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VOL. II sls_o iJlo Central” give Me l)r. T. B. Rice used to he a very popular . entitled, "Hello Central. Give Vven." ht from all reports. ,„1 would <lo well to give us Dr. n „, v There must l*> something U wrong with the Conyers tele- Astern or they would have bet- One of our lending busl smPll cdiaplains that his telephone ri(¥ went bad more than a year ltlK , has Peon getting worse steadi ed today it is a common nuisance W|i home and of no value whatso f (mr telephone manager lives at puhoro. da., more than fifty miles B the sear of all trouble and our ph, wonder if that’s why the eom iv places the manager out of the ritory lie is supposed to serve. Dr. e may know all about what the able is with his patients down in jen county, but he has certainly n unable to diagnose our telephone ables up here in Rockdale county. r -Central" is all right, but when rings for a number it is about ! our tee shot over on Riverside [links—file thing gets out of con land is ns liable to go one way as Iher. You ring your wife aud get rylwdy’s wife except your own. told three wives a thing or two other day before finally getting right wife. If this keeps up, some y's husband is liable to visit our iio. Several years ago the telephone pie put out a number of cable Hues it may he that this close com ion strand of wires go into other es than Baptist. We happen to it that the Milstead avenue cable r was any good and those people ed out of the uniou and went to time service in order to get fewer sand more talking. rd’s Rules for Highway Safety s a contribution towards greater f,r and more pleasant driving con ns on the highways of the coun tin' summer, the Ford Motor corn s' has listed twelve rules as sug ions to motorists and has distrib- I them to dealers over the coun mouneement of the suggestions made today by Langford Motor Ford dealer in this city, who will hy the list prominently in their p of business. Hiese rules.” said Mr. Davis, “are p ly common sense as applied to •mobile driving. Every experienced “fist knows all of them. It is our ; & ov wer, that by stating them •scly and posting them where they Ponie to the attention of a great ■' mol °rists, we can so emphasize II ' ls to make a real contribution Mils greater highway safety.” be twelve rules are: Courtesy comes first. Consider the * s ail, l privileges of others. Fccp your mind on your driving, anticipate sudden emergencies, horn the '’feel” of having your nnder control. ■ j( ohf ' aP traffic and parking reg- B to the right, and comply V r<U(l markings and signs. ■. n, ‘ l for stops and turns — ■' h the ear ahead. H hm down at crossings, schools, ■serous pla; . es ( ■• ercr pass cars on hills, curves, ■ S| ng'. ■>ns~ rt ’ UUr '* r * v * n £ t° road con- K !?' in ' iee \> s oft spots and ruts. ■ doesn't pay to take the "right ■' ■ 100 seriously. > l K hen jou drive, remember the ■T k ' en vou ’re a pedestrian. ■ r, D °" ,a ' v ‘ rt was fussed for ■ r Protection. { ■;:V— that 20,000.000 per- K tl,Ur 0,1 American highways B'omv' r - Gavin continued. K i ° n of th'e rights of others ■ ao-1 * Man y unpleasantries ■ ridenrs win he avoided if mo ll timf, s of close situations. T^ Be ar rUIeS Bnd aCt a °' ■the p, ‘ Jre recommendations ■ive otor roni Pany offered K tr * atf * r r#*ace of mind to those * by automobile.” Ij^ IO NARY MEETING ■ v ‘ “°f the, Woman’s Mis ■frh w ;r iety the Methodist ■aih so * meet at the home of Airs. ■g . owan Monday afternoon, ■il at ff mr o’clock. Itiujc < ” r ' S P lea se he present and I Mr ?- W. S. BUTLER, Secty. ®lic llockiXttte fletorfr Miss Walker Weds Mr. Neil S. Cameron A recent wedding of unusual inter est to a large circle of friends was that of Miss Sarah Grace Walker and Neil S. Cameron, of Lithonia. The nuptials were solemnized at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday evening. June 26 at the home of the bride’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bartow Walker. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. I*. Drake, pastor of the First Bap tist church of Conyers, in the pres ence of a large assemblage of rela tives and friends. The improvised altar was banked with palms and ferns. Three tali wick er floor baskets filled with white glad iola and mignonette gave a stately and solemn appearance to the scene. A striking arrangement of branch ed candelabra hearing cathedral can dles cast a glow of soft light over the bridal scene. The prenuptial music consisted of “Barcarolls” from Hoffman, and the “Serenade,” by Schubert, which were rendered very effectively by Mrs. W. C. Hardeman. This was followed by two vocal solos, “All for You,” and “I Love You Truly,” rendered by Miss Elizabeth Owen. “Hearts and Flow ers” was played very softly during the ceremony. “Lohengrin's Wedding March” was used as the processional and “Mendessoln's” as the recession al. First to enter was Miss Merle Walker, youngest sister of the bride, as bridesmaid, wearing pink chiffon fashioned with tight bodice with full skirt of uneven hem line, longer in the back. She carried an arm bou quet of garden flowers. With her en tered J. M. Walker, of New York, un cle of the bride. Miss Margie Walker, other sister of the birde, was maid of honor. She wore green chiffon, also fashioned with full skirt of uneven hem line longer in the back, carrying an arm bouquet of pink rose buds showered with swansonia. The little flower girls, Dorothy Green, niece of the groom, and Caro lyn Dodson, cousin of the bride, dain tily dressed in pink georgette and car rying baskets of sweet peas and pink rose buds tied with pink tulle, enter ed, strewing rose petals in the bridal path. Little Dolly Walker, another cousin of the bride, wearing a dainty frock of white georgette, carried the ring in a white lily tied with white tnlle. The bride entered with her father, who gave her in marriage. Her blonde beauty was enhanced by her bridal gown of ivory satin fashioned with a long fitted waist with a yoke of Duchess lace embroidered with seed pearls, and full skirt with uneven hem line longer in the back. Her soft tulle veil was caught cap shape with a bandeau of orange blossoms and her white satin slippers were fashioned with orange blossoms. She carried an arm bouquet of bride’s roses showered with valley lilies. She was met at the altar by the bridegroom and his best man, Carey Cameron. After the ceremony an informal re ception was held by the bride s par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron left im mediately on their wedding tour through the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. Mrs. Cameron was dressed in a going away suit which was an ensemble of tan basket weave kasha and close fitting felt hat with accessories to match. On their return they will le at home in Lithonia to their many friends. Woodbine News The M. E. Wood home and estate will be known hereafter as ‘Woodbine and our correspondent will lie Mrs. Frances Wood. This is one of our beautiful country estates and our cor respondent will cover all territory west of Conyers to DeKalb county. It is interesting to note that there is in that home today another Conyers boy who went out west and marie good. Mr. Leslie Cooper, Post Office Inspec tor in the state of New Mexico. Dur ing his visit in the home of his unrle a great celebration took place upon the 74th birthday of Mr. M. L. Wood Friday, June 21. Those joining Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Wood upon this very happy occasion were Rev. and Mrs. John Wood and son, Crozier Wood, of Winder; Mrs. Burrel Baker and attractive daughter. Elaine, of Deca tur; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cooper, of Albuquerque, X. M.; Mr. Ernest D. Holmes and Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Wood CONYERS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1929 OFFIC IALORGAN OF ROCKDALE COUNTY President Wickersham Takes to the Field Throughout Georgia and Alabama to Combat Our Most Recent Agricultural Pest Through the courtesy of President-General Manager (.’has. A. Wicker sham of the <feorgia-West Point system, the Rockdale Record is able to carry in supplementary form this week, a four page description of the nefarious Mediterranean Fruit Fly with an enlarged picture in actual colors of this, our latest and most destructive pest. The Agricultural Bulletin of these rail roads. under the editorship of General Agricultural Agent Edil S. Center, go to press this week with unlimited space devoted to the manner of handling tliis latest menace to the peace and prosperity of southern farmers. We would that our people should become alarmed over tills cut throat enemy whose mis sion in life is one of starvation, even to itself, in that on ■ of them will destroy in a day more food than fifty people could consume in the same length of time. Something must be done that will sound an alarm throughout the length and breadth of Ibis fair land of the world's most select fighters to shoulder arms. We went three thousand miles across the great Atlantic and stopped the world’s greatest army right where we found them. <)ur weakest point is that we wait until some terrible catastrophe is al most upon us Pefore we get mad enough to fight. Additional copies of tliis supplement may be bad by addressing the Rockdale Record or Mr. Edd S. (’enter, I Hunter St.. Atlanta, Ga. Keep Up the Fight It is hard to under i stand why any one in Rockdale county will f J| wait any further to see A <$ what bis “weevils will do to bis coton." when \ be lias a chance to “nip them in the bud now.” A . -fll We have bad some fine jSSS weather to kill these few old fellows out, and many have not taken advantage of this wonder ful opportunity. I am awfully sorry to see any one allow tli se old weevils to get a start on him. when he can get them now so easily. We all know that there are enough old weevils here now to raise enough young wee vils to practically ruin our whole crop if given a chance. All it will take for them to ruin it is for us to not fight them and not to have dry weath er. And we have no promise of dry weather. Let me urge you to kill out your old weevils at once, right now. while we have a chance, before they reproduce any more. It is the only safe way. Please think of this. Join in with the hundred and fifty farm ers who have already started the fight. Let's finish the job. A Machine That Will Suit You There are “diverse kinds" of boll weevil machines in Conyers and Rock dale county for fighting boll weevils. There are several kinds at tin* Con yers Hardware company, and the Rockdale Hardware company. There are hand machines, different types— one dollar and up. And there are one row and two row attachments, or ma chines for afstening on to plow stocks so that you can poison your cotton as you plow it. These sell for one dol lar and a half and up. Or you can make one like the one at the Conyers Hardware Cos. if you wish. The two row poisoner there is very simple. I made it as simple as I could figure one out to be so that it would he within reach of every farmer who wants one. Look it over. Mr. < rutch fiehl also has one at tb ■ Rockdale Hardware Cos., that does fine work. Mr. Joe Sims suggested to me that it wooden slat fastened across Ihe hopper of a knocker fertilizer distrib utor, and having one or two small sacks hung on r<* each • ml. fiver the rows should*do work putting on dry calcium arsenate. lie suggested that some wheat straw placed in the bot tom of the sacks should help, so it would not bother in “packing togeth er” too much. Looks like a good idea. Thank you iff. Sims. I think there may l> some more ideas come out yet also. So you may find other things that should help someliody, if you will “keep your eyes skint, and your ears open.” And if you have or find something new. or different fir bet ter. hand it on. We must kill boll wee vils. Because we know what they did for ns in 1022 or 102.*;. when about all the cotton made in the county was made by a few jieopie who fought them. If you can't afford molasses in vour liquid jioison. leave it off. and use a quart (one pound I of eak-iuin arsenate to two gallons of water. The arsenic is the main tiling, however, a little syrup makes if stick on a bit longer. Don't worry alKiut boll weevils Kill them with calcium arsenate. Wor rying never killed a boll weevil. 3on can kill them easily and cheaply with the machines that I have told you about. So let's do it. The man who is poisoning ids eot ton is worrying about his neighiior and young daughter. Lamar, with many neighbors and friends calling during the afternoon. Our Smyrna Teacher Writes in from Texas Mrs. Lena B. Alexander, for a num ber of years principal of the Smyrna semi-consolidated school, arrives at her new home in Mt. Calm. Texas, af ter a thrilling three days' journey in a 1026 Model 'l' Ford car, having only one blow out enroute. This is further evidence that Henry Ford gives you more for the money than any other canning industry in the world —100 cents in a dollar is his trade mark Airs. Alexander tells of her inter esting trip from Montgomery. Ala., as follows: “Leaving Montgomery early Thurs day morning, we arrived at Vicksburg just at sun down, hut the Ferry boat did not run again that day. so we had to stop a bit short of our three hun dred mile average jx-r day and spent the night there in a tourist camp cot tage. This camp is located on a high hill and the stormy night all hut blew us off, for it certainly did rain and rampant around us that night. Leav ing Vicksburg Friday morning, we journeyed through a most interesting section, passing through many beauti ful places enroute to Jackson. How- ever, the crops were no better in Ala bama and Mississippi than hack in Georgia. Crossing the Mississippi on a light ferry I Mint with the water splashing upon top of the levee where innumerable workmen struggle day and night to control its mad rush for freedom to make side trips along the way to New Orleans, is excitement a plenty for a Georgia cracker. In time to come those people will have to add another story onto those levees or ex wlio is not poisoning for two rea sons; one is that lie is hating to see him run the risk of losing his crop, and the other is that he hates to have his neighbor's boll w. evils come over on him. Stock law does not mention I toll weevils, and the fellow who wont poison does not try to keep his own boll weevils at home. Let's kill the weevils now and keep up the fight, and make cotton. Let's not expect to lose. I>*t's try to win. Hoping you will kill your weevils, I remain, Very sincerely your servant, ERNEST 1). HOLMES, County Agent. a | ft wOITIaOW'aTTOPSYi _ * ■'/fl 1 1 wilr cry ±with' LI TTLE EVA. 11 1 will hate'SIMON LEGWEEi f I 11 1 willpity UNCLE TOM-,.., 11 111 will thrill at ELIZA'S ESCAPE ._ . M S S 1 1 will vision the SEASON'S GREATEST I DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT V—-* K -1 If 5 ® f !!B the greatest human drama ever written M §§ 3 .. brought to life through the magic of the screen 7ft. §2 m the result of two years* of creative effort !• in the worlcPs largest studio % g I’ how two million dollarsjwere spent to.thrill and %§] H * 1 entertain you, . ~ J? a 'll Carl Laemmle's supreme achievement in 22 years „ _ Hn m of furnishing entertainment to the American public/ UNIVERSAL'S MAMMOTH MOTION PICTURE/ (jncutoms Cabin AIHARRV' POLLARDIPRODpCTIOjM/ 7 i AT THE AMERICAN THEATRE MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT ADMISSION 15c & 35c Velta News Misses Ruth and Frances Edwards, of Covington, siient Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. \V. T. Sawyer and family. Mr. and Mrs. 1. N. Joyner had as their guests Suudny Mr. and Mrs. Joe Slo uinh and little daughter, of Rock dale. Mr. and Mrs. George Malloy spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Malloy, of I’orterdale. Miss Hath Rice, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rice, of At lanta, Is sitending several weeks with her grand ini rents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hammock. change places with the water. "Our next stop was at Shreveport, the home of independent loud speak er J. W. Henderson and saw mills. Crops were extra good in tlii section itf Lmiisana and the iieople seemed to be in high spirits and enjoying life every day. “Friday night found ns at Marshall. Texas, only one hundred miles from Dallas and again we enjoyed the hos pitality of a tourist camp, this time on the banks of a lake tlmt covered more than u thousand acres of land. The mosquitoes were numerous and large enough to whip an ordinary Mexican army of sniiters and seemed to he especially fond of Georgia Crackers. “Saturday morning found us on the Dallas highway and by noon we had passed Dallas. Hillsboro, and landed safely in Mount Calm, my new home, where I shall live with my father. This section of Texas seems to be late as cotton Is just now in full bloom, but with new oil wells spring ing up, Mt. Calm Is in the midst of another grand rush. We made the trip in exactly three days with only one blow out and two flat tires to con tend with, no motor troubles at all. Several Georgia motorists followed ns most all the way, coming from Augus ta and Brunswick and other communi ties —all going west in search of the raiu I hav's cud.” Note: Glad to hear from Mrs. Alex- Popular at Home and ALroaJ Goodrich Satisfied With His Atlanta and Thomaston Plants With the greatest half year in the history of the company almost ended, Goodrich approaches the second half of the year with unabated industry. Every factory in the world-wide or ganization of eight manufacturing in stitutions is working at capacity. At Akron the huge plant is workiug three eight-hour shifts with a capacity com plement for each shift. Goodrich pro duction averages altout 50,000 tires a day. “The year has been, so far. one of consistent capacity.” President James I). Tew said. "We look forward to a very busy second half. F'actors that caused a somewhat unsettled condition iu the Industry last year have become more stabilized this year. There has been less fluctuation in the prices of raw materials. “With the completion here of our tire warehouse of 316,000 square feet of storage room the distribution of our tires has been greatly facilitated. Modern features have produced more efficient handling and shipping anil on a more economical basis. We have just begun the building of another ad dition of our plant here. Plans are rapidly taking shape for the erection of our plant In Atlanta. Work Ls go ing forward at a satisfactory pare at the Martha Mills at Thomaston, Ga., where we are building hundreds of modern homes for our employees and expanding the capacity of the mills to more than double their former capac ity. We have Increased the capacity of our Ixis Angeles plant 50 per cent. “Our program this year has been one of consistent expansion warranted by Immediate demands and anticipat ing our future progress." ander and trust she will l>e happy in that great big unfinished annex to Unde Sam's wood shed. Texas is so large that most of the northern citi zens thereof think Ma Ferguson is still governor. —Ed. NUMBER 24