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ROCKDALE RECORD
Official Ori.Mii of Kockdale County
and the City of Conyers
PUBLISHED EVERY WKI)NtW>AY
•I. ML TOWNS Mfr
\V K. ATKINSON Publisher
Entered at ll e |s>st office at * oiiycrs.
Georgia, os second class mail matter.
SI ItStTUITION, IN ADVANC E
One year s**6o
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THE ROCKDALE RECORD assumes
no responsibility for views expressed
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signed by the author.
Why Did Rockdale
Lose This SIOO Prize
AVe wrote to Mr. Westbrook, cotton
contest manager of the Agricultural
college for an explanation as to why
Kockdule county did not receive the
SIOO.OO prize money for tin 1 county
having I lie largest number of five acre
contestants to finish in the contest
last year. According to the* agricul
tural bulletin. Rockdale had thirty
four to finish, while its nearest com
petitor, Chattooga county, had twenty
eight to finish and yet Chattooga got
the one hundred dollar prize.
Here Is the explanation furnished by
Mr. Westbrook. , ,
Air. J. M. Towns, Editor,
The Rockdale Record,
('onvcrs, Ga.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of March 20 has been
received, also the March 27 number of
the Rockdale Record. 1 am pleased
that you have given me an opportunity
to explain the awarding of the prizes
for the largest number of contestants
in our cotton contest last year in or
der that you may give the facts to
your readers through your valuable
paper. "* Ml?
Tn the first place, two prizes were
awarded to the* counties having the
largest number of contestants in the
contest. A prize of SIOO.OO was award
ed to the county having the largest
number of contestants in what we cal!
the “General Contest,” or the short
staple contest, which is for varieties
which staple less than one inch; the
prize of $60.00 was awarded to th
county having the largest number of
contestants in the "Long Staple” con
tost. That is for varieties which have
staple one inch or longer. In order
to be considered in the number for
these prizes, the contestant must have
cchnplied with all of the requirements
of the contest. In most counties a
large number of the contestants com
plied with all of the requirements
with the exception of supplying us
with samples of their cotton, in or
der to ls> eligible for prizes the con
test ants must furnish us with a sam
ple of their cotton in order that the
grade and staple may lie determined.
We list the contestants in our report
who do not furnish us with a sample
of their cotton provided the record
book is complete otherwise.
Our records show that thirteen of
the contestants out of the thirty-four
contestants in Rockdale county which
are listed in our bulletin, sent sam
ples of their cotton for determina
tion of grade and staple. Six of these
had cotton which would staple one
inch or long staple, and seven had
Cotton which stapled less than one
inch. Twenty-one of the thirty-four
contestants reporting did not furnish
us a sample of their cotton for de
termination of grade and staple and
therefore did not comply with all of
the rules of the contest and could not
Ik* considered for prizes.
From Chattooga county, fourteen of
the contestants out of the twenty-eight
reporting sent in samples of their cot
ton for determination of grade and
staple. Twelve out of the fourteen
who sent staples had short, cotton.
Therefore, Chattooga county stood
highest in number of contestants with
short cotton sending in samples and
Rockdale stood highest in the num
ber sending in samples of their cotton
in the long staple contest. So in ac
cordance with the records of the con
test, SIOO.OO was awarded to Chattoo
ga county for having the largest num
ber of contestants to finish in the
short staple or general contest and
Rockdale county was awarded $50.00
for having the largest number of con
testants to complete in the long sta
ple contest.
I hope that the above explanation
will Ik* sufficient to clear this matter
up for you and that you can pass the
explanation on to your patrons. We
are doing our very best to conduct
the cotton contest just as fairly and
impartially as we know how. We do
not play favorites. We want to give
each county credit for anything they
may do. You had a splendid contest in
your county last year and I want to
congratulate those who were in charge
and who put the contest over in such
a splendid way. I have had a great
number of favorable reports come to
me from various sources uhout the ef
fect which tlit* contest hail in Rock
dale county last year and we arc
very gratified at the results which
arc being obtained througn the Five
Acre Colton Contest, and I sincerely
hope that you will have another very
successful contest in Rockdale county
this year. I hope, tool that you will
call to the attention of the contest
ants the necessity of complying with
all of tlie rules of the contest and
that you will remind them not to for
get to supply samples of their cotton
when they send In their record hooks.
(Signed* E. C. WESTBROOK
Cotton Specialist,
NOTE: Why should Rockdale \<*in
miicli a prize and then let it go to
some other county by default or neg
lect. A handful of sample cotton cost
Rockdale county SIOO.OO and this ad
ditional honor of leading the state
County Agent Mr. Holmes says he did
not know to do this. The college
should Inform its agents fully;, es
peciull.v in connection with* contests
and awards.
Tills would have been a splendid
boost to the Rockdale scholarship fund
established by former agent, Mr. Geo
C. Daniel, last year and we rgert hav
ing lost it in this manner very much
—Editor.
Epworth League
Recreation Week
A week of recreation for tlie Sen
ior Leaguers is being planned. This
week is to be put on April 14-20, and
lie purpose of it is to make the young
people and the church come closer to
gether. We, ns leaguers want tlie*old
er members of our church to take
more interest in our Epworth League,
in our work, and in us. We feel that
if the church as a whole would try
m heli* us more that we could do more
tnd better work. During this week
>f recreation, we hope that the peo
ile of Conyers will realize that the
voting people must have pleasure, and
we hope that they realize that the
church is tlie best place for us to
have our recreation. Shall we go to
-ionic good social put on by church
members, or shall we go to amuse
ments that probably are not good for
UHV But don't blame the young peo
ple, because they must have their rec
reation in some way.
The week’s outline is:
Sunday, 11:110 a. m., sermon by
Jordan on “The Young People and
he Church.”
Sunday, 7:00 p. m., Epworth League
Services. All parents and members
if the church invited.
Monday, 8:00 p. m., banquet for the
parents of Senior League members. If
your son or daughter is an Epworth
league member, don’t forget this!
[’lace undecided as yet.
Tuesday 8:00 p. in.. Evening of old
songs at Methodist -church. For this
night we are asking all the young peo
ple of the town to come. Any one who
wants to hear a song, please turn in
jthe name of it to me some time this
week.
Wednesday Home night. Every
meiuher of our league is requested to
spend that evening at home. To be
witli the family and also to have a
night's rest.
Thursday: Prayer ‘meeting night.
'.(Don’t forget this night.
, Friday night: We are leaving the
bight open, hoping that someone will
take it upon themselves to ask our
league to their home Who ? V ? will?
Saturday night is turned over to
the Hi-Leaguers. They will he told
more about that.
We want to stress Tuesday night.
We hope to have every person in town,
old or young there. It’ you like to
sing then C O M E! If you like to
hear singing then C O M E! We want
that church full of people!!
Please, won't someone ask us to
see them on Friday night? Haven’t
you a nice lawn that you would like
to have us play on? If so. then please
ask us.
Yours for a good time,
LOUISE HALE,
Recreation and Culture Leader.
Water-Pail Fire
Brigade Worked Fine
The other morning, something like
crawling out time, lag ben up there be
hind the court house melt smoke and
cut loose with an awful wail —some-
thing like our wife does when she
smells ou us wild life —and by the
way, flu* only thing hair tonic is good
for is to ward off other scents. This
fire that big ben was talking about
was an out house on the farm of J.
Tom Tucker, at present rented out to
>Mr. 11. J. Britt and entirely beyond
the jurisdiction of our fire depart
ment. A bu ket brigade, remlnlsence
of other days soon formed In bucket
order and confined the fire to this
one shack. Mr. Britt lost a farm wag
on and a number of cotton seed. Right
after breakfast big ben cut loose again
and it was another out house and
Conyers was soon located around the
home of Alderman and Mrs. Lon Rice.
THE ROCKDALE RECORD. CONYERS. GEORGIA
Rockdale News
The farmers were all tired Saturday
night after a few days of work. j
Mrs. T. W. Ivey spent Thursday
afternoon in Conyers with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Granade.
Misses Pinkie and Dollie Norton
spent Thursday night with Louise
Mitcham.
y Mrs. Bowen and two daughters,
Louise and Minnie Beck, s|icut Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Underwood and
family, which they enjoyed very much.
The P. T. A. met at Oak Grove Fri
day afternoon. The seventh and eighth
grade had a nice program to enter
tain them. After the program little
Alvis McCullough sang "There Shall
Be Showers of Blessings.” Then all
went out in the yard and were served
with ice cream and cake, which was
enjoyed by all.
They will meet again April lit.
which will lie the last meeting in this
term.
Glad to say Oak Grove school will
not lie out until April 26, or May 3.
They have on roll about 108 or more.
'Mrs. L. F. Norton spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. Cornwell.
Mrs. R. L. Hudson spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. L. F. Norton.
Mr. Hicks had another singing at
his home Sunday. The Decatur quar
tet came and sang for them. It was
enjoyed by all who were present.
Sorry to say that Miss Dollie Nor
ton lias a mighty bad eye.
Mr. Allison Bowen called on Miss
Dollis Norton Sunday afternoon.
Mrg. Lois Corley and children spent
the week-end with her mother, Mrs.
Jim McWilliams, and family.
Mr. T. M. and family took supper
with Mr. and. Mrs. L. J. Norton Mon
day night.
Miss Cliarlsie Heard, Doris and
Jimmie Kate Reagan, spent Saturday
afternoon with Miss Etta Jim Mc-
Williams.
There were a lot of disappointments
in Oak Grove community last week.
A few of the young folks around
Rockdale went to the Big Dam Sun
day.
Miss Louise Mitcham had a little
entertainment last Thursday night.
Mr. Aaron McWilliams went to a
pound supper at Clondack Saturday
night.
Miss Pinkie Norton spent last week
in Conyers.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McWilliams went
to Mlanta last week to see her father.
Miss Pinkie Norton spent Wednes
day night with Miss Roberta Carroll.
Mr. Sigman is still in his same con
dition.
There was a little boy who went to
visit his sister in Atlanta. As usual,
they had ice tea for dinner and they
used tiie ice tea sippers in the glasses,
which had a little spoon on the end.
The little iioy was real thirsty so he
did not know how to use the supper.
He began drinking water out of the
spoon on the end of it. One of his
sisters informed him how to use it.
He said, “Well, I didn’t know the wa
ter would come up through the han
dle.” What children some folks do
raise.
C. B. Fitzgerald Visits
Conyers This Week
Mr. C. B. Fitzgerald, of Hawkins
ville, Ga., formerly of Conyers, and
one of the leading dry goods men of
the state, spent Tuesday in Conyers.
He is traveling representative of the
renowned Sommers company, whole
sale dry goods merchants of Ilawkins
ville. Ilis great host of friends in this
section rejoice in his rapid rise to his
present lucrative position in the dry
goods business of Georgia and their
only regrc*t is that his headquarters
are not in Conyers. Field work agrees
with him and he is full of pep and all
that, but being away from home two
and three weeks on a stretch is not ex
actly in keeping with his idea of ideal
home life. Mr. Fitzgerald was accom
panied by Misses Sara Whitfield and
Evelyn Mosely, wto beautiful young
ladies from, possibly, his home town.
However, since Mrs. Fitzgerald gets
the Rockdale Record, we will not at
tempt to explain that one of these
young ladies happen to be his wife’s
sister and the other one his wife’s
sister’s first cousin as it were. Mr.
Fitzgerald was speaking in terms of
gratitude when he expressed his ap
preciation of the Rockdale Record. We
appreciate the fact that our paper is
a source of much joy and comfort to
all of our appreciated subscribers and
it is with a spirit of humility that we
acknowledge their many compliments.
Outside of the excitement this fire
did no harm. Our objection to big
ben is that he won’t shut up until
the fire is out.
Mrs. C. R. Johnson. Jr., of Albany. •
sister of Mrs. Harry 1.. White, spent
the week-end at Conyers, guest of Mr. I
and Mrs. Harry L. White.
Clean Up and Paint Up Week
_ *
Beginning April 15th
•s*>
A Regular Trash Mover
%
See Our Line of
Hoes-Rakes-Shovels
Paints - Brushes
The Rockdale Hardware Cos,
YES Slß—Plows dial you want,
we have them. If it’s a guano dis
tributor that you want we have it.
If it’s a cotton planter, yes we
have that. If it’s hoes, rakes, sliov
ils, collars, pads back bands, forks,
hedge shears, lawn mowers, gar
den hose, screen wire, screen doors
and windows, carpenter’s tools,
builder’s hardware, poultry netting,
various heights and size mesh for
every purpose, and don’t forget a
spray an da can of Flit to kill
flies, mites, liee etc.
Our time against yours to prove that we are giving you
real quality merchandise at right prices*
Phone No. 7
W. 11. Granade M. R. Stephenson
Conyers, Georgia
Prize Winners:
First prize of SIOO.OO and second prize of $50.00 in
the 5 acre cotton contest in Rockdale county last year
were won by two farmers using our fertilizer.
Eight to nine bales on five acres was made possible
by a liberal use of a uniform well mixed fertilizer.
We use only high grade materials and they are
mixed in the proportion best suited for your
crops - ■.... insjttid
Please feel free to inspect our plant at any
time.
Use our fertilizer in liberal amounts and
you, too, will be a prize winner.
w. O. MANN, Mgr.
FARMERS UNION
WAREHOUSE CO.
Conyers, Georgia
liii&lit Kitchenware
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Every housewife knows how
much easier it is to keep
bright kitchenware clean.
Our ample displays of need
ed items in bright ware per
mit choosing to fill your re
quirements,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1,
YES MAM—Just received a ship,
meat of paints, varnishes, quick
drying enamels, just what you need
for touching up the porch furniture,
beds, rockers, chairs, etc. Come to
see us when in need of anything in
paints, varnishes, enamels, wjuick
drying enamel, floor oil, floor wax,
floor polish, mops and brushes. It
will be a real pleasure to show you
our line of brand new Axminister
rugs of various sizes and patterns,
large assortment of Congolium
rugs of the very best quality. See
our line of bed room suites, living
room suites, kitchen cabinets, ice
boxes, refrigerators, cream freezers,
rin. >