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FOR BETTERSHOES yO I O Udll6j S for less money ROCKDALE RECORD Official Organ of Rockdale County ami the C'ily of Conyers U. F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher SUDSt RII’TION. IN ADVANCE One year |l-® Six months Tilt: RUCK DALE RECORD assumes no responsibility tor views expressed hy rorresjMMidenls or eoiit rihutors- All copy sul.milled for piihlleation must be signed by the author. Smyrna News The Christian Endeavor program planned by Miss Mina Belle Howard for Sunday night was very interesting. The subject for discussion was, “What the Church Assk of Us.” Miss Edna O’Neal will have charge next Sunday night at eight o’clock. Everybody are invited to worship with us. Mrs. D. F. Ray and little son, Lon nie, has returned to their home in Atlanta after spending several days with her sisters, Mrs. J. T. Sims and Mrs. C. T. Bohanan. Mr. and Mrs. (1. N. Sims call on Mr. and Mrs. Oscar O’Neal a while Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Maddox were the guests of Mr. E. J. O’Neal awhile Sunday afternoon. Miss Mildred Bohanan is still visit ing her brother, Rev. C. R. Bohanan, of North Carolina. We are missing her very much in our church and com munity activities. Mr. Paul Bohanan and Mr. Weymon O’Neal made a call to Griffin Sunday afternoon. We were very glad to have Rev. Harry Holland and his mother visit among us last week. Mr. and Mrs. Spergion Williams, of Monroe, were the week-end guests of Mr. J. T. Sims and family. M iss Nellie Dempsey, of Conyers, and Mr. Samuel Letson, of Covington, called on Miss Estelle Bohanan a short while Sunday afternoon. Mr. Elliot Thrasher, C. T. Bohanan, Hubert Bohanan, and Miss Pauline Thrasher has again taken up their school work in Conyers. We are hop in;? them a very successful year. We would be very glad to have more cf oui neighboring church members attend our regular preaching services on the first and third Sundays at eleven and eight o’clock. Rev. Holland always delivers splendid messages. The Plunkett reunion was well at tended at Smyrna Camp Ground Sun day. We were glad to have several of them worship with us at Sunday School Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Blanton and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mis. A. B. W. Howard Sunday. College Men Win Honors The Nation’s Business says that Ifl spite of the fact that loss than 1 poi cent of American men nre college graduates, this 1 per cent hns fur. nlshed 55 per cent of our Presidents, 80 per cent of our members of con gress, 47 per cent of the speaker* of the house, 54 per cent of the Vice Presidents, 02 per cent of the secre taiies of state, 50 per cent of th secretaries of the treasury, 07 pei cent of the attorneys genernl, and 0!) per cent of the Justices of tlte Supreme court. Sand Uaed aa Defense The expression “Throwing sand In their eyes," Is said to have hud it* origin In southern Siberia, where the tribes depend for safety largely op the fieetness of their horses. The land Is very sandy and the method of repulsing an opponent wns by mentis of a handful of sand tossed at him, with the result. If the alto was good, of at leust temporary be wilderment and blindness. Juror Kept Tab In a trial at Cincinnati, one of the Jurors kept truck of the evidence with toothpicks. When the defense scored a point he would put n toothpick In one pocket and when the state scared a point lie would put a toothpick In another pocket. There were so many toothpicks In the second pocket that this Juror voted for conviction nt once. Time to Dodge Naturally, the pedestrian views with alarm the fact that a car is now within the reach of every man —Lit tle Rock (Ark.) Gazette Coming, Dr. O. J. Baggerly, Optome trist of Atlanta and will be at C. B. Ir wins, Conyers all day. If your glasses need changing don’t fail to see him on Tuesday, Sept. 17th. Adv. FOR SALE One iron bed, springs and mattress (or without mattress) and one small cook stove. Good condition. See Mrs. G. T. Mitcham. EPWORTH LEAGUE GO TO ALMON Members of the Senior and Hi Leagues met at the Methodist Church, Sunday evening at 6:30, prepared for their trip to Almon. Six cars left at 7:00 to make a return League pro gram. President Thomas Chapman and Leaguers gave us a most hearty wel come, which was greatly appreciated by our Leaguers. The following program was render ’d: Subject—Prayer. Song, “In the Garden.” Song, “I Need Thee Every Hour.” Song, “Beautiful Garden of Prayer.” Prayer. Solo, Lois Sharpe. Scripture, Luke 11:1-13. Quartette—Hi League members. “What Is Prayer?’’—Louise Hale. “Prayer in the Home”—Joe Butler. “Prayer in the Life of Young People”—Ore Guinn. “Value of Prayer”—Mary A. Wil on. “A Life With Prayer and a Life Without Prayer”—Ophelia Yancey. Song, “Sweet Hour of Prayer.” Song, “I Am Praying for You.” President’s address. Business. Benediction. Kimball House Atlanta Centrally Located at Five Points Booms Without Both $1.50 <o $2.00 Booms With Italli $2.00 to $3.00 E. G. JACOBS Proprietor LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION GEORGIA —Rockdale County: Ordinary’s office, Sept. 2, 1929. Mrs. S. E. Granger has applied for Letters of Administration on the es tate of J. W. Moore, deceased. This is, therefore, to notify all persons con cerned, that the same will be heard on the first Monday in October next. TIIOS. H. MARSTON, Sept. 6-13-20-27* Ordinary. FOR GUARDIANSHIP GEORGIA —Rockdale County: To all whom it may concern: Mrs. Alie Beard, a resident of this State, having in due form applied to the undersigned for the Guardianship of the person and property of Francis Board and Earnest Lee Beard, minor children of L. L. Beard, late of said county, deceased, notice is hereby given that her application will be heard at the next Court of Ordinary for said county on the first Monday in October next., 1929. Witness my hand and official signa ture this September 2nd, 1929. TIIOS. H. MARSTON, Sept. 6-13-20-27* Ordinary. LEAVE TO SELL GEORGlA—Rockdale County: To all whom it may concern: A. J. Summers, Administrator of A. D. Summers, deceased, has in due form applied to the undersigned for leave to sell the lands belonging to the estate of said deceased, and said application will be heard on the first Monday in October next, 2nd day of September, 1929. THOS. H. MARSTON, Sept. 6-13-20-27. Ordinary. LEAVE TO SELL GEORGlA—Rockdale County: To all whom it may concern: A. J. Summers, Administrator of A. D. Summers, deceased, has in due form applied to the undersigned for leave to sell certain stocks and bonds and other personal property belonging to the estate of said deceased, and said application will be heard on the first Monday in October next. Second day of September, 1929. THOS. H. MARSTON, Sept. 6-13-20-27. Ordinary. NOTICE DEBTORS AND CREDI TORS Georgia, Rockdale County: All creditors of the estate of Cleop ers Carmichael, late of Rockdale to render in their demands to the un- County, deceased, are hereby notified dersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are re quired to make immediate payment to me. This August 6th, 1929. The Fourth National Bank of At lanta, Ga., Adm. Est. of Cleopcrs Car michael, deceased. THE ROCKDALE RECORD. CONYERS. GEORGIA SALE UNDER POWER Mrs. C. V. Freeman vs. Mrs. Ethel F. Hunter Sale Under Power in Deed. Principal, $1,242.00. Whereas, on the 22nd day of No vember, 1927, Mrs. Ethel F. Hunter executed to Mrs. C. V. Freeman, a deed to secure a certain indebtedness therein recited, and evidenced by three notes dated the 22nd day of No vember, 1927, and due as follows: $142.00, due November 22, 1928; $ 100.00, November 22nd, 1929, and November 22nd, 1930, with interest at 7 per cent from date, and to secure the payment of said notes, executed and delivered to the said Mrs. C. V. Free man the said security deed in which it was expressly provided and agreed that if default should be made in the prompt payment of the principal or interest of any of the said notes, time being the essence of the contract, then the principal sum, together with all accrued interest a:; represented the said series of notes should become due and payable at once, at the option of the holder, and which security deed conveyed the following described lands, etc. “All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 11th District of originally Henry, now Rockdale conn ly, Georgia, known and distinguished in the plan of said lot No. 234, con taining eighty-one and one-fourth acres, more or less. The same being the lands conveyed to Mrs. Fannie V. Palmer by Kelly Sims in Deed of Feb. 15, 1890 and recorded in deed book “E,” page 90 of the land records of Rockdale County, Georgia. Also that tract or parcel of land in said county and State, being forty acres of land in the southwest corner of land lot No. 234 of Eleventh District of said c ounty and state, and bounded on the west and south, by land lot lines; east, by above described land and north line running as the ridge road runs through said land lot. The above described land being all that land described in deed from Mrs. Fannie V. Palmer and others to A. T. Young, May 15, 1915. The total of the above described two tracts of land containing in all 136 acres as per survey recently made by T. D. O’kelley, surveyor. The above described lands being same as describ ed and conveyed in warranty from A. T. Young to J. A. Young, January 3, 1918, deed book “O,” page 45. Which said deed is of record in deed book “T,” pages 133-134, Clerk of Superior Court’s Office, said county, to which reference is hereby made for ful description of said lands and the terms and conditions of said conti’act, and, Whereas, default has been made in the payment of all three said notes, and the holder thereof, Mrs. *C. V. Freeman, in accordance with the pro visions of said deed and notes, has de clared the entire principal sum and interest due and payable. Now, the said Mrs. C. V. Freeman, by virtue of the power of sale con tained in said deed and pui’suant there to, in order to enforce the payment of said principal and interest, will, for the satisfaction of said indebtedness, the cost of advertising and the expense of said sale, sell before the court house door in the city of Conyers, said coun ty, between the legal hours of sale, on the 15th day of October, 1929, the above described tract or parcel of land to the highest bidder for cash, and will execute to the purchaser a deed to same in accordance with the terms of said deed. This 11th day of September, 1929. Mrs. C. V. Freeman. Sept. 13, 20, 27, Oct. 4. TAX LEVY FOR 1929 GEORGlA—Rockdale County: The Rockdale Court of County Com missioners conyened August 6th, 1929, in regular session, the following mem bers being present: J. J. Sims, chair man, presiding; James Newsome, Henry 11. Baker, J. Ad. Dempsey, W. P. Richardson, and R. D. Lackey, sit ting for county purposes. On motion of W. F. Richardson, sec onded by James Newsome that the following tax rate be levied for the year 1929. Ist. To pay debts and interest of the county, 55c per 100 dollars. 2nd. To pay for repairing and building public buildings, 55c. 12eon the 100 dollars. 3rd. To pay jurors, 14c on the 100 dollars. 4th. To pay expenses of courts, 14c on the 100 dollars. sth. To pay coroner’s fees," lc on the 100 dollars. 6th. To support paupers, 9c on the 100 dollars. 7 th. To pay for repairing and working public roads, 40c on the 100 dollars. Bth. To support prisoners, 5c on the 100 dollars. Total rate, $1.50 on the 100 dollars. Making the total rate One Dollar and Fifti Cents on the Hundred Dol lars of taxable property as per digest of said county for county purposes for the year 1929. Also following the instructions of the Board of Education of the County of Rockdale, State of Georgia, 50 cents on the hundred dollars on all of the property of said county outside of the corporate limits of the City of Con yers, Georgia, for county wide schools. Also for local school districts: Bethel School District, 50c on the hundred dollars. Oak Grove School District, 30c on the one hundred dollars. Magnet School District, 30c on the one hundi'ed dollars. Velta School District, 30c on the one hundred dollars. Oakland School District, 20c on the one hundred dollars. This the sixth day of August, 1929. J. J. SIMS, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners. THOS. H. MARSTON, Clerk, Board of County Commissioners. Sept. 6-13-20-27. FOR GUARDIANSHIP GEORGlA—Rockdale County: To all whom it may concern: G. B. Mitchell, a resident of this State, having in due form applied to the undersigned for the Guardianship of the persons of Della Mae and G. B. Brown, minor children of Zelma Brown, late of said county, deceased, notice is hereby given that his appli cation will be heard at the next Court SALE UNDER POWER SALE SALE UNDER POWER G EORGIA —Rockdale County: Will be sold before the court house in said county on the first Tuesday in October, 1929, within the legal hours of sale, to-wit: all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 4th district of Rockdale County, Georgia, formerly Walton, and 16th District of originally Henry, now Rockdale Coun ty, Georgia, and located in Sheffield Militia District, containing ninety (90) acres, more or less, and being more fully described in deed from J. J. Stephenson to G. 11. Johnson and S. D. Humphries, dated January 5, 1920, and recorded in Deed Book “O,” page 222, January 8, 1920, and bounded as fol lows: North, by Mrs. H. H. Baker and J. J. Stephenson; east, by J. J. Stephenson; south, by Joel A. Owens, J. H. Matthews and T. B. Drake, and west, by H. H. Baker, xvith all im provements thereon, to satisfy an execution issued from the City Court of Conyers, said county, in favor of Mrs. A. S. J. Moon vs. S. D. Humph ries and G. 11. Johnson. Notice to tenants in possession and deed for levy and sale filed and re corded. This 4th day of September, 1929. J. F. COOK, Sheriff Rockdale County, Georgia. Sept. 6-13-20-27. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO SELL AND RE INVEST Georgia, Rockdale County: Mrs. Kate M. Hardwick, as Execu trix of the Will of Homer V. Hard wick, deceased, vs. Clarence S. Potter, et al. Bill in Equity, Rockdale Superior Court, July Term, 1929. To Katrina Van Schaick, Cobbles ville, New York; John Hardwick Van Schaick, Cobblesvillc, New York; Pierre Whichard, Long Beach, Cali fornia; Willard Hardwick Whichard, Long Beach, California; Eason Cross, St. Georges Rectory, Maynard, Mass.; and any other child or children of Kate Hardwick Van Schaick, Willard Hard wick Whichard, and Crawford S. Hard wick, in life or to be born. By order of Court, you and each of you, are hereby notified that Mrs. Kate M. Hardwick, as Executrix of the will of Homer V. Hardwick, deceased, has filed her bill in equity, returnable to the October Term 1929 of the Superior Court of Rockdale County, Georgia, praying for leave to sell at private sale, the contingent remainder interest of Katrina Van Schaick, John Hard wick Van Schaick, Pierre Whichard, Willard Hardwick Whichard, Susie Ruth Haixlwick, Margaret Hardwick, Helen Hardwick, Katherine Hardwick, Eason Cross, and any other child or children of Kate Hardwick Van Schaick, Willard Hardwick Whichard, Crawford S. Hardwick, Olive Hard wick Cross, in life or to be born, in and to the following described property: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Rockdale County, Geor gia, being in the Town of Conyers, and which is described as follows: The building known as the Post Office Building, located on the corner of Center and North Railroad Streets in said city and being a part of Land Lot No. 295, described as: Beginning at a corner on Center Street with the lot of J. E. Maddox and running thence west along the center of the brick wall with said J. E. Maddox sixty (60) feet; thence south on a line parallel with Center Street to the right-of-way of the Georgia Railroad fifty (50) feet; thence east along said right-of way sixty (60) feet to Center Street; thence north along said street to the beginning corner, being a lot 50x60 feet formerly known as the S. D. Night Building. ALSO: All that tract or parcel of land in Conyers, formerly known as the E. B. Rosser store refom, said lot situated on Center Street, and being the ground and store under the south end of the hotel formerly known as the Commercial Hotel, embracing all the land covered by said store room, and described as beginning at a corner on Center Street with an alley on south side of same, and running thence along the wall of said store about sixty (60) feet to clear the west end of said store; thence north with said store to a corner; thence east along the center of wall with stores formerly owned by A. J. Pearce to Center Street; thence to the beginning point. ALSO: One brick store room on Center Street and lot upon which same is located now vacant but form erly occupied by the Misses Hollifield, bounded east by Center Street; south by R. O. Gailey;. west by Mrs. H. L. White, and north by R. O. Gailey. ALSO: One brick store room and lot on Center Street now occupied by El liott’s Army Store and. being the property bought by Homer V. Hard wick from Walter Wood; bounded east by Center Street; south by R. O. Gailey; west by R. O. Gailey; north by an alley. ALSO: A lot on the south side of Main Street (formerly Decatur Street), bounded north by Decatur Street; west by lot of W. J. Eakes; south by North Street, and east by a lot belonging to the estate of Mrs. Frances Buchanan, deceased; being the same property as was conveyed to Mrs. Martha B. Ivey to H. V. Hard wick by deed dated January 1, 1900, and recorded in Deed Book H, page 21 of the Rockdale County Records. Said sale to be made to Clarence S. Potter, the owner of all other interests in said property, for the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, said sum to be re invested by said executrix for the benefit of said contingent remainder men, and said sale to be made on ac count of the bad physical condition of said properties. You and each of you arc hereby commanded to be and appear at the October Term 1929 of said Court, to be held on the first Monday in October, 1929, at the Court House in Conyers, Georgia, to show cause, if any you can, why the prayers of 'said petitioner should not be granted. Witness the Honorable John B. Hutcheson, Judge ol said Court, this 25th dav of May, 1929. R. 11. KING, Clerk. Aug. 16-30, Sept. 13-27. ” Garage Service When your car needs attention of any kind, bring it to us, whether it be the motor, the top or the inside. Men who know work on your au tomobile and when it leaves our shop it has been properly repaired. We have the latest modern high pressure greasing system and in just a few minutes you arc on your way. Bennett & Mann PHONE 69 SCHOOL SUPPLIES Come here for your tablets, pencils, pens, paper and everything you need for school. Hollingsworth’s Candies We have the agency and there is no better candy on the market. Take her a box. Costa’s Ice Cream Come in and enjoy some of the best made. Prescriptions Compounded from the best drugs and filled by a licensed pharmacist. This department is now complete in every detail. Eastman Kodak Films. We Develop them, The City Pharmacy Phone 9 Conyers, Ga. Gin Your Cotton at Whitaker Gin Co* Satisfaction Guaranteed Conyers Market Price Paid For Your Seed at Ginnery* Ginning 50c Per Hundred Pounds Lint Cotton. Same old reliable ginner, Mr. Livie Fincher A. WHITAKER, Manager FOR GUARDIANSHIP GEORGIA--Rockdale County To All Whom It May Concern- J L. Wallace, a resident”- this State, having m due form appliedT the undersigned for the guaidiansh! of the person and property of Mrs P J. Wallace, Rockdale County, notke i s hereby given that said application will be heard at the next court of ordinary for said county, on the first Mond™ in October, 1929. ™ ay Witness my hand and official siena tuie, this 2nd day of September iqdq THOS. 11. MARSTON Ordinary Rockdale Countv Sept. 6-13-20-27* y ‘