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- . m HO mru'Z~, ' ~ u ^Rspfwln Speeding Work on Huge Power Project; Charloston, January 10.?Activities ' In connection with the San toe-Cooper navigation and power development in Berkeley county will be stepped up at once, it was revealed here today by itobert M. Cooper, Gonerul manager of the project. The Public Works Administration at Washington has Just allotted an additional |4,000,000 to the hydro-electric aud navigation project. This brings the total allotment to $34,300, 000 which is the entire sum estimated to be necessary to complete the undertaking. lu addition to the money provided by the PWA as u grant and loan the WPA has sot up the sum of approximately $0,000,000 for clearing the land! necessary to tho dpvelopment of the project. At a meeting of the South Carolina' Public Service Authority a few days I ago contracts were let for turbines' and generators to be used in connect-! ion with the development of power. The contracts for these amounted to( $3,067,000, Mr. Cooper said. He stated that actual work on them would be-| gin In a few days as only the dotallsi of arranging contractors bonds and executing the "word order" remained. There are many different features to the vast development of the Santee-Cooper, the General Manager points out, and It has required a little time to get all of the divisions func-J tionlng smoothly. Mr. Cooper oxpres-j ses satisfaction at the progress made by the various departments. By driving the average automobile continuously at sixty miles an hour, you use ten times as much oil as youj would use if you drove thirty tniles an hour. RUPTURE Shield Expert Here Again E. J. Meinhardl, widely known Expert of Chicago, will personally be In Columbia, 8. C.( at the Jefferson Ho-j tel. Sunday and Monday, January 22 and 23, from 1 p. m. to 4 p. m., and 6 p. m. to 8 p. m. . He will also be in Florence, 8, C.,, Florence Hotel, Tuesday, January 24, same hours. MR. MEINHARDI has been coming here for lo years. His Shield Is well known for producing immediate results. It strengthens the weakened muscles and contracts the Rupture Opening in 10 days on the average case, regardless of size, location or heavy work. It is waterproof, quickly removable and has no leg straps. (Only men are Invited ? Demonstration is free ? White only.), MEINHARDI. COLDLAX opens and soothes the membranes of the air-passages of the head, throat and bronchial tubes. It also eliminates poisonous wastes from the system, thereby giving lasting telie*. Your druggist is authorized to sell COLDLAX on a money back guarantee. 1 Dr. John Gravatt Named As Bishop Tho *Rev. John J. Gravatt, I). 1)., rector of Trinity church, Staunton, Va., was elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina ut a special convention of the diocese yesterday at Trinity church, Columbia, Tuesday. His .election followed a vote by the convention assembled uguinst reunion of the Upper South Carolina diocese with tho Diocese of South Carolina. Lk>clor Gravatt wua born October 3, 1X81, ut Hampton, Va., being tho son of the Kev. John J. Gravatt, D. 1)., and India Wray Gravatt. His uncle, tho Ht. Hev. William l^oyall Gravatt," la bishop of West Virginia. He received his bachelor pf arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1903 and taught for several years at McGuire's school In Richmond, Va. He wus a student at the Virginia Tliealogical school from 1905 to 1908. Doctor Gravatt was ordained deacon by Bishop Gibson of Virginia in 1908 and In 1909 was made a priest by the same bishop. H1h tirst parish was at Rapidan, Va., and his next at Frankfort, Ky. For the past 20 years he has been at Trinity church In Staunton. Doctor Gravatt has served on tho executive board of the Diocese of Virginia since It was setup except the first year and has been on the delegation from that. diocese since the first one held after becoming canonIcally connected with the diocese. He has been a member of the board of trustees of the Virginia Theological seminary for many years and for the past several years has acted as secretary. Ho had his doctor of divinity degree conferred on him at the 110th annual commencement of tJhe Virginia Episcopal Theological, Alexandria, Va., and has been president of the Community Welfare league at Stauntou 'for 15 years. He Is state chaplain for the Travelers' Protective association and has been chaplain of tho Stauton post of the American Deglon since going to the community. He has headed the Stonewall Jackson council of the Boy Scouts of America since Its establishment more th&n ten years ago. The vote for bishop went Into the fourth ballot before It was decided, a concurrent majority In both clergy and lay groups being required before a nominee could be declared elected. Dr. Maurice Clarke, rector of Grace Episcopal church here, was nominated and received a splendid vote. REVER8E COLLECTION IN CHURCH IS PROFITABLE Walton, If. Y., Jan. 8.?The Rev. Grant Robinson today counted a profit of $477 from his "plate-passing in reverse" experiment and commented "my faith In human nature has been fully justified." Pastor of the Walton First Methodist Episcopal church, he had the collection plate passed last October 30 to each member of the congregation and urged each to take a dollar bill, invest it and return It and the profits to the church treasury. The members took $127 and today they returned this sum plus $477 for a total of $604, which the Rev. Mr. Robinson said, will pay for the win-; ter's coal at tho church. The Pilgrim fathers made their memorable landing on the shores, of America on Friday. ?JIJLLLi'JililJil J.1 'J?JJLUL-J-Llili ij-ILLI?Ml?LULL!! You can travel anywhere-.any L I B/J day ... on the I SOUTHERN W BMI in coaches at ..fcEBHai'''' I mwmi \ ?Round Trip Tickets Good in Sleeping and Parlor ^HSCj? Cars on payment of proper HP charges for space occupied. PER MILE4 FOR EAOH MILE TRAVELED -jp=|r One Way Tickets Good in Sleeping and Parlor Hh \jH Cara on payment of proper llsB charges for space occupied. PER MILE af TOR EACH MILE TRAVELED - Ah?Conditioned Cseehse on through Trains ENJOY THE SAFETY OP TRAIN TRAVEL J. T. COBB, DIVISION PASSENGER AGENT * . ' . - Nobody's Business Written for The Chronicle by Gea McUee. Copyright, 1928. THE PRODIGAL SON RETURNS HOME . .1 i big crowd assembled at the buss .station la at jfrtday morning to wish alim chance," Jr., a boil voyage and a happy landing, he made up hla mind last week to Jlne the navy and put Hat rock and the world behind htm. ..It see in a that he lost hla tilling at a* (ion Job onuer count of getting hla c50 mixed up with the companny a 10$ bills, and one word led to another and then a few licks were passed, and then ho resigned, he thinks someboddy planted the 10 spot in hla pock et with hla own nionney. , .slim had led a fairly uaeleaa life up to a year ago when he mot mlaa alllle almklna; after he commenced to coart her, ho reformed and big things wore expected of him by her. her ma thought once that alim was a tine chance for sllllo, but the wedding waa put off for various and auAday reasons. 4 * ..about the time the buaa rolled up. mra. chance and slim, sr., and the children' began to shed tears, and aoino hollering took place, alllle almklna was on hands and alio cried a few apaaina on alim'a shoulder and he ahuck all over from remorse und joy. other folks tried to prove their regrets at his parting?soon, It aoonia, slim saw a new light. ..after alim realized how Important he. was and how much everboddy hated to see him leave home and flat rock, he backed out of going, and flung hla grip sack in his daddy a ford, and crawlod In hlaaelf, and he waa soon on his way back home, he made up hla mind that possibly the navy could get along without him for a while, but the home-folks coulddent. he will approach the w. p. a. for a job ere long. yore trulle, mike lark, rfd. corry spondent. the expected really happened a day late ..the new year started out o. k. for nearly everboddy except slim chance, Jr., and holsum moore, sr. they broke their resBor-lutions all to peaces on the third day Into 1939. It seems to of happened In this manner, to wit: 1?mr. uioore and inr. chance were left at home by their respective wives, and, being next door nabors, they thought it would be nice to nabor with each other enduring the absence of their better haffs ansoforth. 2?this happy thought struck each one of these flue gentermens at the same time, as they approached the other feller's house, they met betwixt the corner of main and broad and said hello there, where you going? 3?after they found out that neither one of them was going anywhere's in particular except to see one another, they proceeded to drop in onj mr. art'square whose wife was allsoi away from home on important bridge bizness. 4?mr. art square it seems had not made no new year's resser-lutlous. it allsov seems that he had a quart of fairly good llcker in the house, he got it out, not knowing of coarse, that his vissitors had crawled on the watter waggin. 5? mr chance and mr. moore..did| dent want to make their host feel bad, ! so they looked at each other and took a small sip. one sip lead to another, befoar verry long, neither the host or his guesses knew whether the world was round or flat, but It was a-turning. g?they sobered up In the gardhouse. their trials were hell at 10 a. m. the next morning, their fines were 5$ each with 4$ remitted, their wives are hart-broke, they had all planned such a pleasant 365 days, but they reaped only 3 of same, no tolling where these gentermens will and with 362 more days to go. strong drink is a evil, and she sure is raging. yore trulle, mike lark, rfd, coart reporter, < pro tern. Willie Gaskins Dead Willie Gaskins, aged 71. died at his home In Westville community last Sunday. Mr. Gaskins was unmarried and has been a life long resident of the Westville community. He Is survived by one brother and one sister. For many years he has been the keeper of the Bethany Baptist and Damascus Church cemeteries. Funeral services were conducted, Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock by Rer. B. A. Davis, his pastor and interment followed In the church cemetery.?Kershaw Times. Two contracts totaling mdre than ! 1500.000 ware recently let by the War Department for the purchase of additional flight instruments. * Birth Registration Drive Planned The week of March 5 will bo "Birth Registration Week" in South Carollua, announces l>r. Jumos A. llayno, State Health Officer. During this week, an educational campaign, sponsored by the State Board of Health j In ('operation with the U. S. Bureau ! of the Census, will be carried on to | make every citizen of the state awure of how- vastly important birth registration has become for every child. The most intensive efforts will bo made in eleven selected counties where all children under one year of, age will be registered. Those counties are: Beaufort, Chesterfield, Colleton. Dillon, Horry, Orangeburg, Pick-1 ens. Richland, Saluda. Spartanburg and York. A feature of the campaign will bo that county committees composed of local citizens will, themselves, carry on publicity by means of posters, literature on birth registration, letters and speeches. Representatives of various organizations and public spirited citizens have been asked to serve on the committee. Charles G. Bennett, special agent for the U. S. Bureau of the Census, has been sent from Washington to assist in organizing county committees, lie is a% native of Virginia and has previously worked in South Carolina in other government service. Dr. Hayne, State Health Officer, states that because too few parents realize how essential legal proof of age, place of birth, and parentage may be to their children, an educational campaign to promote birth registartion is badly needed In the state. "if the importance of birth registration >s brought to the attention of all parents," says Dr. Hayne, "they will demand birth certificates for their children at birth." According to Dr. Hayne, birth registration every year in the state as a whole is teas than 8.r) per cent complete, and many counties are far bolow that percentage. "This means," he says, "that thousands of children are growing to adulthood without the advantage in life a 1 birth certificate gives; it also means ' that state and federal reports on birth 1 statistics are incomplete and that i health agencies are without an accurjate guide in formulating maternal and t child programs." "Further. Incomplete birth registration raises our infant and maternal death rates. Since these rates arc computed on the basis of the number of live births reported, they are, as at present published, unjustifiably high which gives the state unfavorable publicity In matters of public health." The Iroquois Confederacy of Indians was the first League of Nations in America. The league was composed of the Seneeas. Cayugas, Onondagas, Oneida8, Mohawks, and later, the Tuscarroras. South Carolina's Champion Gardener ^ -VNV. *. Freiih vegetables from her own garden were enjoyed throughout last year by the family of Mrs. W. H. Smith, of New Zion, Clarendon county, who baa been adjudged winner of first place in the State Better Garden Contest for women in 1038 by the State Home Demonstration Forces. Mrs. Smith was also a district winner and has received check for $45 from the Chilean Nitrate Educational Bureau, wlvkh sponsored Mm* rnntMt Paving Assessments ? 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