing.
Her pastor, Rev. J. L. Drake, con
ducted the funeral at the home, where
numbers of loved ones and friends had
gathered to pay their last respects.
She is survived liy two sons, Homer W>
Irwin, of Conyers, with whom she lias
lived for n number of years and by
Col. Clinton Irwin, of Macon, (lit., al
so one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Russell,
of Atlanta, Ga. Before her marriage
Mrs. Irwin was Miss Mary Elizabeth
Mitcheß. daughter of the late Air.
and Mrs. Wilson Mitchell, of Social
Circle. One sister, Miss Ella Mitchell,
of Atlanta, and one brother, G W. Mit
chell, of Rockdale county, remain of
that large family to mourn the loss
of this sister.
LEGALS
LETTERS OK ADMINISTRATION
GEORGIA. Rockdale County.
ORDINARY’S OFFICE, Fell. I, 1929-
Mrs. I>■ M- Cost ley has applied for
Letters of Administration on the es
tate of \V. A. Cost ley deceased. This
is therefore, to notify nil iiersons con
cerned, that the same will he heard on
the first Monday in March next.
TIKIS. 11. MARSTON, Ordinary.
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I $16.00. Prices on larger or smaller quantities quoted on n
I request. 10 per cent discount on orders for 100 chicks of |
n more booked during February.
Custom Hatching
$ You furnish the eggs, we will hatch them for 3 1-2 cents |
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Conyers, Ga. j
Our Colored People
Enjoy Hot Supper
Lon I'erry. one of our colored friends
is out on bond, young Ammons is in
jail and Wiley Berry is seeking se
clusion while Joe Glenn is being sewed
up. Lon Berry gave a “hot supper” Sat
urday night. His son. Wiley, carved
Iho coon.
TWELVE MONTHS’ SI ITOKT
GEORGIA, ROekdule Bounty:
Court of Ordinary of said county at
Clm tubers, Feb. 4, 1921). The apprais
ers appointed upon the application of
Mrs. D. M. Costley, widow of W. A-
Cost ley. deceased, for a Twelve
Months’ SupiHirt for herself and sev
en minor children having filed their
returns, all persons concerned are
hereby cited to show cause, if any
they have, at the next term of the
Court of Ordinary of said county why
said application should not be granted
as prayed for.
THOS. 11- MOUSTON, Ordinary.
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