The Rockdale record. (Conyers, Ga.) 1928-1930, April 17, 1929, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textvo L. li Subscription $1.50 Much Excitement Thursday Niyht The Senior class of the Conyers high school gave a Treasure Hunt Thursday night which filled the town with excitement by reason of the great number of unusually swift moving au tomobiles heavily laden with young men and women going hither and thither in great excitement. We older group-ups thought perhaps all of our boys and girls had framed up on us and decided to elope in a body, but cn inquiry, found that they were fol lowing fourteen hard-boiled clews that would lead them to the rainbows pot of gold. This fourteen point sched ule was mapped out by Harold Hale and since it will be a pattern to go by for others planning similar stunts, we give it in full for its splendid educational features. Our young peo ple met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Hewlett and were given orally clew No. 1. A car necessity, plus a manufacturing plant—which led to the oil mill. There they found clew No. 2—to chop, plus a permit, which led to Hewlets store. There they found clew No. 3—an old Mother Goose char acter, which carried them to Tom Tucker, where they found clew No. 4-7-15-12-6 3-15-21-18-17-5 —! 14-9- 14-20-B—7-18-5-5-14, all of which fig ured out, read Golf Course, Ninth Green, and here is where Opher Cooper ran all the way to green number one twice instead of walking fifteen steps over to where number nine green is, killing some thirty minutes time in his excitement. Clew No. 5. A color associated with a college freshman, plus a house—which turned out to be Milstead Green house. Clew No. 6. A place used for storage and a loud odor lingering near—this clew led them to the Farmers Union Ware house in Conyers. Clew No. 7. A University, plus part of a , peanut—• this led them to the home of Mercer Hull, where they found clow No. 8; where spooks are allowed and silence reigns and this led them to the ceme tery, there they found Clow No. 9. Not old, plus 2,000 pounds and they found the key at the store of J. G. New-ton for clew No. 10—Something i nevery kitchen, plus part of a farm —whim carried them to Sinque-fields. Clew No. 11. Not right, not wrong, plus an old hag—found at the home of Mr. Left-wich. Clew No. 12. A diagram of the Georgia Railroad to Atlanta and the cirt road back to Con yers, with a detour arrow pointing to McDaniel’s crossing and there they found clew No. 13. Steps to an edu cation, which brought them back to Conyers and to the school house, where they found clow No. 14 which in structed them to put their clews to gether’ and go to the place the letters spelled, which was he City Fount and there the treasure was found first by Joseph Towns, Mary Alice Rice, Mutt Tribble and Jewell Morris, consisting of refreshments. Ice cream and cake and a most delightful time was had by all who participated. Opher Cooper and his group had much trouble in finding out the various clews and final ly came in more than one hour after the above mentioned quartette had completed the chain and obtained their rich reward. It requires an alert mind and studious thought to follow a blind lead like this and these young people ai’e to be commended for their prompt unraveling of the many hidden my steries involved in the hunt. W. O. W. NOTICE All members of Walnut Camp no. 252 Woodman of the World are requested to be present Wednesday night April 24, at 8:00 o’Clock. If you are interest ed in Base Ball for this season don’t fail to be present. Also a large class of candidates to be given the degrees of woodcraft. Visiting Woodman invited. M. R. Stephenson, Con. Com. R. V. Cornwell, Clerk Mr. Ed L. Cowan and Miss Josephine Smith motored down home and spent the day with her parents at Vienna, Ga.—the town of basketball fame, over the week-end. That’s also the home of our honored Senator, Walter F. George. Wht You I! I computing the , 4 I possible savings ina year’s time. Phone 82-W for your Fresh Vegetables— Beans, Squash, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, New Irish Potatoes, New English Peas, Fresh Strawberries etc. PROMPT DELIVERY SERVICE | SIMS & BAILEY | ————a——wm m—iimiwuiiii ■ mn iiiiinn—miim She Uock&alc Retort Education Hoard Elects Teachers The Boaid of Education was in ses sion Monday night until a late hour. \\ c understand their main purpose in .meeting was not to discuss golf, al though most of them are excellent players, but was to elect some school teachers. It was impossible to secure a direct confession from them, but we understand they’ contemplate using about the same number of teachers light on—only changing a blond or two for a brunette or two and vice versa. They seem to be trying to lo cate a combination immune to mati’i monial germs. Our idea is that when you find out. you’d better swap her off immediately for we don’t want no woman without a heart teaching our little boy Joseph. We don’t know much about cny of our present lady teachers, they may be learning us something or not, but we do suspect all of them have a heart except about four, whom we understand lost that precious thing during the winter. Their names are—well, maybe we’d better not give their names until after the board re-elects them and not even then until we get ready to take a long vacation in the mountains of south Georgia. We understand Prof. Gil bert has been re-elected Librarian or whatever it is they need up there. We also understand Bishop Candler will preach the beginning or com mencement seimon sometime soon, may’be around the graduating exer cises in June. We may swap Opher Cooper off for a young lady’. We don’t think a man should take a ladies job anyway for you’ve got to hand it to ’em, they can teach the other fel low’s children better’n a man can. The only thing we ever taught our boy was how to chew tobacco and we were such a poor teacher even at that, he got disgu-. ited and won’t chew it. Professors Gilbert has asked, us to join him and two other countrymen in singing a quartette during com mencement—come early. Hon. W. V. Alma ltd Su clclenly 1) I’OpH 1) end Hon. W. V. Alnrand, Rockdale citi zen, ex-representative and successful business man of Conyers, dropped dead Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Emma McDowell at Social Circle. His health has been greatly impaired since the death of Mrs. Alnrand some few years ago and yet, nothing unusual or alarming for a man of his age. He motored to Conyers and back to Social Circle the night before his death and thus it was that his death came as a great sur prise and shock to his numerous rela tives and friends throughout this sec tion of the state. Mr. Almand owned much real estate in Conyers and Rock dais county and for more than twenty years served this section as its only funeral director, only selling out to White and Cos. since the death of his companion some six or seven years ago, when he retired from all active business. For these last few years he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Emma McDowell, at Social Circle and with his son, Maj. Ed L. Almand, who is president of the Georgia Fu neral Directors Association and an outstanding undertaker himself at Monroe, Ga. Besides these two chil dren, he is survived by one other daughter, Mrs. Fannie Mae Dabney, of Atlanta and a great host of near rela tives and friends throughout the state. His remains wer’e brought to Conyers Wednesday for funeral and interment in East View cemetery alongside of his companion who preceeded him to the grave by these several years. Active pallbearers: Tharpe Baldwin, K. M. Warren, D. H. Patrick, Mercer Hull, J. R. Lee, S. I. Cowan, G. D. Maleom, John Williams. Honorary pallbearers: Representa tives of the Georgia Funeral Directors’ Association, State Board of Embalm ers, Manufacturers and Salesmen. Miss Myrle Walker, of the Euton ton high school, young and attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bartow Walker of Walker-Pottsville, spent the week-end at home. CONYERS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1929 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ROCKDALE COUNTY Epworth League Entertainment The League boys and girls enter tained their parents with a splendid banquet dinner at the Methodist church Monday night. Plates bounti fully served with the choicest of pre pared food were placed for one hun dred guests on a long improvised table that extended all the way across the building—a feast of unusual propor tions that ended up with ice cream and cake and many snappy songs by the Leaguers. A toast was sung to each father present as he stood in the midst of their much hand clapping. The most beautiful part of their pro gram consisted of their toast to Moth er, nine of whom were seated together, when they stood to receive a musical toast at the hands of their sons and daughters. Those present to enjoy the hospitality of these splendid young people were: Mesdames Lizzie Butler, J. J. McClelland, Luther Morris, Bet ty Hicks, George Patrick, Georgia Hale, J. R. Jordan, H. C. Cowan and E. L. Tribble. Messrs. L. A. Sharp, J. M. Towns, Luther Morris, H. C. Cowan and Rev. J. R. Jordan. The young people who gave the banquet and contributed toward making it en joyable and worth while were: Misses Louise Hale, Louise Patrick, Lois Sharp, Mary Alice Wilson, Mary Sams, Ola Mann, Clide Mann, Rose Bud Wilson, Joe Butler, Lula Mann, Given Riley, Mildred BoweiJ, Flor ence Bell, Ora Guinn, Jewell Morris, Mary Alice Rice, Emma Boyd Cowan and Messrs. Harold Hale, Joseph Towns, Mutt Tribble Julian Cowan, Urban Jordan, Duman Dagsdale, T. L. Wilkerson, Guy Stowers, Keating Pharr, Lewis Mann, Luther Morris, Jr., Arthur Will Cowan, W. O. Mann, Jr. Folliwing this banquet, a splendid musical program was rendered at the church Tuesday night, when old songs, those near and dear to the hearts of father and mother were featured to the very great delight of all who were forunate enough to be present and enter into the spirit of celebration and so it goes for the rest of this week, their anniversary celebration. A great bunch of mighty fine boys and girls we have in Conyers and they are go ing to wake Conyers up sooner or later. We thank you boys and girls for the courtesies extended us during the week. Mrs. .1. T. Fan-ill Dies Buried In Conyers Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Farrill, wid ow of the late L. T. Farrell, who has made her home in Augusta for a number cf years, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed. A. Ewing, Tuesday night of last week and was brought to Conyers Thursday for burial alongside of her husband in East View cemetery. The funeral was held at the Methodist church, of which she had long been a faithful member, being conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. R. Jordan, with White & Cos. in charge. Three daughters, Mrs. E. A. Ewing, and Mrs. D. M. Almand of Augusta, and Mrs. J. T. Broom of Atlanta, together witli three sisters, Mrs. Quince Morris of Conyers and Mesdames Liman Jones and J. T. Barnes of Atlanta, together with eigh teen grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren and a host of near and dear relatives and friends survive to mourn the passing of this grand old woman of other days, to all of whom the Rockdale Record extends sympa thy. Methodist Church Sunday, April 21 We are expecting Rev. W. W. Brins field of Atlanta to be with us and preach at the 11:30 hour. This dear old hero of the cross is known by many of us, having preached for us at the District Conference last year. Let us give him a full congregation. At the 8:00 p. m. hour the pastor proposes to preach on “What the Bible Teaches About Angels.” I. The personality. 11. Their place in creation. 111. Their work. Our Sunday school is growing in interest. Our Epworth League is hav ing a week of special services. Let us give them our support.—The Pas tor. LITTLE MISS MEADOR HONORED The teachers entertained the chil dren of Oak Grove school last Mon day in honor of a member of the First Grade class r - little Miss Ruby Estoy Meador, who left Tuesday afternoon for her home, LaGrange, Illinois. Since Christmas she has been visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fee, and her aunt, Miss Ruby Fee. During her tay she has attended school at Oak Grove, where she has endeared her self to both pupils and teachers, all of whom miss her very much. G. A. met at the church Saturday afternoon —only a few present. Devotional led by Louis Reagan. Prayer, Mrs. M. R. Stephenson. Topic. How God’s Love Letter Came to us. Lost Letter, by Margaret Ivey. The First Step in the Making of Our Bible, by Sara Stephenson. The Bible Jesus Used, by Lois Rea gan. Good reports from committees were given. Five dollars reported paid on church fund, and $5.00 on pledge for mission. Meeting closed with prayer by Margaret Ivey. Meet next Satur day at 3:30 o’clock. Frances Mayfield, Sec. Margaret Ivey, Pres. Baptist, Moiliodist, Presbyterian Mert We make it a point to visit our churches systematically in order that we may keep the members advised as to what’s going on therein. Of course there are from three to five other men present, but according to our jury sys tem, you’ve got to have twelve men or you don’t have to accept tlie verdict as final, even then, the only verdicts that could be exchanged on a gold basis are divorce verdicts. And by the way, we notice where the Presby terian church is going to restrict di vorces to one count, No. 7. You can buse your wife all you like on the ohther nine counts and she’s got to be the loving, kind and obedient little night watchman right on. Getting back to our churches, we pride our selves on being a member and not on the service wc render. In these three churches there are approximately twenty different weekly services or ceremonials or something like a thou sand meetings during the year. Some twelve or fifteen join and some twelve or fifteen withdraw during that time. Some have fewer members today than ten or fifteen years ago. The growth is interesting somewhat like our pro grams. Our programs do not require much daily service, nor do they utilize our best material—the young people. We have more poung people per capita today, boys and girls of culture, in telligence and talent than has ever been in Conyers at one time and yet, their young lives, and willing hands are ignored by our leaders and pro gram fixers and permitted to go to waste. Sunday after Sunday, at Sun day school and preaching, a few of us has beeners are found in the same way in the same place with some fif teen to thirty young men and women on the back seats with idle hands and talents going to waste watching our futile attempts to carry on with never a thought of a better way or of the better material being neglected. USE THEM—LEST WE PERISH. It’s your job pastor to use them. Mi*, ami Mrs. .1. F. Davis Entertain Bridge Club Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred Davis were hosts to the Friday night Bridge club at their beautiful North Main street home last Friday evening. The guests were received by Mrs. Davis in her usual charming manner and immedi ately conducted to tables where in dividual suppers were served. Those present to enjoy the hospitality of this splendid home and playing were: Mr. and Mrs. W. Tharpe Baldwin, Col. and Mrs. J. Henry McCalla, Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Cannon, Col. and Mrs. C. R. Vaughn, Dr. and Mrs. John A. War ren, Mr. and Mrs. Dan H. Patrick, Mr. and Mrs. Rollie H. Sims, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hillyer Still, Mr. and Mrs. G. Carl Sims, Mr. and Mrs. M. Lafayette Mob ley, Mrs. T. H. Barksdale, Miss Loulie Almand, Julian Almand and Mr. Davis. Mrs. C. R. Vaughn won the ladies top score prize—a beautiful hot roll cover. Dr. Cannon won the gents prize, a golf ball. This hot l 01l cover would be a right handy contraption, only the Colonel can cover all the rolls at his house in less time than it takes ’em to cool off and this golf ball would come in right handy for anybody who played golf. Of course we ain’t no prize winning card player, but would like to suggest more practical prizes if it’s all the same to the various hosts. World War Veteran L. L. Beard Dies Lemuel L. Beard, world war veteran, who went to Pensacola for Govern ment hospital treatment some months ago, passed away and was brought to Conyers last week for burial in the family cemetery at Prospect church, near Oakhill. Pastor Fruits con ducted the funeral, with White & Go. in charge. Mr. Beard is survived by his widow, Mrs. Allie Parker Beard and two children, Francis, age nine and Ernest, age five. Mrs. Beard and children, with Mrs. M. J. Beard, mother of the deceased husband and father, will move to Con yers where they will make their home in the future. Conyers will be glad to have these good people in its ever increasing family of satisfied citizens. Circle No. 1 of the Baptist Mis sionary Society held their April meet ing at the home of Mrs. J. T. Owens with Mrs. Henson assisting Mrs. Owens as hostess. There were fourteen present. Mrs. C. W. Hall was enrolled as anew member. Were glad to have with us, also Mrs. Floyd Cook. Mrs. Z. T. Almand had charge of the devotional in the absence of Mrs. J. M. Towns, who was sick, her subject being “Our Blessings.” Several talks being given by members on this subject. Good reports were made on all the work. The circle voted to give twen ty-five dollars on the repairing of the church. Several new items were discussed. After the business meeting the hos tesses served a delicious salad course with ice tea. Mrs. C. H. Dangford and Miss Alpha Seamans Langford spent Tuesday with Mrs. Fannie Simpkins. The young son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie T. Stanton was thrown from a mule out on the farm Thursday and suffered a badly broken arm and other severe injuries. Dr P. J. Brown ad ministered first aid treatment and rushed him to an Atlanta hospital for treatment. Mr. (iranadf Dios After Illness Conyers lost another good man Sun day in the death of Emory J. Granade. Mr. Granade suffered a severe acci dent on the snaplinger road while en route to Atlanta last fall which came very near proving fatal at the time and from which he never did fully recover. However, during the winter months he seemed to have overcome the injuries and resumed his duties as salesman for an Atlanta wholesale house and was thought to be on the road to a permanent recovery and his many friends and business associates were happy and most cordial in their congratulations upon his brave and apparently successful battle against head injuries that more often than not prove instantly fatal. His brave liht and strong will power and con stitution finally broke under the strain and he suffered a stroke of paralysis some two months ago from which he gradually grew worse from day to day, not being able to again leave his bed and during the past few weeks it was fully recognized that it was only a matter of time. His immediate fam ily and closet friends were constantly at his bedside rendering every possible aid and comfort until the end came peacefully in death at his home in Conyers late Sunday night. Those sur viving to mourn his loss are his wid ow, Mrs. Cora Ivey Granade and three children, two sons, Paris and Lewis, and one daughter, Mrs. Jewel Cun ningham and a great host of near and dear relatives and friends. Funeral was held at the Conyers Baptist church, of which he was a faithful and valued member, Tuesday morning, be ing conducted by his pastor, Rev. J. L. Drake, assisted by the Methodist pastor, Rev. J. R. Jordan, with inter ment in the Rockdale cemetery under the directions of White & Cos. Mr. Granade was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Granade and was forty-six years of age at the time of his death. He was one of six children of this most excellent family, all of whom survive to mourn his loss—two brothers, Mr. Walter H. Granade of the Rockdale Hardware Cos., and one of our leading merchants and church leaders, Mr. Lee Granade, a leading farmer among Rockdale’s many out standing agricultural successes and three sister, Mrs. Joe Allen, Mrs. Min nie Almand and Miss Mary Granade, to all of whom the Rockdale Record and the people of this section extend heartfelt sympathy. School Teachers A( Savannah This Week Mrs. W. L. King, county school su perintendent, left Tuesday noon for Savannah, to be followed Wednesday by five of the Milstead teachers: Misses Emma Sue Ilolseback, of Mon ticello, Ga.; Willa Woung of Thom son; Sarah Kate Strickland of Talla poosa; Florice Caldwell of Covington, and Elizabeth Deariso of Jacksonville, Fla. The Georgia Education Associa tion; The Georgia Parents and Teach ers Association and high and low tide are all in session this week at Sav annah. None of the Conyers teach ers went—evidently they don’t swim. One lady had us buy her two lower and one upper berths—evidently she is somewhat like we are at home—don’t want to be bothered with any neigh boring hogs, so we simply buy all ad jament land. Our wife says she knows of nothing more annoying than a grunting hog and a snoring husband. One grunts all day and the other snores all night—however, she don’t mean no reflection on hogs in general. BUSINESS WOMEN CIRCLE MET TUESDAY NIGHT The Misses McCollum entertained the ladies of the Presbyterian Busi ness Circle at their home on Green street Tuesday night of this week with a splendid attendance and very happy meeting. Chairman Miss Esther Mc- Collum called the session to order and also presented a most interesting pa per in connection with the book of Acts. Refreshments were served by Miss Jennie Jo McCollum, consisting of sandwiches and hot tea. Miss Su sie Lee Plunkett announced the next meeting to he May 12th with Miss Mary Hays. '•o4o4oio#9oG#o*G*o*o#o45#oeo#oo*o#o400*o#o#ooooo*oooo'-> We Buy and Sell Country I Produce, Chickens, & | I —| Extra Fancy Green Beans, Gal* 40c | j Fresh Tomatoes, pound * . 15c | I White Bermuda Onions, Lb, , 10c [• | Extra Fancy New Potatoes, Lb, l\c | | Celery and Lettuce, each , , 10c | p Green Cabbage, Lb 5c | > Old Irish potatoes, pound , , 3c p p Alhpork Sausage, pound , , 25c p | HormeFs Breakfast Sausage, 40c | g J* jg Bell’s ILi ii iier Coffee and Merry Widow Flour o* BELL’S CASH GROCERY jj “THE HOME OF CHEAP PRICES” I* Phone 25 Conyers, Ga. We Deliver Popular at Home and Abroad Conyers Penalized For Being Off-Side Covington has sold more than $5,- 000.00 worth of culled out live poultry already this year, getting 45c for friers and for hens, delivered at the poultry car being operated over the Georgia Railroad through the State Bureau of Markets under the supervision of Mr. C. 11. Kennebrew. The farmers of Newton county sold off their riff raff poultry Friday to the tune of more than $2,500.00 in cold cash, getting approximately SI.OO each for friers and $1.25 and up for hens and we don’t mean ‘flapper’ hens at all—for most of them were so old they could not even cackle. The regu lar market for hens in Conyers is 23c and they must have at least one good eye and two tail feathers left to even bring that. The Covington sale was so large that it was necessary for County Agent T. I). McMullin, of Newton county, to call on Mr. Ed. S. Center, General Agricultural Agent of the Georgia Railroad to send down from Atlanta an additional poultry ear to take care of them. In two hours time Mr. Center had this additional car at Convington and he was there in per son even quicker than that —passing through Conyers around seventy miles per. When he attempts to pass through Conyers again we are going to point him out to Charlie Nix, our great big two-fisted six-foot Chief, and have him detained for luncheon. In company with Mr. W. O. Mann, we motored down to Covington somewhat hurriedly to see why Conyers was not on this schedule. Many of our peo ple suffered a severe loss by reason of Conyers being made a non-stop and especially at the prevailing prices. We found that our County Agent Mr. Holmes, requested that the cer pass Conyers by. However, he should not be held entirely to blame, for our peo ple have not patronized the car as they should have, giving truckers the preference in competition with these cars. This is hut another example of unfair competition of trucks —they will ride the tide and leave you on the sand every time—not only with your poultry, but in every other ma nipulation. You cannot hope for con sistent sei-vice unless you support such a service. We have arranged for the poultry car to stop at Conyers in afternoon of Thursday, May 2nd. It may be that the price will not be quite so good at that time as it was this month and it may be tha trucks will run up and offer a penney more just in order to kill off such an established market and it may be that a great number of us will again fall for it, but we will try it once again and see. At present the trucks have lowered the market five cents per pound, and we have suffered financial loss by rea son of patronizing them. Another severe loss we are headed for is in the fact that two-thirds of our staple and fancy produce and a great deal of our heavier products are being hauled to Conyers in trucks. You have heard the slogan “save the freight,” but, are you saving it. Can you notice it in the purchase of sup plies? No, the only way you will notice it, will be in the breaking down of established transportation facilities and conveniences somewhat similar to this poultry market. It seems that everybody and their farther-in-law are trying to avoid work, by either run ning a truck or a roadside filling sta tion. Every time we see a bunch of ‘buss’ posters stuck up around the walls of our business houses and notice these business houses as trucks unload their produce an dgeneral merchandise, we fell disposed to say “Forgive them children, for they know not what they are doing.” Our newly paved high way, all the way from Covington to Lithonia has been ‘bussed’ to death already, and in another year’s time, real tax payers are going to have to put out again or their Mr. Buss Truck ing company will have to discontinue. This road would have lasted us for pleasure riding twenty years. Every time your roads go down on you, your Hucksters leave you. They only stay where people pay to be ‘bussed’. Mrs. W. T. Baldwin and Mrs. J. J. Langford spent Tuesday in Atlanta. NUMBER 13