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VOLUME II NO. 46
Who Hit The Farmer
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The ropubliean party’s promise to
agriculture in the iast presidential
elee-tion was as follows: “A protec
tive tariff is as vital to American agri
culture as it is to American manufac
turing. The Republican party hQlievet*
that the home market, luilt up uuder
the protective agency, to the |
American farmer, and it pledges its
support of legislation which will give
this market to him to the full extent of
his ability to supply it. We, the Repub
lican party, favor adequate tariff pro
tection to such of our agricultural pro
ducts as are affected by foreign com
petition. The Republican party pledges
itself to the development and enact
ment of measure which will place the
agricultural interests of America on a
basis of. economic equality with other
industries to insure its prosperity
and success."
The Republican party came very near,
carrying every state in the country
by reason of such splendid promises,
even to the extent of making millions
of Hoover democrats. The Republican
love for agriculture is so great, our
farmers are content with thirteen cent
cotton if that will keep them in of
flee it seems. .
J. H. Wallis
Mr. Joe H. Wallis, emigration agent
at New Orleans for many years, form
erly editor of a Conyers newspaper, is
spending this week in Conyers with
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Huff, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Wallis, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Patrick and mayor-elect, Roland L.
ftuff. As the years come and go, the
barefoot days of Mr. Wallis in Con
yers become sweeter and sweeter to
him apd he is back home th see if ’Ole
Santa is still bringing nuts and fire
crackers to Conyers. Otice a man and
child-comes to us even be
fore old age some times.
®lic flodifoale ttecoci)
LEGION GIVES
. FLAG
The Conyers public school, is hap-,
py in the possession of a brand new
American flag, recently donated by the'
American Ijegion, through i>ost com
mander W. A. Henson. This was a fine
thing for the Legion to do. Little deeds
of kindness like this constitute tin 1 ,
greater joys of life.
It would be a fine tiling now for the
1). A. R. and IT. 1). IC., other parti otic
organizations to erect a flag staff
whereby these wonderful colors might
wave cheerful greetings to our children
each morning.
Mr. Henson is always in the hearts
and minds o£ our'school children by
reason of his many acts of kindness,
i Only re-entry, he covered the auditor
| ium stage with rugs and fitted every
nook and corner with articles of furni
ture in the interests and for the bene
fit of the Senior class play. And by
the way, this was one of the out stand
ing plays given by a Senior class in
recent years.
City Pharmacy Ready
For .beauty in. decoration and com
pleteness in stock, the City" Pharmacy
is a most excellent place to see ’(Me
Santa this Christmas.
Dr. and Mrs. Hardeman and family
constitute a real assett in the business,
social and religons life of Conyers
and Rockdale county. The Rockdale
Record wishes lo call attention to the
display advertisement appearing in its
pages from week to week and during
the holidays, their'large and well se
lected sto k of nifty gifts will enable
you to get any member of the family
a most excellent present and at prices
within the* means of all.
CONYERS, GEORGIA DEC. 13, 1929
U. S. Mail Plane
Drops in Conyers
An Interstate United States mail
plane enroute from Chicago to Atlanta
ran into low floating clouda and ex
tremely heavy fog at Chattanooga Sat
urday afternoon, drifting for more
than three hours without the least idea
of where it was, finally locating the
street, lights of Conyers and calling
for help in order that a wife landing
might be attempted. Fortunately Frank
lin Harper, who operates a spot light
on his automobile was in town and
after watching the plane circle over
town several mi nub's just above the
tree tops and roofs of our homes turn
ed his spot upwards and made for the
hall park, being followed by the plane.
After several 'flares were dropped by
the plane, the ball park was located
and a westward, landing from Mi Is teed
Avenue directly toward the grand
stand was attempted. The pilot, evi
dently one of grit and experience, head
ed directly toward the headlights of
Franklin’s tar, but not wishing to land
too close, dropped about one hundred
yards too quick, landing in the Norton
pasture where it struck a tree, the only
tree in that section, and this alone
prevented a perfect land —however the
tree happened to lie dead and gave way
nicely, only cutting away the top wing
and bursting the gasoline tank. The
pilot did not suffer a single scratch.
We would like t osee him tackle ‘Cat
fish’ Smith over at Georgia. The young
man Pilot was grateful to Conyers,
especially Franklin Harper, as he had
about made up his mind to use what
little gas he liad left for a spring and
parachute jump, kissing his plane good
bye! Old Siren turned loose and Con
yers turried out —women and children
.cried while men 'anil boys bjeat_.lt *0
the bqll park and nobody wants to
ride in a plane this week.
After three days work replacing
wings and broken parts, the plane de
parted on its way as good as ever.
THE RAMBLING
WRECK
Among those visiting Athens Satur
day from Conyers were. Col. and Mrs.
C. JL Vaughn, Mr. and Mrs. R. H.
King, Joe Towns, Jr„ John McCollum,
Misses Mary Still, Josephine Smith,
Flora Dean Tribble, Luthier Still, Ju
lian Cowan, Col. and Mrs. J. Henry
McCalla, Mr. and Mrs. I).*H. Patrick,
Walker Potts, Jjewis Hollingsworth,
Miss Agnes Qw’ejis, G. A. Alumnd, E.
D. Holmes, Dick Walker, Eli Walker,
Edd L. Cowan, Opher Cooper and Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Callaway of LaGrange
w’ho came over to go with Col. and Mrs.
MeCalla.
With one or two exceptions, the Con
yers delegation could sing out "Wreck-
Tech” on the way over, but returning
they were nearer wrecked than Tech.
Sitting on a concrete seat three hours
in a hard blowing rain in the month
of December and then driving seventy
five miles through the red clay hills
lof north Georgia back home with mud
! up to the axle, all wet inside and out.
w r as even more than they had asked
Georgia to do to Tech. A small shower
in June will scatter a baseball audi
ence and the rain the week before will
keep people away from church, but not
so with football fans. Funny thing
w-hy a drunk man never gets killed nor
a football fan never catch cold from
exposure.
Hereafter, we are for a pastor who
plays football and all he Will have to
do Is blow a widstle iietween songs
while the hoard of deacons take time
out.
Conyers Plays Winder
Coach Opher Cooper will take his
great basketball team over to Wind
er Friday, where they will play upon
the new forty thousand, dollar gym
nasium floor recently completed. It
speaks well for Conyers to be invited
to the best schools and in far distant
parts to play their boys. Another out
standing Engagement booked is a New
Years game with the Rome High School
some ninety miles distant. Win or lose,
Conyers plays a dean game and our
Imys have the courteous attention of
players and spectators alike. It is just
too l>ad that Conyers does not pro
vide some kind of a gymnasium for its
boys and girls. May 1m? our school board
don’t listen in at old man Henderson
at Shreveport.
Langford Motor Cos.
The Langford Motor Company, with
J. Fred Davis, as manager, conducts
a regular motor-palace, one of the out
standing Ford agencies of the South
in beauty and cleanliness. Mr. J. C.
Miller, head mechanic is ably assist
ed by Messers E. J. Sellers, Roy Lack
ey and Moody Nix, with two excellent
porters, Arthur Lee Matthews and
Ocy Ham in turning out clean work,
to I ’ah ever increasing patronage. Miss
Edna Farrill, book keeper and cashier
has been with this agency since its In-'
ception and her expert knowledge of
the plant makes it possible for gener- 1
al manager Davis and salesman S. J.
Kelly to devote most of their time to
general supervision . This agency
maintains a complete stock of parts
and auto accessories and handles the
famous Goodyear Pathfinder Tires and
'l'ubes that makes riding both comfort
able and safe.
Watch the pages of the Rockdale
Record for their weekly announce
ments. I
Mr. and Mrs. Love Glass of Ensley'
Ala., driving one hundred miles out
of their way by way of Montgomery,
Ala., on amount of spotty highways,'
reached Conyers early Monday even
ing to be at the bedside of Mr. Chas.
M. Swords at his home on Milstead j
avenue. Mrs. Amelia Toops and Mrs.’
Elizabeth Thompson, two nieces have
acted as nurses in night and day'
shifts during the protracted illness of
Mr. Swords and their ministry as such
has been sweet and most efficient.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ROCKDALE COUNTY
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Hon. Roland L. Huff*
Conyers New Mayor
Hon. Roland 1,. Huff, retired busi
ness man. Is our choice for Mayor foil
the next two years, succeeding Hon. L.
It. Still, who retires January first next
after four years of faithful service in
that office. Messrs W. Thnrpe ltald
win, J. Will Cowan and J. Henry Tuck
er were elected as councilmen. Messrs
Baldwin and Cowan lioing re-elected,
while Mr. Tucker defeated Iv. M. War
ren for the place formerly held by
Geo. D. Malcom, who retires from of
fice along with Mayor Still January
first. Messrs W. <>. Mann and W. C.
Patrick were re-elected members of the
board of education without opposi
tion.
Politically, Conyers is open and frank
and able to select its city official*
without factional scraps as were in;
oilier in other days. It may be that we
politicians are afraid to start a scrap
since our wives can vote. Anyway, it
seems that our politicians have less
trouble getting together than our
church brethren in selecting a pastor.
It takes one month to select a mayor
and six months to select a pastor. We
should f'ght, but it should be a fight,
for Conyers, and not a free for all
among ourselves with Covington and
Lithonin as coaches for they would
train us up to kill each other in the
first quarter. If we will stand togeth
er, Covington and Lithonia will be un
able to croqs our goal line.
Mr. Huff will make a good center,
hut must iuive team play or Conyers
will continue to lose on points.
C. M. Swords Dead
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Mr. Charlie Swords, flge* seventy
eight, died at his home on Milstead
avenue Wednesday morning after a
brief illness that put him in bed some (
ten days or two weeks ag. His daugh
ter Mrs. Julia Hardin and family con
sisting of Mcsdames Toops and
Thompson and Charles Hardin lived
with him and administered ns best
they could in his every need. At ills bed
side when death came was b‘s other!)
daughters, Mrs. A. J. Langford and
Mr. and Mrs. Love Glass of Ensley,
Ala., and only son Jack of Conyers.
Unde Charlie spent his life In ami for
Rockdale pounty, always hunched up
near the front with other progressive
leaders and Rockdale is a better coun
ty by reason of his exemplary life.
Mr. Swords lost bis companion on
ly a few years ago and it is an odd co
incident that of their two nephews,
she was burned on Jud Langford’s
birthday and lie on Charles Hardin’s
birthday.
Rev. Tom Callaway, pastor of the
Jackson Baptist church, a former pas
tor of the family, conducted the fun
eral Thursday afternon, with burial)
In East View by the side of his wife
and companion of more than fifty
years, White & Cos., directing.
Thanks
Upon being transferred to At turns I
wish to express *rny sincere apprecia
tion to the customers and friends of
the Georgia Power (Company in the ,
Conyers District for the support and
cooperation I received during the five
and one-half years that I was located
here.
Assuring you tlyt it was a pleasure
to he a public utility man working wilh
our local organization, under the lead
ership of a wonderful utility company,
for the upbuilding of this
and the rendering of service I to eapli
customer therein. H
Ed L. Cowan.
Mrs. Arthur J. Langford, of Dallas,
Texas and Mrs. Marion Swords Glass
of Ensley, Ala., arrived in Conyers
over the week end to tie with their
father Mr. Chas. M. Swords, who is)
; not expected to live many days long-
er. Mr. Swords has been confined to
his home on Milstead avenue for the
past ten days, and for the past several
days, has not been able to leave his
bed.
Mrs. 'William Beattie spent Monday
in Decatur, guest of her son, Mr. H. M.
Beattie. • j
RESCUE YOUR
LIBRARY |
, —.—
There is a need, unless in some meas
ure met, will cuuse a back set,to .the
fine high siiool we now huve and the
lowering of the Intellectual stiinidds to
that large crowd of boys and- girls,
men and women who depend on the
County library, the Nancy Guinn; for
their reading matter .That
of women who has jurisdiction cover
the books can no louger keep it to
the standard which a progress! vwpom
munity needs and should
income is only forty-five dollars
These woman have asked forf' your *
cooperation in giving Rockdale tfjis.A-1.
Library and yet you have not raSfond
ed except in a hearty and appreciative
use of the books by the school Ulifrd a
liberal per cent of the adult cjfi&ens
of lM>th town and euonty. In trutif the
average annual number of boolorrient
during tlie last three years hafc Y>een
two thousand. jjhj
Since your child or an adultfjjaem
ber of your famlly-and perhaps
bor has had several days won® of
free reading matter a year. iMn it
not stir within your mind thuMfcark
of patriotism which every loy|S?citl
zen of a community has to dut his
ctmnty abreast of the others? wtyjyant
pur boys und girls, our men an&om
en to have equal advantages witfßjhose
of other counties. Only through
lic library do these advantages cgjiftie at
so nominal a;
Barker of the Atlanta* Camegla Libra
ry sqys in one sf hen. reqgnt reports,
that a library ewfkwn fulfil ■"Raj mission
unless supported yearly to the amount
of one dollar per capita.
So we have sat'd- in a petVfbus ar
ticle, for the past two years a letter
was sent to the Women’s organizations
of Conyers asking for fifty "Wilt* per
member. Some resj nuuked requested.
Others were not so generous. fi||ceeßity
has made us more lK)hk'W e *f e now
asking the men for .fifty cents*.one dol
lar or more. Yon *tf?n?ef Smyrna com
munity, sWhe J ftlyiU&tfc have
used the library since' -it,*- inception.
Glad you did, with‘no' obligation on
your part. We are now irskfug $-ou for
a contribution whu h will‘refum*to you
' &* • f-' - V^V*
in books. ~
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This same request, is made to the
folks of Sheffield whose .t?liUdren and
some parents : Live lieneJ’Re/i.Jiiy using
teh county library. We are looking to
the Milstead patrons with an out
stretched hiuul for the same reason.
AiitL.tb Conyers/’ take
special.;,pride' in bringing'Tier ; slipping
library up' to a high standard; We ap*
peul. eiyh give one
dollur to so worthy a" cause/ that your
• -u * >’• \ .1' .v < t
successors may .be . men and women
.whose vision vvaS*enlftrge<f'by your as
sistance. '. *’
The: Lawyers, Doctors Court
House officials are .Jncj.ude.d f)or they
will lienefjt through the niipds of their
children to the. amount, They give.
Not. .haying the temerity 'to "ask the
County Board of Education and the
City Council foj, an appropriation for
books, we are asking) t'he’))rmllvdlual
members of, the hoards for orie dollar.
The Post Office and department era
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ployees are also approached:. This is a
houfte, to house canvass.' '
If you are not sitf£er of the*inentlon
ed groups’your Interest) Miuthoney is
none the less wanted and rfsded.
The school of ft&ghn Mon
day a daily <W of ine library.
The D. A. R. Chapter has already
sent ift ttfschdfcif are sin
cerely tf>arftffuf. ; rifver fall
'll’to re ! s*[K>na ! ' >, Wsr 'tirf :<> Tlducatlonal
ii.’ieit.’ ' ‘ ' rs V'*-* MI * V
Writing ‘Mn faith.
Will you not homo
fires’ burning?'*’ ,fy ‘ fca **
Please send ydttf*' ertiitribHftions to
Mrs. T*. A. Elliott, Mrsi'C.’- R. Vaughn,
Mrs. J. Kt A Pirkle; Miss Irene Irwin or
the Librarian.
Thanks
I wish to thank my many friends
who made possible my election as Coun
cilman in the election on December
7th.
Pledging my very best efforts, I aifl,
J. H. TUCKER.