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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! .... <^itM^