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Lj* t s|,\V, MAY 23, 1929
Radio Station
5 ; n Virginia Graveyard
E mL, v are many si range radio sla-
j M ||| ( . world, lint oiu> of ilio
: “"l',, p. iliapa. is (lie si a (ion lliat
[ in a graveyard. The re
| ,M: r,,naro of (lie whole thing Is
I .Ah lliat it is not a huiiiaii hut
KH.i graveyard.
| “K'lioivd in Hie dtunes river near
!_Ji, mK V.i., are some 200 ships
: Fleet corporation.
Cur in l he time of the war
of no use to the government,
tied up awaiting sale, or
hy decay. Tied up In 10 units
H s ||'|;,s each, they spread out over
|{sllir i.' river for some live miles.
■, ell pie high winds blow down the
H. |] |P boats occasionally break
H , m their unitw and go drifting
pi,, liver, a menace to naviga
\|. a, when lli<‘ high winds lilow,
...Jlilllo land phone line lliat runs to
H tll wn is carried away. II is in
like ibis lliat the radio station,
H,| is located on the llagship of the
comes into operation. A call is
■' pi Hie navy yard at Newport
Nets mid lugs are dispatched to re-
H the refractory Imat to the fold,
in calm weather Hie transmit
gets an occasional workout by
Kmiiiiiig messages received by
from the Vorktown mine depot
tn Etho navy yard. Fort Eustis, near
this peculiar little station is lo-
H, is also the home base of tlie
'railway artillery unit in the
tpiV and States army.
f..;
Washington Put Office
Above Personal Regard
Rviion a friend made a personal np
■l to George Washington to atipoint
a man whom Washington did not be
lieve to he competent, the first Presi
des said to him:
Hf'My personal feelings have nothing
to do with the case. 1 am not George
Washington, but President of the
United States. As George Washing
ton 1 would do (his man any favor in
,gy power. As President of Hie United
St; tes I can do nothing.”
Hhincoln said to a visitor who came
to the White House in the course of
tjt Civil war and commiserated with
lfcn on tiis trials and his burdens: ‘‘lt
jfc’t the war that is burdening me and
ailing me; it is your plagued Pepper
inn post ollice.” I have found Ibis
remark quoted in a score of books
on politics and government. Jackson
Ail Lincoln, from all accounts, were
acre besought by ollice seekers than
Ay other men who have been Presi
dent of the United States.—Edward G.
-Howry in the Saturday Evening Post.
From Earth to Sun
■The distance between Hie earth and
■n varies from something more than
H,000,000 miles to something more
fflan 94,000,000. The mean distance is
Hiculated to lie about 92,800,000. The
■nth is nearest the sun in early Janu
■y and farthest away in early July,
■hat the distance has nothing to do
Hith the seasons may be seen from
Hie fact that while it is winter in the
■rtliern hemisphere, it is summer in
■he southern. The real reason for the
■pasonal changes is the fact that Hie
suth’s axis is at an angle (20% de
;rees) with relation to its path around
ho sun. At that season of the year
vliea our northern hemisphere is
ipped toward the sun, its rays fall
nore directly upon us, and we have
mminer.
Rejuvenation
An old man went to a gland spe
cialist and asked how much it would
cost to rejuvenate him.
“To make you feel like thirty again,
it will cost you $1,000,” said the sur
geon. “Rut to make you like twenty
live again will cost $2,000, and any
thing below that age, sfi,ooo.”
“I don’t care about the cost; just
make me eighteen again,” said I lie old
ster. The operation was a success.
But when the surgeon sent his bill the
rejuvenated one sent it back with this
notation:
"You can’t collect from a minor.”
Won Astronomical Honors
All the planets except Uranus and
Neptune have been known since early
times. Uranus was the first planet to
he discovered. William Horschel dis
covered Uranus, and was soon after
ward made royal astronomer by George
111 of England and knighted. The ec
centricity of the behavior of Hie new
planet led to mathematical calcula
tions deducing the presence of another
planet. Several astronomers exchanged
data regarding its calculated position,
[ a ud Giille of the Berlin observatory
| was Hie first to see the planet known
to the world as Neptune.
Poser
Tommy was always eager for knowl
edge, and one day, while walking in
the park with his father, he asked the
of i treo.
‘That’s an elm tree,” his father told
him.
“Wliy do they call it an elm?”
Oh, why do they call you ‘Tom
-1 usked his father, impatiently.
Tommy thought for a while. Then
said: “i don't know—why do they
call ue ‘Tommy,’ father?”
Selling
Tiie smart salesman is the man who
cr eates in his prospect a desire for a
cartaln Piece of goods. He lets a hit
? sun on the budding desire, waters
i a ‘"l tends it properly, but lie
f , oe ' u t crush it by too much talk. —
Ister 6 I>atterson * in tlie Mobile Reg-
I Psychology Is Seen
1 Yankee Contests i
| . In li'ity to bent New York I
9 ~IS I’hlladelpl.la’s greatest I
1 handicap in the last two years f
Grove, invincible against six |
1,1 the American league I
wills before the attack of the t
i aiikees.
Grove lost eight games last I
season and |, e | ost six (lf th A
9 to New York. Y
I lie Is a fast bail pitcher and 1
% Now York is a fast ball hitting 1
& team. 4>
Y If Grove overcomes the New 9
I York hoodoo Philadelphia will i
x liave a better chance of win- Y
ning.
S There is considerable psycho!- Y
X ojr - v Involved and psychology is f
X hard to heat in baseball, or any- f
f where else tn sports for that I
matter.
Cubs Using Pitcher to
Imitate Enemy in Game
Henry Grampp is a fixture on the
Chicago ('nils’ pitching staff, yet he
never pitches a game. He is the only
major league baseball player who is
neillic-r a regular nor a substitute.
Nor is lie a bat hoy. “Official bat
ting pitcher” is Grampp’s title. While
other big league clubs rotate that job
among regular and relief twirlers, the
Culm employ Grampp almost exclu
sively in that role. For three reasons
Grampp lias held his job, working
every day.
His favorite stunt is to imitate the
opposing pitcher for the day. If Alex
ander is hurling for the Cardinals,
Grampp will throw as Alex does; if
Carl Mayes is pitching for the Reds,
Hank will feed underhand tosses to
Cub batters.
Grampp finishes his day’s labors be
fore liis mates start to earn their
day’s pay. By three o’clock of any
afternoon lie is washed up, for the
box score never Includes his name.
Yale Grid Captain
yy.-yy.
B,i
.. '
W. W. “Firpo” Greene of Hunting
ton, I’a., who was elected captain of
Yale’s varsity football team for 1929.
Green plays left guard and .was the
only player to ho mentioned as out
standing.
11111
Of 150 big league hockey stars only
three were born in the United States.
* * *
The largest sports club in the Argen
tine has a membership of 12,000 ath
letes.
* * *
Allie Morrison, Olympic 135-pound
champion, was re-elected captain of
the Illinois wrestling team.
* * +
With seven men hack from last
years team, the wrestlers of Missouri
university see a big season ahead.
* * *
Hans Wagner, veteran baseball star,
lias resigned his position as sergeant
at-arms of the house of representa
tives.
* • *
There are rumors abroad that Miss
Florence KiMHea will serve as head of
the Milwaukee club until anew own
er is found.
• * *
The receipts of the National Ama
teur Athletic Union basket ball cham
pionship tournament run off recently
In the convention hall in Kansas City,
Mo., were $17,524. The tourney lasted
six nights.
* * *
Coach Oakes of the Nebraska foot
hall squad had twenty-five candidates
for backfield positions alone in the
spring practice which the corn busker
eleven held.
• * *
The fall meeting at Dade Dark
track near Henderson, K.V-, Ims been
authorized by the state racing comm -
sion Dates will be September 4to 1,
fZ preceding the Lexington fall
meeting. ( 0
Peter Manning. 1.56*.
Hio fastest mile timed >" desplte
S-WJS*-. —-
age of twelve,
“to * * *
. Fnri"lit of California’s
Coach Ky Enrtgnt hns a
Golden Beais this J , c
era „es 100A5 pounds In " c '= lu
feet U inch in height.
THE ROCKDALE RECORD. CONYERS. GEORGIA
Ill* l G. A. met at tlu> church Satur
day, May is, at three o’clock with
an attendance of seven. The G. A.’s
hove paid $1 on Helm Lowe fund.
Program
Hevotioual Sara Stephenson.
The Enchanters Ward—France May
field.
Marvelous Changes in onr Ances
tors I,eis Reagan.
Bertha, t lie Brave —Sara Stephen
son.
I li(> Miracle of a New Nation —Lois
Reagan.
The Magic Voice in a Map —Jewel
Brisendine.
Casting tlu> Spell Over Disease —
Julia Kate Tribble.
Waving the Wands in Schools—
Elizabeth Wheeler.
Closed with, sentence prayers.
MARGARET IVEY, Pres.
Rev. J. R. Jordan, Mesdaines S. J.
Kelly, T. A. Elliott, R. L. Hale, Miss
es Cara Lou Elliott and Katherine
Smith attended the district conference
at Montieello Thursday and Friday of
last week. At this conference Mrs. S.
J. Kelly was elected delegate to tlie
annual conference. This was a signal
honor, as we have only eleven dele
gates from our district.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Tharpe Baldwin
silent the week-end at Gainesville
guests of their daughter and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Purvis. Mr. Bald
win had a tough wrestle with the
much rain and heap much mud on the
SPECIAL GOODRICH
TRADE-IN SALE.. „„
HFRE’S A PROPOSITION! You get brand new Silvertowns . . . and we lake your old
worn rubber! We have an outlet that will take all the second-hand rubber we can get.
HERE you are, car owners! The
event you’ve been waiting for!
Your big chance ... to make old
tires serve you once mere!
You have tires on your car that
have gone five, ten, fifteen thousand
miles or more . . .
We have a full stock of new, sturdy
Goodrich Silvertowns and Silver
towns DeLuxe. Husky tires that top
the country for quality. Tires built
up on a carcass of stretch-matched
cord and cured by the mileage-giving
Goodrich water-cure process . . .
Goodrich ♦ Silvertowns
McClelland’s Garage
Phone No. 16 Conyers, Georgia
way back home Sunday night. Such
rain, hills and mud as he had to con
tend with almost makes a man believe
if wrong to ride on the Sabbath day.
Mrs. Roy Lores has relumed (o her
home in Entail, Ala., after s|K‘iidiiig
several days with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. (’. Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Tucker left
Tuesday for Washington. I>. (’., when*
they go for several days’ visit with
their son, Mr. Earl Tucker, of the
Seaboard Airline Railway dining ear
service.
Brigadier General Roht. J. Travis
and soil. Livingston Travis, of Savan
nah, sto)ilted over in Conyers Thins
day wilh Mrs. Geo. W. Gleatoii. Mr.
Travis is a former citizen of Conyers
and boyhood neighbor oi Mrs. Glen
toil. Ilis son, Livingston Travis, is an
officer in the U. S. Flying Corps anil
his second son is now a student alt
West Point Militry Academy.
Miss lln I lio Rice,' of (’larkstou,
spent the week-end in Conyers, guest
of Miss I/O is Sharp and Miss Mary
Alice Rice.
Misses Susie Lee and Lillian Plun
ketl, with their father, Mr. J. C.
Plunkett, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Ophelia Clotfelter.
Mrs. Amelia Harden Toops left for
Bowling Green, K.v., Saturday for an
extended visii with her husband. How
ever, owing to the illness of her moth
er, Mrs. Jno. 11. Harden, she will re
turn to Conyers before finally moving
back to Bowling Green.
Now! Bring those old tires to us!
They’ve already given you your
money’s worth.. .now we’ll take them
in . . . as part payment on new Sil
vertowns, a single tire or a whole set!
Think of it! Old tires that may
already be costing you money for
repairs . . . help you save money on
husky, long-mileage Silvertowns!
A bargain? Of course . . . for our
trade-in allowances are extra-gener
ous right now! Come in . . . before
it is too late!
We’ll be expecting you!
Smiths Lose Numerical Title *
rj *' r "
FOR a number of years Hie Smiths ruled supreme In numerical
slrenglli in tlie major leagues. Now the Moores have challenged
the Smiths’ right to the monopoly niul have the advantage by the
scant margin of one. Just how long the Moores will niaiutnln
their position no one can toll at this time.
The Moores have five kinsmen coming up for trials to he added to
two who wore already fixtures in the big show. But two Smiths are
advancing to augment their ranks, which already number four. It is
singular Hint the Boston Braves have three of the Smiths and two of
the Moores on their club roster, nnd it is particularly interesting to
note that four of the Moores arc
outfielders while three are pitch
ers. Three of (lie Smiths are
pitchers, two are catchers and one
„,v. Is an outfielder. And not only
Hint, the Braves have a Smith bat-
V ' Jjo[ * tery in Boh, one of the best right
*■ t f
f \ J ( i , Dick, a catcher drafted from Mont
r,/ “f the International league.
j |l * But two-tbirds of (lie Braves’ out
' f rS f fiehl is likely to he manned by the
d? Moores. Eddie is a veteran, but
Al, the pride of South Brooklyn,
’WO was purchased from Buffalo, also
■ i ,,f Gie International. Jack Smith,
.-..• /jppft- who is a seasoned campaigner, may
'f \ i 1 ,1!,y R* Hie other garden
'ls** vf I M Of Ho Wiley n pitcher
y \jtY v i of the New York Ynnkees, who
made the “sinker” service famous
Cy Moore. 0,1 G' o pitching peak, Is Hie most
prominent, lie had a good season
his first year up in 1927, hilt a lame arm reduced his effectiveness last
year. However, he reports that his ailment lias disappeared and Man
ager Miller Huggins looks for Cy, as lie is better known, to be a big win
ner tliis summer.
The Smiths point to Earl, experienced catcher of the champion St.
Louis Cardinals, as their outstanding character, lie is n good receiver
in the National league and materially aided the club in winning the
pennant.
Mrs. J. F. Cook and two children.
Virginia and Floyd, spent the week-
end at Itarnesville, guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Head.
YOUR OLD TIRES
WORTH GOOD
MONEY HERE!
vgap.oji£*..?. . jfc ■ y 6tl
HIS OWN FAULT! Tried to get
100 much out of a tire that had
already given good service!
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