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- Social and Personal Items - Rev. T. H. Marston attended the North Georgia Conference In Atlanta, Friday. Mrs. T. A. Crutchfield of Atlanta was the week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Will Wheeler. Mr. and Mrs. George Patrick have moved Into the house repent ly vacated by Chief ('has. Nix. Rev. J. T. Roliins, Mr. Herbert Sutn me r and Mr. J. R. Robins attended the Tech-Alai hi tna Game, Saturday. Mr. P. E. Tucker and family of At lanta were guests Sunday of their pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Tucker. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Smith of Atlan ta were week end guests of their mother, Mrs. A. F. Kent. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Minter of Ellv-r -ton were guests last week of their pa rents, Mr. and Mrs, I. <>. Ivey. Mr. and Mrs. Connolly have rooms with Mrs. John F. Almand. Mrs. A. C. Wetlmrn has returned to her home in Atlanta after spending some time with her mother, Mrs. Geor gia Cowan. Miss Ella Sims of Atlanta was the week end guest of her parents, Mr. | and Mrs. G. N. Sims. Mrs. Julia Hardin is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. I* G. Glass, at Easley, Ala bama. Mr. and Mrs. Clias. O. Baird and Clias. Jr., and Mrs. Marcus Gillentine of Atlanta were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. King. • Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Plunkett and son, George, spent Sunday with Mrs. Molly McCollum. Miss Divert) Stephenson of Atlanta was the week end gut'st of her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. M. It. Stephenson. Mrs. (S. A. Hale had as her guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. It. 11. Thomp son, of Atlanta. Itev. A. K. Hale, of Greenville, and Mr. It. E. Hale of l>e eatur. Mr. H 1,. Cowan anti Miss Jose phine Smith spent Sunday in Rome, Ga.. guests of Miss Mable Thompson. Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Robins of Thom aston were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robins. The many friends of Mrs. J. M. Towns, Mrs. Georgie Cowan, Miss Sara Whitaker, Mrs. E. C. Downs and Miss hula Hull will be glad to learn they are improving after several weeks ill ness. Mr. Dan leftwleh of Rome, Ga., was the week end guest, of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Eeftwicli. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hollingsworth of Atlanta were the week end guest of thei mother, Mrs. Georgia Cowan. Miss Cora Bell Farmer was the week end guest of Miss Francis Nich olson. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cowan sjient Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Almand nt .Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Etld Vaughn, Miss Henrietta Cowan and Mr. It. B. Elliott attended the funeral of Mr. G. I*. El liott Sunday afternoon at Lithonia. Mr. T. 11. Barksdale, of South Caro lina si>ent Sunday in Conyers with his family. . Mr. Boyce Smith of Eastman, (In., was the week end guest of Mr. and M rs. W. E. Hardman. Miss Sue Gleaton of Dqgatnr was tlva week end guest of her grandmoth er, Mrs. G. W. Gleaton. Mrs. It. B. Rhodes and little son Bob of Union Point spent several days last week v*iu her sister, Mrs. R. C. Dan lei. Miss Martha Ramsey spent the week end with her* parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Covington. Mr. R .B. Cannon of Alma, Ga., vis it'. tl Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Almand, and Mrs. A. F. Kent this week. * L Alinand, Monroe was In Monday attending to busi ' ness. •‘■ffe Mrs. Ik W. Tucker, Mrs. C. It. Os borne, Mrs. It. it. Rhodes and Mrs. It. C. Daniel were in Atlanta shopping Fri day. Mr. Julian Almand of the I Diver sity of Georgia of Athens was the week end guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Almand. Mrs. Minnie Almand spent Tuesda;. in Atlanta. Mr. Keating Pharr motored to | Gainesville, (la., Tuesday. Mrs. Pharr I and Sarah Jean returwsl home witli Keating Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. J, M. Lassiter visited relatives in Atlanta last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. <)/ Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. W. r. Bowen attended the. funeral of their sister, Mrs. Itonia Bowen. Tuesday al-, tor noon in Atlanta. The Record ex tends syminthy to these friends. The I Julies Auxiliary of the-Pres byterian church are observing their an nual week of prayer lh,is week in the following homes: Monday, Mrs. Jack. McCollum, Tuesday, Mrs. 10. O. Eeft wicli, Wednesday, Mrs. Carl Walker. Thursday, Mrs. J. W. Hollingsworth and Friday, Miss Jennie Joe McCol lum. Tea Room Opens The Conyers Tea Room is an si trac tive place to eat and you will enjoy the grand meals and lunches served an.' hour of the day by the proprietor. Mrs. E. J. Granade. The Conyers Tea Room will not be open on 'Sundays. U. I). C. I - IJ. I). C. will meet at the borne of Mrs. Ben Willingham, Tuesday af ternoon, November 120, at It o’clock with Mrs. Willingham, Mrs. S. L. Almand, Mrs. W. B. Parker and Mrs. Guy Gog gitis as joint hostesses. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES The (Children's program for. the week of prayer given last Sunday evening was greatly enjoyed. We welcome Rev. J. R. Jordan as our pastor for another year. Services Sunday morning,' at, lit : ; 0. Service Sunday evening at 7 1). A. R. The I). A. R’s. met with Mrs. IC. R. Cannon Tuesday afternoon.. A Patriotic program of Georgia was enjoyed. The hostess served' a delicious salad course with hot ten. READ —CHRISTIAN A wedding of wide interest was that of Mrs. Charles J. Covington and IRev. H. O. Christian of Augusta. Friday afternoon at the homo of Mrs. Thomas Swift of Atlanta-. Rev. T. J. Christian performed the marriage ceremony. .. Rev. and Mrs. Christian have a host of friends in Conyers and Rockdale County who will be glad to ledrn of their marriage and wish them much happiness. Rev. and Mrs. tOhristian will be al home to their friends ttoi MRS. PRUITT GIVEN BIRTHDAY DINNER * Mrs. J. H. Pruitt was happily sur prised Sunday at the noon hour, when her children came in with a basket din ner,, honoring her birthday. The home was decorated with love ly autumn flowers. The, central deco ration of the appointed table was a lovely birthday cake with pink candle holders /oiding (lie candles. Those making possible the happy oc casion for their mother were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pruitt, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pruitt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roberts. Misses Stella and Mildred Pruitt, of Conyers, also Mr. and 'Mrs. Joe Gra nade, of Atlanta. SIIJJS—WILLIAMS .-f \ _ v COVINGTON, GA. Mr. Arthur Dudley Williams, of Covington, Ga.. announces the marriage of his daugh ter, Ethel Turner and Mr. Claude C. Sills, of New York and Montana, which was solemnized at the home of the bride's sister. Miss Carrie Williams, at RMS West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Thursday afternoon, November 11. the ; Rev. Ernest Lowery Barber, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Car rollton, officiating.—Atlanta Journal. Mr. Sills, is ono of the Golf Bugs that Mr. R. (). Galley enjoyed defeat ing at Riverside Golf Club. THE ROCKDALE RECuku, uuNYERS, GEORGIA Chinese Superstition There are towers In Shanghai where men watch for (ires. When one Is discovered the fire-hell Is rung. When the old custom house was built a large clock was placed lit Its tower, For some weeks after this clock be gan to strike the hours there were very few If any tires. The Chinese sahl It was because the fire-god thought that every time the clock struck there was a fire an nonneed, so he could rest without helping. All those things seem rldic ulotts to us but are very real to the Chinese. New York’* Early Day* An article published In the Chris tian Advocate says: “At the begin ning of the Nineteenth century the •commercial metropolis of the United Slates’ occupied only the lower end nf Manhattan Island, what is now ‘up town’ being still made up of spacious farms and country estates. Including the little village of Harlem. The ac tual measurements of the city propel are given as three miles in length (from the Battery to Fourteenth street), one and a half miles in width and eight miles in circumference.” Man and Fish A fish’s fear of man is born, n Car negie Institute’s bulletin suggests, by thc fact that he approaches from above, a direction front which the fish has learned to expect attack by birds or other enemies. When a ntnn walks on the ocean floor in diver’s dress, fish large and small display the greatest curiosity. Even the fierce barracuda, after nosing the diver in friendly and Inquisitive fashion, must be pushed out of the way and goes without show ing undue resentment. —San Francisco Chronicle. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR (HARTER ' GEORGIA. Rockdale County. TO THE SUPERIOR (COURT OF SAID COUNTY The petition of 11. W. Williams, W. S. Sheppard, W. W. Weaver, T. E. Ken nedy, J. S. Brown, W. W. Wyatt, it. S. McMullen and J. I. Walthall re spectfully shows: 1. That they desire for themselves, their associates and successors to he in corporated under tile name and style of the “MORAL ELEVATION SO CIETY, CHAPTERS NO. “1”, “2” and “3”, for a period'of twenty (20) years, with the right of renewal at the expi ration thereof, 2. That the object of said ineor poratioti is the moral and mental de velopment and social enjoyment to its members, and not for lnx-uniary gain and profit; they desire the right and privilege of caring for their sick, bury ing their dead, and administering oili er acts of charity- to their unfortunate members. ,’>. There* will Re no capital stock. 4. Petitioners desire (lie right to re ceive donations, purchase and hold nv h real estate and personal property as may he necessary for the conduct of its said business: to sell or in cumber, by mortgage, deed or otherwise, the same for the purposes of the corporation; to have and use a common seal; enact by laws : elect officers; fix and charge in itiation foes and dugs, and other tilings necessary for the preparation and or ganization of same. 13 5. The principal office of said cor • ■pbiatioh is to be In Rockdale county, Georgia, but petitioners desire the right and privilege to organize chajs tors, and places of business elsewhere. (i. Tlte right, title, interest or fran chise of the members in this corpora tion or its property shall not ho subject to transfer or assignment, nor de scend to heirs, executors or ad ministrators. but upon their demise, or forfeiture of membership under the by-laws, slia 11 pass to and vest in the corporation. 7. Petitioners pray that they, then associates and successors he ineorpo rated under the name and style afore said'with all tlte lowers hereinbefore prayed- and with all the rights, priv ileges and powers common to similar j institutions under the laws of Geor gia. and file their petition with the j Clerk of (lie Superior Court and ask j same he advertised and the court grant | the proper order. J. IT. McGALLA, Attorney for Petitioners. Filed in office Nov. 12, 192!). li. 11. KING, Clerk of the Superior Court. | GEORGIA, Rockdale County. | Office of Clerk of tlte Superior Court, j I, R. 11. King, do certify that the j foregoing is a true and correct copy of the application for charter, as the same appears of file in this office. Nov. 12. 1929. K, H. KING. Clerk of the 'Superior Court. A Source Of Comfort ONE of the greatest sources of comfort to those left behind is the knowledge that the loved one is protected against the ravages of time and nature. That is why we urge the use of a metal grave vault whenever possible. We offer such vaults, guaranteed to give perfect and permanent protection, at prices within the reach of all. Inspec tion of our stock is invited at all times. White & Cos. CONYERS Phone 2G-37 TWELVE MONTHS’ SUPPORT GEORGIA, Rockdale County: Court of Ordinary of said County Nov. 1, 1929. The appraisers appointed upon the application of Mrs. Allie Beard, widow of L. L. Beard, deceased, for a Twelve Months* Support for herself and Two minor children hav ing filed their returns, all persons con cerned are hereby cited to show cause, if any they have, at the next term of the Court of Ordinary of said county why said application should not be granted as prayed for. TIKtS. H. MARSTON, Ordinary. FOR PROBATE IN SOLEMN FORM STATE OF GEORGIA, Rockdale County: Tq Minie R. Cook, ,T. J. Mann, B. T. Mann. Lizzie Fargason, Dennis Morris, Amanda Sharp, Alice It. Sharp, W. O. and Joseph Mann, ot al. having, as Exq'Utor been namied, applied for Pro bate in Solemn Form of the last will of J. G. Mann, of said county, deceased, and having made known to the court that you are heirs at law of said J. G. Mann you are hereby cited to be and. appear at the December Term, 102!), of the Court of Ordinary, of said county, as the last will of J. G. Mann will then be offered for Probate in Solemn Form. This stli day of November, 1020. THOS. 11. MARSTON, Ordinary. SHERIFFS SALE GEORGIA, Rockdale County. Will be sold before the Court House doo r in the City of Conyers on the first Tuesday in December, 1920, between the legal hours of sale, the following property to wit: All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 16tli district of said State and county and located on the Old Covington rnblic Road, about two milts south-east of Conyers, and lanind ed as follows: North, by U. D. Hew lett; East by J. 1). Gunter; South, by W. Z. Smith and West, by- Covington Highway. Containing twenty- (20) acres, more or less. Said proiKM-ty being sold to satisfy a tax fi fa in favor o;f the State of Georgia and county of Rockdale against J. I>. Gunter for the year, 1928. Notice to defendant and tenent in possession given as required by law. • This Ith day of November, 1020. J. F. COOK. Sheriff, Rockdale County. SHERIFF’S SALE GEORGIA. Rq-kdale County. Will be sold Indore the court house door in the city of Conyers on the first Tuesday in December, 1029, between the legal hours of sale, the following property to wit: All that tract or parcel of land ly ing and being in the Kith District of said State and county and located on Rosser Street in the City of Conyers atul Bounded as follows: North, by Rosser St it-, it; South, by ,T. P. Nichol son and I. C. Eubansk: East by- Claud Smith and! on West, ivy Jim Owens. Same being house and lot. Said property ticing sold to satisfy a ta xfi fit in favo r of the State of Georgia and county of Rockdale against B. R. Smith for the year, 1028. Notice to defendant and tenant in pos session given as required by law. This 4th day of November, 1020. J. F. COOK, Sheriff. Rockdale County. f? Eat Your Thanks . giving Dinner at Conyers Tea Room We will serve a Special Dinner on this day. Dinners served on reservation only. Give us your order for. the number of din ners you wish by Wednesday afternoon. MRS. E. J. GRANADE Yes, we have a Good Stock of Corrugatedßoofing All Lengths at Old Prices 00T8 Conyers Hardware Company LEAVE TO SELL GEORGIA, Rockdale 'County: To all whom it may cone* rn: O. L. .Costley Administrator of Es tate of M. M. Norton, tjoceasod, has in due form applied to the undersigned for leave to sell the lands belonging to the estate of said deceased, and said applicatiin will he heard on the first Monday in December next. This 4tli day of November, 1929. TIIOS. 11. MARSTON, Ordinary. LEAVE TO (SELL GEORGIA, Rockdale County: To all whom it may concern : Mrs. S. 10. Granger, Administratrix of the Estate of .1. W. Moore, deceased, has in due form applied to the under signed for leave to sell the lands be longing to Ihe estate of said deceased, and said application will be heard on tliio first Monday in Dq ember next. Tips 4th day of November, 1929. THOS. H. MARSTON, Ordinary. TWELVE MONTHS* (SUPPORT GEORGIA, Rockdale County: Court of Ordinary of said county, November 4. 1929. The appraisers ap pointed upon the application of Mrs. Joano McDaniel, widow of W. F. Mc- Daniel, deceased, for a Twelve Months' Supiort for herself having filed their returns, all ]>ersons concerned are hereby {cited to show cause, if any they have, at the next term of the Court of Ordinary of said county why said application should not he granted as prayed for. THOS. 11. MARSTON, Ordinary. LETTERS - OF ADMINISTRATION GEORGIA. Rockdale County. Ordinary's Office, November 4tli, h‘!29. Mrs. Fleta S.Hangford has applied for letters of Administration on the estate of Mrs. Fannie Simpkins de ceased. Tliis is therefore, to notify all persons concerned!, that the same will h;j heard on the first Monday in De cember next. THOS. 11. MARSTON, Ordinary. We give very careful attention to all business entrusted to us. An opportunity to serve you wiH be appreciated. Bank of Conyers W. T. Baldwin, President R. L. Huff, V. Pres. M. W. Hull, Cashier H. D. Austin, Asst. Cash. LEAVE TO SELL GEORGIA, Rockdale County: To all whom it may concern: -Mrs. A. O. Ward, Administratrix of Mrs. Francis E. (Betty) Swann, de ceased, has’ in due form applied to the undersigned for leave to sell the lands belonging to the estate of said de ceased, and said application will he heard on the first Monday in Dec. next. This 51 h day of November, 1929. THOS. H. MARSTON, Ordinary. 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