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VOLUME II NO. 48 Only a Christmas Sheet Carrying the Legal Advertisements ROCKDALE RECORD Official Organ of Rockdale County and the City of Conyers R. F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION, IN ADVANCE One year $1.50 Six months .75 Entered at tie post office at Conyers. Georgia, as second-class mail matter. THE ROCKDALE RECORD assumes no responsibility for views expressed by correspondents or contributors. All copy submitted for publication must be signed by the author. Christmas Wreaths INEXPENSIVE wreaths may be made of cuttings from pine trees, also barberry and bay berry with pine cones wired on. At any florist’s a wire cir cle ban be bought with bunches of thin wires, making it the easiest of tasks to build up a Wteath that is unusual in its beauty.—American Home. ■ ■ New Ford Battery A genuine Ford 13*plate Battery will give you dependable service the year around. It is built for quick starting, reliable performance and long life. At its present price, the Ford battery is a genuine bargain. _____ ' Langford Motor Cos. Conyers, Ga. B " ii D. S. 14 jplTSpecial Offer Subscribe Now to The Rockdale Record Official Organ of Rockdale Co*, and City of Cony firs 9 For the Month of December a SPECIAL PRICE OF SI.OO a Year After Jan. 1,1930 $1.50 per year. SEI)c ttochdftk flctotifr Christmas Wrappings UNIFORMITY in Christmas wrappings is no longer smart. Each gift should be cloaked in wrappings suited to Its recipient, according to the American Home. Papers, ribbons, seals, tags and trimmings of all sorts are so delightfully varied that by thoughtful shopping you can individualize the dressing of every present. The appreciation sure to follow such evidence of personal attention will more than justify the slight extra ex pense. Kimball House Atlanta Centrally Located at Five Points Rooms Without Ruth $1.50 to $2.00 Rooms With Rath $2.00 to $3.00 E. G. JACOBS Proprietor CONYERS, GEORGIA DEC. 27, 1929 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ROCKDALE COUNTY BRIEF HUMOR In Thi Weather “I nm burning with love for you!” “Oh, don’t mnke a fuel of your self.” —Vancouver Province. Flapper of 60 “Long skirts arc coming back.” “Grandma says she’s too old for changes.” Why, You Idiot! Herbert—Would you marry an Idiot for the sake of money? Rita—Ob, (bis is so sudden. Greek and Baseball Teacher—Who was Homer? Sttide —He was the fellow who made “LJabe” Ruth famous, AH for That “Yes, dad, I have a chance to em brace an opportunity.” “Fine, son. Give It a good bug.** Deadly Artist’s Model —Do you do much sketching from life? Artist—Oil, no, mostly from the wife. A Real Thrill Mae—What part of the picture thrilled you the most? Fay—The part where Joe kissed me. His Fiancee .Tack—ls there anything In tills af fair of yours with the heiress? Tom —Millions, I hope. Better Had Mabel—Now that I’m all dressed, where shall we go? Jack —Er, let’s go swimming. I Happiness Baggs—Happy are they who look before they marry. Boggs—Yes, and overlook after. Date of Christ’s Birth Not Positively Known It Is generally assumed that we are living in the year 1929, but the year may really be 1933, or even later. This fact is Indicated by a record of an eclipse of the moon. Bible his tory says that Christ was horn during the reign of Herod the Great. But Herod died in the spring of 4 15. C., the exact date being fixed by a lunar eclipse winch look place tiie night be fore his death. Obviously, therefore, Jesus might have been born not later than 4 B. C., and possibly earlier. The church has no definite knowl edge of the date of Christ’s birth. It (ixed the year, month and day of the month arbitrarily. Astronomers are able to calculate tiie dates of past eclipses as accurate ly ns those of tiie future, and so have determined tiie very day and hour of I lie eclipse that ushered Herod tiie Great out of tills life. —London Mail. Claimed She Had Proof Senator McNary said in the course of an argument at a Washington lunciieon: “He claims that he understands the farm problem, but the proofs he ad vances remind me of tiie movie star. “She was jilting a hook and eye man, and tie said to her bitterly: ‘“You don’t know what love is.’ *“I do so. 1 know all about it.’ said the movie star. ‘Wasn’t I dead stuck on my fifth husband?’” —Detroit Free Press. Encourage French Birth* Tiie French firm of Michelin began some years ago to make family allow ances among its employees, based on tiie size of tiie family. Tiie birth of n child is a positive economic advantage. Asa result it is reported that the birth rate in the Michelin community Is twice that of France as a whole. Liv ing condilions are good; therefore, tiie rate of infant mortality is low. Another Bird Refuge Anew bird refuge has been estab lished on a group of islands off the tip of Florida by executive order of President Hoover. Tiie group consists of Snake key, North key and Dead Man or Bird key. It will he known as the Cedar keys bird refuge and will be administered by the biological survey of (lie United States Department of Agriculture. Clast Blackboards Favored Educators Of Europe are taking much interest in the proposal to sub stitute blackboards of translucent ground glass lighted from behind In place of tiie usual black surface now found in schoolrooms. It is claimed that the new boards allow everything chalked on them to” be seen by every pupil. , . LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION GEORGIA. Rockdale County. Ordinary's office. December !>, 102!) Mrs. M. A. Kirk Patrick has applied for Letters of Adminstration on the estate of M. E. Mitchell deceased. This is therefore, to notify all iiersons con cerned, that the same will be heard on the first Monday in January, next. Thos. 11. Marston, Ordinary LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION GEORGIA, Rockdale County. Ordinary's Office. Dei 1 . *2, 1021). C. 11. Kinnett lias applied for l/ot ters of Administration on the estate of G. 11. Kinnett deceased. This is there fore, to notify all iiersons concerned, that the same will lie heard on the first Monday in January next. Thos. 11. Marston, Ordinary. Application For Release as Surety To all Whom II May Concern: You are hereby notified that Fideli ty & Deposit Cos. of Maryland, Surety on Bond of Mrs. Joanna McDaniel, Administratrix of W. F. McDaniel, has filed petition for release ns surety and that same will be heard at the Jan uary term of Ordinary’s Court. Thos. 11. Marston, Ordinary. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION GEORGIA, Rockdale KAmnty. Ordinary’s Office, l)cc. 4, 1929. O. L. Cost ley lias applied for loi ters of Administration on the estate of Mrs. N. M. Norton deceased. Tins Is therefore, to notify all persons con oerned, that the same will lie heard on the first Monday in January next. Thos. 11. Marston, Ordinary. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE By virtue of ail order from the Court of Ordinary of Rockdale County will be sold, at public outcry, on tiie first Tuesday in January 1930 at I lie Court House door in said county between the legal hours of sale the following tract of land his one half (1-2) undivided interest in that tract or parcel of land being in tiie 16th district of originally Henry now Rockdale County, Ga„ ic - ing part of lots nos. 613 & 362 and bounded on the North by Yellow River, outlie South by lands of M. O. White, on the east by tiie Covington ltoad, on teh North by lands of the 15. F. Carr Est. and John F. Peek, coupling Two Hundred fifteen (216) acres more or less. iSold for the purpose of the payment of the debts of the Estate and distri bution among the heirs. This December 2nd, 1929. O. L. COSTLEY, Administrator Est. of M. M. Norton, Deceased. Fiyer at Seventy-Five Learning to fiy at seventy-five—this is the record that has just been set up by Sir Horace Plunkett, the Irish statesman. And it was only a year or so ago that experts were gravely say ing that thirty-five was tiie extreme limit of age for an airman. Even more wonderful, perhaps, is President Hindenhurg’s idea of a holiday. Tiie great German soldier and statesman took a vacation from the cares of state tiie other day—and went off to stalk chamois in the Bavarian Alps. Tin's involves long tramps on the hills and prolonged spells of crawling on hands and knees. And President Ilin denburg is eighty-two! Overcharged Maurice often is his father's com panion on trips to the country to re pair lights that generate their elec tricity with batteries. On one of these occasions lie was invited into the grape arbor to eat grapes to his heart’s content. After the return home in the W’ee hours of the morning the lad’s father was awakened by groans. “What’s the matter, son," inquired tiie fa tlier. “I think an overcharge of grapes, 5 ’ replied the lad. Ten years after Umberto Paldechi of Milan began to court Siguorita Maria Daldrevo he shot her because she re fused to marry him. “I’ll See You Scon''’ Jgt; \ \ lid jrv , \ Wfe* i tan/% v# Zi.ii • . .Mil .. ■ -. . . w - ■ -*—• GIFT HINTS You will find it difficult to imag* ine how many gift hints you will get from visiting this store. To give you an idea we have listed a few below for you convenience * J Here are Items You Should Have on Your List Gifts for men, women and children are to be found here in ‘ ample range of choice and price to satisfy every need and purse- Compacts, Ladies Handlings, Toilet Sets, Perfumes, Alomizers, Kodaks, Salad and Cereal Dishes, Hill Folds. Take the Time to Inspect These Offerings No matter i? your gift list is complete, you should spend at least a few minutes of your time inspecting these rare offerings. Dolls, Footballs, Stationery, Fireworks* Hollingsworth Candy Decorations: Bclln, Tinsel, Ribbons, Corilw, Artificial Snow, w rcutliH, Etc* All Color Silk Paper* Anything in the Gift line will be found at The City Pharmacy Con /ers, Ga. Plione No. 5) Prompt Delivery