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WEDNESDAY, MARI II 27, 1929
Henson Furniture Cos.
At
NOTICE
We expect to close down
our gin on April Ist., and
anyone having cotton to
gin please bring it in at once
We wish to thank all of our
customers for the business
given us during the past
season.
Electric Ginnery
TAX RECEIVERS ROUNDS
•
LORRAINE, April 15
HONEY CREEK, April 16
SHEFFIELD, April 17
MILSTEAD, April 18
All other dates not listed above 1 will be in
Conyers.
Closing date May first.
BARTOW WALKER, T. R.
PORTER FERTILIZER
WORKS
Atlanta, Georgia
Grow Cotton
<•
at a lower cost per pound
How to grow cotton at a lower cost per pound is the big
problem the Southern Farmer faces today. There is
abundant evidence to show how this can be done.
THE FAMOUS PORTER FEETILIZERS
are adapted to the soils of Rockdale and adjoining Coun
ties. A liberal amount of this well balanced fertilizer will
produce larger profits from cotton.
Farmers’ crop contests, results of experiment station tests,
and the experience of thousands of practical farmers clear
ly demonstrate that the more liberal use of a well-balanc
ed fertilizer will greatly increase acre yields and lower the
per pound cost of producing the crop.
High yields per acre and low cost of production go hand in
hand.
PORTERS’ FERTILIZERS have been sold and used suc
cessfully in this territory for more than a quarter of a cen
tury.
A full line of PORTERS’ FERTILIZESS is carried by-
McDonald & Still
Phone 29 Conyers, Ga.
THE ROCKDALE RECORD. CONYERS. GEORGIA
Rockdale News
I’reneUiiiK services were held lust
Saturday morning and the pastor,
I. G. Walker preached a mighty
good sermon. The attendance wafc
very good for Saturday meeting.
Sunday school started promptly at
9:45 Sunday morning with Mr. W. H.
Unmade acting as superintendent, and
a large number present. Our Sunday
school is still growing in attendance
and we are proud of this.
Sunday school was followed by
preaching starting at 11 o'clock.
The pastor’s text was taken from
Christ's sermon on the Mount and
liis sermon was very interesting.
Miss Mary Unmade taught tile Sen
ior i’sas and gave us a fine under
standing of what stewardship in the
truest sense is.
It. Y. P. U. was held at 7 o’clock
Sunday night with Vice President
Adell McCullough in charge. Group
two rendered an excellent program on
tlie topic, “Winning the i.ost, One by
One.”
Sunday school will be held at the
usual hour, 9:45, next Sunday.
Wc are lioping to see a large num
ber of Rockdale people attend the
Sunday school convention at Philadel
phia next Sunday.
Joseph Towns, Jr., lias been out of
•school this week with engine trouble,
not wilh his Whippet 4 however, but
we do think that new Whippet had
something to do with it.
Mrs. W. U. Peeples had with her for
the week-end her daughter, Miss Alice
Wyn Peeples, now teaching in the Co
lumbus schools.
MASONIC NOTICE
Philologia Lodge No. li7B
Conyers', Georgia.
APRIL 8. 1929
Special Program
Members and visiting brethren
urged to be present.
11. W. Irwin, W. M.
FOR SALE CHEAP
Light oak bed room suite, con
sisting of bed. dresser, and wash
stand. In good condition. Sec /
MRS. BETTIE HICKS
W. O. Mann Replies to Attack of County Agent
Holmes Upon the Farmers Union Ware
house Carried In Last Week’s Record
We don’t wish to tax your patience any more than we can possibly help for we are sure
vou are well fed up on advice as to what kind of fertilizer to use and how to buy, etc. Hut since
the county agent has seen fit to and admited an open attack upon us in last weeks issue of the
Rockdale Record which we feel was unfair and unwarranted by saying that we have two farmers
and one ex-county agent working to protect our iterest.
We have had Mr. Warren employed for the last three years and we have Mr. S. I. Cowan
helping us for a short time while the cotton movement is so heavy. The farmers are bringing
their cotton to Conyers for a distance of thirty miles in every direction because they can get more
money for their cotton in Conyers and handling this cotton lakes practically all my time, however
we think as to whom we employ is our business and none of Mr. Holmes’. As for Mr. Townsend,
this is untrue. Mr. Townsend has nothing to do with our business in any way what so ever. Mr.
Townsend is employed by the N .V. Potash Export Cos. They are advertising a top dresser as
was explained in a meeting at the American Theatre with something like tw r o hundred farmers
present and it was explained at this meeting that if the farmers wished to use this potash top
dresser they had arranged with us to mix it for them if they wanted us to do the mixing.
The ugliest spirit shown in the whole article was that his principal motive was seeing that
we sustain as much loss as possible.
This is more clearlv evidenced in a statement made by Mr. Holmes early in February that
he had been reliably informed that the Rank of Kcdcdale owned the Farmers Union Warehouse Cos.
and at that time we did not owe either bank one penny. This statement he admitted and is ab
solutely false.
It seems from the beginning Mr. Holmes’ attitude has been bad toward us. This atti
tude we are unable to understand for in my eigh,t years’ service as county commissioner every
county agent that has been employed w r as employed upon my motion and the truth of the matter
is when Mr. Holmes was first employed he was employed on my motion. Therefore, lam unable
to understand his attitude.
Now, let’s see if he is saving the farmers eight dollars per ton on their fertilizer. I am
informed that the county agent’s price is $16.32 for 16 per cent Acid cash with order, our price is
$17.00; his price is $59.16 on sulphate Ammonia, our price is $60.00. We are not informed as
to his price on muriate of Potash, but our price is $30.00 per ton for thirty per cent potash. You
can buy our material and mix the following formula that will analyze 10 1-2 per cent available
Phosphoric Acid, 5 per cent Ammonia and 4 1-2. per cent potash at a cost to you of $27.55 per ton
payable May Ist, haul it when it suits your convenience. The formula is as follows: 1300 lbs.
16 per cent Acid, 400 lbs. of sulphate Ammonia, and 300 lbs. of 30 per cent Potash. The difference
in commercial value of his 11-5-5 and this formula is SI.OO per ton and it seems that the con
venience of hauling it from Hie warehouse when it suits your convenience and paying for it May
Ist is easily worth the difference, however we think you will have a much better fertilizer with
your ammonia derived from both Sulphate Ammonia, and tankage than with all of the Am
monia derived from sulphate Ammonia, but if you wish to do your own mixing w r e can furnish you
the above material at the prices mentioned. These prices we submitted to the agent and his com
mittee and to the trade generally at their meetin g in February.
Our dealing wiih the farmers of this county and adjacent territory has been very pleas
ant for twenty years, handling their cotton and selling them their fertilizers. We have an un
wavering faith in Rockdale county and her people, and it has been our policy in the past and will
be in the future to contribute our part toward the upbuilding of Rockdale county and adjacent
territory as weil. Call on us when we can serve you.
THE FARMERS UNION WAREHOUSE COMPANY
By W. O. Mann, Sec.-Treas. and Gen. Mgr.
Hewlett Downs
Conyers, /. .*. .*.
'Ladies’ and Misses’ Jk • |
Shoes $1.95 to $6.50 (AQk
Gordon and Munsingwear ILJ tj \
SILK HOSE IM nj\\ J
Men’s and Boys Oxfords H
$2.50 to SB.OO ■= f
EASTER
Suits Socks 000 Hats
Towels Silk and Gcorette SHIRTS
Ensemble Dresses PHILLIPS—JONES
$9.75 to $14.f5 Van Heusen Collare
Chain buying
enables us to sell 1 IP W white Broadcloth
double thread 111 /
39c Towels vV|| / Printed Garbedines
Four for SI.OO PIQUES
and
SI.OO Coupon | LINENE
If presented to lleWlett
Hewlett & t o i
Downs Large Stock
by Easter with 50c C im tt .
gets The Rockdale C fiatS
Record one year UUWIIS Just Received
YOUR CREDIT
IS GOOD