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VOL. II Subscript ion $1.50 premium List for Octagon Soap Here ,< jninouMcetl by the Henson Fur iimr, coiiii'iuiy that goods have al- shipped to them to take n ' ‘ f ~1l odagon soap premiums In lotion and a full supply of these Liams will be kept on hand for the Lenience of those wanting to easli ln nll their wrappers and get the val uable premiums free. Am l all of us if not over eighty retn,n,her saving these wrappers when iu llUr first chilhood and maybe yet. Leu they had to be sent east for the numns and then have to wait for Slime time for the premium and losing , (inlP s ieep about same. Now things ; ri ,i i, e different and you can—either in your first or second chilhood—car ry your soap wrappers to the Henson Furniture company and get your prem ium. This will he a great convenience and is in line with this up-to-date fur niture house who wants your business and goes after it and serves you in any wav that they can. Thirty Years’ Service at Gailey’s Dept. bailey's Department stoPe are in their thirtieth birthday this year; thirty years of service to the people of l Rockdale and surrounding counties in which It. O. Dailey, proprietor, takes a great deal of pride. Thirty years is a long time for one man to he in the same kind of business, through had years ami good and still retain the confidence of the people. “Our motto, ‘Low prices and high quality..” says Mr. Gailey, “is the foundation of this business. On this motto the business was built and on this it stands and lias stood for more than a quarter century. It is not mere ly a motto to dray trade, but is the fcumlation of this business and will reitmlri as long as 1 own it.” And I tot’s why Galley's has been, and re- I Mins the popular store. Mr. Hollingsworth Hands in Large 801 l Mr. G. W. Hollingsworth, one of Rockdale's/ progressive farmers, has lumded in a boll of cotton that appar ently has reached maturity. We do not know how many acres he has that Inis reached this stage in growth, but ■ftbis is a fair specimen of the fight has made on the boll weevil bis 01ie hundred per cent yield is almost assured. In this week’s issue lliere appears “null encouragement ’to the farmers "Intive fo poisoning and other advice “Mi'li with the proper application will doubtless prove of much benefit to cot "ton growers. "e wish to call especial attention P ,m lll 'tiele written by County Agent "hues, ii, which a real logical view lN taken in behalf of the care of farm ail| ls and its enrichment. F. Kent Seriously 111 - " 1 ' Kent, proprietor of one ih, popular cafes of Conyers, is ex ij!" 'hi at his home, his condition k '"h" become serious within the past " days. His friends wish for him a Spe % recovery. ih Ethridge 111 D- Ethridge, one of the most sJii 1 Illlil ' h*tter carriers in this L""' is seri °usly ill at his home ai| d his friends are very anxious oVpi , j lilu ' *' lr ' Ethridge is well known li I(is '" ' "Ere county and especially '!* " Loni lie lias served so faithful- L ,m Pe that he will soon " il h diem again. I Merry needles club t° t|j,, ,*' 1 Krisendine was hostess ‘“riteii leriy Needlea club and several ],, ' Sl “' sfs on last Thursday, July ij* wit], . ' * * " as artistically decorated !f rs j, |l ‘ "hi'sion of summer flowers, wit), ni| ‘ ne entertained her guests 0. , '"."'herestiug contests. Mrs. E. f °'viui 11 •'hiss Mary Frances ( 'W „ f " !nn,ng the i ,rlz es. After the iuyi ng dainty ice course. Those en 'l'er*. j, ' Ibrisendine’s hospitality Pharr \r R °' Carter . Mrs. L. J. Mrs p , lss - Ma| y Frances Cowan, hi. ,\i rs Leftwieh. Mrs. IV. U. Bow <Vllan. M' " 1,1 Cowan ’ M r- Emory Mc “ip L Jack McCollum. Miss Jen- Mn P H rollUm ’ MiSS Mary ton. J hurnton, Mrs. W. A. Hen- Ojjettflchtoilc llctorft Mr. J. M. Towns Resigns as Editor It is with regret that we have to ac cept tin 1 resignation of our former edi tor, Mr. J. M. Towns. He has faithful ly performed his duty and lias written fearlessly in behalf of community in te ‘ j sts and for the upbuilding of ttie h* Record. We shall miss him gr.-v j t is possible that our read ers will 4>n more. However, it is our best ns. ' * we shall lie as sisted by tlie pum. 0 A • deling such news items as will terest to tlie readers. We insist ... each in dividual who learns of an Item of in terest to turn it in to tlie paper and by the cooperatio nof all we hope to maintain its appreciative readers. It will work a hardship on us to care for all the details of tlie office and at the same time do justice by tlie newsgathering, especially as we are in a large measure a stranger in tlie field, so we earnestly request your aid. The policy of the paper will remain the same in that we expect to he out spoken for the things width mean most for Conyers and Rockdale coun ty. condemning at all times tlie things we believe to be wrong and praising that which is good. AVe regret to lose Mr. Towns as edi tor. however, lie lias agreed to fur nish us with many future articles un til we get in financial shape where we can afford to pay him for his services. Hewlett & Downs Offering Specials Hewlett & Downs, popular mer chants, are offering for the next few days some specials in dress goods for the mid-summer season in pongees, voiles and organdies, as well as many other attractive fabrics that are pop ular and comfortable for the warm weather. They are also offering some attractive prices in many other lines, including their immense stock of shoes. W. E. Hardman, next door neighbor and friend of the above firm says that he has some attractions for the mid summer season in the grocery line. Many specialties in his lin£ being quite appropriate for the hot weather to keep the “better half” out of the kitch en. These are two good places to trade —try them. Over Rockdale County M. L. Wood has fine prospects for a good cotton crop this year. He is a large land owner, has a large acre age in cotton, has good stand, cotton is fine, clean, with boll weevils under control. Mr. Wood believe in giving his cotton a cliancg. He fertilizes well. toi dresses, cultivates clean and of ten and poisons for weevils. E. J. Eidson, a tenant, has demon strated the value of taking care of the soil he cultivates. Not a terrace is broken. He has a fine crop. He ma sons, cultivates, fertilizes, and has a reason to expect good yields. His neighbors say “Eidson is a good farm er, and when any crops are made at all he makes a good crop.” Uncle Ike Treadwell has one of the best cotton fields in the county Uncle Ike believes in soil building, entensive cultivation and fertilization, living at home, and having something to sell all through the year, and he is happy doing it. H. C. Moon, S. 11. Mitcham and M L. Wood say of their alfalfa, “It’s the best paying acreage I have on the farm.” Uncle Billy Parker says “There ought to be a hundred farmers in Rockdale county start growing alfal fa.” Beenian Lester, son of B. F. Lester, is a promising young fellow. He has an excellent corn patch, and a fine registered Jersey heifer for which he recently paid one hundred and fifty dollars. He is now fitting his heifer for the show ring this fall. He will be hard to beat there. He is a member of both the corn club and calf club. Fighting 801 l Weevils Right now and the rest of July is the most important and effective time for fighting boll weevils that we will have from now on. Many farmers have been fighting some time and have the I>est under control, and expect to make cotton. They realize that it is not safe to let the weevils get a start on them. Those who are just now starting the fight should dust thorouhgly and fol (Continued on last pa7e) CONYERS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY hf 1929 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ROCKDALE COUNTY Can We Keep On? llow much longer will it take nature to teach us a few lessons that we must learn? Who gains anything by going against nature without losing more than lie gains? Yet we keep on trying to do tilings contrary to tlie bas ic laws of nature and for a while fool pur selves by thinking we profit by temporary gains in spite of reason ami nature —and then what hapi>ens? We lose sooner or later. This is not only true in a moral sense. This is true in all nature. If a man injures his own health he must pay for tlie injury lie lias brought, upon himself. He pays for violating tlie laws of nature. If a farmer abuses productive soils they become less productive and he begins to get less for his labor until finally lie begins to igiy for Ids errors, and the longer and more lie is in error the more has to he paid by him for his errors until lie loses or changes his ways. There is no getting around tlie laws of nature that are ours to deal with, who’s laws are more pow erful than man. "When will we come to realize that nature is a progressive force? That na ture is God’s ways of doing things? and that nature will keep, enforce, and continue her own laws whether we win or lose? Whether we win or lose depends on whether we work with tlie laws of nature or against them, We choose our own fate in tli* matter. No man is so completely enveloped by the laws of nature in his work as is the farmer. He should, therefore, he tlie more careful that he is in har mony with nature. What have'these facts to do with tlie farmers of Rockdale county, and other counties similarly situated? They have a lot to do with us, and the sooner we realize it tlie better off we will tie. Are we as farmers afraid to face the inevitable? Are we afraid to look ahead and reason as to where we are headed for in the face of tilings that are ours to deal with? When will we think? Can you, by using reason, imagine that it is all right with nature for man, as a farmer, to take her rolling soils, which are highly susceptable to erosis, and continue to keep all nat ural growth, and variety of plants away and substitute a single kind of plant, continuously, and keep the soil clean and naked, year after year, sum mer and winter, subject to beating rains, erosion, hot sun shine, and loss of plant food and life, until finally this soil is too poor to support a nat ural growth to shade, protect and re build her own fertility? No! And still that is the way these soils have been handled, and farmed for two or three generations in die methods that have been practiced by us, our fathers, and grandfathers, with every hill a cotton field, year after year, and when tlie soil could no longer support tlie crop began the practice of supply artificial ly tlie chemicals for the plant food, pouring them into the naked bleeding, starving soil, until she could no long - Social and Personal Items - Mr. Tharpe Baldwin, our popular banker, is playing good golf these days. He beat R. O. Gailey 4-up. Riverside ,golf club is bringing lots of friends together for games of golf. This course is recognized as one of the best in this section of Georgia. Mr. A. I). Summers is spending two weeks in training at Officers Reserve Camp at Fort McPherson, Ga. Miss Addie Caldwell, of Roswell, Ga., and Miss Alice Farrill, of Atlanta, s))ent the week-end with Misses Lucy and Laura Holifield. Miss Enid Downs, of Covington, is spending tin- week the guest of Mrs. S. .1. Kelly. Mrs. G. A. Almand was a visitor in Atlanta Tuesday. Mr. R. L. Hale, of Atlanta, siient Sunday at his home here. Mrs. John M. Cunningham, of Kirk wood, Atlanta, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. E. J. Granade. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McClelland, Mr. Fred Randall and Miss Verda Harper spent Sunday at Tallulah Falls. or yield a cotton crop fvitbout ai tificial, chemical fertilization, and rather poorly with it. And yet some insist on carrying this destructive practice on —as long as a little more can be eckal out of this suffering, dying soil. Why lie such brutal mur derers and robbers of our mother earth, upon whom our children and grand children must depend for food and clothing? Who will finally pay for all this? Wo are now beginning to pay for this foolishness. Look till around you and he convinced of it. Look at tlie hills all around you that suffered these tortures, and gave up all that could lie forced from them, until tlie unmerciful farmer could no longer force any more from tHis to his own purse, or for his own stomach or back, and he had to leave them —left them poor, bleeding and unproductive. Their fight is over with Unit farmer. Now you see nature soothing tlie womnls of those abused soils, and giving them a new coat, and a cooling shade, and they are slowly recovering from the struggle they went through. It will take nature many years to bring about, their complete recovery, and it is ours to watch the process, and not harvest again from those once productive soils until nature lias healed them. And yet we feel no remorse for tlie abuses we practiced. We act blind to it all and call ourselves good and ask the Lord to bless ns and keep us aide to con tinue to abuse tin* soils and get all we can from them. No wonder we have Doll weevils and hoppers and fleas, and wilt. etc. Now let’s so arrange our cropping and farming systems so that we can cooperate with nature, and let her help ns to maintain and build our souls. Let’s raise more things than cotton alone —some feed and food crops for ns and our animals and the old farm, and let's give our soils some variety ami s change, by practicing more ro tation, and let’s iiermit some of the soil a covering of trees and some of grasses and tlie clovers that will help rebuild the soil, and let's let some oth er crops help make us a bit safer, and lie a lilt more reasonable with nature and ourselves than having a one crop system alone, and see if we can't bring back some of tlie values of our soils we have been losing. Then we will have reasons to expect better tilings, for us as farmers, because we will have the great force of nature aiding ns, instead of sucii an uncertain strug gle. Now, why not begin now before we get any further wrong. And 100, wo have a chance to he happy in doing these tilings —not altogether because we have to, hut because we are will ing to, and like to, knowing that na ture lias an iron hand for those who heed her not, and a merciful hand for those who will befriend her. Assuring you that this all comes di rect from my heart, and imping these thoughts and facts will lie of benefit to you, I am, Most sincerely yours, ERNEST I). HOLMES, County Agent. Mrs. T. W. Ivey had as her spend the day guests Thursday Mrs. E. J. Granade and Mrs. John M. Cunning ham, of Kirkwood, Atlanta. Mrs. Arthur Langford and daughter, of Dallas, Texas, are the guests of her father and other relatives in Con yers. Mr. Cox and Signmn Cox were the week-end guests of Miss Alice Sigrnan. Messrs. Lee, Felton and Vernon Kent, of Detroit, Mich., have been to the bedside of their father, Mr. A. F. Kent, who is seriously ill. Mr. Charles Elliott, son of Mr. S. F Elliott, is visiting Mr. Henry McOalla this week. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Bowen. Air. and Mrs. F. C. Almand and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Dempsey and Mrs. R. L. Hale en joyed a delightful picnic at Costley’s Mill Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Starr, of Atlan ta, were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Allen. Misses Margaret Mackey and Louise IMrkle and Elizabeth Young were the | guests of Miss Verda Harper Monday. County Agent Holmes Gets in Fight Not as a pugulist did lie have to scuffle from rope to rope, nor was the time counts each three minutes and then a rest, hut it was man for man until tlie fight finally came to its long and tiresome end in tlie cattle pas ture of Mr. Guss Giles in tlie Sheffield district a few days ago. Tlie masculine nature in tlie beust was much in evidence when Mr. Holmes found tin- predicament lie had been caught in. ids mind's first pre sentation was to use lus trotting tal ent, but this lie soon saw had not been exercised in recent days sufficient to cope with the situation, then, too, lie realized what damaging effect this might have on the young hull and that if the animal was victorious in the campaign it would likely develop ids determination on others of tlie human race, so the fight began. Holmes claims success in Hie single bout. The Barber’s Two Dimes • Some people t liiiik the barber’s charge of 20 cents for a shave is too much. They don't stop to reckon up what they get for two dimes when they have their features manicured in n modern barber shop. First, the well-trained, agreeable, skillful operator seats you in an ex pensive, comfortable, operating chair which lie adjusts in a manner to suit your physique, and in which you re lax and enjoy yourself. Then he drapes around your up|ier anatomical surface a nice clean cover, tucking it in ten derly .around your neck with a soft and affectionate touch. Remember at this point that it costs money to laun der that lied spread after it lias been used for your comfort. Next the lather, produced from nice ly scented, high priced cream, is ap plied'at just the right temperature, and you close your eyes in luxurious enjoyment while your face is massag ed to rub in tin* lather. Then come the hot, clean towels, rt - taxing the whole system with their soothing effect. More laundry expense for the barber, more comfort for you. Now the final application of lather and the job begins, as you drop off in to a doze. Can anything eyual the Inmost im perceptible touch of a keen razor In a skillful hand? You are scarcely con scious that the unsightly growth of whiskers is being removed. Once over, and more hot towels. Then the close up, and your face is anointed with oil. The filial hoi towel, the application of sweet incense, a delicate dusting with cooling talcum, and you are ready for the neck shave, saving you tlie trouble of washing It. Furthermore, if you are a regular customer, your barber studies your dermatological peculiarities and serves you accordingly. He is personally im maculate, and It costs money to keep clean. He maintains an expensive, at tractive place of business that it is a pleasure to visit. Any man who isn’t two dimes wortli more efficient for the day because of a morning call on his barber is pretty cold clay. You step out of the shop smelling like a rose and feeling like a million dollars, ready for the day’s work and looking on t lie* world as your own, particular oyster. Yes, sir. the braiier gives more for two dimes than you can get anywhere else. ROCKDALE BARBER SHOP Rockdale News In the absence of the superintendent of Rockdale Sunday school last Sun day Mr. W. E. Atkinson of the Rock dab* Record was asked to take charge of the Sunday school and you can rest assured of the fact that Atkinson is on tin* job. He knows both how and what to do and say to make the les son interesting and profitable. We want this good man to know that his message was both enjoyed and appreciated by the whole Sunday school and he will he more than wel come to old Rockdale any time. EDITOR’S NOTE—We are grateful to the writer of the above paragraph and if our feeble efforts can be of any assistance to this or any other com munity within the borders of this county we stand ready to serve in any capacity that we are capable to ren der. It gives us much enjoyment to meet and get acquainted with the good people of the county. Popular at Home and Abroad Revival at Christian Church in Progress The revival services at the Chris tian church which have lieen in prog ress since Monday night is growing in Interest and reports have il that much good is being done in reviving inter est in that faith. WitD the revival at the Christian church marks the third attempt in Conyers this season to bring its people to a full realization of their duty to God as well as that of their fellow man. If the Christian church can bring about a condition which will be noteworthy and at the same time pro duce lasting good in our community, then all denominations within the circle of a Christ like life should doff their hats and shake hands and praise God that the message lias come to a needy people. Fish Fry at Oak Grove Saturday Tlie Parent-Teachers Association will sponsor a fish fry at Oak Grove Saturday of Ibis week at noon to which the public is cordially invited and when the I*. T. A. undertakes to have a fish fry they have one. Go out Saturday and enjoy a dinner that will be second to none. Velta News Miss Ruby Slocumb, daughter of Mr. Joe Sloeuinh, of Rockdale, is spending lids week with her aunt, Mrs. 1. N. Joyner. Mr. IV. I. Sawyer spent lasi week with Ids daughter, Mrs. Frank Under wood, of Salem. Misses Martlm and Josephine Alex ander were the week-end guests of Miss Winifred Whitaker. Mrs. Ollie Hardin lias as her guests lids week her brother, Mr. O. S. Head, and family, of Abbeville, Ala. Miss Margaret Cowan spenl Tues day with Miss Helen Hanna, at the Conyers level. j Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Sawyer hud as tlieir guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Frank Underwood and family, of Sa lem. Mr. Miles Brown and family, form er residents of Velta, now of Anniston, Ala., are visiting friends and relatives here Ibis week. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Cochran and fam ily spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Joyner. Mr. and Mrs. George Malloy had as their guests Sunday Mr. Malloy’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Malloy, of Porterdale. Mrs. Ollie Hardin and son, Frank, attended the singing at Bald Rock Sunday. Miss Ruhye Slocumh, niece of Mrs. T. N. Joyner, spent Sunday with Miss es Elizabeth and Leo Sawyer. Among those who attended the sing ing at Bald Rock church Sunday from Velta were Mrs. Ollje Hardin, Mr. and Mrs. A. Whitaker and family, Mr. Horace McCullough. In Memorium In loving memory of our husband and father, Judge E'. F. Cook, who passed away one year ago today, on July 18, 11)28. MRS. E. F. COOK ANI> FAMILY. Conyers, Ga., July 18, 1929. BAPTIST CIRCLES MEET Te joint meeting of the W. M. S. of the Baptist church meets at the church Monday, July 22 at 4 p. in. A full at tendance is urged. Circle No. 1 has charge of the program. Please come on time. SACRED HARP SINGING The Sacred Harp Association held an all day singing last Sunday at Bald Rock church. A large crowd attended. In the afternoon a memorial service was held for the members who have passed away within the last year, namely Judge E. F. Cook. Hon. W. U. Almand and Air. Stevens. LOST—White Gold Bar Pin. fancy lacy design, without stones. Reward. Clide. Mann. Mrs. Candler Daniels is spending several days in Lithonia this week, in the absence of her husband, who is in Athens on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. John It. Lee are on a two weeks’ visit to Mr. Lee’s mother in Florida. NUMBER 25