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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 phone 29 your order today and see g how carefully your instructions are 1 followed* 1 Don’t forget to see us for I Heavy Feed Stuffs 1 Seed and Feed Oats | McDonald & Still* I Conyers, Georgia | 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. r ANNOUNCING j i The opening of a complete SALES and 1 '] SERVICE station for CHEVROLET =— Featuring the OUTSTANDING CHEVROLET of ! Ch.vr.k, K.l.r 1 , j Roadster . ? ll SALES DEPARTMENT I Phaeton o-o ug demonstrate this remarkable six to you, you will be surpris- V oupe 'l'rjr ed by the new smoothness, 32 per cent more power, faster get- I Sedan two away> greater spe ed, new beauty, new safety, new comfort and con- LabrioJe. wo venience new economy and dependability. Convertable T Landau 725 SERVICE DEPARTMENT Light Delivery '' , ~.. . II Chassis 400 We are prepared to give you quick and reliable service on new anc 1 1-2 ton Chassis __ 050 used Chevrolets. We are also prepared to give service on any make Prices f. o. b. Flint, Mich, of car and we solicit your work—whether a small job or a complete I vsksebmi overhaul, all work guaranteed to give satisfaction. PARTS DEPARTMENT I Jay Lubricator We w jp a t a p times try and carry a full line of Genuine Chevrolet I $11,50 Parts; also a good line of accessories, tires and tubes, installed. . We also have space for storage, cars stored by day, by week or b\ This lubricator scientif- mon th at a reasonable charge. ■ I ically lbricates the valve guides, vaive stems, up- Dpiiiip Itf*1 tf* Tl f SI I per cylinder walls and U SCCI votir C piston rings. Have one h ave hand USED CARS, see these and save I installed for a ten days II trial. yourself some money. I 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. J Baby Cliicks and Custom Hatching | I White Leghorn, Barred Rock and R. X. Red Baby Chicks 1 1 hatching each week. Prices per 100 chicks as flolows. g 1 Whit e Leghorns, $12.50; Barred Rocks, $15.00; k. I. Reds, I 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 | I per egg, lots of 100 eggs or more. Incubators set every Mon- | I DIXIE HATCHERY I 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. PAGE FIVE