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VOL. 11.
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Conyers Merchants
Taking- a Stand
Conyers merchants iTre speaking to
the world in terms of progressive lead*
01 ship this week, through the columns
ot the Rockdale Record. For the first
time in tiie history of this splendid
community, five of our merchants are
carrying full page advertisements uim
ultam ously. with many others taking
smaller and yet splendid space. How
ever. advertising is like taking medi
cine. a bitter does it is until you get
used to ii. one dose will not put you
on your fed. Several doses are neces
sary. even before you begin to feel
tin 1 effect/* some times, and it is about
like that with advertising. It does
not pay to be penny wise and dollar
foolish aiul if you have anything to
sell, don't whisper it in dollar ads,
hut speak out boldly as you did this
week and people will hear you, even
beyond the boundaries of old Rock
dale. sooner or later. The Record ap
preciates very much this evidence of
renewed life and energy in Conyers
and hold ourselves at your command
for a greater service and a greater
county.
Ordinary Marston is
Preaching Like This
It is better to make a mistake trying
to tell the truth than never to tell
tlie truth for fear of making a mis
take.
A smile is always worth its face
value, and a man who minds his own
business lias a good stead job.
Some people never make mistakes
because they never do anything, and
people who are inclined to criticise
their neighbors would do well to step
aside and watch themselves on pa
rade. for no man ever pushed himself
forward by patting himself on the
hack.
Worry less and work more —Ride
less and walk more —Frown less and
smile more —Eat less and chew more —
Preach less and practice more. Tax
Receiver Bartow Walker has office
in the Ordinary’s office where tax re
fill 11s are now in order. May 1 is the
last day for making returns.
Out of town visitors in the Ordi
nary’s office Monday, included W.
Zode Smith and wife, of Atlanta. Mr.
Smith is the man who makes the Chat
tahoochee give up its mud. Dr. J. H.
Brooks, of Decatur, Dr. ,T. M. Tribble,
of Eithonia and a lady whose name we
did not catch on account of Tom say
ing it while taking a drink of water.
Mr. Marston is making us a most
satisfactory and popular ordinary and
ills office is a very pleasant place to
stop in for a round of chatter, es
pecially if Henry McCalla is present
in lead the witness.
Riverside Golf Links
Down by the Meadow
It is a real privilege and joy to
walk down the fairway lanes in the
midst of great stately forest pines edg
ed with violets and wild roses, where
the birds are happily on parade all
dressed up in their new spring coats,
and play a game of golf with con
genial friends. We always feel like
singing “In the land where we’ll never
grow old” every time such privileges
come our way. Henry McCalla has
made it possible for preacher Drake
to sp ak boldly in the terms of golf
language by numbering a few choice
cuss words. He gave Mr. Drake twen-
We Buy and Sell Country
Produce, Chickens, & Es
A Full Line of Fresh Vegetables, Kens, Tur
nips, Green Cabbage, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Ftc.
Fruits, Oranges, Grape Fruit, Apples, Lemons
3 Lbs. Blue Ridge Coffee . . SI.OO
5 Gal. Kerosene Oil . . 90c
Best Salt Meat, per Lb. . . 17c
Wesson Oil, Pints . . . 27c
Pork & Beans, Can . • 10c
SPECIAL PRICES ON FLOUR
Fresh Fish and Oysters Fri. and Sat.
Relll’s Banner Coffee and Merry Widow Flour
BELL’S CASH GROCERY
Phone 25 Conyers, Ga. We Deliver
VHE ROCKDALE RECORD
Library Open to School
Daily
It is an adage, old and tried, that if
you want a thing done —do it. A pres
ent day application of this old gaysing
is—if you want a thing go after it.
Nine times out of ten you get it.
The Civic League, by hard work and
strong determination, owns and main
tains the Nancy Guinn Library for
the use of file citizens, youths and
adults of Rockdale county. For some
time the library has been colsed ex
cept twice weekly —Tuesday from ” to
4 p. m., Saturday from 1 to 3 p. m.
These two days Miss Stansell is at the
library to lew|l books.
1 Now, becnu% someone wanted the
privilege of us\, ( g the reference books
at any time —the library will he open
as a reading room daily. The League
is happy that the library is to be used
more —the students are happy that
supplementary reading can he done as
needed.
All of this happiness because some
one wanted something /ind went after
it.
NOTE: The Rockdale Record want
ed this and we are ju: as hippy as
can be over the results of our efforts
in getting it. The key will be turned
over to Opher Cooper, school principal,
next Monday morning, with the re
quest of the Civic League that he see
to its proper use all day long of every
day in the week. Certainly our school
faculty know the value of a library
and the importance of preserving its
values in a literary sense as well as
physical and the Record appeals to the
children up there, for whom we made
the fight, to cooperate fully in its
proper use. However, if it is found
that the faculty does permit uncontrol
able irregularities therein, the door
will again be locked and public notice
of the failure stated in the columns
of the Record. —Ed.
New Neighbors from
Loganville, Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Forrester and
child of Loganville, moved to Conyers
this week and will have rooms with
Mrs. Annie Lee AVade on north Main
street. Conyers extends a hearty wel
come to these splendid people and wish
'for them success and happiness in this
community. Mr. Forrester is local
agent and distributor for the famous
Watkins goods and in addition to hav
ing an office and display room with
the Conyers Hardware company, will
travel throughout the county and ad
jacent territory, selling and making de
livery of the AVatkins products.
First Straw Hat
Rushes Season
The first straw hat of the season ap
peared on the Depot Gardens Golf
course Saturday afternoon, March !).
Fortunately this took place out of the
congested area, as traffic would have
been blocked had this monstrosity ap
peared in the business section —Con-
tributed.
ty-five such words numbered one to
twenty-five the other day and told
him to just spit ’em out by number
instead of by name like most golfers
do. AA'ell, brother Drake was hard
pushed in a foursome with Carl Sims
vs Henry McCalla and Mercer Hull
and swung so high and wide one time
that he halloed out “one to 25 and
all the way back.” Rather nifty idea
after all for Henry.
CONYERS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13. 1020
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ROCKDALE COUNTY
Eighty Fourth Birthday Celebration
Over the Week End for John G. Mann
MR. AN DMRS. JOHN G. MANN
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Morris entertained at their commodious McDonough
Street home Sunday with a birthday dinner on account of the eighty-fourth
birthday of Mr. John G. Mann.
Of his seven children, all of whom are still living, six were present and
joint hosts and hostesses with Mr. and Mrs. Morris upon this very happy oc
casion.
Following the registration of relatives as they arrived, the Georgia Power
company’s splendid transportation department quartette, consisting of Messrs.
U. A. Pollard, R. C. Candler, T. A. Smith and J. S. Lambert, sang many snappy
and well selected numbers that carried those children back many years to
father and home.
This reunion of the family circle was a joyous occasion and yet, one of
the boys, Frank Brunswick, was absent and the circle was still more definitely
broken by reason of the absence of Mother, the center of all family circles,
whose death broke up this ftirge and happy home nine years ago lasi January
the second.
Mr. W. .0. Mann, the man of Rockdale and the man for Rockdale, was
master of ceremonies and around the heavily laden dinner tables was spokes
man for the home over in Lorraine district that has meant much to Georgia,
and especially to Rockdale county, for it was during the administration of W.
0. Mann as county commissioner that Rockdale constructed its first span of
paved highways and before his retirement in January of this year, Rockdale
had the only county to county paved highway between Atlanta and Augusta.
His brother, Hon. B. Frank Mann, of JJrunswick, Gu., who wired his greetings
and regrets by reason of his unpreventable absence, is the father of the present
gas tax levy that was enacted during iiis legislative term and an outstanding
sponsor of good roads in Georgia.
The father, although stoooped with his many years of toil anil usefulness,
hale and hearty, rose with a prayer in his heart to pronounce once again a
blessing upon his children and their children's children, gave beautiful expres
sion of his gratitude for this continued manifestation of love in the hearts of
his people and was seated once again at the head of the table with his children,
even unto the third generation. His joy was complete but for the empty chair
at the other end of the table. Not that you could see an empty chair in the
midst of the great throng of happy men, women, boys and girls, hut he could
as by retrospection.
Those three daughters, Minnie, Denie and Lizzie, just girls again for the
time being, with the able assistance of aunt Ada Perry, the cook, prepared a
feast beyond the imagination of man that was served by five of the sweetest
girls ever, Clide, Ola and Lula Mann, Jewel Morris and Mildred Bowen and
those present to enjoy this most excellent dinner and service included Mr. and
Mrs. W. O. Mann and family, as follows: Mr. and Mrs. John G. Mann and two
children, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Mann and child, Mr. and Mrs. R. p. Hull and
two children, Misses Clide, Ola and Lula Mann and Messrs. Lewis, W. O. and
Fred Mann, who with six others absent, go to make up twenty five from the
home of this splendid son and Rockdale citizen. Mrs. T. R. Sharp and family
of Decatur, including Misses Bertha and Bessie Sharp, R. <!. Sharp and Mr.
and Mrs. H. S. Richardson and two children. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Morris and
family of Conyers, including Frank, G. W., and the Misses Jewel and Sarah
Morris. Mrs. Minnie R. Cook and family of Atlanta, including Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Coleman, and two children, Mr. and Mrs. 11. F. Cook, Mr. and Mrs.
E. S. Cook and child, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Tuggle and two children, Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Boswell
Those from Stockridge, Ga„ included Mr. and Mrs. J. li. Fargasnn, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Fargason and two children, now of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Mosley and two children, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Clark and two -children,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bowen, Mr. John Fargason, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mann
and two children and Mr. and Mrs. James J. Mann, of Atlanta. Tln.se Invited
to join the family upon this very happy occasion included Mrs. J. J. McClellan,
Misses Irene and Mildred Bowen and J. M. Towns, of Conyers; Misses Lou,
Etta and Blanch Wood, Messrs. U. A. Pollard, It. C. Chandler, T. A. Smith and
J. S. Lambert, of Atlanta.
Staff photographer, Pat Anderson, of Atlanta, was present and made a
number of group and individual pictures for distribution among the children,
i he afternoon was given over to gel acquainted and a musical program T.y the
splendid quartette. Miss Ola Mann gave a reading entitled ••What Is Home,”
by Edgar A. Guest. A wonderful interpretation of “home'' that was made even
more beautiful by this splendid reader.
Neighbors and friends from far and near dropped in during the afternoon
to extend greetings to Mr./Mann and his interesting and beloved family.
WHITE & CO.
MORTICIANS
An institution founded upon prin
ciple of responsible helpfulness and
dedicated to the service of the pub
lic. Phone 26
Conyers, Ga. Phone 37
Wacissa River Fishing
by Cannon & McElvany
Representative C. R. Cannon and Dr.
Harry G. McElvany returned over the
week-end from a most delightful and
successful fishing trip down in Flori
da upon the Wacissa river. Seven
miles from Montieello, Fla., this river
springs up gusher like and immediate
ly becomes navigable for motor boats
and other light craft for its entire
length, which is only twelve miles and
it disappears into the immense
swamps, where it furnishes hull rush
and other swamp growth to protect
tin- wild life of that section. In these
swamps you will find hears, deer, tur
keys, ducks and other large and wild
game. Although only twelve miles in
length, this river is stocked with in
numerable and large fish of many
kinds, mainly that of trout, cats, perch
and mullet. Messrs R. 11. Foy, of Syl
vester, Ga., and Charles Carroll, of
Montieello, Fla., brother to Rev. W. W.
Carroll, had the camp arranged for in
advance. When that motor boat hook
ed up to their little flat bottom bateau
and started down that river at some
thing like forty miles per hour, it was
in order for you to cross your heart
and look upwards. The water is only
three to five feet deep and clear as
crystal—in fact you can see the great
droves of fish Into which you drop
your hook and almost pick out the
particular fish that you prefer to
catch. The weather was ideal, clear,
warm and dry —far different to what
Georgia had during those same days.
They brought back two large <-qt fish
as an evidence of their luck and good
time but we did not get to see them.
When confronted with the statement
that I)r. F. C. McDaniel, who recently
returned from a two weeks’ visit in
Florida, had killed several fish by
standing on the banks of an east to
west coast canal, by throwing rocks,
at them, Dr. McElvany professed mem
bership in the W. C. T. U. and said
if any fish stories were told, Dr. Can
non or Mr. Foy would have to do it.
All that I)r. Cannon would say after
this was, that he saw plenty of turtles
as large as a pile of sand along the
river hanks. I)r. R. S. Carter, who
spent several days down there a year
or so ago, with Rev. W. W. Carroll,
chimed in with the statement that se
saw turtles as large/as a stove. Now
if you know how large a pile of sand
is or how large a stove is, you have
some idea how large those turtles are.
Mr. Charles Carroll an able insurance
man of Montieello proved to be a
prince of a fellow, even more so than
his distinguished preacher brother, W.
W. Carroll, if anything. All we have
to say on this is, that we cannot Im
agine a better sport than W. W. Car
roll, unless it is our friendly enemy
it. 11. Foy. When we get with a bet
ter sport than Mr. Foy is, we are pen
alized for off-sides. If I)r. McElvany
would become a painless dentist and
lr. Cannon would become a painless
golfer, we’d he willing to go fishing
with them and speak words of praise
and adoration for them like we do
about other fishermen, dentist awl
golf players and as golfers we don’t
mean to convey the idea that Chet
gives us a pain right where Harry
does as a dentist cither.
Methodist W. M. S.
Circle No. 1! of the Ladies’ Mission
ary Society of the Methodist church
met March 7, 19liti at the home of
Mrs. S. I. Cowan.
The meeting was opened with a
song, "Where He Leads Me I Will
Follow.” Prayer led by Mrs. W. S.
Butler.
The book of Genesis was studied by
It Pays to Buy
Genuine
FORD PARTS
Don’t Gamble when you buy Ford parts. Get
the Genuine—the same good parts from which
your car was originally assembled. Then you
are sure of satisfaction. See us for the big and
little jobs and for oiling ;and greasing. We’ll
keep your car like new.
Langford Motor Cos.
CONYERS, GA.
Popular at Home and Abroad
Ready-to-Wear Dept,
for Dietz Brothers
Dietz Bros., of Covington, leading
dry goods and ready to wear depart
ment store of suburban Georgia, begin
this week remodeling their stores for
a larger and more distinct ready to
wear department. When completed,
there will be sub-department sections
and booths grading from house dress
es and street apparel to evening gowns
and formal dress garments and acces
sories that will he all inclusive in their
complete service to Newton and sur
rounding counties. 'Phis increased de
partment will l>e inclosed with plate
glass and art mirrors equal to some of
tin- most elaborate show rooms to be
found in the department stores of At
lanta. A ladies’ rest room, carpeted
and elegantly furnished will furnish a
splendid retreat and headquarters for
his ever ineerasing number of lady
patrons of Covington and surrounding
territory. The phenominal growth and
popularity of this store is due to their
unstinted use of newspaper advertis
ing and personal attention to custom
ers and their wants. Hardly an is
sue of the Rockdale Record goes off
the press that. DIETZ does not speak
o his friends and patrons through its
columns. It costs lots of money to
advertise like he does, hut you never
saw a man go broke who stuck to it
Jong enough and Dietz is a splendid
example of successful advertising and
is being congratulated locally and
abroad. A town and a man In a town,
that will advertise In terms of dol
lars, will reap in terms of dollars.
Conyers bought Newton, Henry, De-
Kalb and Gulnett county cotton last
year —nearly two million dollars ]>aid
out in cash for it right here in Con
yers. Why not sell them a few things
to take back home. We have the mer
chants and they have the goods. Now
you boys tell them all about it while
we print the best county paper in
Georgia for you.
Susannah Bible
Class Entertains
The regular monthly meeting of the
Susannah Wesley Bible class was held
March llttii at the home of Mrs. R. 11.
Sims. Mrs. Sims and Mrs. Irwin Cow
an were joint hostesses.
The president, Mrs. W. C. Patrick,
presidede, and after the business ses
sion the following program was ren
dered :
The number forty in the Bible —Mrs.
'Carl Sims.
Alphabetical scripture game.
Bible Books in verse —Mrs. J. R. Jor
dan.
Scripture contest.
Music by Mrs. Boh Elliott.
Seventeen, members answelred the
roll call.
Tile class Is planning to beautify the
church grounds. A committee was ap
“pointed to select and see to the plant
ing of the shrubbery.
louring the social hour delicious re
freshments were served. The next
meeting will be held with Miss Eoulie
Almand and Mrs. MTU Sigma 11 at
the home of Miss Loulie Almand.
MRS. Mb S. SIGMAN, Secty.
the ladies.
Several interesting papers were
rend, ‘‘The Water in the Broken Cup,”
by Mrs. J. Will Cowan, “Junior
Courts,” by Mrs. S. I. Cowan, “Packing
a Child’s Trunk for Life’s Journey,
by Mrs. S. J. Kelly.
The meeting adjourned to meet with
Mrs. IV. S. Butler on Monday, April
8, 11)29.
MRS. W. S. BUTLER, Sec.
NUMBER 8