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VOL. II Subscription $1.50 NEXT WEEK CARRIES US BACK HOME TO MOTHER President Chas. A. Wickersham Presents Honor Pen Mr. J. M. Towns, Agt Georgia Railroad, Conyers, Ga. My Dear Sir: It is my sincere hope, in the accept ance of the enclosed button, you re ceive as much pleasure as I derive in its bestowal. This button is presented you as an emblem of faithful and continuous service with these companies over a period of twenty-five or more years; it is indicative that you have been enscrolled as a member of the Old Timers club, to whCJi all those hav ing been in continuous service of these companies twenty-five years or more will automatically be admitted to membership. Being eligible to receive and wear one of these buttons should and doubt „less will be considered an honor to yourself. Surely it is an honor to these railroads to present it to you. Sincerely yours, CHAS. A. WICKERSHAM. President-General Manager. N. B.: And thus it is that Mr. Wicker sham is first in the hearts of his people —a big man with a bigger heart. He is loved, first, because he loves greatest. He is honored because he is honorable. A greater man hath not passed this way. Ed. Ga. State Teachers’ College Radio Program Sponsored by her Alumni Associa tion, May 4, 1929 from 1:45 to 2:45 p. m. (Eastern Time). 1. A college song by ten members of the junior and senior classes. 2. Greetings to parents and Alum niae: Miss Kate E. Hicks, president of the Alumniae Association. 3. A group of songs by Miss Mable Manning Wedge with Mrs. J. W. Bailey accompanying: “The Star,” James H. Rogers; “Tears and Smiles,” Daniel Protheroe; “Grandma,” Henry Sachs; “The Wind in the Corn,” Rob ert Clark. 4. Violin solos by Miss Elizabeth Lieb: “Meditation,” from Tliair by .1. Massenet; “Frasquita,” Lehar —Kreis- ler. , 5. A groyp of songs by ten mem bers of the junior and senior classes with Mary Lou Stapleton accompany ing and Miss Jennie Belle Smith di recting : “Lilacs,” Benvald; “In an Apron Blue,” Hahn; "A Dreamboat Passes,” Lemare Page. 6. Readings by Miss Carolyn Vance: An Uncle Remus Story; A Dramatic Dialogue. 7. Alma Mater: Ten members of the junior and senior classes, Miss Smith directing. MARY MADDOX The Baptist Church Superintendent Still turned the reins over to his most excellent assist ant Mercer W. Hull last Sunday and believe us, Mercer had that spark plug doing whatever it is a spark plug does. Even the choir members smiled as they sang and they sang like Bap tists used to sing up there. We heard Henry Tucker holler out several ainens and Harvey Patrick afterwards | shaking hands around claiming that tlje program went over in high. It is interesting and encouraging to watch Gibson Hull in his rounds and then make reports —he is undoubtedly the best Sunday school secretary we ever knew. Pastor Drake continued the enthus iasm and preached a great sermon on Redemption, (a most timely subject preceding the contemplated protracted meeting that is booked for June with Rev. Frank J. Fleming doing the preaching. Mr. Fleming was pastor of this church seven or more years, leav ing to accept the Ashland, Ala., pas torate since which time he has ren dered an unusually constructive ser vice to those people. He is easily an outstanding Baptist of Alabama to day and his many friends are delight ed to know that he will be back in our midst for these ten days or more and preach to us. At i three o’clock in the afternoon a meeting for men only was booked and actually held, although a heavy down Pour of' rain began before that time and continued into the night. A simi- 3ljc ftocltfrale Uarort The American Legion Entertains Khaki Boys The American IJegion, under the able leadership of Post Commander W. A. Henson, stepped around town Tuesday morning and raised forty odd dollars with which to defray the ex penses of the 22nd Infantry baseball team and the band boys, who remain ed over for their ball game with our local fellows. Those contributing a dollar or more were R. O. Gailey, Mayor Still, Chief Nix, Captain Roy Elliott, Bank of Rockdale, W. O. Mann, Dr. I'. J. Brown, Dr. L. J. Pharr, Dr. C. R. Cannon, White & Company, W. R. Still. J. It. Chapman, Rockdale Hard ware Cos., Rockdale Barber Shop, W. K. Hardeman, Ed Vaughn, The Rock dale Record, Bank of Conyers, Lang ford Motor Cos., ,T. M. Towns, B. F. Reagan, Judge Quigg, Coca Cola Cos., .T. W. Hollingsworth, J. R. White, Henson Furniture Cos., L. C. Downs. Those contributing less than a dollar were Miss Sara McCollum, Summers Bros., C. B. Irwin, S. I. Cowan, Edd 1,. Cowan, Jno. J. Hart, Miss Esther Mc- Collum, J. W. Carter, M. W. Hull, A. F. Kent, A. M. Whitaker. It. A. Ward, A. W. Bell, E. L. Edwards, N. T. Street, D. H. Patrick, J. E. McClel land, Bartow Walker, Lester Collins, George D. Malcom, W. A. Wheeler, L. A. Sharp and T. W. Huff. Line-up for Conyers: N. Walker, 2b; Aaron, lb; Loyd, C; Culberson LF; Walker, CF; Winburn, RF; Cowan, 3b; J. Almand, P: Mitchell SS. Line-up for 22nd Infantry: Tedesco, SS; Lassiter, 2b; Evans, lb; Vines, C; Bannister, 3b: Hill, LF; McAdams, RF; Bouligny, CF; Sanders, P. Umpires: Luke Herrington and L. C. Downs. Conyers drew first blood, with one run in their half of the first inning, scored on three hits. Only 7 innings uere played and the score stood 8 to 7 in favor of Conyers. The Infantry band rendered music throughout the game, adding much pep ami everybody had a good time. Dr. Elam F. Dempsey Here Last Sunday Presiding Elder Elam F. Dempsey, of the Oxford district, preached for Pastor Jordan Sunday evening, after wards presiding at their second quar terly conference. Splendid reports were submitted by the various offi cers and Pastor Jordan reported a very happy and successful charge. Mr. Dempsey smiled his happy approval upon the splendid reports submitted. We regret very much that more peo ple were not present to enjoy the most excellent sermon that was deliv ered in his unusually pleasant and effective manner. Of course, there had been some rain and as a sporty little song goes, it still “looked like rain,” and all that, and yet, nevertheless and not withstanding, “looked” like some thing else to the pastor, and really it was something else that kept you away. Now what is it—come clean with your pastor and maybe he can arrange it to suit you. It may be a musical program that you want. Well, they didn't have that, but it could be had and will be if the members want it. Speak out brother sister it’s yours, lar service will be held next Sunday afternoon, at which tin), a large male chorus will sing the old hymns, fav orites of other days, songs that mother and dad used to sing and enjoy so much. There will also be a colored male chorus, the one booked for last Sunday and rained out, who will sing some of the songs peculiar to their race and worship. There is no objec tion to ladies l>eing present. One sec tion will lie reserved for colored peo ple who are invited. Is everlasting punishment everlasting? was the sub ject for the evening hour. We were not present, but presume the affirmative won out somewhat like is hot water hot or what is to be will lie whether it ever happens or not. This kind of preaching is rather negative and vague. We want to hear one more ser mon on hell fire and brimstone and see the preacher sweat while preach ing it as a reminder of its reality. Mrs. Jennie Rice and children, of Clarkston, spent Sunday in Conyers with Mr. and Mrs. Lon S. Rice. J.MTOWNS CONYERS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1929 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ROCKDALE COUNTY Keep Up the Fight? Well, some say it do and some say it don’t. Anyway, since the Rockdale Record has been in the field and our merchants, bankers and business men in general have been speaking in terms of whole pages, half pages and quarter pages, a mighty change has come into the life of this com munity. Only the other day, a former citizen, now living in Augusta came in and marveled at the great change in the pulse-life of Conyers, the spark so discernable round about town. He rejoiced that we had overcome our several years ailment of low blood pressure. Well, our merchants, bank ers and business men have come through all along the line as never before in the history of Conyers and nobody has gone broke advertising, but on the other hand, they have gone to work, for an aggressive advertising campaign will ultimately place Conyers in the hearts and minds of the people, even unto the boarders of adjacent communities, where they have been neglected by us and trained by other communities to think in terms of Covington, Lithonia, Mc- Donough and Loganville. We appreciate the patronage given the Record and these people have shown an appreciation of the service ren dered this section by the Record. They say and many out siders have said that we have a paper second to none and we say in return that we have a community second to none. The ever increasing chain stores have not as yet at tacked this immediate community, but they will ultimate ly solicit the trade if we don’t care. It is very noticeable that Sears Roebuck & Cos. carried more advertising in last week’s issue of the Jackson Herald than did all the merchants, bankers and business men of Jackson and Butts county. Evidently, those merchants don’t care. It is interesting to note that the Lavonia Times says in this connection, that a tow’n never dries up until the folks living in it dry up. Well, we are thankful that Conyers merchants ain’t dry— that is in that connection. U. S. Census Bureau on Church Membership Uncle Sam doesn’t care what cliurcli you belong to, but he goes to much trouble and expense in finding out how many of us belong. It would lie very embarrassing to Uncle Sam if he should visit tlie Conyers churches with us some pretty Sunday evening, for in tlie midst of our two thousand popu lation there are less than one hundred at church —nobody on the job except the pastor —no choir, no ushers, no stampede, just the pastor preaching away acoustically drowned out. Did you ever go into a large audi torium when it was entirely empty, even while you were in it, and holler out right loud? Well, that is what our pastors are up against —the acoustics or soundboard will have to lie changed so as to protect their throtas. Speaking about foreign fields being white unto harvest or non-Christian, look what we are right in the midst of here in dear old Georgia —the Em pire state of the South. With a popu lation of 3,138,962 people, there are only 1,350,184 church members, includ ing every denomination —less than fif ty per cent, with 1,788,778 non church members. Alabama has a total popula tion of 2,526,001, only 1,217.170 of whom belong to any church, leaving 1,308,831 out of bounds. Lots of work could be done in Alabama, even if Senator Heflin does live over there. Tom is trying to reform Washington and the east, just like most of us here in Georgia, who think in terms of poor old 'China instead of poor old neighbor. Arkansas lias 623,307 church members and 1,281i,741 non church members. They are not afraid of Hot Springs nor the fireworks that makes it hot over there. Florida lias 528,465 church members and 788,695 non church members —but tli.m its hard to stay in a church down there —if you join, (hey turn you out for hanging around those Yankee bathing beauties or for drinking Cuban molasses. Then we have Texas or did have her before the last Democratic convention and with her aj 312,661 people, most of whom are ex-Georgians, out of which there are 2,280,514 church members and 3,032,147 non church members, a vast territory that is likely to go Re publican most any time. Throughout our ten immediate Southern states, there are 17,582,792 church members as against 22,667,728 non church members. With about ev ery other person a converted desciple, it seems that this ratio should lie re versed —but then, our people are taught in terms of poor old China in stead of poor old neighbor and we are so foreign that our next doyr neigh bor doesn't understand us. We are too mechanical in our pro grams and our pop-off valve is set too high —we would almost “bust be fore tlie thing would pop off.” We have become reconciled to the pastor doing it all and the pastor has be come reconciled to doing it all and there you are. Birthday Anniversary of “Grandma” Parker Airs. L. L. Beard and two children spent the week-end in Lithonia and joined six other children, Mrs. W. E. Young and Messrs Q. F. Parker, Dew ey Parker, Dewitt Parker and Aaron Parker, of Lithonia, and Mrs. L. J. Cooper, of Klondike, anil a great host of grand children, some thirty odd in number, in celebrating the sixty-fifth birthday of Mrs. A. M. Parker. Among the visitors present were Air. and Mrs. Q. C. Farmer and three children, of Milsteail, Mrs. Cora Chewning and son of Lithonia, and an only living sis ter, Mrs. Samuel Prather and family, of Klondike. Wednesday Holidays Started off Wet Our first half holiday started off wet this afternoon —you could not ev en work around tlie house, much less over on Riverside golf course. Too bad boys, but remember that a bad beginning denotes a good ending. We note that our merchants are closing up daily at six o'clock now, which is another splendid arrangement and we commend them for it for God’s great out of doors playhouse should lie enjoyed as much as possible. Our most prominent golf player, W. Tliarpe Baldwin, lias just received a new set of clubs, the most beautiful set that this community lias ever boasted of and he has challenged us anil our Sears Roebuck set for a duel unto dopes Friday afternoon. We don’t bet, but do drink Coca Cola anil quite often on Tharpe. Together with Mer cer Hull, we have challenged our boys, Joseph and Gibson, for a game Saturday pee em. If they beat us we’re going to cut their weekly al lowance to a quarter a piece. Smyrna School News Smyrna Consolidate school will come to a close Friday, May 3, a gen eral community day is being planned for tlie public on Friday, May 3. State School Superintendent M. L. Duggan has promised to he with us on this day and will make an address to the people. We invite anil urge all to come and hear Mr. Duggan. Dinner will he served on the ground. On Friday evening the seventh grade will receive their certificates. State School Supervisor J. O. Mar tin will he with us and make an ad dress to this class anil deliver their certificates. The public is cordially In vited. Play at Smyrna On Monday evening. May 6 the sev enth and eighth grades will present the play, “He’s My Pal,” for tlie bene fit of the school. The public is invit ed. Admission 10c and 20?. Mothers Day Observance And Love Feasts Scheduled 22nd U. S. Infantry Visits Conyers Monday and Tuesday were exciting l days for the people of Conyers and Rockdale county. Union troops march ed Into our town and parked in the ball park over the night. However, William T. Sherman was not along this time, and everybody turned out lo sing praises unto Colonel L. IV. Caffey and bis Aide-decamp Captain Robert Joerg, Jr., and their great host of khaki clad Iki.vs as they inarched to the rhythm of their most excellent twenty-five piece band under the able leadership and direction of Muster Eldridge. There were 351 privates and It! officers with 123 head of stock. The American Legion, with Post Com mander W. A. Henson leading, head ed the procession into the heart of Conyers and its people and out to the ball park where Mayor L. B. Still formally welcomed the footsore boys and weary offlcfers and extended to them every courtesy of our town and its people during their sojourn. Civil ians, boys, girls, men and women soon fell in line and Inca me acquainted with the boys and their regulations and every body entered Into the spirit of tlie occasion and nil bad a great time and many happy thrills. The only criticism we have to offer, even dur ing such exciting moments is that we have failed to teach lots of people that neither heat, cold or a huldliead is an excuse for keeping your hut on when being Introduced to a lady or Uncle Sam’s flag. Now, come on folks, when you see most everybody taking their cover off, think for once in a life time anil use your hat to fail your self with if you really don’t know what it’s all about, for you coulil lie excused for fanning yourself, even in cold weather, quicker than for not doing anything at all about It. A still greater time was laid by Rockdale county Monday night, when the hand gave a concert on the school campus. We counted more than two hundred cars parked up there and noticed that most all of Conyers and Milsteail marched up there, which gave that splendid hand concert quite a cosmopolitan audience. Captain Joerg gave a splendid address during intermission on Americanism and was given a great hand along with the hand's enthusiastic reception. An Erronous Report Gets in the Wind Hon. L. B. Still, not only roile fifty miles Saturday endeavoring to get In touch with Hie 22nd Infantry, hut con tinued His strenuous efforts Sunday trying to get these soldiers to camp in the city of Conyers und in cooper ation with the American Legion did finally succeed in having their plans changed. Even then he kept on keep ing on and was one of our most en thusiastic knee pants boys in their arrival. The entire company lined up before the baseball grand stand und listened to ids' most cordial words of greetings and we were persuaded to remark that Mayor Still has never made a fool of himself nor embarras sed his people. The entire company appreciated Ids most cordial greeting and many of them remarked that Con yers was their most refreshing ex perience during an otherwise hard ten day march. It was at first reported that Mayor Still did not want the troop to camp in Conyers. That was an error and entirely foreign to his every thought nnil desire. Another outstanding in dividual who went all the way in making the occasion possible and en joyable was Mr. R. O. Galley, who contributed the use of the ball ground for their camp and let the American Legion have the free use of the Amer ican Theatre for the free entertain mnt of all soldiers who might desire to see the picture. The American Le gion appreciates the hearty coopera tion of all who fell in line and ex tended so many courtesies and encour agement, among other outstanding contributors were Sims and Bailey, who lent tlie free use of their truck for transportation of the hand from and back to camp up near Snapfinger creek Tuesday afternoon, in order that we might have music at the ball park during the baseball game. pular at Home and Abroad Poi Tills comm unity should and doubt less will celebrate Mother's Day with appropriate gifts and tokens of love to the living and through memorials in reiueinberance of those departed. The Rockdale Record will feature next week a special memorial Issue and invites our business houses and Individual citizens and family groups to “Come Home” through Its columns with their own peculiar tributes. If Mother Is still living, she will more than cherish the thought and effort publicly conveyed and if she has pass ed on beyond tlie RJver, the thought and effort thus carried In her mem ory will lie but another feeble effort to perpetunte her magnificent beauty and, deeds of mercy In your behalf. Who’s Who in Conyers Winning Our Esteem The Georgia Power Company, whose slogan Is “A Gklzen Wherever We Serve,” a mighty source of unseen power, Is a living example of good citizenship that nppears almost mor ttil In sensing the needs of a people or a community in advance. When a community gets down In the valley of doubt, this mighty jiower Is there to help pull out and when on the high hills of /ion ecstasy, their never falling flood lights sparkle unpreten tiously upon t lie Demt-god’s of the occasion —and thus it is, that this great “Citizen” Is our Hero and pro gressive leader. Thirty-four separate and distinct units go to make up their service that “covers Georgia like the with approximately four - thousand horse power, all 1 necteil so as to flash on in. should any one of the units ha\ terference, numbering all Hie way from its major plant at Tallulah Falls where more than one hundred thous and horse power is ilevelojied, down to the smallest unit of fifty-four horse power at Millville. They are now in the midst of a state-wide refrigerator campaign, and their SIO.OO down payment plan with thirty months to finish the job makes their recently reduced power rate of still greater service anil the beauty about it is, they make it jmssihle for the poor to enjoy comforts and sani tation within their means —in fact, an ordinary ice hill almost makes the monthly payments. Therefore, we sa lute thee, mighty jsiwer thou art of the red hills of old Georgin. Conyers Experienced Regular Trash Mover We have had lots of wet weather, heavy rains und strong winds since Conyers cornered the egg murket hack in the late sixties, hut we have never been so thoroughly washed as Tues day night of this week. We under stand the Williams store nt Almon lost its covering, either blown or wash ed off. The sidewalks of Conyers went to the relief of our streets anil being inexperienced gulleys, lost control of the situation somewhat like a sym pathetic fellow iliil once when he en deavored to referee a scrap between a wife anil husband —only, he needed washing the next morning and we didn’t. However, we have no complaint to moke for the weather was beautiful during the sojourn of the 22nd In fantry —and by the way, Bill Holifielil informs us that a hunch of those offi cers were praising Conyers anil its hospitality as being the best experienc ed in their travels throughout their world-wide service of many years. That’s fine Conyers. We suggest that our people all wear uniforms hereaf ter and keep this spirit up —even have the ladies wear nurse garbs —for ev erybody loves a soldier and a nurse. If our wife had to salute us and stand at attention In our presence It would he more dignified than our present system and we always did have an idea that it would he exciting to bo around a nurse —they are so sympa thetic and can smile even while you are dying. Mr. T. L. Elliott, representative of the Atlanta Paper Cos., with headquar ters at Athens, spent Monday and Tuesday in Conyers, guest of his mother, Mrs. T. A. Elliott. NUMBER 15