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VOLUME II NO. 38 Rockdale County To Have 1-Day Fair On Saturday, October ID there will l, e a one day fair, and Club Show for Rockdale County at the court house. There is some especially good hoy’s Cliili stuff In the county. These boys luive some stuff that will make some of tin' older farmers take notice. This is a combination Club, Farm ers, and every body’s one day show and good will day. Any l>ody and every body having something good or worth while to show, or that has educational value are invited to take a part in the exhibits. Recognizing the value of every one's time, it is deemed wise to have only one day for the show. Exhibits will he arranged on Friday and Saturday morning. Probably most of Saturday morning will lie taken up with ar ranging the exhibits. This will give the full afternoon for the show. Ex hibits may he taken away any time af ter five o’clock. There will be prizes awarded fo the lioys having the best club exhibits, and it is hoped that there will be prizes offered to all other classes of exhibits, hut whether there are or not please tiling on your exhibit and Itydp out the show. This is your show. Ivet's all co operate in it. For the boys, a five dollar prize will he awarded to the boy having the host/ calf, and five dollars for the best pil? or hog lexnibit. One dollar for best stalk of cotton, and one dollar tor the teE stalk of corn. These prizes may he increased by the time the show comes off. Outside the club show there will be prizes for farmer’s exhibits. For best farmer’s exhibit showing best and most feeds and foods pro duced on his ow r n farm ) ,$5.00. For best dairy bull in show' $5.00 For best dairy cow in show 3.00 For best brood sow in show 3.00 For best poultry pen of three hens and one rooster 2.00 For best stalk of cotton 1 1.00 For best stalk of corn 1.00 Next week the names of all offer ing prizes and the amount they' are giving will be announced. All wishing to have a part in giving prizes will please make same known to the Fair Committee. It is lioi>ed that some prizes for some second and third prizes will be offered. Also othej* prizes may be offered, or the amount of the first prizes increas ed. Any w’ay bring on any thing that will help your and our show. You will enjoy having a part in it. Exhibits will lie judged, and prizes awarded from three to four o’clock. No charges will lie made for showing or for seeing the show'. Every one is welieome. Let’s have a good show' and a good crowd. The winners of all prizes as well as r the names and amounts of the ones giving the prizes will be announced' In ttys paper the week after the show. One of the biggest things of this show will he the dog show, showing two classes of dogs; one of hound dogs and one of house dogs. Mr. J. J. Sims has charge of the dog l show'. And whoopee! a fox race, too. That will he lots of fun. Bring on your dogs folks, tiring any kind of dog you have or wish to enter. Dogs will be placed in thei r classes after they come. Mr. Sims hopes to have some good judges f°r tlie dog show. Ribbons will be awarded as prizes in the dog show. There will be a lot of ribbons in the Mrs. King is requesting all those in different parts of the show. In connection with this big day, forested in the schools to be in the Educational meeting Saturday morn tng. the 19tl\ from 9 to 12 o’clock, ltn< f bring their dinner and stay tor the sllow *n the afternoon. There may be a baby show, spon sored by the Civic I-eague. There may * ,e a lot of things of interest not men tioned in this article. the idty is cooperating heartily with the show. It belongs to every body in the county and we are glad it 18 this way. lot’s all he at the styow, " nh a good will for all, and have, a B°od show and a good time. More will be announced in next Week’s paper, o r for further informa ’'on see members of the show com mittee, who are: Ernest D. Holmes, County Agt. Mrs. W. L. King, Education. Mr. L. b Still, for city. Mr. J. m Towns, General. , Mr. J j. stms, Dotg show 1 and fox race. i Mr. Homer Irwin, Poney Show. ®!)c Kochftale Eecorfo Unique Circus By The Elliott’s A most unusual and enjoyable affair of the past week was the circus given in Conyers by Mr. and Mrs. Hop 11. Elliott on Tuesday evening, Oetolier first. Invitations were issued to eighty five people in circular form, the week prior to tills time. The guests assembled in the living room where everybody learned every body else in “citrus style.” Little bats were passed to each guest to wear to the circus, each one finding his part ner by tine* number in his hat. Also a balloon was given for each to blow up and carry along. From the house the guests marched to the hack yard where two large tents were stretched for the circus. In front of (lie first bent Mr. Rob Elliott gave the Circus Introduction, after which the guests passed through the menag erie into the main tent w here elevated seats lyid been arranged to accommo date every body. | One of the Clowns, Haywood Elliott, Jr., passed peanuts to each guest to enjoy while at t lie clivus. After all were seated tin:* music started and the “Grand Parade” be gan. Heading this was the “big fat clown”, Mrs. J. F. Young. Next Little Bobbie Elliott as a clow'n riding bis bicycle. Then another clown, Pete El liott. Last, but not toast, Miss Nancy Little, the “World’s Tallest Woman”. Mr. Asa G. Candler, Jr., of Atlanta and his two Phillipino Assistants head ed the program with an hour of sleight of hand and other Magical per formances. Tw'o Buck-and-Wing dancers from Mil stead gave an exhibition of their danc ing wdth the third negro “picking the box.” “Regulator”, the horse then entered 1 , giving an exhibition of bis dancing and intelligence, “the big fat clown” directing him. A solo, “Don’t Leave Me Daddy”, by Dr. John A. Warren, the Great So prano Solast, was then given, after w'hich the monkey and “the big fat clown” entered from the side, going to the stage and 1 performing the usual stunts of a monkey. Then came the ‘“iStrong Man”, whose competitor prov ed to lie none other than Fred Davis. The program closed with a “Mail Bag” trick by the two Phillipino boys. Tine “big fat clown” did stunts be tween performances. The Concert followed and' the guests returned to the first lent where they were served sandwiches, stuffed eggs, potato chips and pickles, with bottle drinks and lemonade. Those invited were: Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hick®, Mr. and Mrs. It. B. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. 11. H. Elliott and fam ily, Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Warren, Mr. and Mrs D. 11. Patrick, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Sims, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Mobley, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McKenie, Mr. and Mrs. J. I’’. Young, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Irwin, Mrs. T. A. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Kelley, Mr. and B. Robins, Mr. and Mrs. James Newsome, Mi's. A. B. Daniel, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Huff, Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Gniley, Mr. and Mrs. I>. E. MeClesk ey and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Davis. Misses Sara Sue Ramsey, Florice Caldwell, Katherine McDaniel, Emma Sue Holsenback .Sara Kate Strick land, Wllla Young, Mrs. Fannie Free man, Misses Evelyn Williams, Margie Walker, Elizabeth Deariso, Mary Still, Mary Frances Cowan. Martha Ramsey, Josephine Smith, Maiigaret Sprayberry, Ruth Robinson, Louizelle Stephenson, Mary Hewlett, Clara lon Elliott, Mary Stansell and Stella Ito gan. Messrs Julian Almand, Jorice El liott, Ed Cowan, Opher Cooper, Gabe Harper, Urban Jordan, Harold Hate, Galley Summers, Herbert Simmers and A. D. Summers. Mr. and Mrs. Asa G. Candler, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Stelienson, of Atlanta and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Shcphenson, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Johnson ami Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Roberts, of Lithonia. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES There will be no church services next Sunday on account of Rev. Hol land being out of town. Rev .and Mrs. Holland are ex pected at the Manse about October 15. CONYERS, GEORGIA OCT. 11, 1929 Superior Court Convened Monday The October Term of Court conven ed Monday morning* at !) o’clock with his honor Judge John B. Hutchinson, presiding. ( The following cases were heard Monday: Divorce cases: Sullle Bell Wilson vs. W. B. Wilson. Violet May Crawford vs. Ithynn Crawford. J. N. Parker vs. Grace Browning Parker. Riuth Strickland Ixiyd vs. George Loyd, Jr. Thomas G. Bloodworth vs. Mrs. Birdie W. Bloodworth. Seven children fert left in the custody of the hus band. Civil Suits: O. H. Langford vs. Ari zona and Gus Hoard. W. L King vs. It. P. Biggers. Court adjourned Monday afternoon on account of Grand Jury In session, until Wednesday when the criminal Docket will be taken up. Greatest Show On Earth Coming Ringling, Bros, and Br.inuni & Bailey Circus Announces Early Appearance. Only Five Ring Circus in the World. Thousand and One Wonders to be Seen After all there is but one great cir cus. And now conned the announcement that Itingling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey’s “Greatest Show on Earth”, will soon visit this vicinity, with all its myraid of wonders when it exhibits in Atlanta, Tuesday’, October 15. The advance advertising car herald ing the appearance of this wonder of wonders is now in this territory and its gaily colored lithoraphs blazon fortli throughout the countryside. Coining on 100 double length railroad cars, carrying Us entire complement, of 1600 persons and 1000 animals. The Big Show will exhibit such stars as Zaehinnia, “The Human! Projectile”, fired bodily from the mouth of a cannon; GoliaU, the five-ton Sea Ele phant ; the combined Wallenda-Rell mut Troupes, daring; artists of the high wire; Con Colleano, greatest of the tight wire performers l ; Miss Lillian Lletzel, most famed of all female aer ialists; the Flying Codonas, led by the intrepid Alfredo Maximo, the fun niest of wire acts; the Rieffenachs and Ernestos, greatest of equestrians, and many others from these and for eign shores. There are more new foreign acts than eve r before with the Big Show and performances dazzling with splen dor and magnificence are presented twice daily. The Ringling-Bamum Cir cus is the only five ring circus in the world. Reminiscences And Sketches Rockdale’s Fortner Officers In giving the history of our County, it Is easy to make mistakes, and in some Instances the records are not en tirely complete. Should a mistake be detected we would appreciate you re porting it to our office. The first Constable of Rockdale county was W. I. Maddox wlio took office March 4th, liS7. He was suc ceeded by W. F. Plunkett, January 4th, 1877. These were followed by I. E. Elliott, A. P. Mitchell, W. T. Owens, A. H. S. Farmer, W. H. Bryan, I 11. Born, J. M. McDonald, Robert F. Helms, J. M. Day, L S. Bellah, Manson G. Townsend, George T. Smith, J. M. T. Petty, W. A. Wurdlow, J. M. King, A. A. Burns, P. E. Wood, J. H. Sor row, J. W. Hackney, B. F. Hill, T. H. Bryan, J N. Henderson, G. P. Sig ir.an, J. H. Noland, S. A. Hill, T. A. Echols, B. 11. Hill, A. L. Phillips, E. 11. Baker, J. R. Michael, A. B. Cathan, L. K. Bishop, D. T. Vaughn, J. M. Farmer, T. N. Simington, T. V. Brooks, C. D. Swann, W. F. Bentley, J. L. White, T. E. Norton, B. F. Day, O. S. Haygood, W. A. White, Garland Sims, 11. C. Amos, D. F. Jones, W. O. Camp, J- R. Rainey, J. M. Hamby, R. H. Simmers, G. S. Potts, W. B. Cook, A. 1.. Parr, L. J. Norton, D. L. Wilson, W. S. Christian, T. E. Ray, T. C. May field. E. F. Dennard, J. A. Nolan, Joe R Whitaker, C. T. Johnson, James T. Hill, S. P- Miller, J. C. Baker, W. C. Whitaker and J. E. Yancey, the last two were recently appointed by W. H. Quigg J- P- and Geo - w Crumbley Prizes Offered In Golden jubilee Fifty years ago on October 21, 1N79 Thomas Alva Edison invented tin* In cadescent Limn and made possible a world forever full of dnrknkms. Walk into the office of the Georgia Power Conqcmy to Conyers, and you will learn a large portion of history in n very few moments, by studying the wonderful display beginning with the torch light of the Stone age, and including the ages of pottery lamps, lamps, gas lights, Edison incudes out lanqis, gas lights, Edison enpadeseont lamp of 187S> to the Mazda Lamps of today’. Then you have the opportunity of learning how the Georgia Power Cos., beginning at Tallulah Falls, brings the power line to our little city Conyers. Another display of interest is the first phonograph invented by Edison. These attractions are educational and worth your time to stop and en joy. PRIZES OFFERED Ed. L .Cowan, local district mana ger, has announced prizes for each class of the Junior High and High School for the best essay written on Thomas Alva Edison as a great bene factor. These essays are to be handed in to the Power Company Office by the night of Tuesday, October 15. From tlie prize winning essay in each the Junior High and High school will lie awarded an additional prize. The awarding of these prizes will take place in the Chapel Exercises in the school auditorium on Monday, Oc tolier 21, the birthday of Edison's In enndeseant Lamp by which the whole world is now celebrating Light's Gold en Jubilee Year. The Rockdale Record understands that the Chapel Exercises that morning will lie devoted entirely in honor of Edison and during this exercise the prize winning essays will lie read and the prizes awarded. BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES We held regula r conference and our annual reports from all departments were very encouraging, with the co operative spirit prevailing. Our Sunday School attendance was good. PARENTS VISIT G. S. C. W. GIRLS Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Patrick, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Leffcwich, Mrs. L. S. Hie, Misses Mary Hayes and Ruth Robin son visited the Conyers girls at G. S. C. W., Sunday, and found all the girls well. MRS. SIMPKINS WORSE The many friends of Mrs. Fannie Simpkins will regret to learn thai sir continues seriuosly ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. 11. Langford on Springdale Road, Atlanta. N. P. Justices of the Peace and Notary Publics; First was Elias Wolley, D. 0. White J. P. 1877, J. W. Hollingsworth, N. P. Otlie r justice® and notaries were Joel D. Echols, N. H. Caiielieart, J. P., A. M. Helms, N. P„ T. D. Swann, J. P„ W. A. Mitchell, N. I‘„ W. D. C. Bent ley, J. I\. J. S. Albert N. P„ W. M. Richardson N. I’., R. H. Cannon, Wil lis Irwin, J P„ E. F. Cook, J. P., W. H. Brlsend'ine J. I\, W. H. Trimble J. P., W. A. Wardlow N. P„ ,T. It. Itoiier and J. D. Scott J. P., Janies A. Ixiwe J. I’., S. A. Helms J. P., Dickson H. Bowen J. I*., It. L. Graham J. I\, M. B. Goode J. I’., It. H. Summers J. I*., J. E. May J. P., It. C. Hawkins J. P„ W. T. Stanton J. P., W H. Moon J P., I*. G. Tucker, W 11. Quigg pres ent J. P. and G. W. Crumbley pres ent N. P. and possibly some others w>e might have overlooked. County Judge: On one of the pages of the earliest records of the Ordi nary’s Cour tis the oath of the County Judge, who was James W. Pruett, who was appointed March 29, 1878. The records do not show how long he served, nor in any other capacity ex cept as Judge of tlie County of Rock dale County. W not being familiar with these mattenes, leave you to judge for your own selves as to the scope of IJs jurisdiction. Judge J. R. Irwin is our present County Judge, having been appointed by Gov. L. G. Hardman. (•Continued) OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ROCKDALE COUNTY Rockdale County Schools Will Open Next Monday Oxford District News An excellent zone meeting of the W. M. S. was held at Portenhile Thurs day, October .’t, Mrs. J. O. Brand pre siding. These good women send up a gratifying report to the Annual Con ference and spur up the rest of us to emulate their example. Suitably School Training School opened in Oxford Sunday, OctOlier tin* 6th and another will open In Milledge ville, Sunday October KWh. Rev. A. B. Klizjer, our l>istriot Secretary of Sun day Schools, is (in' enterprising lender of these movements. A large enroll ment is forecast, for each school. Major J. R. Duke , of Eatonton ehureli. one of our Associate Liy leml ors, makes the following ringing statement : “Dear Pastors and lay men of the Oxford District : Every one in the church should be at work all the time, not just a few all the time and a good many some of the linin'. We are ('specially impressed with this fact ns the Conference year draws to a close. We arc within little more (Ilian one month, of the day when Bishop Beauch amp will call our grand old North Georgia Conference to order at First Church, Atlanta, Ga. It will then he seen whether all of us have been at work all (lie time o r not. The reports submitted by our Pastors will tell the story. And while the Pastor submits the report, it is our report which he is making for us. We have fallen into the luihit of calling it the Pastor’s re- IHiri. But really il is LI nr report of what, the Pastor and his people have done. Now, with Improving conditions, we of the Oxford District will Shame our selves if we do not submit also an im proving rollout. Since God hn% blessed us more than usual, should wic not lie more liberal than usual in supimrting His cause? Lei every one of the Oxford District c harges aim at 100 jer cent report. To do les si Ran our Is'st is to he 'unfaithful to Him who died for us. Earnestly yours, J. B. Duke, Associate District Lay Leader, Eatonton, Ga. Oct. 5, 1929 Your Fourth Quarterly Conference rapidly draws near. Are you ready for it? Methodists Stirred ly Mrs. J. 0. Brand’s Appeal With our Annual Conference only a few weeks distant, and with only one more quarter lief one the closing of the year’s wor kof our Woman's Mission ary Society, we, as pastors, ]<eople and year’s work of our Woman’s Mission- Societies, arc brought face lo face with the urgent need to bestir our selves to the utmost in order that the work entrusted to our bauds may be successfully completed. The goal set for the churches is 1(H), per rent, on Benevolent Claim®, and for the missionary societies an increase in every auxiliary over what was paid last year. Now as church memliers and members of the Woman’s Missionary Sociottow, it should be a matter of supreme importance to us that these goals Is* met. Our missionaries have given their all. .Shall we not Share in this self denial by giving to them our material support? If we fail to do this, many of them, 'both at hoirv and on the forr-gin field, will suffer. Miiy this truth rivet, itself In our hmrls. We arc Stewards of a great Gospel. Shull we Is* careless or indifferent about sending it into all the world? Shall we go on enjoying the amenities of lift,—even it® luxuries while thou sands |K*riSh for the Bread of Life lie cause of our failure to meet, in full, the obligations that rest upon us? Is it possible for the churches and the mis sionary s<s*ieties of the Oxford District to pay their assessments in full? By the help of God and with a determined ef fort on our part, it. is possible. As members of the W. M. S. tot us leave nothing undone tluit it is iosible for ns to do to reach our financial goal, and at the same time let us join whole heartedly in helping our pastors of the Oxford District to make 100 i>er cent on Benevolent Claims. And let us do it all because “the love of Christ con .stnaineth us.” MRS. J. O. BRAND, District Secretary of W. M. S. Montleello, Ga. October 4, 1929. Rockdale County Schools will open on Monday, October 14tli. The new state adopted text-hooks will Is' used. The Conyers Ten Cent Company wll Ingaiii handle them. There will lie no weed for delay in school work because plenty of book,* have been bought to meet the need of all children in the county. The following list will lie used: First Grade —Child’s World lTim lr: Child’s World First Reader; Elsou’s First Reader; Good Reading, First. Reader; Physiology, The Safety IliUof Health; Graves ’Muscular Writing. lUvortl Edition, Rook 1. Grade Two —Child's World Second Reader; Bison’* Second Reader; Good Reading, Book Two; Arithmetic, Mo rey’s Little Folks Number Book; Grain mar .The Language Garden; Physi ology, Building My House of Health; Spelling!, Tmbue-Stophens Primary Book; Writing, Graves’ Muscular, Rec ord Edition, Rook ’J- Third Grade— Reading, Child’s Worl Third Runnier; Elson Third Render; Good reading, Third Rook : Arithmetic, Triangle Arlth. Book 1. Spelling— Trailnie-Stephemson, Book 1. Git*og. Knol ton’s First lessons in Geography; Phy siology, Tile Road of Health to Grown Up Town; Grain. Our English, Denny er, Book 1 ; Writing, (.raves Muscular, Record Edition, Book Fourth Gila de Kendall Fourth Header; Bison Fourth Header; Good Reading, Book 4; Arith. Triangle A rlth. Book 1. ;Gmun. Modem Course in English, Book 1; Geog. Brigliwm-Mc- Fnrlun’e Essentials of Geography, Book 1; His, Evan’s First lessons in American History; Phy. Just Ten Min tory; Phy*. Evary Day Living; Spell er, Book 1 ; Writiii, Graves Muscular, Record 1 Edition, Rook 4. Fifth Grade—Kendall Sixth Ri.hder; Arith. Triangle Arlth. Book 2; Geog. Brigham-Me Faria wefa Essentials of Geography, Bis)(k 1 ; Groan. Modern Course In English, Book 1 ; His. Evan’s First lessons In Georgia His tory; Phys. Every Day Living; Kindl ing, Tnabue-Stophens, Book 2; Writ ing, Graves Muscular, Recor (1 Edition, Book 5. Sixlli Grade —Elson Sixth Retul.tr; Getting Acquainted With Georgia; Arltli. Triangle Arith. Book 2; Gram. Modern Course in English, Book 2; Geog. Brighain-McFarhin’s Essentials of Geography, Book 2; History, Old Europe (Mid Young America ; Agricul ture, Pleasant & Profitable Fanning, Chapman & Sheffer; Phys. Ritchlc- CaUlwell Prime,, of Hygiene and San itation; Spelling, Tnalme Stephens, Advanced Ibiek; Writing, Graves Mus cular, Record Edition, Book 6. Seventh Grade — Elson Seventh Reader (If Needed) ; Arith. Triangle Arith. Book 3; Gram. Modern Course In English, Book 2; 11. S. History, By Halloek; Ph.vs. Winslow’s Ilealth y Living, Georgia Edition; Siielling, Trubiie-Stephens, Advanced Book; Writing, Muscular Graves, Record Edition, Book 7. Eight h Grade —Science, Snider’s Gen era I Science; Latin for To-day; Eng. Bull’s Building with Words; Litera ture and Life, Book It; Civics, Hill’s Community Life and Civic Problems; Arith. Dntbbs Arithmetical Problems; Modern High School Algebra, Wells & Hart; Seventy Lessons in Spelling. Revised. Ninth Grade —English ; Literature & Life, Book 2; Effective English, (lax ton & McGinnis, Revised; New Biol ogy, Smallwood, Beverly & Bailey; Latin, Caesar in Gaul, Dodge & East man; Modem High School Algebra, Wells & Hart; His. West. Marly Pro gress; Siielling, Seventy Lessons, Re vised. Winston’s Simplified Dictionaries recommended for use in all grades, above third. Mrs. W. L. King, C. S. S. TEACHER’S AND TRUSTEES MEETING Teachers, trustees and patrons Rockdale County are urged to attend meeting at the Court House on Satur day A. M„ Oct. 19, 1029, Itegilining at 9:30 o’clock. Supervisor Martin is expected. Mat ters of importance to all school peo ple will lie discussed. The Fair will be held that day also, so bring lunch, spend the day and en joy all the good things in store for Rockdale County people. MRS. W. L. KING, C. S. S. Mi®. T. M. Barksdale spent Satur day in Atlanta.